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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Kermit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamadou Sangare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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240 lbs
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282 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Constantine Kermit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mamadou Sangare!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermit tries a low kick but Sangare avoids it.
Kermit staying out of range there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kermit - that will leave a mark!
Sangare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kermit cracks Sangare with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Mamadou Sangare has been cut.
Kermit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sangare misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Kermit.
No joy there for Sangare, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kermit connects with an inside leg kick.
Kermit throws a body kick that misses.
Sangare lands a nice shot that snaps Kermit's head back.
Sangare misses with a straight right.
A combination from Sangare does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kermit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sangare if he has to take too many more of those.
Kermit pushes Sangare away with a front kick.
Kermit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sangare fails to land with a series of punches.
Kermit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sangare blocks the body kick.
Sangare misses with an uppercut
and Kermit counters with a body kick that stops Sangare in his tracks momentarily.
Sangare looks winded!
Kermit is looking to slow Sangare down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sangare scores with a three punch combo!
Sangare avoids the head kick by Kermit.
Kermit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kermit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kermit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sangare will feel that in the morning.
Sangare takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kermit.
Sangare takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kermit scores with a kick to the body.
Kermit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mamadou Sangare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kermit lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kermit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sangare.
Kermit lands a head kick!
Kermit misses with a two punch combination.
Kermit lands with a hook. Sangare tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kermit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sangare has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kermit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sangare drops his hands momentarily and Kermit needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Sangare just on the top of the head. Sangare drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Sangare - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Constantine Kermit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cash Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Rush (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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195 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cash Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claude Rush!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Kid throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rush was covering up waiting for the punch and Kid finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kid drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kid jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kid thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rush working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kid will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kid drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kid jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rush has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kid has managed to get both his arms back between Rush's legs - danger averted.
Kid has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Rush working for a triangle but Kid defends it easily.
Rush had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kid defends it easily.
Rush is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kid drops back looking for a leg! Rush is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rush manages to kick Kid off! Kid jumps back into Rush's guard.
Kid thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kid really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kid drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kid jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rush looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rush told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid looking to pass the guard.
Kid is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rush is keeping the position for now.
Rush throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rush escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kid is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rush swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kid drops back looking for a leg! Rush is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rush manages to kick Kid off! Kid jumps back into Rush's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush is looking for a triangle but Kid pushes his legs off easily.
Kid is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rush swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rush is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kid got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rush has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kid has managed to get both his arms back between Rush's legs - danger averted.
Kid is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kid drops back looking for a leg! Rush is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rush manages to kick Kid off! Kid jumps back into Rush's guard.
Rush throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid drops back looking for a leg! Rush is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rush manages to kick Kid off! Kid jumps back into Rush's guard.
Rush has his foot on Kid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kid works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kid thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rush escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kid is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rush is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kid defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rush looking for a triangle here. Kid is fighting it but it looks tight! Rush pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kid is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Claude Rush!
Claude Rush decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ling Tong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tong comes to the cage accompanied by Bonobo - Black Sands. Daniel Pritchard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ling Tong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Pritchard!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pritchard's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pritchard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pritchard is trying to break the clinch but Tong has him pressed against the cage.
Tong tries to pull guard but Pritchard won't allow it.
Pritchard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pritchard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tong backwards.
Tong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pritchard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tong has a couple of punches blocked by Pritchard.
Pritchard is trying to stall.
Pritchard digs a right hand into Tong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tong's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pritchard.
Tong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pritchard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tong backwards.
Pritchard blocks an uppercut.
Tong pulls guard successfully.
Tong has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pritchard doesn't defend quickly enough and Tong has managed to lock this one up! Can Pritchard escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Tong on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ling Tong!
A very excited looking Ling Tong rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kid King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Piotr Irvin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Irvin is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Irvin circles away and we're back to standing.
Irvin drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
Irvin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Irvin scores with a shoulder strike.
Irvin prevents the takedown attempt.
King is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irvin prevents the takedown attempt.
Irvin is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Irvin gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
King is breathing heavily.
Irvin lands with a right to the head.
King takes a shot to the head.
Irvin is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
King can't get the takedown.
Irvin lands a nice shot to the body.
Irvin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Irvin on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irvin is working King over against the cage.
Irvin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
Irvin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Irvin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Irvin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King blocks an elbow strike from Irvin.
Irvin scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Irvin.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Irvin digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Irvin.
Irvin is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
Irvin is working King over against the cage.
Irvin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Irvin misses with an elbow over the top.
Irvin lands a body punch.
Irvin lands a shoulder strike.
Irvin works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
Irvin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Irvin misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Irvin.
Irvin digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Irvin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
Irvin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irvin is working King over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Irvin - that landed with a thud.
King avoiding damage as Irvin throws knees to the body.
King is working for takedown but Irvin is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Irvin.
A short left from Irvin.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
Irvin digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Irvin as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Irvin.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Irvin.
King changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Irvin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Irvin is looking to clinch.
Irvin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
Irvin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Irvin.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Irvin scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants a takedown.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Irvin.
Irvin misses with an elbow strike.
Irvin digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
Irvin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Irvin.
A short right from Irvin on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Irvin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Irvin lands a shoulder strike.
Irvin lands a body shot.
Irvin digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
Irvin lands a body punch.
Irvin lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Irvin.
Irvin lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Irvin misses with a knee strike.
King can't get the takedown.
Irvin lands with a left to the head.
Irvin lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from Irvin - that landed with a thud.
Irvin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Irvin.
Irvin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Irvin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Irvin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
King looking for a takedown.
Irvin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Irvin gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
Irvin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
Irvin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Irvin digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Irvin lands a nice shot to the body.
Irvin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irvin lands a shoulder strike.
Irvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Irvin.
A right hook to the body lands for Irvin.
Irvin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Irvin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
King dives in and grabs Irvin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Irvin pushes down on King's head and hops out.
Irvin is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Irvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irvin tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Irvin tries to clinch up.
King dives in and grabs Irvin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Irvin pushes down on King's head and hops out.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Irvin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irvin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Irvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irvin tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Irvin tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King fails with the takedown.
Irvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King goes for a double leg but Irvin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Irvin continues to drive forward.
Irvin gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
Irvin gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Irvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
King blocks the elbow strike.
Irvin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Irvin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Irvin scores with a hook to the body.
Irvin lands with a left to the head.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
King avoiding damage as Irvin throws knees to the body.
Irvin misses with a knee strike.
King is working for takedown but Irvin is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Irvin.
King avoiding damage as Irvin throws knees to the body.
King can't get the takedown.
Irvin lands a shot to the body.
Irvin digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irvin presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Irvin pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Irvin scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Irvin - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Irvin.
Irvin lands a nice shot to the body.
Irvin digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Irvin scores with a hook to the body.
King avoids a wild elbow strike from Irvin.
A right hand to the body from Irvin.
King changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Irvin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Irvin moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Irvin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King with a poor takedown
and Irvin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
Irvin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King shoots in and drives through. Irvin sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown but Irvin shows good takedown defense.
Irvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
King gets tackled into the cage by Irvin. Irvin maintains the clinch.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Irvin misses with an elbow over the top.
Irvin cracks King with a nice body shot.
Irvin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Irvin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Irvin lands a left hand.
Irvin lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Irvin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Irvin.
Irvin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
Irvin stops a takedown attempt from King.
Irvin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Irvin.
A shot in the inside from Irvin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irvin lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Irvin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Irvin lands an uppercut.
Irvin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Irvin lands a nice uppercut.
Irvin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
King drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Irvin.
King is working for takedown but Irvin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
Piotr Irvin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Irvin is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Irvin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Irvin.
Irvin scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
Irvin lands a left hand.
Irvin scores with a shoulder strike.
King is working for takedown but Irvin is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Irvin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Irvin tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King shoots in and drives through. Irvin sprawls well.
King misses with a takedown
and Irvin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irvin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Irvin just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
Irvin lands a shot to the body.
Irvin tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King has Irvin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Irvin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
King wants a takedown.
Irvin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Irvin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Irvin tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Irvin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Irvin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
King wants to take the fight to the mat but Irvin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Irvin pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King has Irvin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Irvin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Irvin.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
Irvin lands a left hand.
Irvin tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Irvin - that landed with a thud.
King wants a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Irvin.
Irvin lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Irvin misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
King goes for a takedown attempt but Irvin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Irvin doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King shoots in but Irvin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Irvin wants to clinch.
Irvin doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Irvin defends it nicely.
Piotr Irvin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irvin tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Irvin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
Irvin wants to clinch.
Piotr Irvin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King gets tackled into the cage by Irvin. Irvin maintains the clinch.
King changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Irvin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Irvin tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Irvin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Irvin wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Irvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irvin tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King fails with the takedown
and Irvin counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Irvin to acknowledge the strikes.
Irvin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King has his takedown stuffed
and Irvin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irvin tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Irvin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Irvin wants to clinch.
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Irvin sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kid King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piotr Irvin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Irvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Irvin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Irvin 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Irvin!
After winning the bout, Piotr Irvin 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 Tommy Kulamomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Azeredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azeredo has chosen "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede as his entrance music. Antonio Azeredo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tommy Kulamomo'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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Kulamomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Azeredo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azeredo moves out of range of the strikes.
Azeredo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Azeredo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kulamomo missing with a left hand there. Azeredo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kulamomo throws a right hand that Azeredo ducks under and follows up with a left that Azeredo also avoids with ease.
Kulamomo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azeredo.
Kulamomo drives through and clinches with Azeredo against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kulamomo.
Kulamomo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azeredo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kulamomo's head backwards.
Azeredo slips under a jab from Kulamomo.
Kulamomo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Azeredo keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulamomo misses with an uppercut. Azeredo saw that one coming.
Kulamomo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Azeredo - just one landing.
Azeredo misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Kulamomo misses.
Azeredo throws a nice looking combination but Kulamomo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kulamomo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azeredo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kulamomo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azeredo swinging wildly here.
Azeredo shoots in looking for a takedown. Kulamomo tries to sprawl out of it but Azeredo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kulamomo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Azeredo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kulamomo momentarily.
Kulamomo takes one on the button.
Kulamomo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Azeredo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kulamomo wants to clinch.
Kulamomo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azeredo.
Tommy Kulamomo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kulamomo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Azeredo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azeredo lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azeredo lands a jab to Kulamomo's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulamomo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Kulamomo. No joy for Azeredo on that attempt.
Tommy Kulamomo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Azeredo.
Azeredo misses with a body shot.
Kulamomo moves in looking to clinch but Azeredo pushes him off.
Kulamomo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Azeredo walks into a jab.
Azeredo 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.
Azeredo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kulamomo looks to score with a jab to the body but Azeredo is just out of range.
Azeredo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Azeredo throws a hook to the side of Kulamomo's head but Kulamomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kulamomo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kulamomo ducks under a wild hook from Azeredo.
Azeredo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Azeredo has a takedown stuffed.
Kulamomo lands with a straight right. Azeredo didn't see that one coming.
Kulamomo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulamomo moves into the clinch.
Kulamomo struggles to land a body shot inside as Azeredo controls his hands.
Kulamomo misses with a punch to the body.
Azeredo manages to break the clinch.
Kulamomo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Tommy Kulamomo has been cut.
Kulamomo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Azeredo under the eye.
Nice shot by Azeredo.
Azeredo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azeredo misses the shot to the body.
We've been informed that Azeredo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the liver by Kulamomo. Beautiful body shot.
Azeredo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kulamomo is looking to clinch.
Azeredo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kulamomo.
Azeredo lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulamomo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kulamomo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulamomo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Azeredo.
Kulamomo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azeredo.
Azeredo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulamomo is just out of range.
Azeredo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kulamomo tries to clinch but Azeredo moves away
and Azeredo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kulamomo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Azeredo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kulamomo counters with a three punch combo that has Azeredo backing up. Azeredo nods at Kulamomo to acknowledge the strikes.
Kulamomo is breathing heavily.
Azeredo takes a swing at Kulamomo's ribcage but misses.
Kulamomo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azeredo to score with a decent uppercut.
Kulamomo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Kulamomo finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulamomo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azeredo keeps the fight on the outside.
Kulamomo misses with a body punch
letting Azeredo counter with a right hand.
Kulamomo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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 Tommy Kulamomo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Kulamomo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kulamomo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kulamomo leaves Azeredo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kulamomo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kulamomo lands with a nice combination. Azeredo backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Antonio Azeredo has been cut.
Kulamomo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azeredo counters with a right hand to the body.
Kulamomo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kulamomo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Azeredo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Azeredo dodges the punch combination from Kulamomo.
Azeredo throws a hook to the side of Kulamomo's head but Kulamomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kulamomo lands with an uppercut that bounces Azeredo off the cage and back into range.
Tommy Kulamomo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azeredo cracks Kulamomo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Azeredo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kulamomo looks to throw the jab but Azeredo is out of range.
Azeredo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulamomo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulamomo wants to clinch.
Kulamomo doesn't manage to clinch there - Azeredo circles away.
Azeredo digs a good hook to Kulamomo's body.
Kulamomo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kulamomo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Azeredo throws a shot to the body.
Azeredo scores with a body shot.
Kulamomo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azeredo.
Kulamomo wants to clinch up but Azeredo keeps it at a distance.
Kulamomo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kulamomo leaves Azeredo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Azeredo throws a shot to the body.
Kulamomo darts in and clinches Azeredo up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kulamomo fails to land.
Azeredo digs a right hand into Kulamomo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kulamomo's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Azeredo scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulamomo gets underhooks to prevent Azeredo's takedown attempt.
Tommy Kulamomo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Azeredo.
A short body shot lands from Azeredo as the two fighters clinch.
Azeredo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azeredo lands with a good body shot.
Kulamomo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Azeredo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kulamomo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kulamomo is looking to clinch but Azeredo is avoiding it.
Azeredo gets a double leg takedown into Kulamomo's guard.
Azeredo sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulamomo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Azeredo forces his way into half guard.
Azeredo is trying to control. Kulamomo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kulamomo is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Azeredo throwing shots but Kulamomo is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Azeredo scores with the left hand. Kulamomo knows he should have avoided that one.
Kulamomo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Azeredo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kulamomo throws a series of punches but Azeredo moves out of range.
Kulamomo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kulamomo walks into a jab.
Kulamomo throws a big shot that misses.
Azeredo shoots in but Kulamomo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kulamomo is looking to clinch.
Azeredo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulamomo.
Azeredo slips a jab from Kulamomo.
Azeredo slips under a jab.
Azeredo throws a right and a left that Kulamomo avoids nicely.
Kulamomo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kulamomo wants to clinch up but Azeredo keeps it at a distance.
Kulamomo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azeredo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Azeredo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Azeredo misses with a body shot.
Azeredo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kulamomo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Azeredo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulamomo.
Kulamomo lands with an overhand left.
Kulamomo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azeredo jabs at Kulamomo's body.
Kulamomo is looking to clinch but Azeredo is avoiding it.
Kulamomo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Azeredo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kulamomo slips a jab from Azeredo.
Antonio Azeredo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kulamomo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulamomo misses with a jab to the body
and Azeredo counters with a left to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Azeredo as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azeredo lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kulamomo.
Azeredo avoids the body shot from Kulamomo.
Tommy Kulamomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulamomo misses with a left hand
and Azeredo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Azeredo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Azeredo in particular looking to stall.
Azeredo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Azeredo is working for a guillotine from mount but Kulamomo frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azeredo won't let Kulamomo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Azeredo tries to control but Kulamomo wriggling away.
Azeredo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kulamomo has worked his arm free - good work by Kulamomo!
Azeredo trying to control the action but Kulamomo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azeredo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kulamomo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Azeredo wants to take a breather but Kulamomo manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Azeredo.
Azeredo wants to control from the top but Kulamomo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kulamomo keeping full guard, as Azeredo tries to pass.
Kulamomo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kulamomo wants to stand and escape but Azeredo is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Azeredo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azeredo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kulamomo's waist but Kulamomo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Azeredo off to one side.
Azeredo moves out of range as Kulamomo strikes.
Azeredo takes a swing at Kulamomo's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Kulamomo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Azeredo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Azeredo 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Azeredo!
A very excited looking Antonio Azeredo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Mcfacepunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcfacepunch comes to the cage accompanied by Ooh La La. Delgado comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Straight From Oakland kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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19
275 lbs
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230 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiny Mcfacepunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rudy Delgado!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcfacepunch's head.
Delgado looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mcfacepunch jabs Delgado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mcfacepunch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donk. Mcfacepunch catches Delgado right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Rudy Delgado has been cut.
Mcfacepunch with a strong takedown there and he's ended up in side control.
Delgado is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcfacepunch is staying tight to Delgado's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Delgado is still in real trouble! Can Mcfacepunch finish him?
Delgado takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mcfacepunch cracks Delgado with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Mcfacepunch immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Delgado is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Mcfacepunch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiny Mcfacepunch!
Tiny Mcfacepunch decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Tripp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tripp's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, House of the Rising Sun by The Animals. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Tripp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson McFly!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly misses with a jab, cross combination.
McFly swinging wildly here.
Tripp shoots in for a takedown but McFly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McFly's coach down at Extreme MMA (7 Elites $250/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McFly's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tripp clinches.
Tripp lands a left hand.
Tripp misses with a body punch.
Tripp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tripp misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tripp.
Tripp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Tripp's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McFly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFly takes a shot to the head.
Tripp lands a body shot.
Tripp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Tripp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McFly throws a sloppy body shot
letting Tripp counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jackson McFly has been cut.
McFly throws out a loose jab but Tripp uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McFly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McFly misses with a wild combination.
Tripp scores with a sloppy right hand. McFly should have avoided that one.
Tripp throws a series of punches but McFly avoids them all with ease.
McFly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tripp in his tracks.
Tripp with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McFly to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson McFly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tripp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McFly misses with a two punch combination.
McFly pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tripp back to the cage. McFly follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McFly lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from McFly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McFly throws a combination that misses
and Tripp counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McFly throws a nice looking combination but Tripp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tripp scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McFly doesn't seem bothered though.
McFly looks winded!
McFly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tripp.
McFly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tripp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tripp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McFly tries to avoid it but Tripp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McFly to the ground. McFly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Tripp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McFly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McFly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McFly misses with a body punch
enabling Tripp to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Tripp lands.
McFly fails to land with a series of punches.
McFly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tripp counters with a right hand to the body.
McFly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tripp moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A combination from McFly does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from McFly.
Tripp dips to his left and cracks McFly with an uppercut!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tripp is defended easily by McFly.
Tripp with a nice cross.
McFly throws a series of punches but Tripp moves out of range.
McFly throws a poor cross that misses
and Tripp counters with a crisp one two that drops McFly! Tripp thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McFly to his feet! McFly is in big trouble!
McFly is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tripp shoots in looking for a takedown but McFly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tripp's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tripp tries to bum rush McFly with a series of wild strikes but McFly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McFly misses with the combination.
A punch combination from McFly misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripp.
McFly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McFly.
McFly catches Tripp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tripp darts in and clinches McFly up against the cage.
Tripp lands a shoulder strike.
Tripp lands with a right to the head.
Tripp tries to throw a body punch but McFly avoids it by throwing Tripp back against the cage.
Tripp manages to break the clinch.
Tripp ducks under a wild hook from McFly.
McFly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson McFly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McFly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tripp.
Tripp shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tripp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jackson McFly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jackson McFly's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McFly misses with a wild body shot.
Tripp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McFly was well out of range. Poor timing from Tripp.
Tripp is looking to clinch but McFly is avoiding it.
Tripp blocks a jab.
McFly misses with a double jab
and Tripp counters with a left and a right that stings McFly.
Tripp throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McFly on the side of the head.
Tripp throws a body shot but no joy.
McFly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tripp circles away quickly and effectively.
McFly misses with a double jab
and Tripp counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tripp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tripp stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tripp.
Tripp breaks from the clinch.
McFly swings for the body but Tripp moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly tries to bum rush Tripp with a series of wild strikes but Tripp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McFly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tripp darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tripp seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tripp looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tripp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McFly defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McFly can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly is looking to escape.
Tripp is trying to control the action in half guard but McFly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tripp winds up and cracks McFly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tripp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McFly taking some punishment here, with Tripp in his half guard.
Tripp trying to pass the guard but McFly defending well.
Tripp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tripp 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly is refusing to be controlled, as Tripp sits in half guard.
Tripp tries to stand but his hand is stuck under McFly.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McFly scores with a one two! Tripp had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McFly throws a poor cross that misses
and Tripp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jackson Tripp has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tripp lands a left hand that snaps the head of McFly backwards.
That has opened up Jackson McFly's cut even more.
Tripp tries a body shot but McFly blocks it.
Tripp pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tripp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly misses with a combination
and Tripp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McFly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McFly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tripp.
McFly throws a right and a left that Tripp avoids nicely.
A combination from McFly does no damage.
McFly is breathing heavily.
Tripp avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice combination there by McFly.
Donk. Tripp catches McFly right on the button with a cross.
McFly misses the shot to the body.
Tripp darts in and clinches McFly up against the cage.
Tripp breaks from the clinch.
McFly loads up on a big right hand but Tripp slips the punch.
McFly misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Tripp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson McFly'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tripp.
McFly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McFly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McFly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McFly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McFly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McFly misses with a double jab
and Tripp counters with a stiff right hand.
McFly is still on wobbly legs! Can Tripp finish him?
Tripp goes for a small jab and connects. Now Tripp goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! McFly stumbles back but Tripp runs in with a huge uppercut knocking McFly to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if McFly will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jackson Tripp!
An out of breath Jackson Tripp thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oldemar Murtinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oldemar Murtinho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murtinho decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Douglas's guard.
Murtinho is stalling in the full guard.
Murtinho looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murtinho throwing strikes from guard but Douglas blocks nicely.
Murtinho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Murtinho from controlling successfully.
Murtinho drops back looking for a leg! Douglas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Douglas manages to kick Murtinho off! Murtinho jumps back into Douglas's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Murtinho from controlling successfully.
Murtinho stands and throws Douglas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Murtinho working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ground and pound from Murtinho seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Murtinho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Douglas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Douglas gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Murtinho looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Murtinho.
Murtinho goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Douglas is on top in guard.
Murtinho has his feet on Douglas's thighs here. He's pushed Douglas off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Douglas screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oldemar Murtinho!
Oldemar Murtinho decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Benny Douglas spoke after the fight, saying 'You on some trt.'.
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