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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iheb Aribiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles Newell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Iheb Aribiii has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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208 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iheb Aribiii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Newell!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Newell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Newell throws a series of punches but Aribiii moves out of range.
Newell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Newell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aribiii manages to avoid it.
Newell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aribiii on the side of the head.
Aribiii throws a head kick that misses.
Newell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Newell showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Aribiii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aribiii trying to control from the bottom.
Newell throwing shots but Aribiii is blocking nicely.
Newell wants to pass the guard but Aribiii is defending well.
Newell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Newell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aribiii wants to get back to full guard.
Aribiii has hold of Newell's hands but Newell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Newell content to control rather than advance.
Newell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Newell is thwarting Aribiii's attempts to control the position.
Newell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aribiii. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Newell working Aribiii over with strikes.
Newell thows a huge punch but Aribiii dodges it nicely.
Aribiii wants to improve his position but Newell is controlling well.
Newell trying to pass the guard but Aribiii defending well.
Aribiii wants to control but Newell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Newell drops an elbow to the side of Aribiii's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aribiii wants to control but Newell is keeping busy.
Newell throwing shots but Aribiii is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Newell lands a nice short elbow.
Newell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Newell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Newell wants to pass to mount but Aribiii is defending the position.
Newell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Aribiii is looking for a sweep. Newell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Newell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Newell working Aribiii over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Newell lands a big shot to the head and Aribiii winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Myles Newell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Jonny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enrike Lima throws a sloppy head kick
and Jonny counters with a head kick. That will keep Enrike Lima thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Enrike Lima connects with a high kick.
Jonny closes the distance and clinches up with Enrike Lima, looking for a takedown. Jonny pushes Enrike Lima against the cage but Enrike Lima circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jonny is breathing heavily.
Jonny shoots in for a takedown but Enrike Lima shows good takedown defense.
A head kick by Enrike Lima misses
and Jonny counters with a head kick. That will keep Enrike Lima thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Enrike Lima lands with a kick to the temple. Jonny shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enrike Lima darts in and clinches Jonny up against the cage.
Jonny is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jonny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Enrike Lima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Enrike Lima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Enrike Lima throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Enrike Lima lands a nice elbow.
Jonny wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonny avoiding damage as Enrike Lima throws knees to the body.
Jonny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jonny wants to stall.
Enrike Lima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jonny is defending well for now.
Jonny has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Enrike Lima is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Enrike Lima breaks from the clinch.
Enrike Lima moves into the clinch.
Enrike Lima prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jonny blocks an elbow strike from Enrike Lima.
Enrike Lima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jonny avoids it.
Enrike Lima prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima breaks the clinch.
Enrike Lima clinches up against the cage.
Jonny misses with a knee to the head.
Jonny tries to stall but Enrike Lima uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jonny tries a knee to the head but Enrike Lima blocks it.
Jonny prevents Enrike Lima from breaking the clinch.
Enrike Lima stops a takedown attempt from Jonny.
Enrike Lima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jonny avoids it.
Enrike Lima misses with an elbow over the top.
Enrike Lima lands an elbow that stopped Jonny in his tracks for a moment.
Enrike Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Jonny avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jonny is defending well for now.
Enrike Lima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Enrike Lima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Enrike Lima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Enrike Lima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jonny is defending well for now.
Enrike Lima creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Enrike Lima lands an elbow that stopped Jonny in his tracks for a moment.
Enrike Lima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jonny's defenses.
Enrike Lima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Enrike Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jonny.
A frustrated look appears on Enrike Lima's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jonny can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima prevents the takedown attempt.
Jonny blocks an elbow strike.
Enrike Lima using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Enrike Lima throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Enrike Lima trying to land knees to the body.
Enrike Lima missing with knees to the body.
Jonny is looking for a takedown.
Enrike Lima lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Enrike Lima lands an elbow inside that Jonny shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Enrike Lima throws an elbow that misses.
Enrike Lima throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Enrike Lima lands an elbow just above Jonny 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jonny gets tackled into the cage by Enrike Lima. Enrike Lima maintains the clinch.
Jonny wants to take the fight to the mat but Enrike Lima manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Enrike Lima just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jonny's brow.
Jonny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jonny dodges an elbow strike from Enrike Lima.
Jonny looking for a takedown.
Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jonny with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Enrike Lima lands a damaging elbow.
Jonny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Enrike Lima lands an elbow inside that Jonny shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jonny managing to block the knees to the body from Enrike Lima.
Jonny takes an elbow to the temple.
Enrike Lima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jonny avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonny takes an elbow to the forehead.
Enrike Lima landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Enrike Lima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jonny avoids the head kick by Enrike Lima.
Jonny shoots for a takedown but Enrike Lima saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jonny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Enrike Lima lands a big head kick that sends Jonny tumbling to the mat! Enrike Lima takes a step backwards and waves Jonny back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jonny is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enrike Lima clinches up with Jonny and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Jonny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Enrike Lima landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jonny seems to have got his legs back now.
Jonny avoids the elbow strike from Enrike Lima, against the cage.
Enrike Lima lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Enrike Lima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jonny avoids the head kick by Enrike Lima.
Jonny shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Enrike Lima defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Enrike Lima forces Jonny back against the cage and clinches.
Enrike Lima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jonny avoids it.
Enrike Lima comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Enrike Lima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Mike Jonny has been cut.
Jonny can't get the takedown.
Enrike Lima lands an elbow just above Jonny 's eye.
Enrike Lima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jonny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jonny is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima lands an elbow inside.
Jonny trying to control the position but instead, Enrike Lima has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jonny into the cage.
Jonny missing with knees to the body.
Jonny with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Enrike Lima missing with knees to the body.
Enrike Lima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jonny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Enrike Lima.
Jonny is trying to drag Enrike Lima to the mat but Enrike Lima just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima breaks the clinch.
Jonny avoids the head kick by Enrike Lima.
Jonny avoids the head kick by Enrike Lima.
Enrike Lima rushes Jonny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Enrike Lima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jonny avoids it.
Jonny looking to slow down the pace here.
Enrike Lima trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Enrike Lima.
Jonny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Jonny's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jonny goes for a double leg but Enrike Lima avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Enrike Lima continues to drive forward.
Enrike Lima using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Enrike Lima lands a nice elbow.
Enrike Lima throws an elbow that misses.
Jonny tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jonny avoiding damage as Enrike Lima throws knees to the body.
Jonny avoiding damage as Enrike Lima throws knees to the body.
Jonny takes an elbow to the temple.
Enrike Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Jonny avoids the damage to the body.
Jonny wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jonny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Enrike Lima misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jonny managing to block the knees to the body from Enrike Lima.
Nice elbow from Enrike Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enrike Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jonny.
Jonny throws a knee to the head but misses.
Enrike Lima pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jonny drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jonny takes an elbow to the temple.
Jonny avoiding damage as Enrike Lima throws knees to the body.
Enrike Lima missing with knees to the body.
Enrike Lima landing knees to the body.
Enrike Lima should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jonny blocks an elbow strike.
Enrike Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jonny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima lands an elbow inside.
Enrike Lima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Enrike Lima creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jonny taking a breather.
Enrike Lima landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Enrike Lima lands an elbow inside that Jonny shrugs off.
Enrike Lima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Enrike Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Enrike Lima misses with a head kick.
Enrike Lima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Enrike Lima - that's a beauty! Jonny is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Enrike Lima can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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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 Los Angeles, Clyde Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Smith!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Nguyen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nguyen regains guard immediately.
Nguyen is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nguyen cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Nguyen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Nguyen swinging wildly here.
Nguyen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith blocks a jab.
Nguyen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Nguyen lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nguyen lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Nguyen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nguyen throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nguyen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nguyen, as that shot connected.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith slips a straight right by Nguyen.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nguyen but Nguyen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clyde Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Smith.
Smith looks winded!
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nguyen's efforts to push away.
Nguyen is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to pull guard but Nguyen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nguyen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Smith keeps control of Nguyen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nguyen tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Nguyen does no damage.
Nguyen scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Nguyen.
Nguyen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nguyen scores with a decent looking hook.
Nguyen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Nguyen.
Clyde Nguyen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nguyen lands an overhand right.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nguyen lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nguyen lands a head shot.
Smith is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Nguyen.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Nguyen finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nguyen looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Smith limp body while Nguyen jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clyde Nguyen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artemis Hanborno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkes has chosen Not Gonna Die as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Hanborno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gray Hawkes!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkes instigates a clinch.
Hanborno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanborno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawkess head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawkes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanborno.
Hanborno wants to stall.
Hanborno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanborno struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawkes controls his hands.
Hanborno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanborno lunges at Hawkes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawkes's hand.
Hanborno misses with a wild combination.
Hanborno throws the left hand but Hawkes avoids the punch easily.
Hanborno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hanborno misses the shot to the body.
Hanborno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawkes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanborno throws a right hand that Hawkes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkes also avoids with ease.
Hanborno takes a swing at Hawkes's ribcage but misses.
Hanborno swinging wildly here.
Hawkes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanborno.
Hawkes lands a right hook to the body.
Hawkes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanborno misses with a hook to the body
and Hawkes counters by moving into the clinch.
Hawkes blocks an uppercut.
Hanborno is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hawkes blocks an uppercut.
Hanborno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanborno prevents a takedown attempt there.
Artemis Hanborno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gray Hawkes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanborno has a couple of punches blocked by Hawkes.
Hawkes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hawkes blocks an uppercut.
Hawkes is working for takedown but Hanborno is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hanborno throws a head punch that misses.
Hawkes has Hanborno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hanborno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hawkes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hanborno smiles and moves away.
Hanborno misses with an uppercut.
Hanborno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanborno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hawkes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanborno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanborno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawkes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hanborno tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawkes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanborno throws a series of punches but Hawkes moves out of range.
Hawkes has managed to clinch.
Hanborno wants to break free but Hawkes has control.
A head punch on the inside from Hanborno fails to land.
Hanborno misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hanborno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawkes is trying to force a seperation but Hanborno has the dominant position.
Hanborno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hanborno tries a body shot but Hawkes blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes pulls guard.
Hawkes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hawkes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkes escapes and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanborno scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanborno.
Hawkes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanborno pinned against the cage. Hanborno gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hanborno throws a right hand that Hawkes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkes also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artemis Hanborno dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hanborno throws a right hand that misses
and Hawkes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hawkes.
Hawkes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hanborno defends well and Hawkes ends up having to push Hanborno into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hanborno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkes successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hanborno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hanborno is looking to pass into half guard but Hawkes pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hawkes is in guard.
Hawkes stands up from Hanborno's guard - Hawkes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hanborno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hawkes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hanborno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Artemis Hanborno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gray Hawkes.
Hawkes closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Hanborno on the inside.
Hanborno lands a shot to the body.
Hanborno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Hanborno. Those never looked like landing.
Hanborno cracks Hawkes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanborno throws a series of strikes that have Hawkes backpedaling.
Hawkes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanborno misses with a wild combination.
Hanborno throws a one two combo.
Hawkes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanborno defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanborno looks to throw the jab but Hawkes is out of range.
Hanborno throws a lazy right hand but Hawkes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Hanborno as Hawkes shoots in.
Hawkes has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Hanborno's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hawkes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanborno misses with some punches.
Hawkes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanborno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkes can't get the takedown.
Hanborno throws a head punch that misses.
Hanborno throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawkes.
Hawkes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanborno working aggressively here.
Hanborno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawkes takes a shot to the head.
Hanborno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawkes's elbow.
Hanborno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanborno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hawkes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanborno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawkes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanborno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Hanborno as he connects with a hook.
Hanborno misses the shot to the body.
Hanborno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hawkes is breathing heavily.
Hanborno throws a right hand that Hawkes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkes also avoids with ease.
Artemis Hanborno is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Hanborno misses with a hook
and Hawkes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hawkes successfully pulls guard.
Hanborno throws a strike but Hawkes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hawkes throwing strikes but missing.
Hawkes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hawkes working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawkes is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanborno has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artemis Hanborno dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hanborno lands with an overhand left.
Hanborno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawkes is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Hanborno misses the target.
Hawkes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hanborno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hawkes on the side of the head.
Hawkes is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanborno finish him?
Hanborno plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Hawkes to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Hawkes just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Artemis Hanborno!
The defeated Gray Hawkes had this to say: 'Should have trained better.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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25
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevor Buck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark West!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck closes the distance and pushes West back into the cage.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buck tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
Buck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
West lands a high kick!
West gets tackled into the cage by Buck. Buck maintains the clinch.
West wants to break free but Buck has control.
Buck goes for a takedown attempt but West pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A punch combination from West misses.
Buck definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by West there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Buck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Buck tries to score a body lock takedown but West shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Buck has West pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Buck pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending West tumbling to the mat - Buck dives into West's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buck is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck works over West with some ground and pound from guard.
Buck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Buck scoring with some ground and pound.
Buck scoring with punches to the head and body.
Buck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Buck working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buck works over West with some ground and pound from guard.
Buck trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
Buck is really struggling to control West but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Buck chips away with some ground and pound.
West is rocked!
West utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck landing with the ground and pound.
West has momentary wrist control but Buck slips an elbow through the middle.
West is still in real trouble! Can Buck finish him?
West really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Buck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Buck trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buck scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Buck with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Buck is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Buck is in close to West's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Buck trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buck scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Buck arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! West's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Trevor Buck!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Modnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Morgan's choice of entrance music: The Greatest Man That Ever Lived. Elijah Modnar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elijah Modnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morgan thuds his right hand into Modnar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Morgan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Modnar connects with a solid leg kick.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Modnar lands with a shot to the body.
Modnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
We've been told by Modnar's head coaches at Black Manta that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Modnar throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Modnar. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Modnar counters with a thumping low kick.
Modnar misses with a straight right.
Modnar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Modnar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan walks into a stiff left hand from Modnar.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Modnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Modnar is just out of range.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Justin Morgan has been cut.
Modnar throws a shot to the body.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Modnar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head.
Morgan is rocked!
Elijah Modnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Modnar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Modnar finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
Modnar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Modnar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Modnar misses with a kick to the body.
Modnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Modnar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Modnar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Modnar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morgan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Modnar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morgan scrambles back to his feet.
Modnar scores with a punch to the head.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Modnar.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Modnar manages to avoid it.
Modnar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modnar lands a body shot.
Morgan throws a leg kick
and Modnar counters with a left to the body.
Morgan looks winded!
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Modnar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.
Morgan walks into a jab.
Modnar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Modnar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Modnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Modnar throws an overhand right that drops Morgan like a sack of potatoes! Modnar dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elijah Modnar!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanaka Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Deary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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26
265 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tanaka Wukong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Deary!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong moves out of range as Deary strikes.
Deary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wukong.
Deary connects with a crisp jab.
Deary throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deary fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Deary fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wukong on the side of the head.
Deary tests Wukong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deary throws a big shot that misses.
Deary lunges at Wukong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wukong's hand.
Wukong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Deary throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deary scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Deary smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Deary swinging wildly here.
Deary loads up on a big right hand but Wukong slips the punch.
Deary scores with a hook.
Deary is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deary. Wukong does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong slips a jab and a cross from Deary.
Deary paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wukong checks the leg kick.
Wukong blocks a jab.
Deary will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Deary bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wukong's head backwards.
Deary looks to throw the jab but Wukong is out of range.
Deary is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Deary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wukong slips a jab from Deary.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deary connects with a jab.
Deary fails to land with a series of punches.
Deary has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Deary scores with a hook to the body. Wukong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Deary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deary dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deary lands with a nice body punch.
Deary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wukong.
Wukong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Deary lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deary lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wukong circles away quickly and effectively.
Deary connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Deary lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wukong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wukong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Deary lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wukong at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deary throws a jab but it's blocked by Wukong.
Wukong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Deary moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gary Deary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Deary does it's job there.
Wukong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Deary dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Deary pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wukong back to the cage. Deary follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Deary lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wukong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wukong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wukong ducks under a wild hook from Deary.
Gary Deary seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wukong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Deary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Deary catches Wukong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Deary throws a lazy right hand but Wukong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deary misses with a looping left.
Deary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wukong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wukong moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deary cracks Wukong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Deary lands a nice shot that snaps Wukong's head back.
Deary throws a series of punches but Wukong moves out of range.
Deary scores with a sloppy right hand. Wukong should have avoided that one.
Gary Deary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wukong checks a leg kick.
Deary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wukong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Deary.
The fighters circling - Deary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deary with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deary throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deary misses with an uppercut. Wukong saw that one coming.
Deary scores with a jab to the head.
Wukong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheers as Deary lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wukong doesn't seem phased though.
Wukong ducks right into an uppercut from Deary.
Deary lands with a nice combination. Wukong backs away looking to recover.
Wukong slips under a jab.
Wukong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Deary.
Wukong slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deary.
Deary is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Deary swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wukong.
Deary throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wukong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Deary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wukong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deary misses with a hook. Wukong ducked under it nicely.
Wukong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong slips under a jab.
Deary misses with a looping left.
Deary with a nice cross.
Deary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deary with a jab.
Tanaka Wukong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deary.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wukong might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Deary throws a jab but it's blocked by Wukong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deary throws a front kick aimed at Wukong's knee but Wukong avoids it well.
Wukong takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Deary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Deary looks to land a left hand but Wukong moved out of range nicely.
Wukong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A bone on bone clash there as Wukong blocks the leg kick.
Deary misses with a looping right.
Deary scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wukong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Deary throws a hook but Wukong blocks it.
Deary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wukong manages to avoid it.
Deary bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wukong's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Deary finds it's way round the side to connect with Wukong's head.
Deary throws a hook to the side of Wukong's head but Wukong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wukong slips under a jab.
Wukong moves out of range of the strikes.
Deary throws a right and a left that Wukong avoids nicely.
Deary misses with a straight right.
A jab from Deary misses.
Deary lands a jab to the head.
Deary lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deary misses with a looping right.
Deary missing with a left hand there. Wukong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deary throws a shot from downtown. Wukong moves away and avoids it.
Wukong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Deary lands with an overhand left.
Deary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wukong.
Wukong ducks under a wild hook from Deary.
Wukong defending well as Deary loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wukong.
Wukong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deary.
Wukong slips under a jab from Deary.
Nice shot by Deary.
Deary misses with an uppercut. Wukong saw that one coming.
Deary jabs Wukong right on the nose. Wukong blinks but takes it well.
Wukong moves out of range as Deary strikes.
Gary Deary is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deary misses with a looping right.
Deary scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deary connects with a jab.
Deary scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Deary misses with an uppercut.
Deary 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.
Wukong takes one to the chin there.
Sloppy strikes from Deary. Those never looked like landing.
Tanaka Wukong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wukong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Deary finds it's way round the side to connect with Wukong's head.
Deary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wukong.
Deary lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Deary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Deary has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Gary Deary!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Gary Deary!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Gary Deary!
Gary Deary wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gary Deary waved his t-shirt featuring Soul Supremacy Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski comes to the cage accompanied by Hemp Gru - Sami swoi . On his way into the cage it seems that Michal Tarnowski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michal Tarnowski seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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25
154 lbs
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285 lbs
17 - 23 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Attilius!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attilius walks into a left hand.
Tarnowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Attilius.
Tarnowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Michal Tarnowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarnowski misses with a double jab.
Tarnowski tries to score with a low kick but Attilius moves his leg out of the way.
Tarnowski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Attilius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tarnowski somewhat.
A low kick from Tarnowski misses
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
Tarnowski scores with a one two! Attilius had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tarnowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Attilius napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tarnowski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Attilius sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Attilius tries to escape but Tarnowski is in control.
Attilius parries the strikes from Tarnowski easily there. Tarnowski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Attilius to escape.
Tarnowski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tarnowski 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.
Attilius pushes Tarnowski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tarnowski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tarnowski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Attilius, who protects the arm well.
Attilius is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tarnowski has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Attilius taking a bit of punishment here - Tarnowski scoring with strikes.
Tarnowski wants to control but Attilius is keeping him busy.
Attilius is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tarnowski takes a little break here. Attilius wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Attilius wants to get back to his feet but Tarnowski drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarnowski working the ground and pound.
Tarnowski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Attilius, who protects the arm well.
Attilius tries to escape but Tarnowski is in control.
Tarnowski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tarnowski is looking to take a break and control but Attilius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Attilius is pushing Tarnowski's head away, looking to escape. Tarnowski manages to hold on to the position though.
Tarnowski is looking to take a break and control but Attilius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tarnowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tarnowski lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attilius avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tarnowski.
Tarnowski lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Tarnowski stalls from top position.
Tarnowski 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.
Tarnowski working the body and head with strikes.
Attilius wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tarnowski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tarnowski working the ground and pound.
Attilius pushes Tarnowski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tarnowski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Attilius prevents Tarnowski from improving position.
Attilius parries the strikes from Tarnowski easily there. Tarnowski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Attilius to escape.
Attilius is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tarnowski is controlling him well.
Attilius is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Attilius is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarnowski is putting a hurting on Attilius here, landing some big shots from side control.
Attilius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tarnowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Attilius is trying to buck Tarnowski off.
Tarnowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tarnowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Attilius pushes Tarnowski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tarnowski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tarnowski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tarnowski cracks Attilius with a big right hand but Attilius just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Attilius prevents Tarnowski from moving into mount.
Tarnowski lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarnowski scoring with punches and elbows.
Tarnowski is trying to get an arm triangle but Attilius is defending well.
Attilius is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tarnowski has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tarnowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tarnowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tarnowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tarnowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tarnowski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tarnowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tarnowski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tarnowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tarnowski lands a slapping body shot.
Tarnowski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Tarnowski misses
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tarnowski dives in for a single leg takedown but Attilius sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Attilius breaks the clinch.
Tarnowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Tarnowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Tarnowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Attilius can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attilius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tarnowski throws out the jab.
Attilius checks a leg kick.
Tarnowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tarnowski misses the shot to the body.
Tarnowski thows a leg kick but Attilius checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tarnowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tarnowski throws a head kick that misses.
Tarnowski lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attilius takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tarnowski fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Tarnowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Attilius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Attilius wants it to stay on the feet.
Tarnowski throws a hook but Attilius blocks it.
Tarnowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Attilius blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski feints and then cracks Attilius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Attilius down.
Tarnowski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tarnowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tarnowski takes a swing at Attilius's ribcage but misses.
Michal Tarnowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Attilius defending well as Tarnowski loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Tarnowski. Those never looked like landing.
Tarnowski just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tarnowski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tarnowski cracks Attilius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tarnowski throws a hook but Attilius avoids it easily.
Tarnowski shoots in and drives through. Attilius sprawls well.
Tarnowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Attilius takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tarnowski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tarnowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tarnowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski misses with a looping left.
Tarnowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Attilius.
Tarnowski cracks Attilius with a good jab.
Tarnowski tries a low kick but Attilius avoids it.
Attilius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A leg kick checked by Attilius.
Tarnowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tarnowski loads up on a big right hand but Attilius slips the punch.
Marcus Attilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski looks to land a left hand but Attilius moved out of range nicely.
Tarnowski dips to his left and cracks Attilius with an uppercut!
Tarnowski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Attilius under the eye.
Attilius 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tarnowski. That's going to slow Attilius down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tarnowski.
Tarnowski 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.
Attilius is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Attilius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tarnowski lands with a shot to the body.
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Attilius 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.
Marcus Attilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarnowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tarnowski fails to land the takedown.
Tarnowski works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski lands a leg kick that knocks Attilius off balance momentarily.
Tarnowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tarnowski lands with a cross.
Michal Tarnowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tarnowski cracks Attilius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Attilius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tarnowski - the referee stops the clock and Attilius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tarnowski. Attilius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarnowski scores with a spinning back kick!
Attilius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tarnowski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Tarnowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tarnowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Michal Tarnowski!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Michal Tarnowski!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Michal Tarnowski!
Michal Tarnowski wins by unanimous decision!
Michal Tarnowski 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 Jack Schittd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Cliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schittd comes into the arena with I'm Evil... blaring out of the sound system. Cliffton has chosen Hello-Lionel Ritchie as his entrance music. 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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289 lbs
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250 lbs
7 - 3 - 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Schittd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Cliffton!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schittd moves forwards but Cliffton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schittd closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cliffton circles away.
Cliffton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cliffton misses with a right hand
and Schittd counters with a stiff right hand.
Cliffton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cliffton misses with a head kick.
Schittd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cliffton keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Cliffton.
Cliffton misses with a hook
and Schittd holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Schittd is trying to drag Cliffton to the mat but Cliffton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cliffton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cliffton tries a head kick but it misses.
Schittd dives in for a single leg takedown but Cliffton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Schittd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schittd pushes Cliffton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schittd is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cliffton to keep the fight standing.
Schittd is looking to take this one to the mat.
Schittd goes for a takedown attempt but Cliffton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Cliffton as Schittd shoots in.
Cliffton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cliffton swinging wildly here.
Cliffton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cliffton scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Jack Schittd has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cliffton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Cliffton.
Cliffton throws a head kick that Schittd semi-blocks.
Cliffton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schittd.
Cliffton cracks Schittd with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Schittd looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cliffton finish him?
Schittd is rocked!
Cliffton misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Cliffton.
Cliffton throws a head kick but Schittd moves out of range.
Schittd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cliffton.
Cliffton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cliffton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Cliffton.
Schittd shoots for a takedown but Cliffton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Cliffton misses.
Schittd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cliffton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cliffton has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Cliffton looks to throw the jab but Schittd is out of range.
Cliffton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schittd under the eye.
Jack Schittd's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliffton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schittd dives in and grabs Cliffton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cliffton pushes down on Schittd's head and hops out.
Schittd takes one to the chin there.
Cliffton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schittd.
Cliffton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliffton misses with a straight right.
Cliffton lands a head shot.
Schittd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cliffton throws a head kick but Schittd moves out of range.
Scott Cliffton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cliffton throws a head kick that misses.
Cliffton misses the jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Schittd. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cliffton throws a looping overhand right but Schittd ducks down to avoid it.
Cliffton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cliffton connects with a body shot.
Cliffton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schittd walks into a stiff left hand from Cliffton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cliffton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Schittd's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schittd avoids the head kick by Cliffton.
Cliffton throws a head kick but Schittd moves out of range.
Scott Cliffton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cliffton cracks Schittd with a good jab.
Schittd darts in looking for a takedown but Cliffton gets double underhooks and turns Schittd into the cage.
Schittd gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cliffton wants to get back to his feet.
Schittd misses with a head shot. Cliffton uses the momentum to regain guard.
Schittd throws an elbow that misses. Cliffton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schittd's guard. Nice move by Cliffton!
Schittd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliffton wants to stand but Schittd has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Schittd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Schittd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cliffton defends well.
Schittd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cliffton is aware though and is defending well.
Cliffton gets to his feet. Schittd looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Scott Cliffton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cliffton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cliffton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schittd blocks a head kick by Cliffton.
Schittd walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cliffton throws an off balance right hand
and Schittd counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliffton lands a big head kick that sends Schittd tumbling to the mat! Cliffton takes a step backwards and waves Schittd back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schittd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cliffton.
Cliffton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cliffton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schittd.
Schittd takes one on the button.
Schittd blocks a head kick by Cliffton.
Cliffton lands a nice looking body shot.
Cliffton loads up on a big right hand but Schittd slips the punch.
Cliffton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schittd tries to move into range but Cliffton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cliffton throws a pinpoint strike between Schittd's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Schittd crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Cliffton scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Cliffton!
Our winner, Scott Cliffton, 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.
The defeated Jack Schittd had this to say: 'How cool was that. We both came to fight and the best man won this one... Well done Cliffton, you're a tough fucker, we spoke some shit before the fight but it's all hype guys. I'll back into the gym, and be looking for a rematch at some point, but in the mean time, Wilma Flintstone is waiting ba'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
185 lbs
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36
184 lbs
41 - 23 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 35 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliff moves out of range of the strikes.
Stamatis is looking to score with low kicks.
Spliff is looking to clinch.
Spliff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stamatis moves into range and connects with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stamatis.
Spliff closes the distance but Stamatis moves to the side
and Stamatis counters with a single leg into guard. Spliff didn't expect that.
Spliff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stamatis trying to control the position from guard on top but Spliff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stamatis won't allow Spliff to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamatis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Spliff is looking to stand up but Stamatis isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Athan Stamatis.
Stamatis scores with a sloppy right hand. Spliff should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Stamatis.
Spliff forces Stamatis back against the cage and clinches.
Stamatis lands a shoulder strike.
Stamatis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spliff doesn't manage to clinch there - Stamatis circles away.
Spliff tries to clinch
and Stamatis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Spliff!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stamatis prevents Spliff from escaping the position.
Stamatis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stamatis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stamatis prevents Spliff from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a strike aimed at the side of Spliff's head but Spliff avoids it well.
Stamatis trying to control the position but Spliff is working away.
Spliff wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Stamatis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stamatis prevents Spliff from escaping the position.
Spliff is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stamatis decides to stand back up.
Spliff tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stamatis counters with a stiff right hand.
Spliff has managed to clinch.
Stamatis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spliff up against the cage.
Stamatis stalling in the clinch but Spliff improves position.
Spliff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stamatis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Spliff pulls guard successfully.
Stamatis is in close to Spliff's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stamatis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stamatis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stamatis wants to pass the guard but Spliff is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliff wants to stand and escape but Stamatis is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stamatis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stamatis won't allow Spliff to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stamatis throwing strikes from guard but Spliff blocks nicely.
Stamatis won't allow Spliff to get back to his feet.
Stamatis wants to control from the top but Spliff keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis 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.
Stamatis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spliff is fending him off so far but Stamatis persists. Nope, Spliff circles away and we're back to standing.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spliff sprawls well. Spliff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
Stamatis scores with a head kick. Spliff tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stamatis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Spliff tries to clinch up.
Stamatis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spliff circles away.
Mustaffa Spliff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Athan Stamatis.
Spliff tries to clinch up.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stamatis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spliff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stamatis can pounce on him.
Stamatis swats away the attempt to clinch by Spliff.
Spliff drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis keeps the fight on the outside.
Stamatis throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spliff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spliff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stamatis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Spliff tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stamatis is in Spliff's guard.
Spliff keeping moving, preventing Stamatis from controlling successfully.
Spliff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stamatis.
Spliff wants to stand but Stamatis is controlling the position.
Stamatis distracts Spliff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Spliff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff wants to stand up but Stamatis is controlling him.
Spliff has momentary wrist control but Stamatis slips an elbow through the middle.
Spliff keeping moving, preventing Stamatis from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliff wants to stand and escape but Stamatis is having none of it.
Stamatis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Spliff is looking to stand up but Stamatis isn't so interested in that idea.
Stamatis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spliff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stamatis tries to free his leg and advance position but Spliff is retaining full guard.
Stamatis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Athan Stamatis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spliff wants to stand and escape but Stamatis is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stamatis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stamatis stands up and waves to Spliff to follow him.
Spliff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spliff lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stamatis or not.
Spliff tries to pull guard but Stamatis won't allow it.
Stamatis lands a hook that snaps the head of Spliff backwards.
Stamatis takes a shot to the head.
Stamatis breaks the clinch.
Spliff tries to clinch up.
Spliff steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stamatis. That one must have hurt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stamatis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a head kick but Spliff moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stamatis keeps the fight on the outside.
Spliff moves in looking to clinch but Stamatis pushes him off.
Spliff slips a straight right by Stamatis.
Stamatis connects with a leg kick. Spliff looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spliff tries to clinch there but Stamatis circles away.
Spliff tries to clinch but Stamatis moves away
and Stamatis counters with a good low kick that Spliff was not able to check.
Stamatis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spliff moves into range and clinches up with Stamatis.
A head punch on the inside from Stamatis fails to land.
Stamatis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stamatis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stamatis throws a head kick but Spliff moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spliff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Stamatis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch but Stamatis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stamatis loads up on a big right hand but Spliff slips the punch.
Spliff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stamatis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stamatis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stamatis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Spliff's guard.
Spliff wants to stand and escape but Stamatis is having none of it.
Spliff trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff keeping moving, preventing Stamatis from controlling successfully.
Spliff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stamatis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Spliff keeping moving, preventing Stamatis from controlling successfully.
Spliff keeping full guard, as Stamatis tries to pass.
Stamatis is in close to Spliff's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spliff is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stamatis is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stamatis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Spliff is pushing Stamatis's head away, looking to escape. Stamatis manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spliff avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stamatis.
Stamatis is looking to take a break and control but Spliff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stamatis prevents Spliff from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stamatis.
Stamatis cracks Spliff with a big elbow.
Spliff is pushing Stamatis's head away, looking to escape. Stamatis manages to hold on to the position though.
Mustaffa Spliff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spliff is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stamatis working the head with strikes.
Athan Stamatis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stamatis prevents Spliff from escaping the position.
Stamatis lands a decent elbow from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stamatis working the ground and pound.
Spliff is rocked!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Oh Spliff is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stamatis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stamatis is defended easily by Spliff.
That kick from Stamatis tenderised Spliff's leg. Spliff is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spliff seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis connects with a body shot that sends Spliff's belly button to the back.
Spliff throws a big shot that misses.
Stamatis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stamatis misses with a body kick.
Stamatis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mustaffa Spliff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Athan Stamatis.
Spliff tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamatis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stamatis scoring with punches and elbows.
Stamatis prevents Spliff from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Athan Stamatis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stamatis 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Athan Stamatis!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Athan Stamatis!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Athan Stamatis!
Athan Stamatis wins by unanimous decision!
Athan Stamatis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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