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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Desert Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Desert Storm !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jasper Irving!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irving bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Storm 's head backwards.
Irving connects with a right hand. Storm shakes it off.
Irving moves out of range as Storm strikes.
Storm is looking to chop away at Irving's legs.
Irving lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Irving fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm .
Irving bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Storm 's head.
Irving punishes Storm 's body with a nice straight punch.
Irving tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Storm needs to keep his hands up - Irving had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Irving finds it's way through Storm 's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irving scores with a jab to the head.
Irving throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Storm looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Irving.
Irving lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch lands to the side of Storm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Storm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Irving moves out of range as Storm strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irving bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Storm 's head.
Irving takes a swing at Storm 's ribcage but misses.
Storm appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Irving is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Storm had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Irving misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irving darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Irving wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Irving has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Storm .
Irving throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Irving tries to get set, Storm tries to push him back and clinch up but Irving manages to avoid the attempt.
Storm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Irving.
Irving lands a glancing blow to the side of Storm 's head.
Jasper Irving seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm misses with a straight right.
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Irving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Irving as he checks the leg kick.
Irving wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm walks into a straight right hand from Irving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irving. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irving scores with a decent looking hook.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Irving.
Irving's corner calls for a 1-2. Irving obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Storm is rocked!
Jab from Irving.
Oh Storm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Storm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Irving tried to score with a low kick but Storm checks it.
Storm looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Irving avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Irving shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Storm seems to have got his legs back now.
Irving connects with the punch.
Irving lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Irving scores with a nice right hand.
Storm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Irving is able to avoid easily.
Irving fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Storm on the side of the head.
Storm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irving moves into range and connects with a jab.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch but Irving swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irving moves out of range as Storm throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Irving misses.
Irving paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Irving lands a big right hand that sends Storm crashing to the mat! Irving stays standing though and waves Storm back to his feet!
Irving drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Storm right on the button. Storm goes down! Irving follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Irving gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jasper Irving!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nash Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiller has chosen Cabbage - No meat eating 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Nash Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Hiller!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks lands a nice shot that snaps Hiller's head back.
Hiller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Banks 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.
Banks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hiller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banks misses with a body shot.
Banks cracks Hiller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hiller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Banks swivels and escapes.
Hiller closes the distance and clinches up with Banks, looking for a takedown. Hiller pushes Banks against the cage but Banks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hiller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Banks but Banks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nash Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hiller.
Hiller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hiller closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Banks did well to prevent Hiller getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiller throwing shots but Banks is blocking nicely.
Hiller is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Banks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hiller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Banks defending well though.
Banks's coaches at LOD: Ground Zero have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Hiller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hiller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks kicks off Hiller and gets to his feet.
Nash Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hiller.
Banks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks scores with a leg kick.
Hiller fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Banks sprawls well initially but Hiller persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hiller slips a nice elbow through Banks's hands, connecting with Banks's forehead.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hiller working his ground and pound in the gym.
Banks is looking to control Hiller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Banks avoid being mounted?
Hiller is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hiller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Banks's head.
Hiller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hiller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Banks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Banks tries to get out of the position.
Banks is trying to maintain the position but Hiller is very close to passing his half guard.
Hiller is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Banks is trying to maintain the position but Hiller is very close to passing his half guard.
Hiller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hiller is looking for a kimura but Banks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hiller to get the leverage.
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.
Hiller is trying to control the action in half guard but Banks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Banks lands with a nice combination. Hiller backs away looking to recover.
Nash Banks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hiller.
Nice sprawl there from Banks as Hiller shoots in.
An attempted straight right counter from Banks misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banks.
Hiller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banks stuffs the takedown.
Hiller closes the distance and clinches up with Banks, looking for a takedown. Hiller pushes Banks against the cage but Banks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Banks thuds his right hand into Hiller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hiller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Banks. That snapped Hiller's head back.
Hiller is rocked!
It looks like Matt Hiller has been cut.
Hiller shoots in but Banks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hiller is still on wobbly legs! Can Banks finish him?
Banks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hiller momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nash Banks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Hiller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Banks lands with a cross.
Hiller seems to have recovered his senses.
Hiller shoots in looking for a takedown but Banks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hiller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hiller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Banks swivels and escapes.
Banks stalks Hiller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hiller's face. Hiller staggers backwards, shaken.
Banks lands with a straight right. Hiller didn't see that one coming.
Banks connects with a looping right hand.
Banks cracks Hiller with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hiller falls to his knees and Banks doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nash Banks!
The defeated Matt Hiller had this to say: 'I see, you have watched my workout videos.. Great job, now back to pump it!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Laverne Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ez Muney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ez Muney 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 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, Laverne Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ez Muney!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reynolds wants to clinch up but Muney keeps it at a distance.
Muney cracks Reynolds with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reynolds rushes Muney and presses him up against the cage.
Reynolds is stalling here.
Muney has had enough of the clinch but Reynolds keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Reynolds.
Muney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reynolds dodges the punch combination from Muney.
Muney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Muney misses.
Muney just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReynolds.
Reynolds lands a head kick!
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reynolds doesn't manage to clinch there - Muney circles away.
Reynolds has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Muney misses with a hook.
Reynolds is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muney throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Muney does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Muney.
Reynolds is looking to clinch but Muney is avoiding it.
Muney is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Muney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reynolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muney doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Muney throws a combination that misses
and Reynolds holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A knee to the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds has Muney pressed against the cage, preventing Muney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reynolds prevents Muney from breaking the clinch.
Muney tries to circle away but Reynolds has him pinned against the cage.
Muney managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Muney.
Reynolds's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds instigates a clinch.
Muney wants to break free but Reynolds has control.
Muney is trying to break free.
Muney working hard to break the clinch.
Muney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reynolds manages to break the clinch.
Muney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muney stuffs the takedown attempt from Reynolds. Reynolds gets slowly back to his feet.
Muney swings for the body but Reynolds moves 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!
Muney looks to throw the jab but Reynolds is out of range.
Reynolds wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reynolds takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Muney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muney scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muney misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muney throws a series of punches but Reynolds avoids them all with ease.
Muney just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReynolds.
Muney connects with a body shot that sends Reynolds's belly button to the back.
Muney lands a really nice looking cross but Reynolds seems unphased.
Reynolds wants to clinch.
Muney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Muney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Muney throws a shot to the body.
Ez Muney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muney throws a hook but Reynolds blocks it.
No luck for Reynolds with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reynolds doesn't seem bothered though.
Reynolds looks to clinch
and Muney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reynolds thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muney takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
Muney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muney lands with a nice combination. Reynolds backs away looking to recover.
Muney throws a nice looking combination but Reynolds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reynolds is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Muney.
Reynolds tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Muney defends well and Reynolds ends up having to push Muney into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laverne Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Muney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muney stuns Reynolds with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ez Muney dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Reynolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reynolds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muney keeps the fight on the outside.
Ez Muney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Muney moves out of range.
Muney has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Reynolds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muney.
Muney throws a combination. Reynolds tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Muney feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reynoldss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds wants to clinch
and Muney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reynolds tries to clinch
letting Muney counter with a right hand.
Muney scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Muney darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reynolds fails with a takedown attempt.
Muney throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muney. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muney lands a two punch combo.
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reynolds defending well as Muney loads up on a big left hand.
Muney misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reynolds rushes Muney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Reynolds keeps control of Muney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muney is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Muney has had enough of the clinch but Reynolds keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muney working hard to break the clinch.
Reynolds breaks from the clinch.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reynolds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Muney.
Muney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reynolds tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Muney manages to circle out of the way.
Muney looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muney looks to land a combination but Reynolds avoids it well.
Muney misses with a few strikes there.
Reynolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muney scores with the left hand. Reynolds knows he should have avoided that one.
Reynolds moves out of range of the strikes.
Reynolds is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Muney.
Reynolds takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Muney throws the left hand but Reynolds avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reynolds seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Muney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reynolds's hands.
Reynolds tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Muney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Muney gets tackled into the cage by Reynolds. Reynolds maintains the clinch.
Reynolds lands a nice uppercut.
Muney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Muney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Reynolds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Muney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reynolds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reynolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reynolds.
Reynolds is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Muney is having none of it.
Reynolds shoots for a takedown but Muney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muney throws a nice looking combination but Reynolds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reynolds moves away from the strike by Muney.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reynolds fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Muney, pushing him back against the cage.
Muney working hard to break the clinch.
Reynolds manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reynolds is trying to maintain a safe position but Muney gets an underhook and turns Reynolds into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reynolds changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Muney fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laverne Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muney keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ez Muney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Muney jabs Reynolds right on the nose. Reynolds blinks but takes it well.
Muney missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reynolds looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Muney misses with a wild combination.
Muney misses with a two punch combination.
Muney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reynolds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muney uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Muney with a hook.
Laverne Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muney misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muney cracks Reynolds with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Muney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reynolds doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Muney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muney lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice defenses there by Reynolds.
Reynolds appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Muney misses with a looping left.
Reynolds goes for a double leg but Muney avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Muney continues to drive forward.
Reynolds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muney misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds throws a big counter combination but Muney scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Muney misses with a looping right.
Ez Muney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Muney does no damage.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Muney.
Reynolds clinches with his opponent.
Reynolds manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Muney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reynolds is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muney postures up.
Muney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reynolds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muney wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Muney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muney connects with the punch.
Muney misses with a looping left.
Reynolds tries to clinch up but Muney circles away and keeps his distance.
Reynolds staying out of range there.
Reynolds tries to clinch there but Muney circles away.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown but Muney shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reynolds tries to score a power double leg takedown but Muney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reynolds somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laverne Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muney throws a right hand that Reynolds ducks under and follows up with a left that Reynolds also avoids with ease.
Muney just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReynolds.
Reynolds on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab from Muney.
Reynolds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reynolds tries to clinch up
and Muney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laverne Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muney misses with a straight left.
Reynolds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muney.
Reynolds walks into a straight right hand from Muney.
Reynolds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Ez Muney is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reynolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ez Muney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Muney 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ez Muney!
Ez Muney 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Casey Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emery Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Swift might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to War Pigs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
182 lbs
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Swift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emery Devlin!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Devlin. Those never looked like landing.
Swift is looking for a counter combo.
Swift defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Devlin.
Devlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Swift is just out of range.
Swift throws a low kick, looking for Devlin's leg but Devlin calmly moves out of range.
Devlin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Swift misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Devlin takes a swing at Swift's ribcage but misses.
Swift stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Swift throws a head kick but Devlin moves out of range.
Devlin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Swift uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Devlin has time to react.
Swift throws a big shot that misses.
Devlin's coach down at The Armory $475 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Devlin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Swift throws a combination. Devlin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick from Devlin lands but Swift takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Devlin tries to clinch up but Swift circles away and keeps his distance.
Devlin misses with a takedown attempt - Swift sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Devlin moves into the clinch successfully.
Swift breaks the clinch.
Swift looks to land a body kick but Devlin moved away.
Devlin moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Devlin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Swift manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swift throws a right and a left that Devlin avoids nicely.
Swift wants to land a leg kick but Devlin is out of range.
Casey Swift is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Devlin misses.
Swift looks to land a combination but Devlin avoids it well.
Swift swats away the attempt to clinch by Devlin.
Swift has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Combat Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Swift fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Devlin.
Devlin tries for a takedown but Swift sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Casey Swift has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emery Devlin.
Swift stalks Devlin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Devlin's face. Devlin staggers backwards, shaken.
Swift throws a nice outside leg kick.
Swift throws a series of punches but Devlin moves out of range.
Devlin fails with a takedown attempt.
Swift thuds a left hand into Devlin's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swift cracks Devlin with a good jab.
Swift misses with a series of wild punches.
Swift scores with a hook.
Swift pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Devlin back to the cage. Swift follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Swift lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Devlin closes the distance and clinches.
Swift breaks from the clinch.
Devlin clinches.
Devlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Devlin scores with a takedown into Swift's guard.
Devlin wants to control from the top but Swift keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swift wants to sweep here but Devlin controlling him for the moment.
Devlin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devlin won't allow Swift to get back to his feet.
Devlin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Devlin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Swift not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Devlin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Devlin stops Swift from standing up.
Swift trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Devlin wants to control from the top but Swift keeps moving.
Devlin drops back looking for a leg! Swift is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Swift manages to kick Devlin off! Devlin jumps back into Swift's guard.
Swift looking for a sweep. Not yet Swift, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Devlin connects with a couple of short punches.
Swift looking to control.
Devlin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Swift turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Devlin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Swift. Swift obviously looking to wear him down.
Sloppy strikes from Swift. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Swift.
Devlin missing with a left hand there. Swift was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swift is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Devlin darts in and clinches Swift up against the cage.
Swift breaks the clinch.
Swift gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Devlin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Swift looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Swift wants to stand up but Devlin is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Swift dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Devlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Swift takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Swift checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Devlin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swift scores with a three punch combo!
Casey Swift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devlin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Devlin needs to keep his hands up - Swift had a free shot at his head there.
Swift is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Devlin.
Devlin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Swift on his heels. He'll look to pass Swift's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Devlin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swift is wriggling around but Devlin manages to pass to half guard.
Swift pushes Devlin off looking to stand but Devlin dives back in and keeps control.
Devlin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Swift is just riding it out for now. Devlin eventually gives up the hold.
Devlin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Swift defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift pushes Devlin off looking to stand but Devlin dives back in and keeps control.
Devlin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Swift wants to get back to full guard.
Devlin wants to work for an arm triangle but Swift is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Devlin prevents Swift from standing back up.
Swift tries to roll over but Devlin keeps him under control.
That's two 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.
Devlin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Swift!
Swift taking shots to the head.
Devlin raining down shots from the mount!
Devlin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Swift is rocked!
Devlin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Swift has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Oh Swift is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Devlin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Swift's face.
Devlin tries to control but Swift wriggling away.
Devlin lands a big shot to the head and Swift winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Emery Devlin!
Emery Devlin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is His name is King. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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19
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Solid 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksander Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Gonzalez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gonzalez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
It looks like Jesse Gonzalez has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gonzalez connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Gracie wants to clinch but Gonzalez slips to the side
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
As Gonzalez looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo bu Gonzalez just gets out of the way.
Gonzalez connects with a nice looking jab.
Gonzalez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Gonzalez scores with a four punch combination!
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Gonzalez stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Gonzalez's defenses.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Gonzalez misses.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonzalez to score with a decent uppercut.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gonzalez.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
Gonzalez lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Gonzalez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. Gonzalez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Gonzalez finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gonzalez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jesse Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gonzalez lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Gonzalez tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
A counter left hand to the body from Gracie misses its target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gracie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gracie tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonzalez. Gonzalez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Gonzalez blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Gonzalez does it's job there.
Gonzalez throws a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesse Gonzalez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracie slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Gracie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gonzalez.
Gracie sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gonzalez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez connects with a single shot there.
Gracie wants to land a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
Gracie tries to move into range but Gonzalez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gracie!
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gonzalez! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Gonzalez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jesse Gonzalez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aleksander Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rhaegar Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Toushikama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toushikama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: One Love-Yoshihiro Akiyama. 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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28
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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27
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rhaegar Targaryen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akira Toushikama !
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Targaryen works Toushikama 's body with a nice hook.
Targaryen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Targaryen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Toushikama wants to control from the top but Targaryen keeps moving.
Toushikama throwing strikes but missing.
Toushikama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toushikama working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Targaryen's head.
Toushikama connects with a couple of short punches.
Toushikama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Toushikama has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Toushikama scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toushikama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Toushikama passes Targaryen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Toushikama thows a huge punch but Targaryen dodges it nicely.
Toushikama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Toushikama connects with a nice short shot to Targaryen's temple.
Toushikama slips a nice elbow through Targaryen's hands, connecting with Targaryen's forehead.
Toushikama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Targaryen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Toushikama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Targaryen defending well though.
Toushikama seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Toushikama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Toushikama passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushikama working the head with strikes.
Targaryen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Targaryen is rocked!
Toushikama cracks Targaryen with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Toushikama immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Targaryen is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Toushikama !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Toushikama !
A very excited looking Akira Toushikama made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Rhaegar Targaryen was interviewed post fight and said 'Normally I would say "Auf wiedersehen," but since what "auf wiedersehen" actually means is "'till I see you again", and since I never wish to see you again, to you, sir, I say goodbye.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anon Ymous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Hailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anon Ymous!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Ymous does no damage.
Hailey has a takedown stuffed.
Ymous getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ymous looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ymous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hailey manages to get to full guard.
Ymous content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ymous with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ymous pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hailey is keeping the position for now.
Hailey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ymous wants to pass the guard but Hailey is keeping the position.
Ymous scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ymous landing with the ground and pound.
Ymous stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hailey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ymous working some strikes from top position.
Hailey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ymous landing some decent shots from guard.
Ymous is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hailey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hailey has momentary wrist control but Ymous slips an elbow through the middle.
Hailey has his foot on Ymous's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ymous works his way back into a safe position though.
Ymous is working Hailey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ymous is working Hailey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ymous postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hailey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hailey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ymous connects with a couple of short punches.
Hailey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ymous defends it easily.
Ymous lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ymous working some strikes from top position.
Ymous lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ymous cracks Hailey with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ymous postures up and lands a big shot to Hailey's brow.
Ymous works over Hailey with some ground and pound from guard.
Ymous postures up and lands a big shot to Hailey's brow.
Ymous distracts Hailey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ymous landing some decent shots from guard.
Hailey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ymous defends well.
Hailey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ymous is in close to Hailey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hailey is looking for a triangle but Ymous pushes his legs off easily.
Ymous with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ymous postures up and lands a big shot to Hailey's brow.
Hailey keeping moving, preventing Ymous from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ymous connects with a couple of short punches.
Hailey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ymous defends well.
Ymous pushing down on Hailey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Ymous.
Ymous seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hailey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ymous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ymous is working for a submission of some sort.
Hailey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ymous is trying to work for a kimura but Hailey is defending well.
Ymous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ymous is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ymous drops an elbow to the side of Hailey's head.
Ymous has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ymous raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ymous looking to finish Hailey with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hailey!
Ymous in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ymous breaks from Hailey's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ymous prevents Hailey from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anon Ymous 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.
Ymous digs a good body shot into Hailey's ribs.
Ymous scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hailey doesn't seem bothered though.
Ymous has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ymous getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ymous punishes Hailey's body with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ymous.
Ymous digs a good body shot into Hailey's ribs.
Hailey walks into a left hand.
Ymous fails to land with a series of punches.
Ymous comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ymous lands a nice shot that snaps Hailey's head back.
Anon Ymous seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ymous listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hailey fails with the takedown
and Ymous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hailey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ymous lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ymous closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hailey actively working from the bottom here.
Ymous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Ymous there.
Hailey is rocked!
Ymous is pressing down on Hailey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hailey is holding on for now.
Ymous working over Hailey with some ground and pound. Hailey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hailey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ymous pulls his head out easily.
Hailey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hailey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ymous scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hailey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hailey has hold of Ymous's hands but Ymous slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ymous is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ymous looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hailey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hailey has hold of Ymous's hands but Ymous slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hailey looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Ymous pushes past his half guard into mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ymous lands with some strikes.
Ymous landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ymous has isolated one of Hailey's arms. Hailey looking to fight him off but Ymous twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anon Ymous!
Anon Ymous decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bas Koning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George West Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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26
198 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bas Koning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George West Jr!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koning clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koning.
Koning lands an elbow just above West Jr 's eye.
We've been hearing reports that Koning has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Koning lands a nice knee to the body.
West Jr tries to work over Koning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koning lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
West Jr misses with a body punch.
West Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Koning landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koning landing knees to the body.
West Jr looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koning.
West Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koning lands an elbow inside that West Jr shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Koning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
West Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Koning landing some nice looking knees to the body.
West Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Koning lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
West Jr's coach down at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on West Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Koning using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koning lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koning stalls.
Koning is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koning.
Koning crunches a lovely knee into West Jr's ribcage.
Koning working West Jr over with knees to the body.
Koning lands a nice knee to the body.
West Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koning creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West Jr's defenses.
Koning lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Koning is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Koning lands a good knee to the midsection. West Jr won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koning landing some nice looking knees to the body.
West Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koning lands a nice knee to the body.
Koning stalling the fight.
Knees to the body from Koning.
Koning scores with a knee to the head.
Koning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has West Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koning scores a nice knee to the body.
Koning lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koning.
Koning comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section. West Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section. West Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koning using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koning lands an elbow just above West Jr 's eye.
Koning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has West Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koning with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koning slows down the pace here.
Koning landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Koning crunches a lovely knee into West Jr's ribcage.
Koning dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koning gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
West Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koning landing knees to the body.
Koning landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koning lands a knee to the head.
Koning lands an elbow inside.
Koning is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koning working West Jr over with knees to the body.
Koning landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koning obliges.
Koning lands a damaging elbow.
Koning working West Jr over with knees to the body.
Koning avoiding damage.
West Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koning lands a damaging elbow.
Koning creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West Jr's defenses.
Koning connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Koning.
Koning effectively controlling the action here.
Koning lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koning.
Koning connects with a nasty looking knee right to West Jr's face.
West Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koning connects with a nasty looking knee right to West Jr's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Koning dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
West Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koning closes the distance and clinches.
Bas Koning has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koning utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koning landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
West Jr working aggressively here.
Koning blocking some punches.
Koning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West Jr misses with some punches.
Koning has West Jr pressed against the cage.
West Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Koning.
West Jr is breathing heavily.
Koning landing knees to the body.
Koning lands a nice knee to the body.
West Jr tries to circle away but Koning has him pinned against the cage.
Koning slows down the pace here.
Koning lands an elbow just above West Jr 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koning.
Koning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koning lands a knee to the body.
Koning stalling.
Koning lands an elbow that stopped West Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Koning has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Koning dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koning lands a knee to the body.
Koning creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West Jr's defenses.
West Jr misses with a body punch.
West Jr misses with a punch to the body.
West Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Koning'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.
West Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koning landing knees to the body.
Koning 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.
Koning stalling against the cage.
Koning with a knee to the head.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section. West Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koning using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koning obliges.
West Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
West Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koning takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Koning scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Koning.
West Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koning lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koning connects with a nasty looking knee right to West Jr's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West Jr misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koning.
Koning stalling in the clinch.
Koning lands an elbow just above West Jr 's eye.
Koning landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Koning lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section. West Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koning lands a nice knee to the body.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section. West Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
West Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koning crunches a lovely knee into West Jr's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Koning.
A knee to the head by Koning.
West Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Koning slows down the pace here.
Koning landing knees to the body.
Koning lands an elbow that stopped West Jr in his tracks for a moment.
West Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koning prevents West Jr from breaking the clinch.
Koning scores a nice knee to the body.
Koning holding his opponent close, against the cage.
West Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koning lands a nice knee to the body.
Koning lands an elbow inside.
Koning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has West Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Koning dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
West Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
West Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left lands for Koning.
Koning throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
West Jr gets tackled into the cage by Koning. Koning maintains the clinch.
Koning with a knee to the head.
Koning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koning dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
West Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koning stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
West Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Koning connects with a nasty looking knee right to West Jr's face.
Koning is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West Jr can do to turn this around?
West Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Koning.
West Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section. West Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
West Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koning landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koning with a knee to the head.
West Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koning lands a good knee to the midsection. West Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Koning working West Jr over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koning obliges.
Koning lands an elbow inside that West Jr shrugs off.
Koning landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koning crunches a lovely knee into West Jr's ribcage.
Koning lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Koning lands a good knee to the midsection. West Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Koning landing knees to the head.
Koning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has West Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koning.
Koning landing knees to the head.
West Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Koning.
West Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West Jr avoiding damage as Koning throws knees to the body.
Koning with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koning trying to land knees to the body.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section. West Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koning working West Jr over with knees to the body.
West Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koning connects with a nasty looking knee right to West Jr's face.
Koning keeps control of West Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koning with a knee to the head.
Koning landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koning slows down the pace here.
West Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koning creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West Jr's defenses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koning.
Nice elbow from Koning.
Koning using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
West Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Koning lands a nice knee to the body.
Koning lands a knee to the body.
West Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koning landing knees to the head.
West Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koning is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koning lands a good knee to the midsection. West Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Koning using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koning landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section. West Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
West Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
West Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Koning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has West Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
West Jr tries to work over Koning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koning blocks an uppercut.
West Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
West Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koning missing with knees to the body.
West Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Konings head.
Koning lands a good knee to the midsection. West Jr won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Koning clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
West Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koning moves away.
West Jr tests Koning's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koning ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West Jr slips under a jab from Koning.
Koning ducks under a wild hook from West Jr.
West Jr with a hook.
Koning pushes West Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
West Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from West Jr.
West Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Koning is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koning blocks a body shot from West Jr.
West Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koning lands a damaging elbow.
West Jr is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
West Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koning lands an elbow inside.
Koning lands a nice knee to the body.
Koning connects with a knee to the head.
West Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
West Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
West Jr tries to break the clinch but Koning is controlling the position.
West Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Koning controls his hands.
West Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Koning landing knees to the body.
Koning lands a knee to the body.
Koning landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koning.
Koning blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koning lands a knee to the body.
Koning lands a damaging elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Koning.
Koning unloads a knee to the mid-section. West Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koning slowing the pace effectively.
Koning utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koning lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Koning scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
West Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koning blocks an uppercut.
Koning using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koning.
Knees to the body from Koning.
Koning utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koning using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koning scores a nice knee to the body.
Koning lands an elbow that stopped West Jr in his tracks for a moment.
West Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
West Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koning has West Jr pressed against the cage.
Koning gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koning gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koning using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koning landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koning scores a nice knee to the body.
Koning lands an elbow just above West Jr 's eye.
Koning putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has West Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koning landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koning is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koning stalling against the cage.
Koning avoiding damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koning obliges.
Koning utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koning utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Koning.
West Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koning prevents a body shot from West Jr.
The referee calls for Koning to work.
Koning lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Koning had his way with George West Jr in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Koning scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
West Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
West Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koning has time to react.
A big left from Koning misses.
Koning scores with a hook.
Koning lunges at West Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by West Jr's hand.
Koning fails to land with a series of punches.
Koning takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Koning jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koning jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as West Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koning doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koning uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West Jr.
West Jr scores with the left hand. Koning knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Koning. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koning.
West Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koning looks to land a right hand but West Jr moved out of range.
Koning closes the distance but West Jr moves to the side
enabling West Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Koning misses its intended target.
Koning ducks under a wild hook from West Jr.
Koning tests West Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bas Koning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koning ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koning moves out of range as West Jr strikes.
West Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koning moves away.
Koning throws a body punch but West Jr moves out of range.
West Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koning manages to avoid it.
Koning misses with a body shot
and West Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
West Jr thuds a left hand into Koning's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West Jr connects with a crisp jab.
West Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
West Jr throws out a counter right but Koning avoids it with no problem.
West Jr misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
West Jr throws a body punch but Koning moves out of range.
Koning lands with a hook. West Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big left from West Jr misses.
West Jr lands a body shot.
Koning scores with a nice right hand.
West Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Koning tries to counter by moving into the clinch but West Jr manages to circle out of the way.
Koning takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
West Jr is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Koning throws a jab but it's blocked by West Jr.
Koning fails to land with a series of punches.
Koning forces West Jr back against the cage and clinches.
West Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West Jr lands with a right to the head.
West Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Koning.
A knee to the head by Koning.
Koning crunches a lovely knee into West Jr's ribcage.
Koning creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West Jr's defenses.
Knees to the body from Koning.
Koning lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
West Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Koning.
Koning'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.
Koning lands a good knee to the midsection. West Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Koning scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koning takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stalling in the clinch from Koning.
Koning seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bas Koning is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bas Koning.
Koning tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koning jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koning closes the distance but West Jr moves to the side
and West Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koning throws a hook but West Jr blocks it.
Koning throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
West Jr defending well as Koning loads up on a big left hand.
Koning misses with a leg kick.
Koning ducks under a wild hook from West Jr.
George West Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West Jr misses with a wild body shot.
West Jr moves in looking to clinch but Koning pushes him off.
West Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Koning is just out of range.
Koning defending well as West Jr loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Koning showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koning, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:42
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:43
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Koning!
Bas Koning really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that V-Mask Clothing (10%) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxx Elorde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen McFadden and Whitehead - Ain't no stopping us now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 light heavyweight 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, Maxx Elorde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Elorde gets caught flat footed, as Martinez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Martinez landing some decent shots from guard.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Martinez is working Elorde over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Elorde avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez prevents Elorde from getting back to his feet.
Elorde has momentary wrist control but Martinez slips an elbow through the middle.
Martinez is working Elorde over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Elorde looking for a sweep. Not yet Elorde, not yet.
Martinez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martinez lands a couple of digs.
Elorde is rocked!
Martinez arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Elorde's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Javier Martinez made sure he mentioned AnonymouS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacare Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero fails with the takedown
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown. Romero fights it but they end up in guard.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Romero holds on and takes a little breather.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Romero.
Cruz trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz with the counter takedown but Romero avoids it easily.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Romero to the mat! Romero manages to get full guard.
Romero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
Romero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cruz looking to sit in guard and control but Romero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Romero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romero wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Romero looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cruz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Romero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.
Romero tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
Romero is trying to maintain the position but Cruz is very close to passing his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz is trying to work for a kimura but Romero is defending well.
Romero is defending against the submission attempts here by Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Romero's head.
Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Romero lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Romero is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruz's back!
Cruz breaks Romero's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cruz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Romero's head.
Romero wants to sweep but no luck.
Romero looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Romero thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Romero striking off his back but it's not causing Cruz any problems.
Romero working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
Romero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruz's guard.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romero throws a strike but Cruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Cruz 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.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cruz did well to prevent Romero getting side control.
Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Romero is working away from the top position though.
Romero throws a strike but Cruz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Romero lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Romero tries to pass.
Romero looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
Romero is looking to cinch up a triangle. Cruz throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Romero's body to avoid the submission. Romero has instead reached around Cruz's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Romero arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jacare Romero!
Jacare Romero decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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