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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiko Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glass comes to the cage accompanied by glass house. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akihiko Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Glass throws out a loose jab but Yamato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamato misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Glass on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yamato lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been informed that Yamato has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yamato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Glass appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamato, right into the meat.
Glass sizes up Yamato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yamato throws a low kick but Glass avoids it.
Glass closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yamato counters with a good low kick that Glass was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Glass has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thirteenth Legion MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Yamato slips under a jab from Glass.
Yamato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Glass. That did some damage!
Glass takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamato feints and then cracks Glass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Glass down.
Yamato throws a leg kick which misses Glass's front leg but catches the back leg as Glass tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Glass blocks the low kick.
Glass appears to be looking for a big counter.
Glass misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses with a right hand
and Yamato counters with a low kick, right behind Glass 's knee.
Yamato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yamato throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glass 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.
Glass avoids the head kick by Yamato.
Yamato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Glass.
Glass takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Glass is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamato.
Yamato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamato tries to land a front kick but Glass steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Glass half committed to a counter leg kick.
Glass looks to throw the jab but Yamato is out of range.
Yamato lands a really nice looking cross but Glass seems unphased.
Oh Glass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamato feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Glass crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Akihiko Yamato!
Akihiko Yamato thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jericho Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harris has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hill throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Hill appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Hill.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harris shoots in but Hill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Hill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hill throws an elbow but misses.
Harris ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harris no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hill is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Hill won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
Harris working a defensive guard but Hill manages to pass into side control anyway.
Harris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harris wants to control but Hill postures up.
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 takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hill lands some shots froms side control.
Hill has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Harris is trying to work for a sweep but Hill has mounted him!
Harris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harris is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Hill scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hill working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris is looking to get to half guard.
Hill landing strikes from the mount and Harris is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hill trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Hill thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.
Harris is looking for a sweep. Hill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hill winds up and cracks Harris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harris looking for subs from the bottom but Hill mounts him!
Hill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harris on the ground.
The referee warns Harris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hill connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hill lands a big shot there that rocks Harris but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harris working to try and regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris is bucking up trying to escape but Hill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Harris is rocked!
Hill looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Harris covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jericho Hill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rokicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokicki comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Slippin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piotr Rokicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokicki looks for the body kick but Guzman saw that one coming.
Rokicki tries to land a front kick but Guzman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rokicki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Guzman throws a right and a left that Rokicki avoids nicely.
Good work by Guzman as he checks the leg kick.
Guzman misses with a body kick.
Guzman defending well as Rokicki loads up on a big left hand.
Guzman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rokicki ducks under a wild hook from Guzman.
It looked like Rokicki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Guzman.
Rokicki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rokicki takes a swing at Guzman's ribcage but misses.
Rokicki tests Guzman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rokicki throws a jab but it's blocked by Guzman.
Guzman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rokicki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guzman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokicki connects with an inside leg kick.
Guzman misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Guzman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rokicki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rokicki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Guzman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rokicki.
As Rokicki backs off Guzman throws a huge counter combo but Rokicki manages to avoid it all.
Guzman scores with a jab. Rokicki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokicki.
Rokicki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Guzman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guzman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rokicki connects with a nice looking jab.
Rokicki is looking to chop away at Guzman's legs.
Piotr Rokicki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rokicki throws a body shot but no joy.
Guzman misses with the combination.
Rokicki swinging wildly here.
Rokicki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guzman.
Rokicki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guzman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rokicki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rokicki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman misses with a body shot.
Rokicki throws a looping overhand right but Guzman ducks down to avoid it.
Rokicki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Guzman misses with a low kick.
Guzman slips under a jab from Rokicki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rokicki connects with a single shot there.
A leg kick checked by Guzman.
Rokicki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rokicki moves in looking to clinch but Guzman pushes him off.
Rokicki scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Guzman.
Despite the aggression on Guzman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
No joy there for Guzman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rokicki half committed to a counter leg kick.
Guzman just misses with a punch to the body.
Rokicki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rokicki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Rokicki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki throws a looping overhand right but Guzman ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Guzman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Guzman.
Guzman misses with a body kick.
Guzman misses with a wild body shot.
Guzman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guzman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rokicki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guzman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guzman throws a push kick but Rokicki slaps the foot to one side.
Rokicki tries to counter by clinching up but Guzman breaks away and moves out of range.
Guzman throws a body punch but Rokicki moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Guzman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Guzman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Guzman misses with a body shot.
Rokicki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guzman can pounce on him.
Rokicki lands with a nice combination. Guzman backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guzman lands a head shot.
Rokicki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Guzman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guzman looks to throw a body kick
and Rokicki counters with a nice uppercut.
Rokicki doesn't manage to clinch there - Guzman circles away.
Guzman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guzman tries to land a front kick but Rokicki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guzman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rokicki.
Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rokicki. That's going to slow Guzman down.
Rokicki lands with a cross.
Guzman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rokicki.
Guzman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rokicki. Rokicki obviously looking to wear him down.
Rokicki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guzman steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rokicki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rokicki lands with a nice body punch.
Guzman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rokicki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Guzman misses with a kick to the body.
Rokicki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guzman swinging wildly here.
Rokicki misses with a hook.
Rokicki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guzman can do to turn this around?
Guzman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Guzman throws a lazy right hand but Rokicki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Rokicki misses
enabling Guzman to counter with a crisp jab.
Guzman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rokicki finds it's way round the side to connect with Guzman's head.
Nice defenses there by Guzman.
Rokicki throws a jab but it's blocked by Guzman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokicki punishes Guzman's body with a nice straight punch.
Guzman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Guzman misses with a body shot.
Rokicki misses with an uppercut. Guzman saw that one coming.
Rokicki connects with a right hand. Guzman shakes it off.
Rokicki lands a nice hook to Guzman's body. Guzman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman looks to land a body kick but Rokicki moved away.
Nice jab there from Rokicki.
Guzman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rokicki staying out of range there.
Guzman checks a low kick from Rokicki.
Guzman thuds his shin into the meat of Rokicki's side.
Guzman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rokicki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rokicki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rokicki tried to counter with a leg kick but Guzman avoided it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rokicki checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Rokicki misses
and Guzman counters with a nice body shot.
Rokicki moves out of range of the leg kick from Guzman.
Rokicki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guzman.
Rokicki lands with a shot to the body.
Rokicki tries to clinch there but Guzman circles away.
Guzman lands a jab to the head.
Guzman lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rokicki misses with a hook. Guzman ducked under it nicely.
Guzman slips a straight right by Rokicki.
Guzman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guzman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rokicki slips a straight right by Guzman.
Rokicki throwing a counter right hand but Guzman manages to avoid it.
Rokicki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guzman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rokicki has time to react.
Rokicki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Rokicki misses.
A jab from Guzman misses.
Rokicki thumps Guzman with a low kick.
Guzman throws a jab when Rokicki was well out of range.
Rokicki misses with a wild body shot.
Rokicki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rokicki digs a right hand into Guzman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guzman's gas tank.
Guzman is trying to push Rokicki away but Rokicki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman manages to break the clinch.
Guzman slips under a jab.
Rokicki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rokicki lands a lovely overhand right.
Rokicki throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Rokicki.
Rokicki avoids the body shot from Guzman.
Guzman drops his hands momentarily and Rokicki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rokicki staying out of range there.
Guzman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rokicki.
Rokicki tries to clinch but Guzman moves out of range.
A slow jab from Rokicki misses its intended target.
Rokicki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guzman manages to avoid it.
Guzman throws the left hand but Rokicki avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Guzman just misses with a punch to the body.
Guzman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Piotr Rokicki is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rokicki is out of range.
Rokicki throws a leg kick which misses Guzman's front leg but catches the back leg as Guzman tries to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rokicki.
A shot to the liver by Rokicki. Beautiful body shot.
Guzman misses with a body shot.
Guzman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rokicki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rokicki throws a hook but Guzman blocks it.
Rokicki misses with a straight left.
Guzman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Guzman misses.
Rokicki misses with a low kick.
Rokicki throws a hook but Guzman blocks it.
Rokicki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Guzman is out of range.
Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Piotr Rokicki will probably get the nod.
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!
Guzman throws a body punch but Rokicki moves out of range.
Rokicki lunges at Guzman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guzman's hand.
Guzman throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guzman.
Rokicki throws a nice outside leg kick.
A left lands for Guzman.
Guzman throws a looping overhand right but Rokicki ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Rokicki.
Rokicki moves into the clinch.
Guzman crunches a lovely knee into Rokicki's ribcage.
Guzman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rokicki tries to move into range but Guzman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rokicki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rokicki closes the distance but Guzman moves to the side
and Guzman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Guzman lands a glancing blow to the side of Rokicki's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman scores with a body shot.
Rokicki throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Rokicki misses.
Guzman connects with the punch.
Guzman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokicki is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rokicki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guzman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rokicki.
Guzman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rokicki.
Guzman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rokicki under the eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guzman.
Rokicki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guzman looks for the body kick but Rokicki saw that one coming.
Rokicki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guzman circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left lands for Guzman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick from Rokicki misses.
Rokicki looks to land a left hand but Guzman moved out of range nicely.
Guzman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guzman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rokicki on the side of the head.
Guzman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guzman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rokicki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guzman was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokicki.
Rokicki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rokicki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Guzman just manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Guzman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rokicki throws a hook to the side of Guzman's head but Guzman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guzman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Guzman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rokicki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rokicki lands a jab to the nose.
Rokicki scores with a leg kick.
Rokicki looks to score with a jab to the body but Guzman is just out of range.
Guzman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rokicki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guzman. Rokicki does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki misses with the combination.
Guzman connects with a body shot.
Guzman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rokicki misses with a shot to the body
and Guzman counters with a straight right hand.
Guzman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Guzman.
Rokicki throws a hook but Guzman avoids it easily.
Rokicki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guzman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rokicki misses with the combination.
Rokicki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rokicki tries to close the distance and clinch but Guzman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rokicki doesn't manage to clinch there - Guzman circles away.
Nice shot lands for Guzman.
Piotr Rokicki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman misses with a body kick.
Rokicki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guzman circles away quickly and effectively.
Guzman throws a hook but Rokicki blocks it.
Guzman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guzman there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokicki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rokicki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rokicki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guzman! But no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rokicki.
Rokicki lands with an overhand left.
Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokicki moves away.
Guzman 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.
Guzman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guzman avoids the head kick by Rokicki.
Hugo Guzman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rokicki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Guzman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rokicki 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Rokicki!
During a confident post fight interview, Piotr Rokicki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph McGuire Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire Jr has chosen Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind as his entrance music. Ken Halo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
254 lbs
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270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph McGuire Jr!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire Jr misses the target.
Halo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Halo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Halo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGuire Jr throws a right and a left that Halo avoids nicely.
McGuire Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Halo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ralph McGuire Jr has been cut.
Halo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halo blocks a jab.
McGuire Jr 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.
McGuire Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ralph McGuire Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McGuire Jr tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGuire Jr moves away from the strike by Halo.
McGuire Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire Jr.
Halo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McGuire Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
McGuire Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McGuire Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McGuire Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Halo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Halo breaks the clinch.
Halo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire Jr.
Halo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McGuire Jr misses with a body shot.
Ken Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire Jr misses with a left hand
and Halo counters with a three punch combo that has McGuire Jr backing up. McGuire Jr nods at Halo to acknowledge the strikes.
That has opened up Ralph McGuire Jr's cut even more.
McGuire Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
McGuire Jr throws out a counter right but Halo avoids it with no problem.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire Jr is just out of range.
Halo misses with a double jab.
McGuire Jr checks a low kick from Halo.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Halo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Halo scores with a nice head shot.
Halo tests McGuire Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo misses with a double jab.
McGuire Jr connects with a leg kick. Halo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McGuire Jr throws a low kick but Halo moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by McGuire Jr.
Halo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGuire Jr on the side of the head.
The cut above Ralph McGuire Jr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Halo connects with a solid leg kick.
Halo connects with a crisp jab.
McGuire Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo misses with the head strike.
McGuire Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire Jr.
Halo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuire Jr shoots in and drives through. Halo sprawls well.
McGuire Jr throws a leg kick but Halo checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire Jr.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGuire Jr looks to clinch
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Halo lands a shoulder strike.
McGuire Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Halo.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGuire Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Halo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ralph McGuire Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McGuire Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo catches McGuire Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Halo looks to land a combination but McGuire Jr avoids it well.
McGuire Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from McGuire Jr misses.
McGuire Jr misses the body punch
and Halo counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Halo misses.
McGuire Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
McGuire Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGuire Jr misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire Jr. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ralph McGuire Jr's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
McGuire Jr shoots in for a double leg but Halo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire Jr off balance momentarily.
Halo misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands with a straight right. McGuire Jr didn't see that one coming.
Ken Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGuire Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuire Jr can do to turn this around?
Halo fakes the leg kick and cracks McGuire Jr in the body.
McGuire Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halo misses with an uppercut. McGuire Jr saw that one coming.
Halo staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Halo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oooooh!!! Halo has knocked McGuire Jr down with a huge combo! Halo steps away and waves a wobbly McGuire Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ralph McGuire Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ken Halo!
A relieved looking Ken Halo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Molovgomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Boa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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147 lbs
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143 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Molovgomedov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyril Boa!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molovgomedov pushes Boa up against the cage in a clinch.
Boa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Molovgomedov walks away with a smile on his face. Boa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Molovgomedov lands a jab to the head.
Molovgomedov misses with an uppercut. Boa saw that one coming.
Molovgomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Boa moves out of range easily.
Molovgomedov connects with a solid leg kick.
Molovgomedov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Molovgomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boa moves away.
Molovgomedov scores with a leg kick.
Molovgomedov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boa.
And Boa tries to counter it with a takedown but Molovgomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Molovgomedov throws a hook but Boa blocks it.
Molovgomedov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov lands a glancing blow to the side of Boa's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boa letting Molovgomedov take a breather here.
Molovgomedov lands a knee to the head.
Boa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Molovgomedov to keep the fight standing.
Molovgomedov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Henry Molovgomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyril Boa.
Boa tries to pull guard but Molovgomedov won't allow it.
Molovgomedov digs a right hand into Boa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boa's gas tank.
Boa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Molovgomedov walks away with a smile on his face. Boa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters circling a little - Molovgomedov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boa looks winded!
Molovgomedov looks to land a combination but Boa avoids it well.
And Boa tries to counter it with a takedown but Molovgomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Molovgomedov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Henry Molovgomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Boa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Molovgomedov .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Molovgomedov can pounce on him.
Molovgomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Molovgomedov lands a left and a right that send Boa crashing to the mat, dazed. Molovgomedov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Boa is rocked!
It looks like Cyril Boa has been cut.
Molovgomedov fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Boa out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Henry Molovgomedov !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Henan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uriah Cruz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Henan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henan misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Cruz feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice shot lands for Henan.
Nice sprawl there from Henan as Cruz shoots in.
Cruz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cruz cracks Henan with a big right hand but Henan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cruz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Henan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cruz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Henan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cruz lets go of the hold and Henan can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Uriah Cruz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Jedrzejczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Kurgan (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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242 lbs
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270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Jedrzejczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Kurgan!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedrzejczyk misses with a kick to the body.
Kurgan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch lands to the side of Jedrzejczyk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Kurgan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kurgan! But no joy.
Jedrzejczyk's corner calls for a 1-2. Jedrzejczyk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Kurgan misses.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Kurgan.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurgan.
Kurgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good leg kick by Jedrzejczyk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kurgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurgan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Kurgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurgan misses with a wild body shot.
Kurgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jedrzejczyk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kurgan cracks Jedrzejczyk with an open hand slap.
Kurgan cracks Jedrzejczyk with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jedrzejczyk looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kurgan finish him?
Jedrzejczyk is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk wants to clinch but Kurgan slips to the side
and Kurgan rattles Jedrzejczyk with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Jedrzejczyk tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Kurgan dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Jedrzejczyk stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). The Kurgan!
Post fight, an emotional The Kurgan said 'There can be only one!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Hitscock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hitscock comes to the cage accompanied by My Drinking Problem. Sito is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DMX - What's my name?. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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168 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfred Hitscock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Sito!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sito tries to close the distance and clinch but Hitscock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hitscock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitscock.
Sito has closed the distance and engaged Hitscock in a clinch.
Hitscock misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hitscock.
Sito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sito dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sito lands a left hand.
Sito scores with a shot to the side of Hitscock's head.
Sito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hitscock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hitscock looking to stall.
Hitscock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sito avoids a wild elbow strike from Hitscock.
Hitscock digs a right hand underneath Sito's ribcage. Sito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hitscock is trying to stall.
Sito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitscock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hitscock.
A short right from Sito.
Sito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hitscock backwards.
Hitscock misses with some punches.
Sito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hitscock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitscock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hitscock avoids a kick to the body.
Sito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hitscock. That did some damage!
Hitscock just misses with a punch to the body.
Sito tries to clinch but Hitscock moves out of range.
Hitscock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sito works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitscock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sito.
Hitscock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hitscock throws out the jab.
Hitscock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sito if he has to take too many more of those.
Sito wants to clinch.
Hitscock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sito misses the body punch
and Hitscock counters with a nice uppercut.
Hitscock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitscock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hitscock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitscock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Robert Sito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitscock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hitscock takes one on the button.
Sito throws a body kick that misses.
Sito throws a solid leg kick but Hitscock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sito.
Sito swings for the body but Hitscock moves out of range.
Sito scores with a sloppy right hand. Hitscock should have avoided that one.
Sito throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hitscock lands a body shot.
Hitscock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sito's sensitive parts.
Sito misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hitscock counter with a right hand.
Hitscock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sito.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitscock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sito throws a body punch but Hitscock moves out of range.
Sito lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sito looks to throw the jab but Hitscock is out of range.
Sito throws a body shot but no joy.
Sito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hitscock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sito.
Sito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hitscock misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Sito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sito misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hitscock lands with a nice body punch.
Hitscock throws a low kick but Sito avoids it.
Sito tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hitscock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hitscock. Sito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sito looks to land a right hand but Hitscock moved out of range.
Hitscock half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Sito dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Hitscock.
Nice shot by Sito.
Hitscock is rocked!
Sito has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sito jabs at Hitscock's body.
Oh Hitscock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hitscock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sito.
Sito finds Hitscock's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Hitscock flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Sito lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Hitscock will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Sito!
During a confident post fight interview, Robert Sito thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jutta Hanolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCool comes to the cage accompanied by Dearg Doom. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn McCool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jutta Hanolla!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanolla darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from McCool.
McCool looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fionn McCool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCool throws a right hand that Hanolla ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanolla also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Hanolla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hanolla lets loose with a powerful body kick. McCool will feel that in the morning.
Hanolla scores with a jab to the body.
Hanolla loads up on a big right hand but McCool slips the punch.
We've been informed that Hanolla has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hanolla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCool misses with a hook
and Hanolla counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McCool is breathing heavily.
McCool throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanolla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanolla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCool misses with a left hand
and Hanolla counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanolla lands a big right hand that sends McCool crashing to the mat! Hanolla stays standing though and waves McCool back to his feet!
McCool is rocked!
It looks like Fionn McCool has been cut.
Hanolla lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens McCool up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Hanolla from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw McCool's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jutta Hanolla!
During a confident post fight interview, Jutta Hanolla thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Fionn McCool spoke after the fight, saying 'i have lost this battle but not the war i shall return to have my vengeance '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Wolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasun Wharton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolek kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DMX - Ruff Ryders anthem. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukasz Wolek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jasun Wharton!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolek clinches.
Wolek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wolek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wolek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Wolek.
Wolek blocks a body shot from Wharton.
Wolek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Wolek.
Wolek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wolek controlling the action here for a moment.
Wolek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wolek breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wolek looks to land a right hand but Wharton moved out of range.
A jab from Wolek does it's job there.
Wolek with a jab.
Lukasz Wolek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Wolek lands.
Wharton is rocked!
Wolek pounces like a tiger and cracks Wharton with a vicious hook! Wharton is down but not out! Wolek follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lukasz Wolek!
Lukasz Wolek 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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