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SPNY 138: Stupka - Windfather PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Paw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Pesci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jason Paw has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Paw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicky Pesci!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paw closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Paw lands in his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pesci is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paw throws a big right hand that misses.
Paw drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paw jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Paw thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Paw is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pesci is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pesci has escaped and now he's on top!
Paw 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.
Pesci sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesci avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pesci's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Paw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pesci gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pesci content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paw is looking for a triangle but Pesci pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesci 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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nicky Pesci wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paw gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pesci controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pesci gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pesci is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Paw is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pesci defends well.
Paw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pesci can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Paw is breathing heavily.
Pesci controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nicky Pesci hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Paw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Pesci blocks the leg kick.
Paw shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pesci napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pesci is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Paw's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesci punching from the bottom.
Pesci tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Pesci slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pesci is pulling down on Paw's head to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pesci throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pesci thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pesci trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Pesci dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Decent striking displayed by Paw there.
Paw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pesci moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paw scores with a jab.
Paw tries to sprawl but Pesci drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pesci seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Paw is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nicky Pesci!
Nicky Pesci made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dean Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Williams!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Hall misses with some punches.
Williams tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the cage.
Hall misses with some punches.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Hall lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall lands with a left to the head.
Williams tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hall has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hall misses with some punches.
Williams is trying to push Hall away but Hall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hall prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
It looks like Brian Williams has been cut.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Hall creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Williams with a big uppercut! Williams tries to clinch up but Hall pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Williams to the mat! Williams covers up and Hall unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dean Hall!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Moonra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Moonra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Moonra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Richards!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moonra loads up on a big right hand but Richards slips the punch.
Richards fails with the takedown.
We've been hearing reports that Moonra has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Richards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moonra is fending him off so far but Richards persists. Nope, Moonra circles away and we're back to standing.
Richards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moonra.
Moonra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moonra forces Richards back against the cage and clinches.
Moonra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richards's defenses.
It looks like Rex Richards has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moonra stalling against the cage.
Moonra tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
Moonra pulls guard successfully.
Richards postures up in Moonra's guard and throws a big left but Moonra blocks it.
Moonra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richards is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Richards.
Richards throws a strike but Moonra rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moonra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Richards's head.
Moonra might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Richards looking for a guillotine here but Moonra defends easily.
Richards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moonra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Moonra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moonra postures up in Richards's guard and throws a big left but Richards blocks it.
Moonra throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Richards is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moonra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richards throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moonra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moonra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moonra lands a couple of digs.
Moonra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Richards is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moonra defends well.
Moonra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Richards's head.
Moonra postures up and lands a big shot to Richards's brow.
Richards is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moonra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Richards is still in real trouble! Can Moonra finish him?
Richards looking for a guillotine here but Moonra defends easily.
Moonra arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Richards's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jacob Moonra!
Our winner, Jacob Moonra, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Moxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Stann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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199 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
20 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Moxon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Stann!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moxon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moxon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stann's guard.
Stann is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moxon is controlling him.
Stann keeping full guard, as Moxon tries to pass.
Stann has his feet on Moxon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Stann takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moxon circles away quickly and effectively.
Stann takes a swing at Moxon's ribcage but misses.
Moxon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moxon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stann has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stann and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stann takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stann missing with a left hand there. Moxon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stann scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moxon fails to land with a series of punches.
Stann avoids the head kick by Moxon.
Moxon fails with the takedown.
Moxon cracks Stann with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stann throws a lazy right hand but Moxon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stann takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dan Stann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moxon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stann circles away.
Moxon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stann's corner calls for a 1-2. Stann obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stann's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moxon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stann scrambles back to his feet.
Moxon throws a body punch but Stann moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxon dodges the punch combination from Stann.
Moxon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Moxon throws a right hand that Stann ducks under and follows up with a left that Stann also avoids with ease.
Moxon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moxon.
Stann misses with a wild body shot.
Moxon just misses with a punch to the body.
Stann misses with a two punch combination.
Stann leaves Moxon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Moxon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moxon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moxon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Moxon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Moxon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stann is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Moxon advances to mount.
Moxon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stann can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Dan Stann has been cut.
Stann is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Moxon 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moxon has hold of Stann's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stann manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moxon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stann manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moxon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moxon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moxon is trying to get an arm triangle but Stann is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxon tries to advance to mount but can't.
Stann is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Moxon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Moxon lands a nice forearm strike.
We've been hearing good reports from Moxon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Moxon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moxon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moxon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stann knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stann is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moxon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stann is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Moxon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Moxon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Stann's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moxon throws a hook but Stann blocks it.
Stann gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moxon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Moxon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moxon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stann wants to get back to his feet but Moxon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moxon tries to free his leg and advance position but Stann is retaining full guard.
Stann wants to stand but Moxon is controlling the position.
Moxon wants to control from the top but Stann keeps moving.
Moxon tries to free his leg and advance position but Stann is retaining full guard.
Stann is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moxon wants to control from the top but Stann keeps moving.
Moxon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stann is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Moxon is controlling him well.
Moxon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moxon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moxon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stann is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stann is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Moxon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Stann felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Moxon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stann wants to get back to his feet.
Moxon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moxon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Moxon is trying to get an arm triangle but Stann is defending well.
Moxon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moxon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stann is looking to get back to his feet here but Moxon is keeping cool and he's managed to take Stann's back.
Stann has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxon has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Moxon patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Moxon has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Stann has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Stann is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
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!
Stann preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Moxon.
Stann is trying to get back to his feet but Moxon has full control of the position and if anything, Stann has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxon looking for the choke from the back.
Moxon working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Moxon looking to break Stann's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Stann remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Moxon will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Stann is trying to get back to his feet but Moxon has full control of the position and if anything, Stann has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Stann is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Moxon is looking for the choke from the back position but Stann is controlling his hands well.
Jonathan Moxon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stann is trying to get back to his feet but Moxon has full control of the position and if anything, Stann has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stann defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Moxon's arms.
Moxon is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Stann defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Moxon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Stann's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Moxon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stann was well out of range. Poor timing from Moxon.
A jab lands there for Stann.
Moxon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stann wants to get back to his feet.
Moxon is looking for a kimura here.
Moxon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stann looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moxon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stann can do to turn this around?
Moxon is trying to control. Stann wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stann is defending against the submission attempts here by Moxon.
Stann wants to get back to his feet.
Stann tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Moxon manages to move to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Moxon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stann taking shots to the head.
That has opened up Dan Stann's cut even more.
You get the feeling that Stann really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Stann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moxon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Stann's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dan Stann's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan Stann's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jonathan Moxon!
Jonathan Moxon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Solomon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
174 lbs
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185 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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World class 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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Solomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo dodges the punch combination from Solomon.
Romo lands a really nice looking cross but Solomon seems unphased.
It looks like Dick Solomon has been cut.
Solomon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Solomon cracks the inside of Romo's front leg.
Romo scores with a hook to the body. Solomon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dick Solomon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romo.
Solomon's corner calls for a 1-2. Solomon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Romo scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Romo.
Solomon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romo throws a low kick but Solomon avoids it.
Solomon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Romo.
Solomon is rocked!
Solomon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romo was well out of range. Poor timing from Solomon.
Oh Solomon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Are you kidding me?! Romo ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Solomon clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Kyle Romo!
A relieved looking John Kyle Romo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasheed Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis comes to the cage accompanied by Kendrick Lamar - HiiiPower. Thory has chosen It's a fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vic Thory has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rasheed Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thory scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Willis doesn't seem bothered though.
Thory moves into range and clinches up with Willis.
Willis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thory's efforts to push away.
I was talking to Willis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Willis lands a right hand.
A short right from Thory on the inside.
Thory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thory.
Willis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Willis trying to stall but Thory improves his position.
Willis cracks Thory with a nice body shot.
Willis takes a shot to the head.
Willis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thory lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thory uses from the top position.
Thory sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Willis trying to control the position.
Thory is stalling in the full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vic Thory hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Thory tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Willis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Willis misses.
Willis lands a jab-cross combination.
Willis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thory lands a nice shot that snaps Willis's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thory sizes up Willis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thory looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thory lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis avoids the body shot from Thory.
Willis moves out of range of the leg kick from Thory.
Vic Thory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thory scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Willis lands a two punch combo.
Willis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Willis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thory scores with a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Willis or perhaps it was just good defense by Thory which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis drives through and clinches with Thory against the cage.
Thory breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Thory.
Willis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thory.
Thory has Willis up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis tries to stall but Thory uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thory lands a right hand that snaps the head of Willis backwards.
Willis misses with the head strike.
Thory lands a nice shot to the body.
Thory misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thory cracks Willis with a nice body shot.
Thory digs a right hand into Willis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Willis's gas tank.
Willis is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thory can't find room to land a body shot as Willis controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Thory.
Willis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Thory.
Thory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thory pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Willis gets tackled into the cage by Thory. Thory maintains the clinch.
Thory lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thory lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Thory as the two fighters clinch.
Willis misses with some punches.
Thory scores with a shot to the side of Willis's head.
Willis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thory gets through Willis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thory pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thory tries a head kick but it misses.
Thory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Thory 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.
Thory lands with a straight right. Willis didn't see that one coming.
Thory is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Willis rather than just go for the knockout.
Thory throws a hook but Willis avoids it easily.
Thory pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Willis is rocked!
Thory scores with a sloppy right hand. Willis should have avoided that one.
Oh Willis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Willis wants to clinch but Thory slips to the side
and Thory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thory pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thory scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thory slips a jab and a cross from Willis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Willis seems to have got his legs back now.
Thory throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Willis on the side of the head.
Thory cracks Willis with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Willis looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Thory finish him?
Thory pounces like a tiger and cracks Willis with a vicious hook! Willis is down but not out! Thory follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vic Thory!
A victorious Vic Thory thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Monday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vartan Mamikonyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamikonyan has chosen True Armenian Hero as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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33
199 lbs
24 - 14 - 2 |
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193 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Monday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vartan Mamikonyan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monday gets a clinch.
Monday has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mamikonyan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Monday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monday just misses with a punch to the body.
Monday stuffs the takedown.
Vartan Mamikonyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamikonyan is looking to clinch but Monday is avoiding it.
Mamikonyan wants to clinch up but Monday keeps it at a distance.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monday manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mamikonyan shoots in looking for a takedown but Monday manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mamikonyan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mamikonyan moves into the clinch.
Monday blocks an elbow strike from Mamikonyan.
Mamikonyan lands a nice uppercut.
Mamikonyan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Monday avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kenny Monday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vartan Mamikonyan.
Monday prevents the takedown attempt.
Monday lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mamikonyan backwards.
Mamikonyan blocking some punches.
Mamikonyan misses with a knee strike.
Monday swings wildly with an uppercut but Mamikonyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Mamikonyan lands an elbow just above Monday 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamikonyan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Monday lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Vartan Mamikonyan has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mamikonyan.
Monday throws a head punch that misses.
Mamikonyan pulls guard effortlessly.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Monday lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mamikonyan is pulling down on Monday's head to control his posture.
Mamikonyan working a defensive guard here.
Monday missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Monday with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamikonyan working a defensive guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vartan Mamikonyan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mamikonyan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Monday defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monday swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mamikonyan.
Monday misses with an uppercut. Mamikonyan saw that one coming.
Monday fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mamikonyan to the ground. Monday is now in Mamikonyan's guard.
Mamikonyan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mamikonyan has control of Monday's left arm, preventing Monday from doing any damage.
Mamikonyan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Monday!
Monday is squirming around, avoiding Mamikonyan's attempts to control the action.
Mamikonyan raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamikonyan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mamikonyan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mamikonyan looking to finish Monday with some ground and pound. This is bad for Monday!
Monday wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mamikonyan.
Mamikonyan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Monday because Mamikonyan loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamikonyan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mamikonyan prevents Monday from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamikonyan looking to secure an arm triangle but Monday defends it well.
Mamikonyan quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Mamikonyan but it's paid off an Monday is forced to tap! Nice work by Mamikonyan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vartan Mamikonyan!
After the big win, Vartan Mamikonyan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Tab out and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Hex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Czesio Niemen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hex kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Johnny Cash - Rusty Cage .. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
258 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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31
270 lbs
21 - 18 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Hex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Czesio Niemen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Niemen.
Niemen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niemen lands a nice looking body kick.
Hex looks to clinch
letting Niemen counter with a right hand.
Niemen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niemen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hex tries to clinch up.
Hex moves away from the strike by Niemen.
Hex moves to clinch but Niemen breaks away
letting Niemen counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hex tries to clinch but Niemen moves away
and Niemen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Niemen misses
and Hex counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Niemen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Niemen counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Hex! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Niemen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Czesio Niemen!
A victorious Czesio Niemen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bones has chosen Fight Music D12 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
210 lbs
37 - 20 - 0 |
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28
225 lbs
17 - 8 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnie Ballantine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jonny Bones!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Bones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bones. That's going to slow Ballantine down.
Bones takes one to the side of the head.
Bones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ballantine's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ballantine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ballantine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bones throws an elbow that misses. Ballantine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bones's guard. Nice move by Ballantine!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bones holds on and takes a little breather.
Bones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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!
Bones wants to improve his position but instead Ballantine has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bones holds of for dear life.
Bones is looking to improve his position but Ballantine isn't that keen on the idea.
Bones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones keeps trying to improve his position.
Bones has given up his back here.
Bones wants to control his opponent's hands but Ballantine gets his hands free.
Ballantine has the hooks in. Bones is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ballantine gets his hands free as Bones looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine is trying to stick to Bones's back but Bones is turning into Ballantine. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ballantine's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bones.
Ballantine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bones.
Bones postures up in Ballantine's guard and throws a big left but Ballantine blocks it.
Bones throwing strikes but missing.
Bones landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bones wants to control from the top but Ballantine keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ballantine is keeping the position for now.
Ballantine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bones throws an elbow that misses. Ballantine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bones's guard. Nice move by Ballantine!
Bones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bones wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones is pulling down on Ballantine's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bones misses with a leg kick.
Bones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ballantine.
Bones throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick by Bones misses
and Ballantine counters by clinching up.
Bones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballantine lands with a left to the head.
Ballantine holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ballantine struggles to land a body shot inside as Bones controls his hands.
Ballantine blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ballantine fails to land.
Bones wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ballantine has him pressed against the cage.
Ballantine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballantine breaks from the clinch.
Bones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballantine.
Ballantine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bones throws a push kick but Ballantine slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Bones is predictable there
and Ballantine counters with an inside leg kick.
Bones dives in for a single leg takedown but Ballantine sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ballantine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ballantine struggles to land a body shot inside as Bones controls his hands.
Bones prevents a body shot from Ballantine.
Ballantine is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ballantine.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballantine.
Ballantine is trying to push Bones away but Bones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ballantine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ballantine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bones's elbow.
A short right from Ballantine on the inside.
Bones working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballantine working aggressively here.
Ballantine lands a right hand.
Ballantine struggles to land a body shot inside as Bones controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Ballantine fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine works on Bones's body with a couple of short punches.
Ballantine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnie Ballantine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bones scores with a kick to the body.
Ballantine punishes Bones's body with a nice straight punch.
Bones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bones connects with a high kick.
Bones shoots in for a takedown but Ballantine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bones throws a sloppy head kick and Ballantine moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballantine lands with an overhand left.
Bones misses with a right hand
and Ballantine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ballantine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ballantine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bones.
A low kick from Bones is predictable there
and Ballantine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ballantine throws a poor cross that misses
and Bones counters with a nice body shot.
Ballantine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ballantine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ballantine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ballantine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Bones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ballantine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballantine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bones scores with a leg kick.
Ballantine swings for the body but Bones moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnie Ballantine dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ballantine throws an off balance right hand
and Bones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ballantine's knee momentarily.
Ballantine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bones looks for the body kick but Ballantine saw that one coming.
Bones dives in and scores a takedown into Ballantine's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bones seems to be working for a kimura but Ballantine defends the submission attempt.
Bones is looking for a kimura but Ballantine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bones to get the leverage.
Bones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ballantine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine is trying to get back to full guard.
Bones throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ballantine to regain full guard.
Bones preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bones tries to free his leg and advance position but Ballantine is retaining full guard.
Ballantine trying to keep a closed guard but Bones is proving a slippery customer.
Bones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ballantine is keeping the position for now.
Bones trying to control but Ballantine is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones throwing strikes but missing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bones tries to free his leg and advance position but Ballantine is retaining full guard.
Bones trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballantine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ballantine controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ballantine thows a body shot but no joy.
Jonny Bones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones misses with a takedown attempt - Ballantine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ballantine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bones gets a takedown into half guard.
Ballantine tries to get to full guard but Bones has control of the leg.
Bones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bones seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Ballantine has recovered full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones looking to pass the guard.
Bones is still trying to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballantine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bones really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ballantine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ballantine wants it to stay on the feet.
Ballantine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A low kick from Bones is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ballantine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bones tries to move into range but Ballantine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bones.
Ballantine feints and then cracks Bones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bones down.
Ballantine clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballantine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bones backwards.
Ballantine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Ballantine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bones pushes Ballantine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine lands a nice shot to the body.
Bones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ballantine smiles and moves away.
Bones throws a leg kick
and Ballantine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bones misses with a head shot. Ballantine uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ballantine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bones is looking to work some ground and pound but Ballantine has wrist control.
Bones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ballantine is keeping the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones trying to control but Ballantine is working from the bottom.
Bones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ballantine is keeping the position for now.
Ballantine keeping moving, preventing Bones from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ballantine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bones is able to avoid easily.
Bones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ballantine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ballantine throws a hook but Bones avoids it easily.
Bones catches Ballantine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ballantine misses with a looping right.
Bones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnie Ballantine is winning the standup battle so far.
Ballantine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bones can pounce on him.
Nice cross by Bones.
Bones throws a chopping leg kick but Ballantine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bones lands the left hand.
Bones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ballantine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bones lands a head shot.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ballantine swings for the body but Bones moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Bones misses
and Ballantine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Johnie Ballantine will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ballantine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ballantine digs a good hook to Bones's body.
Nice sprawl there from Ballantine as Bones shoots in.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballantine, right into the meat.
Ballantine moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballantine.
Ballantine swings wildly with an uppercut but Bones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bones is trying to maintain a safe position but Ballantine gets an underhook and turns Bones into the cage.
Ballantine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ballantine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnie Ballantine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones is trying to stall.
Ballantine prevents Bones from breaking the clinch.
Bones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ballantine moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bones misses with a body shot.
Ballantine throws a leg kick but Bones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ballantine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bones moves away.
Ballantine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ballantine.
Bones misses with a straight left.
Ballantine closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones being controlled against the cage.
Bones is struggling to control the position.
Ballantine is trying to force a seperation but Bones has the dominant position.
Ballantine can't find room to land a body shot as Bones controls the action.
Ballantine tries to stall but Bones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ballantine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballantine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ballantine working aggressively here.
Ballantine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bones stalls.
Bones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bones misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Ballantine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones lands with a right to the head.
Bones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballantine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bones tries to score a body lock takedown but Ballantine shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnie Ballantine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Bones.
Ballantine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ballantine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boness head.
Ballantine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Ballantine on the inside.
Ballantine avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnie Ballantine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ballantine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Johnie Ballantine!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Jonny Bones!
The fight ends as a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Stupka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krayzor Windfather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stupka comes to the cage accompanied by Red Army March. Windfather has chosen All The Above as his entrance music. 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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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Stupka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Krayzor Windfather!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stupka lands a right hook to the body.
Stupka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stupka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stupka 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.
Stupka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Windfather to score with a decent uppercut.
A slow jab from Stupka misses its intended target.
Windfather misses with a takedown attempt - Stupka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Windfather moves out of range of the strikes.
Windfather shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stupka but Stupka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stupka throws a hook but Windfather avoids it easily.
Windfather ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stupka moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Windfather slips under a jab from Stupka.
Stupka dips to his left and cracks Windfather with an uppercut!
Stupka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Windfather manages to avoid it.
Rocco Stupka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Stupka misses.
Windfather misses with a body shot
and Stupka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Stupka has knocked Windfather down with a huge combo! Stupka steps away and waves a wobbly Windfather back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Krayzor Windfather has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stupka moves out of range of the strikes.
Rocco Stupka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stupka. Windfather does a little dance to reset his feet.
Windfather feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Windfather throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stupka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Windfather loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Windfather makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Windfather scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Windfather throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stupka seems keen to control Windfather's posture.
Windfather missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stupka has Windfather pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stupka working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rocco Stupka.
Windfather swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Windfather takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stupka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Windfather moves away.
A swing and a miss from Windfather.
Windfather has a takedown stuffed.
Rocco Stupka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krayzor Windfather.
Windfather takes one to the side of the head.
Stupka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Windfather takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stupka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stupka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Windfather.
Windfather 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.
Stupka misses with a looping right.
Windfather on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Windfather uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stupka.
Stupka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Windfather.
Stupka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stupka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Windfather.
Stupka digs a good body shot into Windfather's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Windfather ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stupka throws an overhand right that lands on Windfather's shoulder, as Windfather tries to avoid the shot.
Stupka misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Stupka.
Stupka scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Windfather moves out of range as Stupka strikes.
Stupka leaves Windfather with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Windfather looks winded!
Stupka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stupka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Windfathers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Windfather on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stupka connects with the punch.
Windfather is rocked!
Windfather throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stupka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stupka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Windfather is still on wobbly legs! Can Stupka finish him?
Stupka cracks Windfather with a left hook right on the temple and Windfather goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Stupka lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Windfather is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco Stupka!
Rocco Stupka decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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