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ECFC 46 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cactus Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mille Muuskanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack comes to the cage accompanied by Symphony Of Destruction by Megadeth. Muuskanen has chosen Abba - Dancing Queen as his entrance music. Mille Muuskanen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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277 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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283 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cactus Jack!
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, Mille Muuskanen!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jack wants to clinch.
Jack sets himself, and Muuskanen steps forward looking for the clinch! Jack avoids it this time.
Muuskanen shoots for a takedown but Jack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack tries to work over Muuskanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muuskanen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack stops a takedown attempt from Muuskanen.
Cactus Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mille Muuskanen.
Jack throws an elbow but it misses.
Jack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Muuskanen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jack pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jack is looking to clinch but Muuskanen is avoiding it.
Muuskanen shoots in for a takedown but Jack shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jack wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muuskanen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jack is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jack prevents a takedown attempt there.
Muuskanen dodges an elbow strike from Jack.
Jack tries a body shot but Muuskanen blocks it.
Jack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jack looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muuskanen as Jack tries to tie him up.
Jack stalling against the cage.
Muuskanen being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jack for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Muuskanen is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Muuskanen.
Muuskanen wants a takedown but no success here.
Muuskanen blocks an elbow strike from Jack.
Muuskanen is working for takedown but Jack is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Muuskanen.
Muuskanen pulls guard effortlessly.
Jack trying to stand up but can't free himself from Muuskanen's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muuskanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jack is one step ahead there.
Jack might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jack tries to stand but Muuskanen is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muuskanen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jack wants to get up but he can't break Muuskanen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jack definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Muuskanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jack defends it easily.
Jack has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Muuskanen is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jack closes the distance and clinches.
Jack tries to work over Muuskanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack misses with a punch to the body.
Muuskanen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jack has Muuskanen pressed against the cage.
Muuskanen dodges an elbow strike from Jack.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Muuskanen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jack after a bit of a struggle.
Stalling in the clinch from Jack.
Muuskanen is trying to pull guard but Jack has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cactus Jack dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muuskanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jack moves into the clinch.
Muuskanen tries for a takedown but Jack manages to get underhooks.
Jack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muuskanen dodges an elbow strike from Jack.
Muuskanen has Jack pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jack manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Muuskanen avoiding damage as Jack throws knees to the body.
Jack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jack tries to land knees in the clinch but Muuskanen avoids the damage to the body.
Jack misses with an elbow over the top.
Jack lands an elbow inside that Muuskanen shrugs off.
It looks like Mille Muuskanen has been cut.
Muuskanen goes for a takedown attempt but Jack pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cactus Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mille Muuskanen.
Muuskanen darts in looking for a takedown but Jack gets double underhooks and turns Muuskanen into the cage.
Jack closes the distance and pushes Muuskanen back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muuskanen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jack pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jack is looking to clinch but Muuskanen is avoiding it.
Jack rushes Muuskanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Muuskanen blocks a body shot from Jack.
Jack throws an elbow that misses.
Jack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muuskanen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Muuskanen stops Jack from getting back to his feet.
Muuskanen is keen to just control but Jack is a slippery customer.
Jack looks like he's trying to stand up.
Muuskanen is trying to control. Jack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muuskanen is looking for a kimura but Jack is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Muuskanen to get the leverage.
Muuskanen is working for a submission of some sort.
Jack pushes Muuskanen off looking to stand but Muuskanen dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jack tries to clinch but Muuskanen is having none of it.
Muuskanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Muuskanen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Muuskanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Mille Muuskanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jack sets himself, and Muuskanen steps forward looking for the clinch! Jack avoids it this time.
Muuskanen is looking to score with low kicks.
Jack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jack tries to clinch up but Muuskanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Muuskanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Jack has Muuskanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Muuskanen is trying to pull guard but Jack turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Muuskanen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jack seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Muuskanen can turn it around.
Jack lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Mille Muuskanen's cut even more.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack tries a body shot but Muuskanen blocks it.
Muuskanen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muuskanen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jack fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Muuskanen is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muuskanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jack is fending him off so far but Muuskanen persists. Nope, Jack circles away and we're back to standing.
Jack moves into the clinch.
Jack missing with knees to the body.
Muuskanen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jack after a bit of a struggle.
Muuskanen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muuskanen blocks the elbow strike.
Muuskanen tries to pull guard but Jack won't allow it.
Muuskanen letting Jack take a breather here.
Jack cracks Muuskanen with a nice body shot.
Jack content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muuskanen is defending well for now.
Muuskanen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jack prevents it.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack is pressed up against the cage. Muuskanen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jack down to the mat. Jack avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Muuskanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack moves into range and clinches up with Muuskanen.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jack throws an elbow but misses.
Jack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jack throws an elbow that misses.
Muuskanen tries for a takedown but Jack manages to get underhooks.
Jack misses with a body punch.
Muuskanen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jack fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jack has Muuskanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Muuskanen avoids the elbow strike from Jack, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jack throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muuskanen avoids the elbow strike from Jack, against the cage.
Muuskanen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jack smiles and moves away.
Jack stuffs the takedown.
Muuskanen keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cactus Jack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mille Muuskanen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jack clinches.
Muuskanen looking for a takedown.
Jack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muuskanen's brow.
Jack trying to control the position but instead, Muuskanen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jack into the cage.
Jack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jack lands a body shot.
Jack misses with an elbow over the top.
Jack lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Mille Muuskanen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mille Muuskanen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cactus Jack!
A very excited looking Cactus Jack rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby TupperII (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pereira might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to K5 - Lovin' Feelin'. Bobby TupperII has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Clint Pereira's chin.
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186 lbs
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181 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby TupperII!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pereira.
Pereira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches TupperII on the side of the head.
TupperII dives in and grabs Pereira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pereira pushes down on TupperII's head and hops out.
Pereira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pereira stuffs the takedown.
TupperII gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pereira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Bobby TupperII has been cut.
Clint Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby TupperII.
Pereira keeps the fight on the outside.
TupperII moves out of range of the body kick.
TupperII shoots in looking for a takedown but Pereira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing TupperII's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pereira looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
TupperII connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
TupperII tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pereira defends well and TupperII ends up having to push Pereira into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
TupperII is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira tries to counter by clinching up but TupperII breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TupperII tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pereira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten TupperII somewhat.
TupperII drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TupperII working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
TupperII tries for a kimura but Pereira is defending well.
Pereira manages to get back to half guard.
TupperII not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pereira wants to improve his position but TupperII is controlling well.
TupperII missing with the ground and pound from 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.
TupperII wants to work for an arm triangle but Pereira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
TupperII prevents Pereira from improving his position.
TupperII looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
TupperII has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pereira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TupperII wants to take a breather but Pereira is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TupperII sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pereira defending well though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
TupperII is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pereira has managed to free his arm - good work.
TupperII stands up from half guard.
Pereira clinches with his opponent.
Pereira scores with a shoulder strike.
Pereira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through TupperII's defenses.
Pereira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pereira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Pereira.
Pereira is pushing TupperII up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pereira stops a takedown attempt from TupperII.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TupperII tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pereira smiles and moves away.
TupperII tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pereira swivels and escapes.
TupperII lands with a nice combination. Pereira backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira throws a combination that misses
so TupperII counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pereira controlling TupperII's posture.
Pereira is trying to control the position but TupperII postures up.
Pereira has control of TupperII's left arm, preventing TupperII from doing any damage.
TupperII with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pereira controls TupperII momentarily but TupperII frees himself.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing TupperII from controlling successfully.
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 Clint Pereira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby TupperII's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
TupperII tries for a takedown. No joy.
TupperII working hard to break the clinch.
TupperII drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pereira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pereira jabs TupperII to the body, keeping him at a distance.
TupperII shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As TupperII backs away, Pereira returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Clint Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby TupperII.
Pereira throws a right hand that TupperII ducks under and follows up with a left that TupperII also avoids with ease.
TupperII fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TupperII darts in looking for a takedown but Pereira gets double underhooks and turns TupperII into the cage.
Pereira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Pereira.
Still in the clinch, Pereira scores with a nice short uppercut.
TupperII has clasped his hands together around Pereira's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TupperII is trying to get an arm triangle but Pereira is defending well.
TupperII is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pereira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pereira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pereira tries to get out of the position.
Pereira is trying to get back to half guard.
Pereira regains half guard.
TupperII gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Pereira closes the distance and pushes TupperII back into the cage.
Pereira lands with a right to the head.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a nice uppercut.
TupperII's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck with that takedown attempt from TupperII.
Pereira scores with a hook to the body. TupperII takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
TupperII shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bobby TupperII seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TupperII closes the distance and clinches up with Pereira, looking for a takedown. TupperII pushes Pereira against the cage but Pereira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pereira pushes TupperII away with a front kick.
Pereira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to TupperII's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
TupperII keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pereira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pereira throws a nice outside leg kick.
TupperII looks for a takedown but Pereira sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TupperII fails with the takedown.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt TupperII.
Pereira instigates a clinch.
TupperII goes for a takedown attempt but Pereira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pereira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
TupperII tries to keep at a distance but Pereira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pereira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
TupperII has Pereira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pereira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pereira lands a hook that snaps the head of TupperII backwards.
Pereira working TupperII over with knees to the body.
TupperII is breathing heavily.
TupperII blocks the elbow strike.
TupperII goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pereira prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TupperII blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
TupperII has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pereira after a bit of a struggle.
Pereira lands an elbow that stopped TupperII in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
TupperII is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pereira lands a nice elbow.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pereira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
TupperII misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pereira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Pereira.
Pereira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of TupperII backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pereira just misses with a elbow thrown towards TupperII's brow.
Pereira missing with knees to the body.
TupperII dodges an elbow strike from Pereira.
Pereira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Pereira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby TupperII's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pereira moves into range and clinches up with TupperII.
Pereira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
TupperII connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pereira's face.
Pereira stops a takedown attempt from TupperII.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
TupperII takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pereira.
Pereira looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
TupperII looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as TupperII controls his hands.
TupperII breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
TupperII dives in for a single leg takedown but Pereira sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Clint Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows TupperII to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TupperII trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pereira looking to hit a scissor sweep but TupperII is one step ahead there.
TupperII thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
TupperII postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
TupperII throws a strike but Pereira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
TupperII is adopting a defensive guard.
TupperII working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TupperII working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pereira.
Pereira tries to free his leg and advance position but TupperII is retaining full guard.
TupperII looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pereira trying to control but TupperII is working from the bottom.
Pereira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for TupperII on the ground.
Pereira preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TupperII keeping moving, preventing Pereira from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
TupperII tries to close the distance and clinch but Pereira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pereira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. TupperII checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
TupperII misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pereira is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from TupperII.
Clint Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby TupperII.
TupperII goes for a double leg but Pereira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pereira continues to drive forward.
Pereira cracks TupperII with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pereira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Pereira.
Decent striking displayed by Pereira there.
TupperII looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
TupperII has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clint Pereira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
TupperII takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pereira lands a hook that snaps the head of TupperII backwards.
Bobby TupperII has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That has opened up Bobby TupperII's cut even more.
Pereira is stalling here.
TupperII throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pereira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira lands a hook that snaps the head of TupperII backwards.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that TupperII can do to turn this around?
Pereira dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with TupperII's elbow.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. TupperII is defending well for now.
Pereira missing with knees to the body.
TupperII on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
TupperII has Pereira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pereira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pereira is pressed up against the cage. TupperII has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pereira down to the mat. Pereira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice cross by Pereira.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pereira, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Pereira!
After winning the bout, Clint Pereira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Snorodecki (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
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Snorodecki!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Pena.
Snorodecki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pena throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Snorodecki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snorodecki scores with a decent looking hook.
Javier Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena looks for the body kick but Snorodecki saw that one coming.
Pena throws a front kick that sends Snorodecki stumbling back into the cage.
Snorodecki lands with a kick to the temple. Pena shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice inside leg kick there by Pena. That's going to slow Snorodecki down.
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snorodecki circles away quickly and effectively.
Pena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Snorodecki counters with a straight right hand.
Snorodecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena throws a jab but it's blocked by Snorodecki.
Pena connects with a single shot there.
Snorodecki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pena swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pena throws out a powerful jab.
Snorodecki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pena seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Snorodecki throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Pena scores with a crisp jab that stopped Snorodecki in his tracks.
Snorodecki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pena misses with a few strikes there.
Pena misses with a body shot.
Snorodecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been told by Pena's head coaches at Farrell Pikey Camp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Snorodecki lands a glancing blow to the side of Pena's head.
Snorodecki scores with a hook to the body. Pena takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pena gets tackled into the cage by Snorodecki. Snorodecki maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snorodecki obliges.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pena tries to circle away but Snorodecki has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki connects with a knee to the head.
Snorodecki trying to land knees to the body.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pena is defending well for now.
Snorodecki lands a good knee to the midsection. Pena won't want to take too many of those.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pena is defending well for now.
Snorodecki tries to land knees in the clinch but Pena avoids the damage to the body.
Snorodecki missing with knees to the body.
Snorodecki lands a knee to the body.
Snorodecki working Pena over with knees to the body.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pena avoids it.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snorodecki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pena blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Snorodecki is controlling him.
Pena avoiding damage as Snorodecki throws knees to the body.
Snorodecki looking to throw knees to the head but Pena is blocking nicely.
Snorodecki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snorodecki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pena.
Pena manages to break the clinch.
Pena swings widly with a right hand
and Snorodecki counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but Pena blocks it.
Pena wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pena is trying to push Snorodecki away but Snorodecki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Snorodecki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pena has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snorodecki lands a nice knee to the body.
Pena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snorodecki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Pena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Snorodecki misses with a knee to the head.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snorodecki keeps control of Pena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Snorodecki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and Snorodecki moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Snorodecki! But no joy.
Pena missing with a left hand there. Snorodecki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snorodecki counters with a left and a right that stings Pena.
Pena misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snorodecki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pena fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snorodecki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorodecki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snorodecki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snorodecki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snorodecki misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snorodecki looking to throw knees to the head but Pena is blocking nicely.
Snorodecki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pena blocks it with crossed arms.
Snorodecki scores with a knee to the head.
Snorodecki looking to throw knees to the head but Pena is blocking nicely.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but Pena blocks with his arms.
Pena tries to break the clinch but Snorodecki is controlling the position.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but Pena blocks with his arms.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but Pena blocks with his arms.
Pena can't break the clinch.
Snorodecki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snorodecki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pena avoids it.
Snorodecki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pena blocks it with crossed arms.
Pena managing to block the knees to the body from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pena avoids it.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pena is defending well for now.
Pena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snorodecki has him pressed against the cage.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but Pena blocks it.
Snorodecki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pena has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pena is trying to force a seperation but Snorodecki has the dominant position.
Snorodecki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snorodecki has Pena pressed against the cage, preventing Pena from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chris Snorodecki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snorodecki missing with knees to the body.
Pena is looking to break free of the clinch but Snorodecki has double underhooks.
Snorodecki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pena in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pena is trying to break free.
Snorodecki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pena blocks it with crossed arms.
Pena is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Snorodecki trying to land knees to the body.
Snorodecki misses with a knee to the head.
Pena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but Pena blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Javier Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pena scores with a nice right hand.
Snorodecki scores with a shot to the body.
Snorodecki blocks a head kick by Pena.
Snorodecki connects with a right hand. Pena shakes it off.
Pena throws a hook but Snorodecki avoids it easily.
Pena sets himself, and Snorodecki steps forward looking for the clinch! Pena avoids it this time.
Snorodecki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Snorodecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena scores with a push kick.
Pena lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snorodecki at a distance.
Pena throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Snorodecki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pena slips a jab from Snorodecki.
It looked like Pena was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Snorodecki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pena takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snorodecki.
Pena throws a nice looking combination but Snorodecki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snorodecki tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Pena on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A combination from Pena does no damage.
Pena thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snorodecki misses with a double jab
and Pena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Javier Pena is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorodecki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from Pena.
Snorodecki lands a jab to Pena's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena works over Snorodecki's head and body with a nice combination.
Snorodecki rushes Pena and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pena is defending well for now.
Pena escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pena connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Snorodecki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pena misses with a body kick.
Pena swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Snorodecki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snorodecki with a hook.
Pena misses with a looping right.
Snorodecki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pena misses with a right hand
and Snorodecki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Snorodecki.
Snorodecki looking to throw knees to the head but Pena is blocking nicely.
Javier Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chris Snorodecki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pena is defending well for now.
Pena breaks the clinch.
Snorodecki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Snorodecki is looking to slow Pena down with leg kicks.
Snorodecki slips a jab and a cross from Pena.
Pena scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot lands for Pena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snorodecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Pena.
Snorodecki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pena throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snorodecki.
Pena lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Snorodecki backs up against the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Snorodecki scores with a four punch combination!
Pena misses with a head kick.
Snorodecki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pena lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Snorodecki can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Pena and Snorodecki drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Pena.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Pena!
Javier Pena decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Korpisuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roofer comes into the arena with Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme blaring out of the sound system. Korpisuo has chosen Eläkeläiset - Humpparaakki as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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194 lbs
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 33 - 1, fighting out of New York, Risto Korpisuo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korpisuo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Korpisuo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Korpisuo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Korpisuo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roofer throws a head kick that half lands.
Roofer clinches up against the cage.
Roofer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roofer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Korpisuo misses with a shot to the body
and Roofer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roofer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Korpisuo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roofer missing with a left hand there. Korpisuo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roofer tries a head kick but it misses.
Roofer looks to throw the jab but Korpisuo is out of range.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Korpisuo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roofer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Korpisuo counters with a series of strikes. Roofer will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roofer jabs Korpisuo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Korpisuo avoids the body shot from Roofer.
Roofer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Korpisuo.
Ben Roofer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Korpisuo.
Roofer throws a low kick but Korpisuo moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Korpisuo.
Good exchange - Roofer coming out on top.
Korpisuo shoots in but Roofer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Korpisuo throws a right hand that Roofer ducks under and follows up with a left that Roofer also avoids with ease.
Korpisuo blocks a head kick by Roofer.
Roofer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Korpisuo's sensitive parts.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Korpisuo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer lands a head kick. Korpisuo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ben Roofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Roofer.
Roofer circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Korpisuo drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Roofer follows Korpisuo to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Roofer!
A victorious Ben Roofer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Blood of Heroes!. Voda has chosen Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell as his entrance music. Jeremy Voda acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Voda!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Voda slips the punch.
Voda tries a head kick but it misses.
Craig Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voda momentarily.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Voda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voda manages to avoid it.
Johnson with a hook.
Voda scoring well with a low kick there.
Voda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Voda moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a body punch but Voda moves out of range.
Voda lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Voda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voda was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Voda's legs.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voda was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Voda with the counter takedown but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson stuns Voda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Voda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson throws a combination. Voda tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Voda avoids them all with ease.
Johnson is looking to wear down Voda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Voda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Voda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson throws a body punch but Voda moves out of range.
Voda throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Voda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voda manages to avoid it.
Voda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Voda connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Voda avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda works the jab nicely.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Voda is just out of range.
Johnson throws a body punch but Voda moves out of range.
And Voda tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Voda slips a straight right by Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Voda slips under a jab from Johnson.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Craig Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Voda.
Voda scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Voda avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voda manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Voda does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voda.
Johnson jabs at Voda's body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Voda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Johnson defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Voda does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Voda as he connects with a hook.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voda.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Voda avoids the body shot from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson takes a swing at Voda's ribcage but misses.
Voda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Craig Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson cracks Voda with an open hand slap.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voda was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voda.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Voda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Voda keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Voda works his foot free and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voda trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Voda has control of Johnson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Johnson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Voda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Voda's attempts to control the action.
Voda landing shots from mount.
Craig Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voda can do to turn this around?
Voda wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jeez, Craig Johnson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremy Voda!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jeremy Voda waved his t-shirt featuring Ace of Spades Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eyeonly Fuckwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuckwell comes to the cage accompanied by call to prayer. Hickock has chosen Why can't we be friends as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Eyeonly Fuckwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hickock!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock avoids the body shot from Fuckwell.
Hickock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fuckwell's corner calls for a 1-2. Fuckwell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fuckwell misses with a straight left.
Hickock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hickock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fuckwell.
Hickock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fuckwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuckwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hickock. Hickock obviously looking to wear him down.
Hickock misses with a hook. Fuckwell ducked under it nicely.
Fuckwell looks to throw the jab but Hickock is out of range.
Hickock slips a jab and a cross from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hickock.
Fuckwell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fuckwell misses with a looping left.
Fuckwell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuckwell is looking to score with low kicks.
Hickock instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuckwell can't break the clinch.
Hickock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Eyeonly Fuckwell has been cut.
Fuckwell wants to break free but Hickock has control.
Fuckwell 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hickock.
Hickock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fuckwell backwards.
Fuckwell lands a left hand.
Hickock avoiding damage.
Hickock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A frustrated look appears on Fuckwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fuckwell is trying to push Hickock away but Hickock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fuckwell being controlled against the cage.
Fuckwell tries to circle away but Hickock has him pinned against the cage.
Fuckwell tries a body shot but Hickock blocks it.
Fuckwell pushes Hickock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuckwell is trying to force a seperation but Hickock has the dominant position.
Hickock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fuckwell can't break the clinch.
Come on Hickock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock looking to stall.
Hickock works on Fuckwell's body with a couple of short punches.
Fuckwell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hickock gets through Fuckwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hickock tries to throw a body punch but Fuckwell avoids it by throwing Hickock back against the cage.
Fuckwell is trying to break the clinch but Hickock has him pressed against the cage.
Hickock trying to stall but Fuckwell improves his position.
Hickock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hickock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fuckwell is trying to force a seperation but Hickock has the dominant position.
Fuckwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hickock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fuckwell tries to break the clinch but Hickock is controlling the position.
Hickock tries to work over Fuckwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hickock lands a hook that snaps the head of Fuckwell backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hickock misses with a punch on the inside.
Hickock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fuckwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fuckwell is trying to force a seperation but Hickock has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuckwell is trying to break the clinch but Hickock has him pressed against the cage.
Fuckwell breaks from the clinch.
Fuckwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fuckwell backing away here, and Hickock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fuckwell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hickock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fuckwell slips under a jab.
Hickock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by Hickock.
Hickock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hickock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuckwell.
Hickock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fuckwell's calf.
Fuckwell cracks Hickock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fuckwell throws out a loose jab but Hickock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuckwell looks to land a left hand but Hickock moved out of range nicely.
Fuckwell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hickock.
A shot to the liver by Fuckwell. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A leg kick checked by Fuckwell.
Fuckwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hickock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuckwell lands with a right hand.
Hickock tries to clinch up but Fuckwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot by Fuckwell.
Hickock slips a straight right by Fuckwell.
Hickock wants to counter with a clinch but Fuckwell pushes him away.
Hickock tries to move into range but Fuckwell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hickock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fuckwell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hickock just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFuckwell.
Hickock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fuckwell ducks under a wild hook from Hickock.
Hickock scores with a jab. Fuckwell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fuckwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuckwell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fuckwell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fuckwell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A solid body kick from Fuckwell.
Hickock slips under a jab from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hickock was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuckwell.
Hickock feints a counter leg kick.
Hickock looks to throw the jab but Fuckwell is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Fuckwell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fuckwell lands with an overhand left.
Hickock misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eyeonly Fuckwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eyeonly Fuckwell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hickock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fuckwell misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Fuckwell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hickock misses with a two punch combination.
Fuckwell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hickock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuckwell throws the left hand but Hickock avoids the punch easily.
Eyeonly Fuckwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hickock tries to score with a low kick but Fuckwell moves his leg out of the way.
Fuckwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hickock is looking to chop away at Fuckwell's legs.
Hickock misses with a body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hickock in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Some wild striking there from Hickock.
Fuckwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hickock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuckwell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hickock throws a body shot but no joy.
Hickock staying out of range there.
Hickock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuckwell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fuckwell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hickock can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hickock tries to land a front kick but Fuckwell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock connects with a solid leg kick.
Hickock blocks a jab.
Fuckwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hickock was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuckwell.
Hickock ducks under a wild hook from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell throws a combination. Hickock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fuckwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hickock can pounce on him.
Hickock blocks a jab.
Fuckwell throws a right hand that misses
and Hickock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hickock.
Fuckwell looks to land a combination but Hickock avoids it well.
Hickock tries to score with a low kick but Fuckwell moves his leg out of the way.
Hickock lands a jab to Fuckwell's midsection.
Fuckwell misses with a straight left.
Fuckwell scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Hickock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hickock throws a hook but Fuckwell blocks it.
Hickock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuckwell.
Hickock appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock takes a swing at Fuckwell's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Fuckwell finds it's way through Hickock's defenses.
Hickock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuckwell dodges the punch combination from Hickock.
Fuckwell missing with a left hand there. Hickock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hickock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hickock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hickock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fuckwell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hickock cracks the inside of Fuckwell's front leg.
Fuckwell throws a looping overhand right but Hickock ducks down to avoid it.
Hickock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hickock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuckwell.
Eyeonly Fuckwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Fuckwell throws out a loose jab but Hickock uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Hickock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fuckwell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fuckwell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hickock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fuckwell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Fuckwell there.
Fuckwell swats away the attempt to clinch by Hickock.
A jab from Fuckwell misses.
Fuckwell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hickock.
Hickock is looking to slow Fuckwell down with leg kicks.
Hickock misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Fuckwell misses the target.
Fuckwell swings widly with a right hand
letting Hickock counter with a right hand.
Hickock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fuckwell misses the jab.
Fuckwell slips a straight right by Hickock.
Hickock throws a body shot but no joy.
Hickock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fuckwell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Hickock.
A punch lands to the side of Hickock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hickock lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fuckwell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hickock scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuckwell misses with an uppercut.
Hickock tries a quick counter leg kick but Fuckwell is wise to it.
Hickock is looking to score with low kicks.
Hickock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hickock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hickock slips under a jab.
Fuckwell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hickock counters with a straight right hand.
Fuckwell lands a leg kick that knocks Hickock off balance momentarily.
Hickock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fuckwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hickock.
Fuckwell blocks a leg kick.
Hickock misses with a looping left.
Fuckwell moves out of range of the leg kick from Hickock.
Hickock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hickock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hickock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hickock wants to clinch up but Fuckwell keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Fuckwell misses.
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 Eyeonly Fuckwell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eyeonly Fuckwell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fuckwell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fuckwell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fuckwell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fuckwell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hickock slips a jab from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell misses with a wild body shot.
Fuckwell throws a body punch but Hickock moves out of range.
Fuckwell lands a nice looking body shot.
Hickock throws a shot from downtown. Fuckwell moves away and avoids it.
Fuckwell misses with a looping left.
Hickock scores with a nice head shot.
Hickock looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuckwell is just out of range.
Fuckwell throws a right hand that misses
and Hickock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fuckwell throws a lazy right hand but Hickock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hickock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuckwell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fuckwell throws an overhand right that lands on Hickock's shoulder, as Hickock tries to avoid the shot.
Fuckwell cracks Hickock with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuckwell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hickock looks to land a right hand but Fuckwell moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuckwell. Hickock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hickock avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Hickock.
Hickock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hickock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jab by Hickock.
Hickock just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuckwell swings widly with a right hand
and Hickock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fuckwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hickock moves away.
Fuckwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuckwell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hickock backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock tries to clinch but Fuckwell moves out of range.
Fuckwell looks to throw the jab but Hickock is out of range.
Fuckwell thuds a left hand into Hickock's body.
Fuckwell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuckwell lands with a right hand.
Fuckwell throws a body shot but no joy.
Fuckwell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hickock counters with a thumping low kick.
Fuckwell cracks Hickock with an open hand slap.
Hickock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fuckwell.
Fuckwell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hickock.
A little feinted left hand from Fuckwell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab, jab by Fuckwell - just one landing.
A left lands for Fuckwell.
Fuckwell looks to land a left hand but Hickock moved out of range nicely.
Fuckwell misses with a hook.
Fuckwell misses with a hook
and Hickock counters by clinching up.
Fuckwell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock blocking some punches.
Fuckwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fuckwell is trying to force a seperation but Hickock has the dominant position.
Fuckwell misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Fuckwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hickock presses Fuckwell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fuckwell tries to break the clinch but Hickock is controlling the position.
Hickock lands an uppercut.
Hickock prevents Fuckwell from breaking the clinch.
Hickock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fuckwell breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Fuckwell.
Hickock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fuckwell swings for the body but Hickock moves out of range.
Hickock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hickock slips under a jab from Fuckwell.
A jab from Hickock finds it's way through Fuckwell's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Fuckwell catches Hickock right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Fuckwell misses.
Nice defenses there by Hickock.
Fuckwell throws the left hand but Hickock avoids the punch easily.
Fuckwell throws a hook to the side of Hickock's head but Hickock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuckwell misses with a lunging right hand
and Hickock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fuckwell throws an off balance right hand
and Hickock counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fuckwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hickock.
Hickock throws a hook but Fuckwell blocks it.
Hickock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hickock misses with a low kick as Fuckwell jumps back.
Hickock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fuckwell is rocked!
Fuckwell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hickock counters by clinching up.
Oh Fuckwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuckwell is trying to break the clinch but Hickock has him pressed against the cage.
Hickock swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuckwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hickock lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hickock slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fuckwell.
A head punch on the inside from Hickock fails to land.
Richard Hickock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuckwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hickock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hickock creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Fuckwell! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Hickock.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Hickock!
A very excited looking Richard Hickock made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Eyeonly Fuckwell had this to say: 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garavito comes to the cage accompanied by Thieves - Ministry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
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215 lbs
17 - 12 - 1 |
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Garavito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a jab.
A jab from Garavito misses.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Garavito moved out of range nicely.
We've been informed that Silva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Garavito slips under a jab from Silva.
Garavito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garavito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luis Garavito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OH! Silva has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Garavito smells blood and charges in for the finish! Garavito unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Silva sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luis Garavito!
Luis Garavito seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Archer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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33
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aaron Archer!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Archer misses with a low kick.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Archer lands with a nice body punch.
Archer punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Anderson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Archer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Archer.
Archer misses with an uppercut.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Archer shows good takedown defense.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Archer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Archer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Archer wants it to stay on the feet.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Archer tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Archer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Austin Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to bum rush Archer with a series of wild strikes but Archer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Archer lands a nice looking body shot.
Archer throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
Anderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Archer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Archer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Archer goes for a double leg but Anderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anderson continues to drive forward.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Archer as he avoids it easily.
Archer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Archer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Archer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Archer prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Archer controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson being controlled against the cage.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Archer cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Archer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Archer throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Archer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Archer. Archer obviously looking to wear him down.
Archer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderson defends it nicely.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands a right hook to the body.
Archer misses with a low kick.
Anderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Archer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Archer throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Archer misses with a few strikes there.
Archer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Archer misses with a leg kick.
Archer slips a straight right by Anderson.
Archer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Archer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anderson seems keen to control Archer's posture.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Archer controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Archer throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Archer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Archer prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Archer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Archer 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.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Archer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Archer sprawls well.
Archer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Archer lands a nice shot to the body.
Aaron Archer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Archer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Archer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Archer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Archer misses with a double jab.
Archer missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson tries to counter with a takedown but Archer is quick to defend against it.
Anderson takes a swing at Archer's ribcage but misses.
Archer throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Archer misses with a looping left.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Archer avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Archer misses with a looping left.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Archer ducks down to avoid it.
Archer tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Archer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook but Archer avoids it easily.
Archer with the counter takedown but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson takes one on the button.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Archer!
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Archer, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Archer cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Archer throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Archer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anderson checks it well.
A jab from Archer finds it's way through Anderson's defenses.
Archer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Archer lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson walks into a jab.
Archer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Archer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Archer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Archer misses with a leg kick.
Archer scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Archer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Archer moves away.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Archer is just out of range.
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Archer finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Archer thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Archer!
Anderson trying to control the position but Archer is working away.
Archer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Archer is looking to regain half guard here but Anderson keeps moving and retains side control.
Anderson wants to control but Archer is keeping him busy.
Archer struggling a bit here.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Archer keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer is trying to improve his position.
Anderson working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Archer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Archer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Anderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Archer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Archer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Archer's waist but Archer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Archer circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Archer.
Anderson rushes Archer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Archer is trying to drag Anderson to the mat but Anderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Archer controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
Archer blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson is trying to push Archer away but Archer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Archer.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Archer misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Archer struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Archer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Archer misses with a low kick.
Anderson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Archer throws a body kick that misses.
Archer looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Archer.
Archer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Anderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Archer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Archer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Archer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Archer advances position into side control!
Archer tries for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
Archer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is not content to let Archer control the position.
Anderson is looking to regain half guard here but Archer keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Archer is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Archer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Archer in side control, throwing shots but Anderson defends.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Archer trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.
Archer tries to move to mount but Anderson blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Aaron Archer just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Archer lands with a right to the head.
Anderson gets through Archer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Archer scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Archer's elbow.
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Archer. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Archer back into the cage.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Archer lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Archer stalling the fight.
Archer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Archer lands a nice uppercut.
Archer pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Archer scores with a hook to the body.
Archer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Archer on that attempt.
Archer clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice combination there by Archer.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer is looking to score with low kicks.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Archer moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Archer to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson defending well as Archer loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
Archer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Archer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Archer cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Archer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anderson.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson throws a body punch but Archer moves out of range.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson checks a leg kick nicely.
Anderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Archer did well to prevent Anderson getting side control.
Anderson throwing shots but Archer is blocking nicely.
Archer gets back to full guard.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson trying to control but Archer is working from the bottom.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Archer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Archer avoids it really well and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Archer.
Archer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Archer is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Archer checks a leg kick.
Archer with a nice cross.
Anderson checks a low kick from Archer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Archer dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Archer tries to counter it with a takedown but Anderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Archer throws a body shot but no joy.
Archer cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Archer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Archer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Archer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Archer misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A clash of legs there as Anderson blocks the low kick.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A good leg kick by Archer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson goes for a double leg but Archer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Archer continues to drive forward.
Archer scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Archer's ribcage. Archer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
Archer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Archer.
Archer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to work over Archer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Archer gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Archer tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Archer's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Archer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Archer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Austin Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Archer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anderson defends it well.
Archer lands a nice shot to the body.
Archer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Archer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Archer was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Archer, which made it look bad.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Archer throws a head kick that misses.
Archer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson shoots in but Archer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Archer throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Archer with a hook.
Anderson misses with a leg kick.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Archer leaves Anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Archer gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Archer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Archer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 45:50
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Archer!
Aaron Archer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lakanik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lakanik!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like John Lakanik has been cut.
Anastasio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anastasio connects with a leg kick. Lakanik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lakanik tries a head kick but it misses.
Anastasio throws a head kick but Lakanik moves out of range.
Anastasio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lakanik moves away.
Anastasio connects with a right hand. Lakanik shakes it off.
Lakanik lets loose with a powerful body kick. Anastasio will feel that in the morning.
Anastasio throws a head kick but Lakanik moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anastasio.
Anastasio moves out of range of the body kick from Lakanik.
A bone on bone clash there as Lakanik blocks the leg kick.
Lakanik slips under a jab from Anastasio.
Lakanik bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lakanik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anastasio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lakanik. That one must have hurt.
Lakanik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lakanik throws a head kick but Anastasio moves out of range.
Lakanik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lakanik.
Lakanik throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Anastasio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anastasio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lakanik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anastasio scrambles back to his feet.
Anastasio blocks a head kick by Lakanik.
Lakanik throws a jab when Anastasio was well out of range.
Lakanik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anastasio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lakanik thinking.
Anthony Anastasio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Lakanik.
Lakanik wants to clinch.
Anastasio lands with a straight right. Lakanik didn't see that one coming.
Lakanik tries to clinch up.
Lakanik closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lakaniks head.
Anastasio blocks an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasio misses with a punch on the inside.
Anastasio stalling the fight.
Anastasio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anastasio stalling in the clinch but Lakanik improves position.
Anastasio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lakanik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anastasio is defending well for now.
Lakanik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lakanik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lakanik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anastasio has him pressed against the cage.
Lakanik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anastasio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lakanik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lakanik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anastasio blocks it with crossed arms.
Lakanik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik is stalling here.
Anastasio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anastasio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lakanik.
Anastasio pushes Lakanik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anastasio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lakanik tries to land knees in the clinch but Anastasio avoids the damage to the body.
Lakanik misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lakanik trying to land knees to the body.
Lakanik breaks from the clinch.
Lakanik swings for the body but Anastasio moves out of range.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anastasio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lakanik wants to clinch but Anastasio slips to the side
and Anastasio counters with a good low kick that Lakanik was not able to check.
Anastasio avoids the head kick by Lakanik.
Lakanik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lakanik scores with a head kick. Anastasio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lakanik has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lakanik wants to clinch up but Anastasio keeps it at a distance.
Anastasio tries a head kick but it misses.
Lakanik has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Anastasio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lakanik closes the distance and pushes Anastasio back into the cage.
Lakanik slows down the pace here.
Lakanik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anastasio stalling in the clinch but Lakanik improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Lakanik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Lakanik's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lakanik is looking to clinch but Anastasio is avoiding it.
Lakanik slips under a jab from Anastasio.
Lakanik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lakanik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lakanik misses with a head kick.
Anastasio throws a body kick that misses.
Anastasio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lakanik.
Anastasio scores with a hook to the body. Lakanik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anthony Anastasio is winning the standup battle so far.
Lakanik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lakanik throws a body punch but Anastasio moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lakanik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anastasio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lakanik throws a head kick but Anastasio moves out of range.
Lakanik tries to close the distance and clinch but Anastasio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lakanik sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lakanik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anastasio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anastasio appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio avoids a kick to the body.
Anastasio has managed to clinch.
Anastasio throws a punch but it's blocked by Lakanik.
Anastasio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lakanik is breathing heavily.
Anastasio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anastasio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anastasio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anastasio throws a head kick that half lands.
Anastasio gets tackled into the cage by Lakanik. Lakanik maintains the clinch.
Lakanik manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Lakanik.
Anastasio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anastasio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anastasio throws a shot to the body.
Lakanik is looking to clinch but Anastasio is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lakanik wants to clinch.
Anastasio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Anastasio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lakanik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lakanik tries to clinch but Anastasio moves out of range.
Anastasio throws a head kick but Lakanik moves out of range.
Lakanik throws a counter combo.
Anastasio moves out of range of the body kick.
Anastasio tries a low kick but Lakanik avoids it.
Anastasio connects with a body shot.
Anastasio scores with a jab to the head.
That has opened up John Lakanik's cut even more.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anastasio is looking to wear down Lakanik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anastasio avoids the head kick by Lakanik.
Anastasio checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio swings for the body but Lakanik moves out of range.
Lakanik tries to clinch up but Anastasio circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Anastasio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lakanik moves forwards but Anastasio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anastasio blocks a head kick by Lakanik.
Anastasio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body kick there by Anastasio.
Lakanik throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anastasio counters with a head kick. That will keep Lakanik thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Anastasio throws a good cross that connects.
Good leg kick by Anastasio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lakanik tries to clinch there but Anastasio circles away.
Lakanik fails to land the takedown.
Lakanik just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAnastasio.
Lakanik staying out of range there.
Lakanik is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lakanik wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anastasio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anastasio is looking to counter punch.
Anastasio lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Anastasio. That snapped Lakanik's head back.
The cut above John Lakanik's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lakanik lands a head kick. Anastasio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anastasio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lakanik can do to turn this around?
Lakanik ducks right into an uppercut from Anastasio.
Anastasio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anastasio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lakanik.
Anastasio blocks the body kick.
Anastasio connects with a leg kick. Lakanik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lakanik avoids the head kick by Anastasio.
Anastasio lands with a right hand.
Lakanik tries to clinch up but Anastasio circles away and keeps his distance.
Anastasio lands a big right hand that sends Lakanik crashing to the mat! Anastasio stays standing though and waves Lakanik back to his feet!
Lakanik is rocked!
John Lakanik's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Anastasio throws a leg kick but Lakanik checks it.
Lakanik is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lakanik is still on wobbly legs! Can Anastasio finish him?
John Lakanik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lakanik lands a head kick. Anastasio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Anastasio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Lakanik's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lakanik goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lakanik seems to have recovered his senses.
Anastasio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anastasio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lakanik tries to close the distance and clinch but Anastasio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anastasio just misses with a punch to the body.
Anastasio avoids the head kick by Lakanik.
It looked like Anastasio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lakanik wants to clinch.
Lakanik tries to clinch there but Anastasio circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anastasio misses with a low kick as Lakanik jumps back.
Lakanik is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lakanik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lakanik misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Anastasio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lakanik.
Lakanik throws a head kick that misses
and Anastasio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakanik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lakanik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anastasio connects with a solid leg kick.
Lakanik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lakanik lands a head kick!
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick and Lakanik moves out of range easily.
Lakanik takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lakanik blocks a head kick by Anastasio.
Lakanik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anastasio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lakanik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anastasio lands a nice uppercut.
Lakanik missing with knees to the body.
Lakanik landing knees to the body.
Anastasio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lakanik's efforts to push away.
Anastasio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik takes a shot to the head.
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!
Lakanik tries a body shot but Anastasio blocks it.
Anastasio scores with a shot to the side of Lakanik's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Lakanik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anthony Anastasio!
Anthony Anastasio retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Anthony Anastasio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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