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SPNY 185: Rokka - Krutcher PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Riasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Santiago Riasco's chin.
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santiago Riasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Riasco gets a double leg takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith wants to stand up but Riasco is controlling him.
Riasco passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Smith wants to improve his position but Riasco is controlling well.
Riasco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Riasco has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smith manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Riasco content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Riasco passes to side control.
Riasco works to advance to full mount. Smith defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Riasco content just to control the position here.
Riasco avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Riasco looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Smith wants to control but Riasco is having none of it.
Smith is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Riasco locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Smith is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Santiago Riasco!
A relieved looking Santiago Riasco thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Takka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duddy comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - 'Loyal to No One'. Takka has chosen Kavinsky - Nightcall as his entrance music. Timo Takka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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194 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Takka !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy misses with a low kick.
Takka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duddy lands with an overhand left.
Takka throws a hook but Duddy avoids it easily.
Takka missing with a left hand there. Duddy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takka avoids the head kick by Duddy.
No joy there for Duddy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takka looks to land a right hand but Duddy moved out of range.
Takka missing with a left hand there. Duddy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takka slips a straight right by Duddy.
John Duddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takka defending well as Duddy loads up on a big left hand.
Duddy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duddy slaps away a takedown attempt from Takka , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Duddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duddy has Takka up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Duddy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Takka tries to work over Duddy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duddy scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Duddy to work.
Duddy misses with a punch to the body.
Takka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takka with a knee to the head.
Duddy goes for a takedown attempt but Takka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Takka misses with an uppercut.
Takka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duddy scores with a head kick. Takka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Takka lands a glancing blow to the side of Duddy's head.
It looks like John Duddy has been cut.
Takka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duddy cracks the inside of Takka 's front leg.
Duddy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takka .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duddy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Duddy.
Duddy lands a head kick. Takka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Takka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Takka throws a hook to the side of Duddy's head but Duddy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takka has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Takka checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duddy.
Duddy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duddy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takka looks winded!
Takka avoids the head kick by Duddy.
Takka swats away the attempt to clinch by Duddy.
Takka throws a right and a left that Duddy avoids nicely.
Duddy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Takka on the side of the head.
Duddy wants to slow Takka down by chopping away at his legs.
Duddy wants to clinch.
Duddy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Takka finds it's target.
Duddy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duddy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duddy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takka throws a leg kick but Duddy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duddy wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duddy.
Duddy clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duddy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Takka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duddy avoids it.
Duddy prevents a body shot from Takka .
Duddy misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy breaks the clinch.
Duddy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duddy.
Duddy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duddy lands a left hand.
Takka misses with a knee strike.
Duddy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duddy tries to close the distance and clinch but Takka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takka looks to land a left hand but Duddy moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duddy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duddy throws out the jab.
Duddy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Takka back to the cage. Duddy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Duddy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takka 's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Duddy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Duddy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Duddy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duddy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duddy wants to slow Takka down by chopping away at his legs.
Duddy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Takka .
Takka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Duddy tries to clinch but Takka moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duddy 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 Takka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Takka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duddy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Takka takes a step back to recover.
Duddy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Duddy.
Duddy lands a head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duddy, right into the meat.
Takka is breathing heavily.
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!
Duddy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takka fails to land with a series of punches.
Duddy throws a right and a left that both miss.
John Duddy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duddy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takka as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duddy.
Duddy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duddy lands a leg kick that knocks Takka off balance momentarily.
Duddy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duddy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
John Duddy is winning the standup battle so far.
Takka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Duddy quickly recovers to half guard.
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.
Duddy actively working from the bottom here.
Duddy works his way to full guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duddy looking to control.
Duddy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Takka !
Duddy thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Takka is surviving well by controlling Duddy's body position as best he can.
Duddy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Duddy with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Takka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Duddy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Duddy looking to control but Takka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Duddy controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy wants to control the pace but Takka is squirming around nicely.
Takka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Takka is still trying to improve position.
Duddy forces the positional change into back control.
Takka is in bad spot here.
Takka looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Takka is trying to defend against the choke here but Duddy has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Duddy Tightens the hold and Takka taps out furiously! Duddy displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Duddy!
John Duddy 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiruku Matah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matah comes to the cage accompanied by Walker the Texas Ranger Theme. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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240 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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250 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiruku Matah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Matah passes Snow's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Matah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snow keeps working.
Matah is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Matah is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Snow reverses the position - he's now on top in Matah's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
Matah throws his legs up looking for a submission but Snow uses it to pass to side control.
Matah is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Matah wants to get back to full guard.
Snow gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matah dives in for a single leg takedown but Snow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Matah ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Matah no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Matah has an active guard here but Snow has managed to pass into half guard.
Matah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snow tries to stand but can't do so whilst Matah controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow prevents Matah from improving his position.
Matah is working hard here to advance position.
Matah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Snow is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matah has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Snow escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Snow!
Matah gets back to half guard.
Matah with the active half guard here but Snow passes nicely into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiruku Matah dominated that round.
That's time! Matah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matah misses with a takedown
and Snow counters with a left and a right that stings Matah.
Matah throws a leg kick but Snow moved away.
Matah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Snow is fending him off so far but Matah persists. Nope, Snow circles away and we're back to standing.
Matah misses with a takedown
and Snow counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiruku Matah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matah with a poor takedown
and Snow counters with a head kick. That will keep Matah thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Matah misses with a takedown attempt
and Snow counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matah throws a leg kick
and Snow counters with a stiff right hand.
Matah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matah shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Snow counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matah shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Snow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Snow manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matah backwards.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Matah can't get the takedown.
Matah tries to pull guard but Snow holds him up against the cage and eventually Matah drops back down to his feet.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matahs head.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matah drags the fight down to the ground.
Matah isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Snow stacks Matah on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Snow!
Snow stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matah tries for a takedown but Snow circles away easily
and Snow counters with a big head kick but Matah shrugs it off.
Hiruku Matah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Snow throws a nice looking combination but Matah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snow doesn't manage to clinch there - Matah circles away.
Matah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snow as he avoids it easily.
Snow throws a jab when Matah was well out of range.
Matah fails with the takedown
and Snow counters with a straight right hand.
Snow has closed the distance and engaged Matah in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Matah has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Snow is trying to keep an underhook but Matah manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matah is looking to stall here but Snow recovers full guard.
Snow wants to get back to his feet but Matah is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Matah throws a big elbow that misses.
Matah throws an elbow that misses. Snow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matah's guard. Nice move by Snow!
Matah has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Snow is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Matah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matah manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Snow tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Matah.
Matah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Snow pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matah wants to improve his position but Snow is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Matah shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Snow's guard.
Matah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snow is keeping the position for now.
Snow uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Matah tries for a takedown but Snow circles away easily
and Snow counters with a straight right hand.
Matah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Snow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Matah doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Snow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiruku Matah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Matah scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Matah tries for a kimura but Snow is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow regains half guard, as Matah was trying to land strikes.
Matah misses with a head shot. Snow uses the momentum to regain guard.
Matah tries to free his leg and advance position but Snow is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matah wants to control from the top but Snow keeps moving.
Matah trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Snow manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Matah looking for a sweep. Not yet Matah, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matah looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Snow has picked Matah up and slammed him! Matah can't keep hold of the triangle and Snow manages to pass to side control!
Matah tries to buck Snow off but Snow is having none of it.
Snow decides to stand back up. Snow steps back and let's Matah get back to his feet.
Snow slaps away a takedown attempt from Matah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matah tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Snow defends well and Matah ends up having to push Snow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Snow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matah backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Snow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matah is trying to pull guard but Snow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Snow gets underhooks to prevent Matah's takedown attempt.
Matah is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Snow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snow misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses with the head strike.
Matah pulls Snow into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Matah misses with a takedown
and Snow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matah is rocked!
Matah with a poor takedown
and Snow counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Matah badly! He tries to strike back but Snow puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Matah out cold! Oh man, Matah will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jon Snow!
Jon Snow thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Hiruku Matah spoke after the fight, saying 'Bah!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youngblood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Linkin Park - Numb kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Youngblood should have avoided that one.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Youngblood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Youngblood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Nice body punch from Youngblood.
Youngblood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Youngblood circles away.
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Youngblood in a clinch.
Youngblood breaks from the clinch.
Youngblood drops Anderson with a beautiful combination! Anderson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Youngblood is looking for the KO!
Anderson is rocked!
It looks like Austin Anderson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Youngblood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Youngblood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Youngblood misses with the combination.
Youngblood tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Youngblood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Youngblood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood misses with the combination.
Anderson cracks the inside of Youngblood's front leg.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Youngblood's ribs.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Youngblood circles away.
Anderson slips a jab from Youngblood.
Youngblood swinging wildly here.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Youngblood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Youngblood.
Anderson is looking to wear down Youngblood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Youngblood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Youngblood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson 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.
Youngblood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Youngblood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Youngblood throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
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!
Anderson thuds his right hand into Youngblood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Youngblood misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson with a jab.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Youngblood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Youngblood throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson scores with a head kick.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood manages to break the clinch.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Youngblood.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Youngblood working hard to break the clinch.
Youngblood breaks from the clinch.
Youngblood misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Youngblood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Youngblood manages to avoid it.
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Youngblood with an uppercut!
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Youngblood misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Youngblood swings widly with a right hand
and Youngblood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Youngblood throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Youngblood off balance momentarily.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
A big right from Youngblood misses.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Youngblood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been informed that Youngblood has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson has Youngblood up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Youngblood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson is leaning against Youngblood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Youngblood is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson pushes Youngblood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Austin Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Youngblood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a good low kick that Youngblood was not able to check.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Youngblood moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Matt Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Youngblood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Youngblood throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Youngblood throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a leg kick.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Youngblood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Youngblood.
A punch lands to the side of Youngblood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Youngblood misses with a double jab
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Youngblood is breathing heavily.
Youngblood misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Youngblood.
Anderson clinches up with Youngblood and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Youngblood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Youngblood throws a combination that misses
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Youngblood misses the jab.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Youngblood's head back.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Youngblood's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Youngblood's front leg but catches the back leg as Youngblood tries to avoid it.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Youngblood.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Youngblood.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson tries to work over Youngblood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Youngblood's efforts to push away.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Youngblood's efforts to push away.
Youngblood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Youngblood momentarily.
Youngblood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Youngblood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Youngblood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Youngblood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Matt Youngblood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Youngblood misses its intended target.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Youngblood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Anderson.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Youngblood's knee but Youngblood avoids it well.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Youngblood takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Youngblood circles away.
Anderson punishes Youngblood's body with a nice straight punch.
Youngblood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Youngblood looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Youngblood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Youngblood does no damage.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Youngblood's leg. Youngblood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Youngblood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stuns Youngblood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anderson clinches.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Anderson is working Youngblood over against the cage.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Youngblood can do to turn this around?
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Youngblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson tries to clinch but Youngblood is having none of it.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anderson jabs Youngblood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Austin Anderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Youngblood moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson tests Youngblood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Youngblood avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Youngblood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Youngblood back to the cage. Anderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Youngblood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderson clinches up with Youngblood and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Youngblood is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Youngblood manages to break the clinch.
Youngblood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Youngblood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Anderson.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Youngblood blocks an uppercut.
Anderson is leaning against Youngblood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Youngblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson prevents Youngblood from breaking the clinch.
Youngblood tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Matt Youngblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Youngblood's elbow.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
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!
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Austin Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Youngblood tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Youngblood wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Youngblood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Youngblood's belly button to the back.
Youngblood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Youngblood throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Youngblood should have avoided that one.
Anderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sloppy strikes from Youngblood. Those never looked like landing.
Youngblood misses with a body shot.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Youngblood.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with the punch.
Youngblood needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Youngblood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Austin Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Youngblood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Youngblood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Youngblood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Youngblood misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Anderson jabs at Youngblood's body.
Good shot there by Anderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson clinches up with Youngblood and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Youngblood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Youngblood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has Youngblood pressed against the cage, preventing Youngblood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Youngblood takes a shot to the head.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Youngblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Youngblood misses with the combination.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Youngblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Youngblood misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Youngblood. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson cracks Youngblood with an open hand slap.
Youngblood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Youngblood is rocked!
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Anderson!
An out of breath Austin Anderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Matt Youngblood was interviewed post fight and said 'I`ll be BACK'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okin Slavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slavas comes to the cage accompanied by WolfMother. The crowd seem to be enjoying Urameshi's choice of entrance music: Two Piece by Tech N9ne. Okin Slavas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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188 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Okin Slavas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urameshi throws a leg kick which misses Slavas's front leg but catches the back leg as Slavas tries to avoid it.
Urameshi wants to clinch.
Urameshi thows a body kick. Slavas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Slavas misses with a hook. Urameshi ducked under it nicely.
Urameshi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slavas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Farrell Pikey Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Slavas swings widly with a right hand
and Urameshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slavas dives in and scores a takedown into Urameshi's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Slavas is pushing down on Urameshi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Urameshi is fighting to maintain full guard but Slavas has managed to sneak the leg through.
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!
Urameshi is trying to maintain the position but Slavas is very close to passing his half guard.
Slavas passes to side control.
Slavas wants to control but Urameshi is keeping him busy.
Urameshi dodges the ground and pound from Slavas.
Urameshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slavas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Slavas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Slavas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Urameshi keeps working.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Slavas looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Urameshi is avoiding damage well.
Urameshi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Slavas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Urameshi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Urameshi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Slavas has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee asks Slavas politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Slavas prefers to stall for the moment though.
Urameshi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Slavas connects with a decent elbow.
Urameshi can't do much from the bottom here.
Slavas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Urameshi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slavas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Urameshi wants to control but Slavas postures up.
Slavas looks up at the clock and then as Urameshi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Slavas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Slavas throws a strike aimed at the side of Urameshi's head but Urameshi avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slavas is trying to get an arm triangle but Urameshi is defending well.
Slavas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Slavas misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Slavas seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slavas misses with the ground and pound.
Slavas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Slavas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Urameshi, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Slavas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Urameshi struggling a bit here.
Urameshi stops Slavas from passing to mount.
Urameshi tries to bench press Slavas off him but Slavas keeps the position.
Slavas throws an elbow but Urameshi slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urameshi is not content to let Slavas control the position.
Slavas tries to advance to mount but Urameshi denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okin Slavas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slavas avoids the body shot from Urameshi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slavas. Urameshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urameshi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slavas throws a lazy right hand but Urameshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Urameshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Urameshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Urameshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slavas.
Slavas connects with a crisp jab.
Urameshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Slavas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Urameshi - the referee stops the clock and Slavas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Urameshi. Slavas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Slavas lands a jab to the nose.
Urameshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slavas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Slavas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slavas's sensitive parts.
Urameshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Slavas throws a hook but Urameshi avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Urameshi.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slavas.
Urameshi throws an overhand right that lands on Slavas's shoulder, as Slavas tries to avoid the shot.
Slavas throws a poor cross that misses
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
Urameshi scores with a jab. Slavas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Slavas darts in looking for a takedown but Urameshi gets double underhooks and turns Slavas into the cage.
Slavas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Slavas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Slavas keeping moving, preventing Urameshi from controlling successfully.
Slavas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Urameshi tries to stand but Slavas is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slavas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Urameshi manages to get himself to full guard.
Urameshi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Urameshi looking to control.
Slavas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slavas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Urameshi is adopting a defensive guard.
Slavas content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yusuke Urameshi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Slavas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slavas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Urameshi's head backwards.
Slavas misses with a hook.
Slavas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urameshi.
Urameshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Urameshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slavas throws out the jab.
Urameshi sizes up Slavas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yusuke Urameshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urameshi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slavas checks it well.
Urameshi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slavas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slavas slips under a jab.
Urameshi gets caught flat footed, as Slavas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Slavas trying to control the position from guard on top but Urameshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okin Slavas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Urameshi wants to stand but Slavas is controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Slavas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Urameshi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slavas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Urameshi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Urameshi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slavas with a nice head shot there.
Slavas wants to pass the guard but Urameshi is keeping the position.
Slavas trying to control the position from guard on top but Urameshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okin Slavas dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Slavas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Slavas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Slavas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urameshi.
Slavas looks to land a left hand but Urameshi moved out of range nicely.
Slavas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Urameshi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Slavas is in Urameshi's guard.
Urameshi is trying to keep Slavas in close.
Slavas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Urameshi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Urameshi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Slavas is looking to work some ground and pound but Urameshi has wrist control.
Slavas throwing strikes but missing.
Slavas controlling from the top position.
Slavas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi trying to control the position.
Urameshi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yusuke Urameshi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Urameshi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Urameshi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Slavas.
Slavas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urameshi throws a hook but Slavas blocks it.
Slavas ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Slavas throws out a loose jab but Urameshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slavas shoots in for a takedown but Urameshi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Slavas lands a glancing blow to the side of Urameshi's head.
Yusuke Urameshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Urameshi is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Are you kidding me?! Slavas ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Urameshi clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Okin Slavas!
A very excited looking Okin Slavas rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Madz Ladz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Crashing Mashin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Renato Crashing Mashin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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265 lbs
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257 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Madz Ladz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Crashing Mashin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Crashing Mashin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ladz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ladz stopping the sweep attempt from Crashing Mashin.
Ladz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crashing Mashin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ladz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crashing Mashin 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.
Crashing Mashin has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Ladz should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Crashing Mashin has tightened it up now! Ladz should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Renato Crashing Mashin!
Renato Crashing Mashin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Cronkite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronkite comes into the arena with Croc song! blaring out of the sound system. Melo has chosen Fort Minor - Remember the name as his entrance music. Felipe Melo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Melvin Cronkite's chin.
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229 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Melvin Cronkite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Melo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Melo.
Melo lands with a right hand.
It looks like Melvin Cronkite has been cut.
Melo connects with a leg kick. Cronkite looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cronkite on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Melo. Melo obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cronkite misses with a takedown attempt - Melo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crunch! Melo slams his shin into Cronkite's torso.
Melo jabs Cronkite right on the nose. Cronkite blinks but takes it well.
Cronkite checks the leg kick nicely there.
Melo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Felipe Melo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cronkite.
Cronkite takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Melo.
Melo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cronkite fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melvin Cronkite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Melvin Cronkite's cut is getting worse.
Melo scores with a spinning back kick!
Cronkite is breathing heavily.
Melo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cronkite's sensitive parts.
Melo tries to land a leg kick but Cronkite saw it coming and moves away.
Melo lands with a kick to the temple. Cronkite shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cronkite shoots in but Melo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Melo thuds his shin into the meat of Cronkite's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Melvin Cronkite's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cronkite tries to move into range but Melo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cronkite blocks a low kick nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cronkite fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cronkite blocks a low kick nicely.
Melo is looking to chop away at Cronkite's legs.
Melo thuds his shin into the meat of Cronkite's side.
Cronkite looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cronkite on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cronkite shoots and misses
and Melo counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeez, Melvin Cronkite's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Melo tries to sprawl but Cronkite drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cronkite missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Melo trying to control here.
Cronkite wants to advance to full mount but Melo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melo keeping full guard, as Cronkite tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Melo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Cronkite's cut.
That's time! Cronkite's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Melo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cronkite. That did some damage!
Melo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cronkite.
Cronkite checks a low kick from Melo.
That kick from Melo tenderised Cronkite's leg. Cronkite is trying to keep his angry face on.
Melo lands a big head kick that sends Cronkite tumbling to the mat! Melo takes a step backwards and waves Cronkite back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Melvin Cronkite's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Felipe Melo!
A less than humble Felipe Melo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bones comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Music D12. Rude is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gunslinger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
225 lbs
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32
218 lbs
21 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
21 - 12 - 4, fighting out of New York, Jonny Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dominic Rude!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude jabs Bones right on the nose. Bones blinks but takes it well.
Bones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Farrell Pikey Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Bones scoring well with a low kick there.
Rude shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rude was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rude is looking to take a break and control but Bones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rude is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rude wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bones trying to control but Rude flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Bones trying to control the hands but Rude breaks the grip.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rude is riding his opponent, not letting Bones buck him off.
Bones tries to roll but Rude sticks to his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude is not going to allow Bones to sit and survive in this position.
Bones can't escape the position.
Bones trying to control the position but Rude manages to sink in the hooks.
Bones surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Bones is trying to break free.
Bones trying to control the position but Rude manages to sink in the hooks.
Rude is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bones has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Bones trying to control the position but Rude manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude trying to control momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rude not allowing Bones to control his hands.
Bones is holding onto Rude's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Bones turns into Rude and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rude looking for a sweep. Not yet Rude, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jonny Bones just wasn't active enough.
Bones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rude tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bones is able to avoid easily.
Rude feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bones's calf.
Horrible takedown by Bones or perhaps it was just good defense by Rude which made him look bad.
Bones thows a leg kick but Rude checks it
and Rude counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bones misses with an uppercut
and Rude counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rude lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bones circles away quickly and effectively.
Bones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bones takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rude's corner calls for a 1-2. Rude obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude throws an overhand right that lands on Bones's shoulder, as Bones tries to avoid the shot.
Bones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rude with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rude blocks a jab.
Bones throws a hook but Rude blocks it.
Bones throws a head kick that misses.
Bones swings widly with a right hand
and Rude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bones throws a shot from downtown. Rude moves away and avoids it.
Bones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Bones blocks the leg kick.
Bones throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bones.
Nice straight punches there by Bones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bones.
Bones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rude. Rude obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dominic Rude will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rude fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bones looks to land a body kick but Rude moved away.
Bones misses with a kick to the body
and Rude counters with a stiff right hand.
Rude throws a shot from downtown. Bones moves away and avoids it.
Bones avoids a kick to the body.
Rude stuffs the takedown attempt from Bones. Bones gets slowly back to his feet.
Bones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rude circles away quickly and effectively.
Rude dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bones. That did some damage!
Rude drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rude engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bones working a defensive guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rude preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones is working hard here to advance position.
Rude postures up.
Bones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rude sprawls well. Rude wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bones gets slowly back to his feet.
Bones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rude's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rude looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bones is one step ahead there.
Bones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rude is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones wants to control but Rude is keeping busy.
Bones wants to improve his position but Rude is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rude not doing much here.
Rude's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rude's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rude's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones gets his hands free as Rude looks to control.
Bones misses with a punch to the head.
Bones missing with strikes from the back.
You can see the frustration on Rude's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bones missing with strikes.
Rude tries to break free.
Bones scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Rude can't escape the position.
Bones punishes Rude with strikes from the back mount.
Bones lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Rude hold on?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rude looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rude is covering up but some of the strikes from Bones are getting through and doing damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Rude tries to break free.
Bones throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Rude tries to break free.
Rude is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rude trying to control but not successfully.
Bones struggling to land strikes to the head as Rude covers up.
Bones is working the ground and pound. Can Rude escape?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bones has Rude flattened out and is raining down punches.
Rude covers up after that shot from Bones.
Bones lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Rude hold on?!
Bones scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Rude is looking for a way out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bones dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rude defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bones.
Rude misses with a hook.
Jonny Bones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rude uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bones.
Bones moves out of range of the body kick from Rude.
Bones scores with a punch to the head.
Bones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rude thuds a left hand into Bones's body.
Rude cracks a nice hook into Bones's ribs.
Bones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rude counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rude feints and then cracks Bones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bones down.
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!
Rude lands a jab.
Bones throws a lazy uppercut
and Rude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones with a poor takedown
and Rude counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bones wants to slow Rude down by chopping away at his legs.
Dominic Rude seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rude.
Rude takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rude has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rude just misses with a punch to the body.
Bones throws a hook but Rude blocks it.
Bones shoots in but Rude avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rude throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rude fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rude misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rude lands a glancing blow to the side of Bones's head.
Bones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rude feints and then cracks Bones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bones down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rude throws a front kick that sends Bones stumbling back into the cage.
Bones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rude counters with a nice body kick.
Rude scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bones doesn't seem bothered though.
Rude shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rude preventing the sweep.
Rude forces his way into half guard.
Rude is pressing down on Bones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bones is holding on for now.
Rude is thwarting Bones's attempts to control the position.
Bones tries to roll over but Rude keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones is staying active underneath Rude, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bones tries to get to full guard but Rude has control of the leg.
Rude is trying to control the action in half guard but Bones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bones is looking to improve his position.
Rude content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dominic Rude.
Bones goes for a double leg but Rude avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rude continues to drive forward.
Rude misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bones tries to stall but Rude uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rude working aggressively here.
Rude misses with some punches.
Bones breaks from the clinch.
Bones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rude counters with a nice uppercut.
Bones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rude throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rude misses with a two punch combination.
Rude connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Rude comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rude 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Rude!
Dominic Rude managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Dark Side, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abaka Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
182 lbs
22 - 12 - 1 |
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27
184 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abaka Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabago wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Rabago tries to clinch but Khan moves away
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan throws a front kick that sends Rabago stumbling back into the cage.
Rabago is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Rabago closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rabago dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabago is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Khan.
It looks like Adam Rabago has been cut.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Khan is working Rabago over against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rabago blocks an elbow strike.
Rabago takes a knee to the side of the body.
Khan with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khan.
Rabago looks winded!
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rabago throws a head punch that misses.
Rabago misses with a punch to the body.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rabago misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago lands with a left to the head.
Rabago tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
Khan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rabago's face.
Rabago tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that Rabago has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rabago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Rabago is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khan.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Rabago blocks it.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rabago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rabago throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabago is defending well for now.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan prevents a body shot from Rabago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rabago tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Rabago back against the cage.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rabago presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rabago misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Rabago lands with a short shot to the head.
Rabago lands with a short shot to the head.
Rabago takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Rabago letting Khan take a breather here.
Rabago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rabago.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rabago tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rabago misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rabago throws a head punch that misses.
Rabago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rabago misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Rabago controls the action.
Rabago takes an elbow to the temple.
Rabago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan blocks a body shot from Rabago.
Khan with a knee to the head.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabago controls his hands.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rabago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabago tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Rabago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rabago.
Rabago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago misses with a punch to the body.
Rabago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan blocking some punches.
Rabago working aggressively here.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rabago avoids it.
Rabago avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
Rabago misses with a body punch.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabago is defending well for now.
Khan prevents a body shot from Rabago.
Rabago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Adam Rabago's cut even more.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabago is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Rabago is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rabago managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Rabago tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Rabago back against the cage.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abaka Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Rabago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rabago wants to clinch.
Khan is looking to clinch but Rabago is avoiding it.
Rabago is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Khan throws a head kick but Rabago moves out of range.
Rabago tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Rabago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rabago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago working aggressively here.
Rabago working aggressively here.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Rabago tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Rabago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rabago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abaka Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rabago misses with the head strike.
Rabago can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Rabago is blocking nicely.
Rabago takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Khan.
Rabago tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Rabago back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Khan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rabago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Rabago blocks with his arms.
A right hand to the body from Rabago.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rabago avoids it.
Rabago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rabago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rabago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rabago tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Rabago back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rabago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rabago misses with a punch on the inside.
Rabago has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Rabago tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Rabago managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rabago avoids it.
Rabago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan stalling in the clinch but Rabago improves position.
Rabago tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabago struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Rabago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rabago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabago is defending well for now.
Rabago can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Rabago blocks it.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Rabago lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rabago's brow.
Rabago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rabago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rabago throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Rabago is blocking nicely.
Rabago takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rabago blocks it with crossed arms.
Rabago tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rabagos head.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rabago.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Rabago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rabago avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Rabago lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rabago digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rabago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Rabago.
Rabago scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Rabago.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Rabago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Rabago's cut.
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!
Rabago is looking to clinch.
Adam Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabago wants to clinch.
Rabago doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Khan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rabago tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rabago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some bone on bone action there as Khan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rabago blocks a head kick by Khan.
Rabago lands a leg kick that knocks Khan off balance momentarily.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rabago closes the distance and clinches.
Rabago swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rabago avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Rabago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rabago swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rabago.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rabago's defenses.
Rabago swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rabago scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabago is defending well for now.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rabago's defenses.
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!
Rabago misses with the head strike.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan taking a breather.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rabago's defenses.
The cut above Adam Rabago's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rabago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rabago misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Rabago.
Rabago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rabago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Rabago misses with a punch on the inside.
Rabago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Rabago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rabagos head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan crunches a lovely knee into Rabago's ribcage.
Rabago throws a head punch that misses.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khan lands an elbow just above Rabago 's eye.
Adam Rabago's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rabago avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khan.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Rabago shrugs off.
Khan wants to stall.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Khan.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adam Rabago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Abaka Khan!
Abaka Khan 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Krutcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Twilight Guardians - Out of Our Hands. Krutcher has chosen Fun Things - Savage as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antero Rokka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Krutcher!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krutcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rokka blocks a head kick by Krutcher.
Rokka cracks Krutcher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Jason Krutcher has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Krutcher.
Krutcher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Krutcher misses.
Krutcher dodges the punch combination from Rokka.
Rokka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krutcher ducks under a wild hook from Rokka.
Rokka lands with a kick to the temple. Krutcher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Krutcher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krutcher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rokka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krutcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokka.
Rokka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rokka defending well as Krutcher loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Rokka as he connects with a hook.
Krutcher finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Rokka's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Krutcher falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antero Rokka!
Antero Rokka retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Antero Rokka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Jason Krutcher stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was a tough fight tonight but that's how it goes sometimes. I'll be back again.'.
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