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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miles Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles Monroe has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Preston !
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Monroe pinned against the cage. Monroe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Monroe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Preston dives in for a single leg takedown but Monroe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Preston looking for a takedown.
Miles Monroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Preston .
Monroe stops a takedown attempt from Preston .
Monroe wants to break free but Preston has control.
Monroe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Preston is controlling him.
Preston drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Monroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Preston wants to take the fight to the mat but Monroe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Preston has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Monroe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch but Preston keeps him there for the moment.
Monroe gets underhooks to prevent Preston 's takedown attempt.
Monroe tries to circle away but Preston has him pinned against the cage.
Monroe is trying to break free.
Monroe has a couple of punches blocked by Preston .
Monroe is trying to push Preston away but Preston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Preston is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Monroe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Preston told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Monroe tries to break free but Preston pushes him back against the cage.
Monroe tries to circle away but Preston has him pinned against the cage.
Monroe is trying to push Preston away but Preston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Monroe is pressed up against the cage. Preston has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Monroe down to the mat. Monroe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Monroe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Preston is able to avoid easily.
Monroe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Monroe swinging wildly here.
Preston tries for a takedown but Monroe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Monroe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Preston looks winded!
Preston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Monroe tries a low kick but Preston avoids it.
Monroe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Monroe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Monroe.
Monroe throws a good cross that connects.
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 decent looking cross lands there for Monroe.
Preston is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Preston takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Monroe cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miles Monroe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Ceuref (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papy Abedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ceuref's entrance music is French Fighter. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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182 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pepe Ceuref!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papy Abedi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abedi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ceuref counters with a good, hard body kick but Abedi shrugs it off.
Abedi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Ceuref.
Ceuref breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Ceuref.
Abedi doesn't manage to clinch there - Ceuref circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ceuref.
Ceuref connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ceuref throws a wild body kick that Abedi sees coming a mile off.
Abedi throws a body kick that misses.
Abedi defending well as Ceuref loads up on a big left hand.
Ceuref has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Farrell Pikey Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Ceuref tries a low kick but Abedi avoids it.
Ceuref lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abedi doesn't manage to clinch there - Ceuref circles away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Abedi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Abedi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ceuref throws out the jab.
Pepe Ceuref seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ceuref throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ceuref connects with a high kick.
It looks like Papy Abedi has been cut.
Ceuref uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abedi.
Abedi dives in for a single leg takedown but Ceuref sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Abedi cracks Ceuref with a nice body shot.
Ceuref prevents a body shot from Abedi.
Ceuref is pushing Abedi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abedi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abedi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abedi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ceuref's elbow.
Abedi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ceuref escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ceuref throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abedi blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ceuref throws a sloppy head kick and Abedi moves out of range easily.
Ceuref looks to land a body kick but Abedi moved away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ceuref.
Abedi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ceuref.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceuref tries a head kick but it misses.
Abedi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ceuref throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ceuref does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Abedi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ceuref throws a low kick but Abedi moves out of range easily.
Abedi moves out of range of the body kick.
Ceuref throws a leg kick but Abedi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Abedi instigates a clinch.
Abedi has Ceuref pressed against the cage.
Ceuref has had enough of the clinch but Abedi keeps him there for the moment.
Abedi pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abedi misses with a body punch.
Abedi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abedi is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Abedi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abedi misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Ceuref dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Papy Abedi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ceuref misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ceuref misses the target.
Ceuref lands with a slapping head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ceuref.
Abedi blocks a low kick nicely.
Abedi blocks a head kick by Ceuref.
Ceuref does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ceuref misses with a straight right.
Abedi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ceuref.
Ceuref throws a front kick aimed at Abedi's knee but Abedi avoids it well.
Ceuref swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abedi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abedi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abedi blocks the body kick.
Abedi catches Ceuref with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abedi checks a leg kick.
Abedi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ceuref has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ceuref pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abedi tries for a takedown but Ceuref sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abedi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ceuref was covering up waiting for the punch and Abedi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ceuref keeping moving, preventing Abedi from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abedi throws a big elbow that misses.
Abedi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ceuref is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Papy Abedi.
Ceuref misses with a looping right.
Ceuref tries to work over Abedi's front leg with a kick but Abedi checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ceuref darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ceuref gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Abedi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ceuref lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abedi's sensitive parts.
Ceuref throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Abedi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ceuref misses with a combination
letting Abedi counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceuref just misses with a punch to the body.
Abedi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ceuref looks to score with a jab to the body but Abedi is just out of range.
Abedi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ceuref.
Ceuref misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abedi blocks a head kick by Ceuref.
Ceuref slaps away a takedown attempt from Abedi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pepe Ceuref has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papy Abedi.
Abedi shoots in but Ceuref avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pepe Ceuref is winning the standup battle so far.
Ceuref connects with an inside leg kick.
Abedi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ceuref throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ceuref misses with a left hand
and Abedi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceuref throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abedi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ceuref in his tracks.
Ceuref changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ceuref throws a poor cross that misses
and Ceuref takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ceuref scores with a jab to the head.
Abedi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abedi defending well as Ceuref loads up on a big left hand.
Abedi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ceuref swivels and escapes.
Ceuref throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ceuref looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abedi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ceuref was covering up waiting for the punch and Abedi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abedi looking to sit in guard and control but Ceuref gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pepe Ceuref will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Papy Abedi's cut.
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!
Ceuref circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ceuref with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abedi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Abedi trying to mount his opponent but Ceuref defends it.
Ceuref tries to get to full guard but Abedi has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceuref is not content to let Abedi control the position.
Papy Abedi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ceuref throws the kick towards the body but Abedi avoids it.
Abedi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ceuref paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That kick from Ceuref tenderised Abedi's leg. Abedi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abedi misses with a double jab.
Ceuref throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abedi avoids a kick to the body.
Papy Abedi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abedi tries to clinch but Ceuref moves out of range.
Ceuref throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Abedi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ceuref throws a body kick that misses.
Abedi checks a leg kick.
Abedi shoots in for a takedown but Ceuref shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ceuref throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abedi on the side of the head.
Abedi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abedi scores with a takedown into Ceuref's guard.
Abedi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ceuref is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Abedi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceuref tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abedi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abedi wants to control from the top but Ceuref keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Papy Abedi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ceuref with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Ceuref.
Ceuref misses with a kick to the body.
Abedi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ceuref.
A bone on bone clash there as Abedi blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abedi 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.
Ceuref misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pepe Ceuref is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ceuref misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abedi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Ceuref misses
and Ceuref takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ceuref throws a hook but Abedi avoids it easily.
Ceuref throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ceuref moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ceuref.
Abedi throws a hook but Ceuref blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ceuref lands with a shot to the body.
Ceuref misses with a body kick.
Abedi is looking to slow Ceuref down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Papy Abedi.
I think Ceuref 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepe Ceuref!
After winning the bout, Pepe Ceuref thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Alldren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alldren comes to the cage accompanied by OK State Fight Song. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jenkins's choice of entrance music: 3 little pigs. This should be fireworks!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nate Alldren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Jenkins finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jenkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alldren.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alldren was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Alldren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jenkins has time to react.
Alldren has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Farrell Pikey Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Jenkins defending well as Alldren loads up on a big left hand.
Alldren avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jenkins lands in his opponent's guard.
Alldren wants to sweep here but Jenkins controlling him for the moment.
Jenkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alldren is trying to keep Jenkins in close.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Alldren avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jenkins trying to control but Alldren is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alldren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a couple of elbows.
Jenkins stopping the sweep attempt from Alldren.
Alldren wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Alldren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alldren controlling Jenkins's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alldren crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jenkins - the referee stops the clock and Alldren gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jenkins. Alldren manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Alldren as he connects with a hook.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Jenkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alldren getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Alldren throws a poor cross that misses
and Jenkins counters with a thumping low kick.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Alldren tries to sprawl out of it but Jenkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alldren manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alldren just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Jenkins motions for Alldren to come forward. Jenkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins dives in for a single leg takedown but Alldren sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alldren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
Alldren drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alldren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alldren has had enough of the clinch but Jenkins keeps him there for the moment.
Jenkins is working for takedown but Alldren is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nate Alldren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Jenkins.
Alldren displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jenkins up against the cage.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
Jenkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alldren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alldren throws a head punch that misses.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
Alldren is trying to break free.
Jenkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Alldren finds it's target.
Jenkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alldren avoids it really well and circles away.
Alldren jabs Jenkins right on the nose. Jenkins blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alldren throws an overhand right that lands on Jenkins's shoulder, as Jenkins tries to avoid the shot.
Alldren connects with a single shot there.
Alldren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jenkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alldren checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alldren slips a jab from Jenkins.
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 combination from Jenkins does no damage.
A leg kick checked by Alldren.
Alldren misses with a hook
and Jenkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alldren bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jenkins's head.
Alldren is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alldren's calf.
Alldren scores with a nice head shot.
Jenkins moves out of range as Alldren strikes.
Jenkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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 Nate Alldren will probably get the nod.
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.
Jenkins throws a leg kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a hook but Alldren avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Alldren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jenkins moves away from the strike by Alldren.
Jenkins throws a hook to the side of Alldren's head but Alldren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alldren lands with an overhand left.
Alldren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alldren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alldren fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alldren.
Jenkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jenkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Jenkins misses with a straight left.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Alldren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alldren lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jenkins is rocked!
Alldren closes the distance looking for a takedown. Jenkins stuffs it but Alldren still has hold of him. Alldren picks Jenkins up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Alldren slams Jenkins to the floor and that's really hurt Jenkins - he doesn't know where he is! Alldren throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Alldren!
A relieved looking Nate Alldren thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mingo Deems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Vladislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
151 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mingo Deems!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bojan Vladislav!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deems throws a leg kick but Vladislav sees it coming and moves out of range.
Deems ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vladislav moves away.
Deems slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Deems getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Deems works over Vladislav's head and body with a nice combination.
Deems misses with a double jab
and Vladislav counters with a three punch combo that has Deems backing up. Deems nods at Vladislav to acknowledge the strikes.
A big left from Deems misses.
Vladislav lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vladislav.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vladislav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deems.
Deems shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Deems misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deems throws a series of punches but Vladislav avoids them all with ease.
Deems throws a jab but it's blocked by Vladislav.
Deems throws a right hand that misses
and Vladislav counters with a nice double leg into side control. Deems won't be happy with that.
Vladislav looking to control but instead Deems has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vladislav seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Deems does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vladislav is trying to work for a kimura but Deems is defending well.
Vladislav slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deems is trying to stand back up but Vladislav is controlling him
Vladislav is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Deems still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Deems has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Vladislav being controlled for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vladislav is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deems decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Deems throws a jab when Vladislav was well out of range.
Deems throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vladislav connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vladislav dodges the punch combination from Deems.
We've been told by Deems's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Deems misses with an uppercut
and Vladislav counters with a stiff right hand.
Deems misses with a double jab
and Vladislav counters with a takedown into side control.
Vladislav is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Deems knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Deems is trying to control Vladislav's posture but Vladislav avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav swings around for an armbar but Deems sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vladislav's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deems stays in close to Vladislav's body and controls the position.
Vladislav wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deems wants to stand but Vladislav has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vladislav has his feet on Deems's thighs here. He's pushed Deems off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Deems screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bojan Vladislav!
An out of breath Bojan Vladislav 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 Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall has chosen I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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26
175 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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30
185 lbs
14 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall looks to land a combination but Julio avoids it well.
Julio stuffs the takedown attempt from Marshall. Marshall gets slowly back to his feet.
Julio moves out of range of the strikes.
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick and Julio moves out of range easily.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Julio avoids them all with ease.
Julio thuds a left hand into Marshall's body.
Marshall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Julio loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
Marshall misses with a combination
and Julio counters with a good, hard body kick but Marshall shrugs it off.
Nice defenses there by Marshall.
Julio throws a hook to the side of Marshall's head but Marshall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshall has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marshall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Julio can pounce on him.
Julio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marshall.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Julio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the liver by Marshall. Beautiful body shot.
Marshall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Julio manages to avoid it.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Julio moves out of range.
Julio looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Julio misses with a looping left.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Marshall.
Marshall in side control, throwing shots but Julio defends.
Marshall swings around for an armbar but Julio sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Marshall's guard.
Marshall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marshall working for submissions but it's allowed Julio to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall looking for submissions off his back.
Julio tries to stand but can't do so whilst Marshall controls his leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio tries to stand but can't do so whilst Marshall controls his leg.
Marshall manages to get to full guard.
Marshall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is trying to hold Julio in close to prevent damage but Julio has managed to pass into half guard.
Marshall trying to hold on to Julio's head to control him but Julio postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marshall trying to hold on to Julio's head to control him but Julio postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Marshall 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.
A slow jab from Julio misses its intended target.
Julio with a hook.
The fighters circling - Marshall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Julio's waist but Julio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marshall off to one side.
Marshall fails with the takedown.
Julio scores with a spinning back kick!
Julio throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick from Julio lands but Marshall takes it in his stride.
We've been told by Julio's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Marshall misses.
Marshall fails with a takedown attempt.
Don Julio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riley Marshall.
Marshall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marshall.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Julio.
Crunch! Julio slams his shin into Marshall's torso.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Julio.
Marshall fails with a takedown attempt.
Marshall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Julio misses with a few strikes there.
Marshall lands a head kick. Julio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Don Julio is winning the standup battle so far.
Julio just misses with a punch to the body.
Julio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall thuds his right hand into Julio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Julio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Julio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Julio is fending him off so far but Marshall persists. Nope, Julio circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julio takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Julio scores with a shot to the body.
Riley Marshall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Julio throws an overhand right that lands on Marshall's shoulder, as Marshall tries to avoid the shot.
Julio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Marshall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Don Julio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marshall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Julio sprawls well initially but Marshall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marshall is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Marshall seems to be working for a kimura but Julio defends the submission attempt.
Julio tries to kick Marshall off but Marshall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marshall is looking for a kimura here.
Marshall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Julio is just riding it out for now. Marshall eventually gives up the hold.
Marshall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Julio is just riding it out for now. Marshall eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio is defending against the submission attempts here by Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Riley Marshall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Marshall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Julio pinned against the cage. Julio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Julio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marshall.
Marshall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marshall lands in his opponent's guard.
Julio can't keep his opponent in guard - Marshall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Marshall controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall wants to take a breather but Julio is having none of it.
Julio is trying to stand.
Julio is refusing to be controlled, as Marshall sits in half guard.
Marshall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marshall is trying to work for a kimura but Julio is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is looking for a kimura but Julio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marshall to get the leverage.
Julio is refusing to be controlled, as Marshall sits in half guard.
Marshall is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Marshall looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
You get the feeling that Julio really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Riley Marshall has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marshall.
Marshall looking to control but Julio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Don Julio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley Marshall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Julio is surviving well by controlling Marshall's body position as best he can.
Marshall controlling the position easily from mount.
Marshall forces the positional change into back control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riley Marshall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marshall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Marshall!
A very excited looking Riley Marshall rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adolfo Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
227 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
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27
220 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adolfo Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Dias looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Dias.
Dias misses with a kick to the body
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dias throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dias throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Dias's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
Dias works the jab nicely.
Dias throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Dias avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Dias lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dias.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Dias.
Adolfo Dias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dias.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Dias looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dias scores with a shot to the body.
Dias lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Dias ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Dias lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Dias.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
It looks like Adolfo Dias has been cut.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dias throws out the jab.
Jackson throws a hook but Dias blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dias throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dias checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Dias. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dias just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been told by Dias's head coaches at immortals that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dias is just out of range.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dias.
Dias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dias looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Dias lands a right hook to the body.
Dias lands with an overhand left.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Dias looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson throws a solid leg kick but Dias takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jackson.
Dias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dias manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Dias.
Dias tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson misses with a low kick as Dias jumps back.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dias throws a lazy head kick
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Dias.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Dias throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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!
Dias fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dias looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left and a right from Dias both land. Nice combination.
Dias slips a straight right by Jackson.
Dias gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson cracks Dias with a good jab.
Dias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Jackson tenderised Dias's leg. Dias is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dias misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Dias.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Dias slips the punch.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Dias moves out of range.
Dias misses with a low kick.
Dias lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adolfo Dias's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dias tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dias scores with a leg kick.
Jackson throws the left hand but Dias avoids the punch easily.
Dias misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dias.
Dias looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson digs a good hook to Dias's body.
Dias looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dias avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson tries to move into range but Dias moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dias attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dias tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Dias misses.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Dias is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson digs a good hook to Dias's body.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Dias scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ben Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dias throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Dias throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Dias's head back.
Adolfo Dias's cut is getting worse.
Dias lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dias delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Dias.
Jackson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dias takes a step back to recover.
A low kick from Dias is predictable there
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Dias misses with a leg kick.
Dias throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson throws a body punch but Dias moves out of range.
Dias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dias was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Dias sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dias looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Dias misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dias pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dias scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Dias off the cage and back into range.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dias moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Dias throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Dias looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dias scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Dias.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adolfo Dias's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Dias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Dias was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Dias fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dias pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dias walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dias.
Jackson scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dias tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dias throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dias throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Good standup being displayed there by Dias as he connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Dias.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Dias dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Dias lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson wants to slow Dias down by chopping away at his legs.
Dias tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adolfo Dias's cut.
That's time! Dias's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Good exchange - Dias coming out on top.
Dias cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Dias throws a leg kick that misses.
Dias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dias throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dias looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson jabs at Dias's body.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dias throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Dias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Dias moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Dias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dias is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Dias throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Dias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson swings for the body but Dias moves out of range.
Dias attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dias moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Dias lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Dias. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Dias.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Dias throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dias throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dias takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson takes a swing at Dias's ribcage but misses.
Dias gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Dias works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Dias.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dias. That did some damage!
Dias takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Dias slips the punch.
Adolfo Dias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dias shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ben Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jeez, Adolfo Dias's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Dias takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Dias will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dias misses with a wild body shot.
Dias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Dias moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Jackson moves out of range as Dias throws a body kick.
Dias throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson digs a good hook to Dias's body.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Dias.
Dias closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias throws a body kick that misses
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dias.
Dias closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dias was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Dias misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Dias down.
Nice body kick from Dias.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Dias misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Dias throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson avoids the body shot from Dias.
A lazy body kick from Dias
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Jackson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ben Jackson thanked Cripplers Corner for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Adolfo Dias had this to say: 'Shit, I hate grappling...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quadros kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pride Theme. Bones has chosen Fight Music D12 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Quadros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 4, fighting out of New York, Jonny Bones!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quadros dips to his left and cracks Bones with an uppercut!
Bones lands a jab.
Quadros misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quadros checks a leg kick.
Quadros looks to land a right hand but Bones moved out of range.
Bones misses with a straight right.
Quadros takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
An inside leg kick from Bones misses.
Bones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bones is looking to land body kicks.
Bones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quadros.
Bones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bones lands a body shot.
Bones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bones checks a leg kick nicely.
Quadros moves out of range as Bones strikes.
Quadros seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Quadros's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Quadros preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quadros lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Quadros stopping the sweep attempt from Bones.
Bones controlling Quadros's posture.
Quadros is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bones looking for a sweep. Not yet Bones, not yet.
Quadros content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Our spies down at at Farrell Pikey Camp inform us that Bones has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We're going to have a standup here because Stephen Quadros wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bones cracks the inside of Quadros's front leg.
Bones throws a shot from downtown. Quadros moves away and avoids it.
Quadros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bones.
Quadros fails to land with a series of punches.
Bones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quadros moves away.
Bones lands a head kick. Quadros smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stephen Quadros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quadros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Quadros lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quadros closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quadros throws a lazy right hand but Bones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bones works Quadros's body with a nice hook.
Bones misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones misses with a hook. Quadros ducked under it nicely.
Quadros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bones swings for the body but Quadros moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Quadros. Beautiful body shot.
Bones tests Quadros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jonny Bones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quadros throws a jab when Bones was well out of range.
Bones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quadros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quadros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bones.
Bones misses with a straight right.
Bones throws a big shot that misses.
Bones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Quadros blocks a head kick by Bones.
Bones shoots in for a takedown but Quadros shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quadros lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quadros.
Bones delivers a nice body kick.
Quadros thuds his shin into the meat of Bones's side.
Bones looks winded!
Quadros slips a jab from Bones.
Quadros scores with a head kick. Bones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quadros throws out a powerful jab.
Quadros connects with a looping right hand.
Bones is rocked!
Bones looks to score with a jab to the body but Quadros is just out of range.
Bones is still on wobbly legs! Can Quadros finish him?
Bones misses the jab.
Bones seems to have recovered his senses.
Bones throws a leg kick but Quadros sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quadros closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bones fails with the takedown.
Bones throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Quadros 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.
Quadros lands a big uppercut and Bones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bones looks OK. Quadros waves Bones back to his feet!
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!
Quadros throws the kick towards the body but Bones avoids it.
Bones misses with the body kick
and Quadros counters by clinching up.
Quadros using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quadros breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Quadros there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A leg kick checked by Bones.
Bones connects with a looping right hand.
Bones lands with a right hand.
Quadros gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quadros manages to break the clinch.
Bones lands a jab.
Quadros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Quadros defends it nicely.
Quadros gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quadros's elbow.
Bones avoiding damage as Quadros throws knees to the body.
Bones avoiding damage as Quadros throws knees to the body.
Quadros tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quadros lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quadros throws an elbow but it misses.
Quadros throws a punch but it's blocked by Bones.
Bones works on Quadros's body with a couple of short punches.
Bones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Quadros as Bones tries to tie him up.
Bones jumps into guard, dragging Quadros to the mat.
Quadros preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quadros slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Quadros avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Quadros trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bones's guard.
Quadros is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stephen Quadros has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Quadros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quadros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quadros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quadros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quadros throws a jab when Bones was well out of range.
Bones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Quadros's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bones working some strikes from top position.
Bones trying to control the position from guard on top but Quadros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quadros preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quadros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quadros looking for a sweep. Not yet Quadros, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quadros pulls Bones in close to prevent any damage.
Quadros working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones throwing strikes from guard but Quadros blocks nicely.
Quadros trying to keep a closed guard but Bones is proving a slippery customer.
Bones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quadros is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Stephen Quadros just wasn't active enough.
Bones cracks Quadros with an open hand slap.
Bones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice takedown defense from Quadros. No joy for Bones on that attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bones misses with a leg kick.
Quadros checks a low kick from Bones.
A low kick from Quadros misses
and Bones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stephen Quadros will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Quadros misses the body punch
and Bones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stephen Quadros is winning the standup battle so far.
Bones lands with an overhand left.
Quadros tries to land a front kick but Bones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bones misses with a straight right.
Bones scores with a hook to the body. Quadros takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quadros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bones.
Bones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quadros moves away.
Good exchange - Bones coming out on top.
Bones tries to land a front kick but Quadros steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quadros slaps away a takedown attempt from Bones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bones misses with a combination
and Quadros counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros throws a right and a left that Bones avoids nicely.
Bones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bones scores with a leg kick.
Quadros connects with a leg kick. Bones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Quadros moves out of range of the strikes.
Bones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quadros cracks Bones with an open hand slap.
Quadros is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Quadros there.
Bones checks a low kick from Quadros.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Quadros misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bones misses with an uppercut.
Quadros walks into a jab.
Bones fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quadros counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Quadros does no damage.
Quadros scores with a jab to the body.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quadros scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quadros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quadros lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quadros avoids the body shot from Bones.
Quadros closes the distance and pushes Bones back into the cage.
Bones is trying to push Quadros away but Quadros has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quadros.
Bones tries to pull guard but Quadros holds him up against the cage and eventually Bones drops back down to his feet.
Stephen Quadros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Bones.
Quadros lands a good knee to the midsection. Bones won't want to take too many of those.
Quadros looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Quadros.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bones.
Bones tries to break free but Quadros pushes him back against the cage.
Bones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Quadros.
Quadros blocking some punches.
Quadros prevents Bones from breaking the clinch.
Quadros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quadros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quadros throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Quadros trying to land knees to the body.
Quadros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quadros gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quadros lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Quadros.
Quadros lands a damaging elbow.
Jonny Bones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Quadros - that landed with a thud.
Quadros pushes Bones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Quadros.
Quadros looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bones wants to get back to striking at distance but Quadros won't allow it.
Quadros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quadros breaks from the clinch.
Quadros looks to land a left hand but Bones moved out of range nicely.
Whack! Quadros lands a heavy head kick that drops Bones. The ref tackles Quadros to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Bones was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Stephen Quadros!
Stephen Quadros thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crane might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Way of The Ninja. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joaquim Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes defending well as Crane loads up on a big left hand.
Crane stuffs the takedown.
Crane feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Antunes sprawling to the canvas! Antunes rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Crane finish him?!
Antunes is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antunes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Crane did well to prevent Antunes getting side control.
Antunes is still in real trouble! Can Crane finish him?
Antunes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crane defending well though.
Crane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crane tries to get out of the position.
Crane tries to get to full guard but Antunes has control of the leg.
Crane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Antunes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Antunes seems to have recovered his senses.
Crane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Antunes on the ground.
Crane is looking to improve his position.
Antunes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Antunes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crane is in trouble now - Antunes has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Antunes landing strikes from the mount and Crane is in trouble!
Antunes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crane can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
My spies in immortals inform me that Antunes has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Crane is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Antunes.
A nice elbow there by Antunes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antunes with the ground and pound from mount.
Antunes unloading with bombs!
Antunes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crane can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Antunes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crane can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes lands a big shot there that rocks Crane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Antunes working Crane over with strikes here.
Crane is rocked!
Antunes looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Crane covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquim Antunes!
Joaquim Antunes is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Joaquim Antunes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duddy comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - 'Loyal to No One'. Kruger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tnt. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy misses with the combination.
Duddy tries to clinch but Kruger is having none of it.
We've been told by Duddy's head coaches at Boomerang!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kruger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kruger is looking to take a break and control but Duddy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kruger trying to pass the guard but Duddy defending well.
Kruger is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Duddy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Duddy gets back to half guard.
Duddy is looking to improve his position.
Kruger is controlling the pace.
Duddy is looking for a sweep. Kruger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Kruger seems content to control.
Kruger looks to land a strike but Duddy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kruger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kruger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duddy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duddy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kruger wants to control from the top but Duddy keeps moving.
Duddy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kruger controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Kruger.
Kruger throws a low kick but Duddy avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kruger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kruger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duddy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kruger misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duddy. That's going to slow Kruger down.
Kruger dodges the punch combination from Duddy.
Kruger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duddy.
Kruger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Duddy misses with a straight left.
Kruger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duddy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kruger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duddy in his tracks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duddy.
Kruger tries to land a front kick but Duddy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kruger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kruger checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kruger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooh!!! Duddy has knocked Kruger down with a huge combo! Duddy steps away and waves a wobbly Kruger back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kruger is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack! A monster head kick from Duddy and Kruger falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Duddy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Duddy!
A very excited looking John Duddy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Waitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Waitzel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waitzel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Waitzel. Waitzel obviously looking to wear him down.
Waitzel misses the shot to the body.
Romo throws a hook to the side of Waitzel's head but Waitzel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romo throws a series of punches but Waitzel moves out of range.
Romo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like John Kyle Romo has been cut.
Romo blocks the body kick.
Waitzel is looking to land body kicks.
Waitzel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romo moves away.
Waitzel throws a nice looking combination but Romo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Waitzel moves out of range of the leg kick from Romo.
Romo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Waitzel. That did some damage!
Waitzel looks for the body kick but Romo saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romo misses with an uppercut
and Waitzel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waitzel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Waitzel misses with a hook. Romo ducked under it nicely.
Waitzel moves out of range of the body kick from Romo.
Waitzel ducks under a wild hook from Romo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waitzel blocks a low kick nicely.
Waitzel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romo lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Waitzel misses the target.
Romo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Waitzel. Waitzel obviously looking to wear him down.
Waitzel fakes the leg kick and cracks Romo in the body.
Waitzel with a nice cross.
Waitzel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mugler Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waitzel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Waitzel.
Romo wants to clinch.
Waitzel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romo throws a leg kick but Waitzel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romo blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romo avoids a kick to the body.
Waitzel fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Romo to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Romo looks to clinch but Waitzel throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Romo taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shane Waitzel!
Shane Waitzel retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Waitzel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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