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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Philippe Njewel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendoza comes to the cage accompanied by Back For More. On his way into the cage it seems that Zachary Mendoza has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zachary Mendoza seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zachary Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Philippe Njewel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Njewel.
Njewel tries a head kick but it misses.
Njewel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendoza to score with a decent uppercut.
Njewel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza scores with a jab.
Mendoza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Njewel lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza misses with a right hand
and Njewel counters with a huge left! Mendoza is in big trouble! He's backing up but Njewel isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Mendoza from any more damage. A dominating finish by Njewel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Philippe Njewel!
Martin Philippe Njewel gave a mention to TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston has chosen 2pac - I'm Soulja as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nate Kingston 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston misses with a body kick.
James closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
James working the ground and pound from side control.
James wants to control but Kingston is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from James seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kingston sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kingston is trying to stand back up but James is controlling him
Kingston looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
James stops Kingston from getting back to his feet.
Kingston is trying to defend against the ground and pound but James scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!
Kingston wants to get back to full guard.
James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
James prevents Kingston from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if James is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
James is looking to stall here but Kingston recovers full guard.
James trying to control but Kingston is working from the bottom.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kingston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
James got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kingston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, James has managed to get both his arms back between Kingston's legs - danger averted.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kingston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James wants to control from the top but Kingston keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
James advances to half guard.
Kingston won't allow James to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James slows the pace down in half guard.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston wants to get back to his feet.
James tries to pass to full mount but Kingston defends it.
Kingston trying to hold on to James's head to control him but James postures up.
James takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
James tries to pass to full mount but Kingston defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston wants to get back to his feet.
James is trying to control. Kingston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kingston is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James is trying to control the action in half guard but Kingston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kingston pushes James off and gets back to his feet.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
James dives in for a single leg takedown but Kingston sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by James.
James tries to pull guard but Kingston holds him up against the cage and eventually James drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James misses with an uppercut.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kingston circles away.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James blocks the body kick.
James throws a front kick aimed at Kingston's knee but Kingston avoids it well.
James with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kingston counters with a stiff right hand.
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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingston throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kingston stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin James dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kingston blocks a jab.
A jab from James misses.
James shoots in but Kingston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
James looks for a takedown but Kingston sprawls well.
Kingston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
A big right from James misses.
James looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kingston tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kingston to the ground. Kingston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Kingston tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kingston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice combination there by James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nate Kingston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kingston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
James darts in looking for a takedown but Kingston gets double underhooks and turns James into the cage.
Kingston lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kingston misses with an elbow over the top.
Kingston manages to break the clinch.
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
James closes the distance and clinches up with Kingston, looking for a takedown. James pushes Kingston against the cage but Kingston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kingston does it's job there.
Kingston tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Kingston misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from James misses.
Kingston throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and moves out of range.
James shoots in and drives through. Kingston sprawls well.
Jab by James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingston takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
James shoots in and bounces Kingston off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kingston is trying to keep James in close.
James has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
James chips away with some ground and pound.
James avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin James dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kingston tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kingston to the ground. Kingston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kevin James is winning the standup battle so far.
Kingston tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Kevin James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kingston is trying to control but can't.
Kingston is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but James is staying active.
Kingston is not content to let James control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kingston is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kevin James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kingston wants to get back to full guard.
James is looking to advance position but Kingston won't allow it.
Kingston trying to control but James postures up.
James thows a huge punch but Kingston dodges it nicely.
Kingston trying to control here.
Nate Kingston has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
James shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than James was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kingston tries to bench press James off him but James keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kingston is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked James off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston is looking for a rear naked choke here but James reverses the position brilliantly into Kingston's guard!
Kingston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James with a nice head shot there.
Kingston wants to stand and escape but James is having none of it.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kingston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kingston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in James's guard.
Kingston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
Kingston distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Kingston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kingston wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Kingston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kingston advances position into side control!
James is trying to improve his position.
James manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kevin James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James makes his way to full guard. A much better position for James.
Kingston has gone for a leg lock! James slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kingston's guard.
Kingston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. James doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. James manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
James might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kingston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. James is aware though and is defending well.
Kingston has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but James can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingston working for a triangle but James defends it easily.
Nate Kingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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 Kevin James.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for James, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin James!
Kevin James very nearly forgot to thank Elite Canadian Threads 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Great Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas MacArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka comes into the arena with Train hard blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Great Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas MacArthur!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boyka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
MacArthur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacArthur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boyka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
MacArthur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - MacArthur scores with a four punch combination!
MacArthur throws a jab when Boyka was well out of range.
Boyka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boyka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boyka is rocked!
Boyka ducks into an uppercut from MacArthur and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Douglas MacArthur!
Douglas MacArthur very nearly forgot to thank Global Empire MMA Gear 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serega Ukolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dolbakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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289 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serega Ukolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dolbakov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolbakov moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ukolov.
Ukolov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ukolov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dolbakov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ukolov.
Dolbakov is trying to stand.
Dolbakov tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ukolov manages to move to mount!
Ukolov landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dolbakov taking shots to the head.
Ukolov dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ukolov lands a big shot to the head and Dolbakov winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Serega Ukolov!
Serega Ukolov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Le Bleu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No Apologies. James Le Bleu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Le Bleu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald slaps away a takedown attempt from Le Bleu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick by Le Bleu misses
and McDonald counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McDonald stopping the sweep attempt from Le Bleu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald 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.
McDonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le Bleu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Le Bleu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McDonald defends well.
McDonald trying to move into half guard but instead Le Bleu has managed to sweep!
McDonald is looking for a triangle but Le Bleu pushes his legs off easily.
McDonald pulls Le Bleu in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Le Bleu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Le Bleu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
McDonald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McDonald has control of Le Bleu's left arm, preventing Le Bleu from doing any damage.
McDonald has his foot on Le Bleu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Le Bleu works his way back into a safe position though.
McDonald keeping full guard, as Le Bleu tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is looking for a triangle but Le Bleu pushes his legs off easily.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Le Bleu from controlling successfully.
McDonald working a defensive guard here.
Le Bleu is pushing down on McDonald's leg trying to pass to half guard. McDonald is fighting to maintain full guard but Le Bleu has managed to sneak the leg through.
McDonald is not content to let Le Bleu control the position.
McDonald preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bleu trying to control the action but McDonald is working from the bottom.
Le Bleu is looking for a kimura here.
McDonald wants to control but Le Bleu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Le Bleu passes into side control, despite McDonald's attempt to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bleu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Le Bleu has an Americana. McDonald didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Le Bleu is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Le Bleu hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). James Le Bleu!
James Le Bleu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Santucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slevin comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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253 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Slevin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Santucho!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santucho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slevin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santucho scrambles back to his feet.
Jab from Slevin.
It looks like Pablo Santucho has been cut.
Slevin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santucho slips a straight right by Slevin.
Santucho shoots in for a takedown but Slevin shows good takedown defense.
Slevin misses with a two punch combination.
Slevin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santucho scores with a sloppy right hand. Slevin should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santucho throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Slevin as Santucho shoots in.
Slevin connects with a body shot.
Slevin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santucho moves forwards but Slevin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santucho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slevin circles away.
Tony Slevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Santucho.
Santucho looks winded!
Slevin lands a lovely overhand right.
Santucho misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Slevin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slevin connects with a solid leg kick.
Tony Slevin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slevin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slevin throws a monster overhand right that drops Santucho! Slevin follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Slevin!
An out of breath Tony Slevin 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 Antifanz Del Norte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Ridgeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Norte comes to the cage accompanied by La Coka Nostra - Malverde Market. Ridgeon has chosen Skulls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antifanz Del Norte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lewis Ridgeon!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Norte tries to close the distance and clinch but Ridgeon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ridgeon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Del Norte circles away.
Del Norte fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ridgeon sprawls well initially but Del Norte persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Del Norte is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Del Norte seems to be working for a kimura but Ridgeon defends the submission attempt.
Del Norte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Del Norte looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Del Norte is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ridgeon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ridgeon manages to get to full guard.
Del Norte trying to control the position from guard on top but Ridgeon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Norte scoring with some ground and pound.
Del Norte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ridgeon wants to sweep here but Del Norte controlling him for the moment.
Del Norte drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ridgeon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Del Norte has Ridgeon in his guard.
Del Norte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeon is looking to advance position but Del Norte has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ridgeon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ridgeon trying to control here.
Del Norte has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Del Norte throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ridgeon to regain full guard.
Del Norte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Del Norte wants to pass the guard but Ridgeon is keeping the position.
Ridgeon 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Norte avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ridgeon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Del Norte throws a big right hand that misses.
Ridgeon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Del Norte works over Ridgeon with some ground and pound from guard.
Del Norte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ridgeon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Del Norte won't allow Ridgeon to sweep him here.
Del Norte wants to control from the top but Ridgeon keeps moving.
Del Norte working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ridgeon's head.
Ridgeon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Del Norte's guard.
Ridgeon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Del Norte's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Norte wants to sweep here but Ridgeon controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeon connects with a couple of short punches.
Ridgeon throws a big elbow that misses.
Del Norte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ridgeon working some strikes from top position.
Del Norte keeping moving, preventing Ridgeon from controlling successfully.
Ridgeon advances to half guard.
Ridgeon throws a strike but Del Norte avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridgeon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Del Norte 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.
Ridgeon trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Norte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ridgeon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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 Antifanz Del Norte will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ridgeon takes one on the button.
Ridgeon misses with a straight left.
Del Norte lands an overhand right.
Del Norte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ridgeon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Del Norte scores with a takedown into Ridgeon's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Norte trying to control the position from guard on top but Ridgeon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ridgeon working a defensive guard here.
Del Norte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ridgeon controls Del Norte momentarily but Del Norte frees himself.
Ridgeon wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Del Norte postures up in Ridgeon's guard and throws a big left but Ridgeon blocks it.
Ridgeon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lewis Ridgeon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ridgeon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Del Norte napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ridgeon throws an elbow but Del Norte slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ridgeon scores with punches from side control.
Ridgeon goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Del Norte has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ridgeon but great work by Del Norte.
Del Norte tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Del Norte throws a strike aimed at the side of Ridgeon's head but Ridgeon avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Ridgeon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Del Norte tries for a kimura but Ridgeon is defending well.
Del Norte scoring with punches and elbows.
Del Norte swings around for an armbar but Ridgeon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Del Norte's guard.
Ridgeon connects with a couple of short punches.
Ridgeon throws a big elbow that misses.
Ridgeon is working Del Norte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ridgeon looking to sit in guard and control but Del Norte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeon looking for a sweep. Not yet Ridgeon, not yet.
Ridgeon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ridgeon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lewis Ridgeon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Del Norte landing some decent shots from guard.
Del Norte wants to pass the guard but Ridgeon is keeping the position.
Del Norte cracks Ridgeon with a solid left hand.
Del Norte content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Del Norte stopping the sweep attempt from Ridgeon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
Ridgeon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Del Norte doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Del Norte manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Del Norte lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Del Norte wants to stand but Ridgeon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Del Norte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridgeon pulls Del Norte in close to prevent any damage.
Del Norte passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antifanz Del Norte dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Del Norte takes a swing at Ridgeon's ribcage but misses.
Del Norte drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Del Norte here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ridgeon keeping moving, preventing Del Norte from controlling successfully.
Ridgeon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ridgeon is landing with some decent strikes but Del Norte is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Del Norte takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Norte is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Del Norte is desperately trying to improve his position but Ridgeon has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ridgeon with shots to the head and body - Del Norte looks very uncomfortable down there.
Del Norte is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ridgeon postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Del Norte out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Ridgeon goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lewis Ridgeon!
An out of breath Lewis Ridgeon 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Purple Aki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myers's entrance music is Halloween. A fine choice. Aki has chosen Slim Whitman - Indian Love Call as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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260 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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280 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Purple Aki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch combination from Aki misses.
Good leg kick by Myers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Myers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aki scores with a sloppy right hand. Myers should have avoided that one.
Myers looks to clinch
and Aki moves into the clinch.
Aki lands a knee to the body.
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!
Aki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aki leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers tries to break the clinch but Aki is controlling the position.
Aki can't find room to land a body shot as Myers controls the action.
Myers tries a knee to the head but Aki blocks it.
Aki gets through Myers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aki lands a nice uppercut.
Aki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Myers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aki has Myers pressed against the cage, preventing Myers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aki working Myers over with knees to the body.
Myers is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Myers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aki working Myers over with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Aki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aki presses Myers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aki working Myers over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Aki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aki.
Aki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Myers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Aki leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Purple Aki.
Aki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Myers throws a leg kick but Aki moved away.
We've been told by Myers's head coaches at Combat Sports Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Myers misses with a wild combination.
Aki fakes the leg kick and cracks Myers in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aki with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aki slips a straight right by Myers.
Aki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Myers doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aki.
Myers walks into a left hand.
Aki pushes Myers away with a front kick.
Aki lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Purple Aki!
During a confident post fight interview, Purple Aki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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