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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kid Diddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. Daniel Wagner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kid Diddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner looks to land a combination but Diddler avoids it well.
Diddler dodges the punch combination from Wagner.
Wagner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wagner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diddler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diddler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wagner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wagner's back!
Diddler tightening his grip on Wagner, looking for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Diddler gets his way!
Wagner is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner fending off the submission attempt from Diddler.
Diddler misses with punches from the back.
Wagner holding both Diddler 's hands and preventing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wagner manages to reverse the position and now he's in Diddler's guard. Nice work there by Wagner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner trying to control the position from guard on top but Diddler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wagner looking to sit in guard and control but Diddler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddler advances position into side control!
Diddler fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wagner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diddler is controlling him well.
Diddler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wagner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diddler has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Wagner is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Diddler yanks on the arm and Wagner is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Diddler.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kid Diddler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Gustafson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Gustafson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jesus Christ's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Gustafson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ looks for the body kick but Gustafson saw that one coming.
Christ connects with an inside leg kick.
Christ could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Christ moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Jesus Christ has been cut.
We've been told by Christ's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustafson. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustafson's coach down at Morbid Conditioning School $600 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gustafson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Christ takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Christ misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Gustafson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gustafson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christ circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustafson misses with a body shot.
Gustafson throws a right hand that Christ ducks under and follows up with a left that Christ also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christ is defended easily by Gustafson.
Gustafson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christ moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ throws a low kick, looking for Gustafson's leg but Gustafson calmly moves out of range.
Gustafson lands a body shot.
Gustafson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christ moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Gustafson.
Gustafson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Christ is rocked!
Christ fails with a takedown attempt.
Oh Christ is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christ pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gustafson throws a right and a left that Christ avoids nicely.
Christ seems to have got his legs back now.
Gustafson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustafson cracks Christ with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gustafson throws a monster overhand right that drops Christ! Gustafson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Gustafson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Wuncler Ill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer comes to the cage accompanied by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone . Wuncler Ill has chosen I want my money as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sterling Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Wuncler Ill!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer swats away the attempt to clinch by Wuncler Ill.
A chopping leg kick lands by Archer.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from Wuncler Ill.
Wuncler Ill misses with a double jab
and Archer counters with a takedown into side control.
Archer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Archer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wuncler Ill is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Archer has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer trying to control but Wuncler Ill is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer moves to the back.
Wuncler Ill trying to control the position but Archer manages to sink in the hooks.
Wuncler Ill has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Archer.
Archer looking to break Wuncler Ill's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wuncler Ill remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Archer will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Wuncler Ill preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Archer.
Archer throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer struggling to keep hold of the position.
Wuncler Ill defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Wuncler Ill knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Wuncler Ill for a finish.
Wuncler Ill is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Archer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Wuncler Ill up.
Archer is working for a rear naked choke. Wuncler Ill is not defending it well and Archer has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Wuncler Ill refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Wuncler Ill's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sterling Archer!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sterling Archer thanked The Empire Clothing and Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Zane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Presley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Presley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Loco. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 Tokyo, Mike Zane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Presley!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zane throws a head kick that misses.
Zane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Presley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Presley slips a jab and a cross from Zane.
Presley drives through with a takedown into Zane's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Presley throwing strikes from guard but Zane blocks nicely.
Presley trying to control but Zane is working from the bottom.
Zane wants to stand up but Presley is controlling him.
Presley wants to control from the top but Zane keeps moving.
Presley stops Zane from standing up.
Presley throwing strikes but missing.
Presley wants to control from the top but Zane keeps moving.
Presley connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley trying to control but Zane is working from the bottom.
Presley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zane can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Presley controls the pace.
Zane has his feet on Presley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Zane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Presley.
Zane keeps Presley at a distance using the push kick.
Presley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zane sprawls well. Zane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Presley gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Presley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zane throws a shot to the body.
Zane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
Presley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Presley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Zane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Presley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Presley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Presley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Presley trying to control the position from guard on top but Zane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Presley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Presley slips nicely into half guard.
Zane is trying to stand up here but Presley is controlling him well.
Presley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zane keeps working.
Presley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Presley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zane defending well though.
Presley working over Zane with some ground and pound. Zane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Presley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley is trying to control the action in half guard but Zane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Presley slows the pace down in half guard.
Presley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Presley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zane's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Presley working Zane over with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Presley trying to control from half guard but Zane is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Presley 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Presley.
Presley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zane's waist but Zane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Presley off to one side.
Zane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Presley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've been told by Zane's head coaches at Tokyo Totally Gym + Sauna that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Presley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Presley scores with a shot to the side of Zane's head.
Presley scores with a hook to the body.
Zane misses with some punches.
Presley has hold of one of Zane's legs. Zane is fighting the takedown attempt but Presley gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zane is looking to stand up but Presley isn't so interested in that idea.
Presley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zane keeping moving, preventing Presley from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. David Presley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Presley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Presley somewhat.
Mike Zane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Presley.
Presley swinging wildly here.
Zane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick by Zane misses
and Presley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Presley.
Presley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zane or not.
Presley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zane throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Presley manages to end up in side control.
Zane tries to improve position but can't.
Presley scoring with punches and elbows.
Zane wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zane tries to bench press Presley off him but Presley keeps the position.
Presley controls the position from side control.
Presley trying to control the action but Zane is working from the bottom.
Presley lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley cracks Zane with a big right hand but Zane just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Zane is trying to buck Presley off.
Presley wants to control but Zane is keeping him busy.
Zane takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Presley trying to control the action but Zane is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zane is trying to get back to half guard.
Presley in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zane taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley is looking to take a break and control but Zane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Presley is putting a hurting on Zane here, landing some big shots from side control.
Presley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Presley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Zane is avoiding damage well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley working the body and head with strikes.
Zane is working to avoid the ground and pound but Presley connects with a decent elbow.
Presley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zane wants to get back to his feet but Presley drags him back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Presley working the head with strikes.
Presley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zane is rocked!
Presley scoring with punches from side control.
Oh Zane is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zane taking punishment in the form of punches.
Presley scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Zane is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Presley can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Presley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Norwinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafiki WhoHitYou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WhoHitYou has chosen Nemisis as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Norwinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafiki WhoHitYou!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WhoHitYou throws a poor cross that misses
and Norwinson counters with a two punch combo.
Norwinson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fighting Panda BJJ and MT Dojo ($75) in the buildup to the fight.
WhoHitYou feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Norwinsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
WhoHitYou with a hook.
It looks like Bartholomew Norwinson has been cut.
No luck for Norwinson with that takedown attempt.
WhoHitYou throws a combination that misses
and Norwinson counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norwinson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? WhoHitYou is fending him off so far but Norwinson persists. Nope, WhoHitYou circles away and we're back to standing.
Norwinson shoots for a double leg takedown but WhoHitYou sprawls well. He's pushed Norwinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartholomew Norwinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norwinson slips a straight right by WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou scores with a nice strike.
WhoHitYou misses the jab.
Norwinson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Norwinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou throws a jab when Norwinson was well out of range.
Norwinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from WhoHitYou.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by WhoHitYou!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norwinson misses with an uppercut.
Norwinson shoots in and drives through. WhoHitYou sprawls well.
WhoHitYou throws an overhand right that lands on Norwinson's shoulder, as Norwinson tries to avoid the shot.
WhoHitYou tries to land a leg kick but Norwinson saw it coming and moves away.
Norwinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norwinson misses with a takedown
and WhoHitYou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Norwinson.
WhoHitYou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
WhoHitYou lands with an uppercut that bounces Norwinson off the cage and back into range.
WhoHitYou misses with a body shot
and Norwinson counters with a three punch combo that has WhoHitYou backing up. WhoHitYou nods at Norwinson to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab lands there for WhoHitYou.
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!
WhoHitYou lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rafiki WhoHitYou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norwinson misses with a double jab.
Norwinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
WhoHitYou lands a really nice looking cross but Norwinson seems unphased.
Norwinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Norwinson is breathing heavily.
Norwinson throws a shot from downtown. WhoHitYou moves away and avoids it.
WhoHitYou scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Norwinson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
WhoHitYou throws the left hand but Norwinson avoids the punch easily.
WhoHitYou has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Norwinson tries for a takedown but WhoHitYou circles away easily
and WhoHitYou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
WhoHitYou throws out a loose jab but Norwinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
WhoHitYou goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Norwinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and WhoHitYou counters with a left and a right that stings Norwinson.
Norwinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rafiki WhoHitYou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
WhoHitYou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norwinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou avoids a punch combination nicely.
WhoHitYou cracks Norwinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Norwinson defending well as WhoHitYou loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Norwinson. Those never looked like landing.
WhoHitYou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
WhoHitYou misses with a wild body shot.
WhoHitYou misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from WhoHitYou. Norwinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
WhoHitYou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
WhoHitYou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norwinson misses with a wild combination.
WhoHitYou scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou throws a series of punches but Norwinson moves out of range.
WhoHitYou paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
WhoHitYou misses with a lunging right hand
and Norwinson counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
WhoHitYou tries a low kick but Norwinson avoids it.
WhoHitYou looks to land a right hand but Norwinson moved out of range.
WhoHitYou takes a swing at Norwinson's ribcage but misses.
A big right from WhoHitYou misses.
A slow jab from WhoHitYou misses its intended target.
WhoHitYou thuds a left hand into Norwinson's body.
A big left from WhoHitYou misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
WhoHitYou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norwinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Norwinson staying out of range there.
Norwinson slips a straight right by WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Norwinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafiki WhoHitYou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Norwinson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
WhoHitYou misses with a hook. Norwinson ducked under it nicely.
WhoHitYou throws a big shot that misses.
WhoHitYou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norwinson throws a body punch but WhoHitYou moves out of range.
Norwinson fails with the takedown.
WhoHitYou looks to score with a jab to the body but Norwinson is just out of range.
WhoHitYou misses with a double jab
and Norwinson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
WhoHitYou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norwinson on the side of the head.
WhoHitYou scores with a decent looking hook.
Norwinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping WhoHitYou at a distance.
Norwinson staying out of range there.
WhoHitYou misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norwinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Norwinson misses with a two punch combination.
Rafiki WhoHitYou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norwinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but WhoHitYou swivels and escapes.
Norwinson lands with a straight right. WhoHitYou didn't see that one coming.
Norwinson ducks under a wild hook from WhoHitYou.
Norwinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
WhoHitYou throws a body punch but Norwinson moves out of range.
A big right from WhoHitYou misses.
Norwinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
WhoHitYou misses with a looping left.
WhoHitYou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norwinson.
WhoHitYou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norwinson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
WhoHitYou misses with an uppercut
and Norwinson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from WhoHitYou misses.
WhoHitYou throws a series of punches but Norwinson avoids them all with ease.
WhoHitYou lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norwinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and WhoHitYou counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartholomew Norwinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
WhoHitYou missing with a left hand there. Norwinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norwinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
WhoHitYou misses with a hook. Norwinson ducked under it nicely.
WhoHitYou throws a shot from downtown. Norwinson moves away and avoids it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Norwinson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Norwinson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as WhoHitYou sprawls well. WhoHitYou wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Norwinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Bartholomew Norwinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norwinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling WhoHitYou to score with a decent uppercut.
Norwinson is looking to wear down WhoHitYou with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norwinson scores with a one two! WhoHitYou had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Norwinson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Norwinson staying out of range there.
WhoHitYou throws out a loose jab but Norwinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
WhoHitYou fails to land with a series of punches.
WhoHitYou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
WhoHitYou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norwinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
WhoHitYou sizes up Norwinson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Norwinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
WhoHitYou with a body punch. A glancing blow.
WhoHitYou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norwinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from WhoHitYou misses its intended target.
WhoHitYou misses with an uppercut
and Norwinson counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Rafiki WhoHitYou 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!
Norwinson slips under a jab from WhoHitYou.
A head kick misses from WhoHitYou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norwinson throws a right hand that WhoHitYou ducks under and follows up with a left that WhoHitYou also avoids with ease.
WhoHitYou misses the body punch
and Norwinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
WhoHitYou connects with a crisp jab.
Norwinson misses with a straight left.
WhoHitYou loads up on a big right hand but Norwinson slips the punch.
Norwinson throws a series of punches but WhoHitYou moves out of range.
WhoHitYou misses the jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
WhoHitYou takes a swing at Norwinson's ribcage but misses.
WhoHitYou jabs Norwinson right on the nose. Norwinson blinks but takes it well.
WhoHitYou throws a series of punches but Norwinson moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
WhoHitYou takes a swing at Norwinson's ribcage but misses.
WhoHitYou throws a body punch but Norwinson moves out of range.
WhoHitYou throws out a loose jab but Norwinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norwinson swings for the body but WhoHitYou moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafiki WhoHitYou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Norwinson shoots and misses
and WhoHitYou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norwinson lands a jab to the head.
WhoHitYou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
WhoHitYou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norwinson moves away.
Norwinson shoots in for a takedown but WhoHitYou shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from WhoHitYou misses its intended target.
WhoHitYou cracks Norwinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Norwinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou throws a hook but Norwinson blocks it.
WhoHitYou throws out a loose jab but Norwinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from WhoHitYou misses the target.
WhoHitYou scores with a nice strike.
WhoHitYou misses with a right hand
and Norwinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
WhoHitYou cracks Norwinson with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norwinson slips under a jab.
WhoHitYou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norwinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norwinson walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from WhoHitYou misses its intended target.
Norwinson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartholomew Norwinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
WhoHitYou misses with a double jab
and Norwinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
WhoHitYou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norwinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Norwinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Norwinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has WhoHitYou pinned against the cage. WhoHitYou gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Norwinson slips a jab and a cross from WhoHitYou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and WhoHitYou wants it to stay on the feet.
WhoHitYou throws a right and a left that both miss.
WhoHitYou throws a looping overhand right but Norwinson ducks down to avoid it.
WhoHitYou lands a really nice looking cross but Norwinson seems unphased.
WhoHitYou throws a big shot that misses.
WhoHitYou works Norwinson's body with a nice hook.
Norwinson tries to bum rush WhoHitYou with a series of wild strikes but WhoHitYou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
WhoHitYou cracks Norwinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
WhoHitYou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norwinson manages to avoid it.
WhoHitYou throws an overhand right that lands on Norwinson's shoulder, as Norwinson tries to avoid the shot.
WhoHitYou looks to land a combination but Norwinson avoids it well.
Norwinson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Norwinson fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from WhoHitYou misses.
Norwinson staying out of range there.
WhoHitYou lands the left hand.
Norwinson fails with the takedown
and WhoHitYou makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
WhoHitYou connects with a crisp jab.
Norwinson slips a jab from WhoHitYou.
Norwinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Norwinson is rocked!
WhoHitYou feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Norwinson sprawling to the canvas! Norwinson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can WhoHitYou finish him?!
Oh Norwinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
WhoHitYou connects with a body shot.
Norwinson blocks a jab.
Norwinson is aggressively charging in as WhoHitYou backs up avoiding any damage. WhoHitYou tosses out a jab and Norwinson runs right into it face first! Norwinson is out cold! WhoHitYou dropped down on all fours and is barking in Norwinson's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafiki WhoHitYou!
Our winner, Rafiki WhoHitYou, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trunks Briefs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trunks Briefs is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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168 lbs
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25
154 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trunks Briefs!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briefs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johns.
Briefs connects with a single shot there.
Johns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johns tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Briefs swivels and escapes.
Johns misses with a head kick.
Briefs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Johns misses.
Briefs connects with a solid leg kick.
Briefs digs a good hook to Johns's body.
Briefs's coach down at Iron Fist Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Briefs's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Johns.
Johns misses with a low kick.
Johns motions for Briefs to come forward. Johns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Briefs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johns was well out of range. Poor timing from Briefs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briefs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Briefs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick from Johns.
Briefs misses with a low kick.
Briefs checks a low kick from Johns.
Briefs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Briefs looks winded!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johns.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Johns is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Briefs looks calm but he's in trouble here. Johns gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Briefs is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Johns lets go of the hold and Briefs can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Johns!
Jimmy Johns 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 Gerald Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hall of fame kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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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 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerald Minor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dustin Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minor manages to avoid it.
Wagner throws a hook to the side of Minor's head but Minor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Minor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Minor clinches up against the cage.
Minor has Wagner pushed against the cage.
Wagner throws a punch but it's blocked by Minor.
Wagner is trying to maintain a safe position but Minor gets an underhook and turns Wagner into the cage.
Minor tries to score a body lock takedown but Wagner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wagner tries to throw a body punch but Minor avoids it by throwing Wagner back against the cage.
Wagner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Minor is trying to pull guard but Wagner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Minor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minor blocks an uppercut.
Wagner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Minor is trying to trip Wagner. He has hold of a leg but Wagner is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Minor persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Minor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wagner is striking but Minor is not phased and passes to half guard.
Minor prevents Wagner from standing back up.
Minor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Minor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've been hearing good reports from Minor's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wagner is trying to stand up here but Minor is controlling him well.
Wagner trying to control but Minor postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Minor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wagner defending well though.
Minor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Minor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner is controlling Minor's trapped leg to prevent Minor from advancing to side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Minor gets a takedown into half guard.
Wagner wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Minor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wagner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Minor.
Minor wants to control but Wagner is keeping him busy.
Minor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wagner is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor prevents Wagner from getting the reversal.
Minor controlling the pace for now.
Wagner tries to hold on but Minor postures up.
Minor lands a big elbow.
Minor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Minor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wagner tries to reverse the position but Minor maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minor wants to control the pace but Wagner is squirming around nicely.
Minor is really struggling to control Wagner but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Minor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Minor drives through and clinches with Wagner against the cage.
Minor blocks the elbow strike.
Wagner is trying to break the clinch but Minor has him pressed against the cage.
Wagner tries to break the clinch but Minor is controlling the position.
Minor jumps guard but Wagner stands there with Minor around his waist. Minor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Minor fails to pull guard.
Minor blocks an uppercut.
Minor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wagner throws a right hand that Minor ducks under and follows up with a left that Minor also avoids with ease.
Wagner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wagner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Minor!
Wagner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Minor, who protects the arm well.
Minor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Minor is trying to control Wagner's posture but Wagner avoids it.
Minor is trying to get back to half guard.
Wagner has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wagner looks to land a right hand but Minor moved out of range.
Wagner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Minor to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner wants to get back to his feet but Minor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wagner can't keep his opponent in guard - Minor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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!
Wagner wants to control but Minor is keeping busy.
Minor wants to take a breather but Wagner is having none of it.
Wagner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wagner is breathing heavily.
Wagner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Minor.
Gerald Minor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wagner is trying to stand.
Minor wants to free his trapped foot but Wagner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor lands strikes from half guard.
Wagner felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Minor is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wagner is just riding it out for now. Minor eventually gives up the hold.
Still in half guard, Minor seems content to control.
Minor passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wagner!
Wagner is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner tries to lock up and control but Minor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minor looking to finish Wagner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wagner!
Minor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wagner tries to improve his position but Minor has taken his back! Minor has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Wagner tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Minor pushes Wagner away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gerald Minor!
The defeated Dustin Wagner had this to say: 'will do better next time'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Booker Huffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trey Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Booker Huffman!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huffman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Huffman passes into side control, despite Lawson's attempt to control the position.
Huffman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lawson manages to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Huffman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huffman wants to pass to mount but Lawson is defending the position.
Huffman is looking to take a break and control but Lawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huffman is pressing down on Lawson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lawson is holding on for now.
Huffman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lawson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Huffman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Huffman trying to pass the guard but Lawson defending well.
Lawson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huffman is looking to take a break and control but Lawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawson gets full guard.
Huffman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lawson managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lawson throws a head kick but Huffman moves out of range.
Huffman tries to clinch
and Lawson counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lawson.
Lawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawson throws a body punch but Huffman moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Huffman momentarily.
Huffman tries to clinch up.
Lawson cracks Huffman with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Huffman.
Lawson lands with a kick to the temple. Huffman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lawson connects with an inside leg kick.
Lawson moves into the clinch.
Lawson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huffman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lawson is stalling here.
Huffman is trying to pull guard but Lawson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lawson stalling the fight.
Lawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huffman backwards.
Huffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Huffman is trying to pull guard but Lawson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Trey Lawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Booker Huffman.
Lawson lands with a left to the head.
Lawson tries to stall but Huffman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Lawson on the inside.
Lawson lands a nice uppercut.
Lawson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawson trying to control the position but instead, Huffman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lawson into the cage.
Huffman jumps guard but Lawson stands there with Huffman around his waist. Huffman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lawson digs a right hand underneath Huffman's ribcage. Huffman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lawson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lawson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Lawson.
Huffman looks winded!
The referee is keeping an eye on Lawson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Huffman wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Lawson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lawson scores with a spinning back kick!
Lawson looks for the body kick but Huffman saw that one coming.
Lawson scoring well with a low kick there.
Lawson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lawson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lawson lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson scores with a hook to the body. Huffman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Lawson.
That kick from Lawson tenderised Huffman's leg. Huffman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lawson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Huffman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lawson - the referee stops the clock and Huffman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lawson. Huffman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Booker Huffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huffman is breathing heavily.
Lawson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lawson lands a big head kick that sends Huffman tumbling to the mat! Lawson takes a step backwards and waves Huffman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Huffman is rocked!
It looks like Booker Huffman has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huffman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lawson.
Huffman is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawson finish him?
Huffman gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Lawson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Lawson!
An out of breath Trey Lawson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ervis Januzaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Caskey (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ervis Januzaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kid Caskey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Januzaj throws a nice looking combination but Caskey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Januzaj throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caskey.
Caskey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ervis Januzaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caskey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Januzaj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Januzaj throws a shot from downtown. Caskey moves away and avoids it.
Januzaj throws a jab but it's blocked by Caskey.
Januzaj misses with a double jab.
Januzaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caskey cracks Januzaj with a good jab.
Januzaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caskey was well out of range. Poor timing from Januzaj.
Caskey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caskey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Januzaj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Januzaj.
Caskey lands a front kick.
Januzaj is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Januzaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caskey connects with a leg kick. Januzaj looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Januzaj 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.
Januzaj chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caskey can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caskey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Januzaj, pushing him back against the cage.
Caskey content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Januzaj breaks the clinch.
A combination from Januzaj does no damage.
Caskey slips a jab from Januzaj.
Januzaj is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Caskey's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Caskey rushes Januzaj and presses him up against the cage.
Januzaj manages to break the clinch.
Caskey connects with a solid leg kick.
Caskey pushes Januzaj away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caskey scoring well with a low kick there.
Caskey thumps Januzaj with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caskey.
Caskey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caskey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caskey is looking to slow Januzaj down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caskey, right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Caskey.
Crunch! Caskey slams his shin into Januzaj's torso.
Caskey instigates a clinch.
Caskey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Januzaj up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caskey manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Januzaj is looking to clinch but Caskey is avoiding it.
Caskey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caskey takes one to the chin there.
Januzaj throws a nice looking combination but Caskey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Januzaj misses with an uppercut. Caskey saw that one coming.
Caskey closes the distance and pushes Januzaj back into the cage.
Caskey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Januzaj misses with a lunging right hand
and Caskey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Januzaj's knee momentarily.
Januzaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Januzaj throws an off balance right hand
and Caskey counters with an inside leg kick.
Caskey scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caskey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Januzaj will feel that in the morning.
Caskey slips a jab from Januzaj.
Caskey closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Caskey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping leg kick lands for Caskey.
Caskey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Januzaj's sensitive parts.
Caskey scores with a nice body kick.
Januzaj takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caskey fakes the leg kick and cracks Januzaj in the body.
Nice body kick from Caskey.
Caskey lands a leg kick that knocks Januzaj off balance momentarily.
Caskey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caskey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caskey lands a big head kick that sends Januzaj tumbling to the mat! Caskey takes a step backwards and waves Januzaj back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ervis Januzaj has been cut.
Caskey rushes Januzaj and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Caskey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caskey avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caskey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caskey manages to break the clinch.
Caskey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caskey ducks under a wild hook from Januzaj.
Januzaj is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caskey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Januzaj.
Januzaj throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caskey.
Caskey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Januzaj throws a combination that misses
and Caskey counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Caskey takes the fight into the clinch.
Caskey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caskey.
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!
Caskey connects with a body shot that sends Januzaj's belly button to the back.
Januzaj sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A good leg kick by Caskey.
Januzaj has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caskey.
Caskey scores with a kick to the midsection.
Caskey throws a front kick that sends Januzaj stumbling back into the cage.
Caskey blocks a jab.
Januzaj is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Januzaj stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caskey.
Januzaj swings for the body but Caskey moves out of range.
Caskey connects with a solid leg kick.
Caskey lands a big head kick that sends Januzaj tumbling to the mat! Caskey takes a step backwards and waves Januzaj back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Januzaj is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Januzaj drops his hands momentarily and Caskey needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Januzaj just on the top of the head. Januzaj drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Januzaj - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kid Caskey!
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