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Mad Hatter Tournament BR1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Verbeek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verbeek is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring It On - Godsmack. 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Verbeek!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verbeek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banks scores with a nice right hand.
Banks connects with a nice looking jab.
Verbeek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Banks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jonathan Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verbeek throws a push kick but Banks slaps the foot to one side.
Verbeek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Banks scores with a decent looking hook.
Verbeek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Banks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Verbeek.
Banks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Banks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verbeek manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks misses with a body shot.
Banks throws out a loose jab but Verbeek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verbeek throws out a counter right but Banks avoids it with no problem.
A slapping leg kick lands for Verbeek.
A solid leg kick lands there for Verbeek.
Banks throws a right hand that misses
and Verbeek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbeek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Verbeek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verbeek manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Verbeek misses.
Verbeek misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Banks misses the target.
Banks throws a jab when Verbeek was well out of range.
Banks misses with a wild body shot.
Banks misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Verbeek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Verbeek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Verbeek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Verbeek! But no joy.
Banks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banks throws a poor cross that misses
and Verbeek counters with a stiff right hand.
Banks throws a jab when Verbeek was well out of range.
Banks misses with a hook to the body
enabling Verbeek to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verbeek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Banks on the side of the head.
Banks is rocked!
Banks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banks misses with an uppercut
and Verbeek counters with a nice leg kick.
Verbeek ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
It seemed like Verbeek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Verbeek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Banks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Verbeek throws an uppercut from hell that sends Banks clean off his feet! He's out cold! Verbeek stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pat Verbeek!
After winning the bout, Pat Verbeek 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 Carl Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Mo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carl Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, El Mo!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jamison counters with a straight right hand.
Mo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Jamison. That snapped Mo's head back.
Mo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jamison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jamison slips under a jab from Mo.
Jamison lands a nice hook to Mo's body. Mo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mo misses with a right hand
and Jamison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jamison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mo. That's going to slow Jamison down.
Jamison scores with a jab.
Jamison lands with a shot to the body.
Mo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jamison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like El Mo has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jamison, as that shot connected.
Mo is rocked!
Mo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Jamison gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Mo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Jamison!
Carl Jamison 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dr Thork (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ewen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewen has chosen We Were Soldiers as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dr Thork!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Ewen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewen throws a big shot that misses.
Ewen connects with a looping right hand.
Ewen misses with a wild body shot.
Ewen misses with a body shot.
Ewen looks to score with a jab to the body but Thork is just out of range.
Thork throws a body punch but Ewen moves out of range.
Thork seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ewen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thork scores with a jab to the head.
A left lands for Ewen.
Thork bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ewen stuns Thork with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ewen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thork.
Ewen throws a series of strikes that have Thork backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ewen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ewen avoids the body shot from Thork.
Thork changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thork was well out of range. Poor timing from Ewen.
Thork throws a hook to the side of Ewen's head but Ewen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Ewen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ewen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ewen throws a body punch but Thork moves out of range.
Thork misses with a looping right.
Ewen throws a nice looking combination but Thork bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thork feinted with a counter takedown.
Ewen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thork takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thork keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thork changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ewen misses with a hook. Thork ducked under it nicely.
Thork bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thork has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ewen is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Thork yanks on the arm and Ewen is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Thork.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dr Thork!
The defeated Phil Ewen had this to say: 'We don't do walking away - not where I'm from. That's a good man I met here - he came looking for a scrap. He came to fight and so did I - tonight just happened to be his night. Round of applause for my opponent and a round of whisky if you please.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Kissel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Donalds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kissel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Coal Chamber - Loco. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Kissel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Donalds!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donalds scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kissel throws a body shot but no joy.
Kissel throws a body punch but Donalds moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donalds! But no joy.
Donalds lunges at Kissel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kissel's hand.
Kissel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kissel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kissel.
Kissel lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Kissel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kissel presses Donalds against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kissel.
Kissel lands a nice uppercut.
Kissel lands a body shot.
Donalds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kissel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kissel lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donalds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kissel gets through Donalds's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kissel digs a right hand underneath Donalds's ribcage. Donalds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Donalds working aggressively here.
Kissel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donalds backwards.
Still in the clinch, Kissel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donalds misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Kissel.
Donalds looks winded!
Nice body punch from Kissel.
Donalds looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kissel on the inside.
Kissel blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Kissel.
Donalds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Kissel.
Donalds misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donalds.
Donalds has a couple of punches blocked by Kissel.
Kissel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Donalds swings wildly with an uppercut but Kissel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kissel lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Kissel.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kissel.
Kissel pushes Donalds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kissel pushes Donalds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kissel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donalds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kissel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kissel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Donalds or not.
Kissel lands with a light punch inside.
Kissel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissel lands an uppercut.
Kissel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donalds.
A shot in the inside from Kissel.
Kissel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kissel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kissel.
Kissel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donalds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Donalds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kissel lands a left hand.
Donalds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donalds misses with the head strike.
Kissel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Donalds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kissels head.
Donalds misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Donalds fails to land.
Donalds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kissel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kissel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Kissel.
Donalds swings wildly with an uppercut but Kissel uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donalds takes a shot to the head.
Donalds misses with the head strike.
Kissel misses with a punch to the body.
Kissel scores with a shoulder strike.
Kissel is trying to break free.
Kissel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kissel lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Donalds on the inside.
Kissel lands a body punch.
Donalds takes a shot to the head.
Donalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donalds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kissel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Kissel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donalds misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kissel.
Kissel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Donalds fails to land.
Kissel struggles to land a body shot inside as Donalds controls his hands.
Donalds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donalds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kissel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kissel.
Kissel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kissel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kissel gets through Donalds's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kissel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kissel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Donalds on the inside.
Kissel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Donalds is rocked!
Donalds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donalds is still on wobbly legs! Can Kissel finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kissel.
Donalds seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kissel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kissel - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Kissel.
Kissel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Donalds or not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kissel.
Kissel lands with a right to the head.
Kissel missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kissel.
Donalds misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Kissel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kissel has Donalds up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Donalds.
Kissel lands a right hand.
Donalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kissel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donalds backwards.
Donalds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donalds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donalds swings wildly with an uppercut but Kissel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kissel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kissel pushes Donalds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kissel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kissel on the inside.
Donalds lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Kissel.
Kissel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donalds can do to turn this around?
Kissel lands a left hand.
Kissel pushes Donalds against the cage. Kissel is working some dirty boxing. Kissel pushes off with a quick right hook! Donalds goes down! Donalds tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kissel moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Kissel!
Darren Kissel 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 Kajun Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Brasnof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puno comes to the cage accompanied by 軍神. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kajun Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicolai Brasnof!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasnof slips under a jab.
Brasnof misses with a hook.
Brasnof scores with a jab to the head.
No luck for Puno with that takedown attempt.
Brasnof moves away from the strike by Puno.
Puno thows a leg kick but Brasnof checks it
and Brasnof counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nicolai Brasnof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brasnof lands a nice looking body shot.
Brasnof misses the jab.
Puno moves away from the strike by Brasnof.
Puno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Puno.
Puno misses with a straight left.
Brasnof thuds his right hand into Puno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brasnof's jab looks to have found its range, popping Puno under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Puno misses the target.
Puno misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brasnof uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brasnof lands a glancing blow to the side of Puno's head.
Puno seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice uppercut there from Brasnof.
Brasnof throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brasnof has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Puno slips under a jab from Brasnof.
Brasnof tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Brasnof.
Brasnof avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brasnof cracks Puno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brasnof fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brasnof slips a jab and a cross from Puno.
Puno darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puno is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasnof is looking to stand up but Puno isn't so interested in that idea.
Puno throwing strikes from guard but Brasnof blocks nicely.
Puno keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brasnof's head.
Puno throwing strikes from guard but Brasnof blocks nicely.
Puno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno looking to pass the guard.
Puno with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brasnof swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brasnof avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brasnof moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brasnof uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brasnof might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Puno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brasnof scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Puno throws a combination that misses
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brasnof defending well as Puno loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Brasnof. That snapped Puno's head back.
Brasnof just misses with a punch to the body.
Puno appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nicolai Brasnof is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puno shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brasnof defends it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Brasnof.
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!
Puno takes one to the side of the head.
Brasnof misses with a looping right.
Puno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brasnof.
Puno is looking to counter the offense by Brasnof and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Brasnof dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Puno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brasnof keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puno.
Puno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brasnof connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Puno scrambles back to his feet.
Puno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puno slips a jab and a cross from Brasnof.
Brasnof throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brasnof throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brasnof cracks Puno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Puno throws a right hand that misses
enabling Brasnof to counter with a crisp jab.
Puno misses with a wild combination.
Brasnof takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brasnof has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brasnof swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puno missing with a left hand there. Brasnof was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puno walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasnof scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Puno slips a straight right by Brasnof.
Puno misses with a kick to the body.
Puno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brasnof cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brasnof lands a nice shot that snaps Puno's head back.
Puno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puno throws a series of punches but Brasnof avoids them all with ease.
Brasnof connects with a jab.
Brasnof scores with a hook.
Puno throws a lazy right hand but Brasnof sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brasnof goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brasnof connects with a body shot.
Good shot there by Brasnof.
Puno ducks under a wild hook from Brasnof.
Puno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nicolai Brasnof seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brasnof throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasnof stuffs the takedown.
Puno ducks under a wild hook from Brasnof.
An attempted straight right counter from Puno misses the target.
Brasnof pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puno takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brasnof misses with a straight right.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brasnof circles away quickly and effectively.
Brasnof scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brasnof ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brasnof blocks a head kick by Puno.
Puno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brasnof is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Puno misses the shot to the body.
Brasnof throws an overhand right that lands on Puno's shoulder, as Puno tries to avoid the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Puno. Brasnof shrugs it off though.
Puno swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasnof connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Puno.
Puno throws a jab when Brasnof was well out of range.
Brasnof connects with the punch.
Brasnof scores with a punch to the head.
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brasnof cracks Puno with an open hand slap.
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brasnof manages to avoid it.
Brasnof rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brasnof scores with the left hand. Puno knows he should have avoided that one.
Puno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Puno fails to land with a series of punches.
Brasnof waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puno.
No joy there for Brasnof, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brasnof.
Brasnof digs a good body shot into Puno's ribs.
Brasnof throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puno misses with a head kick.
Brasnof feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Punos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Puno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brasnof dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brasnof connects with a looping right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brasnof, as that shot connected.
Puno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brasnof throws a series of punches but Puno moves out of range.
Brasnof tests Puno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brasnof connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Brasnof 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! This is the final round!
Brasnof lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Puno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puno ducks under a wild hook from Brasnof.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brasnof, as that shot connected.
Puno drops his hands momentarily and Brasnof takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brasnof looks to land a left hand but Puno moved out of range nicely.
Brasnof with a jab.
Puno shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brasnof napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Puno throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Brasnof works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Puno takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasnof wants to get back to his feet.
Puno will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Puno is looking to advance position but Brasnof won't allow it.
Brasnof is defending against the submission attempts here by Puno.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brasnof is trying to stand back up but Puno is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kajun Puno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brasnof moves out of range as Puno strikes.
A little jabbing left from Brasnof on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brasnof throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puno wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brasnof throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brasnof misses with a looping left.
Puno changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jab from Brasnof.
Puno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Brasnof misses.
As Brasnof tries to get set, Puno tries to push him back and clinch up but Brasnof manages to avoid the attempt.
Puno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puno takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Puno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brasnof pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Puno back to the cage. Brasnof follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brasnof scores with a crisp jab that stopped Puno in his tracks.
Puno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brasnof is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puno with a body shot.
Puno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brasnof.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno defending well as Brasnof loads up on a big left hand.
Brasnof scores with a jab. Puno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brasnof throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brasnof dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brasnof fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brasnof misses with a straight right.
Puno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brasnof connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brasnof scores with a hook to the body. Puno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut there from Puno.
Puno throws a head kick that misses
and Brasnof counters with a nice uppercut.
Brasnof cracks Puno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Brasnof darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brasnof stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brasnof connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Puno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puno feints and as Brasnof raises his hands in defense, Puno changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brasnof is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Puno throws an elbow that misses. Brasnof uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Puno's guard. Nice move by Brasnof!
Brasnof works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Puno gets back to full guard.
Puno has a closed guard, preventing Brasnof from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolai Brasnof comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brasnof winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolai Brasnof!
Nicolai Brasnof 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Cardenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eight Twentythree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zachary Cardenas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eight Twentythree's chin.
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32
145 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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154 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachary Cardenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eight Twentythree!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardenas blocks the body kick.
Nice shot by Twentythree.
Cardenas slips under a jab.
Twentythree throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cardenas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Twentythree backs up against the cage.
Cardenas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Twentythree lands with a hook. Cardenas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Twentythree looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cardenas defending well as Twentythree loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Cardenas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zachary Cardenas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twentythree fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cardenas.
Cardenas gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Twentythree.
Cardenas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cardenas clinches up with Twentythree and pushes him back against the cage.
Cardenas can't find room to land a body shot as Twentythree controls the action.
Cardenas working aggressively here.
Twentythree manages to break the clinch.
Cardenas misses with the combination.
Twentythree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cardenas manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twentythree ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cardenas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Twentythree counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping leg kick lands for Twentythree.
Twentythree delivers a nice body kick.
A combination from Cardenas does no damage.
Twentythree throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cardenas on the side of the head.
Cardenas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Twentythree finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cardenas is breathing heavily.
Jab from Twentythree.
A head kick misses from Twentythree.
Twentythree looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cardenas looks to throw the jab but Twentythree is out of range.
Twentythree doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cardenas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cardenas throws a body punch but Twentythree moves out of range.
Twentythree follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cardenas wants to clinch.
Cardenas just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas misses with a series of wild punches.
Twentythree flicks out a counter leg kick but Cardenas steps away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardenas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cardenas misses with a wild body shot.
Twentythree pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cardenas is looking to wear down Twentythree with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cardenas throws a right and a left that Twentythree avoids nicely.
Cardenas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Twentythree lands a nice looking body kick.
Twentythree lands a really nice looking cross but Cardenas seems unphased.
Cardenas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Twentythree swings for the body but Cardenas moves out of range.
Twentythree looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Twentythree misses with a body shot.
A combination from Twentythree does no damage.
Twentythree with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Twentythree.
Twentythree looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cardenas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cardenas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cardenas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Twentythree.
Twentythree is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cardenas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Twentythree lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cardenas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cardenas throws a head punch that misses.
Cardenas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Cardenas misses.
Cardenas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Twentythree moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Twentythree. That's going to slow Cardenas down.
Twentythree dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cardenas. That did some damage!
Twentythree connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Cardenas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Twentythree's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cardenas under the eye.
Cardenas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Twentythree is looking to slow Cardenas down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cardenas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cardenas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Twentythree.
Cardenas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Twentythree.
Twentythree thuds a left hand into Cardenas's body.
Cardenas forces Twentythree back against the cage and clinches.
Cardenas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cardenas lands with a right to the head.
Cardenas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Twentythree scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Twentythree taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Twentythree is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Cardenas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cardenas misses with some punches.
Twentythree dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Twentythree tries a body shot but Cardenas blocks it.
Cardenas manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eight Twentythree dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cardenas is looking to clinch.
Twentythree lands a glancing blow to the side of Cardenas's head.
Twentythree misses the shot to the body.
Twentythree takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cardenas moves out of range of the body kick from Twentythree.
Zachary Cardenas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cardenas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Twentythree.
Twentythree throws a hook but Cardenas avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Cardenas misses its target.
Cardenas wants to clinch up but Twentythree keeps it at a distance.
Cardenas takes one to the side of the head.
Cardenas is looking to clinch.
Twentythree is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cardenas.
Twentythree works Cardenas's body with a nice hook.
Twentythree ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Some wild striking there from Cardenas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cardenas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Twentythree paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Twentythree swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Cardenas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cardenas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twentythree scores with a body shot.
Twentythree scores with a shot to the body.
Twentythree misses with a wild body shot.
Cardenas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Zachary Cardenas has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Twentythree.
Twentythree has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Twentythree connects with a body shot.
Eight Twentythree seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Twentythree sizes up Cardenas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cardenas is rocked!
Cardenas tries to clinch up.
Oh Cardenas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Twentythree moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Twentythree pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cardenas seems to have got his legs back now.
Twentythree lands with a straight right. Cardenas didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Twentythree lands a nice shot that snaps Cardenas's head back.
A punch combination from Cardenas misses.
Twentythree throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cardenas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cardenas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Twentythree lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cardenas will feel that in the morning.
Cardenas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twentythree bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by Twentythree.
Cardenas moves forwards but Twentythree connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cardenas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Twentythree.
Twentythree's corner calls for a 1-2. Twentythree obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Twentythree lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Twentythree comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Twentythree getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cardenas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Twentythree.
Twentythree with a hook.
Cardenas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Twentythree. That one must have hurt.
Twentythree dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Twentythree scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cardenas throws a right hand that Twentythree ducks under and follows up with a left that Twentythree also avoids with ease.
Twentythree let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Twentythree cracks Cardenas with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Twentythree has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cardenas to stand back up!
Twentythree drops Cardenas with a straight right hand, right on the button! Twentythree follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eight Twentythree!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ambrose Chisholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Loredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alvin Loredo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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154 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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24
153 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ambrose Chisholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alvin Loredo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chisholm has closed the distance and engaged Loredo in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chisholm takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chisholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chisholm misses with a body punch.
Loredo is trying to push Chisholm away but Chisholm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chisholm tries a body shot but Loredo blocks it.
Loredo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loredo misses with a low kick.
Loredo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Loredo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chisholm circles away quickly and effectively.
Chisholm tries to move into range but Loredo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Loredo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvin Loredo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loredo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chisholm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chisholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chisholm looks for the body kick but Loredo saw that one coming.
Loredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loredo lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chisholm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chisholm keeps Loredo at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loredo throws a right and a left that Chisholm avoids nicely.
Loredo misses with the combination.
Loredo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chisholm's hands.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chisholm moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chisholm.
Loredo scores with a hook to the body.
Chisholm blocks an uppercut.
Loredo prevents a body shot from Chisholm.
Loredo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chisholm misses with a low kick.
Loredo looks to land a left hand but Chisholm moved out of range nicely.
Loredo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chisholm was well out of range. Poor timing from Loredo.
Loredo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chisholm throws a nice head kick!
Loredo throws a lazy right hand but Chisholm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chisholm misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm moves away from the strike by Loredo.
Chisholm drops down looking for a counter takedown but Loredo sprawls and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loredo lands a nice hook to Chisholm's body. Chisholm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chisholm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loredo misses with a low kick.
Loredo scores with a shot to the body.
Chisholm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loredo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chisholm connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Loredo misses its intended target.
Chisholm lands a head kick!
Loredo checks a leg kick nicely.
Chisholm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chisholm needs to keep his hands up - Loredo had a free shot at his head there.
Chisholm throws a leg kick which misses Loredo's front leg but catches the back leg as Loredo tries to avoid it.
A big left from Loredo misses.
Loredo throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loredo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loredo throws a hook but Chisholm avoids it easily.
Loredo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chisholm throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Loredo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chisholm tries to clinch but Loredo moves out of range.
Chisholm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chisholm throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chisholm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loredo.
Chisholm attempts a counter takedown but Loredo avoids it well and moves away.
Loredo misses with a low kick.
Loredo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That kick from Chisholm tenderised Loredo's leg. Loredo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Loredo misses with a two punch combination.
Chisholm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chisholm tries to counter with a takedown but Loredo is quick to defend against it.
Chisholm misses with a head kick.
Chisholm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Loredo misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chisholm takes one to the chin there.
Loredo throws a hook to the side of Chisholm's head but Chisholm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loredo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chisholm changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chisholm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chisholm ducks right into an uppercut from Loredo.
Loredo tests Chisholm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chisholm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Loredo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Loredo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chisholm.
Loredo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chisholm feinted with a counter takedown.
Chisholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Chisholm.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chisholm.
Loredo motions for Chisholm to come forward. Loredo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Loredo jabs at Chisholm's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Loredo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Loredo cracks Chisholm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Loredo misses with a low kick.
A head kick from Chisholm lands but Loredo takes it in his stride.
Chisholm checks a low kick from Loredo.
Loredo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chisholm on the side of the head.
Loredo misses with a body shot.
Chisholm tries to counter with a takedown but Loredo is quick to defend against it.
Loredo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chisholm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chisholm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loredo throws out a counter right but Chisholm avoids it with no problem.
Chisholm throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Loredo's head.
Loredo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chisholm scores with a push kick.
Alvin Loredo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chisholm misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loredo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chisholm moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Loredo lands with an overhand left.
Loredo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Loredo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisholm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Loredo lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Loredo misses the target.
Chisholm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loredo looks to score with a jab to the body but Chisholm is just out of range.
Loredo wants to land a leg kick but Chisholm is out of range.
Ambrose Chisholm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loredo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Loredo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Loredo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chisholm is able to avoid easily.
Loredo scores with the left hand. Chisholm knows he should have avoided that one.
Loredo blocks a head kick by Chisholm.
Loredo takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Chisholm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loredo 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 Chisholm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chisholm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Loredo gets tackled into the cage by Chisholm. Chisholm maintains the clinch.
Chisholm lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loredo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loredo tries to circle away but Chisholm has him pinned against the cage.
Chisholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Loredo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chisholm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loredo is trying to push Chisholm away but Chisholm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chisholm scores with a hook to the body.
Chisholm breaks the clinch.
Chisholm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loredo misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Loredo finds it's target.
Chisholm throws a head kick that misses.
Chisholm closes the distance and pushes Loredo back into the cage.
Loredo is trying to break the clinch but Chisholm is controlling him.
Loredo misses with some punches.
Chisholm is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chisholm misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loredo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards.
Chisholm breaks from the clinch.
Chisholm tries a low kick but Loredo avoids it.
Chisholm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chisholm's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Loredo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chisholm.
Loredo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Alvin Loredo has been cut.
Loredo lands a jab to Chisholm's midsection.
Chisholm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Loredo throws a body punch but Chisholm moves out of range.
Loredo throws a body kick that misses.
Chisholm drops down looking for a counter takedown but Loredo sprawls and moves away.
Loredo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chisholm tries to counter with a takedown but Loredo is quick to defend against it.
Loredo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Loredo misses with a body shot.
Loredo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chisholm's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Chisholm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Loredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chisholm tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loredo lands a leg kick that knocks Chisholm off balance momentarily.
Loredo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chisholm.
Loredo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chisholm tries to land a leg kick but Loredo saw it coming and moves away.
Chisholm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chisholm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loredo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chisholm momentarily.
Loredo blocks a low kick nicely.
Loredo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Loredo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chisholm slips under a jab from Loredo.
Loredo misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chisholm lands a leg kick that knocks Loredo off balance momentarily.
Loredo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alvin Loredo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alvin Loredo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Chisholm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Loredo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Loredo throws a leg kick but Chisholm moved away.
Chisholm throws a head kick that misses.
Loredo scores with a jab to the body.
Chisholm is looking to clinch but Loredo is avoiding it.
Chisholm throws a sloppy head kick and Loredo moves out of range easily.
Loredo throws a body shot but no joy.
Loredo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loredo.
Chisholm throws a sloppy head kick and Loredo moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loredo throws a hook to the side of Chisholm's head but Chisholm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chisholm is looking to slow Loredo down with leg kicks.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loredo throws out a counter right but Chisholm avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisholm throws a push kick but Loredo slaps the foot to one side.
Chisholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loredo throws a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Loredo!
Loredo moves out of range of the leg kick from Chisholm.
Loredo misses with a wild body shot.
Loredo cracks Chisholm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chisholm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Loredo avoids the head kick by Chisholm.
Loredo feints a counter leg kick.
Loredo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loredo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Loredo as he checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Loredo. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Loredo misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chisholm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loredo.
Chisholm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loredo throws out a loose jab but Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loredo missing with a left hand there. Chisholm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chisholm attempts a counter takedown but Loredo avoids it well and moves away.
Chisholm throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Loredo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chisholm appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chisholm explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Loredo looks to land a right hand but Chisholm moved out of range.
Loredo throws a looping overhand right but Chisholm ducks down to avoid it.
Loredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chisholm attempts a counter takedown but Loredo avoids it well and moves away.
Loredo cracks Chisholm with a good jab.
Loredo throws a body shot but no joy.
Chisholm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loredo's calf.
Chisholm throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Loredo checks a leg kick nicely.
Loredo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chisholm was well out of range. Poor timing from Loredo.
Chisholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chisholm moves out of range of the strikes.
Chisholm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loredo.
Loredo missing with a left hand there. Chisholm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chisholm half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chisholm.
Loredo misses with a looping left.
Loredo connects with a body shot that sends Chisholm's belly button to the back.
Loredo checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Loredo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chisholm throws a sloppy head kick and Loredo moves out of range easily.
Chisholm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chisholm moves away from the strike by Loredo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loredo throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loredo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A shot to the liver by Loredo. Beautiful body shot.
Chisholm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Loredo jabs Chisholm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chisholm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Loredo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Loredo throws a leg kick but Chisholm checks it.
Loredo lands a jab to Chisholm's midsection.
Chisholm slips a jab from Loredo.
Chisholm changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chisholm tries a head kick but it misses.
Loredo blocks a low kick nicely.
Loredo lands the left hand.
Loredo throws a front kick aimed at Chisholm's knee but Chisholm avoids it well.
Ambrose Chisholm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvin Loredo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Loredo lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Loredo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Loredo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvin Loredo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bitters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitters comes to the cage accompanied by Maybe. Santiago is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Rza - Samurai Showdown. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Bitters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bitters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santiago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gary Bitters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitters fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bitters lands a nice shot to the body.
Bitters getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Santiago tries to keep at a distance but Bitters has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santiago has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bitters regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santiago preventing the sweep.
Bitters doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitters can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santiago controls the pace.
Bitters wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Santiago is now in half guard.
Bitters is looking for a sweep. Santiago is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bitters is looking to control Santiago's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bitters avoid being mounted?
Santiago working over Bitters with some ground and pound. Bitters looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Santiago is working for a submission of some sort.
Bitters wants to control but Santiago is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bitters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santiago thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bitters's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitters is trying to get back to full guard.
Bitters is staying active underneath Santiago, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bitters flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Santiago prevents Bitters from improving his position.
Bitters controlling the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Santiago is looking to take a break and control but Bitters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santiago throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bitters to regain full guard.
Santiago wants to control from the top but Bitters keeps moving.
Santiago has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santiago forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bitters tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bitters is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santiago slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitters is controlling Santiago's trapped leg to prevent Santiago from advancing to side control.
Santiago is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bitters keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Santiago is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bitters!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago breaks from Bitters's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bitters is trying to escape the mount.
Santiago avoids the attempt from Bitters to control.
Santiago landing strikes from the mount and Bitters is in trouble!
It looks like Gary Bitters has been cut.
Santiago looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santiago prevents Bitters from getting the reversal.
Santiago has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bitters's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Santiago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Bitters's cut.
That's time! Bitters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santiago lands a jab to the head.
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Bitters is just out of range.
Santiago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bitters circles away.
Bitters cracks the inside of Santiago's front leg.
Santiago throws a series of punches but Bitters avoids them all with ease.
Bitters misses the shot to the body.
Bitters checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santiago throws a hook but Bitters avoids it easily.
Santiago swings for the body but Bitters moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Bitters.
Santiago misses with a hook.
It looked like Bitters wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bitters ducks under a wild hook from Santiago.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitters moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santiago has a takedown stuffed.
Bitters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bitters. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Bitters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santiago. Santiago obviously looking to wear him down.
Santiago throws a low kick but Bitters avoids it.
Santiago just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Bitters.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Bitters blocks the leg kick.
Santiago turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santiago throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bitters swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santiago misses with a punch on the inside.
Bitters prevents Santiago from breaking the clinch.
Santiago has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bitters avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gary Bitters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Santiago.
Santiago is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bitters to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santiago moves forwards but Bitters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bitters.
Bitters looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santiago throws a hook but Bitters blocks it.
Bitters tries to clinch but Santiago moves out of range.
Bitters missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice combination there by Santiago.
Bitters uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santiago.
Bitters swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bitters pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santiago is out of range and Bitters settles back down.
Bitters lands a head shot.
Bitters tries to close the distance and clinch but Santiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitters digs a good hook to Santiago's body.
Santiago throws a leg kick but Bitters sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab by Santiago.
Bitters thuds a left hand into Santiago's body.
Gary Bitters is winning the standup battle so far.
Santiago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago staying out of range there.
Bitters lands with a nice body punch.
Bitters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
A big left from Bitters misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santiago! But no joy.
Santiago throws the left hand but Bitters avoids the punch easily.
Bitters slips under a jab from Santiago.
Bitters slips under a jab.
Santiago throws a head kick but Bitters moves out of range.
Bitters is looking to clinch.
Santiago throws a big shot that misses.
Bitters works the jab nicely.
Bitters checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gary Bitters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bitters misses with a body shot.
Bitters misses with a left hand
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Bitters throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bitters misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Bitters misses its target.
Bitters throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily.
Bitters throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bitters slips under a jab.
Crunch! Santiago slams his shin into Bitters's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago throws a body kick that misses
and Bitters decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santiago's guard.
Bitters scoring with some ground and pound.
Jose Santiago has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santiago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bitters scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bitters throwing strikes from guard but Santiago blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santiago is on top in guard.
Bitters wants to improve his position but instead Santiago has moved into half guard.
Santiago is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bitters sees it coming and defends easily.
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 Gary Bitters will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary Bitters's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bitters fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santiago checks it well.
Bitters pushes Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.
Bitters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bitters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santiago misses with a looping left.
Santiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bitters was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bitters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago.
Bitters connects with a leg kick. Santiago looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Santiago misses with a hook. Bitters ducked under it nicely.
Bitters appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Santiago misses with a body shot.
Bitters lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago throws a looping overhand right but Bitters ducks down to avoid it.
Bitters lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bitters throws a hook to the side of Santiago's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santiago slips a jab from Bitters.
Bitters lands with a good body shot.
Bitters throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitters moves out of range of the body kick.
That kick from Santiago tenderised Bitters's leg. Bitters is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bitters feints and then cracks Santiago's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santiago down.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bitters as he avoids it easily.
Bitters moves into the clinch.
Bitters jumps into guard, dragging Santiago to the mat.
Bitters managing to control the position.
Bitters wants to control but Santiago passes easily into half guard.
Bitters knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santiago on the ground.
Santiago is keen to just control but Bitters is a slippery customer.
Bitters trying to control but Santiago postures up.
Bitters wants to improve his position but Santiago is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago is taking a breather. Bitters says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Santiago is looking to take a break and control but Bitters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santiago working the head and body with strikes.
Santiago wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bitters keeps working.
Santiago thows a huge punch but Bitters dodges it nicely.
Bitters flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bitters is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santiago pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Santiago there.
Santiago is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bitters sees it coming and defends easily.
Santiago trying to pass the guard but Bitters defending well.
Santiago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bitters has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santiago is working away from the top position though.
Santiago is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Santiago can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bitters is looking to escape.
Bitters is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is landing with some decent strikes but Bitters is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Santiago is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bitters can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Santiago throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Santiago punching from mount but Bitters doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Santiago wants to finish this one by submission but Bitters is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Santiago.
Bitters is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santiago lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitters tries to reverse the position but Santiago maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Santiago.
I think Santiago has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Santiago!
Jose Santiago gave a mention to Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Mewes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Mewes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russian Zombie!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Zombie finds it's way through Mewes's defenses.
Mewes moves into the clinch.
Zombie can't find room to land a body shot as Mewes controls the action.
Zombie blocking some punches.
Zombie misses with a punch on the inside.
Mewes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zombie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zombie lands a shoulder strike.
Zombie pushes Mewes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mewes wants to stall.
Zombie lands a left hand.
Mewes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zombie's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zombie.
Zombie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mewes or not.
Zombie scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zombie pushes Mewes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zombie working aggressively here.
Zombie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zombie lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mewes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mewes misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mewes fails to land.
Mewes misses with the head strike.
Mewes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zombie.
A right handed body shot lands from Mewes.
Zombie pushes Mewes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zombie.
Mewes can't find room to land a body shot as Zombie controls the action.
Mewes misses with a punch to the body.
Mewes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mewes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zombie's brow.
A bit of stalling here from Zombie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mewes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zombie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zombie misses with a punch on the inside.
Zombie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zombie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mewes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mewes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zombie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mewes backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Zombie as the two fighters clinch.
Zombie misses with a punch on the inside.
Zombie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mewes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zombie has a couple of punches blocked by Mewes.
Mewes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mewes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zombie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie misses with a punch to the body.
Mewes struggles to land a body shot inside as Zombie controls his hands.
Mewes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
Zombie digs a right hand underneath Mewes's ribcage. Mewes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zombie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mewes backwards.
Zombie scores with a hook to the body.
Zombie can't find room to land a body shot as Mewes controls the action.
Zombie lands a shoulder strike.
Zombie controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zombie.
Mewes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Mewes fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mewes.
The referee calls for Zombie to work.
Zombie takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie prevents a body shot from Mewes.
Zombie lands a hook that snaps the head of Mewes backwards.
Zombie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mewes backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mewes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
Zombie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zombie lands a hook that snaps the head of Mewes backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Zombie.
Mewes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mewes lands with a light punch inside.
Zombie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zombie slows down the pace here.
Mewes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mewes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zombie lands with a light punch inside.
Mewes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zombies head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Zombie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zombie gets tackled into the cage by Mewes. Mewes maintains the clinch.
Mewes is looking to control Zombie's arms but Zombie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mewes has his back to the cage.
Mewes tries to throw a body punch but Zombie avoids it by throwing Mewes back against the cage.
Zombie misses with the head strike.
Mewes takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Mewes.
Mewes is trying to stall.
Zombie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zombie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zombie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zombie pushes Mewes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mewes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zombie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mewes backwards.
Zombie pushes Mewes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Zombie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mewes is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zombie.
Oh Mewes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zombie working aggressively here.
Zombie throws a punch but it's blocked by Mewes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mewes throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mewes.
Mewes seems to have got his legs back now.
Mewes misses with a body punch.
Zombie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mewes up against the cage.
Zombie is stalling here.
Mewes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zombie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mewes backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Zombie.
Zombie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Zombie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mewes.
Zombie pushes Mewes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zombie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zombie lands a shot to the body.
Mewes misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie scores with a shoulder strike.
Mewes has a couple of punches blocked by Zombie.
Zombie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zombie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zombie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mewes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zombie lands with a short shot to the head.
Zombie lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Zombie.
Mewes gets through Zombie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mewes misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Zombie.
Mewes throws a punch but it's blocked by Zombie.
Mewes has Zombie pressed against the cage.
Zombie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mewes misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zombie tries to work over Mewes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mewes has a couple of punches blocked by Zombie.
Zombie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zombie lands a shoulder strike.
Mewes looking to slow down the pace here.
Zombie cracks Mewes with a nice body shot.
Mewes swings wildly with an uppercut but Zombie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mewes tries to work over Zombie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zombie blocking some punches.
Zombie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zombie seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zombie.
Still in the clinch, Zombie scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Zombie.
Zombie lands with a right to the head.
Mewes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zombie is trying to stall.
Zombie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mewes backwards.
Mewes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zombie throws a big uppercut that drops Mewes! More strikes from Zombie and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mewes lies dazed against the cage as Zombie celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russian Zombie!
Russian Zombie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Jason Mewes had this to say: 'I'm young and I'll be back, better and more awesome!'.
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