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SFC 105: Riccuito vs Sackett PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Talbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon has chosen All Summer Long as his entrance music. Sam Talbert could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buddy Brandon's 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Talbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talbert.
Talbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandon lands a jab to Talbert's midsection.
Brandon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Talbert swivels and escapes.
A little feinted left hand from Talbert on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brandon misses with a wild combination.
Brandon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon doesn't manage to clinch there - Talbert circles away.
Talbert swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brandon looks to clinch
and Brandon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brandon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Talbert counters with a straight right hand.
Brandon slips a jab from Talbert.
Sam Talbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon looks for the body kick but Talbert saw that one coming.
Brandon wants to clinch but Talbert slips to the side
and Talbert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talbert uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brandon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talbert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandon throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Talbert counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandon.
Brandon looks to land a combination. Talbert sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brandon misses with a takedown
and Talbert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Talbert's head coaches at The Power Plant that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sam Talbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Brandon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Talbert counters with a straight right hand.
Brandon is rocked!
Talbert cracks Brandon with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Talbert!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Meat Chris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Chris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chris.
Chris misses with a hook.
Kozlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlaws Clubhouse in the buildup to the fight.
Chris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chris throws a sloppy head kick
and Kozlov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kozlov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chris.
Kozlov blocks a jab.
Kozlov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kozlov misses with a series of wild punches.
Chris is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kozlov sizes up Chris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kozlov swinging wildly here.
Chris moves out of range of the strikes.
Chris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlov throws an overhand right that lands on Chris's shoulder, as Chris tries to avoid the shot.
Chris moves away from the strike by Kozlov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kozlov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chris staying out of range there.
Kozlov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chris missing with a left hand there. Kozlov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kozlov throws a hook but Chris avoids it easily.
Kozlov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chris counters with a good low kick that Kozlov was not able to check.
Kozlov throws a big shot that misses.
Chris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Kozlov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chris misses with a body shot.
Kozlov misses with a looping left.
Kozlov throws a looping overhand right but Chris ducks down to avoid it.
Chris throws the kick towards the body but Kozlov avoids it.
Chris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kozlov misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov throws out a loose jab but Chris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chris scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Kozlov misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Chris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kozlov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chris under the eye.
Kozlov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chris misses with a combination
and Kozlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chris staying out of range there.
Chris connects with a right hand. Kozlov shakes it off.
Chris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kozlov clobbers Chris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kozlov scores with a jab to the head.
Chris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kozlov moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kozlov finds it's way round the side to connect with Chris's head.
Kozlov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kozlov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chris slips a straight right by Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chris scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chris. Kozlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kozlov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chris swings for the body but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A lazy left from Chris finds it's target.
Kozlov misses with a left hand
and Chris counters with a low kick, right behind Kozlov 's knee.
Chris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kozlov lands with a hook. Chris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kozlov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chris lands with a good body shot.
Kozlov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kozlov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kozlov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kozlov misses with a straight right.
Kozlov misses with a low kick.
Kozlov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chris momentarily.
Kozlov swings for the body but Chris moves out of range.
Chris is looking to counter punch.
Kozlov lands the left hand.
Chris throws out a loose jab but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kozlov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kozlov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kozlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Chris.
Chris throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kozlov avoids it.
Kozlov misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Chris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kozlov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kozlov tests Chris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kozlov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kozlov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chris moves away from the strike by Kozlov.
Kozlov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Chris tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kozlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Chris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Chris.
Chris tries a head kick but it misses.
Kozlov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kozlov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chris takes a swing at Kozlov's ribcage but misses.
Chris throws a head kick but Kozlov moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kozlov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kozlov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chris.
Kozlov misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kozlov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chris clinches.
A short right from Chris on the inside.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kozlov works on Chris's body with a couple of short punches.
Kozlov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chris backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kozlov.
Kozlov prevents a body shot from Chris.
Kozlov blocks an uppercut.
Chris blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chris.
Kozlov is looking to break free of the clinch but Chris has double underhooks.
Kozlov tries to break free but Chris pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chris.
Kozlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Chris controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlov fails to land.
Chris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kozlov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chris.
Chris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chris dodges the punch combination from Kozlov.
Good leg kick by Chris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kozlov lands with an uppercut that bounces Chris off the cage and back into range.
Kozlov tries to bum rush Chris with a series of wild strikes but Chris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kozlov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chris - the referee stops the clock and Kozlov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chris. Kozlov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kozlov throws a shot from downtown. Chris moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Chris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kozlov connects with a crisp jab.
Chris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A punch combination from Kozlov misses.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Kozlov. That snapped Chris's head back.
Chris slips under a jab from Kozlov.
Chris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kozlov doesn't seem bothered though.
Chris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kozlov swings for the body but Chris moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chris checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kozlov misses.
Chris throws a body punch but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov loads up on a big right hand but Chris slips the punch.
A jab from Chris finds it's way through Kozlov's defenses.
Kozlov is rocked!
Chris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chris gets tackled into the cage by Kozlov. Kozlov maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chris.
Kozlov is still on wobbly legs! Can Chris finish him?
Chris tries a body shot but Kozlov blocks it.
Chris lands with a short shot to the head.
Kozlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kozlov working hard to break the clinch.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chris's elbow.
Chris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kozlovs head.
Chris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
Chris can't find room to land a body shot as Kozlov controls the action.
Chris unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kozlov! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Chris is unloading with more strikes now! Kozlov drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meat Chris!
After winning the bout, Meat Chris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Its Ono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Achilles Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Its Ono!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ono throws out the jab.
Ono closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Ono looking to pass the guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ono loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ono stops Jones from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ono trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ono throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ono drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ono fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Ono misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ono works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ono throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ono takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Ono.
Ono lands a nice uppercut.
Ono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones tries to work over Ono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ono prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ono pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ono has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ono tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Ono is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ono drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Achilles Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Its Ono.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Ono's takedown attempt.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Ono avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Ono.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ono wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones prevents Ono from breaking the clinch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Ono uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ono can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ono.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Ono controls the action.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Onos head.
Ono has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Ono goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ono smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Ono misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Achilles Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ono. Ono obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Ono's side.
Ono thumps Jones with a low kick.
Ono takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Ono in the body.
Ono scores with a push kick.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ono up against the cage.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Ono uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones tries to work over Ono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones pushes Ono back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Ono avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Ono is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ono is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Ono tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Ono is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Achilles Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Its Ono.
Jones working aggressively here.
Achilles Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ono is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ono.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Ono blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones works on Ono's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ono.
Jones tries a body shot but Ono blocks it.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Ono's takedown attempt.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Ono avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ono can do to turn this around?
Ono tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Ono back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ono.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ono.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Ono controls the action.
Ono tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones blocking some punches.
Ono blocks an uppercut.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Ono avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Ono looking for a takedown.
Ono takes a shot to the head.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Ono lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ono breaks the clinch.
Jones throws a front kick that sends Ono stumbling back into the cage.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Ono swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ono fails with the takedown.
Achilles Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Ono misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones is looking to clinch but Ono is avoiding it.
Achilles Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones is looking to clinch but Ono is avoiding it.
Ono ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ono. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Ono's head but Ono sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones is looking to clinch but Ono is avoiding it.
Ono moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones tries to clinch up but Ono circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Jones misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achilles Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Its Ono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ono throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Ono saw that one coming.
Ono throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ono fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ono just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ono swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Ono is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Ono shoots in.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick but Ono moves out of range.
Jones tests Ono's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ono if he has to take too many more of those.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones throws a body punch but Ono moves out of range.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Ono misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones scores with a one two! Ono had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ono is rocked!
Ono connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Ono is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Ono scores with a body shot.
Ono seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ono throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ono swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Ono cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ono manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ono tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ono tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ono cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Ono throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Ono lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Ono's side.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Its Ono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
Ono is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Ono takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Ono swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Ono goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Ono.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ono backwards.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Ono misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Ono avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ono breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones takes a swing at Ono's ribcage but misses.
Ono with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Ono shoots in.
Achilles Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Its Ono.
Jones is looking to clinch but Ono is avoiding it.
Ono tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Ono's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ono chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ono paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ono feints the counter takedown.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones tries to bum rush Ono with a series of wild strikes but Ono uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Ono. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Ono to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
And that's the end of the fight!
Achilles Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Achilles Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yize Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sandford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandford has chosen Two steps from hell-Heart of courage as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yize Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Sandford!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandford shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Li manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandford trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li keeping full guard, as Sandford tries to pass.
Li pulls Sandford in close to his closed guard and prevents Sandford from doing any damage or advancing position.
Li pushes Sandford off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sandford shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
Sandford tries to pass the half guard into mount. Li knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sandford looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Li manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Li not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Li is looking to stand up but Sandford isn't so interested in that idea.
Li has momentary wrist control but Sandford slips an elbow through the middle.
Sandford's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sandford wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Sandford stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Li avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sandford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Li controlling the position.
Sandford looking to sit in guard and control but Li gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Li stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Li falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sandford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sandford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandford misses with a straight left.
Sandford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sandford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Sandford.
Li swinging wildly here.
Sandford throws a series of punches but Li avoids them all with ease.
Li misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandford shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sandford was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Li struggling a bit here.
Li is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Li tries to escape but Sandford is in control.
Sandford scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ground and pound from Sandford seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Li struggling a bit here.
Sandford cracks Li with a big right hand but Li just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Li tries to bench press Sandford off him but Sandford keeps the position.
Li tries to escape but Sandford is in control.
Sandford in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sandford sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Li is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandford trying to control the position but Li is working away.
Sandford throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Li works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sandford wants to free his trapped foot but Li is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sandford is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sandford is still trying to improve position.
Li moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sandford throws an elbow that misses. Li uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sandford's guard. Nice move by Li!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Sandford dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Li showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sandford.
Li drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Li 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Li fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sandford lands a slapping body shot.
Li throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sandford moves away.
Li lands a right hook to the body.
James Sandford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandford looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Sandford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Li seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sandford doesn't seem bothered though.
Sandford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Li is fending him off so far but Sandford persists. Nope, Li circles away and we're back to standing.
Sandford is breathing heavily.
Sandford throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li misses with a hook. Sandford ducked under it nicely.
Sandford misses the body punch
and Li counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Li does no damage.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Li gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sandford.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Sandford dives in for a single leg takedown but Li sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sandford looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
Li takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sandford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sandford slips under a jab from Li.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sandford! But no joy.
Jab from Li.
Sandford has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sandford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yize Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Sandford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sandford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Li in his tracks.
Sandford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sandford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sandford swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Sandford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Li throws a right hand that misses
letting Sandford counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Li.
Li lands a glancing blow to the side of Sandford's head.
It looks like James Sandford has been cut.
James Sandford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandford closes the distance and clinches up with Li, looking for a takedown. Sandford pushes Li against the cage but Li circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yize Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li scores with a hook to the body. Sandford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Li misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sandford circles away quickly and effectively.
Sandford throws a big shot that misses.
Li drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sandford sprawls and moves away.
Sandford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Li pinned against the cage. Li gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Danga de danga de dang - Sandford scores with a four punch combination!
Sandford with a nice cross.
Sandford slips under a jab.
Yize Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sandford misses with a few strikes there.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sandford swinging wildly here.
Sandford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sandford shoots in for a takedown but Li shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li drops Sandford with a left right combo! Li follows him down to the ground into side control.
Sandford is rocked!
Li controlling the position from side mount.
Sandford is still in real trouble! Can Li finish him?
Li stands up and beckons Sandford to his feet.
Sandford ducks into an uppercut from Li and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yize Li!
Yize Li thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tevin Mangrove Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pookie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Ride The Train as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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7 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tevin Mangrove Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pookie Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangrove Jr avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Mangrove Jr lands a front kick.
Mangrove Jr dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Nice body kick there by Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mangrove Jr circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries to clinch but Mangrove Jr moves away
and Mangrove Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Mangrove Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Mangrove Jr moved away.
Mangrove Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mangrove Jr avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Mangrove Jr misses the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jackson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mangrove Jr is able to avoid easily.
As Jackson tries to get set, Mangrove Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Jackson manages to avoid the attempt.
Good leg kick by Mangrove Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mangrove Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Mangrove Jr improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Mangrove Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mangrove Jrs head.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Mangrove Jr tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Mangrove Jr gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mangrove Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangrove Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Mangrove Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mangrove Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Mangrove Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Mangrove Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is pushing Mangrove Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mangrove Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Mangrove Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr blocks an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangrove Jr's elbow.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Mangrove Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mangrove Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Mangrove Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mangrove Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Mangrove Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mangrove Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Mangrove Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Mangrove Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mangrove Jr wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and Mangrove Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Mangrove Jr counters with a leg kick.
Mangrove Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mangrove Jr quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Mangrove Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mangrove Jr's hands.
Pookie Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Mangrove Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mangrove Jr.
Tevin Mangrove Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Mangrove Jr moves into the clinch.
Mangrove Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangrove Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson taking a breather.
Mangrove Jr tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove Jr blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Nice body punch from Mangrove Jr.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Mangrove Jr is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Mangrove Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short left from Mangrove Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mangrove Jr here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Mangrove Jr is blocking nicely.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangrove Jr's elbow.
Mangrove Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangrove Jr.
Tevin Mangrove Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mangrove Jr keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mangrove Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
I was talking to Mangrove Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mangrove Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson wants to stall.
Mangrove Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mangrove Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr blocks a body shot from Jackson.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Mangrove Jr lands a body punch.
Mangrove Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mangrove Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mangrove Jr.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mangrove Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Mangrove Jr works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Mangrove Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mangrove Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Mangrove Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mangrove Jr is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mangrove Jr prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Mangrove Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
Jackson presses Mangrove Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mangrove Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mangrove Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mangrove Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Mangrove Jr dominated that second 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!
Mangrove Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A combination from Mangrove Jr does no damage.
Mangrove Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mangrove Jr counters with a crisp one two that drops Jackson! Mangrove Jr thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jackson to his feet! Jackson is in big trouble!
Mangrove Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mangrove Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Mangrove Jr rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mangrove Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangrove Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Mangrove Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Mangrove Jr gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mangrove Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Mangrove Jr controls the action.
Jackson looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Mangrove Jr on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mangrove Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Mangrove Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mangrove Jr is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mangrove Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Mangrove Jr misses with a body punch.
Mangrove Jr manages to break the clinch.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Mangrove Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mangrove Jr avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Mangrove Jr dances in with a quick combination. Jackson is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Mangrove Jr snaps Jackson's head back. Jackson stumbles backwards against the cage. Mangrove Jr steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Jackson's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Jackson just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tevin Mangrove Jr!
Tevin Mangrove Jr decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Baumgartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rejinaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be touched as his entrance music. Roger Baumgartner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roger Baumgartner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rejinaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baumgartner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baumgartner scores with a nice right hand.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baumgartner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Baumgartner back into the cage.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baumgartner blocks a body shot from Silva.
Baumgartner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumgartner misses with some punches.
Baumgartner misses with a punch on the inside.
Baumgartner breaks from the clinch.
Rejinaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baumgartner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baumgartner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch but Baumgartner is avoiding it.
Baumgartner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Rejinaldo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Baumgartner misses the target.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baumgartner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baumgartner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baumgartner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Baumgartner counters with a nice body shot.
Baumgartner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Baumgartner throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baumgartner lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva's coach down at The Kingdom was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baumgartner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva lunges at Baumgartner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baumgartner's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Baumgartner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Baumgartner's head but Baumgartner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baumgartner jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baumgartner is defending well for now.
Baumgartner misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartner avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Baumgartner breaks from the clinch.
Baumgartner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva tries to clinch up but Baumgartner circles away and keeps his distance.
Baumgartner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
Baumgartner throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baumgartner, pushing him back against the cage.
Baumgartner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Baumgartner struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Baumgartner has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Baumgartner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva presses Baumgartner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baumgartner tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Baumgartner drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baumgartner backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Silva.
Baumgartner prevents a body shot from Silva.
Baumgartner struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Baumgartner misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Baumgartner controls the action.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baumgartner backwards.
Baumgartner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roger Baumgartner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Baumgartner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Baumgartner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Baumgartner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roger Baumgartner is winning the standup battle so far.
Baumgartner works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Baumgartner keeps the fight on the outside.
Baumgartner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baumgartner looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a jab when Baumgartner was well out of range.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baumgartner lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch
and Baumgartner counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Silva badly! He tries to strike back but Baumgartner puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Silva out cold! Oh man, Silva will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roger Baumgartner!
An out of breath Roger Baumgartner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reuben Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reuben Cox is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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206 lbs
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216 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reuben Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Clayton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cox circles away quickly and effectively.
Clayton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cox counters with a right hand to the body.
Cox throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cox.
Clayton punishes Cox's body with a nice straight punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Clayton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cox blocks a low kick nicely.
Cox blocks a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Cox has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A solid body kick from Cox.
Clayton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cox.
Cox scores with a spinning back kick!
Clayton looks winded!
Cox lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cox wants to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clayton takes a swing at Cox's ribcage but misses.
Cox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cox lands a head kick. Clayton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Vincent Clayton has been cut.
Cox moves into the clinch.
Clayton tries to break free but Cox pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cox pulls guard.
Cox has his foot on Clayton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clayton works his way back into a safe position though.
Clayton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cox has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clayton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cox had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clayton defends it easily.
Cox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clayton defends it easily.
Cox is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cox trying to keep a closed guard but Clayton is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox working for a triangle but Clayton defends it easily.
Cox working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clayton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clayton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cox looking for a guillotine here but Clayton defends easily.
Cox working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clayton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clayton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cox is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Clayton frees his head nicely. Oh but Cox has switched to an armbar! Clayton is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Reuben Cox!
A very excited looking Reuben Cox 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.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evil Muno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Bender (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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225 lbs
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213 lbs
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Evil Muno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Bender!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bender tries to close the distance and clinch but Muno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
Muno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Muno walks into a stiff left hand from Bender.
Bender stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muno.
Bender misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Muno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bender connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muno blocks a head kick by Bender.
Bender throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muno looks for the body kick but Bender saw that one coming.
Muno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Muno.
Muno throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bender throws a hook but Muno blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Muno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muno ducks under a wild hook from Bender.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muno tries to land a leg kick but Bender saw it coming and moves away.
Bender scores with a leg kick.
Bender uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muno.
Some bone on bone action there as Muno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Muno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bender.
Muno walks into a stiff left hand from Bender.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Muno - that will leave a mark!
Bender throws out a loose jab but Muno uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Muno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Muno ducks under a wild hook from Bender.
Bender misses with a body shot.
Bender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Muno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bender counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Bender.
Bender moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muno throws a head kick that misses
and Bender counters with a left right combination that sends Muno crashing to the mat - Bender wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Muno out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Bender!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay's entrance music is Sabotage . A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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147 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Clay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay scores with a jab to the head.
Clay darts in and clinches Smoochie Wallace up against the cage.
Clay prevents a body shot from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace tries to land a knee to the head but Clay blocks with his arms.
Clay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smoochie Wallace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clays head.
Smoochie Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clay moves into the clinch.
Clay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clay misses with a body punch.
Smoochie Wallace looking to stall.
Clay lands with a light punch inside.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smoochie Wallace lands a left hand.
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!
Smoochie Wallace tries for a takedown. No joy.
Clay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smoochie Wallace is trying to force a seperation but Clay has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay tries to score a body lock takedown but Smoochie Wallace shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Smoochie Wallace.
Clay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clay digs a right hand underneath Smoochie Wallace's ribcage. Smoochie Wallace let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clay slows down the pace here.
Clay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clay struggles to land a body shot inside as Smoochie Wallace controls his hands.
A short right from Smoochie Wallace on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace pushes Clay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clay lands a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Smoochie Wallace.
Clay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clay tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smoochie Wallace prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smoochie Wallace backwards.
Clay is working for takedown but Smoochie Wallace is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smoochie Wallace tries to stall but Clay uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clay misses with a body punch.
Clay works on Smoochie Wallace's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smoochie Wallace presses Clay against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smoochie Wallace goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clay prevents it.
Smoochie Wallace manages to break the clinch.
Clay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smoochie Wallace tries to avoid it but Clay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smoochie Wallace to the ground. Smoochie Wallace escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smoochie Wallace feints a counter leg kick.
Clay lands a head shot.
Clay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smoochie Wallace throws a chopping leg kick but Clay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smoochie Wallace.
Clay avoids the head kick by Smoochie Wallace.
Clay misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Smoochie Wallace.
Clay wants to clinch up but Smoochie Wallace keeps it at a distance.
A left lands for Smoochie Wallace.
It looks like Tyson Clay has been cut.
Clay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clay lands a jab.
Clay tries to clinch there but Smoochie Wallace circles away.
Smoochie Wallace raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Clay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smoochie Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clay looks to score with a jab to the body but Smoochie Wallace is just out of range.
Smoochie Wallace changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clay looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clay regains half guard.
Smoochie Wallace working over Clay with some ground and pound. Clay looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smoochie Wallace is trying to control. Clay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smoochie Wallace throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smoochie Wallace wants to pass the guard but Clay is defending well.
Clay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clay is positioning himself well to prevent Smoochie Wallace advancing to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smoochie Wallace stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyroil Smoochie Wallace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyson Clay's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clay throws a series of punches but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smoochie Wallace. That's going to slow Clay down.
Clay misses with a few strikes there.
Smoochie Wallace lands a leg kick that knocks Clay off balance momentarily.
Tyson Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a nice right hand.
Clay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Clay backs off Smoochie Wallace throws a huge counter combo but Clay manages to avoid it all.
Smoochie Wallace throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smoochie Wallace wants to get back to striking at distance but Clay won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smoochie Wallace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Clay scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace misses with some punches.
Clay misses with a body punch.
Clay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clay pushes Smoochie Wallace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson Clay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smoochie Wallace is trying to stall.
Smoochie Wallace turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Smoochie Wallace manages to end up in side control.
Clay struggling a bit here.
Smoochie Wallace lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Clay down.
Smoochie Wallace fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clay is trying to stand.
Smoochie Wallace frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clay can't escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smoochie Wallace working Clay over with strikes here.
Smoochie Wallace thowing shots but they're missing.
Smoochie Wallace lands a couple of good shots and Clay has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The referee is taking a good look at Clay as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Smoochie Wallace!
Clay avoids the strikes from Smoochie Wallace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay trying to control but not successfully.
Clay is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hey Steves Fight Shack, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Clay tries to escape but Smoochie Wallace has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Smoochie Wallace is landing with strikes. Clay can't take much more of this.
Clay is rocked!
Smoochie Wallace gets his hands free as Clay looks to control.
Oh Clay is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smoochie Wallace punches the canvas rather than the man.
Clay seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Smoochie Wallace's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Smoochie Wallace throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Smoochie Wallace lands punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clay can't escape the position.
Clay is trapped and Smoochie Wallace is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Smoochie Wallace gets his hands free as Clay looks to control.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smoochie Wallace connects with a big shot to the side of Clay's head.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Smoochie Wallace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyson Clay's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clay throws a nice looking combination but Smoochie Wallace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smoochie Wallace looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
Clay scores with a punch to the head.
Clay sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Clay wants to clinch but Smoochie Wallace slips to the side
and Smoochie Wallace counters with a nice uppercut.
Smoochie Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from Smoochie Wallace is predictable there
and Clay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smoochie Wallace.
Clay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clay misses with an uppercut. Smoochie Wallace saw that one coming.
Clay scores with a nice strike.
Clay misses with a right hand
and Smoochie Wallace counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clay checks a leg kick.
Smoochie Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Clay moves out of range easily.
Smoochie Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clay as he avoids it easily.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Clay with that takedown attempt.
Clay swings for the body but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smoochie Wallace. That's going to slow Clay down.
Both fighters circling a little - Smoochie Wallace finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Clay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smoochie Wallace.
Sloppy strikes from Smoochie Wallace. Those never looked like landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smoochie Wallace.
Clay avoids a kick to the body.
Smoochie Wallace connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Clay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smoochie Wallace connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay throws a lazy right hand but Smoochie Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smoochie Wallace jabs Clay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clay misses with a double jab
and Smoochie Wallace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smoochie Wallace digs a good hook to Clay's body.
Smoochie Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Jab from Clay.
Smoochie Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clay.
Smoochie Wallace thuds his right hand into Clay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smoochie Wallace throws a solid leg kick but Clay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smoochie Wallace.
It looked like Clay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clay tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smoochie Wallace sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clay somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick but Clay moves out of range.
Clay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clay misses with a wild body shot.
Smoochie Wallace only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Clay gets a clinch.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smoochie Wallace lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clay backwards.
Clay tries a body shot but Smoochie Wallace blocks it.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Smoochie Wallace as the two fighters clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smoochie Wallace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smoochie Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Smoochie Wallace as Clay shoots in.
Clay lands an overhand right.
A jab from Clay does it's job there.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clay.
Smoochie Wallace throws a nice head kick!
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!
Clay misses with a straight right.
Clay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smoochie Wallace! But no joy.
Clay misses with an uppercut. Smoochie Wallace saw that one coming.
Clay scores with a nice head shot.
Clay wants to clinch.
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Smoochie Wallace counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Clay's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smoochie Wallace displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clay.
Smoochie Wallace avoids the body shot from Clay.
Clay moves in looking to clinch but Smoochie Wallace pushes him off.
Smoochie Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clay.
Smoochie Wallace throws a big counter head kick but Clay avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Smoochie Wallace finds it's way through Clay's defenses.
Clay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smoochie Wallace's head backwards.
Clay wants to clinch but Smoochie Wallace slips to the side
and Smoochie Wallace counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Smoochie Wallace throws a monster overhand right that drops Clay! Smoochie Wallace follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace is the new featherweight champion!
An intense looking Tyroil Smoochie Wallace took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'No Dice!!!'.
The defeated Tyson Clay had this to say: 'I shit the bed.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flagon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: RATM: Killing in the Name. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Riccuito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flagon Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Riccuito lands.
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.
Riccuito checks a leg kick nicely.
Sackett misses with a low kick as Riccuito jumps back.
Riccuito misses with a body kick.
Flagon Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riccuito throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
We've been told by Riccuito's head coaches at The Cooker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Riccuito is looking for a counter combo.
Riccuito moves into the clinch.
Sackett managing to block the knees to the body from Riccuito.
Riccuito misses with a body punch.
Riccuito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Riccuito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riccuito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riccuito scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riccuito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sacketts head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito blocks an uppercut.
Sackett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riccuito.
Sackett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Riccuito creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riccuito.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riccuito working aggressively here.
Riccuito lands a knee to the body.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riccuito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett pushes Riccuito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riccuito blocking some punches.
Riccuito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Riccuito blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Knees to the body from Riccuito.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riccuito lands a nice uppercut.
Riccuito slows down the pace here.
Riccuito lands with a short shot to the head.
Sackett blocks the elbow strike.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Riccuito avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riccuito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Riccuito avoiding damage.
Sackett is working Riccuito over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Riccuito.
It looks like Flagon Sackett has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Knees to the body from Riccuito.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Riccuito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Riccuito comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riccuito tries to land knees in the clinch but Sackett avoids the damage to the body.
Riccuito gets through Sackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Riccuito controls his hands.
Riccuito tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riccuito looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riccuito taking a breather.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riccuito pushes off an throws an elbow but Sackett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riccuito working Sackett over with knees to the body.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a short shot to the head.
Sackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riccuito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sackett is keeping busy.
Riccuito looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riccuito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Riccuito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sacketts head.
Riccuito lands an elbow that stopped Sackett in his tracks for a moment.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Riccuito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riccuito unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sackett looks winded!
Riccuito lands a knee to the body.
Riccuito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riccuito lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Flagon Sackett's cut even more.
Riccuito lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Riccuito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flagon Sackett's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Riccuito scores with a sloppy right hand. Sackett should have avoided that one.
Riccuito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Riccuito - that will leave a mark!
Riccuito cracks Sackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Riccuito.
Sackett has Riccuito up against the cage in a clinch.
Riccuito crunches a lovely knee into Sackett's ribcage.
Mark Riccuito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Riccuito.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Riccuito.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sackett is breathing heavily.
Riccuito slows down the pace here.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Riccuito avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito slows down the pace here.
Riccuito blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riccuito.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sackett.
Riccuito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riccuito lands a knee to the head.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riccuito looking to throw knees to the head but Sackett is blocking nicely.
Riccuito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sackett avoiding damage as Riccuito throws knees to the body.
Riccuito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sackett can do to turn this around?
Riccuito landing knees to the head.
The cut above Flagon Sackett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Riccuito lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito tries to stall but Sackett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riccuito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riccuito lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett dodges an elbow strike from Riccuito.
Riccuito lands an uppercut.
Sackett is working Riccuito over against the cage.
Riccuito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riccuito lands a left hand.
Sackett is rocked!
Sackett tries a body shot but Riccuito blocks it.
A body shot lands from Sackett.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Riccuito.
Riccuito blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Nice body punch from Riccuito.
Sackett takes an elbow to the temple.
Riccuito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flagon Sackett's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Riccuito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sackett is still on wobbly legs! Can Riccuito finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Flagon Sackett's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Riccuito!
Mark Riccuito retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Mark Riccuito thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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