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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pereira's choice of entrance music: K5 - Lovin' Feelin'. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Gates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Pereira lands a nice hook to Gates's body. Gates takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pereira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gates.
Pereira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as Gates controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pereira.
Pereira lands with a right to the head.
Pereira stalling.
Pereira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pereira.
Pereira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gates's defenses.
Pereira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pereira lands a right hand.
Pereira gets through Gates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pereira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gatess head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gates or not.
Gates takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pereira pushes Gates back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pereira.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
Pereira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pereira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gates looking for a takedown.
Pereira lands a knee to the head.
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!
Pereira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gates backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pereira - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pereira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira lands an elbow just above Gates 's eye.
Pereira is working Gates over against the cage.
Gates is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pereira.
Gates wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Gates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira pushes Gates back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gates's defenses.
Gates has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pereira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pereira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pereira lands a damaging elbow.
Gates is trying to drag Pereira to the mat but Pereira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pereira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gates managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Pereira lands an elbow that stopped Gates in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jack Gates has been cut.
Gates is working for takedown but Pereira is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pereira lands an elbow just above Gates 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a nice shot to the body.
Pereira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Pereira.
A short left from Pereira.
Pereira stalls.
Gates changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pereira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gates.
Pereira lands a jab to Gates's midsection.
Clint Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira throws a leg kick which misses Gates's front leg but catches the back leg as Gates tries to avoid it.
Pereira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pereira.
Gates takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pereira clinches with his opponent.
Pereira lands a damaging elbow.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gates has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
Pereira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gates.
Knees to the body from Pereira.
Gates takes an elbow to the temple.
Pereira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pereira dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gates has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pereira after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Gates's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pereira connects with a nice cross there... Gates is looking wobbly and Pereira recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Gates to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Pereira jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Clint Pereira!
Clint Pereira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xav Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Danger. Nelson has chosen Don't Mean A Thing as his entrance music. 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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170 lbs
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183 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xav Danger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danger manages to avoid it.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Danger is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nelson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Danger has time to react.
Nelson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nelson cracks Danger with a good jab.
Nelson misses with the combination.
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!
Jab, jab by Nelson - just one landing.
Danger is rocked!
Nelson is looking to score with low kicks.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Danger falls backwards - clearly groggy! Nelson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Nelson!
An out of breath Roy Nelson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor-Remember The Name. Nick Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Rich!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rich motions for Diaz to come forward. Rich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Rich counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Rich to acknowledge the strikes.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Rich fails to land the takedown.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diaz.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Rich shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Rich moved out of range nicely.
Rich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rich gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rich lands some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz works over Rich with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz trying to control but Rich is working from the bottom.
Rich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rich tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rich drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz trying to control the position.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz looking to control.
Rich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Rich scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rich trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rich stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rich has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Rich is stalling in the full guard.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rich is aware though and is defending well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rich working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Diaz has control of Rich's left arm, preventing Rich from doing any damage.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Rich defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Rich is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Rich from controlling successfully.
Rich controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rich wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rich tries to clinch up.
Rich is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Rich fails with a takedown attempt.
Rich rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Rich has him pressed against the cage.
Rich ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rich no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Rich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Rich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Rich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but Rich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaz to get the leverage.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Rich is working away.
Rich wants to get back to his feet.
Rich is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Rich flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rich wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rich has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Diaz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rich defending well though.
Rich wants to control the action here but instead Diaz manages to pass to full mount!
Rich wants to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Rich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rich stops Diaz from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Rich keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rich is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rich tries to hold on but Diaz postures up.
Rich defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Diaz.
Rich is looking to improve his position but Diaz isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rich is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz cracks Rich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Rich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Nick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Rich shoots and misses
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Rich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Rich.
Rich tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rich moves out of range as Diaz throws a body kick.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rich's waist but Rich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Rich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Rich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rich throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Rich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rich closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Rich getting side control.
Rich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz gets full guard.
Diaz has his foot on Rich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rich works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Rich from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich 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.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rich defends it easily.
Diaz is trying to keep Rich in close.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Rich from controlling successfully.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rich controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rick Rich wasn't active enough on the ground.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
Rich tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Rich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rich scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diaz was covering up waiting for the punch and Rich finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rich trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.
Rich sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz working for a triangle but Rich defends it easily.
Rick Rich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick Rich.
I think Diaz 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Diaz!
A very excited looking Nick Diaz 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Poirier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Poirier's choice of entrance music: INTRO - DMX. Kingsley Ciprut has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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209 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Poirier!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ciprut keeps control of Poirier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poirier blocks a body shot from Ciprut.
Ciprut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Poirier's defenses.
Ciprut prevents Poirier from breaking the clinch.
Ciprut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ciprut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ciprut creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Ciprut as the two fighters clinch.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ciprut.
Poirier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ciprut has him pressed against the cage.
Ciprut lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poirier breaks the clinch.
Poirier lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poirier throws a right and a left that Ciprut avoids nicely.
Poirier has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ciprut.
Ciprut has taken the fight to the clinch.
Poirier takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Peter Poirier has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Ciprut has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut lands a knee to the head.
Poirier is rocked!
Ciprut has Poirier pressed against the cage. He pushes Poirier back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Ciprut throws a beautiful elbow that sends Poirier crashing to the floor! Ciprut piles on the pressure with more strikes! Poirier is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingsley Ciprut!
Kingsley Ciprut seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Loblaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Blood of Heroes!. Loblaw has chosen Bob Loblaw Song as his entrance music. 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Loblaw!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson stuns Loblaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson tries to bum rush Loblaw with a series of wild strikes but Loblaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loblaw moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loblaw ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Loblaw walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson works Loblaw's body with a nice hook.
Loblaw shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson looking for a sweep but Loblaw has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Johnson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Loblaw throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Loblaw takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson is positioning himself well to prevent Loblaw advancing to mount.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Loblaw sits in half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bob Loblaw wasn't active enough on the ground.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
A jab-cross combination lands for Johnson and sends Loblaw crashing to the mat! Johnson follows him down to the mat - Loblaw regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Loblaw is rocked!
It looks like Bob Loblaw has been cut.
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!
Johnson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Loblaw to stand up.
Loblaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
and Johnson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Loblaw! He's just covering up as Johnson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Johnson!
A very excited looking Craig Johnson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between James Sunderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niku Taku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunderland comes to the cage accompanied by Placebo - Running up that hill. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Sunderland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niku Taku!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunderland moves into the clinch successfully.
Taku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sunderland is fighting off a takedown attempt but Taku is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sunderland to the mat. Sunderland regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Taku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taku is standing up over Sunderland. Sunderland looks to escape but Taku dives into side control.
Sunderland is trying to get back to his feet.
Sunderland avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Taku.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taku stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sunderland misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taku bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Taku working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Taku landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sunderland tries to escape but Taku is in control.
Taku scoring with punches and elbows.
Sunderland wants to get back to his feet but Taku drags him back down.
Taku throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sunderland is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sunderland is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Taku is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taku wants to control but Sunderland is keeping him busy.
Sunderland is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Taku is controlling him well.
An elbow from Taku crashes against the mat.
Sunderland is working to avoid the ground and pound but Taku connects with a decent elbow.
Taku has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Taku has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sunderland is bucking up trying to escape but Taku cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Taku trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland is bucking up trying to escape but Taku cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Taku content just to control the position here.
Sunderland wants to try and get back to his feet.
Taku working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Taku is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Taku fails to land the takedown.
Taku takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taku keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sunderland manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sunderland keeps the fight on the outside.
Taku moves out of range as Sunderland throws a body kick.
Taku circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taku counters with a big head kick but Sunderland shrugs it off.
Sunderland throws a head kick that misses.
Sunderland throws a nice looking combination but Taku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taku takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sunderland stalling the fight.
Sunderland misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niku Taku dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sunderland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sunderland keeps the fight on the outside.
Sunderland throws a sloppy head kick and Taku moves out of range easily.
Taku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sunderland doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taku looks to land a body kick but Sunderland moved away.
A head kick misses from Sunderland.
Sunderland throws a combination. Taku tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Niku Taku has been cut.
Taku scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sunderland is staying active underneath Taku, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taku winds up and cracks Sunderland with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sunderland avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taku.
Taku looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Taku is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sunderland sees it coming and defends easily.
Niku Taku has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taku trying to pass the guard but Sunderland defending well.
Sunderland is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at KPJ's Gym , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Taku is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Taku is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sunderland is just riding it out for now. Taku eventually gives up the hold.
Taku passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taku lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taku controlling the position easily from mount.
Taku fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sunderland wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Taku.
Taku controlling the position easily from mount.
Sunderland takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Taku is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sunderland can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Taku scoring with strikes but Sunderland is staying in there.
Taku is trying to control here but Sunderland has managed to regain half guard.
Taku lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taku throwing shots but Sunderland is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sunderland is trying to stand up here but Taku is controlling him well.
Taku is trying to work for a kimura but Sunderland is defending well.
Taku wants to free his trapped foot but Sunderland is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taku is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Taku is looking to take a break and control but Sunderland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sunderland keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sunderland tries to kick Taku off but Taku keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taku wants to stand up but Sunderland has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Taku wants to control but Sunderland is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niku Taku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Niku Taku'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Taku fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Taku fails with a takedown attempt.
Taku darts in trying to clinch
and Sunderland counters with a thumping low kick.
Sunderland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James Sunderland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunderland pushes Taku up against the cage in a clinch.
Sunderland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sunderland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sunderland lands with a kick to the temple. Taku shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sunderland is looking to clinch but Taku is avoiding it.
Sunderland throws a jab when Taku was well out of range.
Sunderland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunderland scores with the left hand. Taku knows he should have avoided that one.
Sunderland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sunderland crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Taku - the referee stops the clock and Sunderland gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Taku. Sunderland manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Taku blocks a head kick by Sunderland.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taku shoots for a double leg takedown but Sunderland sprawls well. He's pushed Taku's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
James Sunderland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niku Taku.
Sunderland wants to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sunderland enables Taku to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sunderland manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Taku trying to control but Sunderland is working from the bottom.
Sunderland wants to stand and escape but Taku is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taku trying to control the position from guard on top but Sunderland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Niku Taku wasn't active enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Sunderland.
Sunderland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sunderland misses with some punches.
Taku tries for a takedown. No joy.
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!
Sunderland swings wildly with an uppercut but Taku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taku drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sunderland pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sunderland tries a head kick but it misses.
Taku misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sunderland.
Sunderland looks for the body kick but Taku saw that one coming.
Sunderland throws a push kick but Taku slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters circling a little - Sunderland finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Taku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Taku or perhaps it was just good defense by Sunderland, which made it look bad.
Sunderland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James Sunderland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sunderland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sunderland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Niku Taku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sunderland stuns Taku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sunderland stuffs the takedown.
Sunderland lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Sunderland.
Sunderland tries to clinch up.
James Sunderland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taku clinches with his opponent.
Sunderland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taku has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sunderland avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sunderland lands with a short shot to the head.
Taku blocks an elbow strike.
Sunderland throws a punch but it's blocked by Taku.
Sunderland lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taku gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sunderland throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Niku Taku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sunderland is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Sunderland showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taku 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niku Taku!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Sulphur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Abaddon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lorenzo Sulphur enters the cage!
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202 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
30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Abaddon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Sulphur!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abaddon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sulphur but Sulphur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sulphur fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Abaddon tries for a takedown but Sulphur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abaddon works Sulphur's body with a nice hook.
Abaddon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abaddon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sulphur is able to avoid easily.
Abaddon throws a series of punches but Sulphur avoids them all with ease.
Sulphur shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abaddon but Abaddon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sulphur scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sulphur trying to control the action but Abaddon is working from the bottom.
Abaddon trying to hold on to Sulphur's head to control him but Sulphur postures up.
Abaddon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sulphur is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulphur is keen to just control but Abaddon is a slippery customer.
Abaddon is looking for a sweep. Sulphur is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sulphur tries to pass to full mount but Abaddon defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abaddon kicks Sulphur off and gets back to his feet.
Abaddon stuffs the takedown attempt from Sulphur. Sulphur gets slowly back to his feet.
Anthony Abaddon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Sulphur.
Abaddon misses with a low kick.
Sulphur shoots in looking for a takedown but Abaddon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sulphur's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abaddon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Abaddon.
Sulphur has a takedown stuffed.
Sulphur shoots in but no luck this time.
Abaddon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sulphur shoots in for a double leg but Abaddon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sulphur misses with a takedown attempt - Abaddon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abaddon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abaddon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abaddon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abaddon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abaddon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abaddon cracks Sulphur with a good jab.
Sulphur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abaddon.
Sulphur stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sulphur wants it to stay on the feet.
Abaddon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Abaddon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abaddon thows a body kick. Sulphur tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sulphur shoots in but Abaddon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abaddon throws a right and a left that Sulphur avoids nicely.
Sulphur tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abaddon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sulphur somewhat.
Sulphur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abaddon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abaddon misses with the combination.
Abaddon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sulphur under the eye.
Sulphur is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Sulphur head around and knocks him out cold! Abaddon hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Abaddon!
Anthony Abaddon spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artie DeVanzo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pierre Gautier's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeVanzo takes one to the side of the head.
Gautier tries a head kick but it misses.
Gautier wants to land a leg kick but DeVanzo is out of range.
Gautier misses with a telegraphed body shot
and DeVanzo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
DeVanzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
DeVanzo trying to pass the guard but Gautier defending well.
Gautier trying to control but DeVanzo postures up.
Gautier wants to get back to his feet.
DeVanzo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gautier!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gautier wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo looking to control but Gautier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
DeVanzo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gautier is working to get back to half guard.
DeVanzo wants to control the pace but Gautier is squirming around nicely.
Gautier can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gautier's face.
Gautier tries to lock up and control but DeVanzo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gautier is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
DeVanzo lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Gautier that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gautier taking shots to the head.
DeVanzo throws some wild stikes that Gautier manages to avoid easily.
DeVanzo 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.
DeVanzo scoring with strikes but Gautier is staying in there.
DeVanzo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gautier is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
DeVanzo controlling from mount.
Gautier wants to try and get back to his feet.
DeVanzo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gautier is looking to escape.
Gautier tries to lock up and control but DeVanzo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo is trying to control here but Gautier has managed to regain half guard.
DeVanzo is trying to control. Gautier wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
DeVanzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeVanzo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gautier's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeVanzo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
DeVanzo wants to control but Gautier is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie DeVanzo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
DeVanzo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
DeVanzo is looking to chop away at Gautier's legs.
DeVanzo looks for a takedown but Gautier sprawls well.
Gautier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gautier throws out a powerful jab.
Gautier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gautier throws a leg kick
and DeVanzo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeVanzo is just content to waste time from the top position. Gautier takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
DeVanzo trying to move into half guard but instead Gautier has managed to sweep!
Gautier has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of DeVanzo is proving hard to escape from.
DeVanzo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo prevents Gautier from getting the reversal.
Gautier holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as DeVanzo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Artie DeVanzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
DeVanzo trying to control but Gautier is having none of it.
DeVanzo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo controlling from mount.
Gautier holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as DeVanzo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
DeVanzo punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, DeVanzo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeVanzo scoring with strikes but Gautier is staying in there.
Gautier takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo lands a heavy elbow.
DeVanzo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gautier?
DeVanzo can't control as he wanted to and Gautier manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
DeVanzo is just content to waste time from the top position. Gautier takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
DeVanzo has gone for a leg lock! Gautier slips out almost immediately though and dives into DeVanzo's guard.
DeVanzo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gautier defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo working a defensive guard here.
DeVanzo seems keen to control Gautier's posture.
DeVanzo is trying to control the position but Gautier postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gautier trying to control the position from guard on top but DeVanzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie DeVanzo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from DeVanzo.
Gautier rushes DeVanzo and presses him up against the cage.
DeVanzo takes a shot to the head.
Gautier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from DeVanzo - that landed with a thud.
DeVanzo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
DeVanzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gautier throws a punch but it's blocked by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo pushes Gautier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gautier misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeVanzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gautier can do to turn this around?
DeVanzo wants a takedown.
DeVanzo tries to land a knee to the head but Gautier blocks with his arms.
DeVanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Gautier avoids the damage to the body.
Gautier stalling the fight.
DeVanzo lands with a short shot to the head.
DeVanzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeVanzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeVanzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gautier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
DeVanzo pulls Gautier into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeVanzo pulls Gautier in close to his closed guard and prevents Gautier from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gautier is looking to stand up but DeVanzo won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo trying to keep a closed guard but Gautier is proving a slippery customer.
Gautier won't allow DeVanzo to sweep him here.
Gautier trying to stand up but can't free himself from DeVanzo's guard.
DeVanzo working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Artie DeVanzo just wasn't active enough.
Gautier misses with a series of wild punches.
Gautier thuds his right hand into DeVanzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gautier wants to land a leg kick but DeVanzo is out of range.
Gautier connects with a body shot.
Gautier connects with a solid leg kick.
Pierre Gautier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gautier throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeVanzo misses with a low kick.
DeVanzo checks a low kick from Gautier.
Gautier blocks a leg kick.
Gautier misses with a jab, cross combination.
DeVanzo connects with a single shot there.
Gautier missing with a left hand there. DeVanzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeVanzo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeVanzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gautier is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo blocks the body kick.
DeVanzo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
DeVanzo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gautier is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
DeVanzo postures up in Gautier's guard and throws a big left but Gautier blocks it.
DeVanzo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gautier keeping moving, preventing DeVanzo from controlling successfully.
Pierre Gautier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artie DeVanzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeVanzo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artie DeVanzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeVanzo, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artie DeVanzo!
As Artie DeVanzo got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Hey, are we done here? 'Cause I'm losing my buzz.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don King will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Baggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don King!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Baggins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baggins doesn't seem phased though.
King avoids the body shot from Baggins.
King tries to bum rush Baggins with a series of wild strikes but Baggins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King swinging wildly here.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
King lands with a big right hook that stumbles Baggins - he's out on his feet here! King follows up with another monster hook that separates Baggins from consciousness! Baggins falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! King stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Don King!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Fluke!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Emelianenko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Fluke blocks it.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fluke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fluke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fluke wants to stall.
Fluke takes a shot to the head.
Fluke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fluke is defending well for now.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
Fluke wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fluke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fluke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Fluke.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
Emelianenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fluke avoids it.
Fluke manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emelianenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko throws a low kick but Fluke avoids it.
Emelianenko scores with a punch to the head.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Fluke pushes him off.
Fluke takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Fluke misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fluke.
Fluke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Fluke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot that snaps Fluke's head back.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fluke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fluke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fluke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Fluke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fluke throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Fluke misses with a double jab.
Fluke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fluke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takedown defense from Emelianenko. No joy for Fluke on that attempt.
Fluke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emelianenko.
A cross from Emelianenko lands.
Fluke throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko misses with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Emelianenko!
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the head.
Emelianenko slips a jab from Fluke.
Emelianenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fluke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Emelianenko lands a big head kick that sends Fluke tumbling to the mat! Emelianenko takes a step backwards and waves Fluke back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fluke is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fluke fails with a takedown attempt.
Fluke is still on wobbly legs! Can Emelianenko finish him?
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Fluke pushes him off.
Fluke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fluke misses with a wild body shot.
Fluke cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
Fluke seems to have recovered his senses.
Fluke tries a head kick but it misses.
Fluke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Fluke circles away and keeps his distance.
Fluke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fluke checks the leg kick.
Fluke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Fluke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emelianenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Fluke misses with an uppercut.
Fluke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fluke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fluke.
Fluke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fluke throws a head kick that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Emelianenko.
Fluke misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Fluke circles away.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Fluke pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fluke throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fluke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fluke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Fluke circles away and keeps his distance.
Mirko Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Emelianenko.
Fluke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fluke slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fluke misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fluke.
Emelianenko darts in and clinches Fluke up against the cage.
A short right from Emelianenko.
A short right from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Emelianenko with a knee to the head.
Fluke lands a shot to the body.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Fluke.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Fluke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fluke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fluke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fluke stalling against the cage.
Emelianenko prevents a body shot from Fluke.
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Fluke.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fluke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head.
Fluke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mirko Emelianenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Fluke won't want to take too many of those.
Fluke is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fluke is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Fluke fails to land.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emelianenko crunches a lovely knee into Fluke's ribcage.
Fluke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Fluke backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Fluke avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fluke.
A short right from Emelianenko on the inside.
Fluke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fluke can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Fluke blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Fluke backwards.
A short right from Fluke.
Emelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fluke is pushing Emelianenko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Emelianenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko tries to work over Fluke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fluke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fluke.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flukes head.
Emelianenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emelianenko stalling the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Fluke goes for a takedown attempt but Emelianenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Fluke circles away.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Fluke tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Fluke blocks with his arms.
Fluke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Emelianenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fluke throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fluke lands a leg kick that knocks Emelianenko off balance momentarily.
Fluke throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Fluke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emelianenko is looking to slow Fluke down with leg kicks.
Fluke blocks the body kick.
Emelianenko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fluke takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fluke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emelianenko scrambles back to his feet.
Emelianenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Emelianenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Fluke wants to slow Emelianenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fluke!
Emelianenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Fluke circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Emelianenko blocks the leg kick.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Fluke circles away.
Fluke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Emelianenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fluke on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fluke cracks a nice hook into Emelianenko's ribs.
Fluke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick that knocks Fluke off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Emelianenko scores with a four punch combination!
Fluke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fluke throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. Fluke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fluke is trying to maintain a safe position but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns Fluke into the cage.
Emelianenko working the clinch nicely. Fluke is working for position but Emelianenko cracks him with a big knee to the head! Fluke crumples up against the cage and Emelianenko lands two more shots before the ref can save Fluke! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Mirko Emelianenko!
Mirko Emelianenko is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mirko Emelianenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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