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NYFN 35 : Atunes vs Styles PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malik Shabazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Henry (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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Good wrestling
World class 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malik Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Henry!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry checks a low kick from Shabazz.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shabazz scores with a hook.
John Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry throws a leg kick
and Shabazz counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like John Henry has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Shabazz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henry doesn't seem phased though.
Shabazz throws a body shot but no joy.
And Henry tries to counter it with a takedown but Shabazz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice defenses there by Shabazz.
Shabazz checks a leg kick.
Henry 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.
Henry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shabazz lands with an uppercut that bounces Henry off the cage and back into range.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Henry backs away, Shabazz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Shabazz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry moves out of range of the body kick.
Shabazz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shabazz wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Shabazz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henry with a nice cross.
Henry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Shabazz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shabazz is looking to counter punch.
Shabazz lands a big head kick that sends Henry tumbling to the mat! Shabazz takes a step backwards and waves Henry back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shabazz finds it's way round the side to connect with Henry's head.
Henry is rocked!
Shabazz ducks right into an uppercut from Henry.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shabazz.
Malik Shabazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shabazz throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Henry is looking to chop away at Shabazz's legs.
Henry throws a body punch but Shabazz moves out of range.
Henry sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Henry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shabazz quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shabazz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shabazz tries to get out of the position.
Henry is taking a breather. Shabazz 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.
Shabazz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Henry trying to advance position but Shabazz counters by regaining guard.
Henry trying to control but Shabazz is working from the bottom.
Shabazz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Henry tenderised Shabazz's leg. Shabazz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shabazz ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Shabazz leaves Henry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Malik Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Shabazz with a hook.
That has opened up John Henry's cut even more.
Shabazz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shabazz scores with a leg kick.
Henry needs to keep his hands up - Shabazz had a free shot at his head there.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shabazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Henry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shabazz to the ground. Henry is now in Shabazz's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shabazz keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shabazz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry postures up in Shabazz's guard and throws a big left but Shabazz blocks it.
Henry is looking to pass into half guard but Shabazz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Shabazz is in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shabazz wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.
Shabazz controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Shabazz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Henry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shabazz scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shabazz misses with an uppercut.
Shabazz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Malik Shabazz is winning the standup battle so far.
Shabazz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shabazz counters with a straight right hand.
Shabazz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shabazz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Henry looks to throw a body kick
and Shabazz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shabazz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shabazz drops Henry with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Henry looks back up at him and smiles so Shabazz waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry lands with an overhand left.
A combination from Henry does no damage.
Good work by Shabazz as he checks the leg kick.
Shabazz cracks the inside of Henry's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz throws a push kick but Henry slaps the foot to one side.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Henry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Shabazz tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shabazz misses with a body shot.
Henry wants to counter with a clinch but Shabazz pushes him away.
Shabazz is looking to slow Henry down with leg kicks.
Shabazz scores with a jab to the body.
Henry takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shabazz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shabazz fakes the leg kick and cracks Henry in the body.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shabazz misses with a body punch
and Henry counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shabazz throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shabazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Henry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Shabazz cracks Henry with a right hand to the side of the head.
The cut above John Henry's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shabazz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shabazz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shabazz digs a good hook to Henry's body.
Shabazz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shabazz thumps Henry with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henry's hands.
Henry is still on wobbly legs! Can Shabazz finish him?
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
and Shabazz counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Henry has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Malik Shabazz!
Our winner, Malik Shabazz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uri Haber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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176 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uri Haber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Good exchange - Haber coming out on top.
Haber just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Haber has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jones avoids the body shot from Haber.
Haber connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Haber lands a slapping body shot.
Haber slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Haber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Haber lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haber is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Haber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haber takes a step back to recover.
Jones misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haber scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber lands a nice shot to the body.
Haber throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haber thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Haber tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haber misses with a wild combination.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haber blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Haber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haber punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Haber slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Haber scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Haber.
Haber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haber misses with a wild body shot.
Haber cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones tries to work over Haber's front leg with a kick but Haber checks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jones.
Haber connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haber is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Haber had a free shot at his head there.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Haber takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haber is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A swing and a miss from Haber.
A telegraphed right hand from Haber misses the target.
Jones tries to clinch but Haber moves out of range.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haber blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haber pinned against the cage. Haber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Haber finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Haber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haber scores with a jab.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Haber.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haber scores with a nice right hand.
Haber lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haber scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uri Haber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber lands with a right hand.
Haber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Haber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Haber blocks it well.
Haber scores with a punch to the head.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haber tried to counter with a leg kick but Jones avoided it.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haber shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haber is taking a breather. Jones 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Haber dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haber looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Haber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Uri Haber is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones rushes Haber and presses him up against the cage.
Haber tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haber pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jones misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Haber.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haber stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
A right handed body shot lands from Haber.
We've been informed that Jones has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Haber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Uri Haber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Jones.
Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but Haber manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones tries a body shot but Haber blocks it.
Haber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Haber.
Haber is struggling to control the position.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haber's elbow.
Haber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Haber.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uri Haber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haber cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haber connects with a crisp jab.
Haber connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Haber finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Haber, which made it look bad.
Haber jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haber takes a step back to recover.
Haber works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Haber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haber looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Haber tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk. Haber catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones tries to clinch but Haber is having none of it.
Haber slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haber scores with a shot to the body.
Haber lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the liver by Haber. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Haber gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Haber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haber takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Haber just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Haber.
Haber blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haber tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for Haber.
Jones is trying desperately to land a takedown but Haber is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jones.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haber. Haber obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Haber dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Haber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Haber defends it well.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Haber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
letting Haber counter with a right hand.
Jones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haber quickly recovers to half guard.
Haber trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Haber regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haber controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haber is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Haber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haber is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Haber looking to control.
Haber has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones wants to control from the top but Haber keeps moving.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haber is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jones has picked Haber up and slammed him! Haber can't keep hold of the triangle and Jones manages to pass to side control!
Craig Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Haber has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jones but great work by Haber.
Haber is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jones will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Haber tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haber preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haber trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Haber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uri Haber!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Owinashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva Jr (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Robert Owinashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr rushes Owinashi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva Jr breaks from the clinch.
Owinashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva Jr throws a right hand that Owinashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Owinashi also avoids with ease.
Owinashi is looking for a counter combo.
Silva Jr rushes Owinashi and presses him up against the cage.
Owinashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Owinashi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owinashi misses with some punches.
Come on Silva Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Owinashi throws a head punch that misses.
Silva Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Owinashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Owinashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr breaks from the clinch.
Silva Jr moves into the clinch.
Owinashi misses with the head strike.
Silva Jr breaks the clinch.
Silva Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva Jr has Owinashi up against the cage in a clinch.
Owinashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva Jr avoids it.
Silva Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Owinashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Owinashi.
Owinashi trying to land knees to the body.
Silva Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva Jr blocks a body shot from Owinashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owinashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Owinashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Silva Jr breaks the clinch.
Owinashi throws a head kick that Silva Jr semi-blocks.
Owinashi's corner calls for a 1-2. Owinashi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva Jr has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Owinashi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva Jr drops Owinashi with a beautiful combination! Owinashi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Silva Jr is looking for the KO!
It looks like Robert Owinashi has been cut.
Owinashi drops Silva Jr with a left and a right! Oh, Silva Jr is hurt - Owinashi dives into side control looking to finish!
Silva Jr is rocked!
Owinashi works to advance to full mount. Silva Jr defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Silva Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Owinashi wants to control but instead Silva Jr manages to regain half guard.
Silva Jr is trying to stand up here but Owinashi is controlling him well.
Silva Jr trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva Jr kicks Owinashi off and gets back to his feet.
Silva Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Owinashi clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owinashi misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr breaks from the clinch.
Silva Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Owinashi throws a combination. Silva Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Silva Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva Jr stalling in the clinch.
Silva Jr wants to stall.
Silva Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Owinashi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Owinashi pushes Silva Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robert Owinashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Owinashi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Owinashi has managed to clinch.
Owinashi misses with a knee to the head.
Silva Jr avoiding damage as Owinashi throws knees to the body.
Silva Jr slows down the pace here.
Silva Jr gets control of Owinashi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Owinashi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva Jr is pulling down on Owinashi's head. It's preventing any offense from Owinashi, at least for the moment.
Silva Jr wants to get back to his feet but Owinashi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owinashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva Jr is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva Jr wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Owinashi is now in half guard.
Owinashi is looking to advance position but Silva Jr won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva Jr is trying to stand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Owinashi misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva Jr closes the distance and pushes Owinashi back into the cage.
Owinashi missing with knees to the body.
Owinashi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva Jr breaks the clinch.
Owinashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Robert Owinashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva Jr shoots in but Owinashi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva Jr scores with a one two! Owinashi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Owinashi scores with a one two! Silva Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Owinashi scores with a head kick. Silva Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr has managed to clinch.
Silva Jr avoiding damage as Owinashi throws knees to the body.
Silva Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva Jr decides to pull guard.
Owinashi wants to pass the guard but Silva Jr is keeping the position.
Silva Jr is trying to keep Owinashi in close.
Silva Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Owinashi is controlling him.
Silva Jr has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Owinashi is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Owinashi tries to throw a body punch but Silva Jr avoids it by throwing Owinashi back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Owinashi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Owinashi throws a right hand that Silva Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva Jr also avoids with ease.
Silva Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Owinashi, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owinashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Owinashi throws a wild body kick that Silva Jr sees coming a mile off.
Owinashi looks to land a combination but Silva Jr avoids it well.
Silva Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Owinashi shakes him off and moves away.
Silva Jr clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anderson Silva Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robert Owinashi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Silva Jr.
Silva Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Owinashi as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Owinashi.
Silva Jr drives through and clinches with Owinashi against the cage.
Silva Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Owinashi pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owinashi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Owinashi looking to throw knees to the head but Silva Jr is blocking nicely.
Silva Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Owinashi blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owinashi working aggressively here.
Owinashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Owinashi tries to bum rush Silva Jr with a series of wild strikes but Silva Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Owinashi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Owinashi throws a right hand that Silva Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva Jr also avoids with ease.
Silva Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Owinashi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Silva Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Owinashi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Owinashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva Jr avoids it.
Owinashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva Jr is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Owinashi has managed to clinch.
Owinashi throws a head punch that misses.
Owinashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Owinashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva Jr breaks from the clinch.
Robert Owinashi is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva Jr gets tackled into the cage by Owinashi. Owinashi maintains the clinch.
Owinashi tries to throw a body punch but Silva Jr avoids it by throwing Owinashi back against the cage.
Silva Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Owinashi.
Silva Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Owinashi smiles and moves away.
Robert Owinashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva Jr.
Silva Jr closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Owinashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Owinashi throws a series of strikes that have Silva Jr backpedaling.
Owinashi shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Owinashi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva Jr misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Owinashi.
Owinashi misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr clinches with his opponent.
Silva Jr has Owinashi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Owinashi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Owinashi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Owinashi lands an elbow that stopped Silva Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Silva Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva Jr misses with the combination.
Owinashi darts in and clinches Silva Jr up against the cage.
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!
Owinashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva Jr tries a body shot but Owinashi blocks it.
Silva Jr dodges an elbow strike from Owinashi.
Owinashi misses with a punch to the body.
Owinashi misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robert Owinashi.
I think Owinashi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Owinashi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Ciprianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Ciprianni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Ciprianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Sandman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ciprianni avoids it really well and circles away.
Sandman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni scores with a spinning back kick!
Sandman shoots in but Ciprianni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sandman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sandman walks into a straight right hand from Ciprianni.
Sandman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ciprianni defends well and Sandman ends up having to push Ciprianni into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Danny Ciprianni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sandman.
Sandman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ciprianni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sandman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ciprianni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sandman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ciprianni swivels and escapes.
Sandman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Ciprianni tenderised Sandman's leg. Sandman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sandman feints and as Ciprianni raises his hands in defense, Sandman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ciprianni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sandman defends it easily.
Sandman drops back looking for a leg! Ciprianni is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ciprianni manages to kick Sandman off! Sandman jumps back into Ciprianni's guard.
Sandman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sandman keeps trying to improve his position.
Sandman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ciprianni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sandman postures up in Ciprianni's guard and throws a big left but Ciprianni blocks it.
Sandman advances position into side control!
Sandman is trying to get an arm triangle but Ciprianni is defending well.
Sandman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ciprianni rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sandman's guard! Nice work there by Ciprianni!
Ciprianni will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sandman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ciprianni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sandman looking for a guillotine here but Ciprianni defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman has his foot on Ciprianni's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ciprianni works his way back into a safe position though.
Ciprianni slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ciprianni lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sandman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ciprianni wants to take a breather but Sandman is having none of it.
Ciprianni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sandman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ciprianni.
Sandman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandman is not content to let Ciprianni control the position.
Sandman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ciprianni.
Sandman looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ciprianni pulls his head out easily.
Sandman is refusing to be controlled, as Ciprianni sits in half guard.
Sandman won't allow Ciprianni to pass to mount.
Ciprianni moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Sandman.
Ciprianni trying to control the action but Sandman is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Ciprianni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sandman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ciprianni misses with a kick to the body
and Sandman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ciprianni misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ciprianni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandman can do to turn this around?
Sandman is working for a submission of some sort.
Sandman wants to work for an arm triangle but Ciprianni is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprianni trying to control but Sandman postures up.
Ciprianni is defending against the submission attempts here by Sandman.
Sandman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman is trying to work for a kimura but Ciprianni is defending well.
Ciprianni is trying to get back to full guard.
Sandman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ciprianni defends it well.
Sandman is thwarting Ciprianni's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sandman trying to pass the guard but Ciprianni defending well.
Sandman is looking for a kimura but Ciprianni is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sandman to get the leverage.
Ciprianni is defending against the submission attempts here by Sandman.
Sandman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ciprianni has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sandman is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ciprianni is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Sandman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewart Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Amato comes to the cage accompanied by Mike Tyson Post-Fight Interview with Jim Gray. Hunter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scotland The Brave. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael D Amato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stewart Hunter!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Amato connects with a single shot there.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt - D Amato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
D Amato misses the shot to the body.
D Amato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
D Amato dips to his left and cracks Hunter with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Amato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
D Amato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
An attempted straight right counter from D Amato misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hunter misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter fails with the takedown
and D Amato counters with a nice right hand that sends Hunter toppling to the canvas! Hunter scrambles and gets back to his feet - can D Amato finish him?!
Hunter is rocked!
It looks like Stewart Hunter has been cut.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and D Amato counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Hunter out cold! What a finish! D Amato is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael D Amato!
The defeated Stewart Hunter had this to say: 'I am clearly the better fighter, but congratulations to this lad on having the luckiest fight of his life. Rest assured The Loch Ness Monster will be back stronger than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melcone Aisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannibal Barca has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melcone Aisa!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca clinches up against the cage.
Barca goes for a takedown attempt but Aisa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aisa. Barca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Melcone Aisa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Aisa misses.
Barca darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barca is trying to control the action in half guard but Aisa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barca is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Aisa still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Aisa has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Barca tries to improve position but can't.
Aisa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Barca will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Barca is looking for a sweep.
Barca is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Aisa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Barca is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aisa stalling.
We've been hearing good reports from Barca's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Barca is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barca manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barca throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aisa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barca is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barca can't keep his opponent in guard - Aisa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aisa is thwarting Barca's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aisa wants to free his trapped foot but Barca is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Aisa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Barca is not content to let Aisa control the position.
Barca makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barca.
Barca working for a triangle but Aisa defends it easily.
Aisa is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barca trying to keep a closed guard but Aisa is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barca slips under a jab.
Barca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barca fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aisa avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aisa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aisa lands a nice hook to Barca's body. Barca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Aisa. No joy for Barca on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Barca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barca will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melcone Aisa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aisa looks to land a right hand but Barca moved out of range.
Barca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aisa misses with a leg kick
and Barca counters with a shoot takedown. Aisa fights it but they end up in guard.
Barca pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aisa is keeping the position for now.
Aisa pulls Barca in to control the position.
Barca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barca throwing strikes from guard but Aisa blocks nicely.
Barca wants to control from the top but Aisa keeps moving.
Aisa wants to get back to his feet but Barca is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca throws a big right hand that misses.
Barca trying to control the position from guard on top but Aisa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aisa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barca passes Aisa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aisa wants to improve his position but Barca is controlling well.
Aisa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barca is working away from the top position though.
Aisa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aisa pulls Barca in close to his closed guard and prevents Barca from doing any damage or advancing position.
Aisa working a defensive guard here.
Aisa is adopting a defensive guard.
Aisa working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aisa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barca.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barca.
Aisa is looking to regain half guard here but Barca keeps moving and retains side control.
Barca working the ground and pound but Aisa is defending the strikes.
Aisa manages to get back to half guard.
Aisa is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barca lands a nice short elbow.
Aisa wants to control but Barca is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barca is working for a kimura but Aisa is defending it quite comfortably.
Barca trying to control from half guard but Aisa is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barca connects with a nice short shot to Aisa's temple.
Aisa wants to control but Barca is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aisa keeps working.
Aisa is trying to maintain the position but Barca is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aisa is looking to improve his position.
Aisa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aisa is in trouble now - Barca has advanced to mount!
Barca is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aisa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aisa tries to hold on but Barca postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aisa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Barca.
Aisa working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Barca dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Aisa swats away the attempt to clinch by Barca.
A telegraphed right hand from Aisa misses the target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barca.
Barca looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barca is looking to take a break and control but Aisa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aisa stops Barca from passing to mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Barca.
Aisa is looking to regain half guard here but Barca keeps moving and retains side control.
Barca working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aisa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barca wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aisa can do to turn this around?
Barca looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aisa is avoiding damage well.
Barca lands a nice forearm strike.
Barca tries for a kimura but Aisa is defending well.
Aisa is trying to control Barca's posture but Barca avoids it.
Aisa is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Aisa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barca wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Aisa, who protects the arm well.
Barca scores with punches from side control.
Aisa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barca connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Aisa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barca trying to control the position but Aisa is working away.
You can see the frustration on Aisa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aisa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hannibal Barca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barca working the ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Barca are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Aisa struggling a bit here.
Aisa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barca.
Barca scoring with punches from side control.
Aisa holding on.
Barca wants to control but Aisa is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aisa parries the strikes from Barca easily there. Barca is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aisa to escape.
Barca lands an elbow.
Aisa wants to control but Barca postures up.
Aisa wants to get back to his feet but Barca drags him back down.
Barca tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barca throws an elbow but Aisa slips to the side and avoids it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Aisa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Barca showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barca has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Barca!
Hannibal Barca managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, AnonymouS, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Modnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolai Nation has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolai Nation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elijah Modnar!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modnar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Modnar.
Modnar looks to land a body kick but Nation moved away.
Nikolai Nation seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Nation does no damage.
Modnar wants to counter with a clinch but Nation pushes him away.
Modnar throws a sloppy head kick and Nation moves out of range easily.
Modnar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Modnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nation moves out of range as Modnar throws a body kick.
Nation misses the shot to the body.
Modnar wants to slow Nation down by chopping away at his legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Modnar.
Nation throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Modnar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nation thinking.
Nation tries to bum rush Modnar with a series of wild strikes but Modnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nation just misses with a punch to the body.
Modnar throws a leg kick which misses Nation's front leg but catches the back leg as Nation tries to avoid it.
Nation misses with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Modnar tests Nation's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Modnar catches Nation with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nation throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modnar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Modnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nation.
Nation lands a jab to Modnar's midsection.
Nation looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Modnar scores with a kick to the body.
Nation throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nation swings for the body but Modnar moves out of range.
Modnar unleashes a big counter combination but Nation bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Modnar throws a body kick that misses.
Nation throws a body punch but Modnar moves out of range.
Nation has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Modnar.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Modnar. Nation shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick there by Modnar.
Nation connects with a good right hand that stumbles Modnar. Modnar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Modnar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nation takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nation stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Modnar.
Modnar looks for the body kick but Nation saw that one coming.
Nation swings widly with a right hand
and Modnar counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation dodges an elbow strike from Modnar.
Nation takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nation.
Nation tries a body shot but Modnar blocks it.
Modnar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nation backwards.
Modnar scores with a shot to the side of Nation's head.
Modnar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nation avoids it.
Modnar prevents Nation from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Modnar.
Nation is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Modnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Nation avoids the damage to the body.
Nation blocks an elbow strike.
Modnar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nation working hard to break the clinch.
Modnar misses with an elbow strike.
Modnar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nation has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nation can't break the clinch.
Modnar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nation avoids it.
Nation prevents a body shot from Modnar.
Modnar blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Modnar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nation avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Modnar.
Nation takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nation is trying to break the clinch but Modnar has him pressed against the cage.
Nation blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Modnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Nation managing to block the knees to the body from Modnar.
Modnar prevents Nation from breaking the clinch.
Modnar lands an elbow that stopped Nation in his tracks for a moment.
Modnar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nation blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Modnar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Modnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Modnar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nation takes an elbow to the temple.
Nation's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Modnar blocking some punches.
Nation wants to break the clinch but can't.
Modnar misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modnar throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nation is trying to stall.
Nation is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Modnar as Nation tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Nation scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nation tries to break free but Modnar pushes him back against the cage.
Nation wants to get back to striking at distance but Modnar won't allow it.
Modnar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nation.
Nation tries to break the clinch but Modnar is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Modnar throws an elbow but misses.
Nation tries to circle away but Modnar has him pinned against the cage.
Modnar lands a nice elbow.
Nation breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nation misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Modnar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nation scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Modnar lands a leg kick that knocks Nation off balance momentarily.
Nation waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Modnar.
Modnar wants to counter the offense by Nation and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Modnar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nation throws a jab but it's blocked by Modnar.
Modnar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Modnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nation takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Modnar lands a nice looking body kick.
Modnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Modnar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nation taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Modnar.
Nation is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Modnar misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Modnar.
Nation blocks the elbow strike.
Modnar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nation.
Nation blocks a body shot from Modnar.
Modnar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nation seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Modnar can turn it around.
Modnar lands an elbow that stopped Nation in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nation looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Modnar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nation's brow.
Modnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Modnar.
Modnar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Modnar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Modnar blocking some punches.
Modnar has Nation pressed against the cage, preventing Nation from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nation blocks the elbow strike.
Modnar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Modnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Nation avoids the damage to the body.
Modnar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nation.
Modnar struggles to land a body shot inside as Nation controls his hands.
Elijah Modnar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Modnar lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Modnar.
Knees in the clinch landing for Modnar.
Modnar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Modnar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Modnar lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Modnar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Modnar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nation blocks it with crossed arms.
Modnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Nation avoids the damage to the body.
Nation doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation gets through Modnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Modnar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nation.
Modnar pushes Nation back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nation avoids the elbow strike from Modnar, against the cage.
Nation has had enough of the clinch but Modnar keeps him there for the moment.
Nation digs a right hand underneath Modnar's ribcage. Modnar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Modnar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Modnar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nation's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Modnar.
Nation tries to break free but Modnar pushes him back against the cage.
Modnar lands a nice knee to the body.
Modnar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Modnar.
Modnar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Modnar tries a knee to the head but Nation blocks it.
Modnar pushes off an throws an elbow but Nation leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nation dodges an elbow strike from Modnar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation trying to stall but Modnar improves his position.
Nation tries to stall but Modnar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nation blocks an elbow strike.
Modnar lands a body shot.
Modnar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nation blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nation takes an elbow to the forehead.
Modnar misses with a knee to the head.
Nation wants to break free but Modnar has control.
Modnar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nation's defenses.
Nation can't break the clinch.
Modnar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Modnar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Modnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Nation avoids the damage to the body.
Modnar misses with a knee strike.
Modnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Nation avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Modnar.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modnar struggles to land a body shot inside as Nation controls his hands.
Nation wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Modnar connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Modnar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nation.
Modnar lands a damaging elbow.
Nation is rocked!
Nation is trying to break the clinch but Modnar has him pressed against the cage.
Modnar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Modnar.
Oh Nation is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nation dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nation seems to have got his legs back now.
Modnar lands a nice elbow.
Nation goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Modnar lands an elbow inside that Nation shrugs off.
Modnar lands an elbow inside that Nation shrugs off.
Modnar lands a nice uppercut.
Nation breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Nation coming out on top.
Modnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nation.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Modnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nation jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Nation throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Modnar looks to throw a body kick
and Nation counters with a stiff right hand.
Modnar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Modnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Modnar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nation counters with a one-two to the body.
Modnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nation.
Nation throws an overhand right that lands on Modnar's shoulder, as Modnar tries to avoid the shot.
Nation connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Modnar's hands.
Modnar avoids the body shot from Nation.
Modnar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Modnar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Modnar lands with a nice body kick.
Modnar cracks the inside of Nation's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nation misses with a hook. Modnar ducked under it nicely.
Modnar throws a lazy head kick
letting Nation counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nation.
Nation misses with a hook.
Modnar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Modnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Modnar tries to counter with a clinch but Nation shakes him off and moves away.
Nation throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Modnar lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Modnar.
Nation checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nation swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Modnar scores with a hook.
Modnar throws the kick towards the body but Nation avoids it.
Modnar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Modnar darts in and clinches Nation up against the cage.
Modnar swings wildly with an uppercut but Nation uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nation can't break the clinch.
Modnar trying to land knees to the body.
Elijah Modnar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation is pushing Modnar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nation is looking to break free of the clinch but Modnar has double underhooks.
Modnar scores with a knee to the head.
Nation taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Modnar as Nation tries to tie him up.
Nation wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Modnar has him pressed against the cage.
Modnar misses with an elbow over the top.
Nation is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Modnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Nation is trying to force a seperation but Modnar has the dominant position.
Modnar connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Modnar.
Nice elbow from Modnar.
Nation misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Modnar.
Nation has had enough of the clinch but Modnar keeps him there for the moment.
Nation can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Modnar.
Modnar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nation or not.
Nation is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nation is trying to force a seperation but Modnar has the dominant position.
Nation is trying to force a seperation but Modnar has the dominant position.
Modnar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nation backwards.
Modnar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Modnar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Modnar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nation blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nation blocks an elbow strike from Modnar.
Nice body punch from Modnar.
Modnar lands an elbow inside.
Nation escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nation stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Modnar.
Nation is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nation throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nation takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Modnar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nation misses with a wild body shot.
Modnar scores with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Modnar!
An inside leg kick from Modnar misses.
Modnar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nation finds it's way round the side to connect with Modnar's head.
Modnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nation.
Nikolai Nation has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Modnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Modnar does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Modnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Modnar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Modnar!
A victorious Elijah Modnar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonqw Fray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Vercotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vercotti has chosen Poverty - Ennio Morricone as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonqw Fray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Vercotti!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vercotti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vercotti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fray.
Fray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vercotti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fray.
Vercotti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fray.
Fray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vercotti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vercotti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fray throws a poor cross that misses
and Vercotti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fray's knee momentarily.
Vercotti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vercotti is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fray crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vercotti - the referee stops the clock and Fray gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vercotti. Fray manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vercotti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vercotti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fray's head.
Vercotti throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercotti tries to move into range but Fray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fray lands a nice looking body shot.
Vercotti lands with a shot to the body.
Fray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vercotti counters with a straight right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vercotti checks a leg kick.
Fray lands a jab to Vercotti's midsection.
Luigi Vercotti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fray misses with a lunging right hand
and Vercotti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vercotti cracks Fray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vercotti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A cross from Vercotti lands.
It looks like Jonqw Fray has been cut.
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!
Fray with a hook.
Fray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vercotti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vercottis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Both fighters circling a little - Vercotti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Vercotti as Fray shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonqw Fray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fray misses with a body shot
and Vercotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vercotti.
An inside leg kick lands from Vercotti.
Vercotti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vercotti is looking to chop away at Fray's legs.
Fray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fray is looking to wear down Vercotti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vercotti connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Vercotti misses.
A slow jab from Vercotti misses its intended target.
Vercotti takes one on the button.
Fray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vercotti manages to avoid it.
Vercotti misses the shot to the body.
Vercotti misses with a low kick.
Fray drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vercotti sprawls and moves away.
Vercotti has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fray connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vercotti. Vercotti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vercotti throws a body punch but Fray moves out of range.
Fray connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vercotti. Vercotti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fray takes a swing at Vercotti's ribcage but misses.
Vercotti throws a lazy right hand but Fray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fray tries for a takedown but Vercotti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fray throws a leg kick
and Vercotti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vercotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Fray is just out of range.
Fray takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vercotti.
It looks like Fray has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fray throws the left hand but Vercotti avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Vercotti tenderised Fray's leg. Fray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vercotti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fray shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vercotti but Vercotti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fray gets a double leg takedown into Vercotti's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vercotti wants to sweep here but Fray controlling him for the moment.
Fray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vercotti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fray.
Fray stopping the sweep attempt from Vercotti.
Fray has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fray throws a strike but Vercotti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vercotti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fray's head.
Fray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fray wants to sweep here but Vercotti controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Vercotti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonqw Fray's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vercotti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fray.
Vercotti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vercotti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fray is out of range and Vercotti settles back down.
Fray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vercotti.
Vercotti throws the kick towards the body but Fray avoids it.
Vercotti tries to land a leg kick but Fray saw it coming and moves away.
Vercotti throws a lazy right hand but Fray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fray missing with a left hand there. Vercotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick from Vercotti misses.
A left lands for Vercotti.
Vercotti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Luigi Vercotti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vercotti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vercotti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fray is out of range and Vercotti settles back down.
Vercotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vercotti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vercotti jabs Fray to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Fray finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Vercotti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercotti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fray cracks Vercotti with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vercotti.
Fray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vercotti.
Vercotti tries to land a leg kick but Fray saw it coming and moves away.
Vercotti connects with a body shot.
Fray misses with a takedown attempt - Vercotti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vercotti sprawls well initially but Fray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vercotti works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vercotti is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fray connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vercotti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fray throwing strikes from guard but Vercotti blocks nicely.
Fray wants to pass the guard but Vercotti is keeping the position.
Fray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fray won't allow Vercotti to sweep him here.
Fray trying to control but Vercotti is working from the bottom.
Vercotti controls Fray momentarily but Fray frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vercotti. Fray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vercotti gets caught napping as Fray dives in and scores a takedown. Vercotti manages to retain guard.
Vercotti working a defensive guard here.
Vercotti lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vercotti trying to control the position from guard on top but Fray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vercotti connects with a couple of short punches.
Fray will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercotti working some strikes from top position.
Vercotti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fray is on top in guard.
Vercotti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fray throws a strike but Vercotti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vercotti passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fray is looking to reverse the position.
Jonqw Fray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Vercotti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonqw Fray's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fray moves out of range as Vercotti strikes.
Fray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vercotti manages to avoid it.
Vercotti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vercotti.
Vercotti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fray in his tracks.
Fray shoots for a takedown but Vercotti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vercotti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vercotti scores with a hook.
A big left from Fray misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vercotti moves away from the strike by Fray.
Vercotti misses with a wild combination.
Vercotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Fray is just out of range.
Vercotti moves away from the strike by Fray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercotti cracks Fray with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vercotti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vercotti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vercotti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vercotti throws a body shot but no joy.
Fray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Vercotti.
Fray dodges the punch combination from Vercotti.
Vercotti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fray moves out of range of the strikes.
Vercotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fray manages to avoid it.
Vercotti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vercotti throws a leg kick which misses Fray's front leg but catches the back leg as Fray tries to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch lands to the side of Vercotti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vercotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fray.
Vercotti follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Vercotti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fray dips to his left and cracks Vercotti with an uppercut!
Vercotti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vercotti misses with a looping left.
Fray throws a hook but Vercotti avoids it easily.
Vercotti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vercotti just misses with a punch to the body.
Vercotti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vercotti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonqw Fray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vercotti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fray closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vercotti quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercotti wants to get back to full guard.
Fray is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fray thows a huge punch but Vercotti dodges it nicely.
Fray is working for a submission of some sort.
Vercotti moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vercotti is trying to control the position but Fray postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fray throws a big elbow that misses.
Vercotti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fray is one step ahead there.
Fray trying to control but Vercotti is working from the bottom.
Fray drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vercotti looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vercotti looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vercotti!
Fray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fray is looking for a sweep.
Fray is trying to control Vercotti's posture but Vercotti avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Vercotti really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonqw Fray's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vercotti.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vercotti.
Fray scores with a shot to the body.
Fray avoids the body shot from Vercotti.
Vercotti connects with an inside leg kick.
Fray connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vercotti. Vercotti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vercotti.
Fray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vercotti was well out of range. Poor timing from Fray.
Fray cracks a nice hook into Vercotti's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fray throws a looping overhand right but Vercotti ducks down to avoid it.
Fray takes a swing at Vercotti's ribcage but misses.
Vercotti ducks under a wild hook from Fray.
Fray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercotti swings for the body but Fray moves out of range.
Fray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vercotti slips under a jab.
Fray scores with a jab.
Fray moves out of range as Vercotti strikes.
Vercotti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fray shoots in for a takedown but Vercotti shows good takedown defense.
Fray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vercotti delivers a nice body kick.
Vercotti lands a jab to the nose.
Fray looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fray throws a right hand that misses
and Fray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Vercotti.
Fray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fray throws a lazy uppercut
and Vercotti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fray looks to land a right hand but Vercotti moved out of range.
Fray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vercotti. Fray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vercotti cracks the inside of Fray's front leg.
Fray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vercotti.
Vercotti lands a jab.
Vercotti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fray lands a glancing blow to the side of Vercotti's head.
Vercotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fray avoids the body shot from Vercotti.
Fray misses with a body shot.
Vercotti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A leg kick checked by Fray.
Vercotti digs a good hook to Fray's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fray.
Fray changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vercotti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fray is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vercotti is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fray working away.
Vercotti manages to get back to half guard.
Vercotti works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fray advances position into side control!
Vercotti gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercotti is trying to get back to full guard.
Fray is looking to stall here but Vercotti recovers full guard.
Vercotti trying to control the position.
Vercotti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fray.
Fray works over Vercotti with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Luigi Vercotti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jonqw Fray's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vercotti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fray.
Fray walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vercotti.
Vercotti swings for the body but Fray moves out of range.
Vercotti lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vercotti.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vercotti. That's going to slow Fray down.
Vercotti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fray.
A bone on bone clash there as Fray blocks the leg kick.
Fray appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fray throws out a loose jab but Vercotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vercotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fray.
Fray drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vercotti sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fray throws a low kick but Vercotti avoids it.
It seemed like Vercotti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fray takes one to the side of the head.
Vercotti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vercotti sprawls well. Vercotti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fray gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vercotti pinned against the cage. Vercotti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vercotti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vercotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fray moves away.
Fray shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonqw Fray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fray throws a looping overhand right but Vercotti ducks down to avoid it.
Fray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vercotti.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fray.
Jonqw Fray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vercotti managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fray.
Vercotti is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fray off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fray just trying to survive but Vercotti is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Vercotti lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Vercotti is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Fray tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fray bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercotti trying to keep a closed guard but Fray is proving a slippery customer.
Fray throwing strikes from guard but Vercotti blocks nicely.
Fray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fray with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vercotti wants to sweep here but Fray controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vercotti is on top in guard.
Fray looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fray throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vercotti landing some decent shots from guard.
Fray looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vercotti puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Vercotti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vercotti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 45:50
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Vercotti!
Our winner, Luigi Vercotti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wrecking Ball kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Styles!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
Atunes blocks a head kick by Styles.
Styles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Styles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Styles throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Atunes.
It looks like Arturo Atunes has been cut.
Styles defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Styles releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Atunes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Atunes throws a wild body kick that Styles sees coming a mile off.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atunes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atunes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Styles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Styles throws a sloppy body shot
and Atunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Styles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atunes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles throws a poor cross that misses
and Atunes counters by moving into the clinch.
Atunes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Atunes trying to stall but Styles improves his position.
A short uppercut from Atunes.
A short right from Styles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atunes or not.
A right hand to the body from Styles.
Styles managing to block the knees to the body from Atunes.
Styles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Styles.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
Atunes tries a knee to the head but Styles blocks it.
Atunes prevents a body shot from Styles.
A short body shot lands from Styles as the two fighters clinch.
Styles cracks Atunes with a nice body shot.
Atunes is breathing heavily.
Styles pushes Atunes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Styles.
A short body shot lands from Styles as the two fighters clinch.
Styles presses Atunes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Styles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Styles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Styles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Atunes.
Styles misses with a punch to the body.
Styles can't find room to land a body shot as Atunes controls the action.
Atunes stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles blocking some punches.
Styles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Atunes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Styles can turn it around.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Styles.
Styles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Styles lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Styles.
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!
Atunes pushes Styles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atunes lands with a right to the head.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
Styles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Atunes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Styles misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Styles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Styles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atunes is looking to control Styles's arms but Styles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Atunes has his back to the cage.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Styles is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atunes is keeping busy.
A short right from Styles on the inside.
Atunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Styles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Atunes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Styles tries to stall but Atunes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Styles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Styles.
Styles gets through Atunes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Styles.
Atunes lands a body punch.
Styles tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Styles can't find room to land a body shot as Atunes controls the action.
Styles blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Styles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Styles.
Styles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atunes breaks the clinch.
Styles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atunes.
Styles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Styles checks a low kick from Atunes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Styles.
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Styles now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Styles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Atunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Styles lands with a good body shot.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
Styles throws a big counter head kick but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
That kick from Atunes tenderised Styles's leg. Styles is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Devin Styles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arturo Atunes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
Styles tries to move into range but Atunes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Atunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atunes throws out a leg kick but Styles moves out of range and Atunes only half commits.
Atunes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Styles throws a sloppy head kick and Atunes moves out of range easily.
Styles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Atunes rather than just go for the knockout.
Styles cracks Atunes with an open hand slap.
Styles lands a slapping body shot.
Atunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And Styles tries to counter it with a takedown but Atunes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Styles misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Styles swings widly with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a three punch combo that has Styles backing up. Styles nods at Atunes to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles lands with a shot to the body.
Styles lands a nice looking body kick.
Styles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Atunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Styles counters with a nice body shot.
Styles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Styles.
Atunes checks a leg kick nicely.
Atunes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
Styles ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Styles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Atunes defends it well.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
Styles lands with a shot to the body.
Styles takes a swing at Atunes's ribcage but misses.
Atunes throws a good cross that connects.
Styles scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
Styles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid body kick from Atunes.
Atunes scores with a punch to the head.
Styles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Atunes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Atunes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Styles swinging wildly here.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Devin Styles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Styles misses with a leg kick.
Styles throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
Atunes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Atunes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Styles throws a head kick that misses
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
Styles moves away from the strike by Atunes.
A nice side step and Styles releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Styles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Atunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Styles tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A bone on bone clash there as Styles blocks the leg kick.
Styles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Atunes defends it well.
Styles misses with a two punch combination.
Atunes thinks about countering with a body kick.
Styles misses with a low kick.
Styles misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Atunes misses the target.
Styles tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Styles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atunes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Atunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Styles throws a sloppy body shot
and Atunes counters with an outside leg kick.
Styles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Styles works over Atunes's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Styles's shoulder, as Styles tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes lands a jab to Styles's midsection.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Atunes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
Styles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Atunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Styles slips a straight right by Atunes.
Styles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Styles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Atunes misses its target.
Styles throws a right hand that misses
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Devin Styles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arturo Atunes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Styles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Atunes loads up on a big right hand but Styles slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Styles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Styles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Styles misses with the combination.
Styles lands with a nice body punch.
Atunes clobbers Styles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Styles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Styles throws a leg kick but Atunes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Styles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atunes.
Styles counters with a body kick.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
Styles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Styles.
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
Atunes catches Styles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Styles throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
Atunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Styless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Styles throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Styles punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Styles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Styles was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Styles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Atunes defends it well.
Styles slips a straight right by Atunes.
Styles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
Styles misses with a double jab.
A jab from Styles misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Styles throws a right hand that misses
and Atunes counters by clinching up.
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!
Styles is leaning against Atunes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Styles.
Styles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Styles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Styles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Atunes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Devin Styles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Styles misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Styles.
Styles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Styles lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Styles lands with a right to the head.
Styles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atuness head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Styles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arturo Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Styles lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes takes a shot to the head.
Styles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Styles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Styles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Styles scores with a nice body kick.
Styles jabs at Atunes's body.
Styles closes the distance and clinches up with Atunes, looking for a takedown. Styles pushes Atunes against the cage but Atunes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
Atunes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Styles can pounce on him.
Atunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Styles.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
Atunes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Styles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Atunes scrambles back to his feet.
Styles misses the jab.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Styles feints a counter leg kick.
Atunes misses with a kick to the body
and Styles counters with a nice double leg into side control. Atunes won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styles trying to control the position but Atunes is working away.
Styles scores with a couple of short elbows.
Atunes sneaks back into half guard.
Atunes gets back to full guard.
Atunes throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Styles escapes and throws Atunes's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Styles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Styles has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Styles!
After winning the bout, Devin Styles thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Arturo Atunes spoke after the fight, saying 'I came to put on a show. I am sorry I let everyone down tonight. Hell I am still so young I will be back.'.
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