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NYFN 26 : Beast vs Bimba PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burak Mihalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slevin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is timber. Tony Slevin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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256 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Slevin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Burak Mihalev!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slevin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slevin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Slevin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mihalev circles away quickly and effectively.
Slevin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mihalev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Slevin cracks Mihalev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slevin looks to land a combination but Mihalev avoids it well.
Slevin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mihalev throws a right hand that Slevin ducks under and follows up with a left that Slevin also avoids with ease.
Mihalev misses with a hook
and Mihalev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihalev doesn't manage to clinch there - Slevin circles away.
Mihalev forces Slevin back against the cage and clinches.
Mihalev lands a left hand.
Mihalev slowing the pace effectively.
Slevin tries to circle away but Mihalev has him pinned against the cage.
Mihalev misses with some punches.
Slevin wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihalev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slevin backwards.
I was talking to Slevin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slevin wants to break free but Mihalev has control.
Mihalev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Slevin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mihalev.
Slevin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slevin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mihalev misses the jab.
Slevin takes one on the button.
Slevin swings for the body but Mihalev moves out of range.
Slevin throws a series of punches but Mihalev avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slevin.
Mihalev misses with a series of wild punches.
Tony Slevin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihalev moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mihalev fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slevin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mihalev.
Mihalev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mihalev there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Mihalev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slevin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mihalev throws a series of punches but Slevin avoids them all with ease.
Slevin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mihalev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Slevin on his heels. He'll look to pass Slevin's guard now, I'm sure.
Slevin looking for a sweep. Not yet Slevin, not yet.
Mihalev wants to control from the top but Slevin keeps moving.
Mihalev cracks Slevin with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin wants to stand up but Mihalev is controlling him.
Mihalev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mihalev trying to control but Slevin is working from the bottom.
Mihalev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mihalev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mihalev trying to control but Slevin is working from the bottom.
Slevin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mihalev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mihalev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mihalev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Slevin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Slevin is looking for a triangle but Mihalev pushes his legs off easily.
Slevin keeping moving, preventing Mihalev from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mihalev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slevin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mihalev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Slevin keeping moving, preventing Mihalev from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Slevin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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 Tony Slevin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Slevin keeps the fight on the outside.
Slevin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slevin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mihalev has time to react.
Slevin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slevin connects with the punch.
Tony Slevin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mihalev throws a jab when Slevin was well out of range.
As Mihalev looks to move away, Slevin throws a big counter combo bu Mihalev just gets out of the way.
Slevin misses with a series of wild punches.
Mihalev misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Slevin misses the target.
Mihalev slips a jab and a cross from Slevin.
Mihalev feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slevin misses with a wild combination.
Slevin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mihalev on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin scores with a hook to the body. Mihalev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slevin throws a series of punches but Mihalev moves out of range.
Mihalev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mihalev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slevin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slevin defending well as Mihalev loads up on a big left hand.
Slevin misses with a combination
and Mihalev counters by clinching up.
Mihalev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slevin tries to break the clinch but Mihalev is controlling the position.
Mihalev goes for a takedown attempt but Slevin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tony Slevin is winning the standup battle so far.
Slevin lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mihalev looks for a takedown but Slevin sprawls well.
Mihalev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slevin counters with a nice body shot.
Slevin tries to bum rush Mihalev with a series of wild strikes but Mihalev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tony Slevin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Slevin connects with a body shot.
Slevin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slevin slaps away a takedown attempt from Mihalev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slevin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tony Slevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burak Mihalev.
Mihalev wants to clinch up but Slevin keeps it at a distance.
Mihalev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slevin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mihalev shoots for a double leg takedown but Slevin sprawls well. He's pushed Mihalev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mihalev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mihalev shoots in looking for a takedown. Slevin tries to sprawl out of it but Mihalev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slevin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mihalev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slevin feints a jab promting Mihalev to slip. Slevin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mihalev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mihalev gets a takedown into half guard.
Slevin is trying to stand up here but Mihalev is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slevin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Slevin looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Slevin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mihalev trying to control but Slevin is working from the bottom.
Mihalev won't allow Slevin to sweep him here.
Mihalev cracks Slevin with a solid left hand.
Mihalev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mihalev connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Slevin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mihalev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Tony Slevin has been cut.
Slevin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Slevin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Mihalev misses.
Slevin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Slevin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Slevin lands with a hook. Mihalev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mihalev throws a hook to the side of Slevin's head but Slevin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mihalev rushes Slevin and presses him up against the cage.
Mihalev has picked Slevin up - he's going for a ride! Mihalev dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slevin tries to roll over but Mihalev keeps him under control.
Mihalev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Slevin is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Mihalev.
Slevin is trying to stand up here but Mihalev is controlling him well.
Mihalev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mihalev working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Slevin taking some punishment here, with Mihalev in his half guard.
Mihalev wants to control but Slevin is keeping him busy.
Slevin is pressing down on Mihalev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mihalev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mihalev cracks Slevin with a solid left hand.
Slevin has his foot on Mihalev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mihalev works his way back into a safe position though.
Mihalev connects with a couple of short punches.
Mihalev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mihalev stopping the sweep attempt from Slevin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mihalev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mihalev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mihalev wants to control from the top but Slevin keeps moving.
Mihalev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mihalev is working Slevin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slevin working for a triangle but Mihalev defends it easily.
Mihalev with a nice head shot there.
Mihalev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mihalev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mihalev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev is in close to Slevin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slevin keeping moving, preventing Mihalev from controlling successfully.
Mihalev content to stall in guard here.
Mihalev has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Slevin to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mihalev is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Slevin pulls down on the head and he's put Mihalev to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tony Slevin!
In his post fight interview, Tony Slevin gave a big smile as he said 'Tiocfaidh ár lá'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pow Pow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvad Gerber (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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163 lbs
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156 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pow Pow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arvad Gerber!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pow looks to land a body kick but Gerber moved away.
Pow tries to land a leg kick but Gerber saw it coming and moves away.
Pow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerber moves away.
Gerber is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gerber.
Pow seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gerber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pow tries to avoid it but Gerber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pow to the ground. Pow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gerber gets a double leg takedown into Pow's guard.
Pow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gerber is one step ahead there.
Gerber thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerber wants to control from the top but Pow keeps moving.
My spies in Disciples Top Team inform me that Gerber has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Pow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pow can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gerber controls the pace.
Pow trying to control the position.
Gerber trying to control but Pow is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pow misses with a combination
enabling Gerber to counter with a crisp jab.
Pow lands an overhand right.
Pow throws a body shot but no joy.
Pow throws a head kick but Gerber moves out of range.
Gerber scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pow lands a leg kick that knocks Gerber off balance momentarily.
Pow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pow connects with a solid leg kick.
Pow throws a sloppy head kick and Gerber moves out of range easily.
Pow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gerber feints a counter leg kick.
Gerber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pow.
Gerber throws a jab when Pow was well out of range.
Pow wants to clinch but Gerber slips to the side
and Gerber counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pow pushes Gerber away with a front kick.
Pow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gerber doesn't seem bothered though.
Pow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gerber was well out of range. Poor timing from Pow.
Pow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pow checks the leg kick.
Pow misses with a head kick.
Pow moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gerber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pow Pow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pow takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pow just misses with a punch to the body.
Pow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gerber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gerber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gerber thuds his right hand into Pow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pow scores with a leg kick.
Pow works the jab nicely.
Pow is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
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!
Pow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gerber under the eye.
Pow lands a leg kick that knocks Gerber off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gerber is defended easily by Pow.
Pow Pow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvad Gerber.
Pow is looking to land body kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Gerber as he connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pow.
Gerber drops his hands momentarily and Pow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gerber connects with a solid leg kick.
Gerber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pow in his tracks.
Pow misses with a body shot
and Gerber counters with a stiff right hand.
Pow is looking to wear down Gerber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gerber blocks a head kick by Pow.
Pow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gerber's head.
Pow throws a head kick that misses
and Gerber counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gerber.
Gerber drops back looking for a leg! Pow is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pow manages to kick Gerber off! Gerber jumps back into Pow's 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 Pow Pow will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pow Pow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gerber throws out the jab.
Pow connects with a body shot.
Pow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pow throws a shot to the body.
Pow throws a leg kick that misses.
Gerber with the counter takedown but Pow avoids it easily.
Pow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pow throws a sloppy head kick
and Gerber holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pow can't break the clinch.
Gerber blocks a body shot from Pow.
Gerber successfully pulls guard.
Gerber looking for a guillotine here but Pow defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber keeping moving, preventing Pow from controlling successfully.
Gerber working a defensive guard here.
Gerber looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pow is defending well. Gerber quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pow has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gerber celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arvad Gerber!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Amato comes to the cage accompanied by Mike Tyson Post-Fight Interview with Jim Gray. The Dancing Buddha has chosen Zorba Time as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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216 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael D Amato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from D Amato misses.
A punch combination from D Amato misses.
We've been told by D Amato's head coaches at HARRY'S that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
D Amato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from D Amato.
The Dancing Buddha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
D Amato throws an off balance right hand
and The Dancing Buddha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from The Dancing Buddha misses its intended target.
As The Dancing Buddha looks to move away, D Amato throws a big counter combo bu The Dancing Buddha just gets out of the way.
D Amato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
D Amato throws a body shot but no joy.
D Amato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
D Amato throws a hook but The Dancing Buddha blocks it.
The Dancing Buddha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D Amato.
D Amato misses with a double jab
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a low kick, right behind D Amato 's knee.
The Dancing Buddha moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
D Amato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Dancing Buddha was well out of range. Poor timing from D Amato.
D Amato throws a poor cross that misses
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
D Amato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato checks a low kick from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha slips a straight right by D Amato.
The Dancing Buddha moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
D Amato jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Dancing Buddha throws out a loose jab but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Amato pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Dancing Buddha back to the cage. D Amato follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
D Amato throws a poor cross that misses
and The Dancing Buddha counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha breaks the clinch.
D Amato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
D Amato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
D Amato works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from The Dancing Buddha misses.
D Amato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Dancing Buddha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
D Amato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
D Amato with a jab.
D Amato defending well as The Dancing Buddha loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha moves away from the strike by D Amato.
The Dancing Buddha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by D Amato.
D Amato throws a nice looking combination but The Dancing Buddha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from The Dancing Buddha misses.
D Amato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Dancing Buddha was well out of range. Poor timing from D Amato.
A countering left hand to the body from The Dancing Buddha misses.
D Amato jabs The Dancing Buddha right on the nose. The Dancing Buddha blinks but takes it well.
D Amato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Dancing Buddha throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheers as D Amato lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Dancing Buddha doesn't seem phased though.
The Dancing Buddha staying out of range there.
The Dancing Buddha tries to counter by closing the distance.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. D Amato doesn't seem bothered though.
D Amato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
D Amato ducks under a wild hook from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha slips under a jab from D Amato.
D Amato throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling The Dancing Buddha to counter with a crisp jab.
D Amato misses with a straight left.
The Dancing Buddha moves away from the strike by D Amato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Dancing Buddha throws a jab when D Amato was well out of range.
It looked like D Amato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Michael D Amato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
D Amato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
D Amato throws the left hand but The Dancing Buddha avoids the punch easily.
D Amato looks to score with a jab to the body but The Dancing Buddha is just out of range.
Donk. D Amato catches The Dancing Buddha right on the button with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for D Amato. That snapped The Dancing Buddha's head back.
The Dancing Buddha throws a hook but D Amato blocks it.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a hook to the body. D Amato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
D Amato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
D Amato misses with a straight right.
The Dancing Buddha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
D Amato looks to throw the jab but The Dancing Buddha is out of range.
Nice defenses there by The Dancing Buddha.
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!
The Dancing Buddha lands with a straight right. D Amato didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from The Dancing Buddha misses its intended target.
D Amato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a jab.
D Amato throws the left hand but The Dancing Buddha avoids the punch easily.
D Amato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
D Amato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As D Amato backs off The Dancing Buddha throws a huge counter combo but D Amato manages to avoid it all.
D Amato slips under a jab from The Dancing Buddha.
D Amato misses the shot to the body.
The Dancing Buddha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from D Amato.
D Amato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
D Amato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from The Dancing Buddha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
D Amato is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
D Amato throws a hook but The Dancing Buddha avoids it easily.
The Dancing Buddha steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from D Amato.
D Amato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Dancing Buddha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Dancing Buddha tries to bum rush D Amato with a series of wild strikes but D Amato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
D Amato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of D Amato's head.
D Amato lands with an overhand left.
D Amato scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael D Amato dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
D Amato throws a shot from downtown. The Dancing Buddha moves away and avoids it.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Dancing Buddha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from D Amato.
The Dancing Buddha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Dancing Buddha under the eye.
The Dancing Buddha thows a left - swing and a miss!
D Amato throwing a counter right hand but The Dancing Buddha manages to avoid it.
D Amato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Dancing Buddha can do to turn this around?
The Dancing Buddha's corner calls for a 1-2. The Dancing Buddha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Dancing Buddha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Dancing Buddha doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Michael D Amato is winning the standup battle so far.
The Dancing Buddha lands a head shot.
D Amato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
D Amato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Dancing Buddha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from The Dancing Buddha.
D Amato misses with a hook
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a left to the body.
The Dancing Buddha ducks right into an uppercut from D Amato.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Dancing Buddha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Dancing Buddha moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato misses the jab.
The Dancing Buddha is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
D Amato throws a body shot but no joy.
The Dancing Buddha throws a jab when D Amato was well out of range.
D Amato lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from D Amato. The Dancing Buddha does a little dance to reset his feet.
D Amato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
D Amato misses with an uppercut
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a stiff right hand.
D Amato throws out a loose jab but The Dancing Buddha uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Dancing Buddha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Dancing Buddha. D Amato does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Dancing Buddha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Amato.
D Amato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
D Amato throws a sloppy body shot
and The Dancing Buddha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
D Amato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dancing Buddha moves away.
The Dancing Buddha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D Amato was well out of range. Poor timing from The Dancing Buddha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha jabs D Amato to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Dancing Buddha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from D Amato.
The Dancing Buddha with a jab.
D Amato looks to score with a jab to the body but The Dancing Buddha is just out of range.
The Dancing Buddha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The Dancing Buddha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Dancing Buddha slips a straight right by D Amato.
The Dancing Buddha takes a swing at D Amato's ribcage but misses.
D Amato throws a big counter combination but The Dancing Buddha scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
D Amato goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a two punch combination.
D Amato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Dancing Buddha.
Sloppy strikes from D Amato. Those never looked like landing.
The Dancing Buddha just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha throws a body punch but D Amato moves out of range.
It looked like D Amato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
D Amato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
D Amato misses with a body shot
and The Dancing Buddha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Dancing Buddha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as D Amato throws out the jab.
D Amato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Dancing Buddha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
D Amato misses with a straight left.
The Dancing Buddha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
D Amato scores with the left hand. The Dancing Buddha knows he should have avoided that one.
The Dancing Buddha lands with a shot to the body.
The Dancing Buddha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Amato.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a nice head shot.
The Dancing Buddha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D Amato.
The Dancing Buddha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Dancing Buddha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
D Amato throws an overhand right that lands on The Dancing Buddha's shoulder, as The Dancing Buddha tries to avoid the shot.
D Amato misses with a series of wild punches.
D Amato misses with a right hand
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a stiff right hand.
The Dancing Buddha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D Amato.
The Dancing Buddha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
D Amato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Dancing Buddha was well out of range. Poor timing from D Amato.
Good shot there by The Dancing Buddha.
D Amato tries to move into range but The Dancing Buddha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
D Amato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good shot there by D Amato.
The Dancing Buddha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
D Amato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Dancing Buddha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The Dancing Buddha has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab from The Dancing Buddha misses.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael D Amato will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The Dancing Buddha throws a hook but D Amato avoids it easily.
D Amato throws a big shot that misses.
The Dancing Buddha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Dancing Buddha throws a shot from downtown. D Amato moves away and avoids it.
D Amato throws a body punch but The Dancing Buddha moves out of range.
A left and a right from D Amato both land. Nice combination.
D Amato scores with a three punch combo!
D Amato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Dancing Buddha at a distance.
The Dancing Buddha misses with an uppercut. D Amato saw that one coming.
D Amato throws a combination that misses
and The Dancing Buddha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
D Amato misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
D Amato connects with a jab.
D Amato blocks a jab.
Jab from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Dancing Buddha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
D Amato connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Dancing Buddha momentarily.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Dancing Buddha throws a jab but it's blocked by D Amato.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a straight right.
It looked like D Amato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from D Amato.
The Dancing Buddha swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by D Amato.
D Amato scores with a jab to the body.
D Amato throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
D Amato misses with a two punch combination.
D Amato looks to throw the jab but The Dancing Buddha is out of range.
D Amato moves out of range as The Dancing Buddha strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
D Amato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Dancing Buddha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D Amato was well out of range. Poor timing from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha lands a body shot.
D Amato throws a series of punches but The Dancing Buddha moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Dancing Buddha staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from D Amato misses the target.
The Dancing Buddha tries to counter with a clinch but D Amato shakes him off and moves away.
D Amato throws a hook to the side of The Dancing Buddha's head but The Dancing Buddha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Dancing Buddha moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
The Dancing Buddha moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from D Amato misses the target.
D Amato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Dancing Buddha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Dancing Buddha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
D Amato lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from D Amato.
D Amato swings for the body but The Dancing Buddha moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from The Dancing Buddha misses.
The Dancing Buddha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
D Amato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Dancing Buddha. D Amato does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Dancing Buddha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Amato.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by D Amato. Beautiful body shot.
D Amato lands with a straight right. The Dancing Buddha didn't see that one coming.
D Amato throws a body punch but The Dancing Buddha moves out of range.
D Amato misses with an uppercut
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
D Amato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
D Amato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Dancing Buddha.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Dancing Buddha! But no joy.
Nice body punch from The Dancing Buddha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha moves out of range of the strikes.
D Amato throws out a loose jab but The Dancing Buddha uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Dancing Buddha throws out a counter right but D Amato avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - D Amato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a double jab.
D Amato misses with a body shot.
D Amato swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
D Amato swings widly with a right hand
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a nice leg kick.
D Amato throws an off balance right hand
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
D Amato walks into a left hand.
The Dancing Buddha looks to score with a jab to the body but D Amato is just out of range.
D Amato misses with an uppercut
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dancing Buddha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D Amato was well out of range. Poor timing from The Dancing Buddha.
D Amato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michael D Amato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
D Amato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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 Michael D Amato.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for D Amato, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael D Amato!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lil Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blind Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaman has chosen Showdown as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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163 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lil Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blind Shaman!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Jon with that takedown attempt.
Jon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jon lands in his opponent's guard.
Shaman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jon trying to control but Shaman is working from the bottom.
Jon is in close to Shaman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've been hearing good reports from Jon'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shaman keeping moving, preventing Jon from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jon trying to control but Shaman is working from the bottom.
Shaman is trying to control the position but Jon postures up.
Jon wants to control from the top but Shaman keeps moving.
Jon chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jon throwing strikes from guard but Shaman blocks nicely.
Jon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shaman's head.
Jon stays in close to Shaman's body and controls the position.
Jon wants to control from the top but Shaman keeps moving.
Shaman is trying to control the position but Jon postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shaman did well to prevent Jon getting side control.
Jon trying to control from half guard but Shaman is working away.
Shaman wants to control but Jon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shaman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shaman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaman is keeping the position for now.
Jon scoring with some ground and pound.
Shaman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jon is looking to work some ground and pound but Shaman has wrist control.
Shaman working for a triangle but Jon defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jon throwing strikes but missing.
Shaman keeping moving, preventing Jon from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shaman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lil Jon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Jon 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.
Jon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shaman is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Shaman is trying to get back to half guard.
Jon is trying to get an arm triangle but Shaman is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Shaman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman is not content to let Jon control the position.
Shaman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman wants to control but Jon postures up.
Jon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaman keeps working.
Shaman is trying to get back to half guard.
Jon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaman can do to turn this around?
Jon is trying to get an arm triangle but Shaman is defending well.
Jon working the ground and pound.
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.
Jon working the head with strikes.
Jon controlling the position from side mount.
Jon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shaman is avoiding damage well.
Jon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Shaman wants to control but Jon postures up.
Jon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shaman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaman keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon slows the pace down.
Jon working away.
Jon looks up at the clock and then as Shaman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jon scores with punches from side control.
Jon scoring with punches and elbows.
Jon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shaman wants to control but Jon postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shaman down.
Jon is chipping away with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Shaman wants to control but Jon postures up.
Jon lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jon is chipping away with strikes.
Jon grinds an elbow into Shaman's temple.
Jon scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Jon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lil Jon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Jon.
Jon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jon is trying to control. Shaman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jon works his way into side control.
Jon scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon trying to control the action but Shaman is working from the bottom.
Shaman wants to control but Jon postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon lands a few punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Jon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jon throws an elbow but Shaman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Shaman tries to bench press Jon off him but Jon keeps the position.
Jon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shaman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shaman trying to control from the bottom.
Jon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jon trying to control from half guard but Shaman is working away.
Blind Shaman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lil Jon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Jon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jon wants to free his trapped foot but Shaman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jon controlling the position from side mount.
Jon is working Shaman over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman being controlled for a moment.
Shaman is trying to improve his position.
Jon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shaman some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
You can see the frustration on Shaman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jon takes a little break here. Shaman wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lil Jon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Jon!
Lil Jon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buddie Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebasti Perreira De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera's entrance music is My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise). A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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24
191 lbs
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187 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buddie Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Perreira De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera drops his hands momentarily and Perreira De Souza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rivera was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Perreira De Souza prevents Rivera from improving position.
What's Perreira De Souza going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Rivera scoring with punches and elbows.
Perreira De Souza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rivera wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rivera tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Perreira De Souza is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perreira De Souza avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rivera.
Perreira De Souza is looking to reverse the position.
Perreira De Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Perreira De Souza throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Perreira De Souza is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera working the ground and pound but Perreira De Souza is defending the strikes.
Perreira De Souza pushes Rivera away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rivera gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rivera trying to control the action but Perreira De Souza is working from the bottom.
Perreira De Souza is trying to improve his position.
Perreira De Souza is trying to control Rivera's posture but Rivera avoids it.
Rivera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rivera slows the pace down.
Rivera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Perreira De Souza is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rivera lands a nice forearm strike.
Rivera misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rivera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perreira De Souza keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rivera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perreira De Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rivera has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rivera landing a few strikes.
Rivera throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Perreira De Souza is trying to control Rivera's posture but Rivera avoids it.
Rivera trying to control the action but Perreira De Souza is working from the bottom.
Perreira De Souza struggling a bit here.
Rivera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perreira De Souza keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rivera presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera punching from mount but Perreira De Souza doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Perreira De Souza is looking to improve his position but Rivera isn't that keen on the idea.
Rivera has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Perreira De Souza's face.
Rivera connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Perreira De Souza bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Perreira De Souza trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Perreira De Souza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rivera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Perreira De Souza has managed to get both his arms back between Rivera's legs - danger averted.
Rivera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perreira De Souza trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Perreira De Souza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rivera's head.
Perreira De Souza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rivera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perreira De Souza is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Perreira De Souza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Perreira De Souza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perreira De Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rivera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perreira De Souza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free 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!
Perreira De Souza postures up in Rivera's guard and throws a big left but Rivera blocks it.
Perreira De Souza distracts Rivera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Perreira De Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rivera lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Perreira De Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rivera is one step ahead there.
Rivera is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rivera forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddie Rivera dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivera.
Perreira De Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivera cracks Perreira De Souza with an open hand slap.
Perreira De Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perreira De Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Buddie Rivera has been cut.
Rivera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perreira De Souza can do to turn this around?
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Rivera with that takedown attempt.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Perreira De Souza tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rivera defends well and Perreira De Souza ends up having to push Rivera into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rivera or perhaps it was just good defense by Perreira De Souza, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perreira De Souza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perreira De Souza wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddie Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perreira De Souza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Perreira De Souza cracks a nice hook into Rivera's ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perreira De Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera scores with a body shot.
Perreira De Souza throws a hook but Rivera blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivera misses the target.
Rivera catches Perreira De Souza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rivera lands a nice shot that snaps Perreira De Souza's head back.
Perreira De Souza misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perreira De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
Nice uppercut there from Rivera.
Perreira De Souza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rivera is trying to defend but Perreira De Souza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rivera has hold of Perreira De Souza's hands but Perreira De Souza slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rivera makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rivera.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rivera trying to control but Perreira De Souza is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rivera's guard.
Rivera is trying to keep Perreira De Souza in close.
Perreira De Souza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Perreira De Souza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Perreira De Souza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rivera is trying to keep Perreira De Souza in close.
Rivera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perreira De Souza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rivera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Perreira De Souza has managed to get both his arms back between Rivera's legs - danger averted.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Perreira De Souza from controlling successfully.
Rivera 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza tries to get to full guard but Rivera has control of the leg.
Perreira De Souza is concentrating on defense, preventing Rivera from advancing position.
Rivera wants to free his trapped foot but Perreira De Souza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rivera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perreira De Souza's head.
Rivera seems to be looking for submissions.
Rivera trying to control from half guard but Perreira De Souza is working away.
Perreira De Souza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rivera throwing strikes from guard but Perreira De Souza blocks nicely.
Perreira De Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Buddie Rivera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perreira De Souza is adopting a defensive guard.
Rivera connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera content to stall in guard here.
Rivera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perreira De Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perreira De Souza trying to control the position.
Rivera pushing down on Perreira De Souza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rivera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rivera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Perreira De Souza has managed to free his arm - good work.
Perreira De Souza tries to get to full guard but Rivera has control of the leg.
Perreira De Souza wants to control but Rivera is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddie Rivera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buddie Rivera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Rivera misses.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Rivera misses.
Perreira De Souza unleashes a big counter combination but Rivera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Perreira De Souza swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perreira De Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perreira De Souza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perreira De Souza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Perreira De Souza sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perreira De Souza shoots in for a takedown but Rivera shows good takedown defense.
Sebasti Perreira De Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Perreira De Souza looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rivera working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Perreira De Souza tries to buck Rivera off but Rivera is having none of it.
Rivera misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Perreira De Souza is trying to get back to his feet.
Rivera working away.
Rivera wants to control but Perreira De Souza is keeping him busy.
Rivera working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Rivera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rivera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perreira De Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza struggling a bit here.
Rivera trying to control the position but Perreira De Souza is working away.
Rivera is really struggling to control Perreira De Souza but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rivera in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Perreira De Souza is positioning himself to get back to half 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.
Rivera is looking to take a break and control but Perreira De Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perreira De Souza isn't going anywhere.
Perreira De Souza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rivera wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rivera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rivera wants to control but Perreira De Souza is keeping him busy.
Rivera is trying to get an arm triangle but Perreira De Souza is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries for a kimura but Perreira De Souza is defending well.
Perreira De Souza wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Perreira De Souza can't do much from the bottom here.
Rivera trying to control the action but Perreira De Souza is working from the bottom.
Rivera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Perreira De Souza defending against the ground and pound.
Perreira De Souza is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rivera off and has taken his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Rivera as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Perreira De Souza!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza scores with punches to the body.
Rivera rolls, trying to escape but Perreira De Souza keeps control of the position.
Perreira De Souza is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Rivera. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Rivera trying to control the action but Perreira De Souza just sinks the hooks in.
Rivera tries to escape but Perreira De Souza has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Perreira De Souza is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Perreira De Souza gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Perreira De Souza gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Perreira De Souza apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Perreira De Souza throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rivera.
Perreira De Souza gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rivera to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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!
Rivera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perreira De Souza wants to stand up but Rivera is controlling him.
Perreira De Souza wants to sweep here but Rivera controlling him for the moment.
Sebasti Perreira De Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perreira De Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buddie Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddie Rivera!
An out of breath Buddie Rivera thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Orwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewart Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orwell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nuclear. Hunter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scotland The Brave kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Owen Orwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stewart Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter swings for the body but Orwell moves out of range.
Hunter stuns Orwell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Orwell gets caught flat footed, as Hunter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Orwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Orwell controls Hunter momentarily but Hunter frees himself.
Hunter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter is in close to Orwell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hunter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hunter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Orwell looking for a guillotine here but Hunter defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter connects with a couple of short punches.
Orwell wriggles free and stands up.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunter. That snapped Orwell's head back.
Orwell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Orwell scrambles back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Orwell.
Hunter with the counter takedown but Orwell avoids it easily.
Orwell closes the distance and clinches up with Hunter, looking for a takedown. Orwell pushes Hunter against the cage but Hunter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hunter wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Orwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orwell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunter pinned against the cage. Hunter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hunter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orwell on the side of the head.
Hunter has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Hunter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hunter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hunter wants it to stay on the feet.
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!
Orwell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunter throws a shot to the body.
Orwell closes the distance and clinches up with Hunter, looking for a takedown. Orwell pushes Hunter against the cage but Hunter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunter clobbers Orwell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Orwell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orwell on the side of the head.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orwell closes the distance and clinches up with Hunter, looking for a takedown. Orwell pushes Hunter against the cage but Hunter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunter wants to counter with a clinch but Orwell pushes him away.
Stewart Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Orwell with that takedown attempt.
Hunter has managed to clinch.
Hunter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Orwell looking for a takedown.
Hunter lands a body punch.
Orwell is breathing heavily.
Hunter lands with a right to the head.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orwell's elbow.
Hunter lands with a left to the head.
Hunter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orwell takes a shot to the head.
Orwell is rocked!
Hunter is trying to trip Orwell. He has hold of a leg but Orwell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hunter persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Oh Orwell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter stands and throws Orwell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hunter is putting a hurting on Orwell here, landing some big shots from side control.
Orwell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Orwell taking a bit of punishment here - Hunter scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Orwell looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Hunter turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stewart Hunter!
Post fight, an emotional Stewart Hunter said 'Looks like this lad that they put me in the cage to maul may be better suited for another line of work! Bring on the next one, because they are all going to fall to The Loch Ness Monster!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coaker Kluge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Tickel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coaker Kluge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Tickel!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluge lands with an overhand left.
Tickel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kluge avoids it really well and circles away.
Tickel tries for a takedown but Kluge sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tickel shoots in looking for a takedown but Kluge manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tickel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kluge is looking to counter punch.
Coaker Kluge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Tickel.
Kluge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tickel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kluge misses with a straight right.
Tickel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kluge defends it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tickel.
Kluge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tickel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kluge.
Tickel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tickel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tickel scoring with punches and elbows.
Kluge is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tickel working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluge is looking to regain half guard here but Tickel keeps moving and retains side control.
Tickel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tickel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kluge avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tickel.
Kluge is looking to reverse the position.
Tickel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kluge has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tickel working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tickel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kluge trying his best to control but Tickel has mounted him.
Kluge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tickel looking to control but Kluge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tickel takes Kluge's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Kluge is in trouble.
Tickel working for a choke but Kluge reverses nicely into Tickel 's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tickel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kluge wants to control from the top but Tickel keeps moving.
Kluge preventing the sweep.
Kluge wants to get up but he can't break Tickel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tickel looking for a triangle here. Kluge is fighting it but it looks tight! Tickel pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kluge is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Will Tickel!
Will Tickel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tumbu Bukasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tumbu Bukasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bukasa if he has to take too many more of those.
Bukasa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pierce throws a jab but it's blocked by Bukasa.
Bukasa is looking to land body kicks.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierce throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bukasa on the side of the head.
Pierce lands a glancing blow to the side of Bukasa's head.
Bukasa tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierce! But no joy.
Bukasa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bukasa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pierce thuds his right hand into Bukasa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pierce throws a head kick that misses.
Bukasa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tumbu Bukasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bukasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Pierce.
Pierce blocks a head kick by Bukasa.
Pierce looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bukasa blocks a head kick by Pierce.
Bukasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Pierce.
Bukasa throws a head kick that misses.
Bukasa misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bukasa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pierce blocks a head kick by Bukasa.
Pierce misses with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bukasa. That's going to slow Pierce down.
Bukasa blocks a jab.
Pierce lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Bukasa.
Bukasa throws a low kick, looking for Pierce's leg but Pierce calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Pierce misses its intended target.
Pierce thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Pierce misses.
Pierce clinches up with Bukasa and pushes him back against the cage.
Bukasa is trying to break the clinch but Pierce is controlling him.
Pierce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bukasa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Pierce.
Bukasa tries to break free but Pierce pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierce scores with a shot to the side of Bukasa's head.
Bukasa is trying to break the clinch but Pierce is controlling him.
Pierce slowing the pace effectively.
Pierce swings wildly with an uppercut but Bukasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierce is leaning against Bukasa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pierce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bukasa or not.
Pierce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bukasa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pierce pushes Bukasa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bukasa is breathing heavily.
Bukasa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bukasa looking to throw knees to the head but Pierce is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Bukasa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pierce lands a body shot.
Bukasa prevents a body shot from Pierce.
Bukasa looking to throw knees to the head but Pierce is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Pierce.
Pierce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pierce scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pierce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bukasa working hard to break the clinch.
Pierce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pierce.
Pierce slows down the pace here.
Pierce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bukasa is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Pierce.
Pierce breaks the clinch.
Pierce lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Bukasa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierce fakes the body blow, causing Bukasa to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Bukasa goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucas Pierce!
A very excited looking Lucas Pierce made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonqw Fray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonqw Fray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Henley!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fray misses with a wild body shot.
Fray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Henley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Henley is looking for a triangle but Fray pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henley working for a triangle but Fray defends it easily.
Henley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fray defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henley doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Henley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fray keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Henley's head.
Henley is looking for a triangle but Fray pushes his legs off easily.
Henley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fray defends well.
Henley has momentary wrist control but Fray slips an elbow through the middle.
Henley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fray is aware though and is defending well.
Fray scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henley is looking for a triangle here but Fray uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Fray creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fray is putting a hurting on Henley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Henley misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Henley tries to improve position but can't.
Fray grinds an elbow into Henley's temple.
Henley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fray wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fray creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Henley misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Henley throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henley tries to improve position but can't.
Henley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fray landing a few strikes.
Fray lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Henley down.
Check out the look on Fray's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley is looking to reverse the position.
Fray is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Henley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fray in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Henley is looking to reverse the position.
Fray tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Henley is looking for a sweep.
Fray scoring with punches from side control.
Henley sneaks back into half guard.
Fray thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henley won't allow Fray to pass to mount.
Henley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fray scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henley is rocked!
Fray working the head and body with strikes.
Henley is still in real trouble! Can Fray finish him?
Henley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fray looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fray lands a big elbow - Henley is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Fray!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonqw Fray!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mestre Bimba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bimba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Quadras by Mestre Bimba. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Mestre Bimba told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Beast!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mestre Bimba!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast throws a shot from downtown. Bimba moves away and avoids it.
Beast scores with a leg kick.
Beast misses the shot to the body.
Beast avoids a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bimba.
Bimba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bimba lands with a nice body punch.
Bimba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beast sprawls well. Beast wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bimba gets slowly back to his feet.
Bimba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beast blocks a head kick by Bimba.
Bimba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Beast defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bimba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good work by Beast as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bimba.
Bimba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bimba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bimba throws a big shot that misses.
Beast misses with a straight right.
Bimba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Bimba.
Beast appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bimba has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Beast throws a sloppy head kick and Bimba moves out of range easily.
Bimba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beast manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beast fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beast lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Beast misses its intended target.
Bimba throws out a powerful jab.
Bimba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beast checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beast was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bimba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beast feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Beast.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beast has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Beast.
Bimba can't find room to land a body shot as Beast controls the action.
Bimba lands with a short shot to the head.
Beast lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Beast.
I was talking to Beast's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bimba throws an elbow but it misses.
Beast works on Bimba's body with a couple of short punches.
Bimba looks winded!
Beast misses with the head strike.
Bimba misses with a body punch.
Bimba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beast smiles and moves away.
Billy Beast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mestre Bimba.
Bimba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bimba clinches up with Beast and pushes him back against the cage.
Bimba blocks a body shot from Beast.
Beast misses with a punch to the body.
Beast lands an uppercut.
Bimba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beast's elbow.
Beast slowing the pace effectively.
Bimba lands a nice shot to the body.
Bimba throws an elbow but it misses.
Beast lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bimba fails to land.
Beast gets through Bimba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bimba misses with a punch on the inside.
Bimba is trying to pull guard but Beast has him pressed against the cage.
Bimba can't find room to land a body shot as Beast controls the action.
Bimba digs a right hand into Beast's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beast's gas tank.
Beast dodges an elbow strike from Bimba.
Bimba tries to pull guard but Beast won't allow it.
Beast misses with a punch to the body.
Beast misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beast blocking some punches.
Beast is working Bimba over against the cage.
Bimba working aggressively here.
Bimba is trying to pull guard but Beast has him pressed against the cage.
Beast works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beast scores with a shot to the side of Bimba's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beast working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beast scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beast is working Bimba over against the cage.
Bimba misses with an elbow strike.
Beast scores with a shoulder strike.
Bimba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beast lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bimba.
Beast drops Bimba onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bimba is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bimba is rocked!
Beast creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bimba with a big uppercut! Bimba tries to clinch up but Beast pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bimba to the mat! Bimba covers up and Beast unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Beast!
Billy Beast retains his light heavyweight title!
An intense looking Billy Beast took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'm bad, I know it. I'm bad, I show it.'.
In defeat, Mestre Bimba stepped up to the mic, saying 'He's the champ for a reason. Well done.'.
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