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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between TY Lanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lanni kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Trumpets And Angels-Falling from the Skys. Ares has chosen Battle cry as his entrance music. Mikey Ares will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, TY Lanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Ares!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanni lands a leg kick that knocks Ares off balance momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Lanni.
Lanni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ares.
Lanni gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lanni is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ares presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Lanni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lanni throws a chopping leg kick but Ares manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lanni misses with a wild 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!
A clash of legs there as Ares blocks the low kick.
Lanni throws a nice looking combination but Ares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ares or perhaps it was just good defense by Lanni, which made it look bad.
Lanni throws a low kick, looking for Ares's leg but Ares calmly moves out of range.
Ares lands with a nice combination. Lanni backs away looking to recover.
Lanni could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanni goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ares dodges the punch combination from Lanni.
Lanni throws a series of punches but Ares moves out of range.
Ares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lanni misses with a double jab.
TY Lanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Lanni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lanni wants to slow Ares down by chopping away at his legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ares.
Ares is looking to clinch but Lanni is avoiding it.
Ares blocks a low kick nicely.
Ares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lanni tries to avoid it but Ares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lanni to the ground. Lanni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
TY Lanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Ares.
Lanni is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Ares blocks the leg kick.
Lanni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Ares shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lanni as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares fails with a takedown attempt.
Ares looks winded!
A combination from Lanni does no damage.
A low kick from Lanni is predictable there
and Ares counters with a head kick. That will keep Lanni thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lanni misses with a low kick.
Ares shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lanni misses with a two punch combination.
Lanni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good leg kick by Lanni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lanni misses with a low kick as Ares jumps back.
A clash of legs there as Ares blocks the low kick.
Ares shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lanni pinned against the cage. Lanni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lanni swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanni throws a right hand that Ares ducks under and follows up with a left that Ares also avoids with ease.
Lanni leaves Ares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lanni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lanni misses with a series of wild punches.
TY Lanni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lanni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ares circles away quickly and effectively.
Lanni swinging wildly here.
Lanni misses with a double jab.
Lanni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lanni misses with a double jab
and Ares counters with a three punch combo that has Lanni backing up. Lanni nods at Ares to acknowledge the strikes.
Lanni is looking to score with low kicks.
Lanni misses with a double jab
and Ares counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ares closes the distance and clinches up with Lanni, looking for a takedown. Ares pushes Lanni against the cage but Lanni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lanni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ares counters with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ares has a takedown stuffed.
Ares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lanni tries to avoid it but Ares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lanni to the ground. Lanni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lanni misses with a low kick.
Ares throws out a leg kick but Lanni moves out of range and Ares only half commits.
Ares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lanni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lanni throws a leg kick but Ares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lanni throws a leg kick
and Ares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lanni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lanni fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TY Lanni dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ares blocks a leg kick.
Lanni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ares lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ares shoots in for a double leg but Lanni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A left and a right from Lanni both land. Nice combination.
Lanni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ares can do to turn this around?
Lanni throws a nice looking combination but Ares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Lanni. No joy for Ares on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ares.
TY Lanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Ares.
An inside leg kick lands from Lanni.
Lanni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ares's sensitive parts.
Ares checks a leg kick.
Ares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ares checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ares shoots in but Lanni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ares is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lanni.
TY Lanni is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanni throws a leg kick but Ares checks it.
A combination from Lanni does no damage.
Lanni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lanni throws a nice looking combination but Ares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lanni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lanni throws a low kick, looking for Ares's leg but Ares calmly moves out of range.
TY Lanni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lanni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ares shoots in and drives through. Lanni sprawls well.
Lanni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ares. That did some damage!
Lanni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Ares.
A low kick from Lanni is predictable there
and Ares counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lanni's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanni is looking to chop away at Ares's legs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lanni.
Ares shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lanni defends it nicely.
Ares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lanni circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ares tries to clinch but Lanni moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Ares checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lanni tries to work over Ares's front leg with a kick but Ares checks it.
Lanni throws a series of punches but Ares avoids them all with ease.
Ares fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Lanni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lanni misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanni swinging wildly here.
Ares closes the distance and clinches up with Lanni, looking for a takedown. Ares pushes Lanni against the cage but Lanni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lanni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ares circles away quickly and effectively.
Ares has a takedown stuffed.
Lanni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ares's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lanni does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ares checks a low kick from Lanni.
A low kick from Lanni is predictable there
and Ares counters with a straight right hand.
Lanni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ares circles away quickly and effectively.
Lanni throws a combination that misses
and Ares counters with a nice uppercut.
Ares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lanni tries to avoid it but Ares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lanni to the ground. Lanni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lanni misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ares keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lanni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Ares.
Lanni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Ares throws a series of punches but Lanni moves out of range.
Ares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ares checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Lanni.
Ares tries to clinch but Lanni is having none of it.
Ares tries to clinch up.
Lanni keeps the fight on the outside.
Ares throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lanni's waist but Lanni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ares off to one side.
Lanni swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TY Lanni dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lanni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lanni misses with a few strikes there.
Ares shoots in for a double leg but Lanni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lanni throws a front kick aimed at Ares's knee but Ares avoids it well.
Lanni misses with a few strikes there.
Ares is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lanni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ares counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lanni is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ares looks for a takedown but Lanni sprawls well.
Ares checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lanni connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lanni pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ares back to the cage. Lanni follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lanni tries to bum rush Ares with a series of wild strikes but Ares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lanni tried to score with a low kick but Ares checks it.
Lanni misses with a low kick.
Lanni misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lanni defends well and Ares ends up having to push Lanni into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
TY Lanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Ares.
Lanni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lanni misses with a few strikes there.
Ares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lanni sprawls well. Lanni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ares gets slowly back to his feet.
Lanni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lanni scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lanni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ares counters with a nice uppercut.
Ares tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lanni defends well and Ares ends up having to push Lanni into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lanni manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanni misses with a low kick.
Ares looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lanni throws a leg kick but Ares sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ares shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lanni as he jumps to the side.
Lanni tries to bum rush Ares with a series of wild strikes but Ares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ares tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lanni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ares somewhat.
Sloppy strikes from Lanni. Those never looked like landing.
Lanni misses with a two punch combination.
Ares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lanni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lanni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lanni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ares closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ares is just content to waste time from the top position. Lanni takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ares won't allow Lanni to get back to his feet.
Ares tries to free his leg and advance position but Lanni is retaining full guard.
Lanni has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ares off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanni lands a two punch combo.
Lanni throws a leg kick but Ares checks it.
A low kick from Lanni misses
and Ares counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ares is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lanni's half guard.
Lanni might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ares stops Lanni from getting back to his feet.
Lanni is refusing to be controlled, as Ares sits in half guard.
Ares looks to land a strike but Lanni avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
TY Lanni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lanni, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TY Lanni!
A very excited looking TY Lanni 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.
The defeated Mikey Ares had this to say: 'Maybe my training wasnt as effective this time; but you can sure bet youll see me with the strap!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod Lamasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rod Lamasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lamasa tries to sprawl but Lee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lamasa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lamasa.
Lamasa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Lamasa stops Lee from standing up.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Lamasa defends easily.
Lamasa stands up from Lee's guard - Lamasa perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Lamasa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamasa throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lamasa seems keen to control Lee's posture.
Lee trying to control but Lamasa is working from the bottom.
Lamasa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lamasa wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee wants to control from the top but Lamasa keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamasa controlling the position.
Lamasa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lamasa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lamasa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lamasa scores with a kick to the body.
Lamasa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lamasa.
Lamasa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamasa tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been told by Lamasa's head coaches at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks a head kick by Lamasa.
Lamasa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick from Lamasa lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Lamasa.
Lamasa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Lamasa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lamasa throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Rod Lamasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamasa misses with a body shot.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Lamasa.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lamasa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lamasa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamasa misses with a body kick.
Lamasa misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamasa lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Lamasa to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee blocks a head kick by Lamasa.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lamasa - the referee stops the clock and Lee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lamasa. Lee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lee looks winded!
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lamasa scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Lamasa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lamasa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Lamasa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lamasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lamasa slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lamasa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lamasa being controlled against the cage.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Lamasa is controlling him.
Lamasa breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamasa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Rod Lamasa is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lamasa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lamasa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Lamasa misses
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lamasa won't be happy with that.
Lamasa struggling a bit here.
Lamasa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lee's best efforts.
Lamasa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lamasa.
Lamasa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamasa being controlled here, momentarily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lee working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lamasa keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lamasa is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamasa connects with a high kick.
Lamasa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lamasa.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Rod Lamasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lamasa.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Lamasa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamasa scores with a spinning back kick!
Lamasa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lamasa connects with a solid leg kick.
Lamasa pushes Lee away with a front kick.
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!
Lamasa lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lamasa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lamasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee tries to clinch there but Lamasa circles away.
Lamasa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lamasa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lamasa lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Lamasa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
That has opened up Bruce Lee's cut even more.
Lamasa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lamasa lands with a slapping head kick.
Lamasa throws a head kick that half lands.
Lamasa lands a nice looking body kick.
Lamasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lamasa thumps Lee with a low kick.
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!
Lee dives in and grabs Lamasa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lamasa pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Lamasa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lamasa can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lamasa misses with a kick to the body.
Lamasa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
Lee wants to clinch up but Lamasa keeps it at a distance.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Lamasa counters with a leg kick.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lamasa scores with a nice body kick.
Lamasa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bruce Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lamasa throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
Lamasa lands a head kick!
The cut above Bruce Lee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lamasa lands a big head kick that sends Lee tumbling to the mat! Lamasa takes a step backwards and waves Lee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lee is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lamasa scores with a head kick.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Lamasa finish him?
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lamasa lands a front kick.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Lamasa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lamasa.
Lamasa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Lamasa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rod Lamasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
Lamasa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Lamasa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bruce Lee's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lee throws a series of punches but Lamasa moves out of range.
Lamasa connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamasa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee tries to move into range but Lamasa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lamasa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lamasa throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Lamasa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee 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.
Lamasa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lamasa.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Lamasa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamasa lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamasa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lamasa scores with a push kick.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamasa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lamasa scores with a push kick.
Lamasa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lamasa scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamasa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lamasa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruce Lee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rod Lamasa!
In defeat, Bruce Lee stepped up to the mic, saying 'confucius say , man who go to sleep with problem on mind, wake up with solution in hand.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isa Boletini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel MetCalf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boletini comes to the cage accompanied by Let the Bodies Hit the Floor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
3 - 2 - 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isa Boletini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel MetCalf!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MetCalf lands a front kick.
MetCalf throws a sloppy head kick and Boletini moves out of range easily.
MetCalf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boletini wants to clinch up but MetCalf keeps it at a distance.
Boletini has managed to clinch.
MetCalf looking to throw knees to the head but Boletini is blocking nicely.
MetCalf pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boletini misses with a body punch.
MetCalf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MetCalf blocks a body shot from Boletini.
Stalling in the clinch from MetCalf.
MetCalf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boletini blocks it with crossed arms.
Boletini misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, MetCalf throws an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Boletini's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MetCalf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Boletini.
With the fighters up against the cage, MetCalf throws an elbow but misses.
MetCalf trying to stall but Boletini improves his position.
Boletini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MetCalf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boletini misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Boletini fails to land.
Boletini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MetCalf has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boletini seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if MetCalf can turn it around.
Boletini digs a right hand underneath MetCalf's ribcage. MetCalf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boletini pushes MetCalf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
MetCalf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MetCalf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Boletini.
Still in the clinch, Boletini scores with a nice short uppercut.
MetCalf throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boletini lands a left hand that snaps the head of MetCalf backwards.
MetCalf takes a shot to the head.
Boletini is leaning against MetCalf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boletini misses with some punches.
MetCalf blocking some punches.
MetCalf prevents a body shot from Boletini.
MetCalf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boletini avoids it.
Nice body punch from Boletini.
MetCalf prevents a body shot from Boletini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boletini lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boletini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MetCalf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MetCalf pushes off an throws an elbow but Boletini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boletini blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boletini creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MetCalf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boletini is defending well for now.
Boletini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boletini tries to throw a body punch but MetCalf avoids it by throwing Boletini back against the cage.
MetCalf throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boletini avoiding damage as MetCalf throws knees to the body.
Boletini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boletini takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boletini creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as MetCalf takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boletini avoiding damage as MetCalf throws knees to the body.
Boletini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boletini managing to block the knees to the body from MetCalf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MetCalf lands an elbow just above Boletini 's eye.
Boletini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MetCalf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boletini.
MetCalf looking to throw knees to the head but Boletini is blocking nicely.
MetCalf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boletini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MetCalf's elbow.
Boletini pushes MetCalf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boletini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MetCalf takes a shot to the head.
Boletini misses with a punch to the body.
MetCalf misses with an elbow strike.
MetCalf working Boletini over with knees to the body.
MetCalf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Boletini.
MetCalf looks winded!
Boletini cracks MetCalf with a nice body shot.
MetCalf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boletini misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MetCalf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Boletini.
Boletini misses with a punch on the inside.
Boletini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boletini is leaning against MetCalf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Boletini.
Boletini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boletini tries to throw a body punch but MetCalf avoids it by throwing Boletini back against the cage.
MetCalf prevents a body shot from Boletini.
Boletini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boletini scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Boletini.
Boletini tries a body shot but MetCalf blocks it.
Boletini lands a left hand that snaps the head of MetCalf backwards.
MetCalf misses with an elbow strike.
MetCalf takes a shot to the head.
Boletini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MetCalf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boletini lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isa Boletini dominated that round.
That's time! Boletini's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boletini cracks MetCalf on the jaw with a powerful right hand and MetCalf falls backwards against the cage. Boletini follows up with more strikes that drop MetCalf to his knees. Boletini keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save MetCalf! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isa Boletini!
An out of breath Isa Boletini 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Templar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Picante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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19
167 lbs
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22
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phoenix Templar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paco Picante!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Picante is looking to clinch.
Templar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picante doesn't manage to clinch there - Templar circles away.
Picante looks to clinch
and Templar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Templar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Picante avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Templar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Templar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Picante knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Picante tries to get to full guard but Templar has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picante pushes Templar off looking to stand but Templar dives back in and keeps control.
Picante wants to get back to full guard.
Templar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Picante's head.
Picante wants to get back to his feet.
Templar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Picante tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Templar counters by clinching up.
Picante gets control of Templar's arms and successfully pulls guard. Picante will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Picante keeping full guard, as Templar tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Templar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Picante controls Templar momentarily but Templar frees himself.
Templar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Picante really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Templar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Templar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Picante can do anything to dispel that myth.
Templar prevents Picante from getting back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templar throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Templar jabs Picante right on the nose. Picante blinks but takes it well.
Picante throws a series of punches but Templar avoids them all with ease.
Picante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Templar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Templar moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Templar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Templar misses with a punch on the inside.
Picante tries to break free but Templar pushes him back against the cage.
Templar being controlled against the cage.
Picante lands a left hand.
Picante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Picante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Picante gets control of Templar's arms and successfully pulls guard. Picante will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Picante is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Picante preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templar advances to half guard.
Picante is refusing to be controlled, as Templar sits in half guard.
Templar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Picante defending well though.
Templar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Picante blocking the ground and pound attempt from Templar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Templar wants to pass to mount but Picante is defending the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Templar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Templar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Picante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paco Picante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Templar just misses with a punch to the body.
Paco Picante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picante wants to clinch
and Templar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Templar swats away the attempt to clinch by Picante.
Templar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Picante manages to avoid it.
Templar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Picante throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Picante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Templar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Templar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templar postures up in Picante's guard and throws a big left but Picante blocks it.
Templar trying to control but Picante is working from the bottom.
Phoenix Templar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Picante is keeping the position for now.
Templar 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.
Templar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Templar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Picante is keeping the position for now.
Picante wants to stand and escape but Templar is having none of it.
Templar wants to control from the top but Picante keeps moving.
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.
Picante wants to stand and escape but Templar is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Picante tries to clinch
enabling Templar to counter with a crisp jab.
Templar throws a wild body kick that Picante sees coming a mile off.
Picante forces Templar back against the cage and clinches.
Picante drags the fight down to the ground.
Picante can't keep his opponent in guard - Templar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Picante is not content to let Templar control the position.
Templar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Picante tries to kick Templar off but Templar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templar is trying to control the action in half guard but Picante is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Templar is really struggling to control Picante but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Templar content to control rather than advance.
Templar is just content to waste time from the top position. Picante takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Templar landing some decent shots from guard.
Templar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Picante wants to stand up but Templar is controlling him.
Templar wants to control from the top but Picante keeps moving.
Templar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Picante is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Picante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Picante scores with a one two! Templar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Phoenix Templar has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Picante feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Templar looking for a guillotine here but Picante defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Templar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Templar'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Templar throws a body punch but Picante moves out of range.
Picante tries to clinch but Templar is having none of it.
Picante is looking to clinch.
Picante is looking to clinch.
Picante scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Templar wants to control but Picante is keeping busy and won't allow it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Picante working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Templar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templar actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Picante throwing strikes from guard but Templar blocks nicely.
Picante tries to stand but Templar is controlling from the bottom.
Templar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Picante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Picante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Templar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Picante closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Templar did well to prevent Picante getting side control.
Templar moves into full guard.
Picante got a little sloppy there for a moment and Templar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Picante has managed to get both his arms back between Templar's legs - danger averted.
Templar looking for subs off his back but Picante has passed one foot through into half guard.
Templar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Picante pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Picante pulls his head out easily.
Templar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Picante pulls his head out easily.
Templar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Templar is looking for a triangle here but Picante uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Templar wants to control but Picante postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Templar is looking to regain half guard here but Picante keeps moving and retains side control.
Templar struggling a bit here.
Picante tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Templar manages to get back to half guard.
Paco Picante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Templar is looking to control Picante's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Templar avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
Paco Picante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Templar 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phoenix Templar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sly Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Van Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
184 lbs
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sly Stallone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Van Adams!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Adams dives in for a single leg takedown but Stallone sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Van Adams dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Van Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stallone dives in and grabs Van Adams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Adams pushes down on Stallone's head and hops out.
Van Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stallone tries to avoid it but Van Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stallone to the ground. Stallone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Adams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stallone as he jumps to the side.
Sly Stallone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Van Adams.
Van Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Adams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Stallone tries to sprawl out of it but Van Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stallone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Adams working away.
Stallone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Van Adams tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Van Adams controlling from side mount.
Van Adams working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Van Adams wants to stand but Stallone has his arm trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stallone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Van Adams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The strikes coming from Van Adams are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Van Adams cracks Stallone with a big elbow.
Stallone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Adams on the ground.
Van Adams working the ground and pound from side control.
Van Adams scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stallone to see if he's OK.
Stallone is trying to control Van Adams's posture but Van Adams avoids it.
Van Adams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Van Adams has hold of Stallone's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Stallone tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Van Adams cranks the arm and Stallone screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Stallone, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Victor Van Adams!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Linke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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25
191 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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, Chris Flint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Linke!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flint looking to score a takedown here. Linke is defending well but Flint drives through and ends up in Linke's guard.
Linke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Linke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Linke working for a triangle but Flint defends it easily.
Flint wants to control from the top but Linke keeps moving.
Flint lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flint doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flint manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flint is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Demon's Elite Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Linke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Linke looks winded!
Flint loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flint throwing strikes but missing.
Flint trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Linke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Flint postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flint sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Flint gets to his feet. Linke looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Flint throws a nice looking combination but Linke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flint lands with an overhand left.
Flint fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Flint throws a low kick, looking for Linke's leg but Linke calmly moves out of range.
A punch combination from Flint misses.
Flint scores with a jab to the jaw.
Flint fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Linke is out of range.
Flint throws a shot to the body.
Flint tests Linke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linke gets caught napping as Flint dives in and scores a takedown. Linke manages to retain guard.
Flint trying to control the position from guard on top but Linke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flint is really struggling to control Linke but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Flint stands up over Linke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Linke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Flint landing with the ground and pound.
Flint stands up over Linke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Flint content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Linke isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Flint stacks Linke on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Flint!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linke is looking to reverse the position.
Flint knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Linke on the ground.
Flint working the head with strikes.
Flint lands a few punches from side control.
Linke regains half guard.
Flint is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Linke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Flint working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Flint is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Flint there.
Linke is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flint winds up and cracks Linke with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Linke is still in real trouble! Can Flint finish him?
Linke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Flint lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Flint dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Flint closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Linke manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Linke looking for submissions off his back.
Flint throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Linke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Linke seems to have recovered his senses.
Flint scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flint lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Linke! More strikes land and this one is all over! Flint jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Flint!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Divock Origi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Purple Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Origi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vamos a la playa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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19
216 lbs
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29
213 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Divock Origi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Purple Haze!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Origi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot by Origi.
It looks like Purple Haze has been cut.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Origi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Origi throws a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haze.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch but Origi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haze tries to keep at a distance but Origi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Origi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Origi prevents a takedown attempt there.
A body shot lands from Origi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Origi managing to block the knees to the body from Haze.
Origi works on Haze's body with a couple of short punches.
Origi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Origi lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haze pulls guard.
Haze has a closed guard, preventing Origi from standing up.
Haze trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Origi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Haze's guard.
Haze trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Haze doesn't manage to clinch there - Origi circles away.
Origi dips to his left and cracks Haze with an uppercut!
Origi throws a lazy uppercut
and Haze counters with a good low kick that Origi was not able to check.
Origi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haze tries to clinch up.
Haze tries to keep at a distance but Origi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Origi avoiding damage as Haze throws knees to the body.
Origi effectively controlling the action here.
Haze has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Origi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Divock Origi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Purple Haze.
Haze jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Origi walks away with a smile on his face. Haze gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Origi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Origi looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Origi clinches.
Haze working hard to break the clinch.
Origi lands a body shot.
Origi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Haze's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Origi lands a body punch.
Haze tries to circle away but Origi has him pinned against the cage.
Origi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Origi.
Origi pushes Haze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haze looks winded!
Origi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Origi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haze.
Origi stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Origi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Origi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Divock Origi.
The fighters circling - Origi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Origi misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Origi.
Origi scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze shoots for a takedown but Origi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Origi throws a body shot but no joy.
Origi missing with a left hand there. Haze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Divock Origi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Purple Haze's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Origi darts in and clinches Haze up against the cage.
Haze tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Origi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Origi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Origi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haze stalling in the clinch but Origi improves position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Origi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haze.
Haze takes a shot to the head.
Haze takes a shot to the head.
Divock Origi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Origi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haze tries to land knees in the clinch but Origi avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze wants a takedown.
Haze takes a shot to the head.
Origi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Origi.
Haze is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Origi.
That has opened up Purple Haze's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Origi lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Origi.
Haze is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Origi.
Haze is still on wobbly legs! Can Origi finish him?
Origi dips a shoulder and cracks Haze with a mighty uppercut! Haze falls back against the cage and Origi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Haze is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Origi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Divock Origi!
Divock Origi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jin Kim has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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24
173 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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23
178 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jin Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Henley!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henley thuds his right hand into Kim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Kim moves away from the strike by Henley.
Henley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henley swinging wildly here.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henley moves away.
Henley throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henley misses the jab.
Henley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.
Henley misses with an uppercut.
Henley avoids a kick to the body.
Kim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim throws a series of punches but Henley avoids them all with ease.
Henley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Kim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Henley misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Henley just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kim keeps working.
Kim tries to buck Henley off but Henley is having none of it.
Kim parries the strikes from Henley easily there. Henley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kim to escape.
Henley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Henley working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henley landing a few strikes.
Henley misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kim managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Henley.
The strikes coming from Henley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henley lands an elbow.
Kim dodges the ground and pound from Henley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kim, who protects the arm well.
Check out the look on Henley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Henley is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kim will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Henley scores with a couple of short elbows.
Henley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kim dodges the ground and pound from Henley.
Henley throws a strike aimed at the side of Kim's head but Kim avoids it well.
Henley wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henley is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kim's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kim regains half guard, as Henley was trying to land strikes.
Kim is staying active underneath Henley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henley with the ground and pound but Kim uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kim seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Henley stops Kim from standing up.
Henley trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Henley 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.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henley moves away.
Henley misses with a looping right.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Henley throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Henley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Henley misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Henley cracks Kim with an open hand slap.
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Henley misses with a straight right.
Henley slips a straight right by Kim.
Henley looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henley lands with an overhand left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Henley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Henley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henley.
Henley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kim counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henley.
Henley looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henley misses with a hook.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Henley's knee but Henley avoids it well.
Jin Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Henley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henley scores with a hook to the body. Kim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Henley counters with a single leg into guard. Kim didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ben Henley has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Henley from controlling successfully.
Henley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Henley pushes down on Kim's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Henley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Henley is nestled in close to Kim, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Henley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kim tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Henley has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to lock up and control but Henley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henley landing strikes from the mount.
Kim is rocked!
Henley with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Kim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henley cracks Kim with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Henley!
An out of breath Ben Henley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Orwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musashi comes to the cage accompanied by Sword of the Stranger - Mukoh Hadan. Orwell has chosen Nuclear as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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20
214 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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28
209 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Owen Orwell!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Orwell.
Musashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Musashi.
Orwell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Musashi defends well and Orwell ends up having to push Musashi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Orwell wants a takedown but no success here.
Ryu Musashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owen Orwell.
Orwell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Orwell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Orwell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Musashi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Musashi is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orwell decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orwell darts in looking for a takedown but Musashi gets double underhooks and turns Orwell into the cage.
Orwell can't get the takedown.
Orwell wants a takedown but no success here.
Musashi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Musashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Musashi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orwell.
A hook to the body from Musashi.
Orwell looks winded!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Musashi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Orwell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Musashi lands with a light punch inside.
Musashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orwell backwards.
Musashi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Orwell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Musashi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Musashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orwell is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throws a big uppercut that drops Orwell! More strikes from Musashi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Orwell lies dazed against the cage as Musashi celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Musashi!
Ryu Musashi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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pop
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