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SPNY 209: Mendez - Rockamole PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Wolfram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Sansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfram's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rakim- Guess Who's Back. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Wolfram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alan Sansing!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sansing closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sansing is looking to advance position but Wolfram won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sansing seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wolfram does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sansing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sansing is trying to control the action in half guard but Wolfram is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sansing is working for a kimura but Wolfram is defending it quite comfortably.
Sansing wants to pass the guard but Wolfram is defending well.
Sansing seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wolfram does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wolfram knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sansing on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansing tries to pass to full mount but Wolfram defends it.
Sansing not doing much here.
Sansing frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wolfram in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sansing working the ground and pound effectively.
Wolfram has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Sansing's lack of action.
Wolfram is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Pitbull MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfram has a hand on Sansing's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sansing takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The referee warns Wolfram that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sansing controlling the position easily from mount.
Sansing working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sansing misses with a head shot.
Sansing sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansing trying to control but Wolfram is having none of it.
Wolfram on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wolfram tries to get out of the position.
Sansing has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sansing is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wolfram has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wolfram wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sansing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansing throws some wild stikes that Wolfram manages to avoid easily.
Sansing trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sansing lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wolfram hang on?
Sansing throws some wild stikes that Wolfram manages to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sansing has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Wolfram is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alan Sansing!
Alan Sansing 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Richards. Beautiful body shot.
Richards bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robinson.
Richards misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Richards lands an impressive looking overhand right. Robinson doesn't seem phased though.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Sean Richards has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richards thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Robinson if he has to take too many more of those.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robinson.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Robinson defending well as Richards loads up on a big left hand.
Sean Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Richards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Richards has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards moves into the clinch successfully.
Robinson stalling the fight.
Richards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Richards misses with a knee strike.
Richards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Robinson dodges an elbow strike from Richards.
Richards connects with a knee to the head.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Robinson blocking some punches.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to circle away but Richards has him pinned against the cage.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Richards misses with some punches.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Richards unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robinson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Richards misses with an elbow strike.
Richards pushes off an throws an elbow but Robinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Richards creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richards lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Our sources have told us that Richards has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Richards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson tries to break free but Richards pushes him back against the cage.
Robinson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Robinson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Richards thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Robinson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sean Richards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Richards's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robinson slips under a jab.
Richards connects with a looping right hand.
Sean Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robinson, pushing him back against the cage.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richards lands a nice elbow.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Richards.
Richards throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson working aggressively here.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards checks a low kick from Robinson.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Robinson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Robinson shoots in looking for a takedown but Richards manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Robinson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been informed that Robinson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Richards lands a leg kick that knocks Robinson off balance momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Richards as Robinson shoots in.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson darts in looking for a takedown but Richards gets double underhooks and turns Robinson into the cage.
Sean Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Robinson.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Richards misses with an elbow over the top.
Robinson tries to break free but Richards pushes him back against the cage.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
Richards misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richards pushes off an throws an elbow but Robinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson connects with a crisp jab.
Richards gets a clinch.
Sean Richards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Richards lands an uppercut.
Richards working aggressively here.
Richards looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robinson is trying to pull guard but Richards turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Robinson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Richards working Robinson over with knees to the body.
Richards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson walks into a stiff left hand from Richards.
Richards scores with a kick to the midsection.
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson needs to keep his hands up - Richards had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson has Richards up against the cage in a clinch.
Richards scores with a knee to the head.
Robinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Richards.
Robinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robinson takes a shot to the head.
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Robinson tries to break free but Richards pushes him back against the cage.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Richards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Richards's cut.
That's time! Richards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A big left from Richards misses.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Robinson slips under a jab.
Richards tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson moves out of range as Richards throws a body kick.
Robinson slips under a jab from Richards.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.
Robinson scores with a takedown into Richards's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Robinson's guard.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robinson wants to stand up but Richards is controlling him.
Richards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Richards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sean Richards wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Richards wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good shot there by Richards.
Richards lands a nice looking kick to the body. Robinson takes a step back to recover.
Richards looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Richards is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards digs a good hook to Robinson's body.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Richards instigates a clinch.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson taking a breather.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Robinson is trying to push Richards away but Richards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Richards has Robinson pressed against the cage, preventing Robinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Richards keeps him there for the moment.
Richards digs a right hand underneath Robinson's ribcage. Robinson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richards lands a good knee to the midsection. Robinson won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Richards, against the cage.
Sean Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Richards lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Richards misses with a knee strike.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Richards lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson blocking some punches.
Richards unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards trying to land knees to the body.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sean Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Richards, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Richards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bojan Vladislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Monroe (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bojan Vladislav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladislav slips under a jab from Monroe.
Monroe throws a big shot that misses.
Vladislav ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Monroe misses with a hook
and Vladislav connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monroe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vladislav.
Monroe scores with a nice right hand.
Vladislav scores with a body shot.
A combination from Monroe does no damage.
Vladislav slips a straight right by Monroe.
Some bone on bone action there as Vladislav checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Monroe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Monroe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vladislav counters with a left and a right that stings Monroe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe looks to land a right hand but Vladislav moved out of range.
Monroe throws a right hand that misses
and Vladislav counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vladislav is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladislav is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vladislav trying to pass the guard but Monroe defending well.
Vladislav is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vladislav wants to work for an arm triangle but Monroe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav wants to pass to mount but Monroe is defending the position.
Vladislav stalling away here and it's allowed Monroe to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vladislav trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vladislav stands and throws Monroe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vladislav working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav wants to take a breather but Monroe manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Vladislav.
Monroe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Monroe wants to sweep here but Vladislav controlling him for the moment.
Monroe working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vladislav trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Vladislav trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vladislav is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Monroe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Monroe has escaped and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Vladislav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bojan Vladislav dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vladislav takes a jab right on the kisser.
Monroe misses with the combination.
Monroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vladislav.
Vladislav throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Vladislav's head coaches at ROCK-A-FELLA FIGHT CLUB that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vladislav avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Monroe misses with an uppercut
and Vladislav counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monroe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vladislav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monroe.
Monroe misses with a right hand
and Vladislav counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. Vladislav moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladislav takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Monroe misses with a left hand
and Monroe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monroe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vladislav's hands.
Vladislav changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe throws a lazy uppercut
and Vladislav counters with a nice body shot.
Monroe misses with an uppercut. Vladislav saw that one coming.
Monroe misses with a straight right.
Vladislav moves out of range of the strikes.
Monroe throws a right hand that misses
and Vladislav cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Monroe throws an off balance right hand
and Vladislav counters with a straight right hand.
Monroe misses with a hook
and Vladislav counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. Vladislav does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vladislav misses with a wild body shot.
Vladislav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Monroe. Those never looked like landing.
Vladislav lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Monroe backs up against the cage.
Monroe lands with a straight right. Vladislav didn't see that one coming.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monroe 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.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Monroe misses with an uppercut
and Vladislav makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Monroe misses with a hook
and Vladislav counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vladislav stands and throws Monroe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vladislav advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Monroe is on top in guard.
Monroe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vladislav wants to sweep but no luck.
Monroe wanted to stand there but Vladislav had control of the position.
Vladislav looking for a guillotine here but Monroe defends easily.
Vladislav 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe passes Vladislav's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vladislav wants to get back to full guard.
Vladislav has one foot on Monroe's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vladislav manages to avoid it.
Monroe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vladislav connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Monroe scrambles back to his feet.
Monroe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vladislav.
Vladislav lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Monroe throws a jab but it's blocked by Vladislav.
Monroe scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miles Monroe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Monroe throws a lazy uppercut
and Vladislav counters with a left and a right that stings Monroe.
Vladislav scores with a jab to the body.
Vladislav lands a jab to the head.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Vladislav's shoulder, as Vladislav tries to avoid the shot.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick and Vladislav moves out of range easily.
Monroe looks to land a combination but Vladislav avoids it well.
Monroe lands a nice hook to Vladislav's body. Vladislav takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monroe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Monroe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monroe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Monroe misses with a right hand
and Vladislav counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Monroe working for a triangle but Vladislav defends it easily.
Monroe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe keeping full guard, as Vladislav tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladislav slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vladislav works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vladislav wants to work for an arm triangle but Monroe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vladislav is trying to control the action in half guard but Monroe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav trying to pass the guard but Monroe defending well.
Vladislav is working for a kimura but Monroe is defending it quite comfortably.
Monroe manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Monroe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Monroe misses with a right hand
letting Vladislav counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a left hand
and Vladislav counters with a takedown into side control.
Vladislav swings around for an armbar but Monroe sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vladislav's guard.
Monroe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vladislav connects with a right hand. Monroe shakes it off.
Monroe swings widly with a right hand
and Vladislav counters with a two punch combo.
Monroe throws a front kick aimed at Vladislav's knee but Vladislav avoids it well.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Vladislav ducks down to avoid it.
Monroe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vladislav counters with a three punch combo that has Monroe backing up. Monroe nods at Vladislav to acknowledge the strikes.
Vladislav throws a right and a left that Monroe avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vladislav checks a low kick from Monroe.
Vladislav keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
Vladislav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe looks to throw the jab but Vladislav is out of range.
Vladislav throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vladislav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vladislav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Vladislav does it's job there.
Monroe misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monroe misses with a body punch
and Vladislav counters with a straight right hand.
Miles Monroe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monroe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Monroe misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bojan Vladislav showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vladislav has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bojan Vladislav!
A very excited looking Bojan Vladislav made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Korpisuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHughes comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To My Hood. The crowd seem to be enjoying Korpisuo's choice of entrance music: Eläkeläiset - Humpparaakki. Nigel McHughes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Risto Korpisuo's chin.
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30
191 lbs
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nigel McHughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Risto Korpisuo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korpisuo moves away.
Korpisuo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McHughes.
Sloppy strikes from McHughes. Those never looked like landing.
McHughes throws a big shot that misses.
McHughes thuds a left hand into Korpisuo's body.
Korpisuo scores with a leg kick.
Korpisuo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Korpisuo or perhaps it was just good defense by McHughes, which made it look bad.
Korpisuo throws a series of punches but McHughes avoids them all with ease.
McHughes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McHughes throws a body shot but no joy.
Korpisuo checks the leg kick nicely there.
McHughes leaves Korpisuo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big right from McHughes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpisuo ducks under a wild hook from McHughes.
McHughes lands a glancing blow to the side of Korpisuo's head.
Korpisuo misses with a kick to the body.
McHughes with a nice cross.
McHughes misses with a low kick as Korpisuo jumps back.
Korpisuo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McHughes.
Korpisuo ducks under a wild hook from McHughes.
McHughes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McHughes misses with a lunging right hand
and Korpisuo counters with a stiff right hand.
Korpisuo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McHughes is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
McHughes throws a big shot that misses.
That's two 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!
Korpisuo misses with a body kick.
Korpisuo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McHughes.
Nigel McHughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korpisuo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nigel McHughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by McHughes.
Korpisuo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McHughes keeping full guard, as Korpisuo tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korpisuo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McHughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McHughes keeping moving, preventing Korpisuo from controlling successfully.
Korpisuo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes keeping full guard, as Korpisuo tries to pass.
Korpisuo landing with the ground and pound.
Korpisuo trying to control but McHughes is working from the bottom.
Korpisuo pushes down on McHughes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McHughes is staying active underneath Korpisuo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Korpisuo prevents McHughes from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes is trying to control but can't.
Korpisuo stops McHughes from getting back to his feet.
Korpisuo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McHughes defends it well.
Korpisuo is trying to control. McHughes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Korpisuo stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korpisuo slips a nice elbow through McHughes's hands, connecting with McHughes's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Risto Korpisuo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McHughes lands with a good body shot.
Korpisuo throws a head kick but McHughes moves out of range.
McHughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Korpisuo misses the jab.
McHughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Korpisuo is just out of range.
McHughes lands with an uppercut that bounces Korpisuo off the cage and back into range.
Risto Korpisuo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McHughes swings for the body but Korpisuo moves out of range.
McHughes misses the jab.
McHughes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McHughes misses with a body shot.
McHughes clobbers Korpisuo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McHughes looks to land a right hand but Korpisuo moved out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by McHughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McHughes.
Korpisuo is rocked!
McHughes lands a big right hook! Korpisuo looks hurt but is still standing! McHughes lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Korpisuo falls down and McHughes dives in with a huge hammer fist! Korpisuo's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and McHughes runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nigel McHughes!
During a confident post fight interview, Nigel McHughes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adolfo Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youngblood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Linkin Park - Numb. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adolfo Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias lands an overhand right.
Youngblood throws a head kick but Dias moves out of range.
Dias throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Youngblood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dias.
Youngblood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dias misses with a low kick.
Dias swats away the attempt to clinch by Youngblood.
Dias throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dias throws a sloppy head kick
and Youngblood moves into the clinch.
Youngblood jumps guard but Dias stands there with Youngblood around his waist. Youngblood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dias wants to get back to striking at distance but Youngblood won't allow it.
Youngblood content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dias manages to break the clinch.
Youngblood pushes Dias up against the cage in a clinch.
Dias has had enough of the clinch but Youngblood keeps him there for the moment.
Dias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dias is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Youngblood pulls guard.
Youngblood throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Youngblood has his feet on Dias's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dias connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Youngblood momentarily.
Dias looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Youngblood shoots in looking for a takedown but Dias manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Youngblood's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Youngblood closes the distance and clinches.
Youngblood's coach down at Stark Slugger Society - NY was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Youngblood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dias is looking to control Youngblood's arms but Youngblood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dias has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Youngblood.
Youngblood gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Youngblood slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dias won't allow Youngblood to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias tries to kick Youngblood off but Youngblood keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Youngblood is looking to take a break and control but Dias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Youngblood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Youngblood looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Youngblood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dias is not content to let Youngblood control the position.
Youngblood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dias's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Youngblood decides to stand up.
Dias connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Youngblood momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias lands a leg kick that knocks Youngblood off balance momentarily.
Dias moves out of range of the body kick from Youngblood.
Youngblood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Youngblood walks into a left hand.
Dias just misses with a punch to the body.
Dias lands with a shot to the body.
Youngblood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Youngblood is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dias sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adolfo Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Youngblood.
Youngblood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dias is looking to land body kicks.
Dias fails to land with a series of punches.
Dias delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Youngblood.
Youngblood wants to clinch
and Dias counters with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Youngblood gets the takedown into side control.
Youngblood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dias keeps working.
Youngblood has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Youngblood tries to close the distance and clinch but Dias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Youngblood tries to clinch but Dias is having none of it.
Dias fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dias lets loose with a powerful body kick. Youngblood will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dias delivers a nice body kick.
Youngblood scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dias keeps the fight on the outside.
Youngblood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Youngblood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Youngblood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Youngblood fails to land.
Dias has had enough of the clinch but Youngblood keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Youngblood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Youngblood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Youngblood jumps guard but Dias stands there with Youngblood around his waist. Youngblood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dias is trying to break free.
Youngblood looking for a takedown.
Adolfo Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Youngblood.
Dias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Youngblood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dias misses with a hook. Youngblood ducked under it nicely.
Dias looks to land a left hand but Youngblood moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dias. That's going to slow Youngblood down.
Youngblood lands a high kick!
It looks like Adolfo Dias has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Youngblood shoots in but no luck this time.
Youngblood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Youngblood moves out of range as Dias throws a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Youngblood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Youngblood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dias - the referee stops the clock and Youngblood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dias. Youngblood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Crunch! Dias slams his shin into Youngblood's torso.
Adolfo Dias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Youngblood tries to clinch but Dias is having none of it.
Youngblood scores with a nice body kick.
Youngblood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dias looks for the body kick but Youngblood saw that one coming.
Dias thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Dias misses.
Youngblood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Youngblood jumps guard but Dias turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A right hand to the body from Youngblood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Youngblood prevents Dias from breaking the clinch.
Youngblood breaks from the clinch.
Dias misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dias dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Youngblood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dias misses with a wild body shot.
Dias throws the kick towards the body but Youngblood avoids it.
Youngblood fails with a takedown attempt.
Dias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Youngblood rushes Dias and presses him up against the cage.
Youngblood has Dias pressed against the cage, preventing Dias from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dias misses with an uppercut.
Youngblood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Youngblood shoots in and drives through. Dias sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dias.
Matt Youngblood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias tries a head kick but it misses.
Youngblood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dias avoids it really well and circles away.
Youngblood is looking to clinch but Dias is avoiding it.
Youngblood shoots in looking for a takedown. Dias tries to sprawl out of it but Youngblood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Youngblood changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dias looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Youngblood is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dias is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Youngblood misses with the ground and pound.
Youngblood throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dias can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood trying to control the position but Dias is working away.
Youngblood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dias has escaped the position, nice work there.
Youngblood stands up.
Youngblood fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dias lands with a shot to the body.
Youngblood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dias. Dias obviously looking to wear him down.
Youngblood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dias connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Youngblood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adolfo Dias's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Youngblood is looking to clinch but Dias is avoiding it.
Youngblood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from Dias.
Dias lands a front kick.
Dias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dias enables Youngblood to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dias manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Youngblood trying to move into half guard but instead Dias has managed to sweep!
Dias prevents Youngblood from getting back to his feet.
Dias stands up from Youngblood's guard - Dias perhaps looking for a knockout.
Youngblood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dias scores with a jab. Youngblood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias avoids the head kick by Youngblood.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dias. That's going to slow Youngblood down.
The crowd cheers as Dias lands an impressive looking overhand right. Youngblood doesn't seem phased though.
Dias lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Youngblood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dias defends it nicely.
Adolfo Dias is winning the standup battle so far.
Dias throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Youngblood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dias.
Dias throws a half hearted mid kick.
Youngblood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dias explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dias tries a low kick but Youngblood avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood doesn't manage to clinch there - Dias circles away.
Youngblood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dias throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Youngblood closes the distance and clinches up with Dias, looking for a takedown. Youngblood pushes Dias against the cage but Dias circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adolfo Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Youngblood.
Youngblood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dias keeps the fight on the outside.
Youngblood throws a wild body kick that Dias sees coming a mile off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dias swats away the attempt to clinch by Youngblood.
Dias throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dias throws a leg kick which misses Youngblood's front leg but catches the back leg as Youngblood tries to avoid it.
Dias misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Youngblood tries to clinch but Dias is having none of it.
Dias throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dias throws a hook but Youngblood blocks it.
Youngblood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dias scores with a head kick.
Adolfo Dias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias throws a sloppy head kick and Youngblood moves out of range easily.
Dias slips a jab and a cross from Youngblood.
Dias cracks Youngblood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Youngblood misses with the combination.
Dias pivots, looking for a leg kick but Youngblood is out of range and Dias settles back down.
Youngblood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dias to score with a decent uppercut.
Dias plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Youngblood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dias as he avoids it easily.
Youngblood shoots in and bounces Dias off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Youngblood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Youngblood wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.
Dias is looking to stand back up but Youngblood counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dias.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias is trying to stand up here but Youngblood is controlling him well.
Matt Youngblood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias won't allow Youngblood to pass to mount.
Youngblood stops Dias from getting back to his feet.
Dias looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Youngblood takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dias avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Youngblood.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dias pushes Youngblood off looking to stand but Youngblood dives back in and keeps control.
Youngblood not doing much here.
Youngblood working over Dias with some ground and pound. Dias looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adolfo Dias.
I think Youngblood has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Youngblood!
An out of breath and clearly excited Matt Youngblood thanked Sparta Fightware for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Adolfo Dias spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit, I hate grappling...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mingo Deems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane comes to the cage accompanied by Way of The Ninja. The key to victory for Ichabod Crane has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mingo Deems!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deems on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crane scores with a hook.
It looks like Mingo Deems has been cut.
Crane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Deems shoots in for a takedown but Crane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Deems on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crane scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deems blocks a jab.
Deems gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crane.
Deems shoots in for a takedown but Crane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deems shoots for a double leg takedown but Crane sprawls well. He's pushed Deems's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mingo Deems.
Crane swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crane, right into the meat.
Crane fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deems looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deems slips a jab and a cross from Crane.
Crane throws an overhand right that lands on Deems's shoulder, as Deems tries to avoid the shot.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crane wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from Crane.
Crane looks to throw the jab but Deems is out of range.
Deems looks for a takedown but Crane sprawls well.
Deems is trying desperately to land a takedown but Crane is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Deems.
Deems shoots in but Crane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crane slips under a jab from Deems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane misses with a right hand
and Deems counters with a stiff right hand.
Crane wants to slow Deems down by chopping away at his legs.
Deems fails with a takedown attempt.
Deems shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crane sprawls well. Crane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Deems gets slowly back to his feet.
Crane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Deems blocks the body kick.
Deems with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crane to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane lands with a right hand.
Deems is rocked!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Deems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deems is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crane closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Deems! Crane dives in looking to finish! Deems is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ichabod Crane!
After winning the bout, Ichabod Crane thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaneonuskatew Citlali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Proudstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Citlali's entrance music is Shadow of the Sun. A fine choice. Kaneonuskatew Citlali could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Proudstar's chin.
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaneonuskatew Citlali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Proudstar!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Citlali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oooooh!!! Citlali has knocked Proudstar down with a huge combo! Citlali steps away and waves a wobbly Proudstar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Proudstar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Proudstar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Proudstar is still on wobbly legs! Can Citlali finish him?
Citlali is stalking Proudstar. Proudstar circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Citlali, and it's lights out! Proudstar really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaneonuskatew Citlali!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kaneonuskatew Citlali made sure he mentioned Ultra Fight Gear(Launder 85%), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music. Joaquim Antunes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joaquim Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a lazy body kick
so Antunes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Antunes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Antunes from controlling successfully.
Smith will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Smith working for a triangle but Antunes defends it easily.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Antunes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Antunes passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Antunes passes to side control.
Antunes lands an elbow.
Antunes has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Smith!
BOOM! Antunes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Antunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to lock up and control but Antunes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Antunes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Antunes lands with some strikes.
Antunes 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Antunes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Antunes lands a heavy elbow.
Antunes is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Antunes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Antunes with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Antunes scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
Smith felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Antunes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Antunes scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
Antunes lands a big elbow.
Smith is rocked!
Smith is in a horrible position here. Antunes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Antunes finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Antunes connects with a bit shot that sees Smith covering up! More strikes from Antunes and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Antunes is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquim Antunes!
A relieved looking Joaquim Antunes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Peter Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'Full respect to my opponent, hope the fans still want to see me fight '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Folignus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Folignus's entrance music is Laces Out. A fine choice. Onizuka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nate Dogg - First We Pray kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Folignus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shinichi Onizuka!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onizuka lands with a cross.
Folignus misses with a body kick.
Folignus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Folignus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Onizuka.
Onizuka swings for the body but Folignus moves out of range.
Onizuka lands a nice shot to the body.
Onizuka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Folignus throws a head kick but Onizuka moves out of range.
Onizuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Folignus was well out of range. Poor timing from Onizuka.
A punch lands to the side of Onizuka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Folignus walks into a straight right hand from Onizuka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Onizuka misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Onizuka checks a leg kick.
Onizuka misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Folignus.
Folignus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folignus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Onizuka.
Onizuka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Onizuka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Shinichi Onizuka has been cut.
Folignus slips under a jab from Onizuka.
Folignus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Folignus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Folignus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Folignus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Onizuka.
Folignus throws a hook but Onizuka avoids it easily.
Onizuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Folignus moves away.
Nick Folignus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onizuka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Onizuka misses with a hook. Folignus ducked under it nicely.
Onizuka cracks Folignus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Onizuka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Folignus is keeping the position for now.
Onizuka is stalling in the full guard.
Onizuka wants to control from the top but Folignus keeps moving.
Folignus working a defensive guard here.
Onizuka wants to control from the top but Folignus keeps moving.
Onizuka throws a strike but Folignus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folignus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Folignus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Onizuka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Folignus has managed to get both his arms back between Onizuka's legs - danger averted.
Folignus wants to pass the guard but Onizuka is keeping the position.
Folignus wants to control from the top but Onizuka keeps moving.
Folignus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Onizuka is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Onizuka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folignus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Onizuka is keeping the position for now.
Onizuka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Folignus wants to control from the top but Onizuka keeps moving.
Onizuka 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.
Folignus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Onizuka is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Onizuka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Folignus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichi Onizuka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinichi Onizuka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Folignus.
Onizuka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Folignus.
Folignus misses with a low kick.
Onizuka lands an overhand right.
Folignus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Onizuka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Folignus scrambles back to his feet.
Folignus misses with a low kick.
Shinichi Onizuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Folignus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Onizuka on the side of the head.
Onizuka swings for the body but Folignus moves out of range.
Folignus throws a sloppy head kick and Onizuka moves out of range easily.
Folignus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Onizuka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Onizuka swings for the body but Folignus moves out of range.
Onizuka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Folignus moves out of range of the strikes.
Folignus takes a swing at Onizuka's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka misses the jab.
Folignus thuds his shin into the meat of Onizuka's side.
Onizuka misses with a wild body shot.
Onizuka misses with an uppercut.
Folignus is looking to chop away at Onizuka's legs.
Onizuka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Folignus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Folignus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Folignus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Onizuka's sensitive parts.
Folignus misses with a body punch
and Onizuka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Onizuka throws an overhand right that lands on Folignus's shoulder, as Folignus tries to avoid the shot.
Folignus throws a head kick but Onizuka moves out of range.
Folignus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Onizuka to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Onizuka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folignus tries a head kick but it misses.
Onizuka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Onizuka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Folignus is rocked!
Folignus throws a head kick that misses
and Onizuka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Folignus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Onizuka misses the shot to the body.
Folignus seems to have got his legs back now.
Folignus throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Onizuka.
Onizuka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Folignus.
Folignus throws a head kick that misses
and Onizuka counters with a nice uppercut.
Folignus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Folignus tries a head kick but it misses.
Onizuka throws a body punch but Folignus moves out of range.
Folignus tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Folignus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Folignus tries to work over Onizuka's front leg with a kick but Onizuka checks it.
Onizuka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Folignus.
Crunch! Folignus slams his shin into Onizuka's torso.
Onizuka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Onizuka misses.
Onizuka scores with a nice right hand.
Onizuka avoids the head kick by Folignus.
Folignus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Onizuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Onizuka blocks the body kick.
Nick Folignus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Folignus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Folignus misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Folignus.
Folignus lands a nice looking body kick.
Folignus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Onizuka.
Folignus throws a leg kick which misses Onizuka's front leg but catches the back leg as Onizuka tries to avoid it.
Onizuka misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Onizuka misses the target.
Onizuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Folignus was well out of range. Poor timing from Onizuka.
Folignus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Onizuka.
A head kick from Folignus lands but Onizuka takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Folignus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Onizuka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Folignus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shinichi Onizuka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shinichi Onizuka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Folignus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Onizuka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Onizuka trying to control from half guard but Folignus is working away.
Folignus won't allow Onizuka to pass to mount.
Folignus trying to control here.
Onizuka prevents Folignus from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folignus is doing well to control the position and prevent Onizuka from advancing to side control.
Onizuka lands with a punch from half guard.
Onizuka wants to advance to full mount but Folignus doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Shinichi Onizuka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Onizuka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Folignus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Onizuka trying to control but Folignus is working from the bottom.
Folignus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Onizuka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Folignus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Folignus controls Onizuka momentarily but Onizuka frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Folignus walks into a stiff left hand from Onizuka.
Folignus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Folignus there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Folignus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Onizuka.
Onizuka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Folignus takes a swing at Onizuka's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Folignus misses.
Onizuka fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Folignus to the ground. Onizuka is now in Folignus's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka stays in close to Folignus's body and controls the position.
Onizuka's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Onizuka trying to control but Folignus is working from the bottom.
Folignus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Onizuka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Onizuka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Folignus seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka throwing strikes but missing.
Folignus working a defensive guard but Onizuka manages to pass into side control anyway.
Nick Folignus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Onizuka wants to control but Folignus is keeping him busy.
Shinichi Onizuka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Folignus is letting Onizuka control him for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onizuka trying to control the position but Folignus is working away.
Onizuka works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinichi Onizuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Onizuka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinichi Onizuka!
A relieved looking Shinichi Onizuka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hantu Rockamole (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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287 lbs
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World class 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
48 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hantu Rockamole!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockamole slips a straight right by Mendez.
Rockamole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendez looks for a takedown but Rockamole sprawls well.
Mendez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tony Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez connects with a nice looking jab.
Mendez lands a right hook to the body.
Mendez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rockamole is trying to defend but Mendez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rockamole trying to control from the bottom.
Mendez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mendez trying to control the action but Rockamole is working from the bottom.
Mendez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rockamole is just riding it out for now. Mendez eventually gives up the hold.
We've been hearing good reports from Mendez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockamole regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockamole wants to sweep here but Mendez controlling him for the moment.
Rockamole trying to keep a closed guard but Mendez is proving a slippery customer.
Mendez postures up and lands a big shot to Rockamole's brow.
Rockamole keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Mendez scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looking to pass the guard.
Mendez won't allow Rockamole to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockamole controls Mendez momentarily but Mendez frees himself.
Mendez passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockamole tries to get to full guard but Mendez has control of the leg.
Mendez trying to control the action but Rockamole is working from the bottom.
Mendez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mendez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rockamole is staying active underneath Mendez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mendez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rockamole knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole is looking for a sweep. Mendez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mendez is trying to control the action in half guard but Rockamole is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mendez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rockamole to regain full guard.
Rockamole manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rockamole content just to control the position here.
Rockamole is trying to control here but Mendez has managed to regain half guard.
Rockamole works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rockamole trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rockamole prevents Mendez from getting the reversal.
Mendez is working hard here to advance position.
Mendez is squirming around, avoiding Rockamole's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rockamole lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rockamole pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hantu Rockamole will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rockamole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendez connects with a nice looking jab.
Mendez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rockamole quickly recovers to half guard.
Mendez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rockamole wants to improve his position but Mendez is controlling well.
Mendez is keen to just control but Rockamole is a slippery customer.
Rockamole wants to improve his position but Mendez is controlling well.
Rockamole gets full guard.
Mendez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockamole wants to get back to full guard.
Mendez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockamole is not content to let Mendez control the position.
Mendez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rockamole wants to improve his position but Mendez is controlling well.
Mendez trying to control from Rockamole's half guard. Rockamole has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rockamole has control of Mendez's left arm, preventing Mendez from doing any damage.
Rockamole is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rockamole lands a nice short elbow.
Mendez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mendez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mendez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rockamole landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Rockamole from controlling successfully.
Mendez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rockamole is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mendez.
Rockamole looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mendez is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez taking a bit of punishment here - Rockamole scoring with strikes.
Mendez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mendez is looking to improve his position.
Rockamole missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rockamole trying to control from Mendez's half guard. Mendez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Rockamole from controlling successfully.
Rockamole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rockamole stopping the sweep attempt from Mendez.
Rockamole slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez 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.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rockamole postures up in Mendez's guard and throws a big left but Mendez blocks it.
Rockamole is pushing down on Mendez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mendez is fighting to maintain full guard but Rockamole has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rockamole controlling the action here.
Mendez is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rockamole drops an elbow to the side of Mendez's head.
Mendez is refusing to be controlled, as Rockamole sits in half guard.
Rockamole works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hantu Rockamole 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!
Mendez dives in and scores a takedown into Rockamole's guard.
Rockamole has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mendez content to stall in guard here.
Mendez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mendez preventing the sweep.
Mendez slips nicely into half guard.
Rockamole is looking to control Mendez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rockamole avoid being mounted?
Mendez winds up and cracks Rockamole with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Mendez.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rockamole manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rockamole manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rockamole breaks from Mendez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mendez can't escape the position.
Rockamole can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendez is looking to escape.
BOOM! Rockamole connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rockamole breaks from Mendez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez is looking to get to half guard.
Tony Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole with the ground and pound from mount.
Rockamole lands a nice shot to the head.
Rockamole lands a couple of good shots and Mendez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Rockamole is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Rockamole gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Rockamole gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Rockamole apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rockamole is fending him off so far but Mendez persists. Nope, Rockamole circles away and we're back to standing.
Oh Mendez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendez fails with the takedown
and Rockamole counters by gaining double undehooks. He picks up Mendez and carries him across to his own corner. OH, that's a monster slam and Mendez is out cold! A brutal end to the fight and credit to Rockamole for not following up with any more shots. He recognised that Mendez was out. Good sportsmanship.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Hantu Rockamole!
During a confident post fight interview, Hantu Rockamole thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Tony Mendez spoke after the fight, saying 'My manager made me take this fight. I really did not want it!'.
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