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USFC 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Moskavony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen His name is King as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Moskavony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksander Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lands a big head kick that sends Moskavony tumbling to the mat! Gracie takes a step backwards and waves Moskavony back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Moskavony is rocked!
It looks like Larry Moskavony has been cut.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Moskavony is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moskavony feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moskavony blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Moskavony appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie looks winded!
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Moskavony seems to have got his legs back now.
Moskavony shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Moskavony showed some decent athleticism there.
Moskavony is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie tries to roll over but Moskavony keeps him under control.
Moskavony knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Moskavony seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Moskavony seems to be looking for submissions.
Moskavony is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moskavony wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Moskavony is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moskavony is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Moskavony drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Moskavony off! Moskavony jumps back into Gracie's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moskavony is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie working for a triangle but Moskavony defends it easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Moskavony's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Moskavony drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moskavony jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Moskavony thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Moskavony tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moskavony drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Moskavony off! Moskavony jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Moskavony trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Moskavony thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moskavony is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gracie has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Moskavony is looking to defend but Gracie has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Moskavony! Gracie pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Moskavony taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aleksander Gracie!
After the fight, Aleksander Gracie 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Nuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nissay Ramuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jared Nuke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jared Nuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nissay Ramuo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramuo swings for the body but Nuke moves out of range.
Ramuo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nuke, pushing him back against the cage.
Nuke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramuo has him pressed against the cage.
Ramuo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nuke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramuo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nuke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramuo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramuo.
Ramuo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramuo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuke's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramuo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nuke backwards.
Ramuo misses with a knee to the head.
Ramuo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nuke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nuke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramuo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramuo effectively controlling the action here.
Ramuo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nuke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramuo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nuke's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramuo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramuo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nuke is defending well for now.
Ramuo misses with the head strike.
Ramuo slows down the pace here.
Ramuo throws a punch but it's blocked by Nuke.
Nuke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nuke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ramuo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramuo stalling against the cage.
Ramuo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramuo tries to land knees in the clinch but Nuke avoids the damage to the body.
Nuke is trying to push Ramuo away but Ramuo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramuo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramuo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ramuo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nuke wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ramuo controlling the action here for a moment.
Ramuo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nissay Ramuo.
Ramuo connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramuo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nuke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramuo has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nissay Ramuo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ramuo is looking to clinch but Nuke is avoiding it.
Nuke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ramuo sprawls and moves away.
Ramuo wants to clinch up but Nuke keeps it at a distance.
Nuke feinted with a counter takedown.
Ramuo motions for Nuke to come forward. Ramuo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramuo moves into the clinch.
Ramuo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramuo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nuke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramuo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramuo avoiding damage.
Ramuo missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramuo lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jared Nuke has been cut.
Nuke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ramuo throws a head punch that misses.
Nuke being controlled against the cage.
Nuke avoids the elbow strike from Ramuo, against the cage.
Ramuo swings wildly with an uppercut but Nuke uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramuo.
Ramuo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramuo prevents Nuke from breaking the clinch.
Ramuo has Nuke pushed against the cage.
Ramuo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramuo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramuo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramuo.
Ramuo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nuke's face.
Ramuo misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuke tries to break free but Ramuo pushes him back against the cage.
Nuke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramuo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nuke backwards.
Ramuo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramuo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ramuo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nuke's defenses.
Ramuo controlling the action here for a moment.
Ramuo landing knees to the head.
Ramuo has a couple of punches blocked by Nuke.
A knee to the head by Ramuo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramuo scores with a knee to the head.
Ramuo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramuo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramuo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short left from Ramuo.
Ramuo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nuke up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramuo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nissay Ramuo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jared Nuke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ramuo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramuo tries to clinch
and Nuke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nuke passes Ramuo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ramuo trying to control from the bottom.
Ramuo is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuke is trying to control. Ramuo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramuo wants to get back to full guard.
Ramuo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nuke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nuke's back!
Ramuo has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Nuke.
Nuke defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Nuke tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramuo is retaining full guard.
Nuke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ramuo's head.
Ramuo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuke controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nuke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramuo is keeping the position for now.
Nuke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ramuo has his hands on Nuke's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuke postures up.
Ramuo looking for a guillotine here but Nuke defends easily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nuke postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ramuo tries to clinch there but Nuke circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ramuo tries to clinch up but Nuke circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramuo tries to clinch up.
Ramuo misses with a hook. Nuke ducked under it nicely.
Ramuo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nuke motions for Ramuo to come forward. Nuke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Ramuo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nuke moves forwards but Ramuo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ramuo misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jared Nuke.
I think Ramuo 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 26:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nissay Ramuo!
During a confident post fight interview, Nissay Ramuo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Little Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Maclemore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Little Guy!
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, Marcus Maclemore!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maclemore throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it.
Guy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maclemore throws out the jab.
Maclemore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Maclemore looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range.
Guy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maclemore.
Guy blocks a jab.
Maclemore walks into a stiff left hand from Guy.
Maclemore throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Maclemore throws a looping overhand right but Guy ducks down to avoid it.
Guy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maclemore throws an off balance right hand
and Maclemore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maclemore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guy.
Maclemore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maclemore slips a jab from Guy.
Maclemore 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.
Maclemore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guy, as that shot connected.
Maclemore misses with a right hand
and Guy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maclemore scores with a one two! Guy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maclemore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maclemore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Guy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maclemore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maclemore can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Guy stalling.
Guy lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Guy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maclemore struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guy lands with a right to the head.
Maclemore tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Maclemore back against the cage.
A short right from Guy on the inside.
Maclemore looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a big right hand that drops Maclemore! The killer instinct kicks in and Guy finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Guy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Little Guy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neymar Junior!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Mayfield!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mayfield gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mayfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Junior is looking to slow Mayfield down with leg kicks.
Junior lands a big head kick that sends Mayfield tumbling to the mat! Junior takes a step backwards and waves Mayfield back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mayfield is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayfield glances at the clock... BAM! Junior nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Mayfield crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Mayfield is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neymar Junior!
Neymar Junior retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Neymar Junior, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Karalahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karalahti comes to the cage accompanied by Ensiferum - Into Battle. Mika Karalahti has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mika Karalahti!
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, Charles Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karalahti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darwin's calf.
A jab from Darwin misses.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick and Karalahti moves out of range easily.
Darwin slips a straight right by Karalahti.
Karalahti lands with a straight right. Darwin didn't see that one coming.
Karalahti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darwin.
Karalahti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Darwin's head.
Karalahti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darwin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karalahti throws a series of punches but Darwin avoids them all with ease.
Darwin shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karalahti blocks a head kick by Darwin.
A leg kick checked by Darwin.
Darwin throws out a counter right but Karalahti avoids it with no problem.
Darwin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karalahti misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
Karalahti throws a counter high kick but Darwin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Karalahti takes a swing at Darwin's ribcage but misses.
Darwin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Karalahti looks to land a combination but Darwin avoids it well.
Karalahti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Darwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karalahti can pounce on him.
Jab from Karalahti.
Karalahti throws the kick towards the body but Darwin avoids it.
Darwin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick from Karalahti.
Karalahti slips a jab from Darwin.
Karalahti quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Karalahti seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Karalahti does it's job there.
Karalahti lands with a good body shot.
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!
Darwin avoids a kick to the body.
Karalahti lands the left hand.
Karalahti cracks the inside of Darwin's front leg.
Karalahti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mika Karalahti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karalahti connects with an inside leg kick.
Karalahti tests Darwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karalahti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Darwin checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karalahti tried to score with a low kick but Darwin checks it.
Karalahti slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Karalahti.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karalahti.
A leg kick checked by Darwin.
Karalahti misses with a body shot.
Darwin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Karalahti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karalahti scoring well with a low kick there.
Karalahti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karalahti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Karalahti lands.
Karalahti misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darwin! But no joy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darwin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karalahti momentarily.
Karalahti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karalahti throws a leg kick but Darwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karalahti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Darwin misses with a leg kick.
Karalahti scores with the left hand. Darwin knows he should have avoided that one.
Karalahti feints and then cracks Darwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darwin down.
Karalahti tries a head kick but it misses.
Darwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karalahti's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Karalahti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darwin.
Karalahti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darwin can do to turn this around?
Good shot there by Karalahti.
Karalahti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice body kick from Karalahti.
Karalahti with a jab.
Karalahti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darwin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karalahti. That's going to slow Darwin down.
Darwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karalahti.
Darwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Darwin is predictable there
and Karalahti counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalahti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Karalahti cracks Darwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Darwin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Karalahti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Darwin is rocked!
Karalahti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darwin is still on wobbly legs! Can Karalahti finish him?
Karalahti fakes the body blow, causing Darwin to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Darwin goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mika Karalahti!
An out of breath Mika Karalahti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Paddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iron Igor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren Paddon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Paddon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iron Igor!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igor takes a swing at Paddon's ribcage but misses.
Paddon jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A jab lands there for Paddon.
Paddon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice sprawl there from Paddon as Igor shoots in.
Igor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darren Paddon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paddon misses with a body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Igor has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Igor staying out of range there.
Paddon fakes the leg kick and cracks Igor in the body.
Paddon connects with a body shot.
Igor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paddon misses with a straight right.
Paddon just misses with a punch to the body.
Igor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paddon. Paddon obviously looking to wear him down.
Paddon scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Igor takes one to the chin there.
Paddon scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor throws a jab when Paddon was well out of range.
Paddon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Igor with the counter takedown but Paddon avoids it easily.
Paddon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Igor tries to score with a low kick but Paddon moves his leg out of the way.
Paddon misses with a wild body shot.
Igor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paddon.
Paddon is looking to land body kicks.
Igor with the counter takedown but Paddon avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Igor misses.
Paddon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Igor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paddon is looking to improve his position.
Igor works his foot free and advances to mount.
Igor fails to move to back control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paddon tries to buck Igor off but he can't manage it.
Paddon tries to lock up and control but Igor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Paddon stops Igor from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Igor manages to capitalize on a mistake by Paddon to take his back!
Igor working for the choke.
Igor working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Paddon is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Igor has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Paddon taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Iron Igor!
After winning the bout, Iron Igor 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson McFly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson McFly!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz tries to counter with a takedown but McFly is quick to defend against it.
Cruz avoids the body shot from McFly.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McFly.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cruz slips under a jab.
McFly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McFly's guard.
Cruz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cruz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McFly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cruz drops back looking for a leg! McFly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McFly manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into McFly's guard.
McFly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but McFly is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz wants to control from the top but McFly keeps moving.
Cruz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cruz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McFly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cruz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McFly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but McFly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McFly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cruz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McFly, who protects the arm well.
McFly told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to get an arm triangle but McFly is defending well.
Cruz wants to control but McFly is keeping him busy.
Cruz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cruz wants to control but McFly is keeping him busy.
Cruz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cruz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McFly has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cruz but great work by McFly.
Cruz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McFly tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Cruz.
Cruz wants to control but McFly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cruz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but McFly is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McFly manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Cruz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from McFly.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big left from McFly misses.
McFly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McFly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McFly misses with a jab, cross combination.
McFly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from McFly lands.
McFly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
McFly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz feinted with a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz dodges the punch combination from McFly.
Cruz feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz tries to counter with a takedown but McFly is quick to defend against it.
Jackson McFly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from McFly.
Cruz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McFly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson McFly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McFly drops Cruz with a left right combo! McFly follows him down to the ground into side control.
Cruz is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFly wants to stand but Cruz is controlling his arm.
McFly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz tries to bench press McFly off him but McFly keeps the position.
Cruz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cruz trying to control from half guard but McFly is working away.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. McFly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
McFly is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but McFly defends it.
McFly is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McFly has managed to free his arm - good work.
McFly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McFly defends it well.
Cruz trying to control the action but McFly is working from the bottom.
McFly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but McFly defends the submission attempt.
McFly is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but McFly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz wants to free his trapped foot but McFly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McFly wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cruz slips a straight right by McFly.
McFly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McFly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McFly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson McFly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McFly throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz drops down looking for a counter takedown but McFly sprawls and moves away.
McFly loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McFly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McFly throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McFly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cruz.
McFly keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz drops back looking for a leg! McFly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McFly manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into McFly's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz wants to control from the top but McFly keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz passes McFly's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cruz moves into full mount! McFly won't be happy about that!
Cruz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to finish this one by submission but McFly is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cruz.
Cruz punching from mount but McFly doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cruz punching from mount but McFly doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cruz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McFly manages to avoid the submission attempt.
McFly takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The strikes coming from Cruz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McFly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cruz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cruz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McFly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McFly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cruz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Cruz!
A relieved looking Luis Cruz 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarmo Keskitalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Trujillo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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222 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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216 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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, Jarmo Keskitalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keskitalo lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Alex Trujillo has been cut.
Keskitalo lands with a slapping head kick.
Keskitalo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trujillo blocks a head kick by Keskitalo.
Trujillo avoids the head kick by Keskitalo.
Trujillo scores with a takedown into Keskitalo's guard.
Keskitalo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Keskitalo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Keskitalo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Keskitalo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Keskitalo working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keskitalo lands a big head kick that sends Trujillo tumbling to the mat! Keskitalo takes a step backwards and waves Trujillo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Trujillo is rocked!
Nice body kick from Keskitalo.
Trujillo looks winded!
The fighters circle, before Keskitalo throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Trujillo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Keskitalo lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jarmo Keskitalo!
Our winner, Jarmo Keskitalo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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