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Death Squad 167:Koko vs Morgan II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Clean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Clean has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Clean!
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, Allan Wright!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wright fails with the takedown
enabling Clean to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Clean.
Wright tries to move into range but Clean moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clean throws a one two combo.
Wright closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Clean to the mat! Clean manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright is working Clean over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wright controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clean swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wright is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wright works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wright is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright controlling the pace.
That's two 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.
Wright wants to work for an arm triangle but Clean is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wright moves into the clinch successfully.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright swings for the body but Clean moves out of range.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clean.
Clean throws a right and a left that Wright avoids nicely.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wright throws a head kick that misses
and Clean counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clean connects with a looping right hand.
Wright scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wright looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wright working the head and body with strikes.
Wright is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wright is just content to waste time from the top position. Clean takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Clean really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Clean moves away and avoids it.
Clean lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice uppercut there from Clean.
Clean moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright clinches up with Clean and pushes him back against the cage.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Clean controls his hands.
Wright gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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 Roberto Clean will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wright walks into a straight right hand from Clean.
We've been informed that Wright has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Clean is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wright moves into the clinch successfully.
Wright jumps into guard, dragging Clean to the mat.
Clean preventing the sweep.
Clean wants to stand but Wright is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright controlling Clean's posture.
Clean would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright pulls Clean in to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt.
Clean lands a jab to the nose.
Clean throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wright counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Clean!
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clean keeps working.
Wright creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Clean sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wright working the ground and pound but Clean is defending the strikes.
Clean struggling a bit here.
Wright laying and praying for a moment but Clean takes advantage and regains half guard.
Wright drops an elbow to the side of Clean's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to take a breather but Clean is having none of it.
Allan Wright has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clean's head.
Wright not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clean tries to keep at a distance but Wright has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wright has picked Clean up - he's going for a ride! Wright dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wright looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clean with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to work for a kimura but Clean is defending well.
Wright lands with a punch from half guard.
Wright is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Clean still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Clean has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Wright is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wright misses with a takedown attempt - Clean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clean scores with a three punch combo!
Wright is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clean.
Clean moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clean lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Clean is just out of range.
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wright misses with a shot to the body
and Clean counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Clean.
Clean lands with a right hand.
Clean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Clean gets tackled into the cage by Wright. Wright maintains the clinch.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Clean. No joy for Wright on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clean.
Wright takes a swing at Clean's ribcage but misses.
Clean lunges at Wright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wright's hand.
Wright is rocked!
Clean shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wright eats them both and turns towards Clean to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Clean finish him?
Clean connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clean cracks Wright with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Wright tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Clean pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Wright is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Clean!
Roberto Clean spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen This Fire Burns as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Samuel Adams looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Taylor as Adams shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Adams.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Adams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taylor swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adams tries to avoid it but Taylor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adams to the ground. Adams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Adams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Adams is controlling well.
Taylor is trying to maintain the position but Adams is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Taylor is not content to let Adams control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is pressing down on Adams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adams manages to get himself to full guard.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams is controlling Taylor's posture.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
Adams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor's guard.
Adams throws a big elbow that misses.
Taylor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Taylor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but Adams has wrist control.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
Adams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor's guard.
Adams won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
We've been hearing that Adams has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor controls Adams momentarily but Adams frees himself.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor keeps trying to improve his position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams chips away with some ground and pound.
Adams throws an elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adams's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
Adams controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams has his feet on Taylor's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a series of strikes. Adams will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Taylor as Adams shoots in.
Adams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Taylor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
Taylor dives in for a single leg takedown but Adams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Adams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adams goes for a double leg but Taylor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taylor continues to drive forward.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor cracks Adams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Samuel Adams has been cut.
Adams stuffs the takedown.
Taylor throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Adams tries for a takedown but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taylor fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Adams was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samuel Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adams circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Taylor. No joy for Adams on that attempt.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Adams's body.
Taylor misses with a low kick as Adams jumps back.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adams as he jumps to the side.
Taylor darts in looking for a takedown but Adams gets double underhooks and turns Taylor into the cage.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown but Taylor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams fails to land the takedown.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Adams takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adams clinches up against the cage.
Taylor pulls Adams into guard.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor controls Adams momentarily but Adams frees himself.
Adams drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Adams off! Adams jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Adams wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
Adams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Taylor is proving hard to escape from.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Adams postures up.
Adams chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but Adams has wrist control.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
Taylor wants to get up but he can't break Adams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Adams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taylor avoids it really well and circles away.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Adams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samuel Adams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taylor.
Shawn Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taylor stops a takedown attempt from Adams.
Adams lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Samuel Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams stops Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor is doing well to control the position and prevent Adams from advancing to side control.
Taylor tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is pressing down on Adams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Adams is proving a slippery customer.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Adams wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Adams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Taylor was covering up waiting for the punch and Adams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Taylor 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.
Adams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Adams postures up.
Adams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adams.
Adams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to keep Adams in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adams feinted with a counter takedown.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taylor as he avoids it easily.
Adams has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Adams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taylor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adams scrambles back to his feet.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
Taylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Adams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taylor throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks Adams with an uppercut!
Taylor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taylor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adams.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Samuel Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taylor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Adams isn't so interested in that idea.
Shawn Taylor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shawn Taylor.
I've got Taylor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Taylor!
Shawn Taylor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monte Melkonian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Melkonian might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Artsakh Music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Melkonian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Melkonian counters by moving into the clinch.
Melkonian is fighting off a takedown attempt but Duncan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Melkonian to the mat. Melkonian regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Melkonian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duncan looking to sit in guard and control but Melkonian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Duncan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duncan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Melkonian is aware though and is defending well.
Duncan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Duncan lands an upkick as Melkonian stands over him.
Melkonian trying to control but Duncan is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan 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.
Duncan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Duncan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Melkonian haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Duncan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Melkonian.
Melkonian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Melkonian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duncan lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Melkonian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duncan is keeping the position for now.
Duncan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Duncan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Melkonian wants to control from the top but Duncan keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Eddie Duncan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duncan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Duncan shoots for a double leg takedown but Melkonian sprawls well. He's pushed Duncan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Monte Melkonian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Duncan.
Melkonian drives through and clinches with Duncan against the cage.
Melkonian has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Duncan is trying to keep an underhook but Melkonian manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Duncan wants to get back to full guard.
Melkonian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Melkonian is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melkonian wants to free his trapped foot but Duncan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Melkonian is looking for a kimura but Duncan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Melkonian to get the leverage.
Duncan has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Duncan trying to control from the bottom.
Duncan missing with punches from the bottom.
Duncan punching from the bottom.
Melkonian is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Duncan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Melkonian.
Duncan punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Duncan is refusing to be controlled, as Melkonian sits in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Melkonian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Melkonian works his way into side control.
Melkonian throws a strike aimed at the side of Duncan's head but Duncan avoids it well.
Duncan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Duncan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Melkonian's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melkonian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duncan defending well though.
Melkonian wants to take a breather but Duncan is having none of it.
Duncan is trying to maintain the position but Melkonian is very close to passing his half guard.
Melkonian is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Duncan is just riding it out for now. Melkonian eventually gives up the hold.
Duncan is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duncan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duncan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Melkonian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duncan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duncan has his foot on Melkonian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Melkonian works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Melkonian dominated that round.
That's time! Melkonian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Melkonian closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Duncan is trying to control but can't.
Duncan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duncan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Melkonian is staying active.
Melkonian is looking for submissions but instead, Duncan has regained full guard.
Monte Melkonian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duncan trying to strike off his back.
Melkonian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duncan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Melkonian tries to free his leg and advance position but Duncan is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan keeping moving, preventing Melkonian from controlling successfully.
Melkonian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Duncan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duncan kicks Melkonian off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duncan wants it to stay on the feet.
Melkonian scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Duncan dives in for a single leg takedown but Melkonian sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Duncan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duncan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Melkonian swivels and escapes.
Monte Melkonian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Duncan.
Melkonian fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Duncan is defended easily by Melkonian.
Duncan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Duncan lands in his opponent's guard.
Duncan wants to control from the top but Melkonian keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Duncan postures up and lands a big shot to Melkonian's brow.
Melkonian wants to get back to his feet but Duncan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Duncan postures up in Melkonian's guard and throws a big left but Melkonian blocks it.
Duncan landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melkonian wants to sweep but no luck.
Duncan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duncan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duncan trying to control the position from guard on top but Melkonian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Melkonian gets caught napping as Duncan dives in and scores a takedown. Melkonian manages to retain guard.
Duncan wants to control from the top but Melkonian keeps moving.
Duncan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duncan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Melkonian controls Duncan momentarily but Duncan frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duncan stays in close to Melkonian's body and controls the position.
Duncan landing with the ground and pound.
Duncan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duncan is looking to work some ground and pound but Melkonian has wrist control.
Duncan postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Duncan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Melkonian tries to avoid it but Duncan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Melkonian to the ground. Melkonian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Duncan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Melkonian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duncan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duncan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Melkonian is trying to defend but Duncan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Duncan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Melkonian with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Duncan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Duncan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Melkonian gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duncan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Duncan throws an elbow that misses. Melkonian uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Duncan's guard. Nice move by Melkonian!
Duncan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan trying to strike off his back.
Duncan working a defensive guard here.
Duncan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Melkonian is posturing up here but Duncan has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Melkonian tries to roll out but it's too tight and Melkonian has to tap! Slick submission there by Duncan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eddie Duncan!
Eddie Duncan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apio Okafor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Invictus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okafor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is how i could just kill a man. Invictus has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good knees
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Apio Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Invictus!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Invictus looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Invictus misses with a combination
and Okafor counters with a leg kick.
Okafor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Okafor forces Invictus back against the cage and clinches.
Okafor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Invictus's face.
It looks like Lance Invictus has been cut.
Invictus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okafor.
Okafor with a knee to the head.
Okafor lands a knee to the head.
Okafor lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okafor tries to land a knee to the head but Invictus blocks with his arms.
Okafor connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okafor.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okafor.
Invictus is rocked!
Okafor digs a right hand underneath Invictus's ribcage. Invictus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Invictus is still on wobbly legs! Can Okafor finish him?
Okafor has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Invictus - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Okafor, and another! Invictus is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Apio Okafor!
A victorious Apio Okafor 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Paul Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozef Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Paul Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Rakic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish lands a head kick!
Fish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rakic flicks out a counter leg kick but Fish steps away.
Rakic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rakic lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Fish sprawling to the canvas. Rakic follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Fish hang on?
It looks like Jon Paul Fish has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakic is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rakic has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Iron Palace. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Fish is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rakic tries to stand and escape but Fish is controlling the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fish manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fish pulls Rakic in close to his closed guard and prevents Rakic from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fish 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 is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish is looking for a triangle here but Rakic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Fish wants to get back to his feet.
Rakic stands up.
Fish gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rakic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakic checks a leg kick.
As Fish backs off Rakic throws a huge counter combo but Fish manages to avoid it all.
Rakic slips a straight right by Fish.
Rakic works the jab nicely.
Rakic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fish throws out a leg kick but Rakic moves out of range and Fish only half commits.
Fish with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Rakic.
Rakic misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Fish. That snapped Rakic's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rakic scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Fish does it's job there.
Fish avoids the head kick by Rakic.
A solid body kick from Fish.
Fish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rakic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fish throws a jab but it's blocked by Rakic.
Fish throws a hook but Rakic blocks it.
Rakic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rakic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rakic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rakic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rakic blocks a leg kick.
Fish throws a hook but Rakic blocks it.
Rakic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fish misses with a low kick.
Rakic lands a lovely overhand right.
Rakic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fish manages to avoid it.
Fish swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fish throws a jab but it's blocked by Rakic.
Fish moves away from the strike by Rakic.
Rakic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fish throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rakic avoids it.
Fish lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jozef Rakic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crunch! Rakic slams his shin into Fish's torso.
Fish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rakic.
Rakic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rakic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Rakic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Paul Fish's cut.
That's time! Fish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rakic misses with a two punch combination.
Fish is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fish moves away from the strike by Rakic.
Fish cracks the inside of Rakic's front leg.
Good leg kick by Rakic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Fish misses.
Rakic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fish walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rakic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rakic moves out of range of the body kick from Fish.
Rakic checks a low kick from Fish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish misses with a hook. Rakic ducked under it nicely.
Rakic flicks out a counter leg kick but Fish steps away.
Fish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fish throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Fish misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic throws a hook to the side of Fish's head but Fish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fish throws a leg kick
and Rakic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fish throws a low kick but Rakic moves out of range easily.
Fish takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jon Paul Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rakic misses with a series of wild punches.
It appears Fish was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rakic throws a sloppy head kick
and Fish counters with a nice uppercut.
Fish checks a leg kick.
Rakic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fish.
Fish thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fish throws a lazy right hand but Rakic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rakic tries a quick counter leg kick but Fish is wise to it.
Jozef Rakic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish misses the shot to the body.
Fish pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rakic is out of range and Fish settles back down.
Fish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rakic manages to avoid it.
Fish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rakic.
Rakic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fish misses with a leg kick
and Rakic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sloppy strikes from Rakic. Those never looked like landing.
Fish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rakic manages to avoid it.
Rakic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fish.
Fish throws a head kick but Rakic moves out of range.
Fish backing away here, and Rakic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice cross by Rakic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rakic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fish throws out the jab.
Rakic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rakic was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.
Rakic moves out of range of the leg kick from Fish.
A little jabbing left from Rakic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fish tries to score with a low kick but Rakic moves his leg out of the way.
Fish throws a low kick but Rakic avoids it.
Rakic throws a counter combo.
Rakic misses with a kick to the body.
Fish dodges the punch combination from Rakic.
Rakic moves out of range as Fish throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rakic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rakic throws a leg kick
and Fish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rakic avoids the body shot from Fish.
Rakic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fish if he has to take too many more of those.
Fish connects with a leg kick. Rakic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rakic cracks the inside of Fish's front leg.
Rakic works over Fish's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rakic jabs at Fish's body.
Jozef Rakic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fish connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rakic manages to avoid it.
Fish looks for a takedown but Rakic sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Rakic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jon Paul Fish's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rakic throws out the jab.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakic moves away.
Rakic throws out a counter right but Fish avoids it with no problem.
Fish thows a leg kick but Rakic checks it
and Rakic counters with an outside leg kick.
Fish misses with a hook.
Fish misses with a left hand
and Rakic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fish throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Rakic finds it's target.
Fish throws a right hand that Rakic ducks under and follows up with a left that Rakic also avoids with ease.
Rakic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fish circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish throws a body kick that misses.
Fish throws a sloppy head kick
and Rakic counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Fish down! Rakic is looking to finish but Fish is intelligently defending himself.
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!
Rakic preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic wants to stand but Fish is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rakic stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fish throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rakic's waist but Rakic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fish off to one side.
Fish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Fish backs off Rakic throws a huge counter combo but Fish manages to avoid it all.
Fish misses with a shot to the body
and Rakic lands a stunning uppercut that sends Fish to the mat!
Fish is rocked!
Rakic tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fish controls his leg.
Oh Fish is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fish looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jon Paul Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fish seems to have got his legs back now.
Rakic tries to stand and escape but Fish is controlling the position.
Rakic stands up from half guard.
Fish takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fish throws a leg kick
and Rakic counters with a nice uppercut.
Rakic checks a low kick from Fish.
Fish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rakic.
Rakic goes for a small jab and connects. Now Rakic goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Fish stumbles back but Rakic runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Fish to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Fish will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jozef Rakic!
Jozef Rakic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Jon Paul Fish was interviewed post fight and said 'Clearly, I've got some things to work on. Thanks to everyone who's supported me thus far.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Watson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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192 lbs
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185 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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Watson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Watson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watson is trying to keep Coleman in close.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson looking for a sweep. Not yet Watson, not yet.
Watson is trying to keep Coleman in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson pulls Coleman in to control the position.
Watson is trying to control the position but Coleman postures up.
Watson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coleman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson is trying to keep Coleman in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coleman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watson on the ground.
Coleman postures up in Watson's guard and throws a big left but Watson blocks it.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Coleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Coleman trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Coleman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coleman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Watson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Coleman controls the pace.
Watson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson is keeping the position for now.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Watson moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coleman is looking for a takedown.
Watson misses with the head strike.
Coleman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Watson is working Coleman over against the cage.
Watson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Coleman is trying to keep an underhook but Watson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Watson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Watson is trying to work for a kimura but Coleman is defending well.
Watson is thwarting Coleman's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman missing with punches from the bottom.
Watson is working for a kimura but Coleman is defending it quite comfortably.
Coleman trying to control here.
Watson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Coleman trying to control but Watson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Watson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Watson has Coleman up against the cage in a clinch.
Watson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Watson is trying to work for a kimura but Coleman is defending well.
Coleman wants to improve his position but Watson is controlling well.
Watson blocks the strikes from Coleman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson is looking for a kimura here.
Watson wants to work for an arm triangle but Coleman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Watson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coleman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Coleman sees it coming and defends easily.
Coleman wants to improve his position but Watson is controlling well.
Coleman is looking to control Watson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coleman avoid being mounted?
Coleman is looking to improve his position.
Watson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Coleman trying to control from the bottom.
Watson looking for a submission but Coleman manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Coleman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to control but Coleman is keeping busy.
Watson manages to get to full guard.
Coleman works over Watson with some ground and pound from guard.
Watson is trying to control the position but Coleman postures up.
Watson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Coleman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Watson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Watson is retaining full guard.
Watson trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman is proving a slippery customer.
Watson looking for a sweep. Not yet Watson, not yet.
Watson looking to control.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Coleman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson is keeping the position for now.
Watson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Coleman stacks Watson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Coleman!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Watson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Coleman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Coleman is working for a submission of some sort.
Coleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Watson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Watson is looking for a triangle but Coleman pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Watson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Watson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watson thuds a left hand into Coleman's body.
Watson tries to clinch up
and Coleman counters with a single leg into guard. Watson didn't expect that.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman is looking to stand up but Watson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is adopting a defensive guard.
Coleman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coleman tries to get out of the position.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Watson postures up.
Watson drops back looking for a leg! Coleman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Coleman manages to kick Watson off! Watson jumps back into Coleman's guard.
Watson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Watson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Coleman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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.
Coleman is trying to improve his position.
Coleman is not content to let Watson control the position.
Coleman can't do much from the bottom here.
Watson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Coleman, who protects the arm well.
Watson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Coleman holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to control but Coleman is keeping him busy.
Coleman is trying to control Watson's posture but Watson avoids it.
Steve Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Watson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Coleman!
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Coleman throws some wild strikes from the bottom.
Watson trying to control but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman is working to get back to half guard.
Steve Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tries to lock up and control but Watson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Watson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Coleman turns into him and now he's in Watson's guard.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coleman postures up.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coleman manages to get himself to full guard.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Watson!
An out of breath Steve Watson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rikiya Sonoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rikiya Sonoda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonoda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Sonoda keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sonoda lands a nice elbow.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Sonoda has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Sonoda.
Morgan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morgan looks winded!
Sonoda trying to land knees to the body.
Sonoda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sonoda working Morgan over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Sonoda.
It looks like Henry Morgan has been cut.
Sonoda working Morgan over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Sonoda.
Sonoda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sonoda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Sonoda lands a nice knee to the body.
Sonoda lands a damaging elbow.
Sonoda lands a nice knee to the body.
Sonoda landing knees to the body.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sonoda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Sonoda.
Morgan is rocked!
Sonoda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan takes an elbow to the temple.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Sonoda finish him?
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Sonoda has the dominant position.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Sonoda is controlling the position.
Sonoda crunches a lovely knee into Morgan's ribcage.
Sonoda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sonoda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sonoda lands a nice knee to the body.
Sonoda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sonoda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morgan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonoda lands a big elbow that sends Morgan down! Morgan recovers to guard.
Sonoda gets to his feet. Morgan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sonoda throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda lands a high kick to the side of Morgan's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Sonoda dives into guard, looking to finish.
Sonoda passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sonoda scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Morgan is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Sonoda can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rikiya Sonoda!
Rikiya Sonoda very nearly forgot to thank Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Spyke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spyke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Immortal Technique - Industrial Revolution. Matt Serra acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Spyke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Serra!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra shoots and misses
and Spyke counters with a straight right hand.
Serra fails to land the takedown.
Serra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spyke counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurt Spyke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Serra.
Horrible takedown attempt by Serra or perhaps it was just good defense by Spyke, which made it look bad.
Serra dives in for a single leg takedown but Spyke sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Spyke as Serra shoots in.
Spyke cracks Serra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spyke misses with a body shot.
Serra moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spyke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Serra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spyke cracks Serra with a good jab.
It looks like Matt Serra has been cut.
Jab by Spyke.
Serra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spyke counters with a nice uppercut.
Serra looks winded!
Spyke Throws a clean left jab. Spyke Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Serra's chin! Serra crumbles to the ground and Spyke follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Spyke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kurt Spyke!
Kurt Spyke seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Koko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Morgan will feel that in the morning.
Koko thumps Morgan with a low kick.
Morgan misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Koko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koko.
It looks like Andrew Morgan has been cut.
Morgan misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koko misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koko.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Koko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Koko slips a straight right by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Koko tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking 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!
Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koko lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koko finds it's way round the side to connect with Morgan's head.
Koko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koko wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Koko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morgan trying to control but Koko is working from the bottom.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koko is keeping the position for now.
Morgan has gone for a leg lock! Koko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Morgan's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morgan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Koko isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Koko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morgan wants to stand and escape but Koko is having none of it.
Koko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koko wants to get up but he can't break Morgan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morgan wants to stand and escape but Koko is having none of it.
Koko throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan wants to stand but Koko is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Andrew Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a nice head shot.
Koko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koko.
Koko lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
Morgan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morgan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Koko jabs Morgan right on the nose. Morgan blinks but takes it well.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Good leg kick by Koko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morgan misses with a hook
and Koko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koko misses with a body shot.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Koko saw that one coming.
Koko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a combination
and Koko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Andrew Morgan's cut even more.
A jab lands there for Koko.
Morgan lands a head shot.
Koko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morgan is able to avoid easily.
Morgan throws a jab when Koko was well out of range.
Morgan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Koko moved out of range nicely.
Koko is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Koko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morgan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oooooh!!! Morgan has knocked Koko down with a huge combo! Morgan steps away and waves a wobbly Koko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Koko is rocked!
Koko looks up at the clock. Bad move! Morgan lands a right hand from hell, dropping Koko. Morgan pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Morgan!
Andrew Morgan is the new middleweight champion!
Andrew Morgan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Michael Koko spoke after the fight, saying 'Koko sad.'.
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