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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Moczymorda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moczymorda's entrance music is Django Unchained OST - Ain't no grave (Johnny Cash). A fine choice. Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dead & Buried kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacek Moczymorda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moczymorda tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Moczymorda will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Moczymorda shoots in.
Moczymorda shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Moczymorda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacek Moczymorda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Moczymorda working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Moczymorda's guard.
Jones is sitting in close to Moczymorda's body. Moczymorda has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Jones is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Jones is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Moczymorda.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jacek Moczymorda!
In his post fight interview, Jacek Moczymorda started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koji Kanegi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terence Ready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koji Kanegi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terence Ready!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ready on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ready closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kanegi's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kanegi is on top in guard.
Kanegi scoring with punches to the head and body.
It looks like Terence Ready has been cut.
Ready looking for a sweep. Not yet Ready, not yet.
Kanegi postures up and lands a big shot to Ready's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanegi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ready's head.
Kanegi forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Kanegi.
Kanegi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Kanegi.
Terence Ready's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Terence Ready's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Koji Kanegi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Koji Kanegi thanked Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Radovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladislav Radovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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241 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Cliffton!
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, Vladislav Radovic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cliffton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Radovic.
Radovic looks up at the clock. Bad move! Cliffton lands a right hand from hell, dropping Radovic. Cliffton pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Cliffton!
A victorious Scott Cliffton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Willian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tork Mendez (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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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phil Willian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tork Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice takedown defense from Mendez. No joy for Willian on that attempt.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Willian avoids them all with ease.
Mendez thows a body shot but no joy.
Willian closes the distance and clinches up with Mendez, looking for a takedown. Willian pushes Mendez against the cage but Mendez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mendez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Willian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mendez sprawls well. Mendez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willian gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Willian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willian dives in and grabs Mendez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mendez pushes down on Willian's head and hops out.
Willian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Willian scrambles back to his feet.
Mendez works the jab nicely.
Willian moves out of range of the strikes.
Willian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Willian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mendez as he avoids it easily.
Mendez throws a low kick, looking for Willian's leg but Willian calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Mendez misses.
Mendez lands a really nice looking cross but Willian seems unphased.
Mendez scores with a punch to the head.
Mendez lands a head shot.
Mendez misses with a combination
and Willian counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
You can see the frustration on Mendez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willian postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mendez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Willian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mendez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez wants to control but Willian postures up.
Mendez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Willian is controlling the pace.
Willian seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mendez for as long as he can get away with.
Mendez is trying to maintain the position but Willian is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looking for submissions off his back.
Willian is trying to work for a kimura but Mendez is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mendez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mendez is refusing to be controlled, as Willian sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willian controlling the pace.
Willian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Phil Willian wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mendez misses with a shot to the body
and Willian counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Willian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working.
Mendez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez is looking to control Willian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mendez avoid being mounted?
Mendez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tork Mendez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Willian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
Nice body punch from Mendez.
Willian shoots for a takedown but Mendez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phil Willian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Willian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Mendez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Willian feints and as Mendez raises his hands in defense, Willian changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mendez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mendez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Willian forces his way into half guard.
Mendez is looking to control Willian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mendez avoid being mounted?
Phil Willian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Mendez is pressing down on Willian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez has a closed guard, preventing Willian from standing up.
Willian postures up.
Willian stopping the sweep attempt from Mendez.
Mendez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Willian defends well.
Willian 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Willian trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Phil Willian wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mendez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Willian at a distance.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willian shoots in looking for a takedown but Mendez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Willian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mendez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Willian doesn't seem bothered though.
Mendez thuds a left hand into Willian's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Mendez.
Willian shoots in and bounces Mendez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mendez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Willian's guard.
Mendez passes Willian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mendez is looking to take a break and control but Willian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendez moves nicely into side control.
Willian is trying to control Mendez's posture but Mendez avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mendez is looking to take a break and control but Willian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Willian tries to bench press Mendez off him but Mendez keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Mendez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Willian is trying to improve his position.
Willian tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tork Mendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Willian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Willian darts in looking for a takedown but Mendez gets double underhooks and turns Willian into the cage.
Mendez scores with a hook to the body.
Mendez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendez is working Willian over against the cage.
Willian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mendez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Willian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Willian has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mendez after a bit of a struggle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mendez as Willian tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willian is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Willian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Willian gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mendez pulls guard effortlessly.
Willian wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Mendez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Willian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mendez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mendez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mendez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Willian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendez on the ground.
Mendez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Willian passes into side control.
Mendez is looking to regain half guard here but Willian keeps moving and retains side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willian working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willian trying to control the action but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Mendez tries to bench press Willian off him but Willian keeps the position.
Mendez prevents Willian from moving into mount.
Mendez wants to control but Willian postures up.
Willian grinds an elbow into Mendez's temple.
Willian tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mendez's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willian swings around for an armbar but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Willian's guard.
Mendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Willian is trying to keep Mendez in close.
Tork Mendez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Willian looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mendez has picked Willian up and slammed him! Willian can't keep hold of the triangle and Mendez manages to pass to side control!
Mendez trying to control the action but Willian is working from the bottom.
Willian is looking for a sweep.
Phil Willian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mendez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tork Mendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mendez 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tork Mendez!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Heke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong has chosen Iron Man by Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Jake Heke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Heke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong lands a slapping body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Armstrong, as that shot connected.
It looks like Jake Heke has been cut.
Heke is breathing heavily.
Armstrong connects with a body shot that sends Heke's belly button to the back.
Armstrong jabs Heke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Armstrong.
Heke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body. Heke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Armstrong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Armstrong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heke doesn't seem bothered though.
Armstrong lands a jab to the nose.
Heke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Armstrong lands a big uppercut and Heke crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Heke looks OK. Armstrong waves Heke back to his feet!
Heke is rocked!
Heke is aggressively charging in as Armstrong backs up avoiding any damage. Armstrong tosses out a jab and Heke runs right into it face first! Heke is out cold! Armstrong dropped down on all fours and is barking in Heke's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hank Armstrong!
A relieved looking Hank Armstrong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tajju Bagumbha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Alasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alasin has chosen Be Aggressive - Faith No More as his entrance music. Tajju Bagumbha has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tajju Bagumbha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Alasin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alasin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bagumbha.
Bagumbha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alasin.
Alasin connects with a jab.
Alasin moves away from the strike by Bagumbha.
Alasin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bagumbha manages to avoid it.
Alasin throws a lazy right hand but Bagumbha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bagumbha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bagumbha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alasin.
Bagumbha cracks a nice hook into Alasin's ribs.
Alasin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bagumbha sprawling to the canvas! Bagumbha rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Alasin finish him?!
Bagumbha is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack! Alasin connects with the perfect overhand right and Bagumbha falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Alasin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ville Alasin!
During a confident post fight interview, Ville Alasin 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You are just a JOKE!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kid Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Attilius!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Attilius on his heels. He'll look to pass Attilius's guard now, I'm sure.
Attilius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Attilius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vera won't allow Attilius to get back to his feet.
Attilius uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Vera misses with a takedown attempt
and Attilius counters with a nice body kick.
No luck for Vera with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Vera with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera tries for a takedown but Attilius circles away easily
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Vera or perhaps it was just good defense by Attilius which made him look bad.
Vera with a poor takedown
and Attilius counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Attilius. No joy for Vera on that attempt.
Vera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Attilius pinned against the cage. Attilius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vera tries for a takedown but Attilius circles away easily
and Attilius counters with a three punch combo that has Vera backing up. Vera nods at Attilius to acknowledge the strikes.
Vera is breathing heavily.
Vera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Attilius counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera misses with a takedown attempt
and Attilius counters with a low kick, right behind Vera 's knee.
Attilius leaves Vera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vera fails with the takedown
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
Vera tries for a takedown but Attilius circles away easily
and Attilius counters with a body kick that stops Vera in his tracks momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Attilius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Attilius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera with a poor takedown
and Attilius counters with a right hand to the body.
Vera fails with a takedown attempt.
Vera shoots and misses
and Attilius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vera fails with the takedown
and Attilius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Attilius counters with a left to the body.
Vera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Attilius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attilius slaps away a takedown attempt from Vera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Attilius swivels and escapes.
Kid Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera tries for a takedown but Attilius circles away easily
and Attilius counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera fails with the takedown
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Attilius dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Attilius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vera.
Vera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Attilius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vera tries for a takedown but Attilius circles away easily
and Attilius counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Attilius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vera somewhat.
Vera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Attilius defends it nicely.
Vera misses with a takedown
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
Vera is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera with a lazy takedown attempt
and Attilius scores with a counter punch that sends Vera to the canvas! Attilius smells blood - he's punishing Vera with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Vera has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Attilius!
A very excited looking Marcus Attilius 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.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralfus Presting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. Athan Stamatis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
23 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ralfus Presting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis misses with a few strikes there.
Presting shoots in but Stamatis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Presting fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stamatis avoids it really well and circles away.
Presting scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stamatis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Presting is looking for a kimura here.
Presting is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presting is working for a kimura but Stamatis is defending it quite comfortably.
Presting thows a huge punch but Stamatis dodges it nicely.
Presting is pressing down on Stamatis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stamatis is holding on for now.
Stamatis flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Presting is looking to take a break and control but Stamatis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stamatis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Presting is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presting is working for a submission of some sort.
Presting looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Presting is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stamatis gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presting postures up.
Presting tries to free his leg and advance position but Stamatis is retaining full guard.
Stamatis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Presting throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stamatis wants to sweep here but Presting controlling him for the moment.
Presting trying to control the position from guard on top but Stamatis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stamatis looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Presting looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stamatis is fending him off so far but Presting persists. Nope, Stamatis circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralfus Presting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presting misses with a takedown attempt - Stamatis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Presting shoots in but no luck this time.
Stamatis shoots for a double leg takedown but Presting sprawls well. He's pushed Stamatis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stamatis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Presting shoots in for a takedown but Stamatis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Presting misses with a head kick.
Presting takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stamatis leaves Presting with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stamatis.
Presting gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stamatis managing to block the knees to the body from Presting.
Stamatis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stamatis avoiding damage as Presting throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralfus Presting dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ralfus Presting's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Presting doesn't manage to clinch there - Stamatis circles away.
Presting wants to clinch.
Stamatis tries to land a front kick but Presting steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Presting tries to clinch but Stamatis moves out of range.
Presting tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stamatis swivels and escapes.
Stamatis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Presting is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stamatis's half guard.
Stamatis keeping hold of Presting's head, controlling as best he can.
Presting is thwarting Stamatis's attempts to control the position.
Presting thows a huge punch but Stamatis dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presting wants to pass to mount but Stamatis is defending the position.
Presting missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stamatis has his hands clasped together around Presting's back. He's all about the action.
Presting is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stamatis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Presting.
Presting seems to be looking for submissions.
Presting is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Stamatis is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ralfus Presting!
A very excited looking Ralfus Presting 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean McMorrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 2. Rickenbacker v.2 has chosen Back Stabber! 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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41 - 17 - 0 |
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180 lbs
29 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean McMorrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMorrow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McMorrow scoring well with a low kick there.
McMorrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rickenbacker v.2 doesn't manage to clinch there - McMorrow circles away.
McMorrow thows a body shot but no joy.
McMorrow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rickenbacker v.2s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McMorrow throws a body punch but Rickenbacker v.2 moves out of range.
McMorrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves out of range of the body kick from McMorrow.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves out of range as McMorrow throws a body kick.
McMorrow cracks Rickenbacker v.2 with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McMorrow gets tackled into the cage by Rickenbacker v.2. Rickenbacker v.2 maintains the clinch.
A short left from McMorrow.
McMorrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a knee to the head but misses.
McMorrow breaks the clinch.
McMorrow throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick that misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick that misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 is looking to clinch but McMorrow is avoiding it.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to work over McMorrow's front leg with a kick but McMorrow checks it.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a leg kick
and McMorrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McMorrow checks the leg kick.
McMorrow throws a low kick but Rickenbacker v.2 moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from McMorrow. No joy for Rickenbacker v.2 on that attempt.
Rickenbacker v.2 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McMorrow.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McMorrow. Rickenbacker v.2 shrugs it off though.
McMorrow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McMorrow lands with a shot to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 walks into a stiff left hand from McMorrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMorrow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 is trying to buck McMorrow off.
A big shot lands for McMorrow! That's hurt Rickenbacker v.2! Will he recover? McMorrow fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean McMorrow!
Sean McMorrow 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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