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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Trish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belle Kelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Trish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Trish!
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, Belle Kelo!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelo.
Trish rushes Kelo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trish tries to throw a body punch but Kelo avoids it by throwing Trish back against the cage.
Kelo is trying to force a seperation but Trish has the dominant position.
Kelo is trying to pull guard but Trish turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kelo tries to break free but Trish pushes him back against the cage.
Trish breaks the clinch.
Trish shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kelo is trying to defend but Trish finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kelo is not content to let Trish control the position.
Trish sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kelo defending well though.
Trish seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trish looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Trish wants to get back to his feet.
Trish sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kelo defending well though.
Kelo is looking for a sweep. Trish is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trish with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Trish wants to take a breather but Kelo is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jeff Trish just wasn't active enough.
Trish closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kelo circles away.
Kelo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trish.
Kelo wants to clinch but Trish slips to the side
and Trish counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trish.
Kelo has had enough of the clinch but Trish keeps him there for the moment.
Trish tries to work over Kelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Trish - that landed with a thud.
Kelo blocking some punches.
Trish tries to pull guard but Kelo holds him up against the cage and eventually Trish drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Trish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelo tries to stall but Trish uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Trish tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kelo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trish gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Trish in particular looking to stall.
Kelo is refusing to be controlled, as Trish sits in half guard.
Kelo kicks off Trish and gets to his feet.
Trish shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kelo but Kelo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Trish displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kelo.
Trish misses the shot to the body.
Kelo lands a jab to Trish's midsection.
Kelo shoots and misses
and Trish counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trish smiles and moves away.
Trish shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kelo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Trish is breathing heavily.
Trish tries for a kimura but Kelo is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trish is looking to take a break and control but Kelo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trish wants to stand but Kelo is controlling his arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Trish dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kelo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trish swivels and escapes.
Trish shoots in and bounces Kelo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kelo working for a triangle but Trish defends it easily.
Kelo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trish in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trish is working Kelo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Trish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trish's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Trish slips nicely into half guard.
Trish scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelo is trying to maintain the position but Trish is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Trish in particular looking to stall.
Trish seems to be working for a kimura but Kelo defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kelo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trish trying to control but Kelo is working from the bottom.
Trish is pushing down on Kelo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kelo is fighting to maintain full guard but Trish has managed to sneak the leg through.
Trish is looking for a kimura but Kelo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Trish to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trish looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Trish is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kelo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trish looking to control but Kelo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kelo tries to lock up and control but Trish gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Trish lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kelo 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.
Kelo is trying to control but Trish passes into side control!
Trish has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kelo!
Trish has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kelo's face.
Kelo is looking to get to half guard.
Kelo is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelo keeps trying to improve his position.
Trish dominating with strikes here.
Trish controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trish tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trish lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Trish dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Trish throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelo's waist but Kelo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trish off to one side.
Trish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trish checks the leg kick.
Kelo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trish gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kelo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Trish has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Trish wants to stand and escape but Kelo is having none of it.
Kelo is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trish looking for a sweep. Not yet Trish, not yet.
Trish is controlling Kelo's posture.
Kelo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jeff Trish has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Trish throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kelo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Trish is in Kelo's guard.
Kelo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trish can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trish wants to control from the top but Kelo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelo is striking off his back. Trish thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Kelo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Trish slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Trish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kelo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelo being controlled here, momentarily.
Kelo working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Trish tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kelo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trish swivels and escapes.
Kelo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trish counters with a three punch combo that has Kelo backing up. Kelo nods at Trish to acknowledge the strikes.
Jeff Trish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Belle Kelo.
Kelo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trish throws a series of punches but Kelo moves out of range.
Trish bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Trish passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kelo!
Trish putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Trish content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trish wants to finish this one by submission but Kelo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Trish.
Belle Kelo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Trish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Trish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trish has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Trish!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Blackwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyrus Kirk 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyrus Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Blackwell!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Blackwell lands but Kirk takes it in his stride.
Blackwell throws a looping overhand right but Kirk ducks down to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Kirk has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kirk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackwell.
Blackwell throws a wild body kick that Kirk sees coming a mile off.
Blackwell throws a head kick but Kirk moves out of range.
Blackwell misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Blackwell misses.
Blackwell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blackwell throws a front kick that sends Kirk stumbling back into the cage.
Blackwell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kirk avoids the head kick by Blackwell.
Blackwell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blackwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kirk blocks a head kick by Blackwell.
Blackwell looks for the body kick but Kirk saw that one coming.
Blackwell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blackwell connects with a high kick.
Blackwell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackwell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kirk moves out of range as Blackwell throws a body kick.
Blackwell is looking to land body kicks.
Blackwell throws a head kick that Kirk semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blackwell.
Blackwell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kirk's head.
Marvin Blackwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackwell scoring well with a low kick there.
Blackwell works Kirk's body with a nice hook.
Blackwell scores with a nice head shot.
Jab, jab by Blackwell - just one landing.
Blackwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackwell throws a push kick but Kirk slaps the foot to one side.
Kirk checks a leg kick nicely.
Blackwell throws a head kick but Kirk moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell throws a chopping leg kick but Kirk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A lazy body kick from Blackwell
and Kirk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kirk stopping the sweep attempt from Blackwell.
Kirk landing some decent shots from guard.
Kirk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kirk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kirk drops back looking for a leg! Blackwell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blackwell manages to kick Kirk off! Kirk jumps back into Blackwell's guard.
Kirk passes into half guard.
Blackwell tries to roll over but Kirk keeps him under control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackwell trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blackwell defending well though.
Blackwell trying to control from the bottom.
Kirk seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Blackwell is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cyrus Kirk!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pow Pow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pow Pow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erick Wright!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Wright looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pow plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Erick Wright has been cut.
Wright should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Pow.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pow. That's going to slow Wright down.
Wright's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wright scrambles back to his feet.
Pow seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wright is rocked!
Pow lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Wright head around and knocks him out cold! Pow hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pow Pow!
After the fight, Pow Pow was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Napoleon White 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Dark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Napoleon White!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dark counters with a nice double leg into guard.
White working for a triangle but Dark defends it easily.
Dark throwing strikes but missing.
White has momentary wrist control but Dark slips an elbow through the middle.
We've been hearing that Dark has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dark throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
Dark throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dark trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because White is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dark sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We're going to have a standup here because Jay Dark wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
White throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a jab-cross combination.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dark avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a nice looking combination but Dark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White throws a head kick but Dark moves out of range.
A punch combination from White misses.
White misses with the combination.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've been informed that White has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
White throws a wild body kick that Dark sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Napoleon White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from White misses.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dark backs up against the cage.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dark circles away quickly and effectively.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 Jay Dark will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Dark.
Dark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White throws a combination that misses
and Dark counters with a single leg into guard. White didn't expect that.
Dark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dark not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dark's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dark lands a couple of elbows.
White can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dark controls the pace.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dark.
Dark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dark wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Dark is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dark distracts White with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dark looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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!
Dark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dark throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
White is breathing heavily.
Dark wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Dark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dark moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
Jay Dark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White looks to land a combination but Dark avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Dark dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dark blocks a head kick by White.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dark avoids a punch combination nicely.
White throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White looks to clinch
and Dark counters with a single leg into guard. White didn't expect that.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark distracts White with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
White has momentary wrist control but Dark slips an elbow through the middle.
Dark chips away with some ground and pound.
Dark is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White is looking for a triangle but Dark pushes his legs off easily.
White has his foot on Dark's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dark works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dark slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dark trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dark works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
Dark postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.
Dark controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dark connects with a couple of short punches.
Dark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dark chips away with some ground and pound.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dark makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dark lands a couple of digs.
Dark postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
Dark sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dark has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dark postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dark landing with the ground and pound.
Napoleon White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Dark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dark landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Dark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dark, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Dark!
A very excited looking Jay Dark rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Kopejtka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopejtka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metamorphosis by Blue Stahli. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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230 lbs
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283 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Douglas Kopejtka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zeke Powers!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopejtka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Powers. That one must have hurt.
Powers just misses with a punch to the body.
Powers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kopejtka.
It looks like Zeke Powers has been cut.
Douglas Kopejtka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers clinches with his opponent.
Powers with a knee to the head.
It looks like Douglas Kopejtka has been cut.
Powers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kopejtka working hard to break the clinch.
Kopejtka can't break the clinch.
Kopejtka throws a punch but it's blocked by Powers.
Powers lands an elbow inside.
Powers lands an elbow inside that Kopejtka shrugs off.
Powers lands an elbow just above Kopejtka 's eye.
Powers misses with a knee to the head.
Powers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kopejtka.
Kopejtka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kopejtka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Powers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Powers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kopejtka is breathing heavily.
Powers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Powers.
Powers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopejtka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Powers lands a good knee to the midsection. Kopejtka won't want to take too many of those.
Powers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Powers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kopejtka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powers manages to avoid it.
Powers rushes Kopejtka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kopejtka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Powers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Powers lands a good knee to the midsection. Kopejtka won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kopejtka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Powers - that landed with a thud.
Powers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Powers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Powers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kopejtka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Powers.
Powers 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.
Kopejtka misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Powers lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Powers.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Powers.
Powers lands a shot to the body.
Powers gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kopejtka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kopejtka has hold of Powers's hands but Powers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Powers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Powers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zeke Powers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Powers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kopejtka scores with a sloppy right hand. Powers should have avoided that one.
Nice body kick there by Powers.
Powers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Powers misses with a body kick.
Powers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powers forces Kopejtka back against the cage and clinches.
Powers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kopejtka tries to throw a body punch but Powers avoids it by throwing Kopejtka back against the cage.
Kopejtka tries to circle away but Powers has him pinned against the cage.
Powers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kopejtka fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Powers.
Powers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kopejtka takes a knee to the side of the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Powers.
Powers pushes Kopejtka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Powers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kopejtka's defenses.
Powers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Powers lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Powers dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Powers moves into the clinch.
Powers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Powers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Powers landing knees to the body.
Kopejtka tries to break free but Powers pushes him back against the cage.
Zeke Powers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Powers lands a nice uppercut.
Powers pushes Kopejtka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Powers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Powers - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Powers.
Powers manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Powers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kopejtka defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kopejtka prevents Powers from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers 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.
Powers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kopejtka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kopejtka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Powers pulls Kopejtka in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kopejtka wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
Kopejtka with a nice head shot there.
Kopejtka throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Powers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Powers keeps trying to improve his position.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Kopejtka from controlling successfully.
Powers 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.
Powers controlling Kopejtka's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Douglas Kopejtka wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Powers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kopejtka lunges at Powers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Powers's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers ducks under a wild hook from Kopejtka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers clinches with his opponent.
Powers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Powers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Powers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kopejtka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Powers.
Powers lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kopejtka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Powers.
A right hand to the body from Powers.
Powers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kopejtka tries to keep at a distance but Powers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Powers lands a body shot.
Powers crunches a lovely knee into Kopejtka's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Powers.
Powers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Powers.
Powers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kopejtka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Powers lands an elbow that stopped Kopejtka in his tracks for a moment.
Powers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kopejtka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Powers jumps guard.
Kopejtka stopping the sweep attempt from Powers.
Powers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kopejtka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kopejtka!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Powers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Powers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Powers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kopejtka throws a head punch that misses.
Powers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Powers tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kopejtka is trying to break the clinch but Powers is controlling him.
Kopejtka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kopejtka managing to block the knees to the body from Powers.
Kopejtka throws a head punch that misses.
Kopejtka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kopejtka lands with a right to the head.
Kopejtka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Powers wants the takedown. Kopejtka is fighting it off but Powers persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kopejtka's guard against the cage.
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!
Kopejtka is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Powers dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers controls the position.
Powers tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Kopejtka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kopejtka regains half guard.
Powers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kopejtka's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kopejtka defending well though.
Powers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kopejtka wants to control but Powers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Powers wants to work for an arm triangle but Kopejtka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kopejtka is defending against the submission attempts here by Powers.
Kopejtka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zeke Powers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers stops Kopejtka from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kopejtka gets full guard.
Kopejtka being controlled here, momentarily.
Powers's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers is working Kopejtka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Douglas Kopejtka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kopejtka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Powers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zeke Powers.
Kopejtka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeke Powers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Powers winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Powers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hughtavious Barkevious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mursu Valkoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valkoinen has chosen Nuki Nuki 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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215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hughtavious Barkevious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mursu Valkoinen!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valkoinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barkevious momentarily.
Barkevious dips to his left and cracks Valkoinen with an uppercut!
It looks like Mursu Valkoinen has been cut.
Valkoinen takes a swing at Barkevious's ribcage but misses.
Valkoinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barkevious fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valkoinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Valkoinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkevious digs a good body shot into Valkoinen's ribs.
Mursu Valkoinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valkoinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barkevious is out of range and Valkoinen settles back down.
Valkoinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Valkoinen tries a low kick but Barkevious avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkevious takes a swing at Valkoinen's ribcage but misses.
Barkevious lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barkevious.
Barkevious lands a jab to Valkoinen's midsection.
Valkoinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barkevious tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barkevious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barkevious wants to slow Valkoinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Valkoinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barkevious takes a step back to recover.
Barkevious circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Valkoinen drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Barkevious follows Valkoinen to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hughtavious Barkevious!
Hughtavious Barkevious took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Hughtavious the best fighter dey is, and Hughtavious know it.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oh Yeah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Merkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeah comes to the cage accompanied by Cannibal Corpse - Blood Drenched Execution. Merkley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hail Mary- Tupac. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oh Yeah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harrison Merkley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merkley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yeah counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Merkley!
Yeah has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Merkley is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Yeah yanks on the arm and Merkley is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Yeah.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oh Yeah!
Oh Yeah retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Oh Yeah thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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