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INY: A New Dawn PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drazan Ceh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hert (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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165 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drazan Ceh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Hert!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ceh lands the left hand.
Ceh lands a really nice looking cross but Hert seems unphased.
Donk. Ceh catches Hert right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Ceh.
Ceh looks to land a combination but Hert avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Hert. Those never looked like landing.
Hert looks to throw the jab but Ceh is out of range.
Ceh moves out of range as Hert strikes.
Ceh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hert stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hert throws a body shot but no joy.
Ceh moves away from the strike by Hert.
Ceh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ceh lands with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hert takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ceh lands a left and a right that send Hert crashing to the mat, dazed. Ceh thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hert is rocked!
It looks like Chris Hert has been cut.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ceh! Hert is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drazan Ceh!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Dominiguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keef Hash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominiguez comes to the cage accompanied by Intro - The xx. Hash has chosen Albatross Albatross Albatross as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Oscar Dominiguez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Oscar Dominiguez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Dominiguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keef Hash!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hash throws a leg kick
and Dominiguez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hash thinking.
Dominiguez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hash.
Some bone on bone action there as Dominiguez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hash lands a nice looking body shot.
Hash misses with a low kick.
Dominiguez misses with a straight right.
Hash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominiguez loads up on a big right hand but Hash slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominiguez connects with a nice looking jab.
Dominiguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dominiguez moves out of range as Hash strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominiguez misses with a hook.
Hash misses with a straight right.
It looked like Dominiguez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hash with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've been told by Dominiguez's head coaches at Martial Arts Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A punch combination from Hash misses.
Hash slips under a jab from Dominiguez.
Hash misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Dominiguez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hash throws a wild body kick that Dominiguez sees coming a mile off.
Hash misses with a low kick.
It looked like Dominiguez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hash motions for Dominiguez to come forward. Hash throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dominiguez throwing a counter right hand but Hash manages to avoid it.
Dominiguez misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hash! But no joy.
Dominiguez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hash throws a low kick but Dominiguez avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dominiguez throws out the jab.
Hash scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hash throws a leg kick but Dominiguez checks it.
Dominiguez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hash's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hash throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dominiguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Hash gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dominiguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominiguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hash tries to land a leg kick but Dominiguez saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Dominiguez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hash on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hash scores with a hook.
Hash darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez lands a jab to Hash's midsection.
Dominiguez lunges at Hash with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hash's hand.
Hash throws a lazy uppercut
and Dominiguez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hash explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dominiguez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dominiguez.
Hash thuds his shin into the meat of Dominiguez's side.
Dominiguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hash scores with a hook to the body. Dominiguez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hash has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hash misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Hash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominiguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dominiguez looks to land a combination but Hash avoids it well.
Dominiguez moves into range and clinches up with Hash.
Hash misses with a punch on the inside.
Hash lands a shoulder strike.
Dominiguez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hash lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hash fails to land.
Hash trying to stall but Dominiguez improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keef Hash dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dominiguez.
Dominiguez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hash turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dominiguez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hash misses with a wild combination.
Dominiguez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dominiguez there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hash misses with an uppercut.
Dominiguez tries to clinch up but Hash circles away and keeps his distance.
Dominiguez rushes Hash and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hash lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hash managing to block the knees to the body from Dominiguez.
Hash lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominiguez prevents a body shot from Hash.
Stalling in the clinch from Dominiguez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hash.
Hash tries a body shot but Dominiguez blocks it.
Hash working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hash throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hash just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dominiguez's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Hash fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hash.
Hash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dominiguez blocks a low kick nicely.
Hash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keef Hash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hash moves out of range of the strikes.
Dominiguez takes one to the side of the head.
Hash lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hash drops his hands momentarily and Dominiguez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hash misses with a kick to the body.
Dominiguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dominiguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hash lands a really nice looking cross but Dominiguez seems unphased.
Hash bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dominiguez's head backwards.
Hash throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hash throws the kick towards the body but Dominiguez avoids it.
Hash slips under a jab from Dominiguez.
Hash swings widly with a right hand
and Dominiguez counters with a straight right hand.
Dominiguez misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hash fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hash throws a push kick but Dominiguez slaps the foot to one side.
Keef Hash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Hash misses.
Dominiguez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hash lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hash connects with a leg kick. Dominiguez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hash scores with a leg kick.
Hash moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hash misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dominiguez misses the target.
Hash lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hash fakes the leg kick and cracks Dominiguez in the body.
Hash throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dominiguez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dominiguez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hash throws a low kick but Dominiguez moves out of range easily.
Hash wants to land a leg kick but Dominiguez is out of range.
Dominiguez moves away from the strike by Hash.
Dominiguez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keef Hash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dominiguez stuffs the takedown attempt from Hash. Hash gets slowly back to his feet.
Hash misses with a low kick.
Hash is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hash tries a low kick but Dominiguez avoids it.
Hash scores with a decent looking hook.
Dominiguez throws a lazy right hand but Hash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hash tries a low kick but Dominiguez avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Dominiguez.
Dominiguez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Dominiguez misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominiguez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hash rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dominiguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hash tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hash lands a nice hook to Dominiguez's body. Dominiguez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hash throws a front kick that sends Dominiguez stumbling back into the cage.
Dominiguez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dominiguez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hash throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hash takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominiguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hash.
An attempted straight right counter from Dominiguez misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dominiguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hash throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Dominiguez counter with a right hand.
Hash connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good leg kick by Hash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominiguez.
Keef Hash is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hash jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dominiguez.
Hash swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hash goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dominiguez missing with a left hand there. Hash was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hash thuds a left hand into Dominiguez's body.
Dominiguez checks a leg kick.
Dominiguez walks into a jab.
Hash takes a swing at Dominiguez's ribcage but misses.
Hash connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dominiguez's hands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hash darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dominiguez lands with a nice combination. Hash backs away looking to recover.
Dominiguez defending well as Hash loads up on a big left hand.
Hash throws a solid leg kick but Dominiguez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hash.
Dominiguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dominiguez checks a low kick from Hash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hash cracks the inside of Dominiguez's front leg.
Dominiguez has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominiguez blocks an uppercut.
Hash misses with a punch on the inside.
Hash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominiguez lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keef Hash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hash has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keef Hash!
A very excited looking Keef Hash 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Seleukos Molovgomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seleukos Molovgomedov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seleukos Molovgomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Correa!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Correa misses with an uppercut.
Molovgomedov connects with an inside leg kick.
Correa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Molovgomedov scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Molovgomedov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Correa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Correa.
Correa takes one to the chin there.
Correa lands the left hand.
Molovgomedov forces Correa back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Correa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Molovgomedov prevents it.
Nice body punch from Molovgomedov.
Correa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Molovgomedov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Molovgomedov manages to end up in side control.
Correa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Molovgomedov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Molovgomedov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Correa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Molovgomedov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Correa on the ground.
Molovgomedov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Correa down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Molovgomedov is in trouble now - Correa has advanced to mount!
Correa goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Molovgomedov turns into him and now he's in Correa's guard.
Correa has his foot on Molovgomedov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Molovgomedov works his way back into a safe position though.
Molovgomedov cracks Correa with a solid left hand.
Correa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Molovgomedov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Molovgomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Correa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Correa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Correa looking for a guillotine here but Molovgomedov defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Correa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Correa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Correa keeping moving, preventing Molovgomedov from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov chips away with some ground and pound.
Correa can't keep his opponent in guard - Molovgomedov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Molovgomedov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Correa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Correa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Correa.
Molovgomedov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Molovgomedov working some strikes from top position.
Correa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Molovgomedov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Molovgomedov is looking to improve his position.
Correa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Molovgomedov is working to get back to half guard.
Molovgomedov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Correa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Molovgomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Correa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Correa shoots in but Molovgomedov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Molovgomedov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Correa is trying to defend but Molovgomedov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Correa actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Correa is refusing to be controlled, as Molovgomedov sits in half guard.
Molovgomedov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa is staying active underneath Molovgomedov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Molovgomedov trying to mount his opponent but Correa defends it.
Molovgomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Correa keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa is trying to get back to full guard.
Molovgomedov winds up and cracks Correa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Correa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Correa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Molovgomedov pulls his head out easily.
Molovgomedov is thwarting Correa's attempts to control the position.
Molovgomedov lands strikes from half guard.
Molovgomedov wants to pass to mount but Correa is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov trying to control from half guard but Correa is working away.
Molovgomedov is just content to waste time from the top position. Correa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Molovgomedov wants to control from the top but Correa keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Correa is on top in guard.
Molovgomedov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Correa working for a triangle but Molovgomedov defends it easily.
Molovgomedov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa keeping moving, preventing Molovgomedov from controlling successfully.
Correa has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Molovgomedov doesn't defend quickly enough and Correa has managed to lock this one up! Can Molovgomedov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Correa on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jose Correa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elekid Battery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Liquer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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173 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elekid Battery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Liquer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liquer swinging wildly here.
Liquer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Battery throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Battery connects with a leg kick. Liquer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Liquer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Liquer looks to land a right hand but Battery moved out of range.
Liquer blocks a low kick nicely.
Liquer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liquer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Liquer missing with a left hand there. Battery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Battery scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Battery scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liquer throws an overhand right that lands on Battery's shoulder, as Battery tries to avoid the shot.
Battery appears to be looking for a big counter.
Liquer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Battery throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Battery throws a head kick that Liquer semi-blocks.
Liquer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Battery appears to be looking for a big counter.
Liquer blocks a head kick by Battery.
Nice shot by Liquer.
Battery throws a solid leg kick but Liquer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Battery.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liquer. Battery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liquer misses with the combination.
Liquer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battery gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liquer blocks a head kick by Battery.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liquer misses with a hook.
Battery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liquer misses with a wild combination.
And Battery counters with a quick kick to the body but Liquer blocks it.
Liquer blocks a head kick by Battery.
Liquer throws a hook but Battery avoids it easily.
Battery feints and then cracks Liquer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liquer down.
Battery throws a head kick but Liquer moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Liquer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Liquer. Those never looked like landing.
Liquer looks to score with a jab to the body but Battery is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Battery.
Liquer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elekid Battery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battery tries a head kick but it misses.
Battery throws a sloppy head kick
and Liquer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Elekid Battery has been cut.
Liquer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Battery.
A head kick from Battery lands but Liquer takes it in his stride.
Battery ducks under a wild hook from Liquer.
Battery connects with a high kick.
Battery scoring well with a low kick there.
Liquer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Battery under the eye.
Liquer with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liquer throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liquer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Battery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Battery connects with a high kick.
Battery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liquer throws a counter combo.
Battery takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Battery lands a nice looking kick to the body. Liquer takes a step back to recover.
Battery takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liquer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Battery.
Liquer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Battery.
Liquer misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Liquer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elekid Battery's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Liquer throws a series of punches but Battery moves out of range.
Liquer throws a body punch but Battery moves out of range.
Battery throws a head kick that misses.
Battery slips a straight right by Liquer.
Battery moves forwards but Liquer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Liquer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Battery - the referee stops the clock and Liquer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Battery. Liquer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Liquer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Liquer blocks a head kick by Battery.
A solid leg kick lands there for Battery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battery misses with a head kick.
Battery looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Liquer avoids the head kick by Battery.
Battery avoids the body shot from Liquer.
As Liquer backs away, Battery returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battery scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Battery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Battery.
Liquer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Battery throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Liquer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Battery throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Liquer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Battery throws a nice head kick!
Liquer misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Battery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liquer misses with a hook.
Battery throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Liquer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Battery lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liquer lands a really nice looking cross but Battery seems unphased.
Battery looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Battery lands with a kick to the temple. Liquer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Battery throws the kick towards the body but Liquer avoids it.
Battery lets loose with a powerful body kick. Liquer will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters circling a little - Battery finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Battery throws a sloppy head kick
and Liquer counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Battery scores with a spinning back kick!
Battery throws a quick inside leg kick.
Battery misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liquer is looking for the big counter here.
Liquer avoids the head kick by Battery.
Liquer avoids the head kick by Battery.
Elekid Battery is winning the standup battle so far.
Liquer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liquer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Battery lands a front kick.
Liquer swings widly with a right hand
and Battery counters with a nice body kick.
Liquer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Battery sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Battery.
Battery dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liquer. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liquer lands a body shot.
Battery avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liquer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Liquer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battery was well out of range. Poor timing from Liquer.
Battery throws a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Battery.
Liquer misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elekid Battery dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elekid Battery's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Battery scoring well with a low kick there.
Battery misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liquer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liquer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Battery, right into the meat.
Battery dodges the punch combination from Liquer.
Battery misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battery avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liquer misses the shot to the body.
Liquer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battery throws a head kick but Liquer moves out of range.
Battery throws a sloppy head kick and Liquer moves out of range easily.
Battery takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Battery.
Liquer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Battery.
Battery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liquer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Liquer connects with the punch.
Liquer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Battery chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John Liquer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liquer throws a combination. Battery tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Liquer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Liquer jabs Battery right on the nose. Battery blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battery lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liquer misses with a series of wild punches.
Liquer lands with a right hand.
Battery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Battery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liquer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liquer looks to land a left hand but Battery moved out of range nicely.
Liquer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liquer misses with a two punch combination.
Liquer misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liquer avoids the head kick by Battery.
Liquer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Battery throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Liquer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Battery thuds his shin into the meat of Liquer's side.
Liquer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Decent striking displayed by Liquer there.
Liquer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Battery connects with a leg kick. Liquer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Battery lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Battery throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liquer throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battery fakes the leg kick and cracks Liquer in the body.
Liquer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Battery feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liquer's calf.
A thudding body kick lands there by Battery!
Liquer swings for the body but Battery moves out of range.
Battery looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Liquer misses with an uppercut. Battery saw that one coming.
Battery buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Battery lands with a slapping head kick.
Battery lands a head kick. Liquer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body kick from Battery.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elekid Battery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Battery has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elekid Battery!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deji Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonni Saastala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saastala has chosen Nyrkillä naamaan - Look at your ugly mug from mirror. as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deji Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonni Saastala!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saastala throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Saastala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saastala replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Aldo blocks it well.
Saastala misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good work by Aldo as he checks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Saastala. Beautiful body shot.
Saastala scores with a jab.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saastala is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aldo with a body shot.
Saastala just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Saastala.
Saastala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A combination from Saastala does no damage.
Saastala slips a jab from Aldo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saastala looks to clinch
and Aldo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jonni Saastala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saastala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saastala throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aldo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saastala.
Aldo slips under a jab.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saastala thuds a left hand into Aldo's body.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saastala.
Saastala misses with a body punch
and Aldo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saastala connects with a body shot.
Aldo motions for Saastala to come forward. Aldo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aldo.
Aldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A shot to the body from Saastala misses
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aldo throws a body kick that misses
and Saastala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo walks into a stiff left hand from Saastala.
Nice jab there from Aldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saastala checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saastala! But no joy.
Saastala is looking to land body kicks.
Saastala checks a leg kick nicely.
Saastala avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Saastala is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aldo rather than just go for the knockout.
Aldo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Aldo blocks the body kick.
Aldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Saastala counters with a nice uppercut.
Saastala blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Saastala has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saastala!
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Aldo is predictable there
and Saastala counters with a straight right hand.
Saastala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aldo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saastala takes the fight into the clinch.
Saastala is working Aldo over against the cage.
Saastala with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saastala missing with knees to the body.
Saastala gets through Aldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saastala is trying to maintain a safe position but Aldo gets an underhook and turns Saastala into the cage.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saastala moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Saastala tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
Aldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saastala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldo throws a push kick but Saastala slaps the foot to one side.
Saastala lands a leg kick that knocks Aldo off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Saastala will feel that in the morning.
Saastala lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Aldo goes down and covers up as Saastala starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonni Saastala!
Jonni Saastala decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Darkside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartmen's entrance music is Eric Cartman - Come Sail Away . A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Cartmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Darkside!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkside scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cartmen gets caught napping as Darkside dives in and scores a takedown. Cartmen manages to retain guard.
Cartmen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darkside.
Darkside trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cartmen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Darkside escapes and throws Cartmen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Darkside working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cartmen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Darkside moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Darkside has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darkside wants to control but Cartmen is keeping him busy.
Cartmen struggling a bit here.
Darkside lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cartmen down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartmen sneaks back into half guard.
Cartmen wants to get back to full guard.
Cartmen is not content to let Darkside control the position.
Cartmen trying to control from the bottom.
Darkside landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Darkside content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darkside passes to full mount!
Darkside landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkside sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Darkside cracks Cartmen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Darkside tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Darkside scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cartmen?
Cartmen has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Darkside's lack of action.
Cartmen looking for submissions off his back.
Darkside scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Darkside working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartmen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Darkside is working away from the top position though.
Darkside winds up and cracks Cartmen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Darkside lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Darkside is thwarting Cartmen's attempts to control the position.
Cartmen trying to get back to full guard but Darkside takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Darkside breaks from Cartmen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cartmen regains half guard.
Cartmen is trying to control but can't.
Cartmen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Darkside scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cartmen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Darkside's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Darkside's back!
Cartmen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Darkside doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkside just trying to survive but Cartmen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Cartmen. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Darkside can't escape the position.
Darkside controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Darkside tries to roll but Cartmen sticks to his back.
Darkside controlling Cartmen 's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkside looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Darkside wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Darkside dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darkside explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cartmen wants to clinch up but Darkside keeps it at a distance.
Darkside is looking to slow Cartmen down with leg kicks.
Darkside chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkside throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cartmen throws a push kick but Darkside slaps the foot to one side.
Cartmen scores with a leg kick.
Darkside keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darkside fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cartmen swings for the body but Darkside moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Darkside is defended easily by Cartmen.
Cartmen throws a series of punches but Darkside avoids them all with ease.
Darkside throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkside dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cartmen. That did some damage!
Cartmen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darkside is out of range and Cartmen settles back down.
Cartmen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkside tries a quick counter leg kick but Cartmen is wise to it.
Darkside throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Darkside connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Darkside is predictable there
and Cartmen counters with an inside leg kick.
Darkside pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darkside misses with a leg kick
and Cartmen counters with a body kick.
Cartmen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cartmen moves out of range of the body kick.
Eric Cartmen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darkside throws a jab but it's blocked by Cartmen.
Danny Darkside seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cartmen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darkside slips under a jab.
Cartmen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartmen misses with a body kick.
Darkside feints the counter takedown.
Darkside throws a hook to the side of Cartmen's head but Cartmen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Darkside. Cartmen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cartmen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That kick from Darkside tenderised Cartmen's leg. Cartmen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cartmen pushes Darkside up against the cage in a clinch.
Darkside misses with some punches.
Darkside lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cartmen misses with an elbow strike.
Darkside lands with a light punch inside.
Darkside breaks from the clinch.
Darkside throws a lazy head kick
and Cartmen counters with a low kick, right behind Darkside 's knee.
Cartmen drives through and clinches with Darkside against the cage.
Cartmen works on Darkside's body with a couple of short punches.
Cartmen is trying to push Darkside away but Darkside has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Darkside lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cartmen backwards.
I was talking to Cartmen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cartmen.
Cartmen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cartmen blocks a body shot from Darkside.
Cartmen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darkside blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cartmen stops a takedown attempt from Darkside.
Darkside misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkside.
Cartmen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darkside is defending well for now.
Darkside works on Cartmen's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Darkside.
The referee calls for Darkside to work.
Darkside is struggling to control the position.
Darkside lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darkside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartmen stalling the fight.
Darkside struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartmen controls his hands.
Cartmen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Darkside fails to land.
Cartmen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Darkside works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkside postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darkside stands up over Cartmen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Darkside passes Cartmen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Darkside scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Darkside lands a nice short elbow.
Darkside winds up and cracks Cartmen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Darkside scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Darkside showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Darkside throws a sloppy head kick and Cartmen moves out of range easily.
Darkside thumps Cartmen with a low kick.
Cartmen moves out of range of the body kick from Darkside.
Darkside throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darkside connects with a leg kick. Cartmen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cartmen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darkside walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cartmen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cartmen tries to clinch up.
Darkside flicks out a counter leg kick but Cartmen steps away.
Darkside closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Darkside misses with some punches.
Cartmen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darkside blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkside has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cartmen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I really don't envy Cartmen right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartmen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Darkside's guard. Nice work there by Cartmen.
Cartmen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cartmen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkside wants to sweep but no luck.
Darkside keeping moving, preventing Cartmen from controlling successfully.
Cartmen preventing the sweep.
Darkside lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cartmen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darkside is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Eric Cartmen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkside stands up over Cartmen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cartmen trying to keep a closed guard but Darkside is proving a slippery customer.
Cartmen is looking to sweep but instead, Darkside has passed into half guard.
Darkside is looking to take a break and control but Cartmen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darkside perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Darkside is nestled in close to Cartmen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Darkside is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Darkside wants to free his trapped foot but Cartmen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkside is thwarting Cartmen's attempts to control the position.
Cartmen is looking to improve his position.
Cartmen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Darkside.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cartmen checks a low kick from Darkside.
Cartmen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darkside moves out of range of the leg kick from Cartmen.
Cartmen blocks a leg kick.
Cartmen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darkside throws a head kick but Cartmen moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Cartmen misses its target.
Darkside goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darkside tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darkside works Cartmen's body with a nice hook.
Darkside manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cartmen on his heels. He'll look to pass Cartmen's guard now, I'm sure.
Darkside distracts Cartmen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Danny Darkside has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cartmen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Darkside working some strikes from top position.
Cartmen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Darkside is aware though and is defending well.
Cartmen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darkside stands up over Cartmen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Darkside scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Darkside lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Darkside comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Darkside has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Darkside!
In his post fight interview, Danny Darkside started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Eric Cartmen had this to say: 'screw you guys i'm going home'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Theron Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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145 lbs
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21
140 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theron Harris!
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, Billy Bane!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bane misses with a double jab.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bane is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Bane circles away and we're back to standing.
Bane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bane manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harris won't allow Bane to sweep him here.
Bane throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Harris escapes and throws Bane's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Harris wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bane, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Bane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bane is looking for a sweep.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Bane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Bane is looking for a sweep.
Harris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bane knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bane tries to bench press Harris off him but Harris keeps the position.
Harris taking a breather here.
Harris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bane is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Bane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris scores with punches from side control.
Harris trying to control the position but Bane is working away.
Bane looking for a sweep but Harris has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bane tries to improve his position but instead Harris has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Harris controlling the positon.
Harris struggling to keep hold of the position.
Bane wants to escape the position.
Bane is still trying to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theron Harris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bane works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
and Bane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bane moves out of range of the body kick from Harris.
Harris dives in and grabs Bane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bane pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bane! But no joy.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris dives in for a single leg takedown but Bane sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theron Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bane.
Harris dives in for a single leg takedown but Bane sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bane misses with a double jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Harris misses.
Bane lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Bane.
Harris fails to land the takedown.
Bane stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Bane throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Bane throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Bane avoids it.
A lazy left from Bane finds it's target.
Bane misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane misses with the combination.
Harris is looking to counter with a body kick.
Harris forces Bane back against the cage and clinches.
Harris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bane has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris is looking for a takedown.
Harris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bane after a bit of a struggle.
Harris prevents a body shot from Bane.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bane.
Bane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bane cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
An inside leg kick from Bane misses.
It looked like Harris was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bane throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
Bane digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Billy Bane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris shoots for a takedown but Bane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bane counters with a right hand to the body.
Harris tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bane defends well and Harris ends up having to push Bane into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bane throws a big counter head kick but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Bane keeps the fight on the outside.
Theron Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane lands with a straight right. Harris didn't see that one coming.
Bane scores with a one two! Harris had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bane, right into the meat.
Bane digs a good body shot into Harris's ribs.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Bane moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Bane.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bane moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab by Bane.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harris tries to clinch but Bane moves out of range.
Harris manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bane on his heels. He'll look to pass Bane's guard now, I'm sure.
Bane wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Bane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theron Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris trying to control but Bane is working from the bottom.
Bane working for a triangle but Harris defends it easily.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Bane is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harris passes Bane's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bane is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harris pulls his head out easily.
Harris trying to control from half guard but Bane is working away.
Harris is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bane is not content to let Harris control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bane circles away.
Bane scores with a nice right hand.
Bane has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice body kick from Bane.
Bane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bane thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Bane misses with a looping right.
Bane checks a leg kick.
Harris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Bane is keeping the position.
Harris slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bane looks to move to half guard but instead Harris has passed into mount! Damn!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bane is looking to improve his position but Harris isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Bane.
I think Bane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bane!
Billy Bane decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OQuinn has chosen King Gordy - Damian as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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182 lbs
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190 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Damhuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damhuis swats away the attempt to clinch by OQuinn.
Damhuis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Damhuis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from OQuinn finds it's way round the side to connect with Damhuis's head.
Damhuis looks to land a right hand but OQuinn moved out of range.
Damhuis lands a body shot.
OQuinn has Damhuis up against the cage in a clinch.
OQuinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis goes for a takedown in the clinch but OQuinn prevents it.
Damhuis has a couple of punches blocked by OQuinn.
OQuinn's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on OQuinn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
OQuinn breaks from the clinch.
OQuinn walks into a stiff left hand from Damhuis.
Damhuis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of OQuinn's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis throws a head kick but OQuinn moves out of range.
Damhuis takes a swing at OQuinn's ribcage but misses.
OQuinn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Damhuis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
OQuinn moves in looking to clinch but Damhuis pushes him off.
OQuinn tries to close the distance and clinch but Damhuis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
OQuinn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damhuis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Damhuis keeps the fight on the outside.
Damhuis drops down looking for a counter takedown but OQuinn sprawls and moves away.
Damhuis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
OQuinn moves in looking to clinch but Damhuis pushes him off.
OQuinn thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from OQuinn lands.
Damhuis connects with a nice looking jab.
Damhuis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Damien OQuinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from OQuinn. No joy for Damhuis on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damhuis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
OQuinn moves in looking to clinch but Damhuis pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OQuinn is looking to clinch but Damhuis is avoiding it.
Damhuis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
OQuinn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Damhuis to score with a decent uppercut.
Damhuis misses with a lunging right hand
and Damhuis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
OQuinn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
OQuinn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damhuis moves away from the strike by OQuinn.
OQuinn swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Damhuis.
Damhuis keeps the fight on the outside.
OQuinn misses with a hook. Damhuis ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn throws an overhand right that lands on Damhuis's shoulder, as Damhuis tries to avoid the shot.
Damhuis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Damhuis loads up on a big right hand but OQuinn slips the punch.
Damhuis lands a jab to OQuinn's midsection.
OQuinn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Damhuis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OQuinn tries a head kick but it misses.
Damhuis lands the left hand.
OQuinn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Damhuis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of OQuinn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Donk. Damhuis catches OQuinn right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OQuinn lands an overhand right.
Damhuis missing with a left hand there. OQuinn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis scoring well with a low kick there.
OQuinn moves in looking to clinch but Damhuis pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Damhuis.
OQuinn blocks a low kick nicely.
OQuinn throws a counter combo.
OQuinn clinches with his opponent.
OQuinn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damhuis.
OQuinn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
OQuinn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damhuis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Damhuis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Damien OQuinn has been cut.
Damhuis tries to keep at a distance but OQuinn has taken the fight into the clinch.
OQuinn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damhuis is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Damhuis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien OQuinn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Damhuis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Damhuis throws a right hand that OQuinn ducks under and follows up with a left that OQuinn also avoids with ease.
OQuinn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
OQuinn tries to clinch but Damhuis moves out of range.
Damhuis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
OQuinn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Damhuis.
A shot to the body from Damhuis misses
enabling OQuinn to counter with a crisp jab.
Damhuis throws a right hand that misses
and Damhuis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damhuis misses with the combination.
Damhuis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Damhuis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damhuis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn tries to clinch but Damhuis is having none of it.
OQuinn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Damhuis misses with a looping right.
Damhuis looks to throw the jab but OQuinn is out of range.
Damhuis feints and then cracks OQuinn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow OQuinn down.
OQuinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damhuis.
Damhuis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
OQuinn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
OQuinn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damhuis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Damhuis misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from OQuinn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damhuis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manolito Damhuis is winning the standup battle so far.
Damhuis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damhuis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Damhuis with a nice cross.
Damhuis throws a body kick that misses
and OQuinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OQuinn tries to clinch up.
OQuinn is looking to clinch but Damhuis is avoiding it.
Damhuis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OQuinn can do to turn this around?
A cross from Damhuis lands.
OQuinn 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.
OQuinn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
OQuinn scores with a jab.
A head kick misses from Damhuis.
As Damhuis backs off OQuinn throws a huge counter combo but Damhuis manages to avoid it all.
Damhuis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damhuis missing with a left hand there. OQuinn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damhuis throws a solid leg kick but OQuinn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Damhuis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from OQuinn! But no joy.
Damhuis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and OQuinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
OQuinn is looking to clinch.
Damhuis throws a head kick but OQuinn moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis throws a leg kick that is checked
letting OQuinn counter with a right hand.
It looks like Manolito Damhuis has been cut.
Damhuis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Damhuis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Damhuis connects with a crisp jab.
Damhuis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That kick from Damhuis tenderised OQuinn's leg. OQuinn is trying to keep his angry face on.
OQuinn avoids the body shot from Damhuis.
OQuinn moves away from the strike by Damhuis.
Damhuis takes a swing at OQuinn's ribcage but misses.
As Damhuis backs off OQuinn throws a huge counter combo but Damhuis manages to avoid it all.
OQuinn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
OQuinn sends Damhuis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! OQuinn is motioning to the referee to let Damhuis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Damhuis is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damhuis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
OQuinn tries to kick Damhuis off but Damhuis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. OQuinn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Damhuis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Damhuis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Damhuis trying to control but OQuinn is working from the bottom.
Damhuis working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damhuis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Damhuis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
OQuinn closes the distance but Damhuis moves to the side
and Damhuis counters with a takedown into side control.
OQuinn is trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if OQuinn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Damhuis working the body and head with strikes.
Damhuis scores with punches from side control.
Damhuis trying to control the position but OQuinn is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, OQuinn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Damhuis's guard! Nice work there by OQuinn!
Damhuis is pulling down on OQuinn's head. It's preventing any offense from OQuinn, at least for the moment.
Manolito Damhuis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and OQuinn defends well.
OQuinn wants to control from the top but Damhuis keeps moving.
Damhuis is looking for a triangle but OQuinn pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
OQuinn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
OQuinn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damhuis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Damhuis has control of OQuinn's left arm, preventing OQuinn from doing any damage.
Damhuis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
OQuinn looking to sit in guard and control but Damhuis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
OQuinn wants to stand up but Damhuis is controlling him.
OQuinn keeping moving, preventing Damhuis from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
OQuinn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
OQuinn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damhuis is one step ahead there.
OQuinn keeping moving, preventing Damhuis from controlling successfully.
Damhuis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Damhuis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Damhuis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Damhuis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Damhuis won't allow OQuinn to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Damhuis scores with a jab to the head.
Damhuis throws out a loose jab but OQuinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
OQuinn tries to clinch but Damhuis moves out of range.
Damhuis misses with a left hand
enabling OQuinn to counter with a crisp jab.
Damhuis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
OQuinn wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damhuis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and OQuinn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damien OQuinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manolito Damhuis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damhuis misses with a lunging right hand
and OQuinn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolito Damhuis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damhuis, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolito Damhuis!
Damien OQuinn spoke after the fight, saying 'Cant win them all i`ll be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Superior Nucleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nucleus comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - Hit 'Em Up. De Souza has chosen Alex De Souza as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Superior Nucleus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza lands a leg kick that knocks Nucleus off balance momentarily.
Nucleus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some bone on bone action there as Nucleus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As De Souza tries to get set, Nucleus tries to push him back and clinch up but De Souza manages to avoid the attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Souza, right into the meat.
Nucleus shoots in for a takedown but De Souza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nucleus throws the left hand but De Souza avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by De Souza - just one landing.
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Nucleus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from De Souza misses
and Nucleus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nucleus.
Nucleus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nucleus trying to control the position from guard on top but De Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus is looking to pass into half guard but De Souza pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now De Souza is in guard.
Nucleus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nucleus working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because De Souza has passed into half guard!
Nucleus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Souza is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nucleus looking for submissions off his back.
Nucleus tries to get to full guard but De Souza has control of the leg.
Nucleus is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus is not content to let De Souza control the position.
Nucleus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Nucleus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Souza misses with a body kick.
Nucleus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nucleus throws a body kick that misses
and Nucleus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nucleus lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza cracks Nucleus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Souza scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Nucleus misses.
An inside leg kick from Nucleus misses.
A shot to the body from De Souza misses
and Nucleus moves into the clinch.
Nucleus tries to pull guard but De Souza holds him up against the cage and eventually Nucleus drops back down to his feet.
Nucleus has De Souza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. De Souza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Superior Nucleus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Nucleus.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Souza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nucleus looking to slow down the pace here.
De Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nucleus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Souza is fending him off so far but Nucleus persists. Nope, De Souza circles away and we're back to standing.
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexsandro De Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nucleus looks to land a left hand but De Souza moved out of range nicely.
De Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nucleus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Souza.
Nucleus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Souza misses with a hook.
Nucleus feinted with a counter takedown.
Nucleus drives through and clinches with De Souza against the cage.
Nucleus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nucleus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Souza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nucleus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
Nucleus tries to throw a body punch but De Souza avoids it by throwing Nucleus back against the cage.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Nucleus.
Nucleus successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus looking to control.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Nucleus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nucleus isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. De Souza stacks Nucleus on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by De Souza!
Nucleus is looking to regain half guard here but De Souza keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Souza working away.
Nucleus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nucleus wants to get back to full guard.
Nucleus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nucleus is looking for a triangle but De Souza pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus is trying to control the position but De Souza postures up.
De Souza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nucleus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Souza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Souza wants it to stay on the feet.
Nucleus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Souza scores with a decent looking hook.
De Souza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Souza connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza misses the jab.
Alexsandro De Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Souza tries to work over Nucleus's front leg with a kick but Nucleus checks it.
De Souza scores with a shot to the body.
Jab by De Souza.
De Souza throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nucleus.
De Souza throws a wild body kick that Nucleus sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - De Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nucleus.
De Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Souza throws a right hand that Nucleus ducks under and follows up with a left that Nucleus also avoids with ease.
Nucleus tries to counter with a takedown but De Souza is quick to defend against it.
Nucleus lands a nice shot that snaps De Souza's head back.
De Souza thuds a left hand into Nucleus's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nucleus misses with a low kick.
De Souza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nucleus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Souza on the side of the head.
Nucleus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nucleus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nucleus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from De Souza misses.
Nucleus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nucleus takes a swing at De Souza's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from De Souza misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Souza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Souza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Souza lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Souza throws out a leg kick but Nucleus moves out of range and De Souza only half commits.
Nucleus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Souza counters with a left to the body.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
De Souza tries to score with a low kick but Nucleus moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from De Souza.
De Souza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nucleus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
De Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nucleus manages to avoid it.
Nucleus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Souza.
De Souza throws a head kick but Nucleus moves out of range.
Nucleus changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Superior Nucleus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from De Souza misses.
Nucleus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nucleus checks a low kick from De Souza.
Nucleus tries to counter by clinching up but De Souza breaks away and moves out of range.
De Souza with a jab.
Nucleus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Souza throws out the jab.
Nucleus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but De Souza manages to circle out of the way.
De Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nucleus manages to avoid it.
A big right from Nucleus misses.
De Souza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Souza misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza tries to work over Nucleus's front leg with a kick but Nucleus checks it.
De Souza misses with a leg kick
and Nucleus counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Souza, right into the meat.
Nucleus avoids the body shot from De Souza.
Nucleus misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
De Souza misses with a looping right.
De Souza throws a hook but Nucleus avoids it easily.
De Souza scores with a jab to the head.
De Souza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Nucleus swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by De Souza. Beautiful body shot.
De Souza is looking to score with low kicks.
A cross from Nucleus lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Souza throws the kick towards the body but Nucleus avoids it.
De Souza throws a leg kick but Nucleus moved away.
Nucleus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Souza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexsandro De Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Souza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexsandro De Souza!
Alexsandro De Souza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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