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NYFN 10: Nation v Hughes PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Likehell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Picante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Likehell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is King Drum. Juan Likehell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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146 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Likehell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paco Picante!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picante moves into range and clinches up with Likehell.
Likehell lands an elbow inside.
Picante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Picante moves out of range of the body kick from Likehell.
Likehell throws a body punch but Picante moves out of range.
Likehell moves into range and clinches up with Picante.
Likehell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Picante avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Picante.
Likehell pulls Picante into guard.
Picante preventing the sweep.
Picante really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Likehell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Picante wanted to stand there but Likehell had control of the position.
Picante 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.
Likehell is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Picante frees his head nicely. Oh but Likehell has switched to an armbar! Picante is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Juan Likehell!
After winning the bout, Juan Likehell 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drago. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leopold Stotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stotch misses with a left hand
and Drago counters with a nice right hand that sends Stotch toppling to the canvas! Stotch scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Drago finish him?!
It looks like Leopold Stotch has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stotch doesn't seem bothered though.
Stotch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stotch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Stotch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drago throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stotch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drago lands a nice shot to the body.
Stotch is breathing heavily.
Drago cracks Stotch with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Stotch looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Drago finish him?
Stotch is rocked!
Stotch get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Stotch stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Drago runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
In his post fight interview, Ivan Drago gave a big smile as he said '"I fight to win!" "For me!" "For me!"'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Blackwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Quinlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin Blackwell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Blackwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Quinlan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwell takes a swing at Quinlan's ribcage but misses.
Quinlan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blackwell looks to land a body kick but Quinlan moved away.
Stephen Quinlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinlan tries to bum rush Blackwell with a series of wild strikes but Blackwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blackwell slips a jab and a cross from Quinlan.
Quinlan wants to slow Blackwell down by chopping away at his legs.
Quinlan 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.
Blackwell tries to move into range but Quinlan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quinlan throws a head kick that misses.
Blackwell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blackwell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quinlan thows a leg kick but Blackwell checks it
and Blackwell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blackwell scores with a kick to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Quinlan.
Blackwell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quinlan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackwell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackwell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Quinlan throws a sloppy head kick
and Blackwell counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Quinlan falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marvin Blackwell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Skreba Reijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Bullet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Skreba Reijonen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Skreba Reijonen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Bullet!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reijonen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KO Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Reijonen throws a low kick but Bullet moves out of range easily.
Bullet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reijonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullet.
Bullet has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Reijonen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bullet lands a body shot.
Bullet scores with a shot to the body.
Reijonen loads up on a big right hand but Bullet slips the punch.
Jab by Reijonen.
Bullet lands a nice hook to Reijonen's body. Reijonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bullet keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bullet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reijonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bullet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reijonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reijonen.
Reijonen moves away from the strike by Bullet.
Bullet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reijonen rather than just go for the knockout.
Bullet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reijonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reijonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bullet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reijonen. Reijonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reijonen.
Bullet missing with a left hand there. Reijonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the body
and Bullet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reijonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bullet throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reijonen counters with a good, hard body kick but Bullet shrugs it off.
Reijonen blocks a jab.
Bullet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reijonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bullet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bullet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bullet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reijonen is breathing heavily.
Reijonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bullet finds it's way round the side to connect with Reijonen's head.
It looks like Skreba Reijonen has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reijonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bullet.
Bullet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bullet takes a swing at Reijonen's ribcage but misses.
Bullet darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bullet looks to land a right hand but Reijonen moved out of range.
Bullet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reijonen.
Bullet lands with a good body shot.
Reijonen misses the shot to the body.
Bullet throws a hook to the side of Reijonen's head but Reijonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reijonen slips a jab from Bullet.
Reijonen walks into a straight right hand from Bullet.
Reijonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bullet misses the shot to the body.
Reijonen moves in looking to clinch but Bullet pushes him off.
Reijonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bullet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reijonen scrambles back to his feet.
Bullet cracks Reijonen with an open hand slap.
Reijonen is rocked!
Reijonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bullet.
Reijonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bullet to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Reijonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullet cracks Reijonen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bullet has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Reijonen to stand back up!
Reijonen slips under a jab.
Reijonen wants to clinch up but Bullet keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Bullet misses the target.
Reijonen throws a jab when Bullet was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullet cracks Reijonen with an open hand slap.
Bullet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullet. Reijonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bullet is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reijonen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bullet looks to land a left hand but Reijonen moved out of range nicely.
Bullet throws a body punch but Reijonen moves out of range.
Reijonen seems to have got his legs back now.
Decent striking displayed by Bullet there.
Reijonen slips under a jab.
Bullet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reijonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Bullet there.
Bullet missing with a left hand there. Reijonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bullet misses with a hook. Reijonen ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullet scores with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Reijonen.
Bullet misses with a looping right.
Bullet lands a head shot.
Reijonen wants to clinch up but Bullet keeps it at a distance.
Bullet throws a body punch but Reijonen moves out of range.
Bullet throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Bullet as he connects with a hook.
Bullet throws out a powerful jab.
Bullet keeps the fight on the outside.
Reijonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullet just misses with a punch to the body.
Bullet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reijonen stuns Bullet with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Bullet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skreba Reijonen's cut.
That's time! Reijonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reijonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reijonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reijonen avoids the body shot from Bullet.
Reijonen misses with a leg kick.
Bullet misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bullet.
Bullet misses with a straight right.
Bullet jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Bullet. Beautiful body shot.
Bullet misses with an uppercut.
Bullet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bullet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bullet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bullet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reijonen.
Bullet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bullet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Bullet as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen throws an overhand right that lands on Bullet's shoulder, as Bullet tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Bullet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reijonen doesn't seem phased though.
Bullet scores with a shot to the body.
Reijonen misses with a low kick.
Jake Bullet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Reijonen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bullet looks to land a left hand but Reijonen moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Reijonen misses.
Bullet throws a big shot that misses.
Reijonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bullet throws a body shot but no joy.
Reijonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Bullet misses its intended target.
Bullet misses the shot to the body.
Bullet lands a nice looking body shot.
Bullet scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullet lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bullet lands a big uppercut and Reijonen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Reijonen looks OK. Bullet waves Reijonen back to his feet!
Bullet moves out of range of the strikes.
Bullet misses with a straight right.
Bullet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reijonen ducks under a wild hook from Bullet.
Reijonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bullet fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reijonen.
Bullet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bullet tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Bullet back against the cage.
Bullet prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
Bullet has had enough of the clinch but Reijonen keeps him there for the moment.
Bullet prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Reijonen.
Bullet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bullet.
Reijonen working aggressively here.
Bullet misses with a punch on the inside.
Reijonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reijonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullet tries to break the clinch but Reijonen is controlling the position.
Bullet blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reijonen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reijonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
Reijonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reijonen working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Reijonen.
Reijonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bullet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bullet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bullet throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reijonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Bullet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bullet presses Reijonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Bullet.
Reijonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bullet cracks Reijonen with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reijonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Bullet avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bullet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bullet tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Bullet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Skreba Reijonen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bullet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reijonen moves away.
Reijonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reijonen looks to land a combination but Bullet avoids it well.
Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bullet.
Bullet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reijonen.
Bullet looks for the body kick but Reijonen saw that one coming.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the body
and Bullet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bullet looks to score with a jab to the body but Reijonen is just out of range.
Reijonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bullet throws an overhand right that lands on Reijonen's shoulder, as Reijonen tries to avoid the shot.
Bullet misses the shot to the body.
Bullet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reijonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullet.
Reijonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bullet.
Reijonen prevents a body shot from Bullet.
Jake Bullet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reijonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen lands a shoulder strike.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bullet's elbow.
Bullet lands a shoulder strike.
Bullet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Bullet.
Bullet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reijonen prevents a body shot from Bullet.
Bullet struggles to land a body shot inside as Reijonen controls his hands.
Reijonen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reijonen lands a nice uppercut.
Bullet swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bullet.
Bullet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skreba Reijonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reijonen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reijonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullet gets through Reijonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bullet misses with some punches.
Bullet tries to work over Reijonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bullet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Reijonen fails to land.
Bullet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bullet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reijonen is leaning against Bullet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen throws a head punch that misses.
Reijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bullet blocking some punches.
Reijonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Reijonen on the inside.
Bullet misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bullet tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Bullet back against the cage.
Reijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullet controls his hands.
Bullet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bullet.
Reijonen throws a head punch that misses.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reijonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Reijonen.
Bullet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullet blocks a body shot from Reijonen.
Bullet blocks an uppercut.
Bullet misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reijonen.
Bullet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Reijonen as the two fighters clinch.
Reijonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bullet.
Reijonen digs a right hand underneath Bullet's ribcage. Bullet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bullet misses with a body punch.
Bullet swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullet tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Reijonen lands a nice uppercut.
Bullet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bullet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bullet misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reijonen blocking some punches.
Reijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bullet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reijonen working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skreba Reijonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bullet has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Bullet!
A relieved looking Jake Bullet thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harold Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoru Kyle (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Satoru Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
Kyle lands a lovely overhand right.
Stone ducks right into an uppercut from Kyle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kyle.
Nice takedown defense from Stone. No joy for Kyle on that attempt.
Stone leaves Kyle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harold Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoru Kyle.
Kyle lands with a shot to the body.
Kyle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stone counters with a nice body shot.
Stone staying out of range there.
Kyle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Kyle has a takedown stuffed.
Stone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone ducks right into an uppercut from Kyle.
We've been told by Stone's head coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harold Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stone but Stone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kyle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kyle staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Stone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stone.
Stone throws a monster overhand right that drops Kyle! Stone follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Stone!
A very excited looking Harold Stone 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Bertuccio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bertuccio's choice of entrance music: He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother. Giovanni Bertuccio has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Goldstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giovanni Bertuccio!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldstein throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Goldstein misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Bertuccio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Goldstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bertuccio was well out of range. Poor timing from Goldstein.
Goldstein misses with an uppercut.
Goldstein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bertuccio.
Goldstein looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goldstein is looking to score with low kicks.
Goldstein clobbers Bertuccio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Goldstein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Goldstein is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bertuccio's half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Goldstein throwing shots but Bertuccio is blocking nicely.
Goldstein trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Goldstein works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bertuccio taking shots to the head.
Goldstein wants to control the pace but Bertuccio is squirming around nicely.
Goldstein lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bertuccio is rocked!
It looks like Giovanni Bertuccio has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldstein connects with a bit shot that sees Bertuccio covering up! More strikes from Goldstein and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Goldstein is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Goldstein!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddie Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera has chosen My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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191 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Henley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buddie Rivera!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henley in his tracks.
Henley fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henley.
Henley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rivera lands the left hand.
Henley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Rivera has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Henley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rivera tries to roll over but Henley keeps him under control.
Rivera looks like he's trying to stand up.
Henley prevents Rivera from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rivera is just riding it out for now. Henley eventually gives up the hold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera is looking to control Henley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rivera avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rivera is looking to control Henley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rivera avoid being mounted?
Rivera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henley.
Henley is working for a submission of some sort.
Henley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rivera manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rivera is pulling down on Henley's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rivera controls Henley momentarily but Henley frees himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Buddie Rivera wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rivera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henley.
Henley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera cracks Henley with an open hand slap.
Rivera throws a hook but Henley blocks it.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henley. That did some damage!
Buddie Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivera lands a glancing blow to the side of Henley's head.
Rivera slips a straight right by Henley.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Henley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
Rivera cracks Henley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Henley loads up on a big right hand but Rivera slips the punch.
Henley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Henley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Henley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henley in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Henley working the ground and pound.
Rivera tries to buck Henley off but Henley is having none of it.
Rivera wants to control but Henley postures up.
Henley is working Rivera over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rivera struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Henley drops an elbow to the side of Rivera's head.
Henley is looking to advance position but Rivera won't allow it.
Rivera is trying to maintain the position but Henley is very close to passing his half guard.
Rivera might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Henley haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Henley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rivera keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rivera trying to control but Henley postures up.
Rivera is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buddie Rivera will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Henley misses with a looping left.
Henley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Henley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rivera defends well and Henley ends up having to push Rivera into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rivera.
Rivera can't find room to land a body shot as Henley controls the action.
Rivera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henley.
Henley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rivera gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rivera has Henley pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Rivera as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henley backwards.
Henley blocking some punches.
Rivera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henley prevents a body shot from Rivera.
Rivera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Rivera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Henley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rivera fails to land.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henley's elbow.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rivera working aggressively here.
Rivera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera throws a punch but it's blocked by Henley.
Rivera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera digs a right hand underneath Henley's ribcage. Henley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henley's elbow.
Henley blocks a body shot from Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera working aggressively here.
Henley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henley prevents a body shot from Rivera.
Henley can't get the takedown.
Rivera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henley avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Henley being controlled against the cage.
Henley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rivera misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Rivera.
Rivera stops a takedown attempt from Henley.
Rivera scores with a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Rivera.
Rivera presses Henley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henley backwards.
Rivera stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera tries to throw a body punch but Henley avoids it by throwing Rivera back against the cage.
Henley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddie Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Henley staying out of range there.
Henley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henley staying out of range there.
Henley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rivera to score with a decent uppercut.
Henley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Henley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivera.
Henley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Henley throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henley misses with a looping right.
Henley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rivera is not content to let Henley control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Henley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Rivera struggling a bit here.
Henley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rivera is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Henley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rivera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rivera keeping full guard, as Henley tries to pass.
Rivera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henley is looking to work some ground and pound but Rivera has wrist control.
Rivera is trying to control the position but Henley postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rivera keeping full guard, as Henley tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Buddie Rivera.
Henley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivera throws a body punch but Henley moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Henley.
Henley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivera.
Good exchange - Rivera coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Rivera throws a lazy right hand but Henley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Henley.
Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rivera is trying to defend but Henley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Henley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rivera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rivera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rivera controls Henley momentarily but Henley frees himself.
Rivera pulls Henley in close to prevent any damage.
Henley postures up and lands a big shot to Rivera's brow.
Henley postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rivera seems keen to control Henley's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Henley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera trying to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Buddie Rivera hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rivera moves away from the strike by Henley.
Henley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henley throws a shot from downtown. Rivera moves away and avoids it.
Henley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivera swivels and escapes.
Rivera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rivera works the jab nicely.
Ben Henley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henley throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Henley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Henley misses.
Rivera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buddie Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rivera 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddie Rivera!
Buddie Rivera seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
162 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolai Nation!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes staying out of range there.
Hughes with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Nation misses the target.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Nation.
Nation swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nation throws out the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Nation blocks the leg kick.
We've been informed that Hughes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sloppy strikes from Nation. Those never looked like landing.
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nation makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nation throws a body shot but no joy.
Hughes works over Nation's head and body with a nice combination.
Nation scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hughes doesn't seem bothered though.
Nation has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Sweat Lodge in the buildup to the fight.
Nation lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nation cracks a nice hook into Hughes's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nation.
Nation lands with a cross.
Nation fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hughes on the side of the head.
Nation connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a right and a left that Nation avoids nicely.
Jab by Nation.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Nation uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nation pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hughes back to the cage. Nation follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nation throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Nation.
Nation fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hughes on the side of the head.
Hughes is rocked!
Hughes is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Nation doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Hughes crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Hughes's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolai Nation!
Nikolai Nation retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Nikolai Nation thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lubomir Mihailovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khaled Kalil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihailovic comes to the cage accompanied by Otherwise - Soldiers. Kalil comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Rob - Whoa! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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243 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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295 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lubomir Mihailovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khaled Kalil!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalil throws a sloppy head kick and Mihailovic moves out of range easily.
Mihailovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Kalil's head.
Mihailovic throws a good cross that connects.
Kalil tries a head kick but it misses.
Mihailovic throws an off balance right hand
and Kalil counters with a head kick that drops Mihailovic to the mat! Mihailovic scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalil connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mihailovic checks a leg kick.
Kalil on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mihailovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been hearing reports that Mihailovic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kalil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kalil throws a sloppy head kick and Mihailovic moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kalil. That's going to slow Mihailovic down.
Mihailovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kalil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mihailovic.
Kalil throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kalil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic misses with a few strikes there.
Kalil pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kalil looks to land a body kick but Mihailovic moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kalil is out of range and Mihailovic settles back down.
Kalil lands with a nice body kick.
Kalil lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mihailovic is breathing heavily.
Kalil pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mihailovic is out of range and Kalil settles back down.
Kalil throws a sloppy head kick and Mihailovic moves out of range easily.
Kalil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalil scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalil tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kalil. That's going to slow Mihailovic down.
Kalil throws a head kick that misses.
Kalil misses with a head kick.
Kalil throws the kick towards the body but Mihailovic avoids it.
Mihailovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mihailovic avoids the head kick by Kalil.
Mihailovic lands a two punch combo.
Mihailovic misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mihailovic misses.
Mihailovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mihailovic misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Kalil misses.
Mihailovic throws a good cross that connects.
Mihailovic looks to land a left hand but Kalil moved out of range nicely.
Kalil takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mihailovic 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.
A head kick misses from Kalil.
Kalil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mihailovic lands with a hook. Kalil tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kalil throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mihailovic checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Mihailovic coming out on top.
Mihailovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Mihailovic misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalil scores with a push kick.
Kalil misses with a head kick.
Kalil is looking to score with low kicks.
Kalil throws a head kick but Mihailovic moves out of range.
Mihailovic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kalil.
Mihailovic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kalil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalil tries to land a leg kick but Mihailovic saw it coming and moves away.
Mihailovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters circling a little - Kalil finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kalil throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mihailovic's head.
It looks like Lubomir Mihailovic has been cut.
Kalil tries a head kick but it misses.
Mihailovic just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Mihailovic misses.
Kalil throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kalil feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mihailovic's calf.
Kalil turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kalil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Kalil.
Kalil with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kalil. That's going to slow Mihailovic down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kalil.
A head kick misses from Kalil.
Mihailovic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kalil scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kalil. Mihailovic shrugs it off though.
Kalil throws a sloppy head kick and Mihailovic moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mihailovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalil. Kalil obviously looking to wear him down.
Mihailovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kalil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khaled Kalil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lubomir Mihailovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mihailovic misses the shot to the body.
Kalil throws a leg kick but Mihailovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kalil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mihailovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mihailovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kalil throws a head kick but Mihailovic moves out of range.
Kalil tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalil on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kalil cracks the inside of Mihailovic's front leg.
Mihailovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mihailovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kalil throws a wild body kick that Mihailovic sees coming a mile off.
Kalil lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalil throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kalil plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crack! A monster head kick from Kalil and Mihailovic falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Kalil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Khaled Kalil!
Khaled Kalil seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinan Yak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saloth Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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268 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sinan Yak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saloth Sar!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sar wants to land a leg kick but Yak is out of range.
Saloth Sar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Sar. No joy for Yak on that attempt.
Sar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yak shoots in looking for a takedown. Sar tries to sprawl out of it but Yak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sar lands a head kick. Yak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Sinan Yak has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yak drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yak lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sar pushes Yak away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yak gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Yak is trying to get an arm triangle but Sar is defending well.
Yak has an Americana. Sar didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Yak is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Yak hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sinan Yak!
Sinan Yak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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