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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ambrogio Ballestrazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isiah Acer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acer has chosen Mad at Gravity- Burn as his entrance music. Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Isiah Acer!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acer throws out a powerful jab.
Acer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ballestrazzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Acer.
Isiah Acer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballestrazzi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ballestrazzi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ballestrazzi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ballestrazzi wants it to stay on the feet.
Acer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballestrazzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ballestrazzi.
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!
Acer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Acer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Acer tries to move to mount but Ballestrazzi blocks the move with his legs.
Ballestrazzi wants to control but Acer postures up.
Acer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ballestrazzi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Acer trying to control the action but Ballestrazzi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi wants to get back to his feet.
Ballestrazzi is trying to get back to half guard.
Ballestrazzi is trying to control Acer's posture but Acer avoids it.
Acer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ballestrazzi is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Acer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Acer wants to control but Ballestrazzi is keeping him busy.
Ballestrazzi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Acer lands a nice forearm strike.
Acer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ballestrazzi has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Ballestrazzi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi is looking to regain half guard here but Acer keeps moving and retains side control.
Ballestrazzi is trying to control Acer's posture but Acer avoids it.
Acer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ballestrazzi wants to control but Acer postures up.
Acer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Acer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Acer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ballestrazzi has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi struggling a bit here.
Acer trying to control the action but Ballestrazzi is working from the bottom.
Ballestrazzi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Acer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Acer is looking to take a break and control but Ballestrazzi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Acer slows the pace down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isiah Acer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice shot lands for Acer.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ballestrazzi.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ballestrazzi.
Acer lands a jab to the head.
Ballestrazzi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ballestrazzi fails to land with a series of punches.
Acer fails with a takedown attempt.
Acer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ballestrazzi is fending him off so far but Acer persists. Nope, Ballestrazzi circles away and we're back to standing.
Acer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ballestrazzi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Acer.
Acer connects with a nice looking jab.
Isiah Acer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acer scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Acer checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Acer.
Acer misses with a hook.
Ballestrazzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Acer circles away.
Acer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballestrazzi.
Acer shoots for a double leg takedown but Ballestrazzi sprawls well. He's pushed Acer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isiah Acer.
A slow jab from Acer misses its intended target.
Acer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ballestrazzi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Acer.
Ballestrazzi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Acer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ballestrazzi misses with a hook. Acer ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ballestrazzi defends it nicely.
Acer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ballestrazzi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Acer with a nice cross.
Ballestrazzi slips a jab and a cross from Acer.
Acer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ballestrazzi misses with a kick to the body.
Ballestrazzi missing with a left hand there. Acer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Acer slips a straight right by Ballestrazzi.
Acer misses with a hook
and Ballestrazzi counters with an inside leg kick.
Ballestrazzi scores with a leg kick.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Acer is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi is looking to land body kicks.
Acer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Acer misses with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Acer's head backwards.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Acer 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 Ballestrazzi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ballestrazzi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ballestrazzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ballestrazzi.
Acer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Acer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Acer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ballestrazzi scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acer throws a hook but Ballestrazzi blocks it.
Acer walks into a stiff left hand from Ballestrazzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acer 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.
Acer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi looks to throw the jab but Acer is out of range.
Ballestrazzi tries to land a leg kick but Acer saw it coming and moves away.
Ballestrazzi lands a big head kick that sends Acer tumbling to the mat! Ballestrazzi takes a step backwards and waves Acer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Acer is rocked!
It looks like Isiah Acer has been cut.
Acer throws a head kick that misses
and Ballestrazzi counters with a right hand from hell and Acer is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leslie Harp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harp has chosen Eternal Erection - Absolutely Free as his entrance music. Dylan Carson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Dylan Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leslie Harp!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harp moves to clinch but Carson breaks away
and Carson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carson sizes up Harp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harp dives in and grabs Carson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carson pushes down on Harp's head and hops out.
Carson tries a low kick but Harp avoids it.
Harp's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harp scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Harp misses
and Carson counters with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carson 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 Harp has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harp and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harp tries to clinch there but Carson circles away.
Harp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carson lands a nice hook to Harp's body. Harp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carson tries to avoid it but Harp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carson to the ground. Carson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carson lands a head shot.
Harp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carson counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carson is out of range.
Carson lands a jab-cross combination.
Harp throws out a leg kick but Carson moves out of range and Harp only half commits.
Harp feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harp throwing strikes but missing.
Carson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harp manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harp is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carson wants to get up but he can't break Harp's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harp is pulling down on Carson's head. It's preventing any offense from Carson, at least for the moment.
Harp is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Harp has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dylan Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leslie Harp.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harp's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carson throws a hook to the side of Harp's head but Harp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harp misses with a leg kick.
Harp fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carson avoids it really well and circles away.
Carson moves out of range as Harp throws a body kick.
Carson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Leslie Harp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carson gets caught napping as Harp dives in and scores a takedown. Carson manages to retain guard.
Harp landing some decent shots from guard.
Carson working for a triangle but Harp defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harp tries to free his leg and advance position but Carson is retaining full guard.
Carson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harp throws an elbow that misses. Carson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harp's guard. Nice move by Carson!
Carson stands and throws Harp's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dylan Carson 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.
Carson throws a lazy right hand but Harp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harp tries to close the distance and clinch but Carson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harp is looking to clinch but Carson is avoiding it.
Harp throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harp slips under a jab.
Carson jabs at Harp's body.
Harp throws a leg kick
and Harp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harp checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harp misses with a low kick as Carson jumps back.
Harp throws a leg kick
and Carson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harp's knee momentarily.
Harp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carson as he jumps to the side.
Carson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Carson finds it's target.
Harp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dylan Carson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Carson catches Harp right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Carson misses.
Carson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carson lands with a right hand.
Carson thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Harp.
Harp looks to clinch
and Carson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carson lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harp tries to clinch but Carson moves away
and Carson counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harp tries to clinch
and Carson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carson throws a right hand that Harp ducks under and follows up with a left that Harp also avoids with ease.
Harp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harp fails to land the takedown.
Harp on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harp throws a leg kick
and Carson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harp connects with a solid leg kick.
Carson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harp.
Carson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carson thows a body shot but no joy.
Harp scoring well with a low kick there.
Harp shoots in for a takedown but Carson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dylan Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leslie Harp.
Harp throws a leg kick but Carson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harp.
Carson scores with a head kick.
Harp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harp closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson is struggling to control the position.
Harp avoids the elbow strike from Carson, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harp wants a takedown but no success here.
Harp drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harp misses with a leg kick.
Harp has his takedown stuffed
and Carson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harp slips a jab from Carson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harp throws a leg kick but Carson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Carson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Carson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harp wants to clinch
and Carson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harp is defended easily by Carson.
Harp tries to clinch there but Carson circles away.
Carson throws a good cross that connects.
Harp misses with a low kick.
Harp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harp tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harp 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 Carson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harp takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp shoots in and drives through. Carson sprawls well.
Carson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harp's hands.
Harp's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harp.
Harp misses with a leg kick
and Carson counters with a nice body shot.
Carson gets tackled into the cage by Harp. Harp maintains the clinch.
Carson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carson's waist but Carson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harp off to one side.
Dylan Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leslie Harp.
Harp shoots in for a takedown but Carson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carson scores with a shot to the body.
Harp closes the distance and pushes Carson back into the cage.
Harp has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harp blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carson throws a head kick that misses.
Carson digs a good body shot into Harp's ribs.
Harp throws a leg kick but Carson moved away.
Leslie Harp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carson connects with a solid leg kick.
Harp tries to close the distance and clinch but Carson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harp moves in looking to clinch but Carson pushes him off.
Harp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carson works the jab nicely.
Carson throws a head kick but Harp moves out of range.
Harp throws a head kick that Carson semi-blocks.
Harp clinches up with Carson and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harp's elbow.
Harp wants the takedown. Carson is fighting it off but Harp persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Carson's guard against the cage.
Harp postures up in Carson's guard and throws a big left but Carson blocks it.
Harp stopping the sweep attempt from Carson.
Harp looking to sit in guard and control but Carson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Carson wants to get up but he can't break Harp's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harp 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 Carson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harp throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harp throws a leg kick but Carson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harp fails with a takedown attempt.
Harp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dylan Carson is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harp misses with a leg kick
and Carson counters with an outside leg kick.
Harp has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carson.
A low kick from Harp is predictable there
and Carson counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dylan Carson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Carson!
An out of breath Dylan Carson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boubakar JurJok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Lou Reed - Perfect Day. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boubakar JurJok!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JurJok takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
King throws a sloppy head kick and JurJok moves out of range easily.
King throws a push kick but JurJok slaps the foot to one side.
JurJok ducks under a wild hook from King.
JurJok clinches with his opponent.
King throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
King pushes off an throws an elbow but JurJok leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
King throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, King throws an elbow but misses.
JurJok missing with knees to the body.
King blocking some punches.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. JurJok is defending well for now.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
JurJok drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
JurJok throws his legs up looking for a submission but King uses it to pass to side control.
JurJok is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JurJok sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
King is working for a kimura but JurJok is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is keen to just control but JurJok is a slippery customer.
JurJok is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King trying to pass the guard but JurJok defending well.
JurJok is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
JurJok is refusing to be controlled, as King sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King seems to be working for a kimura but JurJok defends the submission attempt.
King is keen to just control but JurJok is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. JurJok manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
JurJok is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
JurJok looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King wants to control from the top but JurJok keeps moving.
JurJok is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
JurJok is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
JurJok looking for subs off his back but King has passed one foot through into half guard.
JurJok is trying to get back to full guard.
JurJok actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from King there.
King is keen to just control but JurJok is a slippery customer.
King seems to be working for a kimura but JurJok defends the submission attempt.
King is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King is working for a kimura but JurJok is defending it quite comfortably.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
JurJok is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
JurJok looking for submissions off his back.
JurJok is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can JurJok avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi King dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
JurJok blocks a head kick by King.
King jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
King is looking to chop away at JurJok's legs.
Jab from King.
JurJok has taken the fight to the clinch.
JurJok misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, King just misses with a elbow thrown towards JurJok's brow.
JurJok prevents a body shot from King.
King looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, King throws an elbow but misses.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
JurJok goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick lands from King that sends JurJok to the canvas. JurJok tries to scramble back to his feet but King brings him back down into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a strong strike to the head of JurJok. That's dazed him! King looking to finish here. JurJok is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - King lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Levi King!
After the fight, Levi King 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Redding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Dinkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramses Dinkin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Redding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramses Dinkin!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redding.
Dinkin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Tom Redding has been cut.
Dinkin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dinkin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinkin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dinkin swings for the body but Redding moves out of range.
Dinkin lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Dinkin.
Dinkin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Redding is breathing heavily.
Dinkin sends Redding crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dinkin is motioning to the referee to let Redding up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Redding is rocked!
Tom Redding's cut is getting worse.
Dinkin lands an uppercut, right on the button! Redding tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ramses Dinkin!
After winning the bout, Ramses Dinkin 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Braylon Beswicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Beswicke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kick in the teeth. Kid comes into a darkened arena with his song building. lukenback texas kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Braylon Beswicke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Captain Kid!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid scores with a nice right hand.
Kid throws a series of punches but Beswicke avoids them all with ease.
Kid dips to his left and cracks Beswicke with an uppercut!
Kid looks to score with a jab to the body but Beswicke is just out of range.
Beswicke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kid slips a straight right by Beswicke.
Beswicke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kid misses the target.
Beswicke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kid throws a leg kick but Beswicke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beswicke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kid looks to land a combination but Beswicke avoids it well.
Beswicke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kid checks a low kick from Beswicke.
Kid lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kid takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beswicke blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid throws a sloppy head kick
and Beswicke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beswicke lands with a right to the head.
Beswicke can't find room to land a body shot as Kid controls the action.
Beswicke prevents a body shot from Kid.
Beswicke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beswicke misses with a punch on the inside.
Beswicke leaning against his opponent.
Beswicke throws a punch but it's blocked by Kid.
Kid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beswicke tries to throw a body punch but Kid avoids it by throwing Beswicke back against the cage.
Beswicke avoiding damage as Kid throws knees to the body.
A short right from Beswicke on the inside.
Beswicke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beswicke stalling in the clinch but Kid improves position.
Beswicke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid throws an elbow that misses.
Beswicke misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beswicke avoiding damage as Kid throws knees to the body.
Beswicke swings wildly with an uppercut but Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kid is pushing Beswicke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kid has a couple of punches blocked by Beswicke.
Kid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beswicke slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kid misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beswicke lands a shoulder strike.
Beswicke misses with a knee to the head.
Kid is trying to force a seperation but Beswicke has the dominant position.
Beswicke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kid is pushing Beswicke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kid lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beswicke as Kid tries to tie him up.
Beswicke tries to break free but Kid pushes him back against the cage.
Beswicke misses with a body punch.
Beswicke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kid misses with a punch to the body.
Kid manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid is looking to slow Beswicke down with leg kicks.
Kid scores with a jab to the body.
Kid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beswicke moves to clinch but Kid breaks away
and Kid counters with a nice body shot.
Kid blocks the body kick.
Kid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beswicke can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beswicke finds it's way round the side to connect with Kid's head.
Beswicke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kid misses the target.
Beswicke lands a jab.
Good leg kick by Beswicke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Kid slams his shin into Beswicke's torso.
Beswicke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beswicke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Braylon Beswicke will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Beswicke lands a big head kick that sends Kid tumbling to the mat! Beswicke takes a step backwards and waves Kid back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kid is rocked!
It looks like Captain Kid has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kid takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kid is still on wobbly legs! Can Beswicke finish him?
Kid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kid throws out a loose jab but Beswicke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kid tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kid seems to have recovered his senses.
Kid takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kid moves out of range of the body kick from Beswicke.
Beswicke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kid throws a body punch but Beswicke moves out of range.
Kid shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kid throws out a leg kick but Beswicke moves out of range and Kid only half commits.
Beswicke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Beswicke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice straight punches there by Kid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kid.
Kid tries a head kick but it misses.
Braylon Beswicke is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beswicke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beswicke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kid misses with a straight left.
Kid throws a head kick but Beswicke moves out of range.
Beswicke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beswicke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beswicke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kid is able to avoid easily.
Beswicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beswicke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beswicke can pounce on him.
Kid throws a head kick but Beswicke moves out of range.
Kid throws a jab but it's blocked by Beswicke.
Beswicke misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beswicke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beswicke scrambles back to his feet.
Beswicke throws a body kick that misses.
Beswicke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beswicke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beswicke throws a hook but Kid avoids it easily.
Kid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beswicke circles away quickly and effectively.
Kid throws a right and a left that Beswicke avoids nicely.
Beswicke throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kid lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kid obliges.
Beswicke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kids head.
Beswicke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kid taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke manages to break the clinch.
Beswicke misses with a straight right.
Beswicke misses with a low kick as Kid jumps back.
Beswicke lands with a right hand.
Beswicke tries to land a front kick but Kid steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kid ducks under a wild hook from Beswicke.
Beswicke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kid 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.
Beswicke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beswicke misses with an uppercut.
Beswicke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beswicke.
Beswicke misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Beswicke.
Beswicke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kid's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kid.
Kid staying out of range there.
Captain Kid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kid throws the kick towards the body but Beswicke avoids it.
Kid lands with a hook. Beswicke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beswicke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kid.
Beswicke throws out a loose jab but Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kid tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Beswicke lands but Kid takes it in his stride.
Beswicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kid looks to land a combination but Beswicke avoids it well.
Beswicke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kid is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beswicke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braylon Beswicke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Captain Kid's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Beswicke.
Beswicke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beswicke throws a head kick but Kid moves out of range.
Beswicke thumps Kid with a low kick.
Beswicke wants to land a leg kick but Kid is out of range.
Kid missing with a left hand there. Beswicke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kid. That's going to slow Beswicke down.
Kid throws a series of punches but Beswicke moves out of range.
Kid throws a sloppy head kick and Beswicke moves out of range easily.
Beswicke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A thudding body kick lands there by Beswicke!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kid moves away from the strike by Beswicke.
Beswicke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beswicke tries a low kick but Kid avoids it.
Kid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beswicke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beswicke throws a leg kick but Kid sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beswicke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kid looks to land a body kick but Beswicke moved away.
Kid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beswicke can pounce on him.
Beswicke scores with a leg kick.
Beswicke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beswicke.
Beswicke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Beswicke.
A head kick by Kid misses
and Beswicke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beswicke.
Kid throws an elbow but it misses.
Kid prevents a body shot from Beswicke.
Kid blocks an uppercut.
Kid trying to stall but Beswicke improves his position.
Captain Kid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid pushes off an throws an elbow but Beswicke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beswicke is pushing Kid up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Beswicke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beswicke lands with a light punch inside.
Beswicke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beswicke as Kid tries to tie him up.
Beswicke pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke is stalling here.
Beswicke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beswicke throws a head punch that misses.
Beswicke lands a nice shot to the body.
Kid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beswicke misses with a body punch.
Kid blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Beswicke on the inside.
Kid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beswicke avoids it.
Beswicke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kid misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid taking a breather.
Beswicke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kid is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kid as Beswicke tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Beswicke lands with a right to the head.
Braylon Beswicke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beswicke struggles to land a body shot inside as Kid controls his hands.
Kid breaks the clinch.
Beswicke throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kid is looking to land body kicks.
Beswicke looks to throw a body kick
enabling Kid to counter with a crisp jab.
Beswicke misses with a low kick.
Braylon Beswicke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beswicke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kid's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Braylon Beswicke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beswicke 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braylon Beswicke!
Braylon Beswicke decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiranuka Stakanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stakanu comes to the cage accompanied by Oy, To Ne Vecher. Clasie has chosen Sensation White Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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240 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
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiranuka Stakanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clasie lands a head kick. Stakanu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Clasie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clasie tries to clinch up but Stakanu circles away and keeps his distance.
Clasie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stakanu.
Stakanu misses with an uppercut.
Clasie wants to clinch but Stakanu slips to the side
and Stakanu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clasie forces Stakanu back against the cage and clinches.
Stakanu is working Clasie over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clasie tries a body shot but Stakanu blocks it.
Stakanu manages to pull guard.
Clasie wants to stand but Stakanu is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stakanu looking for a sweep. Not yet Stakanu, not yet.
Clasie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stakanu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clasie has managed to get both his arms back between Stakanu's legs - danger averted.
Stakanu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clasie's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakanu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stakanu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stakanu stops Clasie from standing up.
Clasie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clasie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stakanu.
Stakanu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stakanu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stakanu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clasie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stakanu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu throws a big right hand that misses.
Stakanu is looking to work some ground and pound but Clasie has wrist control.
Stakanu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stakanu 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.
Stakanu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Clasie dives on top into guard.
Stakanu trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stakanu wants to sweep but no luck.
Clasie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stakanu has a closed guard, preventing Clasie from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stakanu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clasie is aware though and is defending well.
Stakanu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu working for a triangle but Clasie defends it easily.
Stakanu throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Clasie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stakanu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clasie is one step ahead there.
Stakanu trying to keep a closed guard but Clasie is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu wants to sweep here but Clasie controlling him for the moment.
Clasie wants to get up but he can't break Stakanu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stakanu is striking but Clasie is not phased and passes to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stakanu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stakanu looking for a sweep. Not yet Stakanu, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiranuka Stakanu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stakanu misses with a series of wild punches.
Stakanu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Clasie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clasie throws a sloppy head kick and Stakanu moves out of range easily.
Clasie scores with a head kick. Stakanu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stakanu misses with an uppercut.
Clasie is looking to clinch but Stakanu is avoiding it.
Stakanu throws a hook but Clasie avoids it easily.
Clasie looks to score with a jab to the body but Stakanu is just out of range.
Clasie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Stakanu misses its intended target.
Clasie misses with a combination
letting Stakanu counter with a right hand.
It looks like Marcel Clasie has been cut.
Clasie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stakanu. That did some damage!
Clasie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Clasie misses with a hook. Stakanu ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakanu throws a big shot that misses.
Stakanu misses the jab.
Clasie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clasie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clasie tries to clinch but Stakanu is having none of it.
Clasie tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Clasie. No joy for Stakanu on that attempt.
A slow jab from Clasie misses its intended target.
Clasie closes the distance but Stakanu moves to the side
and Stakanu counters with a one-two to the body.
Clasie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stakanu blocks a head kick by Clasie.
Clasie stuffs the takedown attempt from Stakanu. Stakanu gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiranuka Stakanu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Stakanu misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clasie misses with a straight left.
Marcel Clasie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clasie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stakanu if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clasie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clasie 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.
Jab, jab by Clasie - just one landing.
Stakanu shoots in for a takedown but Clasie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clasie works the jab nicely.
Clasie moves in looking to clinch but Stakanu pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Clasie.
Clasie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stakanu avoids the body shot from Clasie.
Stakanu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clasie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stakanu somewhat.
Clasie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clasie tries to bum rush Stakanu with a series of wild strikes but Stakanu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie dips to his left and cracks Stakanu with an uppercut!
Clasie moves into the clinch.
Stakanu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clasie walks away with a smile on his face. Stakanu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Clasie stuffs the takedown.
Stakanu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Clasie's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stakanu throws a series of punches but Clasie moves out of range.
Clasie scores with a jab.
A jab from Stakanu misses.
Clasie is looking to clinch but Stakanu is avoiding it.
Clasie lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clasie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stakanu.
Stakanu throws a right and a left that Clasie avoids nicely.
Stakanu tries to keep at a distance but Clasie has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Clasie.
Clasie lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clasie.
Clasie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clasie stalling in the clinch.
Clasie wants to break free but Stakanu has control.
Stakanu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clasie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clasie continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Stakanu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clasie smiles and moves away.
Clasie fails with an attempt to clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Clasie. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stakanu misses with a wild body shot.
Clasie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clasie tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Clasie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcel Clasie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Clasie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clasie wants it to stay on the feet.
Stakanu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clasie is looking to clinch but Stakanu is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Clasie as he connects with a hook.
Stakanu misses with a double jab.
Clasie moves in looking to clinch but Stakanu pushes him off.
Stakanu misses with a few strikes there.
Clasie misses with a looping left.
Clasie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stakanu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clasie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stakanu shoots in for a takedown but Clasie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clasie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stakanu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clasie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stakanu somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiranuka Stakanu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Clasie. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clasie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stakanu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Clasie regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stakanu.
Stakanu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stakanu throws an elbow that misses. Clasie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stakanu's guard. Nice move by Clasie!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stakanu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Clasie passes into side control.
Clasie decides to stand back up. Clasie steps back and let's Stakanu get back to his feet.
Hiranuka Stakanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clasie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stakanu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clasie tries to clinch but Stakanu moves out of range.
Marcel Clasie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stakanu throws a series of punches but Clasie avoids them all with ease.
Stakanu connects with a body shot that sends Clasie's belly button to the back.
Clasie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stakanu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clasie was well out of range. Poor timing from Stakanu.
Good leg kick by Clasie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clasie closes the distance and clinches.
Clasie lands a right hand.
Clasie struggles to land a body shot inside as Stakanu controls his hands.
Clasie lands a shoulder strike.
Clasie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Clasie lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clasie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clasie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clasie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stakanu tries for a takedown but Clasie manages to get underhooks.
Clasie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stakanu working aggressively here.
Clasie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clasie lands with a short shot to the head.
Clasie missing with knees to the body.
Clasie trying to stall but Stakanu improves his position.
Stakanu tries to break free but Clasie pushes him back against the cage.
Clasie pushes Stakanu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Clasie scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clasie.
Stakanu wants the takedown. Clasie is fighting it off but Stakanu persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Clasie's guard against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clasie wants to get back to his feet but Stakanu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hiranuka Stakanu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stakanu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clasie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stakanu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stakanu is looking to work some ground and pound but Clasie has wrist control.
Clasie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stakanu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stakanu looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Clasie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clasie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Clasie!
Our winner, Marcel Clasie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cook's entrance music is Cormega - built for this. A fine choice. Tyson has chosen Punch-Out!!! - Theme Song as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mac Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cook.
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and Cook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Cook sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cook throws out the jab.
Cook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Tyson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyson scores with a body shot.
Cook uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tyson has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cook tries to move into range but Tyson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Chris Cook has been cut.
Tyson drops Cook with a big left hand and mounts him. Cook is in big trouble!
Cook is rocked!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Oooh a big shot lands for Tyson! Cook is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mac Tyson!
A relieved looking Mac Tyson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Show me how to live. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Giorgio Valentino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Ross.
Valentino takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ross throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Valentino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ross thinking.
Valentino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ross was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentino.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valentino.
A clash of legs there as Ross blocks the low kick.
Rick Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentino looks to land a right hand but Ross moved out of range.
Ross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valentino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ross throws out a leg kick but Valentino moves out of range and Ross only half commits.
Ross throws an off balance right hand
and Valentino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ross scores with a head kick. Valentino tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Valentino looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.
Valentino misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentino misses with an uppercut
and Ross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ross - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ross lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross cracks Valentino with a nice body shot.
Ross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentino's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ross pushes Valentino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ross tries to clinch there but Valentino circles away.
Valentino plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Valentino blocks a head kick by Ross.
Ross wants to land a leg kick but Valentino is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross thumps Valentino with a low kick.
Donk. Ross catches Valentino right on the button with a cross.
Ross slips under a jab.
Valentino moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentino throws a shot from downtown. Ross moves away and avoids it.
Valentino misses with a straight right.
Valentino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ross cracks the inside of Valentino's front leg.
Ross scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ross moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ross lands a left hand.
Valentino is trying to break the clinch but Ross is controlling him.
Ross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valentino avoiding damage as Ross throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Ross taking a breather.
Valentino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino blocks a body shot from Ross.
Valentino takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valentino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Ross misses.
Ross takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ross with a jab.
Ross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ross scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valentino throws a body kick that misses
and Ross counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Valentino. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valentino.
Ross will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ross dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ross scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valentino doesn't seem bothered though.
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentino throws out the jab.
Ross tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ross lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valentino takes a step back to recover.
Ross throws a leg kick but Valentino sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valentino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ross lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Valentino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ross.
Ross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentino connects with a body shot that sends Ross's belly button to the back.
Ross looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valentino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ross in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Ross.
Valentino moves out of range of the leg kick from Ross.
Ross finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Valentino misses
and Ross counters with a good, hard body kick but Valentino shrugs it off.
A left lands for Ross.
Valentino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ross lands a jab to Valentino's midsection.
Ross misses with a straight left.
Ross gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ross avoids the body shot from Valentino.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valentino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ross connects with a leg kick. Valentino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ross tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Valentino is able to avoid easily.
Valentino throws the kick towards the body but Ross avoids it.
Ross looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Valentino misses with a straight left.
Ross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentino. That did some damage!
Valentino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ross. Ross obviously looking to wear him down.
Ross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valentino.
Valentino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Ross misses.
Valentino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ross makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ross there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valentino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ross throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Valentino pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ross is out of range and Valentino settles back down.
Ross is looking to clinch.
Ross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick and Valentino moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ross.
Ross digs a good body shot into Valentino's ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ross.
Ross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentino misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valentino avoids the head kick by Ross.
Valentino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Ross throws a head kick but Valentino moves out of range.
Valentino takes a swing at Ross's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ross 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 Valentino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Valentino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentino.
Valentino looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
Ross throws a low kick but Valentino avoids it.
Ross walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ross manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valentino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valentino tries to work over Ross's front leg with a kick but Ross checks it.
Ross throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valentino moves out of range of the leg kick from Ross.
Rick Ross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentino throws the left hand but Ross avoids the punch easily.
Valentino will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Valentino cracks Ross with an open hand slap.
Ross punishes Valentino's body with a nice straight punch.
Ross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ross misses with a low kick as Valentino jumps back.
Valentino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentino misses the target.
Valentino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ross gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valentino.
Ross scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ross keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ross tries to clinch there but Valentino circles away.
Ross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross misses the jab.
Valentino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ross.
Ross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valentino misses with a wild body shot.
Ross scores with a hook.
Valentino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ross was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentino.
Valentino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ross.
Ross lands a jab to Valentino's midsection.
Valentino takes a swing at Ross's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino works Ross's body with a nice hook.
Ross is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Valentino walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ross checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valentino lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross checks a leg kick.
Ross pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valentino is out of range and Ross settles back down.
A jab from Valentino misses.
Valentino looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just 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!
Ross cracks a nice hook into Valentino's ribs.
Ross closes the distance and clinches.
Valentino prevents a body shot from Ross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valentino lands with a slapping head kick.
Valentino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentino moves forwards but Ross connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Valentino takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ross lands a leg kick that knocks Valentino off balance momentarily.
Valentino on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valentino lands a nice hook to Ross's body. Ross takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ross throws a head kick but Valentino moves out of range.
Ross bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice body punch from Valentino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ross delivers a nice body kick.
Ross motions for Valentino to come forward. Ross throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valentino misses with an uppercut.
Valentino missing with a left hand there. Ross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentino lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Valentino misses.
Ross avoids the body shot from Valentino.
Valentino misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Valentino is rocked!
Nice body kick from Ross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ross really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ross has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valentino working hard to break the clinch.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valentino takes a shot to the head.
Valentino prevents a body shot from Ross.
Ross pushes Valentino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Valentino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentino breaks the clinch.
Ross is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ross scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valentino doesn't seem bothered though.
Ross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ross misses with a double jab.
Valentino misses with a body shot.
Ross scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ross crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Valentino - the referee stops the clock and Ross gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Valentino. Ross manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ross scoring well with a low kick there.
Ross throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Valentino crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rick Ross!
Rick Ross is the new lightweight champion!
Rick Ross decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Gauge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Gauge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gauge slips a jab from Corleone.
Corleone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gauge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corleone. That did some damage!
Gauge takes a swing at Corleone's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Corleone tenderised Gauge's leg. Gauge is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gauge scores with a push kick.
Gauge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gauge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Corleone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gauge was well out of range. Poor timing from Corleone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone lands with a hook. Gauge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Corleone connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Corleone.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gauge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauge blocks a head kick by Corleone.
Corleone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Corleone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Sonny Corleone has been cut.
Gauge looks for the body kick but Corleone saw that one coming.
Corleone slips under a jab.
Corleone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gauge. That did some damage!
Gauge looks to land a right hand but Corleone moved out of range.
Corleone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sonny Corleone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corleone lands a jab to Gauge's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gauge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corleone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gauge counters with a head kick. That will keep Corleone thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gauge, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Corleone lands with a left to the head.
Gauge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Corleone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gauge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gauge lands a shoulder strike.
Corleone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Corleone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corleone misses with a punch on the inside.
Gauge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Gauge.
Gauge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corleone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gauge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gauge struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
Corleone pressing his opponent against the cage.
Corleone lands with a left to the head.
Gauge scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gauge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corleone is looking to control Gauge's arms but Gauge gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corleone has his back to the cage.
Gauge lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Gauge throws a head punch that misses.
Corleone lands with a right to the head.
Gauge leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gauge tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
Corleone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gauge misses with a punch on the inside.
Corleone scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Gauge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gauge lands an uppercut.
Corleone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gauge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corleone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corleone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Corleone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gauge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Corleone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gauge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corleone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Gauge avoids the damage to the body.
Gauge tries to work over Corleone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gauge misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gauge trying to stall but Corleone improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maybe Gauge would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gauge avoids it.
Gauge misses with a punch to the body.
Gauge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but Gauge blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sonny Corleone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sonny Corleone's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Corleone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Corleone digs a good hook to Gauge's body.
A combination from Gauge does no damage.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gauge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corleone throws a low kick but Gauge avoids it.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gauge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corleone moves away from the strike by Gauge.
Nice straight punches there by Gauge. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gauge.
Gauge misses with a body shot.
Corleone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gauge with a hook.
Corleone is rocked!
Gauge tries a head kick but it misses.
Corleone is still on wobbly legs! Can Gauge finish him?
Gauge lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone scores with a jab to the head.
Corleone seems to have recovered his senses.
Corleone throws a hook but Gauge avoids it easily.
Corleone tries to clinch but Gauge is having none of it.
Corleone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corleone lands with a nice body punch.
Corleone tests Gauge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gauge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Corleone finds it's way round the side to connect with Gauge's head.
Corleone tries to clinch there but Gauge circles away.
Gauge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corleone. That did some damage!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Corleone in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gauge misses with a head kick.
Corleone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gauge. That's going to slow Corleone down.
Gauge moves out of range of the body kick from Corleone.
Gauge checks a leg kick nicely.
Gauge misses with a low kick.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gauge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corleone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body punch from Gauge.
Gauge drops Corleone with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Corleone looks back up at him and smiles so Gauge waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Corleone tries to clinch
and Gauge counters with a big left hand that crumples Corleone! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyson Gauge!
Tyson Gauge retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Azure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mullen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Country Boy Can Survive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Azure!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azure moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Azure lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mullen throws a body punch but Azure moves out of range.
Mullen lands with a cross.
Azure scores with a jab. Mullen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azure.
Mullen misses with a low kick.
Mullen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Azure on the side of the head.
Azure is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azure plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Azure is still on wobbly legs! Can Mullen finish him?
Mullen loads up on a big right hand but Azure slips the punch.
Azure seems to have recovered his senses.
Mullen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azure throws an overhand right that lands on Mullen's shoulder, as Mullen tries to avoid the shot.
Azure blocks a head kick by Mullen.
A big right from Mullen misses.
Mullen misses with a straight left.
Mullen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mullen throws an off balance right hand
and Azure counters with a series of strikes. Mullen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mullen scoring well with a low kick there.
Azure scores with a takedown into Mullen's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Azure throws a big right hand that misses.
Azure has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Azure throwing strikes from guard but Mullen blocks nicely.
Mullen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Azure doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Azure manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Azure tries to free his leg and advance position but Mullen is retaining full guard.
Azure won't allow Mullen to get back to his feet.
Azure content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Azure accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Azure cracks Mullen with a solid left hand.
Azure works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azure wants to pass the guard but Mullen is defending well.
Azure looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mullen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Azure passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mullen!
Azure connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azure connects with a bit shot that sees Mullen covering up! More strikes from Azure and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Azure is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Azure!
Mr Azure very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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