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NYFN 21 : Jonathon vs Bimba PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lil Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lil Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hughes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jon is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes keeping full guard, as Jon tries to pass.
Jon content to stall in guard here.
Hughes trying to control the position.
Jon trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Jon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hughes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Jon has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hughes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jon 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.
Hughes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hughes controls Jon momentarily but Jon frees himself.
Jon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Hughes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Jon from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jon throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Jon from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice straight punches there by Hughes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hughes.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hughes defends it nicely.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
Hughes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hughes misses with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hughes.
Jon takes one to the chin there.
Hughes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Hughes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hughes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jon if he has to take too many more of those.
Jon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice takedown defense from Hughes. No joy for Jon on that attempt.
Hughes lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hughes, as that shot connected.
Jon shoots in for a takedown but Hughes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Jon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes misses with a head kick.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Jon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughes throws a head kick that half lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jon.
Jon scores with a jab. Hughes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Matt Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes leaves Jon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hughes throws a head kick that half lands.
Hughes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hughes.
Jon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hughes connects with a high kick.
Hughes cracks Jon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hughes as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hughes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hughes lands a nice looking body kick.
Jon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jon shoots in and gets a takedown into Hughes's guard.
Hughes wants to hit a switch here but Jon passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hughes there!
Hughes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jon trying to control but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes holds on to Jon around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon unloading with bombs!
Jon has control of Hughes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hughes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon is landing with some decent strikes but Hughes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jon working Hughes over with strikes here.
Hughes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jon is landing with some decent strikes but Hughes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lil Jon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes tries to hold on but Jon postures up.
Jon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hughes looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hughes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hughes tries to improve his position but Jon has taken his back! Jon has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Hughes tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Jon pushes Hughes away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lil Jon!
Lil Jon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewart Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Dancing Buddha comes into the arena with Zorba Time blaring out of the sound system. Hunter has chosen Scotland The Brave as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
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205 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stewart Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
Stewart Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Dancing Buddha jabs at Hunter's body.
The Dancing Buddha just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunter misses with a body shot
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter lands a nice looking body shot.
Hunter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunter as he connects with a hook.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Dancing Buddha manages to avoid it.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Dancing Buddha staying out of range there.
The Dancing Buddha takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
The Dancing Buddha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hunter does it's job there.
Hunter connects with a jab.
Hunter throws a right hand that misses
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but The Dancing Buddha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Dancing Buddha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunter.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Dancing Buddha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter misses with a looping right.
The Dancing Buddha throwing a counter right hand but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. The Dancing Buddha saw that one coming.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunter wants to counter with a clinch but The Dancing Buddha pushes him away.
The Dancing Buddha swinging wildly here.
Hunter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha slips under a jab from Hunter.
Hunter with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Dancing Buddha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunter throws a body punch but The Dancing Buddha moves out of range.
The Dancing Buddha was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice uppercut there from Hunter.
Hunter moves into range and clinches up with The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body punch.
Hunter tries to score a body lock takedown but The Dancing Buddha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunter has double underhooks.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to break free.
A short right from Hunter on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Dancing Buddha blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a body shot from Hunter.
The Dancing Buddha is working Hunter over against the cage.
Hunter working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunter.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha throws an elbow that misses.
The Dancing Buddha lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunter blocking some punches.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Dancing Buddha breaks from the clinch.
The Dancing Buddha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a jab when The Dancing Buddha was well out of range.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Dancing Buddha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for The Dancing Buddha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Dancing Buddha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Dancing Buddha looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Dancing Buddha looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Hunter takes a swing at The Dancing Buddha's ribcage but misses.
Hunter instigates a clinch.
The Dancing Buddha lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zorba The Dancing Buddha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big left from The Dancing Buddha misses.
Hunter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hunter throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Dancing Buddha's guard.
Hunter throwing strikes from guard but The Dancing Buddha blocks nicely.
The Dancing Buddha has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hunter preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter chips away with some ground and pound.
The Dancing Buddha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Dancing Buddha keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter throwing strikes from guard but The Dancing Buddha blocks nicely.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha trying to keep a closed guard but Hunter is proving a slippery customer.
The Dancing Buddha seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The Dancing Buddha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunter lands with a straight right. The Dancing Buddha didn't see that one coming.
Hunter lands a nice hook to The Dancing Buddha's body. The Dancing Buddha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunter shoots in looking for a takedown but The Dancing Buddha manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hunter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Dancing Buddha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunter.
Hunter feints the counter takedown.
The Dancing Buddha lands the left hand.
The Dancing Buddha throws a hook to the side of Hunter's head but Hunter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunter with the counter takedown but The Dancing Buddha avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. The Dancing Buddha saw that one coming.
The Dancing Buddha works the jab nicely.
Hunter shoots in and gets a takedown into The Dancing Buddha's guard.
The Dancing Buddha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunter.
Hunter throwing strikes from guard but The Dancing Buddha blocks nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hunter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunter lands a couple of elbows.
The Dancing Buddha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control but Hunter passes easily into half guard.
The Dancing Buddha wants to improve his position but Hunter is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control from the bottom.
Hunter works his way into full mount!
The Dancing Buddha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hunter lands a big shot there that rocks The Dancing Buddha but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hunter is landing with some decent strikes but The Dancing Buddha is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hunter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hunter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Dancing Buddha can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha tries to hold on but Hunter pushes him away.
Hunter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Dancing Buddha looks a forlorn figure.
The Dancing Buddha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hunter cracks The Dancing Buddha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Dancing Buddha is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hunter landing shots from mount.
The Dancing Buddha is rocked!
Hunter lands a big shot there that rocks The Dancing Buddha but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh The Dancing Buddha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter loads up with a big shot that hurts The Dancing Buddha! He's pulled Hunter in close but Hunter has postured up and lands more strikes. Can The Dancing Buddha survive? More strikes from Hunter and The Dancing Buddha is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stewart Hunter!
Stewart Hunter took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Looks like this lad that they put me in the cage to maul may be better suited for another line of work! Bring on the next one, because they are all going to fall to The Loch Ness Monster!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Skreba Reijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Templar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skreba Reijonen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Phoenix Templar's chin.
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157 lbs
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167 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phoenix Templar!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reijonen misses with a hook
and Templar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Templar misses.
Reijonen takes a swing at Templar's ribcage but misses.
Templar avoids the body shot from Reijonen.
Templar checks a leg kick.
Reijonen misses with an uppercut. Templar saw that one coming.
Reijonen misses the jab.
Templar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Templar misses with an uppercut. Reijonen saw that one coming.
Reijonen lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templar jabs Reijonen right on the nose. Reijonen blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut there from Reijonen.
Templar is rocked!
It looks like Phoenix Templar has been cut.
Reijonen digs a good hook to Templar's body.
Templar is still on wobbly legs! Can Reijonen finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Templar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reijonen swivels and escapes.
As Templar looks to move away, Reijonen throws a big counter combo bu Templar just gets out of the way.
Reijonen drops Templar with a big left hand! Templar is injured, injured bad! Reijonen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skreba Reijonen!
A very excited looking Skreba Reijonen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between TY Lanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laverne Mazzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lanni comes to the cage accompanied by Trumpets And Angels-Falling from the Skys. Mazzola has chosen Il Canto Degli Italiani as his entrance music. TY Lanni has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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130 lbs
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165 lbs
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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 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Laverne Mazzola!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzola clinches up against the cage.
Lanni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mazzola is stalling here.
Mazzola lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mazzola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mazzola blocks an elbow strike.
Mazzola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mazzola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lanni could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mazzola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lanni trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lanni throws an elbow but misses.
Mazzola avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Mazzola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mazzola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazzola presses Lanni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mazzola.
Mazzola just leaning against Lanni, taking a breather.
Lanni blocks a body shot from Mazzola.
Mazzola is leaning against Lanni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mazzola is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Mazzola blocks the elbow strike.
Mazzola dodges an elbow strike from Lanni.
Mazzola lands with a light punch inside.
Mazzola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mazzola lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mazzola.
Mazzola has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lanni seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mazzola can turn it around.
Mazzola blocks an elbow strike from Lanni.
Mazzola misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lanni throws an elbow but misses.
Mazzola lands with a left to the head.
Lanni is rocked!
Mazzola unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lanni! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mazzola is unloading with more strikes now! Lanni drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laverne Mazzola!
During a confident post fight interview, Laverne Mazzola thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, TY Lanni stepped up to the mic, saying 'US LANNI'S ALWAY'S PAY OUR DEBTS!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvad Gerber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock On. Leeroy Jenkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leeroy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arvad Gerber!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins cracks the inside of Gerber's front leg.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Jenkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jenkins.
Gerber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jenkins defends it nicely.
Gerber misses with a low kick.
Jenkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gerber misses with a left hand
letting Jenkins counter with a right hand.
Jenkins scores with a nice body kick.
Jenkins motions for Gerber to come forward. Jenkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gerber tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gerber throws a jab but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gerber's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gerber crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jenkins - the referee stops the clock and Gerber gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jenkins. Gerber manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jenkins.
Gerber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leeroy Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Gerber moves out of range.
Jenkins connects with a leg kick. Gerber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jenkins stuffs the takedown.
Leeroy Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins tries to keep at a distance but Gerber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gerber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jenkins missing with knees to the body.
Jenkins wants to break free but Gerber has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gerber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but Gerber holds him up against the cage and eventually Jenkins drops back down to his feet.
Gerber fails to pull guard.
Leeroy Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvad Gerber.
Gerber misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerber has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jenkins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gerber is trying to maintain a safe position but Jenkins gets an underhook and turns Gerber into the cage.
Jenkins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jenkins breaks from the clinch.
Gerber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jenkins counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Gerber misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gerber misses with a leg kick.
Gerber misses with a looping right.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Gerber.
Gerber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gerber scores with a jab. Jenkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jenkins misses with a low kick as Gerber jumps back.
Gerber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Gerber.
Jenkins with a nice cross.
That kick from Jenkins tenderised Gerber's leg. Gerber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gerber loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins slips the punch.
Jenkins tried to counter with a leg kick but Gerber avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Jenkins.
Gerber takes one to the side of the head.
Jenkins scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jenkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Jenkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gerber swings widly with a right hand
and Jenkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gerber's knee momentarily.
A slow jab from Gerber misses its intended target.
Gerber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gerber is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jenkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jenkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gerber.
Gerber takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gerber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Jenkins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jenkins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gerber.
Gerber misses with an uppercut. Jenkins saw that one coming.
Gerber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gerber wants to clinch but Jenkins slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gerber takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gerber is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Jenkins uses the oldest trick in the book to send Gerber tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Jenkins is absolutely delighted - when Gerber wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leeroy Jenkins!
After winning the bout, Leeroy Jenkins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Romanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with Queen - We are the champions (mariachillout) blaring out of the sound system. Romanovich is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Killkenys- Some say the devil us dead. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bogdan Romanovich!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Romanovich misses.
Romanovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Romanovich lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Romanovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
A cross from Romanovich lands.
Romanovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Romanovich throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Romanovich swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Romanovich throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romanovich.
Romanovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Romanovich eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Bogdan Romanovich has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Romanovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romanovich slips under a jab.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romanovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Romanovich throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz takes one on the button.
Romanovich throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Romanovich.
Romanovich throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Romanovich pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Romanovich keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romanovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Romanovich avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Romanovich throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Romanovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanovich misses with a lunging right hand
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Romanovich scores with a nice strike.
Romanovich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Romanovich is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diaz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Romanovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romanovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Romanovich wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
Romanovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romanovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Romanovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Romanovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz slips a jab from Romanovich.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Romanovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romanovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romanovich throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Bogdan Romanovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanovich scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Romanovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Romanovich.
Romanovich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Romanovich cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Romanovich.
Romanovich swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Romanovich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanovich lands an overhand right.
Romanovich misses with a wild body shot.
Romanovich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romanovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves out of range as Romanovich strikes.
Romanovich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Romanovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz!
Romanovich looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Romanovich is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Romanovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz!
Romanovich tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Romanovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz scores with a jab.
That has opened up Bogdan Romanovich's cut even more.
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Romanovich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Romanovich is rocked!
Romanovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romanovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Diaz! Romanovich is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Diaz!
An out of breath and clearly excited Carlos Diaz thanked AnonymouS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Orwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Neptune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orwell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nuclear. Owen Orwell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Owen Orwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Neptune!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neptune drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Orwell is trying to get back to his feet.
Orwell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Neptune wants to control but Orwell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neptune works his way to full guard. Good work.
Orwell stopping the sweep attempt from Neptune.
Neptune controlling Orwell's posture.
Neptune really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Orwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orwell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neptune controls Orwell momentarily but Orwell frees himself.
Neptune seems keen to control Orwell's posture.
Orwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Neptune is retaining full guard.
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.
Orwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Neptune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orwell looking to pass the guard.
Orwell trying to control but Neptune is working from the bottom.
Orwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neptune swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neptune avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orwell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Orwell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Orwell stands up from Neptune's guard - Orwell perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've been hearing reports that Orwell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Neptune. That's going to slow Orwell down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neptune rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Orwell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Orwell feints and as Neptune raises his hands in defense, Orwell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Orwell stands and steps away. Neptune gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Neptune drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Neptune passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Orwell!
Orwell tries to hold on but Neptune pushes him away.
Orwell holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Neptune tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Orwell is looking to get to half guard.
Orwell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Neptune unloads with some shots from mount but Orwell bucks and avoids them well.
Orwell can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orwell tries to hold on but Neptune pushes him away.
Orwell tries to reverse the position but Neptune maintains control.
Neptune avoids the attempt from Orwell to control.
Orwell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Orwell wants to hold on but Neptune pushes him away.
Orwell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Orwell trying to control but Neptune is working from the bottom.
Orwell preventing the sweep.
Neptune not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orwell stands up from Neptune's guard - Orwell perhaps looking for a knockout.
That kick from Neptune tenderised Orwell's leg. Orwell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Neptune throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Neptune can pounce on him.
Orwell checks a low kick from Neptune.
Orwell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Neptune tries to work over Orwell's front leg with a kick but Orwell checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Neptune.
Orwell shoots for a takedown but Neptune saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Neptune will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Orwell tries to counter with a takedown but Neptune is quick to defend against it.
Neptune lands a leg kick that knocks Orwell off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neptune closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Neptune lands in his opponent's guard.
Neptune looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Neptune dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Neptune closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Orwell to the mat! Orwell manages to get full guard.
Neptune won't allow Orwell to sweep him here.
Neptune stands and throws Orwell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Orwell wants to control but Neptune postures up.
Neptune trying to control the position but Orwell is working away.
Neptune scoring with punches and elbows.
Neptune working the strikes but Orwell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neptune wants to pass the guard but Orwell is defending well.
Orwell manages to get to full guard.
Neptune looking to improve position, pressing down on Orwell's thigh with his hand. Orwell seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Neptune paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Neptune's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Orwell picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Owen Orwell!
A victorious Owen Orwell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Divock Origi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Novaks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Origi comes to the cage accompanied by Vamos a la playa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Novaks!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Origi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Novaks cracks Origi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Novaks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Origi swings for the body but Novaks moves out of range.
Novaks misses the jab.
Origi missing with a left hand there. Novaks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Novaks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Origi tries to clinch
and Novaks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Novaks slips a jab from Origi.
Novaks needs to keep his hands up - Origi had a free shot at his head there.
Origi moves into range and clinches up with Novaks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Origi has Novaks pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Origi.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Novaks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Origi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Origi throws a punch but it's blocked by Novaks.
Origi swings wildly with an uppercut but Novaks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Origi stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novaks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Origi misses with a punch on the inside.
Origi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Origi.
Novaks blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Origi.
Origi tries to work over Novaks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Origi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Origi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Novaks blocking some punches.
Origi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Origi is stalling here.
Novaks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Origi slowing the pace effectively.
Origi prevents a body shot from Novaks.
Origi stalling in the clinch.
Novaks is looking to break free of the clinch but Origi has double underhooks.
We've been informed that Novaks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Origi tries to throw a body punch but Novaks avoids it by throwing Origi back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Origi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Novaks prevents a body shot from Origi.
That's four 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.
Novaks blocks a body shot from Origi.
Novaks digs a right hand underneath Origi's ribcage. Origi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Novaks wants to get back to striking at distance but Origi won't allow it.
Origi is stalling here.
Novaks tries to circle away but Origi has him pinned against the cage.
Origi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Novaks's elbow.
Come on Origi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Origi tries to throw a body punch but Novaks avoids it by throwing Origi back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of stalling here from Origi.
A head punch on the inside from Origi fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Divock Origi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Origi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Origi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Novaks manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Novaks. Those never looked like landing.
Origi moves into the clinch.
Divock Origi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Origi stalling in the clinch.
Origi misses with a punch to the body.
Origi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Novaks can do to turn this around?
Origi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Novaks tries to work over Origi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Origi has a couple of punches blocked by Novaks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Origi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Origi lands a nice uppercut.
Novaks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Origi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi tries to work over Novaks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Origi struggles to land a body shot inside as Novaks controls his hands.
Origi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Origi.
Origi lands with a left to the head.
Origi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Origi just leaning against Novaks, taking a breather.
Origi throws a head punch that misses.
Novaks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Origi has a couple of punches blocked by Novaks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Origi lands with a right to the head.
Origi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Novaks is rocked!
Origi throws a big uppercut that drops Novaks! More strikes from Origi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Novaks lies dazed against the cage as Origi celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Divock Origi!
After the fight, Divock Origi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rigoberto Lamas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce's entrance music is Bulls on Parade - Rage Against The Machine. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lamas's choice of entrance music: Brazilian National Anthem. Rigoberto Lamas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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186 lbs
11 - 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rigoberto Lamas!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lamas.
Bruce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lamas has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bruce clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lamas has got one arm under Bruce's chin. This could be trouble... Bruce trying to control the other hand but Lamas gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Bruce has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rigoberto Lamas!
Rigoberto Lamas decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jonathon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mestre Bimba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bimba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Quadras by Mestre Bimba. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Jonathon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mestre Bimba!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonathon darts in looking for a takedown but Bimba gets double underhooks and turns Jonathon into the cage.
Jonathon misses with a body shot
and Bimba counters with a low kick, right behind Jonathon 's knee.
Jonathon shoots in and drives through. Bimba sprawls well.
Bimba looks to score with a jab to the body but Jonathon is just out of range.
Bimba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jonathon.
Bimba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've been hearing reports that Jonathon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jonathon shoots in for a takedown but Bimba shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Jonathon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bimba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jonathon's head backwards.
It looks like Ben Jonathon has been cut.
Jonathon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bimba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bimba, right into the meat.
Bimba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bimba stuns Jonathon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jonathon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bimba throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jonathon tries to move into range but Bimba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jonathon gets the takedown into side control.
Jonathon throws a strike aimed at the side of Bimba's head but Bimba avoids it well.
Jonathon working the ground and pound but Bimba is defending the strikes.
Jonathon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jonathon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jonathon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bimba manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jonathon's best efforts.
Jonathon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, if Jonathon 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bimba trying to control but Jonathon postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimba tries to roll over but Jonathon keeps him under control.
Jonathon is looking for a kimura but Bimba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jonathon to get the leverage.
Jonathon working Bimba over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bimba won't allow Jonathon to pass to mount.
Bimba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bimba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bimba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jonathon trying to control but Bimba is working from the bottom.
Bimba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimba 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 claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jonathon landing with the ground and pound.
Jonathon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jonathon slips nicely into half guard.
Jonathon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bimba is concentrating on defense, preventing Jonathon from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimba is looking to control Jonathon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bimba avoid being mounted?
Jonathon is trying to work for a kimura but Bimba is defending well.
Bimba is controlling Jonathon's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bimba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jonathon.
Bimba wants to improve his position but Jonathon is controlling well.
Jonathon 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.
Jonathon is looking to take a break and control but Bimba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jonathon is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bimba reverses the position - he's now on top in Jonathon's guard.
Bimba wants to control from the top but Jonathon keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mestre Bimba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Jonathon'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.
Bimba leaves Jonathon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jonathon closes the distance and clinches up with Bimba, looking for a takedown. Jonathon pushes Bimba against the cage but Bimba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bimba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bimba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bimba lands a leg kick that knocks Jonathon off balance momentarily.
Jonathon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bimba is trying to defend but Jonathon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jonathon seems to be working for a kimura but Bimba defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bimba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jonathon.
Jonathon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonathon trying to pass the guard but Bimba defending well.
Bimba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jonathon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bimba's guard.
Jonathon wants to control but Bimba is keeping him busy.
Jonathon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jonathon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bimba tries to roll over but Jonathon keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimba controlling the position for now.
Jonathon wants to pass the guard but Bimba is defending well.
Jonathon slips a nice elbow through Bimba's hands, connecting with Bimba's forehead.
Jonathon thows a huge punch but Bimba dodges it nicely.
Bimba is refusing to be controlled, as Jonathon sits in half guard.
Bimba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jonathon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bimba manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon stopping the sweep attempt from Bimba.
Bimba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jonathon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bimba is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bimba scores with a punch to the head.
Jonathon dives in and grabs Bimba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bimba pushes down on Jonathon's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Jonathon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Jonathon misses.
Bimba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jonathon.
Bimba darts in trying to clinch
and Jonathon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bimba!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimba is looking to reverse the position.
Jonathon working away.
Jonathon scoring with punches and elbows.
Ben Jonathon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bimba tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jonathon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jonathon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jonathon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jonathon wants to control but Bimba is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bimba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jonathon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Jonathon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The fighters circling - Bimba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jonathon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bimba napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bimba tries to buck Jonathon off but Jonathon is having none of it.
The strikes coming from Jonathon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bimba defending against the ground and pound.
Jonathon wants to control but Bimba is keeping him busy.
Bimba is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jonathon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonathon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bimba's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimba wants to get back to his feet.
Bimba is looking for a sweep. Jonathon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jonathon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bimba trying to control from the bottom.
Bimba is refusing to be controlled, as Jonathon sits in half guard.
Bimba is trying is best to control the position here.
Bimba wants to improve his position but Jonathon is controlling well.
Jonathon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jonathon is trying to work for a kimura but Bimba is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bimba is looking for a sweep. Jonathon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jonathon is stalling here. Bimba is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jonathon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bimba has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jonathon is looking for a sweep.
Bimba 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 Jonathon's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bimba is putting a hurting on Jonathon here, landing some big shots from side control.
A lull in the action here as Bimba stalls from top position.
Jonathon is trying to improve his position.
Bimba wants to control but Jonathon is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon can't do much from the bottom here.
Jonathon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bimba is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bimba tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bimba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jonathon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jonathon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jonathon wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jonathon is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bimba is trying to control. Jonathon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jonathon trying to control here.
Jonathon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jonathon wants to improve his position but Bimba is controlling well.
Jonathon is looking to control Bimba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jonathon avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bimba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bimba delivers a nice body kick.
Bimba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mestre Bimba.
I think Bimba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mestre Bimba!
A relieved looking Mestre Bimba thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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