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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toa Kiuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiuga has chosen Wish as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Toa Kiuga has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Kiuga!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiuga blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Kiuga's ribs.
Kiuga misses with a body shot.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiuga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clay Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiuga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Kiuga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Kiuga misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiuga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiuga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Kiuga.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Kiuga avoids it well.
Thomas throws a jab when Kiuga was well out of range.
Kiuga avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
Kiuga avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Kiuga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiuga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas throws a right hand that Kiuga ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiuga also avoids with ease.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiuga swinging wildly here.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Kiuga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Kiuga counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kiuga counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiuga misses with a head kick.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiuga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body kick there by Thomas.
Kiuga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kiuga throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Kiuga misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Kiuga moves out of range easily.
Kiuga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thomas rather than just go for the knockout.
Thomas misses with a body punch
and Kiuga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kiuga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kiuga ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Kiuga's head but Kiuga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiuga staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Kiuga misses
and Kiuga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiuga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiuga.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clay Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas cracks the inside of Kiuga's front leg.
Thomas throws out a leg kick but Kiuga moves out of range and Thomas only half commits.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thomas.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Kiuga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Kiuga avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Kiuga moves out of range easily.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kiuga scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Kiuga pushes him off.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiuga circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiuga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiuga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kiuga counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiuga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiuga. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiuga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiuga was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Kiuga punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiuga takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Clay Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kiuga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Kiuga looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Kiuga.
Kiuga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kiuga throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiuga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas misses with a hook to the body
and Kiuga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiuga looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas defending well as Kiuga loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Kiuga takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Kiuga just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiuga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga lands a nice shot that snaps Thomas's head back.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Kiuga's head but Kiuga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiuga moves out of range of the leg kick from Thomas.
Kiuga keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiuga lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Kiuga both land. Nice combination.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas avoids the body shot from Kiuga.
Kiuga tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toa Kiuga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kiuga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kiuga connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiuga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Kiuga moves out of range easily.
Thomas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiuga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Kiuga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kiuga up against the cage.
Thomas is trying to push Kiuga away but Kiuga has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Kiuga.
Kiuga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiuga avoiding damage.
The referee calls for Thomas to work.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Kiuga is controlling the position.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Kiuga controls the action.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiuga misses with a head kick.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Kiuga moved out of range.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kiuga digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Kiuga.
Kiuga's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kiuga duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiuga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kiuga misses with a wild body shot.
Kiuga moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Kiuga lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas catches Kiuga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kiuga throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas throws a body punch but Kiuga moves out of range.
Kiuga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Kiuga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kiuga counter with a right hand.
Kiuga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas takes a swing at Kiuga's ribcage but misses.
Kiuga tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Kiuga moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
A jab from Kiuga does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiuga slips under a jab from Thomas.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toa Kiuga.
I think Kiuga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toa Kiuga!
Toa Kiuga managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Areli Durga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Stratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durga comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - Voodoo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class 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
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Areli Durga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Stratton!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stratton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Durga avoids it really well and circles away.
Stratton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stratton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Durga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Durga won't allow Stratton to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stratton in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Stratton 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 ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Stratton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stratton.
Stratton misses with a hook.
Stratton fails with a takedown attempt.
Areli Durga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.
A head kick from Durga lands but Stratton takes it in his stride.
Stratton fails to land with a series of punches.
Stratton lands with a cross.
Durga looks to score with a jab to the body but Stratton is just out of range.
Stratton misses with a body shot.
Stratton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durga manages to avoid it.
Durga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stratton was well out of range. Poor timing from Durga.
Eric Stratton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratton lands a nice shot that snaps Durga's head back.
Stratton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Durga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stratton.
Durga gets caught flat footed, as Stratton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stratton wants to pass the guard but Durga is keeping the position.
Stratton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eric Stratton.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Durga as he jumps to the side.
Stratton throws a body punch but Durga moves out of range.
Durga moves out of range as Stratton strikes.
Stratton dives in and scores a takedown into Durga's guard.
Stratton trying to control the position from guard on top but Durga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durga can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stratton controls the pace.
Stratton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Eric Stratton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Durga wants to land a leg kick but Stratton is out of range.
Durga throws an overhand right that lands on Stratton's shoulder, as Stratton tries to avoid the shot.
Stratton misses with a wild combination.
Stratton tries for a takedown but Durga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Durga leaves Stratton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Durga throws a leg kick but Stratton sees it coming and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durga walks into a stiff left hand from Stratton.
Stratton misses with a wild combination.
Areli Durga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown but Durga shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Stratton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stratton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stratton throws a shot from downtown. Durga moves away and avoids it.
Stratton tries for a takedown but Durga circles away easily
and Durga counters with a nice leg kick.
Stratton throws a lazy uppercut
and Durga counters with a nice uppercut.
Stratton misses with a wild body shot.
Durga wants to slow Stratton down by chopping away at his legs.
Durga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stratton was well out of range. Poor timing from Durga.
Stratton shoots for a double leg takedown but Durga sprawls well. He's pushed Stratton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Durga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stratton misses with the combination.
Durga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stratton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Durga to the ground. Stratton is now in Durga's guard.
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!
Stratton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stratton trying to control the position from guard on top but Durga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eric Stratton has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eric Stratton.
Stratton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stratton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Durga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratton controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Stratton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Durga as he jumps to the side.
Areli Durga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.
Durga throws a leg kick that misses.
Stratton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durga.
Durga gets caught napping as Stratton dives in and scores a takedown. Durga manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stratton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durga is trying to keep Stratton in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stratton gets the takedown into side control.
Durga is not content to let Stratton control the position.
Stratton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Durga will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton trying to control the position but Durga is working away.
Stratton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Stratton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Durga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durga misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stratton is defended easily by Durga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Stratton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Durga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slow jab from Stratton misses its intended target.
Stratton lands with a nice body punch.
Stratton swings for the body but Durga moves out of range.
Durga stuffs the takedown.
Durga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Stratton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stratton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Areli Durga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.
Durga fakes the leg kick and cracks Stratton in the body.
Some wild striking there from Stratton.
Durga throws a push kick but Stratton slaps the foot to one side.
Stratton slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stratton dives in for a single leg takedown but Durga sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Durga lands a body shot.
Stratton prevents a body shot from Durga.
Stratton tries to score a body lock takedown but Durga shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stratton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durga prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stratton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Durga prevents it.
Durga comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Eric Stratton has been cut.
Stratton works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Stratton being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stratton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Durga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Areli Durga has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Durga thuds his shin into the meat of Stratton's side.
Stratton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Durga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stratton's knee momentarily.
Areli Durga is winning the standup battle so far.
Stratton throws a nice looking combination but Durga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stratton with a poor takedown
and Durga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stratton throws a shot from downtown. Durga moves away and avoids it.
Durga lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratton looks to land a right hand but Durga moved out of range.
Stratton loads up on a big right hand but Durga slips the punch.
Stratton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stratton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durga manages to avoid it.
Stratton fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Stratton with that takedown attempt.
Areli Durga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stratton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stratton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Durga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Durga 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 Stratton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stratton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Durga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durga throws a leg kick that misses.
Durga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stratton throws a right hand that misses
and Durga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stratton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durga can pounce on him.
Durga cracks the inside of Stratton's front leg.
Durga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Durga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stratton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Durga's head.
Stratton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Durga fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Stratton misses the target.
Stratton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durga.
Stratton lands with a nice combination. Durga backs away looking to recover.
Durga scores with a head kick. Stratton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Stratton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick from Durga lands but Stratton takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Durga.
Stratton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Durga to the ground. Stratton is now in Durga's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Areli Durga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stratton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Stratton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pumola Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump comes to the cage accompanied by mama always said. 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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179 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pumola Chang!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gump.
Pumola Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gump fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chang.
Chang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gump can pounce on him.
Chang misses with a wild body shot.
Gump throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chang tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gump is in Chang's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chang wants to sweep but no luck.
Gump controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gump throws a big right hand that misses.
Gump stopping the sweep attempt from Chang.
Gump wanted to stand there but Chang had control of the position.
Gump 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Forrest Gump wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gump slips a jab and a cross from Chang.
Gump throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chang counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gump's guard now.
Chang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chang stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Gump throws up his legs and catches Chang in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Chang tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Gump! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Forrest Gump!
During a confident post fight interview, Forrest Gump thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agamemnon Coon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marciano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kid Charlemagne. Rocky Marciano is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
28 - 21 - 2 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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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
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Agamemnon Coon!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coon connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from Coon misses.
Marciano avoids the head kick by Coon.
Marciano misses with a hook.
Coon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marciano.
Coon scores with a hook to the body. Marciano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marciano to the mat! Marciano manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Coon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coon trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coon won't allow Marciano to get back to his feet.
Coon throwing strikes from guard but Marciano blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marciano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coon.
Coon throwing strikes but missing.
Coon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coon is working Marciano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Coon postures up in Marciano's guard and throws a big left but Marciano blocks it.
Coon trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marciano has Coon pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coon is working Marciano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marciano wants to stand and escape but Coon is having none of it.
Coon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coon stands up over Marciano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Coon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Marciano is trying to keep Coon in close.
Coon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coon looking to sit in guard and control but Marciano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marciano preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coon has his hands on Marciano's head, controlling the position.
Coon 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.
Coon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Agamemnon Coon.
Coon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Coon.
Jab by Coon.
Coon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Marciano!
Coon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agamemnon Coon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marciano throws a body punch but Coon moves out of range.
Coon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Coon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Coon throwing shots but Marciano is blocking nicely.
Marciano is not content to let Coon control the position.
Marciano is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Coon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Coon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coon.
Coon controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Coon 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.
Coon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marciano has hold of Coon's hands but Coon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coon wants to free his trapped foot but Marciano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coon working over Marciano with some ground and pound. Marciano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Coon throwing shots but Marciano is blocking nicely.
Coon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Coon in particular looking to stall.
Marciano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marciano defending well though.
Marciano trying to control but Coon postures up.
Coon trying to control from half guard but Marciano is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coon stalling away here and it's allowed Marciano to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Coon throws a big right hand that misses.
Coon throwing strikes from guard but Marciano blocks nicely.
Coon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coon stands up over Marciano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Coon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Coon wants to pass the guard but Marciano is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coon trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coon lands a couple of elbows.
Coon wants to control from the top but Marciano keeps moving.
Marciano trying to keep a closed guard but Coon is proving a slippery customer.
Coon 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 crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agamemnon Coon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Coon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marciano as he jumps to the side.
Coon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marciano avoids it really well and circles away.
Coon looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Marciano feints and then cracks Coon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coon down.
Coon looks to land a combination but Marciano avoids it well.
Agamemnon Coon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coon misses with a wild body shot.
Coon misses with a shot to the body
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Coon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Coon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Coon is looking to take a break and control but Marciano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marciano is trying to get back to half guard.
Coon content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Coon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marciano keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coon sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Marciano is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Coon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Marciano takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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!
Coon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Marciano down.
Coon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Coon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Coon is looking to take a break and control but Marciano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rocky Marciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coon scoring with punches from side control.
Coon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Coon tries to move to mount but Marciano blocks the move with his legs.
Coon is looking to take a break and control but Marciano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Agamemnon Coon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marciano on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Marciano is not content to let Coon control the position.
Coon taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coon is putting a hurting on Marciano here, landing some big shots from side control.
Coon throws an elbow but Marciano slips to the side and avoids it well.
Coon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coon scoring with punches from side control.
Coon has knee on belly and moves into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marciano taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Coon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Agamemnon Coon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agamemnon Coon!
Agamemnon Coon decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Lavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bapit Pradchapet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pradchapet is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wanted Dead or Alive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
25 - 16 - 1 |
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183 lbs
30 - 19 - 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
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Lavrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bapit Pradchapet!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pradchapet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lavrov lunges at Pradchapet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pradchapet's hand.
Pradchapet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pradchapet misses with a left hand
and Lavrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Pradchapet coming out on top.
No joy there for Lavrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lavrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pradchapet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lavrov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lavrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pradchapet fails with a takedown attempt.
Vadim Lavrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bapit Pradchapet.
Pradchapet throws a sloppy head kick
and Lavrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pradchapet thinking.
Pradchapet tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lavrov is able to avoid easily.
Lavrov is looking to clinch but Pradchapet is avoiding it.
Lavrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pradchapet looks winded!
Pradchapet tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Pradchapet misses
and Lavrov counters with a left to the body.
Lavrov cracks Pradchapet with a good jab.
Lavrov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bapit Pradchapet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lavrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pradchapet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Lavrov lands.
Pradchapet is rocked!
Lavrov drops Pradchapet with a huge uppercut! Pradchapet drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lavrov is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Lavrov!
Vadim Lavrov gave a mention to TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ratt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harrell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ellie Goulding - Burn. Hughes has chosen Country boy can survive as his entrance music. Shelton Harrell 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 3, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes cracks Harrell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harrell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harrell moves out of range as Hughes strikes.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Harrell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hughes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harrell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hughes misses with a jab to the body
and Harrell counters with an outside leg kick.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Nice sprawl there from Harrell as Hughes shoots in.
Hughes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shelton Harrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ratt Hughes.
Harrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes throws a body punch but Harrell moves out of range.
Hughes motions for Harrell to come forward. Hughes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Harrell. No joy for Hughes on that attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Harrell blocks the leg kick.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harrell swivels and escapes.
Ratt Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
and Harrell counters with a head kick. That will keep Hughes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harrell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harrell lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Harrell moved out of range.
Hughes misses with a double jab
and Harrell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hughes looks to throw a body kick
and Harrell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hughes pulls guard effortlessly.
Harrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hughes wants to sweep here but Harrell controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Harrell has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to control but Harrell manages to take his back.
Harrell controls the action.
Harrell throwing sloppy strikes.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Harrell's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Harrell is hanging on to Hughes's back as he tries to escape.
Hughes just trying to survive but Harrell is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hughes rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hughes wants to get back to full guard.
Harrell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shelton Harrell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Harrell lands a nice shot that snaps Hughes's head back.
Hughes throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hughes throws a leg kick
and Harrell counters with a big head kick but Hughes shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Hughes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
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 Shelton Harrell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hughes scores with a hook to the body. Harrell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Hughes takes a swing at Harrell's ribcage but misses.
Harrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrell lands a jab to the head.
Harrell scoring well with a low kick there.
Harrell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harrell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harrell blocks a low kick nicely.
Hughes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hughes scores with a jab. Harrell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hughes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harrell counters with a low kick, right behind Hughes 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Harrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes thuds a left hand into Harrell's body.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Harrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Nice straight punches there by Harrell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harrell.
Hughes lands with a straight right. Harrell didn't see that one coming.
Harrell lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrell cracks Hughes with a good jab.
Hughes is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Harrell ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harrell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrell finish him?
Jab, jab by Hughes - just one landing.
Hughes seems to have recovered his senses.
Harrell instigates a clinch.
Harrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hughes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harrell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harrell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrell counters with a nice body shot.
Hughes misses with a low kick.
Harrell blocks a jab.
Harrell slips a jab from Hughes.
Good work by Harrell as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Hughes misses
and Harrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harrell's half guard.
Hughes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hughes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrell wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harrell defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hughes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hughes working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Harrell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes.
Hughes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harrell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hughes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hughes's back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes tries to break free.
Hughes is still trying to improve position.
Harrell controlling the position well here. Hughes rolled but Harrell kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shelton Harrell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Harrell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harrell.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harrell checks a leg kick.
Harrell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hughes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hughes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harrell doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughes circles away.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hughes.
Hughes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hughes tries to land a leg kick but Harrell saw it coming and moves away.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big left from Hughes misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrell.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harrell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hughes throws an off balance right hand
and Harrell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrell counters with a good low kick that Hughes was not able to check.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrell manages to avoid it.
Hughes connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Harrell here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
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!
Harrell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hughes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harrell under the eye.
Harrell slips under a jab from Hughes.
Harrell defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Hughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harrell counters with a head kick.
Shelton Harrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Harrell - just one landing.
Hughes thows a body shot but no joy.
Harrell lands a big head kick that sends Hughes tumbling to the mat! Harrell takes a step backwards and waves Hughes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hughes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ratt Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Harrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes swings for the body but Harrell moves out of range.
Hughes tries to bum rush Harrell with a series of wild strikes but Harrell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Shelton Harrell is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Hughes misses
and Harrell counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes lands a glancing blow to the side of Harrell's head.
Harrell connects with an inside leg kick.
Hughes misses with an uppercut
and Harrell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Hughes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Shelton Harrell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Harrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harrell clinches.
Harrell tries a body shot but Hughes blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shelton Harrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ratt Hughes.
Harrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hughes is working for takedown but Harrell is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shelton Harrell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harrell, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shelton Harrell!
Our winner, Shelton Harrell, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Foul Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Utley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Play kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Simon Says-Pharaohe Monche. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Foul Play!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Utley!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Play moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Utley.
Play misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooh!!! Play has knocked Utley down with a huge combo! Play steps away and waves a wobbly Utley back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Chase Utley has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Play throws the left hand but Utley avoids the punch easily.
Utley throws a lazy right hand but Play sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Utley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Utley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Utley is rocked!
Utley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Utley is still on wobbly legs! Can Play finish him?
Utley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Play.
Utley seems to have recovered his senses.
Utley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Utley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Utley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Play throws out the jab.
Play walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Utley drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Play swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Utley's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Foul Play!
Foul Play very nearly forgot to thank Firebird Designs amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonel Lutsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonel Lutsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lutsky enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lutsky manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lutsky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lutsky 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.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lutsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Johnson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson 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.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lutsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Lutsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Lutsky is keeping the position.
Lutsky looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Lutsky trying to control the position here.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lutsky is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lutsky is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lutsky keeps working.
Lutsky is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson working away.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lutsky to see if he's OK.
Lutsky wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is dominant here and he's now got Lutsky's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lutsky trying to get back to his feet but Johnson is in full control for now.
Johnson is working the ground and pound. Can Lutsky escape?
Lutsky grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson punishes Lutsky with strikes from the back mount.
Johnson is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Lutsky has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Johnson has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Lutsky taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Johnson doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luke Johnson!
Luke Johnson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghengis Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Convicted Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes to the cage accompanied by Ghostface - After the Smoke is Clear. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghengis Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Convicted Killer!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo cracks Killer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Killer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Congo.
Nice defenses there by Killer.
Congo tries to score with a low kick but Killer moves his leg out of the way.
Killer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Congo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Congo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Congo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Congo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Congo lands a head kick. Killer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Convicted Killer has been cut.
Congo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Congo throws a jab but it's blocked by Killer.
Killer tried to score with a low kick but Congo checks it.
Killer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Congo.
A slow jab from Killer misses its intended target.
Killer moves out of range as Congo throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo jabs Killer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Congo with a jab.
Killer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Congo.
Killer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Congo swings for the body but Killer moves out of range.
Killer lands a big head kick that sends Congo tumbling to the mat! Killer takes a step backwards and waves Congo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ghengis Congo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo is looking to clinch.
Congo throws a low kick but Killer avoids it.
Killer blocks a leg kick.
Killer missing with a left hand there. Congo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Congo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Congo lunges at Killer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Killer's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Killer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Killer scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer lands a jab to the nose.
Killer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Congo is rocked!
Congo scoring well with a low kick there.
Killer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Killer connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Congo does no damage.
Congo throws a leg kick but Killer checks it.
A good leg kick by Killer.
Killer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Nice shot by Killer.
Congo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Congo tries to clinch there but Killer circles away.
Congo misses with an uppercut. Killer saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer scores with a hook to the body. Congo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Congo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Killer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Congo moves forwards but Killer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Congo doesn't manage to clinch there - Killer circles away.
Congo throws a jab but it's blocked by Killer.
Congo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Killer throws a hook but Congo avoids it easily.
Congo lands with a hook. Killer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Congo misses the target.
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Killer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Killer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Killer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Congo.
Killer lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ghengis Congo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Congo moves away from the strike by Killer.
A punch combination from Congo misses.
Killer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Congo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Congo.
Killer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch but Killer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Congo cracks Killer with an open hand slap.
Congo lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Killer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Killer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Killer lands a left and a right that send Congo crashing to the mat, dazed. Killer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Convicted Killer dominated that round.
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!
Killer takes a swing at Congo's ribcage but misses.
Congo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Killer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Congo sprawling to the canvas! Congo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Killer finish him?!
Oh Congo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killer thumps Congo with a low kick.
Congo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Killer counters with a big left hand that crumples Congo! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Convicted Killer!
A very excited looking Convicted Killer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Ghengis Congo had this to say: 'tried my best, thank you.'.
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