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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews has chosen Go To Sleep- Eminem Ft. Obie Trice & DMX as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vince Andrews enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vince Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews throws a looping overhand right but Russell ducks down to avoid it.
Russell tries to counter by clinching up but Andrews breaks away and moves out of range.
Russell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andrews but Andrews pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Russell 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.
Andrews throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrews throws a head kick but Russell moves out of range.
Russell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Russell doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrews circles away.
Russell wants to clinch.
Russell fails to land the takedown.
Andrews shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Russell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrews lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Russell is breathing heavily.
Andrews connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Andrews.
Russell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrews closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andrews avoiding damage as Russell throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Andrews. Those never looked like landing.
Russell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrews throws a sloppy head kick and Russell moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Andrews misses.
Andrews fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Russell is out of range.
Andrews throws a series of punches but Russell avoids them all with ease.
Andrews connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Russell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andrews tries to avoid it but Russell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andrews to the ground. Andrews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Russell clinches up against the cage.
Andrews breaks the clinch.
Andrews connects with a good right hand that stumbles Russell. Russell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Russell is rocked!
Andrews throws a monster overhand right that drops Russell! Andrews follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vince Andrews!
In his post fight interview, Vince Andrews started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Newt Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Rohdin Bibby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Newt Boone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasily Rohdin Bibby!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bibby tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boone defends well and Bibby ends up having to push Boone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bibby misses the jab.
Boone seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bibby throws a series of punches but Boone avoids them all with ease.
Boone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boone tries to clinch up but Bibby circles away and keeps his distance.
Boone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bibby, pushing him back against the cage.
Boone pulls guard.
Bibby wants to pass the guard but Boone is keeping the position.
Bibby throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bibby's guard.
Bibby is pulling down on Boone's head. It's preventing any offense from Boone, at least for the moment.
Bibby wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bibby's guard.
Bibby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bibby wants to pass the guard but Boone is defending well.
Bibby trying to control from half guard but Boone is working away.
Boone gets back to full guard.
Bibby trying to control the position from guard on top but Boone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bibby.
Bibby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bibby throwing strikes but missing.
Bibby is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bibby stands up over Boone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boone tries to get out of the position.
Boone is trying to keep Bibby in close.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bibby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bibby passes Boone's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bibby thows a huge punch but Boone dodges it nicely.
Bibby looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bibby wants to take a breather but Boone is having none of it.
Bibby working over Boone with some ground and pound. Boone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bibby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bibby thows a huge punch but Boone dodges it nicely.
Bibby is trying to control the action in half guard but Boone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bibby is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boone defends it well.
Bibby is nestled in close to Boone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bibby is keen to just control but Boone is a slippery customer.
Bibby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boone trying to control from the bottom.
Bibby has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Boone defend it? Bibby steps over the head and cranks it - Boone is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bibby!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vasily Rohdin Bibby!
In his post fight interview, Vasily Rohdin Bibby started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Han Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solo comes to the cage accompanied by John Williams - Star Wars Theme. Tourney Champ is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Han Solo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tourney Champ!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solo fails with the takedown
and Champ counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Champ.
Champ has taken the fight to the clinch.
Champ takes a shot to the head.
Champ is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Solo is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Solo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Champ tries to work over Solo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Champ lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Solo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Champ is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Solo breaks from the clinch.
Solo walks into a stiff left hand from Champ.
Solo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Solo is rocked!
Champ getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oh Solo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Champ paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Champ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Champ moves away from the strike by Solo.
Champ connects with a nice looking jab.
Champ fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Champ! Solo is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tourney Champ!
In his post fight interview, Tourney Champ started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory Campion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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223 lbs
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225 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Campion!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campion lands a head shot.
Campion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Campion takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Gregory Campion has been cut.
Overeem feints and then cracks Campion's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Campion down.
Overeem rushes Campion and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Campion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Overeem trying to land knees to the body.
Overeem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Overeem taking a breather.
Overeem prevents Campion from breaking the clinch.
Overeem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Campion being controlled against the cage.
Overeem is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Overeem.
Overeem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campion backwards.
Overeem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Overeem.
Overeem scores with a knee to the head.
Campion looks winded!
Overeem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Overeem lands a right hand.
That has opened up Gregory Campion's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Overeem.
Campion is trying to break the clinch but Overeem has him pressed against the cage.
Overeem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Campion blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Overeem to work.
Overeem has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Campion is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Overeem avoiding damage.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Overeem creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Campion's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Campion drops to his knees and Overeem pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Overeem!
Travis Overeem took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
Gregory Campion spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better man today. Now I go back to training to make sure that I'm the better man tomorrow. Thanks to the fans for all of their support.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chang Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. WORLD ORDER in New York kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chang Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns shoots and misses
and Ryu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns staying out of range there.
Ryu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Burns changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ryu tries to avoid it but Burns manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ryu to the ground. Ryu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burns feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ryu is looking to stand up but Burns isn't so interested in that idea.
Burns scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burns scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burns looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burns works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns thows a huge punch but Ryu dodges it nicely.
Burns is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ryu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burns scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burns is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burns is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu is trying to stand.
Burns seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ryu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ryu wants to get back to his feet.
Burns throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ryu wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burns throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burns sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryu defending well though.
Ryu taking some punishment here, with Burns in his half guard.
Burns trying to control from half guard but Ryu is working away.
Burns lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ryu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ryu has hold of Burns's hands but Burns slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burns looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burns lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryu wants to get back to his feet.
Burns is keen to just control but Ryu is a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burns is really struggling to control Ryu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Burns is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ryu defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burns stalling.
Burns trying to control the action but Ryu is working from the bottom.
Burns sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryu defending well though.
Burns looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ryu is trying to stand back up but Burns is controlling him
Burns drops an elbow to the side of Ryu's head.
Burns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burns sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryu defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns working Ryu over with strikes.
Ryu is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burns.
Burns content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ryu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burns.
Burns prevents Ryu from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Burns.
Ryu wants to get back to his feet.
Burns working over Ryu with some ground and pound. Ryu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burns landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ryu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ryu taking some punishment here, with Burns in his half guard.
Ryu pushes Burns off looking to stand but Burns dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burns lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Burns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Ryu.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
Chang Ryu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Ryu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Ryu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryu just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Burns misses with a looping left.
Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ryu pinned against the cage. Ryu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryu lands with a right hand.
Ryu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burns is rocked!
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryu counters with a crisp right that sends Burns to the canvas! Ryu follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chang Ryu!
During a confident post fight interview, Chang Ryu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noah Zelazny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Stoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noah Zelazny could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Victor Stoic's chin.
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166 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noah Zelazny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Stoic!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelazny moves into the clinch successfully.
Stoic tightens his grip and picks Zelazny up, before dumping him to the ground. Zelazny manages to land in guard.
Stoic stopping the sweep attempt from Zelazny.
Zelazny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zelazny looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stoic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stoic tries to free his leg and advance position but Zelazny is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stoic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stoic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stoic scoring with some ground and pound.
Stoic stands up over Zelazny, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stoic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zelazny wants to sweep here but Stoic controlling him for the moment.
Stoic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stoic throws a strike but Zelazny rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zelazny throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoic is controlling Zelazny's posture.
Stoic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stoic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stoic has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Factory. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Stoic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zelazny.
Zelazny preventing the sweep.
Zelazny stops Stoic from standing up.
Zelazny trying to control the position from guard on top but Stoic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stoic manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Zelazny lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stoic is looking for a sweep. Zelazny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've been hearing that Zelazny has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Stoic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoic manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Zelazny keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Zelazny gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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!
Zelazny is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stoic wants to stand but Zelazny is controlling the position.
Zelazny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stoic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stoic wants to stand up but Zelazny is controlling him.
Stoic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stoic wants to get back to his feet but Zelazny is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zelazny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stoic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoic wants to get back to his feet but Zelazny is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zelazny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stoic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zelazny gets caught napping as Stoic dives in and scores a takedown. Zelazny manages to retain guard.
Zelazny trying to keep a closed guard but Stoic is proving a slippery customer.
Stoic landing with the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zelazny is on top in guard.
Stoic kicks Zelazny off and gets to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zelazny.
Zelazny tries to sprawl but Stoic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stoic working Zelazny over with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Zelazny is looking to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelazny trying to control but Stoic postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelazny wants to improve his position but Stoic is controlling well.
Zelazny is looking to control Stoic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zelazny avoid being mounted?
Zelazny is refusing to be controlled, as Stoic sits in half guard.
Stoic slips a nice elbow through Zelazny's hands, connecting with Zelazny's forehead.
Zelazny is trying to get back to full guard.
Zelazny is trying is best to control the position here.
Zelazny wants to control but Stoic is keeping busy.
Stoic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zelazny regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stoic.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stoic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Stoic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stoic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stoic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Victor Stoic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zelazny is refusing to be controlled, as Stoic sits in half guard.
Stoic is nestled in close to Zelazny, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stoic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stoic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stoic thows a huge punch but Zelazny dodges it nicely.
Zelazny is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stoic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stoic's back!
Stoic wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoic is trying to remain composed but Zelazny is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoic is trying to stand back up.
Stoic manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Zelazny tries to sprawl but Stoic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stoic looks to land a strike but Zelazny avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Stoic works over Zelazny with some ground and pound from guard.
Zelazny can't keep his opponent in guard - Stoic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stoic thows a huge punch but Zelazny dodges it nicely.
Zelazny blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stoic.
Stoic is thwarting Zelazny's attempts to control the position.
Zelazny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zelazny tries to get out of the position.
Stoic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zelazny trying to hold on to Stoic's head to control him but Stoic postures up.
Stoic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zelazny does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoic working Zelazny over with strikes.
Zelazny won't allow Stoic to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zelazny manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zelazny trying to strike off his back.
Stoic tries to free his leg and advance position but Zelazny is retaining full guard.
Stoic postures up in Zelazny's guard and throws a big left but Zelazny blocks it.
Zelazny will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zelazny is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stoic defends well.
Stoic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stoic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stoic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zelazny's head.
Zelazny pulls Stoic in to control the position.
Stoic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelazny looking to control.
Stoic stopping the sweep attempt from Zelazny.
Stoic postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stoic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stoic in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zelazny is looking for a sweep.
Stoic working the head and body with strikes.
Zelazny is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stoic connects with a decent elbow.
Stoic trying to control the position but Zelazny is working away.
Zelazny gets back to half guard.
Zelazny is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stoic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zelazny is pressing down on Stoic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zelazny's head.
Stoic throws a big elbow that misses.
Stoic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zelazny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stoic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zelazny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stoic trying to control but Zelazny is working from the bottom.
Stoic advances position into side control!
Stoic is chipping away with strikes.
Zelazny tries to buck Stoic off but Stoic is having none of it.
Stoic scoring with punches and elbows.
Zelazny is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Zelazny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Stoic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Zelazny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stoic closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zelazny did well to prevent Stoic getting side control.
Stoic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stoic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zelazny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zelazny is controlling Stoic's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Stoic wants to pass to mount but Zelazny is defending the position.
Zelazny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stoic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zelazny gets back to full guard.
Zelazny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoic with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stoic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stoic tries to free his leg and advance position but Zelazny is retaining full guard.
Stoic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stoic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stoic stands and throws Zelazny's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stoic looks up at the clock and then as Zelazny takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stoic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Zelazny sneaks back into half guard.
Stoic wants to free his trapped foot but Zelazny is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stoic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zelazny gets back to full guard.
Stoic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zelazny lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zelazny is in close to Stoic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zelazny prevents Stoic from getting back to his feet.
Stoic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zelazny's guard.
Stoic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zelazny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stoic pushes down on Zelazny's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zelazny on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zelazny moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zelazny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stoic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zelazny is trying to control the position but Stoic postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoic working some strikes from top position.
Stoic throws a big right hand that misses.
Stoic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zelazny 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.
Stoic lands a couple of digs.
Stoic forces his way into half guard.
Zelazny has hold of Stoic's hands but Stoic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zelazny is looking to improve his position.
Stoic lands with a punch from half guard.
Stoic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zelazny on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stoic lands a nice short elbow.
Noah Zelazny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoic is pressing down on Zelazny's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zelazny is holding on for now.
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. Stoic connects with a nice short shot to Zelazny's temple.
Zelazny gets back to full guard.
Stoic tries to free his leg and advance position but Zelazny is retaining full guard.
Stoic trying to control the position from guard on top but Zelazny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stoic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zelazny trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stoic with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zelazny is controlling Stoic's posture.
Zelazny is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stoic defends well.
Zelazny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Stoic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stoic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Stoic!
Victor Stoic gave a mention to BlackStar Athletics in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chang Pi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drowning Pool - Bodies. Chang Pi 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Travis Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chang Pi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller connects with a leg kick. Pi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pi lands a body shot.
Pi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pi punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miller!
Pi scores with a jab.
Pi lands a slapping body shot.
Pi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pi scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Travis Miller has been cut.
Pi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pi misses with a wild body shot.
Miller is looking to counter the offense by Pi and move into the clinch.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pi is out of range and Miller settles back down.
A big right from Pi misses.
Miller tries to clinch up but Pi circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Pi moves out of range easily.
Pi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miller. That's going to slow Pi down.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Pi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Pi throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Pi! Miller is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chang Pi!
Chang Pi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lunt Cicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has chosen Heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Lunt Cicker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lunt Cicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Parker!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cicker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cicker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Parker.
Parker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Parker working away.
The ground and pound from Parker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cicker can't do much from the bottom here.
Cicker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Parker.
Parker throws an elbow but Cicker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cicker sneaks back into half guard.
Cicker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cicker controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Cicker is looking to control Parker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cicker avoid being mounted?
Parker working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cicker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Parker is working away from the top position though.
Cicker tries to get to full guard but Parker has control of the leg.
Cicker is looking to control Parker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cicker avoid being mounted?
Cicker is doing well to control the position and prevent Parker from advancing to side control.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cicker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Parker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Parker's back!
Cicker is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Parker is trying to get back to his feet but Cicker has full control of the position and if anything, Parker has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cicker throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Cicker missing with strikes from the back.
Cicker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cicker scores with punches and elbows.
Cicker throws strikes from the back but Parker rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Parker.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cicker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cicker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cicker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cicker throws a big right hand that misses.
Cicker trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Cicker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cicker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cicker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cicker postures up in Parker's guard and throws a big left but Parker blocks it.
Cicker scoring with punches to the head and body.
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.
Cicker wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Cicker throws a big right hand that misses.
Cicker 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.
Cicker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Parker dives on top into guard.
Cicker looking for a guillotine here but Parker defends easily.
Parker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cicker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cicker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Parker wants to control from the top but Cicker keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Corey Parker will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Parker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cicker to the mat! Cicker manages to get full guard.
Cicker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Parker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cicker is adopting a defensive guard.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cicker is trying to keep Parker in close.
Cicker trying to control the position here.
Cicker is looking for a triangle but Parker pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cicker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.
Parker wants to control from the top but Cicker keeps moving.
Cicker trying to keep a closed guard but Parker is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker postures up in Cicker's guard and throws a big left but Cicker blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cicker pulls Parker in close to his closed guard and prevents Parker from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cicker circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Cicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cicker defends well and Parker ends up having to push Cicker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cicker misses the shot to the body.
Lunt Cicker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker gets a clinch.
Cicker misses with a body punch.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cicker swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cicker scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.
Cicker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Parker obliges.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Lunt Cicker has been cut.
Cicker blocks an uppercut.
Parker lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cicker backwards.
A hook to the body from Parker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cicker's face.
Parker gets through Cicker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Cicker's head.
Parker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cicker has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Parker is trying to trip Cicker. He has hold of a leg but Cicker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Parker persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Parker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Cicker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Parker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cicker down.
An elbow from Parker crashes against the mat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Parker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cicker is looking to reverse the position.
Parker lands an elbow.
Lunt Cicker's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to control the position but Cicker is working away.
Cicker is looking to reverse the position.
Parker gets to mount! Cicker was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Parker avoids the attempt from Cicker to control.
Cicker gets back to half guard.
Parker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parker slips a nice elbow through Cicker's hands, connecting with Cicker's forehead.
Parker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parker trying to control from half guard but Cicker is working away.
Cicker is doing well to control the position and prevent Parker from advancing to side control.
Parker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lunt Cicker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lunt Cicker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Corey Parker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Born in the Usa. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Campion!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Campion clinches with his opponent.
Daniels working Campion over with knees to the body.
Daniels landing knees to the head.
Daniels stalling in the clinch.
Daniels keeps control of Campion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Campion tries to circle away but Daniels has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Campion looks winded!
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Campion's ribcage.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.
Daniels scores with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daniels lands a left hand.
Daniels content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Campion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daniels connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels just leaning against Campion, taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daniels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Campion.
Campion is working for takedown but Daniels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Campion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Daniels scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Thomas Campion has been cut.
Daniels connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels lands a knee to the head.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Campion's face.
Daniels stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daniels.
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
I was talking to Daniels's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Campion drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Campion takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Campion wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daniels stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Campion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Daniels scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daniels scores with a shoulder strike.
Daniels lands a hook that snaps the head of Campion backwards.
Daniels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Campions head.
Campion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daniels scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Campion tries to score a body lock takedown but Daniels shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Campion.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Campion's face.
Daniels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campion backwards.
Campion is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Daniels on the inside.
Campion is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Daniels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daniels lands a knee to the head.
Daniels drops Campion onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Campion is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Daniels has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Campion - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Daniels, and another! Campion is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jack Daniels!
In defeat, Thomas Campion stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better man today. Now I go back to training to make sure that I'm the better man tomorrow. Thanks to the fans for all of their support.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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