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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sui Hing Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart has chosen Wiz Khalifa - Work Hard Play Hard as his entrance music. Eric Stewart looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sui Hing Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Stewart!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stewart throws a body kick that misses
and Hing Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Stewart looks winded!
Hing Jr moves into the clinch.
Stewart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stewart is trying to push Hing Jr away but Hing Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hing Jr breaks the clinch.
Hing Jr avoids the head kick by Stewart.
Hing Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hing Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hing Jr 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hing Jr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hing Jr is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stewart can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart is in a horrible position here. Hing Jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hing Jr working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Stewart looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Hing Jr! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sui Hing Jr!
The defeated Eric Stewart had this to say: 'I would like to thank my manager, my fans, my sponsors and my gym. I will be back hungry '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trey Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffy has chosen Down with the Sickness as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Duffy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Duffy.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Duffy swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson lands a leg kick that knocks Duffy off balance momentarily.
Duffy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Duffy.
Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thompson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duffy in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Duffy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thompson tries to land a front kick but Duffy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thompson throws a hook but Duffy blocks it.
Thompson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a slapping head kick.
Duffy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson throws a chopping leg kick but Duffy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duffy.
Trey Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Duffy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thompson seems keen to control Duffy's posture.
Duffy trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Duffy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson pulls Duffy in to control the position.
Duffy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Duffy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thompson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duffy trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duffy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trey Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson gets through Duffy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thompson.
Duffy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Thompson.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Duffy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thompson is keeping busy.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Duffy controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Duffy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson is stalling here.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Duffy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Duffy controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duffy prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson tries to work over Duffy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Thompson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Duffy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trey Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Duffy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thompson on his heels. He'll look to pass Thompson's guard now, I'm sure.
Duffy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Duffy wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson trying to control the position here.
Thompson looking to control.
Duffy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Duffy.
Duffy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duffy postures up in Thompson's guard and throws a big left but Thompson blocks it.
Duffy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Duffy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thompson controls Duffy momentarily but Duffy frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duffy postures up and lands a big shot to Thompson's brow.
Thompson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Duffy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duffy content to stall in guard here.
Duffy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duffy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thompson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thompson seems keen to control Duffy's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trey Thompson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Duffy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Duffy looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Duffy lands a right hook to the body.
Duffy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thompson rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duffy throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Duffy moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duffy. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson throws a jab when Duffy was well out of range.
Duffy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy misses with a wild body shot.
Duffy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thompson's guard.
Mikey Duffy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duffy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thompson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Duffy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Trey Thompson.
Duffy lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duffy.
Thompson fakes the leg kick and cracks Duffy in the body.
Duffy takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thompson circles away.
Duffy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thompson throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thompson. That's going to slow Duffy down.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Duffy circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duffy lands a body shot.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thompson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Duffy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Duffy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Thompson is looking to chop away at Duffy's legs.
Thompson misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duffy. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Duffy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thompson - the referee stops the clock and Duffy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thompson. Duffy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Duffy avoids a kick to the body.
Thompson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Thompson. That snapped Duffy's head back.
Duffy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thompson.
Thompson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Duffy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duffy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy misses the body punch
and Thompson counters with a good, hard body kick but Duffy shrugs it off.
Thompson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Duffy will feel that in the morning.
Duffy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thompson.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Duffy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thompson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duffy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson feints and then cracks Duffy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duffy down.
Duffy gets a double leg takedown into Thompson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson is adopting a defensive guard.
Thompson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Duffy controls the pace.
Thompson is trying to control the position but Duffy postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Duffy landing some decent shots from guard.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but Duffy is proving a slippery customer.
We're going to have a standup here because Trey Thompson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Duffy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duffy. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duffy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Duffy moves out of range of the leg kick from Thompson.
Duffy blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duffy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Duffy.
Thompson motions for Duffy to come forward. Thompson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duffy lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a push kick but Duffy slaps the foot to one side.
Thompson throws a push kick but Duffy slaps the foot to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thompson. That's going to slow Duffy down.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Thompson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duffy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Thompson misses the jab.
Duffy slips a straight right by Thompson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Thompson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moerder Manni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Mengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moerder Manni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Mengel!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mengel knocks Manni to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Manni is rocked!
It looks like Moerder Manni has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Manni is looking for a sweep.
Oh Manni is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mengel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manni stops Mengel from passing to mount.
Mengel lands a big left to the face of Manni, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Mengel and another - Manni is out! Mengel stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Mengel!
Our winner, George Mengel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Branton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blood of Heroes! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Branton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Branton.
Nice uppercut there from Branton.
Branton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Branton closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Branton throws a big shot that misses.
Branton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Branton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Craig Johnson has been cut.
Branton feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Branton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Branton misses with a looping left.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branton throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Branton digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Branton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson checks a low kick from Branton.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Branton.
Billy Branton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branton throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Branton misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Branton misses the jab.
Branton is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson drops Branton with a big left hand and mounts him. Branton is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Branton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johnson.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Branton is trying to stand up.
Branton is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
Branton is rocked!
Branton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johnson.
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Branton is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Branton flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Johnson anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Branton and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Johnson slips an arm under Branton chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Johnson has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Johnson is squeezing on Branton like an anaconda would it's prey. Branton fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Craig Johnson!
An out of breath Craig Johnson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don't Mean A Thing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lenny Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bova, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Nelson misses its intended target.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bova darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bova throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bova is taking a breather. Nelson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nelson is looking to escape.
Bova wants to pass the guard but Nelson is defending well.
Bova trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson wants to control but Bova is keeping busy.
Bova performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bova falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bova slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Bova throws an off balance right hand
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.
Bova is rocked!
Nelson is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Bova flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bova is out cold! Nelson holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roy Nelson!
A victorious Roy Nelson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calypso comes into the arena with Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan blaring out of the sound system. Jack Calypso has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Calypso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Calypso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emelianenko as he jumps to the side.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko gets underhooks to prevent Calypso's takedown attempt.
Emelianenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Calypso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Emelianenko working Calypso over with knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calypso backwards.
Emelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calypso can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Calypso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
Calypso is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Emelianenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jack Calypso has been cut.
Calypso is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko lands with a right to the head.
Emelianenko stops a takedown attempt from Calypso.
Calypso can't get the takedown.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Calypso blocks it.
Emelianenko pushes Calypso back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Calypso is rocked!
Emelianenko lands a left hand.
Oh Calypso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Emelianenko.
Calypso seems to have got his legs back now.
Calypso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Emelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emelianenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Emelianenko works on Calypso's body with a couple of short punches.
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Emelianenko obliges.
Emelianenko digs a right hand underneath Calypso's ribcage. Calypso let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Emelianenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Calypso backwards.
A hook to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calypso backwards.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emelianenko lands a big knee! That's hurt Calypso! Oh, he's all over the place! Emelianenko lands another knee that sends Calypso to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko Emelianenko! Mirko Emelianenko retains his super heavyweight title!
Mirko Emelianenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Bruny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyrkilla Tapettava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nyrkilla Tapettava will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Bruny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nyrkilla Tapettava!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapettava avoids the body shot from Bruny.
Tapettava checks a low kick from Bruny.
Tapettava feints and then cracks Bruny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bruny down.
Bruny looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bruny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruny tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tapettava looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bruny is fending him off so far but Tapettava persists. Nope, Bruny circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruny checks a low kick from Tapettava.
Tapettava lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tapettava avoids the body shot from Bruny.
Tapettava is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bruny looks to score with a jab to the body but Tapettava is just out of range.
Tapettava manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bruny on his heels. He'll look to pass Bruny's guard now, I'm sure.
Tapettava throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tapettava throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruny can't keep his opponent in guard - Tapettava advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tapettava throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruny looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bruny trying to control here.
My spies in The Jungle Elite MMA inform me that Tapettava has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapettava is looking to take a break and control but Bruny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tapettava takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bruny manages to get to full guard.
Bruny looking to control.
Tapettava postures up in Bruny's guard and throws a big left but Bruny blocks it.
Tapettava wants to pass the guard but Bruny is keeping the position.
Tapettava must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tapettava trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruny looking for a guillotine here but Tapettava defends easily.
Tapettava sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapettava wants to control from the top but Bruny keeps moving.
Tapettava throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tapettava controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bruny has his foot on Tapettava's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tapettava works his way back into a safe position though.
Tapettava throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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!
Tapettava wants to control from the top but Bruny keeps moving.
Tapettava missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tapettava working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tapettava postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapettava connects with a couple of short punches.
Tapettava content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tapettava chips away with some ground and pound.
Tapettava scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tapettava throws a strike but Bruny rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tapettava throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tapettava is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bruny is controlling him.
Tapettava looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tapettava controls Bruny momentarily but Bruny frees himself.
Bruny trying to control but Tapettava is working from the bottom.
Tapettava looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny wants to control from the top but Tapettava keeps moving.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruny stopping the sweep attempt from Tapettava.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tapettava throws a head kick that misses.
Tapettava fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruny.
Bruny slaps away a takedown attempt from Tapettava, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bruny thows a body shot but no joy.
Tapettava tries to land a leg kick but Bruny saw it coming and moves away.
Bruny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruny lands with a good body shot.
Tapettava throws a head kick that Bruny semi-blocks.
Tapettava looks to land a body kick but Bruny moved away.
Tapettava connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nyrkilla Tapettava dominated that round.
That's time! Bruny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tapettava bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tapettava tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Bruny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tapettava lands an elbow.
Tapettava in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tapettava working the 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!
Tapettava working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tapettava working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bruny parries the strikes from Tapettava easily there. Tapettava is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bruny to escape.
Bruny is not content to let Tapettava control the position.
Tapettava lands a nice forearm strike.
Tapettava creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapettava moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tapettava lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bruny might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The strikes coming from Tapettava are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tapettava working the ground and pound from side control.
Bruny dodges the ground and pound from Tapettava.
Bruny is trying to get back to half guard.
Bruny takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bruny is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tapettava working the head and body with strikes.
Tapettava lands some shots froms side control.
Bruny taking a bit of punishment here - Tapettava scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tapettava throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bruny works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tapettava drops an elbow to the side of Bruny's head.
Tapettava looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bruny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bruny is trying to get back to full guard.
Tapettava takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tapettava is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tapettava misses with a head shot. Bruny uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tapettava postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tapettava scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapettava trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tapettava throwing strikes from guard but Bruny blocks nicely.
Tapettava is working Bruny over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tapettava stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Bruny has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Tapettava manages to get his head free but now Bruny has transitioned to an armbar! Tapettava grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Bruny! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerome Bruny!
Jerome Bruny is the new lightweight champion!
Jerome Bruny decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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