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LFC 16: Burns vs Gravity PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cruz's choice of entrance music: Smack That. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luciano Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Riley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Riley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cruz, who protects the arm well.
Riley landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley staying calm.
Cruz is not content to let Riley control the position.
Cruz tries to improve position but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is not content to let Riley control the position.
Cruz is trying to get back to his feet.
Riley is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Riley landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cruz sneaks back into half guard.
Riley is keen to just control but Cruz is a slippery customer.
Cruz tries to kick Riley off but Riley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cruz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Riley wants to pass to mount but Cruz is defending the position.
Riley prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is taking a breather. Cruz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cruz is looking to escape.
Riley prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Riley sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ethan Riley.
Cruz leaves Riley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cruz on his heels. He'll look to pass Cruz's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Riley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz wants to stand and escape but Riley is having none of it.
Cruz looks winded!
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Riley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Riley preventing the sweep.
Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz working for a triangle but Riley defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Riley stands and throws Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Riley scoring with punches and elbows.
Riley trying to control the position but Cruz is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cruz, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz is trying to control Riley's posture but Riley avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Riley 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.
Cruz dives in for a single leg takedown but Riley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cruz is pressed up against the cage. Riley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cruz down to the mat. Cruz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Riley moves into the clinch.
Riley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cruz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cruz works over Riley's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Ethan Riley has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Riley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riley goes for a double leg but Cruz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cruz continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cruz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Riley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Riley's guard.
Riley wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cruz manages to pass to side control.
Cruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Riley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cruz wants to stand but Riley has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Cruz is keen to just control but Riley is a slippery customer.
Riley kicks off Cruz and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz dives in for a single leg takedown but Riley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cruz tries to circle away but Riley has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riley is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cruz pulls guard successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Riley advances position into side control!
Riley taking a breather here.
Ethan Riley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riley prevents Cruz from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley working the head and body with strikes.
Riley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Riley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Cruz pushes Riley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Riley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Riley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Riley controls the position.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Riley off and has taken his back!
Riley manages to stand up with Cruz still on his back. Eventually Cruz drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley shoots in looking for a takedown but Cruz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Riley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Riley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Riley darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Riley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Cruz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luciano Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ethan Riley's cut.
That's time! Riley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Riley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Riley persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Riley or perhaps it was just good defense by Cruz which made him look bad.
Ethan Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cruz clinches up with Riley and pushes him back against the cage.
Riley can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cruz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Riley is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cruz to the mat. Cruz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Cruz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley trying desperately to get to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Cruz.
Riley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cruz lands a couple of good shots and Riley has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Riley covers up after that shot from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Riley is looking for a way out.
Riley looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is trapped and Cruz is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Riley is taking damage to the body and head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cruz struggling to keep hold of the position.
Cruz lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Cruz has managed to slip his arm under Riley's chin. This could be all over... yep, Riley is tapping out! Submission win for Cruz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luciano Cruz!
A relieved looking Luciano Cruz 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Pashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Jenon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohammad Pashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Razor Jenon!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pashton throws a lazy head kick
and Jenon counters with a nice body kick.
Pashton throws a head kick that misses
and Jenon counters with a solid body kick.
Pashton throws a sloppy head kick
and Jenon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jenon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pashton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenon manages to avoid it.
Pashton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jenon connects with a solid leg kick.
Mohammad Pashton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenon throws a series of punches but Pashton moves out of range.
Pashton lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters circling a little - Jenon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Pashton misses
and Jenon counters with a nice kick to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jenon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pashton is breathing heavily.
Pashton throws a sloppy head kick
and Jenon counters with a head kick.
Jenon takes the fight into the clinch.
Jenon breaks the clinch.
Pashton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenon manages to avoid it.
Jenon looks for a takedown but Pashton sprawls well.
Pashton misses with a leg kick
and Jenon counters with a left and a right that stings Pashton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenon closes the distance and clinches.
Jenon looking for a takedown.
Jenon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mohammad Pashton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Razor Jenon.
Jenon shoots in and drives through. Pashton sprawls well.
Jenon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pashton.
Jenon clinches with his opponent.
Pashton is pressed up against the cage. Jenon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pashton down to the mat. Pashton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jenon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pashton is rocked!
Jenon has closed the distance and engaged Pashton in a clinch.
Oh Pashton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenon turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jenon manages to end up in side control.
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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jenon tries for a kimura but Pashton is defending well.
Pashton seems to have got his legs back now.
Pashton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pashton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jenon lands a few punches from side control.
Jenon lands a few punches from side control.
Pashton is letting Jenon control him for a moment.
Pashton bucks up and tries to throw Jenon off but instead Jenon has got his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenon is working the ground and pound. Can Pashton escape?
Pashton holding both Jenon 's hands and preventing any damage.
Jenon is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Pashton has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
I would not like to be Pashton right now.
Jenon throwing damaging strikes from the back! Pashton could be in trouble here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenon really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Pashton.
Jenon landing with strikes.
Jenon controls the position.
Jenon working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenon keeps control of the position easily here as Pashton tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razor Jenon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jenon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pashton tries to avoid it but Jenon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pashton to the ground. Pashton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pashton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jenon counters by moving into the clinch.
Jenon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pashton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pashton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jenon has him pressed against the cage.
Jenon decides to pull guard.
Pashton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jenon is proving hard to escape from.
Pashton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pashton has gone for a leg lock! Jenon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pashton's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pashton has an active guard here but Jenon has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jenon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jenon is trying to work for a kimura but Pashton is defending well.
Jenon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pashton wants to improve his position but Jenon is controlling well.
Jenon stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Pashton to get to his feet.
Pashton throws a sloppy head kick
and Jenon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pashton misses with an uppercut. Jenon saw that one coming.
Pashton throws a sloppy head kick
and Jenon counters with a huge head kick that drops Pashton! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razor Jenon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rye Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pettis's choice of entrance music: Pettis. Rye Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rye Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pettis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lee tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis sneaks back into half guard.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pettis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pettis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Pettis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pettis manages to get to full guard.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lee tries to score with some ground and pound. Pettis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pettis is looking for a sweep.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pettis on the ground.
Lee tries to stand but Pettis controls the position and pulls Lee into his guard.
Lee throws a strike but Pettis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lee looking to control but Pettis passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pettis.
Pettis seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Lee tries to kick Pettis off but Pettis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Lee is pressing down on Pettis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pettis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lee dives on top into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Pettis told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lee wants to stand but Pettis is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rye Lee dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pettis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Pettis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lee's half guard.
Pettis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pettis stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Pettis has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lee defend it? Pettis steps over the head and cranks it - Lee is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Pettis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Pettis!
In his post fight interview, Anthony Pettis gave a big smile as he said 'I want to thank all my fans and also want to thank James Listerman who organized this event. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raze Bahamut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Smear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raze Bahamut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zach Smear!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smear misses with a leg kick.
Bahamut shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smear napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bahamut landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bahamut working the ground and pound.
Bahamut landing strikes.
Smear manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bahamut's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smear avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bahamut.
Smear gets full guard.
Bahamut landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smear is trying to control the position but Bahamut postures up.
Bahamut trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bahamut 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.
Bahamut stopping the sweep attempt from Smear.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahamut content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smear utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bahamut postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bahamut slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bahamut in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Smear looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Bahamut turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raze Bahamut!
A relieved looking Raze Bahamut thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Zach Smear had this to say: 'I don't have anything to say. Get that mic out of my face.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zlato Kuzmejniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keisuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyagi has chosen Monster as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zlato Kuzmejniev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keisuke Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzmejniev jabs Miyagi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miyagi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuzmejniev.
Miyagi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Kuzmejniev moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miyagi.
Miyagi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Miyagi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kuzmejniev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuzmejniev throws a body punch but Miyagi moves out of range.
Miyagi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miyagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev lands a body shot.
Kuzmejniev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kuzmejniev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Miyagi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuzmejniev lands a lovely overhand right.
Miyagi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyagi tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuzmejniev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuzmejniev scores with the left hand. Miyagi knows he should have avoided that one.
Miyagi connects with a leg kick. Kuzmejniev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miyagi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kuzmejniev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miyagi momentarily.
Kuzmejniev ducks under a wild hook from Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Kuzmejniev moves out of range easily.
Miyagi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Kuzmejniev misses.
Kuzmejniev checks a low kick from Miyagi.
Kuzmejniev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyagi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuzmejniev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Miyagi blocks the low kick.
Miyagi darts in trying to clinch
and Kuzmejniev counters with a left to the body.
Miyagi misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Kuzmejniev does it's job there.
Kuzmejniev slips a jab from Miyagi.
Kuzmejniev swats away the attempt to clinch by Miyagi.
Kuzmejniev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev missing with a left hand there. Miyagi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miyagi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miyagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuzmejniev blocks a head kick by Miyagi.
A good leg kick by Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Kuzmejniev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuzmejniev lands with a shot to the body.
Miyagi tries to clinch up but Kuzmejniev circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zlato Kuzmejniev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miyagi blocks the body kick.
Kuzmejniev lands with a good body shot.
Miyagi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miyagi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuzmejniev was well out of range. Poor timing from Miyagi.
Zlato Kuzmejniev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyagi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Miyagi.
Miyagi clinches.
Kuzmejniev breaks from the clinch.
Kuzmejniev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miyagi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyagi scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Keisuke Miyagi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyagi 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.
Miyagi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuzmejniev's calf.
Miyagi misses with the combination.
Miyagi throws a nice looking combination but Kuzmejniev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miyagi is looking to clinch but Kuzmejniev is avoiding it.
Kuzmejniev lands a right hook to the body.
Jab by Kuzmejniev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuzmejniev's calf.
Miyagi rushes Kuzmejniev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuzmejniev working hard to break the clinch.
Kuzmejniev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kuzmejniev dodges an elbow strike from Miyagi.
Kuzmejniev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kuzmejniev pushes Miyagi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyagi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miyagi misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Miyagi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuzmejniev's efforts to push away.
Kuzmejniev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuzmejniev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi misses with an elbow strike.
Kuzmejniev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miyagi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kuzmejniev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuzmejniev blocks an elbow strike.
Kuzmejniev dodges an elbow strike from Miyagi.
Kuzmejniev breaks the clinch.
Miyagi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Miyagi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Miyagi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuzmejniev tries to bum rush Miyagi with a series of wild strikes but Miyagi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miyagi tries to move into range but Kuzmejniev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miyagi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Kuzmejniev lands a jab to the nose.
Kuzmejniev slips a straight right by Miyagi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miyagi.
No joy there for Miyagi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuzmejniev misses with a hook
and Miyagi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miyagi lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Zlato Kuzmejniev has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Kuzmejniev.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuzmejniev wants to get back to striking at distance but Miyagi won't allow it.
Kuzmejniev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuzmejniev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuzmejniev tries to stall but Miyagi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keisuke Miyagi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zlato Kuzmejniev's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Miyagi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keisuke Miyagi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuzmejniev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miyagi at a distance.
Miyagi throws a front kick aimed at Kuzmejniev's knee but Kuzmejniev avoids it well.
Kuzmejniev lands a jab to Miyagi's midsection.
Miyagi is looking to score with low kicks.
Whack! Miyagi lands a heavy head kick that drops Kuzmejniev. The ref tackles Miyagi to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Kuzmejniev was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Keisuke Miyagi!
Keisuke Miyagi 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Mazzuca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Mayweather has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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176 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Mazzuca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather moves out of range of the strikes.
Mazzuca avoids the head kick by Mayweather.
Mazzuca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazzuca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE GYM 45 CAP in the buildup to the fight.
Mayweather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mazzuca manages to avoid it.
Mazzuca shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mazzuca sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayweather defending well though.
Mazzuca 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.
Mazzuca not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mazzuca stops Mayweather from getting back to his feet.
Mazzuca lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mazzuca thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mayweather is looking to escape.
Mazzuca works his foot free and advances to mount.
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!
Mazzuca in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by Mazzuca.
Mazzuca lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mayweather can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mazzuca fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mazzuca won't let Mayweather get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mazzuca with a couple of short strikes.
Mazzuca scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mayweather?
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!
Mayweather wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mazzuca lands with some strikes.
Mayweather is rocked!
Mayweather takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Mazzuca's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Mazzuca!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Roman Mazzuca made sure he mentioned Elite Canadian Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burns might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wanted Dead or Alive. The key to victory for Derek Burns has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Gravity!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravity walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burns checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gravity takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burns blocks the body kick.
Burns connects with the punch.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns thumps Gravity with a low kick.
Gravity gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns avoids the head kick by Gravity.
Gravity slips a jab from Burns.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Gravity sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gravity tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns throws a low kick but Gravity avoids it.
Burns lands with a cross.
Gravity steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Gravity avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns cracks Gravity with an open hand slap.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Gravity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
A leg kick checked by Burns.
Burns 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.
Burns swings for the body but Gravity moves out of range.
Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Burns misses.
Gravity moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Gravity moved out of range.
Gravity throws a leg kick
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Gravity.
Burns has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gravity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Burns darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gravity lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns scores with the left hand. Gravity knows he should have avoided that one.
Gravity throws a chopping leg kick but Burns manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gravity walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burns checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gravity connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gravity chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gravity has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Gravity.
Gravity throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gravity.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gravity.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravity throws out a leg kick but Burns moves out of range and Gravity only half commits.
Gravity tried to score with a low kick but Burns checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gravity throws a leg kick but Burns moved away.
Burns looks to throw the jab but Gravity is out of range.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Gravity sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gravity uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gravity, right into the meat.
Gravity gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns.
Gravity pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravity keeps Burns at a distance using the push kick.
Gravity looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns drops Gravity with a beautiful combination! Gravity stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Burns is looking for the KO!
Gravity is rocked!
A big right from Burns misses.
Gravity is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Burns misses with a straight right.
Gravity throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
Gravity throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity slips under a jab from Burns.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gravity.
Gravity seems to have recovered his senses.
Gravity throws a low kick but Burns moves out of range easily.
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burns lands a left and a right that send Gravity crashing to the mat, dazed. Burns thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Burns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Gravity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravity scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns checks a leg kick.
Burns blocks a leg kick.
Gravity avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns throws a hook but Gravity avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravity is looking to score with low kicks.
Burns bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Burns 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.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Gravity ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Burns.
Gravity is looking to land body kicks.
Gravity throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Gravity moved out of range.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns throws a series of punches but Gravity moves out of range.
Gravity swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gravity 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.
Burns cracks Gravity with a good jab.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gravity.
Burns drops Gravity with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gravity looks back up at him and smiles so Burns waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gravity.
Burns feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gravity sprawling to the canvas! Gravity rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Burns finish him?!
Gravity throws a low kick, looking for Burns's leg but Burns calmly moves out of range.
Gravity lands with a kick to the temple. Burns shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gravity looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burns steps in with a hook that catches Gravity right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Burns follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Gravity looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Burns!
Derek Burns retains his light heavyweight title!
Derek Burns looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Business handled. Now, let`s get druuuuuuuuuuunk!'.
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