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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Cribb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Kastelum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Cribb 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Cribb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Calvin Kastelum!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cribb moves into range and clinches up with Kastelum.
Nice body punch from Cribb.
Cribb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kastelum fails to land the takedown.
Kastelum fails to land the takedown.
Thomas Cribb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cribb lands with a nice combination. Kastelum backs away looking to recover.
Kastelum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cribb throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cribb lands with a nice combination. Kastelum backs away looking to recover.
Kastelum fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas Cribb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Kastelum.
Kastelum takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kastelum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cribb sprawls well. Cribb wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kastelum gets slowly back to his feet.
Cribb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cribb displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kastelum dives in and scores a takedown into Cribb's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cribb keeping full guard, as Kastelum tries to pass.
Cribb wants to get back to his feet but Kastelum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kastelum is pushing down on Cribb's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cribb is fighting to maintain full guard but Kastelum has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cribb is looking to escape.
Cribb tries to get to full guard but Kastelum has control of the leg.
Kastelum is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cribb doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kastelum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastelum content to control rather than advance.
Cribb knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kastelum on the ground.
Cribb tries to kick Kastelum off but Kastelum keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kastelum should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cribb pushes Kastelum off but Kastelum dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cribb tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kastelum presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Cribb is desperately trying to improve his position but Kastelum has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kastelum has eaten all the pies!
Kastelum tries to control but Cribb wriggling away.
Cribb is trying to escape the mount.
Cribb tries to hold on but Kastelum postures up.
Kastelum controlling from the full mount.
Cribb is desperately trying to improve his position but Kastelum has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cribb wants to control but Kastelum is having none of it.
Kastelum looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cribb is looking to get to half guard.
Cribb is trying to stand.
Kastelum sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kastelum is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Cribb dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cribb misses with a double jab.
Kastelum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Calvin Kastelum has been cut.
Cribb jabs Kastelum right on the nose. Kastelum blinks but takes it well.
Cribb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kastelum can do to turn this around?
Cribb misses with a double jab.
Cribb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cribb gets caught napping as Kastelum dives in and scores a takedown. Cribb manages to retain guard.
Kastelum passes Cribb's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kastelum sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cribb tries to kick Kastelum off but Kastelum keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cribb wants to improve his position but Kastelum is controlling well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cribb wants to stand back up but Kastelum manages to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastelum in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cribb gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cribb wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Cribb wants to get back to his feet.
Kastelum wants to control but Cribb is keeping busy.
Cribb is trying to get back to his feet but Kastelum has full control of the position and if anything, Cribb has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastelum is working for a rear naked choke. Cribb is not defending it well and Kastelum has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Cribb refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Cribb's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Calvin Kastelum!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Merryweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merryweather has chosen Sabaton - Carolus Rex as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Hendo Gracie has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hendo Gracie seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hendo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Merryweather!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Merryweather's guard.
Gracie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merryweather really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Merryweather is looking to stand back up but Gracie counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Merryweather.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Merryweather is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gracie prevents Merryweather from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merryweather is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Merryweather's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Merryweather.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Merryweather tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie looking to ground and pound but Merryweather is blocking nicely.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Merryweather holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Merryweather manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Merryweather has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Merryweather manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie happy to just control the position for now.
Merryweather is looking for a sweep.
Merryweather is trying to buck Gracie off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendo Gracie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie gets a clinch.
Gracie jumps guard but Merryweather stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Merryweather jumps guard.
Merryweather is looking to stand back up but Gracie counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Merryweather.
We've been informed that Merryweather has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Merryweather pushes Gracie off but Gracie dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Merryweather's legs.
Merryweather is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gracie is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A nice combination there by Merryweather.
The fight stays on the outside here - Merryweather looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Merryweather clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Merryweather forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Merryweather stalling the fight.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Merryweather turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hendo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merryweather breaks the clinch.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merryweather is looking to escape.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merryweather can do to turn this around?
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Merryweather defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Merryweather is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hendo Gracie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kazaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reuven Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by welcome to the jungle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Kazaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Reuven Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazaev drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kazaev has him pressed against the cage.
Kazaev breaks the clinch.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Kazaev is out of range.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Kazaev moves out of range easily.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kazaev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kazaev could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Kazaev wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson forces Kazaev back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Kazaev avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Kazaev has him pressed against the cage.
Kazaev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kazaev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Kazaev.
Kazaev leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Kazaev stalling.
Kazaev breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Kazaev keeps him there for the moment.
Kazaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kazaev.
Kazaev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson looks winded!
Kazaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kazaev takes the fight into the clinch.
Kazaev cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Kazaev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to drag Kazaev to the mat but Kazaev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kazaev cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Kazaev dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Kazaev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kazaev pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Kazaev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Reuven Johnson has been cut.
Kazaev stalling.
Kazaev scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on Kazaev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kazaev for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazaev breaks the clinch.
Kazaev moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kazaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kazaev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kazaev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazaev takes the fight into the clinch.
Kazaev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Kazaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Kazaev breaks the clinch.
Kazaev connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Kazaev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kazaev lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kazaev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reuven Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kazaev gets a clinch.
Kazaev leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've been informed that Johnson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kazaev is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kazaev has his back to the cage.
Kazaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kazaev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Kazaev.
Kazaev pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roman Kazaev.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Kazaev has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson forces Kazaev back against the cage and clinches.
Kazaev taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kazaev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Nice body punch from Kazaev.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Kazaev keeps him there for the moment.
Kazaev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson tries to break free but Kazaev pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kazaev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazaev presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kazaev manages to break the clinch.
Kazaev instigates a clinch.
Kazaev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Kazaev scores a nice knee to the body.
Kazaev landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazaev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kazaev forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Kazaev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kazaev lands a body shot.
Kazaev with a knee to the head.
Kazaev has Johnson pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazaev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kazaev pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kazaev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kazaev gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kazaev tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Kazaev breaks from the clinch.
Kazaev connects with a looping right hand.
Kazaev feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Johnson sprawling to the canvas! Johnson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kazaev finish him?!
Johnson is rocked!
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!
Kazaev avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kazaev finish him?
Kazaev darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Kazaev into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazaev breaks the clinch.
Kazaev throws an overhand right that has Johnson reeling! Kazaev follows up with more punches and Johnson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roman Kazaev!
Roman Kazaev 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 Mr Universe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Del Rio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Rio has chosen Radioactive Remix as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Universe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Del Rio!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Universe clinches up with Del Rio and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Universe.
It looks like Julio Del Rio has been cut.
Universe lands an elbow that stopped Del Rio in his tracks for a moment.
Del Rio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Universe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Del Rio rushes Universe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Universe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Universe lands a damaging elbow.
Universe lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Julio Del Rio's cut even more.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Universe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Rio's brow.
Universe lands an elbow inside that Del Rio shrugs off.
Universe lands an elbow inside that Del Rio shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Rio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Universe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Del Rio looks winded!
Universe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Universe lands an elbow inside that Del Rio shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Universe.
The cut above Julio Del Rio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Universe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Del Rio is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Universe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Del Rio is still on wobbly legs! Can Universe finish him?
Del Rio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Universe.
Universe lands a nice elbow.
Julio Del Rio's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Universe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Del Rio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Universe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Del Rio's coach down at Rio Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Del Rio's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mr Universe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Del Rio.
Clinched against the cage, Universe lands a big elbow that drops Del Rio! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Del Rio is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Universe!
Mr Universe 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.
In defeat, Julio Del Rio stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll always be here to kick someone elses butt. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Furingi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles Newell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hayato Furingi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Furingi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Newell!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newell dives in for a single leg takedown but Furingi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Furingi struggles to land a body shot inside as Newell controls his hands.
Furingi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Furingi breaks the clinch.
Furingi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Newell.
Furingi moves out of range as Newell strikes.
Newell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Newell avoids the body shot from Furingi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Newell stuns Furingi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Newell misses with a body shot.
Furingi feints a jab promting Newell to slip. Furingi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Newell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Furingi.
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!
Furingi misses with a hook.
Furingi walks into a straight right hand from Newell.
Furingi avoids the body shot from Newell.
Furingi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newell.
Newell looks to land a left hand but Furingi moved out of range nicely.
Furingi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell misses with a hook. Furingi ducked under it nicely.
Newell avoids the head kick by Furingi.
Furingi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Newell.
We've been told by Furingi's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Newell slips a jab from Furingi.
Furingi misses with a series of wild punches.
Furingi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Newell moves out of range of the body kick from Furingi.
Newell drops his hands momentarily and Furingi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Newell.
Newell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Myles Newell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Newell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newell looks up at the clock and then as Furingi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Newell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Furingi wants to get back to his feet but Newell drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Newell landing strikes.
Newell lands an elbow.
Furingi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Newell trying to control the action but Furingi is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Newell lands some shots froms side control.
Furingi is looking for a sweep.
Newell cracks Furingi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Furingi pushes Newell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Newell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Furingi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Newell connects with a decent elbow.
Furingi is rocked!
Newell lands a huge shot from side control! Furingi is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Myles Newell!
Myles Newell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence D'Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy South (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D\'Angelo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Here Comes The Money. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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235 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence D'Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy South!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
South takes one to the chin there.
D'Angelo connects with a good right hand that stumbles South. South circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Tommy South has been cut.
South takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
South takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
D'Angelo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at We Are Legion in the buildup to the fight.
Nice shot lands for D'Angelo.
A big right followed by a crushing left from D'Angelo knocks South out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lawrence D'Angelo!
Lawrence D'Angelo got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitt Thrawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spliff has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 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
41 - 46 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitt Thrawn!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thrawn throws out the jab.
Thrawn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrawn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spliff manages to avoid it.
Thrawn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spliff was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrawn.
Thrawn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spliff's head backwards.
Thrawn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spliff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thrawn throws a sloppy body shot
and Spliff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thrawn lands a nice elbow.
Spliff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thrawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliff lands an uppercut.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Spliff lands a hook that snaps the head of Thrawn backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spliff blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Spliff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spliff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrawn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spliff lands a nice uppercut.
Spliff breaks from the clinch.
Spliff moves away from the strike by Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spliff moves into the clinch.
Thrawn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spliff is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses.
Spliff jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thrawn walks away with a smile on his face. Spliff gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thrawn throws a body punch but Spliff moves out of range.
Thrawn looks to land a left hand but Spliff moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrawn misses with a hook to the body
and Spliff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff moves into the clinch.
Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
Spliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spliff is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Spliff looking to slow down the pace here.
Thrawn pushes Spliff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrawn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrawn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spliff's elbow.
Thrawn misses with a body punch.
Spliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thrawn's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses.
Thrawn lands an elbow that stopped Spliff in his tracks for a moment.
Thrawn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spliff dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thrawn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thrawn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrawn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Spliff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spliff has a couple of punches blocked by Thrawn.
Spliff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.
Spliff tries to stall but Thrawn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spliff pulls guard effortlessly.
Thrawn trying to control but Spliff is working from the bottom.
Thrawn throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spliff keeping moving, preventing Thrawn from controlling successfully.
Thrawn throwing strikes from guard but Spliff blocks nicely.
Spliff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Spliff trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Spliff keeping full guard, as Thrawn tries to pass.
Thrawn stops Spliff from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thrawn swings for the body but Spliff moves out of range.
Thrawn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spliff rather than just go for the knockout.
Thrawn just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrawn tries to clinch but Spliff is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mitt Thrawn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mitt Thrawn'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.
Thrawn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spliff moves away.
Thrawn sizes up Spliff with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spliff moves into range and clinches up with Thrawn.
Spliff dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff is looking to control Thrawn's arms but Thrawn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spliff has his back to the cage.
Thrawn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spliff prevents a body shot from Thrawn.
Mitt Thrawn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thrawn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn tries to throw a body punch but Spliff avoids it by throwing Thrawn back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike.
Thrawn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrawn pushes off an throws an elbow but Spliff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spliff blocks a body shot from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spliff or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses.
Spliff taking a breather.
Thrawn can't find room to land a body shot as Spliff controls the action.
Spliff tries to pull guard but Thrawn won't allow it.
Thrawn lands an elbow just above Spliff 's eye.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrawn tries to work over Spliff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike.
Spliff pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.
Thrawn misses with an elbow strike.
Spliff wants to stall.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Spliff stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thrawn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thrawn has Spliff pressed against the cage, preventing Spliff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thrawn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spliff's elbow.
Spliff digs a right hand underneath Thrawn's ribcage. Thrawn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thrawn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thrawn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliff breaks from the clinch.
Spliff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliff has Thrawn up against the cage in a clinch.
Spliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thrawn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.
Thrawn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike from Thrawn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff lands a right hand.
Thrawn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrawn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thrawn lands an elbow inside.
Thrawn lands an elbow that stopped Spliff in his tracks for a moment.
Spliff dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff blocks a body shot from Thrawn.
Spliff pushes Thrawn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thrawn pushes off an throws an elbow but Spliff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thrawn lands a damaging elbow.
Thrawn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spliff tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thrawn smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustaffa Spliff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spliff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Thrawn misses its intended target.
Spliff closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a nice elbow.
Thrawn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrawn misses with a body punch.
Spliff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spliff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spliff is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thrawn misses with a body punch.
Spliff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrawn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spliff blocks the elbow strike.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses.
Thrawn lands an elbow inside that Spliff shrugs off.
Thrawn lands an elbow just above Spliff 's eye.
Spliff has a couple of punches blocked by Thrawn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitt Thrawn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mitt Thrawn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thrawn throws a body punch but Spliff moves out of range.
Thrawn tries to close the distance and clinch but Spliff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spliff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrawn.
Thrawn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spliff counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thrawn is looking to clinch but Spliff is avoiding it.
Spliff slips under a jab from Thrawn.
Jab, jab by Thrawn - just one landing.
Thrawn misses with a body shot.
Thrawn has closed the distance and engaged Spliff in a clinch.
Thrawn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thrawn tries to throw a body punch but Spliff avoids it by throwing Thrawn back against the cage.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrawn pushes off an throws an elbow but Spliff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thrawn pushes off an throws an elbow but Spliff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn pushes off an throws an elbow but Spliff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Thrawn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrawn lands an elbow just above Spliff 's eye.
Thrawn avoids the elbow strike from Spliff, against the cage.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.
Thrawn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Spliff blocks the elbow strike.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrawn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrawn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thrawn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Spliff pushes Thrawn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.
Spliff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thrawn takes a swing at Spliff's ribcage but misses.
Spliff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spliff takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrawn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spliff keeps the fight on the outside.
Thrawn lands a glancing blow to the side of Spliff's head.
Spliff avoids the body shot from Thrawn.
Thrawn rushes Spliff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Thrawn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thrawn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spliff takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thrawn misses with an elbow strike.
Spliff dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Mustaffa Spliff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spliff is looking to control Thrawn's arms but Thrawn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spliff has his back to the cage.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike.
Spliff changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thrawn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thrawn is looking to clinch but Spliff is avoiding it.
Thrawn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrawn tries to keep at a distance but Spliff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thrawn tries a body shot but Spliff blocks it.
Mitt Thrawn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Spliff on the inside.
Thrawn lands a nice elbow.
Thrawn blocks an uppercut.
Thrawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thrawn blocks an uppercut.
Thrawn throws an elbow but it misses.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff tries a body shot but Thrawn blocks it.
Spliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitt Thrawn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thrawn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitt Thrawn!
After winning the bout, Mitt Thrawn 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hemp Gru - Sami swoi . Stamatis has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Tarnowski. No joy for Stamatis on that attempt.
Stamatis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stamatis avoids the body shot from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski misses with a wild combination.
Stamatis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tarnowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Stamatis. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
Stamatis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tarnowski is out of range and Stamatis settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarnowski. Stamatis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stamatis lands a really nice looking cross but Tarnowski seems unphased.
A left and a right from Tarnowski both land. Nice combination.
Stamatis throws a push kick but Tarnowski slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarnowski, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a looping overhand right but Tarnowski ducks down to avoid it.
Tarnowski lands a leg kick that knocks Stamatis off balance momentarily.
Tarnowski misses with a body shot.
Stamatis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarnowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stamatis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tarnowski is rocked!
Stamatis throws a shot to the body.
Oh Tarnowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tarnowski throws a leg kick but Stamatis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tarnowski bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Stamatis comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Tarnowski falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Tarnowski was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Athan Stamatis!
Athan Stamatis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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pop
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