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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Hold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hold comes to the cage accompanied by The Way Of The Fist. Tommy Hold could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Soa Palelei's chin.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Hold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soa Palelei!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hold lands a jab.
Hold lands a nice hook to Palelei's body. Palelei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hold lands with a right hand.
Hold lands a nice hook to Palelei's body. Palelei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hold thows a body shot but no joy.
Hold tries to bum rush Palelei with a series of wild strikes but Palelei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palelei thows a body shot but no joy.
Hold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palelei was well out of range. Poor timing from Hold.
Hold ducks under a wild hook from Palelei.
Hold misses the shot to the body.
Hold bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hold is looking to wear down Palelei with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Hold.
Hold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palelei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Palelei stuns Hold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Palelei misses with a looping right.
Hold looks to land a right hand but Palelei moved out of range.
Palelei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hold misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hold shoots in for a takedown but Palelei shows good takedown defense.
Hold could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tommy Hold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palelei misses with a series of wild punches.
Palelei misses with a few strikes there.
Palelei lands a head shot.
Palelei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hold scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palelei moves away.
Palelei swings for the body but Hold moves out of range.
Palelei misses with a straight left.
Hold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Hold. Those never looked like landing.
Hold is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Palelei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hold.
Palelei has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hold throws a right and a left that Palelei avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palelei's waist but Palelei gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hold off to one side.
Palelei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hold misses the shot to the body.
Palelei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hold on the side of the head.
Soa Palelei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palelei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hold was well out of range. Poor timing from Palelei.
Palelei lands a lovely overhand right.
Hold dodges the punch combination from Palelei.
Hold lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hold.
Palelei slips a straight right by Hold.
Hold fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Hold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Palelei misses.
Hold tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Palelei defends well and Hold ends up having to push Palelei into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palelei.
Palelei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hold's elbow.
Hold has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Palelei is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Palelei lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hold struggles to land a body shot inside as Palelei controls his hands.
Palelei scores with a shoulder strike.
Palelei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hold backwards.
Hold tries to throw a body punch but Palelei avoids it by throwing Hold back against the cage.
Palelei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Palelei - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Palelei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hold backwards.
Hold tries for a takedown. No joy.
Palelei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hold's elbow.
Palelei lands a body shot.
Palelei misses with the head strike.
Palelei manages to break the clinch.
Palelei throws a shot from downtown. Hold moves away and avoids it.
Hold cracks Palelei with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Hold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palelei keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palelei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palelei instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palelei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palelei avoids the body shot from Hold.
Hold misses with a wild body shot.
Hold slips a jab and a cross from Palelei.
Hold lands a nice hook to Palelei's body. Palelei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palelei throws out the jab.
Palelei throws an overhand right that lands on Hold's shoulder, as Hold tries to avoid the shot.
Palelei throws a big shot that misses.
Palelei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hold was well out of range. Poor timing from Palelei.
Palelei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palelei dodges the punch combination from Hold.
Palelei swings for the body but Hold moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hold scores with a nice head shot.
Hold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Hold. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Hold dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hold avoids the body shot from Palelei.
Palelei dodges the punch combination from Hold.
A slow jab from Palelei misses its intended target.
Palelei clinches.
Hold takes a shot to the head.
Hold is trying to force a seperation but Palelei has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Palelei as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Palelei prevents a body shot from Hold.
Hold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palelei's elbow.
Palelei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hold is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hold lands with a short shot to the head.
Hold taking a breather.
Palelei throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei lands with a light punch inside.
Palelei pushes Hold back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palelei's elbow.
Hold misses with a body punch.
Palelei scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Palelei scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palelei pushes Hold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palelei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palelei manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Palelei misses.
Hold misses with a body shot.
Hold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palelei.
Hold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palelei.
Hold misses with a wild body shot.
Hold throws a predictable looking body shot
and Palelei counters with a series of strikes. Hold will be more careful next time no doubt.
Palelei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palelei gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hold.
Hold falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Palelei counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palelei punishes Hold's body with a nice straight punch.
Hold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice cross by Hold.
Hold just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hold. Those never looked like landing.
Palelei rushes Hold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soa Palelei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Palelei lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Palelei.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palelei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palelei tries to throw a body punch but Hold avoids it by throwing Palelei back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Palelei.
Palelei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hold avoids the body shot from Palelei.
Palelei looks to throw the jab but Hold is out of range.
Hold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Palelei avoids the body shot from Hold.
Palelei lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palelei clinches up with Hold and pushes him back against the cage.
Palelei has Hold pressed against the cage, preventing Hold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Palelei lands with a left to the head.
Hold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hold.
Palelei lands a shoulder strike.
Palelei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Palelei.
Hold can't get the takedown.
Palelei misses with a punch on the inside.
Hold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hold taking a breather.
Good body shot from Palelei.
Palelei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palelei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hold.
A short right from Palelei on the inside.
Palelei misses with some punches.
Palelei pushes Hold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palelei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Palelei.
Hold misses with a body punch.
Palelei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palelei lands with a right to the head.
Palelei throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Palelei stops a takedown attempt from Hold.
Palelei lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Palelei - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Palelei - that landed with a thud.
Palelei misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Palelei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palelei blocks a body shot from Hold.
Palelei blocks a body shot from Hold.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palelei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hold wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Hold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palelei tries to throw a body punch but Hold avoids it by throwing Palelei back against the cage.
Palelei blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soa Palelei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Palelei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hold.
A decent looking cross lands there for Palelei.
Hold throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Palelei counters with a left to the body.
Hold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hold slips a straight right by Palelei.
Hold misses with a double jab.
Palelei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hold has time to react.
Palelei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hold swings for the body but Palelei moves out of range.
Hold slips under a jab from Palelei.
Hold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Palelei stuffs the takedown.
Palelei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hold manages to avoid it.
Palelei lands an overhand right.
Both fighters are 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!
Hold throws an off balance right hand
enabling Palelei to counter with a crisp jab.
Palelei scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hold defending well as Palelei loads up on a big left hand.
Hold defending well as Palelei loads up on a big left hand.
Palelei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Palelei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hold's head.
Hold looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A right-left combo lands from Palelei.
Hold avoids the body shot from Palelei.
Hold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palelei looks to throw the jab but Hold is out of range.
Palelei slaps away a takedown attempt from Hold, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Hold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hold throws a left and a right that both miss
and Palelei counters with a nice uppercut.
Hold lands a body shot.
Palelei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palelei was well out of range. Poor timing from Hold.
Palelei throws a hook but Hold avoids it easily.
Hold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palelei.
Hold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palelei was well out of range. Poor timing from Hold.
No joy there for Hold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palelei lands a nice looking body shot.
Palelei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Palelei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hold scrambles back to his feet.
Hold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hold throws a sloppy body shot
and Palelei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Palelei thuds his right hand into Hold's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Palelei throws a hook but Hold blocks it.
Palelei scores with a nice head shot.
Palelei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soa Palelei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hold throws a combination that misses
and Palelei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Palelei tries to clinch there but Hold circles away.
Palelei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hold loads up on a big right hand but Palelei slips the punch.
Palelei throws a jab when Hold was well out of range.
Hold shoots in looking for a takedown but Palelei manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hold's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palelei closes the distance and clinches.
Palelei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palelei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hold backwards.
Palelei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palelei digs a right hand underneath Hold's ribcage. Hold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hold tries to work over Palelei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palelei throws a punch but it's blocked by Hold.
Palelei manages to break the clinch.
Hold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palelei finds it's way round the side to connect with Hold's head.
Palelei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palelei misses with a body shot.
Palelei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hold.
Palelei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hold manages to avoid it.
Palelei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palelei misses with a looping left.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hold. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hold lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hold looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Palelei scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hold in his tracks.
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!
Hold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hold thows a body shot but no joy.
Palelei looks to throw the jab but Hold is out of range.
Hold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Hold. Those never looked like landing.
Hold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tommy Hold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palelei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Palelei at a distance.
Palelei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hold works Palelei's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palelei jabs Hold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Palelei throws a hook to the side of Hold's head but Hold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palelei stuffs the takedown.
Hold shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Palelei sprawls well. Palelei wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hold gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soa Palelei really dominated that round.
That's time! Hold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palelei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hold takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palelei pushes Hold up against the cage in a clinch.
Hold prevents a body shot from Palelei.
Hold wants to stall.
Hold drops down looking for an ankle pick but Palelei pulls his leg out and moves away.
Palelei with a jab.
Hold closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Palelei misses with a series of wild punches.
Hold looks to land a combination but Palelei avoids it well.
Hold shoots in for a double leg but Palelei sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palelei connects with a single shot there.
Palelei defending well as Hold loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Palelei misses.
Hold avoids the body shot from Palelei.
Hold takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hold thuds a left hand into Palelei's body.
Palelei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palelei displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hold.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Hold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palelei missing with a left hand there. Hold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palelei just misses with a punch to the body.
Palelei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hold with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palelei to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hold fails to land with a series of punches.
Hold slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Palelei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hold lands a right hook to the body.
Palelei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hold has time to react.
Palelei sizes up Hold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Palelei slaps away a takedown attempt from Hold, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Palelei has managed to clinch.
Palelei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palelei prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hold tries to stall but Palelei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hold blocking some punches.
Hold misses with a punch to the body.
Palelei swings wildly with an uppercut but Hold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palelei blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hold tries to break free but Palelei pushes him back against the cage.
Hold looking to stall.
Palelei lands a shot to the body.
Palelei digs a right hand underneath Hold's ribcage. Hold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Palelei.
Palelei lands with a light punch inside.
Palelei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palelei misses with the head strike.
Palelei lands a hook that snaps the head of Hold backwards.
Palelei lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palelei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palelei just leaning against Hold, taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Palelei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hold is looking to break free of the clinch but Palelei has double underhooks.
Palelei displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hold up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hold is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Palelei is leaning against Hold and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palelei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hold backwards.
Hold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Palelei.
Palelei lands a left hand.
Palelei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Palelei lands a hook that snaps the head of Hold backwards.
Palelei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Palelei.
Palelei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palelei pushes Hold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palelei lands a nice shot to the body.
Palelei taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soa Palelei dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Palelei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hold dives in and grabs Palelei's left leg, looking for a takedown. Palelei pushes down on Hold's head and hops out.
Hold looking to score a takedown here. Palelei is defending well but Hold drives through and ends up in Palelei's guard.
Palelei keeping moving, preventing Hold from controlling successfully.
Palelei looking for a sweep. Not yet Palelei, not yet.
Hold wants to control from the top but Palelei keeps moving.
Palelei wants to get back to his feet but Hold passes into half guard.
Palelei is looking to improve his position.
Palelei is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hold thows a huge punch but Palelei dodges it nicely.
Palelei wants to control but Hold is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hold wants to take a breather but Palelei is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hold is working for a submission of some sort.
Hold wants to control but Palelei is keeping him busy.
Hold prevents Palelei from improving his position.
Hold wants to stand up but Palelei is controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palelei can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hold wants to control but Palelei is keeping him busy.
Hold in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Palelei tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hold!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy Hold!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sith Vicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Wong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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230 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sith Vicious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Wong!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicious tries to land a leg kick but Wong saw it coming and moves away.
Wong looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Vicious misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vicious drops Wong with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wong looks back up at him and smiles so Vicious waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Joe Wong has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vicious throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vicious fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Wong square on the jaw! Damn, Wong is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sith Vicious!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Country (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Country!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Country fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barnett to the ground. Country is now in Barnett's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barnett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Country manages to get himself to full guard.
Country looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnett is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnett is fighting to break Country's control of his arms but Country is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barnett drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Country dives on top into guard.
Country landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Barnett wants to sweep here but Country controlling him for the moment.
Barnett is looking to sweep but instead, Country has passed into half guard.
Barnett is looking to improve his position.
Barnett looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Country.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett wants to improve his position but Country is controlling well.
Country is trying to control. Barnett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Country is looking for a kimura but Barnett is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Country to get the leverage.
Barnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Country.
Country landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Country missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Country is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Country is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Country.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Country landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Country sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnett defending well though.
Country frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Country jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Barnett is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Barnett and Country has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Barnett wants to control but Country postures up.
Barnett tries to improve position but can't.
Country throws a strike aimed at the side of Barnett's head but Barnett avoids it well.
Barnett regains half guard.
Barnett tries to roll over but Country keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is still trying to improve position.
Country not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnett is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Country is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Country is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Country dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barnett tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Country defends well and Barnett ends up having to push Country into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barnett goes for a takedown attempt but Country pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Country drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Country with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roy Country overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Country throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnett wants to sweep but no luck.
Country working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnett looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Country.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Country from controlling successfully.
Barnett wants to sweep here but Country controlling him for the moment.
Country stands up from Barnett's guard - Country perhaps looking for a knockout.
Country fails with the takedown
and Barnett counters with a single leg into guard. Country didn't expect that.
Country on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Country tries to get out of the position.
Barnett slips nicely into half guard.
Country is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Country tries to lock up and control but Barnett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Barnett postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Country looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett cracks Country with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barnett can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Country is looking to escape.
Country tries to reverse the position but Barnett maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barnett is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Country has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Barnett scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Country really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Barnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Country's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Barnett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barnett stands and throws Country's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barnett throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Country works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Barnett looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett passes to side control.
Barnett is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Country is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Country is trying to buck Barnett off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett working the body and head with strikes.
Barnett is trying to get an arm triangle but Country is defending well.
Country manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnett passes to side control.
Barnett is looking to take a break and control but Country is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Country bucks up and tries to throw Barnett off but instead Barnett has got his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Country is trying to break free.
Barnett scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Country is looking for a way out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Country is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnett looking to break Country's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Country remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Barnett will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett scores with punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Barnett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barnett 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Barnett!
Our winner, Josh Barnett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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239 lbs
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250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mats Lundin!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dos Santos to the ground. Lundin is now in Dos Santos's guard.
Lundin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dos Santos is proving hard to escape from.
Dos Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lundin defends it easily.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dos Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lundin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lundin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mats Lundin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lundin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dos Santos is trying to defend but Lundin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundin decides to stand and escape the position.
Lundin misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Lundin.
Lundin has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Lundin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dos Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lundin is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dos Santos presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lundin.
Dos Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but Lundin has him pressed against the cage.
Lundin scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lundin.
Lundin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lundin's coach down at Valhalla:NY GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lundin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but Lundin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lundin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lundin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lundin lands with a straight right. Dos Santos didn't see that one coming.
Lundin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Lundin gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lundin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Lundin. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lundin gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin stands up from half guard.
Some wild striking there from Lundin.
Lundin throws a combination that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lundin shoots in and bounces Dos Santos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lundin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dos Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lundin has managed to get both his arms back between Dos Santos's legs - danger averted.
Lundin stands up from Dos Santos's guard - Lundin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lundin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lundin stands up and beckons Dos Santos to his feet.
Lundin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lundin showed some decent athleticism there.
Lundin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dos Santos to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lundin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lundin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dos Santos's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mats Lundin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Lundin misses.
Lundin lands a left and a right that send Dos Santos crashing to the mat, dazed. Lundin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Thiago Dos Santos has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lundin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dos Santos's guard.
Lundin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lundin moves into the clinch.
Lundin successfully pulls guard.
Lundin pulls Dos Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Dos Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lundin pushes Dos Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lundin scores with a one two! Dos Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dos Santos on his heels. He'll look to pass Dos Santos's guard now, I'm sure.
Lundin gets to his feet. Dos Santos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lundin.
Lundin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dos Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lundin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lundin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lundin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lundin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Lundin.
Some wild striking there from Lundin.
Lundin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lundin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lundin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dos Santos's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lundin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lundin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lundin gets to his feet - Dos Santos follows without any prompting.
Thiago Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lundin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dos Santos is working an open guard so Lundin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lundin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dos Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lundin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundin forces Dos Santos back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lundin throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Lundin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thiago Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lundin throws a shot to the body.
Lundin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lundin showed some decent athleticism there.
Lundin gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lundin throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mats Lundin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Dos Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lundin has managed to clinch.
Lundin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Lundin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lundin breaks from the clinch.
Lundin throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lundin is defended easily by Dos Santos.
Lundin has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Lundin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lundin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin shoots in for a double leg but Dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lundin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lundin tries a head kick but it misses.
Lundin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lundin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lundin misses with a double jab
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lundin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
Thiago Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mats Lundin.
Lundin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Thiago Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Lundin moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Lundin misses with a double jab
and Dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lundin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos's waist but Dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lundin off to one side.
Lundin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lundin misses with a combination
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lundin swinging wildly here.
Lundin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lundin fails with a takedown attempt.
Lundin misses with a body shot.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Lundin.
Lundin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lundin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lundin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Lundin.
Lundin throws a combination that misses
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lundin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Lundin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Lundin. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thiago Dos Santos.
Well Lundin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mats Lundin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Presley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxing Comte Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Presley comes into the arena with Loco blaring out of the sound system. Comte Jr has chosen Viceroy by Mac DeMarco as his entrance music. Boxing Comte Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Presley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boxing Comte Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Presley fails to land with a series of punches.
Presley misses with a straight left.
Presley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Comte Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Presley was well out of range. Poor timing from Comte Jr.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Presley looks to land a left hand but Comte Jr moved out of range nicely.
Presley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Comte Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Presley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Presley fails to land with a series of punches.
Comte Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Presley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Comte Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Presley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Presley circles away from the clinch attempt.
David Presley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Presley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Comte Jr moves into range and clinches up with Presley.
Presley letting Comte Jr take a breather here.
Comte Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Comte Jr is stalling here.
Presley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Comte Jr throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comte Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Presley blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Comte Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Presley backwards.
Comte Jr avoiding damage.
Presley is working Comte Jr over against the cage.
Presley works on Comte Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Comte Jr taking a breather.
Presley prevents a body shot from Comte Jr.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Comte Jr lands with a left to the head.
Comte Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Presley backwards.
A short body shot lands from Presley as the two fighters clinch.
Comte Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Presley.
I was talking to Presley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Presley lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comte Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Comte Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Comte Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Presley trying to stall but Comte Jr improves his position.
Presley lands with a light punch inside.
Presley is pushing Comte Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Comte Jr is trying to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Presley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Comte Jr.
Come on Presley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Comte Jr - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Comte Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Presley wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Comte Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Comte Jr is working Presley over against the cage.
Presley takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Presley fails to land.
Presley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Comte Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Presley controls the action.
Presley struggles to land a body shot inside as Comte Jr controls his hands.
Presley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Comte Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Presleys head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Presley.
Presley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Presley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Presley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Presley misses with a body punch.
Comte Jr scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Presley letting Comte Jr take a breather here.
Presley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Comte Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Comte Jr tries to throw a body punch but Presley avoids it by throwing Comte Jr back against the cage.
Presley has a couple of punches blocked by Comte Jr.
The referee is keeping an eye on Comte Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boxing Comte Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Comte Jr finds it's way through Presley's defenses.
Comte Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Presley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Presley thows a body shot but no joy.
Presley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Comte Jr!
Presley grinds an elbow into Comte Jr's temple.
Comte Jr tries to buck Presley off but Presley is having none of it.
Presley with the ground and pound but Comte Jr regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Presley connects with a nice short shot to Comte Jr's temple.
Presley decides to return to a standing position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Comte Jr. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Comte Jr.
Comte Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like David Presley has been cut.
A slow jab from Presley misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comte Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Comte Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Presley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Presley keeps the fight on the outside.
Presley swings widly with a right hand
and Comte Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Comte Jr has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Comte Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Presley can't find room to land a body shot as Comte Jr controls the action.
Presley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Comte Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Presley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Comte Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Presley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Comte Jr's elbow.
Presley tries a body shot but Comte Jr blocks it.
Comte Jr works on Presley's body with a couple of short punches.
Comte Jr pushes Presley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Comte Jr pushes Presley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Comte Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Presley backwards.
Comte Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comte Jr lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Comte Jr - that landed with a thud.
Boxing Comte Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Comte Jr.
A body shot lands from Comte Jr.
Comte Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Presley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Presley is rocked!
Comte Jr has Presley pushed against the cage.
Comte Jr lands with a right to the head.
Presley misses with a body punch.
Comte Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Comte Jr drops Presley onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Presley is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Presley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Comte Jr creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Presley with a big uppercut! Presley tries to clinch up but Comte Jr pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Presley to the mat! Presley covers up and Comte Jr unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Boxing Comte Jr!
Post fight, Boxing Comte Jr took to the microphone: 'I knocked this mothafucka out!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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237 lbs
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269 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Churchill.
Fletcher loads up on a big right hand but Churchill slips the punch.
Fletcher throws a right and a left that Churchill avoids nicely.
Fletcher avoids the body shot from Churchill.
Fletcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Churchill.
Churchill decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Churchill working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fletcher looks winded!
Churchill is trying to control. Fletcher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Churchill drops an elbow to the side of Fletcher's head.
Fletcher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Churchill working Fletcher over with strikes.
Churchill drops an elbow to the side of Fletcher's head.
Fletcher taking some punishment here, with Churchill in his half guard.
Fletcher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Churchill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Churchill lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, if Churchill is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Churchill working Fletcher over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher wants to improve his position but Churchill is controlling well.
Churchill trying to control the action but Fletcher is working from the bottom.
Churchill working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Churchill connects with a nice short shot to Fletcher's temple.
Fletcher has hold of Churchill's hands but Churchill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Churchill is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Churchill is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Churchill seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Churchill is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Churchill works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Jack Fletcher has been cut.
Churchill looking to finish Fletcher with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fletcher!
Churchill scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fletcher?
That has opened up Jack Fletcher's cut even more.
Churchill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fletcher on the ground.
Churchill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fletcher is rocked!
Jack Fletcher's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Fletcher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Winston Churchill!
An out of breath Winston Churchill thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladmir Kozlof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D Remy La Gam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladmir Kozlof looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladmir Kozlof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D Remy La Gam!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Gam avoids the head kick by Kozlof.
La Gam with a jab.
Kozlof wants to clinch but La Gam slips to the side
enabling La Gam to counter with a crisp jab.
La Gam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
La Gam lands a really nice looking cross but Kozlof seems unphased.
La Gam is pawing at Kozlof, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Kozlof's nose. Kozlof is badly hurt! La Gam pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Kozlof tries desperately to hold on but La Gam is relentless in his assault! As Kozlof receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls La Gam away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). D Remy La Gam!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Jehosifat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jehosifat is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Warriors Call . Jerry Jehosifat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerry Jehosifat!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jehosifat gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garcia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Garcia drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jehosifat manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Garcia has Jehosifat in his guard.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia looking for subs off his back but Jehosifat has passed one foot through into half guard.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Jehosifat has control of the leg.
Jehosifat is working for a kimura but Garcia is defending it quite comfortably.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Jehosifat sits in half guard.
Garcia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jehosifat.
Jehosifat is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia is staying active underneath Jehosifat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Jehosifat is controlling well.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jehosifat pulls his head out easily.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Jehosifat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jehosifat perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jehosifat defends well.
Jehosifat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jehosifat has passed into half guard!
Jehosifat is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garcia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jehosifat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jehosifat is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jehosifat wants to work for an arm triangle but Garcia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Jehosifat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jehosifat is working for a kimura but Garcia is defending it quite comfortably.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jehosifat wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Jehosifat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garcia has hold of Jehosifat's hands but Jehosifat slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gabriel Garcia will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jehosifat misses with a double jab.
Jehosifat takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Jehosifat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jehosifat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Jehosifat.
Jehosifat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jehosifat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jehosifat stuffs the takedown.
Jehosifat misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Jehosifat.
Jehosifat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jehosifat lands the left hand.
Jehosifat throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Jehosifat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garcia.
Jehosifat misses with a few strikes there.
Gabriel Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jehosifat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia has been working on his balance at BadBoy Club, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Jehosifat.
Jehosifat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcia rather than just go for the knockout.
Jehosifat misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Jehosifat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jehosifat misses with a two punch combination.
Jehosifat misses with a wild body shot.
Jehosifat should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jehosifat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jehosifat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jehosifat misses the shot to the body.
Jehosifat misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garcia is defended easily by Jehosifat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jehosifat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown but Jehosifat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garcia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jehosifat misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jehosifat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Jehosifat.
Jehosifat misses with a looping right.
Jehosifat scores with a hook.
Jehosifat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jerry Jehosifat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jehosifat throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jehosifat.
Jehosifat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia fails with the takedown.
A combination from Jehosifat does no damage.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Jehosifat.
Jehosifat missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jehosifat throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jehosifat misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jehosifat throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Jehosifat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jehosifat slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jehosifat scores with a punch to the head.
Jehosifat lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jehosifat was covering up waiting for the punch and Garcia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jehosifat trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Gabriel Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia 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.
Garcia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jehosifat is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Garcia, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jehosifat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Jehosifat from controlling successfully.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jehosifat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jehosifat manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jehosifat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jehosifat is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jehosifat is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jehosifat defends well.
Jehosifat stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Jehosifat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jehosifat throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Jehosifat looks to land a combination. Garcia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Gabriel Garcia has been cut.
Jehosifat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia fails with the takedown.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Jehosifat.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jehosifat.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Jehosifat.
Nice body punch from Jehosifat.
Jehosifat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jehosifat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jehosifat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Jehosifat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Jehosifat tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jehosifat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jehosifat misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jehosifat defends well and Garcia ends up having to push Jehosifat into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jehosifat breaks from the clinch.
Jehosifat lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Garcia fails to land the takedown.
Jehosifat misses with a series of wild punches.
Jehosifat connects with a looping right hand.
Jehosifat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jehosifat misses with a body shot.
Jehosifat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Jehosifat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Jehosifat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jehosifat. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jehosifat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jehosifat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A right-left combo lands from Jehosifat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jehosifat struggling a bit here.
Garcia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jehosifat can't do much from the bottom here.
Jehosifat wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jehosifat is trying to control Garcia's posture but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia is trying to get an arm triangle but Jehosifat is defending well.
Garcia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garcia is trying to get an arm triangle but Jehosifat is defending well.
Garcia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jehosifat has escaped the position, nice work there.
Garcia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working away.
Garcia is trying to get an arm triangle but Jehosifat is defending well.
Garcia goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jehosifat rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Garcia's guard! Nice work there by Jehosifat!
Garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jehosifat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia has an active guard here but Jehosifat has managed to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Jehosifat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jehosifat 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Jehosifat!
After the big win, Jerry Jehosifat made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Better Win (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiberius Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
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Great elbows
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Better Win !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiberius Washington!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Win uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Washington tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Win misses with a body kick.
Washington with a jab.
It looks like Better Win has been cut.
Tiberius Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington looks to land a combination but Win avoids it well.
A big right from Win misses.
Win seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Washington scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington throws out a loose jab but Win uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Win .
Win instigates a clinch.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Win .
Win stalling.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Win .
Win lands an elbow just above Washington 's eye.
Win throws an elbow but it misses.
Win lands an elbow that stopped Washington in his tracks for a moment.
Win comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Tiberius Washington has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Win gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Washington takes an elbow to the temple.
Washington is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Win lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Win fails to land.
Washington is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Win really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Win trying to land knees to the body.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Washington managing to block the knees to the body from Win .
Washington blocks the elbow strike.
Washington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Win has him pressed against the cage.
Win tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
Win missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington blocks a body shot from Win .
Win lands an elbow inside that Washington shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Win .
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Washington lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Win .
Win lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Win is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Washington is defending well for now.
Win lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Win creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Washington's defenses.
Win misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Washington's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Win .
Win tries a body shot but Washington blocks it.
Win comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Tiberius Washington's cut even more.
Washington takes an elbow to the temple.
Win misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Washington.
Win lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Win tries a knee to the head but Washington blocks it.
Win lands an elbow inside that Washington shrugs off.
Win throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Win .
Washington prevents a body shot from Win .
Washington prevents a body shot from Win .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Win lands a damaging elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Win .
Win lands an elbow just above Washington 's eye.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Washington wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Win creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Washington's defenses.
The cut above Tiberius Washington's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Win lands a nice elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Win .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Better Win dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good leg kick by Win there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Washington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Win .
Washington's corner calls for a 1-2. Washington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Win on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Win moves out of range of the strikes.
Washington connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Washington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Win .
Win throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Win throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Washington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Washington misses with a few strikes there.
Washington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Win does a little dance to reset his feet.
Win clinches with his opponent.
Washington is looking to break free of the clinch but Win has double underhooks.
Washington takes an elbow to the temple.
Win gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Win gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Win .
Win displaying some good clinch control by pressing Washington up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Win trying to land knees to the body.
Win lands an elbow that stopped Washington in his tracks for a moment.
Win has Washington pushed against the cage.
Win lands an elbow just above Washington 's eye.
Win slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Win lands an elbow that stopped Washington in his tracks for a moment.
Washington wants to get back to striking at distance but Win won't allow it.
Better Win has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Win blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington managing to block the knees to the body from Win .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Win .
Tiberius Washington's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Win lands an elbow inside.
Win lands an elbow that stopped Washington in his tracks for a moment.
Win stalling the fight.
Win lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Win .
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tiberius Washington's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Better Win !
Better Win is the new middleweight champion!
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