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GONY FINALE P.2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Stephensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marty Stephensson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marty Stephensson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephensson avoids the head kick by McDonald.
Stephensson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Stephensson counters with a crisp right hand that drops McDonald! Stephensson lets McDonald back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Good exchange - Stephensson coming out on top.
McDonald is rocked!
McDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald misses with a looping left.
Stephensson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McDonald connects with a leg kick. Stephensson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters circling a little - McDonald finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from McDonald.
Stephensson slips a jab from McDonald.
Stephensson slips under a jab from McDonald.
McDonald jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McDonald throws out a loose jab but Stephensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald clinches up with Stephensson and pushes him back against the cage.
Stephensson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stephensson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stephensson drops McDonald onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! McDonald is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh McDonald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stephensson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stephensson dips a shoulder and cracks McDonald with a mighty uppercut! McDonald falls back against the cage and Stephensson unloads with a barrage of strikes! McDonald is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Stephensson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marty Stephensson!
A victorious Marty Stephensson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Hert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbo Audi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbo Audi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Hert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Robbo Audi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Audi throws a wild body kick that Hert sees coming a mile off.
Hert sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Audi connects with a high kick.
Audi lands a leg kick that knocks Hert off balance momentarily.
Audi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Audi.
Hert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Audi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hert. Audi does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Hert backs off Audi throws a huge counter combo but Hert manages to avoid it all.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Audi throws a front kick that sends Hert stumbling back into the cage.
Hert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Audi.
Hert throws a lazy right hand but Audi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Audi scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Audi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Audi looks to land a body kick but Hert moved away.
Hert throwing a counter right hand but Audi manages to avoid it.
A jab from Hert misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Audi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hert.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Audi.
Audi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Audi lands with a nice body kick.
Hert scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Audi is trying to control Hert's posture but Hert avoids it.
Audi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hert is staying active.
Audi is trying to buck Hert off.
Hert working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hert working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hert gets to mount! Audi was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hert working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hert controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hert cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hert 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.
Hert dominating with strikes here.
Hert prevents Audi from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hert with shots to the head and body - Audi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hert working the ground and pound effectively.
Hert unloading with bombs!
Hert landing strikes from the mount.
Hert is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Audi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hert wants to control the pace but Audi is squirming around nicely.
Hert lands a nice shot to the head.
Hert lands a couple of good shots and Audi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Audi trying to get back to his feet but Hert is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audi is really stuck here.
Hert is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Audi is in bad spot here.
Hert trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Audi doesn't escape.
Hert missing with strikes.
Hert scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Hert scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Hert lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Audi is trying to remain composed but Hert is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Hert dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hert looks to land a right hand but Audi moved out of range.
Audi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hert fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Hert.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Audi.
Hert will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hert shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Audi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hert is one step ahead there.
Hert is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hert looking to sit in guard and control but Audi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hert controlling Audi's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Audi stopping the sweep attempt from Hert.
Hert manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Audi manages to get himself to full guard.
Hert prevents Audi from getting back to his feet.
Audi is trying to control the position but Hert postures up.
Hert wants to control from the top but Audi keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Hert has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hert throws a strike but Audi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hert has control of Audi's left arm, preventing Audi from doing any damage.
Audi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hert is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Audi tries to circle away but Hert has him pinned against the cage.
Audi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hert walks away with a smile on his face. Audi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Audi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hert.
Audi throws a counter combo.
Robbo Audi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hert misses with an uppercut. Audi saw that one coming.
Audi throws a head kick that misses.
Audi lands a front kick.
Hert misses with a right hand
and Audi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hert misses with a lunging right hand
and Audi counters with a left and a right that stings Hert.
Audi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Audi circles away quickly and effectively.
Hert misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Audi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hert closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hert lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hert throwing strikes from guard but Audi blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hert lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Audi wants to sweep here but Hert controlling him for the moment.
Audi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hert pulls Audi in close to prevent any damage.
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 Chris Hert 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hert fails to land with a series of punches.
Audi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hert.
Audi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Audi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Hert does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Audi.
Hert feinted with a counter takedown.
Audi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hert.
Hert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Audi scoring well with a low kick there.
Hert throws a body punch but Audi moves out of range.
Audi feints and then cracks Hert's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hert down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Audi has a takedown stuffed.
Hert shoots in looking for a takedown but Audi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hert's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Hert.
Audi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hert walks forward, straight into a front kick from Audi.
Hert throws a shot from downtown. Audi moves away and avoids it.
Audi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hert lunges at Audi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Audi's hand.
Audi throws a nice head kick!
Audi scores with a push kick.
Audi throws a sloppy head kick and Hert moves out of range easily.
Audi gets caught flat footed, as Hert shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Audi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hert is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hert trying to control the position from guard on top but Audi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hert showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Audi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Audi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hert listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hert misses the jab.
And Audi responds with a good body kick, but Hert manages to step out the way in time.
Hert looking to score a takedown here. Audi is defending well but Hert drives through and ends up in Audi's guard.
Audi is trying to control the position but Hert postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Audi can do to turn this around?
Hert scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hert is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hert seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Audi for as long as he can get away with.
Hert throws a strike but Audi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hert keeping moving, preventing Audi from controlling successfully.
Chris Hert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robbo Audi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hert is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Audi, into his guard.
Hert sitting in guard here, content to control.
Audi is trying to keep Hert in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Hert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hert, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Hert!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zongtang Tso II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zongtang Tso II!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer lands a head kick!
It looks like Zongtang Tso II has been cut.
Brewer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tso II checks a low kick from Brewer.
Brewer fakes the leg kick and cracks Tso II in the body.
Frank Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tso II pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brewer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tso II doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tso II misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brewer.
Brewer throws a front kick that sends Tso II stumbling back into the cage.
Brewer wants to slow Tso II down by chopping away at his legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Tso II misses.
Brewer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tso II is out of range.
Tso II throws a right hand that misses
and Brewer counters with a thumping low kick.
Tso II throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tso II throws a hook but Brewer avoids it easily.
Tso II pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brewer is out of range and Tso II settles back down.
Tso II finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tso II. Brewer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brewer scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso II steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brewer. That one must have hurt.
Brewer throws a leg kick which misses Tso II's front leg but catches the back leg as Tso II tries to avoid it.
Tso II throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Brewer.
Tso II on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brewer. Brewer obviously looking to wear him down.
Brewer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brewer slips under a jab from Tso II.
Tso II moves out of range of the body kick from Brewer.
Brewer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tso II appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brewer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tso II.
Tso II misses with a jab to the body
and Brewer counters with a thumping low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brewer 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 Tso II has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tso II and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tso II doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brewer 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.
Brewer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brewer tries to land a leg kick but Tso II saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brewer throws a head kick that misses.
Tso II doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tso II works the jab nicely.
Tso II misses with a body shot
and Brewer counters with a good, hard body kick but Tso II shrugs it off.
We've been informed that Tso II 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.
Brewer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brewer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tso II doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tso II checks a leg kick.
Tso II takes a swing at Brewer's ribcage but misses.
Tso II takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brewer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brewer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brewer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tso II has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brewer.
Tso II takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tso II wants to clinch up but Brewer keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso II misses with a body shot.
Tso II tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brewer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tso II punishes Brewer's body with a nice straight punch.
Brewer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brewer lands a head kick!
Brewer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brewer throws a leg kick that misses.
Brewer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tso II throws a leg kick but Brewer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tso II's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brewer fakes the leg kick and cracks Tso II in the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brewer.
Brewer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tso II tries a quick counter leg kick but Brewer is wise to it.
Brewer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brewer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tso II. That did some damage!
Tso II takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso II checks a leg kick nicely.
Brewer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Tso II's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fighters circling - Tso II throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It appears Brewer was looking to counter with a kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brewer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brewer is looking to score with low kicks.
Brewer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tso II counters with a straight right hand.
Tso II misses the shot to the body.
Tso II misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brewer 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 Tso II has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tso II and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brewer tries a head kick but it misses.
Brewer is looking to land body kicks.
Brewer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Tso II as he checks the leg kick.
Tso II avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Brewer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zongtang Tso II's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brewer misses with a low kick as Tso II jumps back.
Tso II throws a poor cross that misses
and Brewer counters with a good, hard body kick but Tso II shrugs it off.
Tso II steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brewer. That one must have hurt.
Tso II swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brewer scores with a push kick.
Brewer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tso II is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brewer rather than just go for the knockout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brewer.
Brewer throws a low kick but Tso II avoids it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tso II might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brewer has got the better of the exchanges.
Brewer throws a solid leg kick but Tso II takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brewer.
Good leg kick by Brewer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer throws a body kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Brewer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brewer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tso II was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brewer is looking to score with low kicks.
Brewer throws a head kick but Tso II moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tso II throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brewer counters with a leg kick.
Frank Brewer is winning the standup battle so far.
Brewer scores with a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tso II in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tso II throws a jab but it's blocked by Brewer.
Tso II moves out of range of the leg kick from Brewer.
Brewer throws a head kick but Tso II moves out of range.
Brewer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tso II tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tso II misses with a looping left.
Tso II jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brewer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tso II can do to turn this around?
Brewer ducks under a wild hook from Tso II.
Tso II avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brewer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso II swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brewer wants to land a leg kick but Tso II is out of range.
Brewer throws a body kick that misses.
Tso II comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tso II throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tso II fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brewer manages to avoid it.
Brewer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Tso II responds with a good body kick, but Brewer manages to step out the way in time.
Tso II fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brewer checks it well.
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 bone on bone clash there as Tso II blocks the leg kick.
Tso II wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brewer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tso II lands a lovely overhand right.
Brewer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tso II is out of range and Brewer settles back down.
Tso II throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer moves out of range of the leg kick from Tso II.
Tso II misses the jab.
A jab from Tso II misses.
Tso II throws an off balance right hand
and Brewer counters with an outside leg kick.
Brewer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tso II.
Brewer slips a straight right by Tso II.
Tso II scores with a hook to the body. Brewer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brewer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tso II checks a leg kick nicely.
Tso II feints a counter leg kick.
Tso II throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tso II has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brewer.
Brewer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brewer is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso II avoids a kick to the body.
Brewer misses with a low kick as Tso II jumps back.
Brewer blocks a head kick by Tso II.
Tso II misses with a right hand
and Brewer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tso II throws a right hand that misses
and Brewer counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Brewer.
Tso II is breathing heavily.
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!
Tso II moves out of range as Brewer throws a body kick.
A low kick from Tso II is predictable there
and Brewer counters with a good low kick that Tso II was not able to check.
Brewer throws a low kick but Tso II avoids it.
Brewer looks to land a body kick but Tso II moved away.
Brewer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tso II has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brewer scores with a kick to the body.
Brewer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brewer lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Brewer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zongtang Tso II's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tso II just misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer throws a leg kick which misses Tso II's front leg but catches the back leg as Tso II tries to avoid it.
Brewer moves out of range of the leg kick from Tso II.
Tso II fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brewer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brewer is looking to land body kicks.
Tso II fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brewer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tso II has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brewer misses with a head kick.
Tso II is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brewer.
Brewer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brewer throws a leg kick which misses Tso II's front leg but catches the back leg as Tso II tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses.
As Brewer backs off Tso II throws a huge counter combo but Brewer manages to avoid it all.
Tso II takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tso II rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brewer counters with a nice leg kick.
Brewer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso II throws a body shot but no joy.
Tso II swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brewer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brewer throws a leg kick but Tso II sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tso II was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brewer throws a leg kick that misses.
Tso II checks the leg kick.
Brewer misses with a leg kick
letting Tso II counter with a right hand.
A jab from Tso II does it's job there.
Brewer throws a leg kick but Tso II sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brewer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tso II finds it's way round the side to connect with Brewer's head.
Tso II throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tso II misses with a hook. Brewer ducked under it nicely.
Tso II throws a body punch but Brewer moves out of range.
Brewer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zongtang Tso II has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer connects with an inside leg kick.
Brewer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brewer connects with an inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Tso II.
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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brewer checks a leg kick.
Tso II misses the jab.
Frank Brewer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tso II ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brewer moves away.
Tso II throws out a leg kick but Brewer moves out of range and Tso II only half commits.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brewer throws a leg kick which misses Tso II's front leg but catches the back leg as Tso II tries to avoid it.
Tso II throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brewer thinks about countering with a body kick.
That kick from Brewer tenderised Tso II's leg. Tso II is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brewer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brewer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tso II.
Tso II ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brewer moves away.
Brewer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick there by Brewer.
A low kick from Tso II is predictable there
and Brewer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brewer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tso II throws a right and a left that both miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brewer.
Brewer fakes the leg kick and cracks Tso II in the body.
Brewer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice side step and Tso II releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tso II moves out of range of the body kick from Brewer.
Tso II blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso II has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brewer.
Tso II lands a right hook to the body.
Tso II paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brewer 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 Tso II has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tso II and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tso II's corner calls for a 1-2. Tso II obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brewer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tso II has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tso II throws a body shot but no joy.
Tso II throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brewer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Tso II misses
and Brewer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tso II throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brewer 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 Tso II has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tso II and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brewer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tso II.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Brewer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brewer 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Brewer!
A relieved looking Frank Brewer 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Vercetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by The Grumpy Song. 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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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Adriano Vercetti!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Vercetti moves away and avoids it.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Vercetti misses.
Vercetti looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Brophy gets a clinch.
Brophy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vercetti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brophy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy lands a body shot.
Brophy connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vercetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vercetti with the counter takedown but Brophy avoids it easily.
Brophy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vercetti's hands.
Vercetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Vercetti tries to keep at a distance but Brophy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brophy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vercetti looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy lands a left hand.
Vercetti is working for takedown but Brophy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brophy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vercetti backwards.
Vercetti takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Brophy.
A hook to the body from Brophy.
Brophy digs a right hand into Vercetti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vercetti's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Brophy as the two fighters clinch.
Brophy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vercetti backwards.
Brophy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brophy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vercetti backwards.
Vercetti is rocked!
Brophy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Vercetti to his knees! Brophy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Brophy!
During a confident post fight interview, Bob Brophy 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Vercetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asiong Salonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlo Vercetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asiong Salonga!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vercetti slips a jab and a cross from Salonga.
Salonga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Asiong Salonga has been cut.
Salonga loads up on a big right hand but Vercetti slips the punch.
Vercetti 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.
Salonga misses with a kick to the body.
Salonga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vercetti.
Salonga unleashes a big counter combination but Vercetti bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vercetti is looking to clinch.
Salonga misses with a looping right.
Salonga lands a leg kick that knocks Vercetti off balance momentarily.
Salonga throws the left hand but Vercetti avoids the punch easily.
Salonga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salonga there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vercetti slips under a jab from Salonga.
Salonga moves out of range as Vercetti strikes.
Salonga misses with a kick to the body.
Vercetti throws a hook but Salonga blocks it.
Salonga misses with a looping right.
Vercetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Salonga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salonga is looking to land body kicks.
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!
Vercetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab from Vercetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vercetti throws a lazy right hand but Salonga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salonga misses with a low kick.
Asiong Salonga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vercetti throws a wild body kick that Salonga sees coming a mile off.
Vercetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salonga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vercetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salonga.
Salonga misses with a hook. Vercetti ducked under it nicely.
Vercetti scores with the left hand. Salonga knows he should have avoided that one.
Vercetti misses with a hook
and Salonga counters with a nice leg kick.
Vercetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vercetti moves into the clinch successfully.
Vercetti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Salonga blocking some punches.
Vercetti leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Vercetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vercetti lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salonga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vercetti keeps control of Salonga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salonga can't find room to land a body shot as Vercetti controls the action.
Salonga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vercetti blocks a body shot from Salonga.
Salonga misses with some punches.
Vercetti blocks a body shot from Salonga.
Vercetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Salonga controls his hands.
Vercetti lands with a light punch inside.
Vercetti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Salonga's coach down at School Of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Salonga's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vercetti controlling the action here for a moment.
Vercetti lands with a right to the head.
Salonga struggles to land a body shot inside as Vercetti controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salonga tries to work over Vercetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salonga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vercetti fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Salonga fails to land.
Vercetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salonga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Vercetti.
Salonga tries a body shot but Vercetti blocks it.
Vercetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salonga's elbow.
Nice body punch from Vercetti.
Vercetti stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vercetti.
Salonga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vercetti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salonga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salonga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salonga is trying to force a seperation but Vercetti has the dominant position.
Vercetti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vercetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salongas head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vercetti blocks a body shot from Salonga.
A right hand to the body from Salonga.
Salonga gets through Vercetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salonga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vercetti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salonga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vercetti.
Vercetti misses with a low kick.
Salonga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Salonga.
Vercetti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vercetti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vercetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salonga lands a body punch.
Salonga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vercetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salonga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Vercetti on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Vercetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asiong Salonga's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Salonga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salonga throws an overhand right that lands on Vercetti's shoulder, as Vercetti tries to avoid the shot.
Vercetti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vercetti swinging wildly here.
Salonga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vercetti is out of range and Salonga settles back down.
Vercetti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vercetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Salonga throws out a loose jab but Vercetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salonga throws a big shot that misses.
Salonga throws a jab when Vercetti was well out of range.
Vercetti connects with a leg kick. Salonga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vercetti moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Vercetti misses the target.
Vercetti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salonga walks into a left hand.
Salonga throws a right hand that misses
and Vercetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salonga motions for Vercetti to come forward. Salonga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salonga, as that shot connected.
Vercetti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salonga throws a wild body kick that Vercetti sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonga misses with a hook.
Salonga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vercetti moves away.
Salonga lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salonga throws a right and a left that Vercetti avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Salonga. Those never looked like landing.
Salonga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vercetti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Salonga throws a looping overhand right but Vercetti ducks down to avoid it.
Vercetti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vercetti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carlo Vercetti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salonga is breathing heavily.
Salonga has had enough of the clinch but Vercetti keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Salonga.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vercetti.
Vercetti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salongas head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vercetti lands a shoulder strike.
Vercetti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vercetti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salonga backwards.
Salonga is rocked!
Vercetti stalls.
Salonga is still on wobbly legs! Can Vercetti finish him?
Salonga is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A short right from Vercetti on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vercetti unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Salonga! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Vercetti is unloading with more strikes now! Salonga drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlo Vercetti!
Carlo Vercetti took some time post fight to say the following; 'I am the Don!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Poole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Vercetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Poole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Vercetti!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vercetti tries to clinch but Poole moves out of range.
Vercetti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vercetti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vercetti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Poole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Poole.
Poole takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Will Poole has been cut.
Vercetti lands a damaging elbow.
Will Poole's cut is getting worse.
Poole content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Poole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vercetti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Poole has Vercetti pushed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Poole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vercetti backwards.
Poole pushes Vercetti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poole blocks the elbow strike.
Vercetti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vercetti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poole's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poole avoids a wild elbow strike from Vercetti.
Poole avoids a wild elbow strike from Vercetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Poole.
Vercetti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vercetti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poole throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vercetti misses with an elbow over the top.
Poole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vercetti misses with an elbow over the top.
Poole dodges an elbow strike from Vercetti.
I was talking to Poole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Poole misses with a body punch.
Vercetti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poole is trying to maintain a safe position but Vercetti gets an underhook and turns Poole into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vercetti throws an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Poole.
Vercetti pushes off an throws an elbow but Poole leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Poole lands a hook that snaps the head of Vercetti backwards.
Poole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vercetti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vercetti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vercetti lands an elbow inside.
Will Poole's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Vercetti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poole avoids it.
Poole blocks an elbow strike.
Poole scores with a shot to the side of Vercetti's head.
Poole blocks an elbow strike from Vercetti.
Poole gets through Vercetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vercetti is rocked!
Vercetti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vercetti is still on wobbly legs! Can Poole finish him?
Vercetti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vercetti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Poole dips a shoulder and cracks Vercetti with a mighty uppercut! Vercetti falls back against the cage and Poole unloads with a barrage of strikes! Vercetti is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Poole screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Poole!
Our winner, Will Poole, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lawlor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelos Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawlor comes into the arena with Irigy Hónaljmirigy - Rúgj Chuck Norris (Chuck Norris parody by Hungarians) blaring out of the sound system. Stamatis has chosen Audiomachine - Earth Shaker as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Lawlor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelos Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis misses with a straight left.
Lawlor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stamatis moves away.
Lawlor misses with the combination.
Stamatis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lawlor defends well and Stamatis ends up having to push Lawlor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lawlor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stamatis defends well and Lawlor ends up having to push Stamatis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lawlor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Stamatis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawlor throws a looping overhand right but Stamatis ducks down to avoid it.
Lawlor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stamatis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lawlor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stamatis pinned against the cage. Stamatis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lawlor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stamatis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawlor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like John Lawlor has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawlor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stamatis sprawls well initially but Lawlor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stamatis has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Factory. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Lawlor trying to mount his opponent but Stamatis defends it.
Stamatis wants to improve his position but Lawlor is controlling well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis is trying to maintain the position but Lawlor is very close to passing his half guard.
Stamatis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawlor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stamatis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lawlor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lawlor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stamatis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lawlor's guard.
Stamatis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stamatis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawlor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lawlor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stamatis won't allow Lawlor to sweep him here.
Lawlor working a defensive guard here.
Lawlor is looking for a triangle but Stamatis pushes his legs off easily.
Stamatis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis is working Lawlor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stamatis stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Lawlor throws up his legs and catches Stamatis in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Stamatis tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Lawlor! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Lawlor!
After the big win, John Lawlor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors V-Mask Clothing (10%) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Drama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Smoke Alot (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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240 lbs
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280 lbs
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Drama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sir Smoke Alot!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alot blocks a jab.
Alot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drama throws a poor cross that misses
and Alot counters with a crisp one two that drops Drama! Alot thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Drama to his feet! Drama is in big trouble!
Drama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drama clinches up with Alot and pushes him back against the cage.
Alot is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drama to keep the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Drama.
Alot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drama smiles and moves away.
Drama avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alot!
Drama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnny Drama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drama throws a shot from downtown. Alot moves away and avoids it.
Alot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drama.
Drama throws a jab but it's blocked by Alot.
Drama keeps the fight on the outside.
Alot throws an overhand right that lands on Drama's shoulder, as Drama tries to avoid the shot.
Alot misses with a double jab.
Alot avoids the body shot from Drama.
Drama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alot throws a jab when Drama was well out of range.
Alot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drama.
Drama forces Alot back against the cage and clinches.
Alot tries a body shot but Drama blocks it.
Alot blocking some punches.
Alot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drama scores with a shot to the side of Alot's head.
Alot takes a shot to the head.
Drama lands a shoulder strike.
Drama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alot looks winded!
Alot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drama connects with a right hand. Alot shakes it off.
Alot looks to land a combination but Drama avoids it well.
Alot has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Drama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drama lands with a short shot to the head.
Alot is rocked!
Alot blocks an uppercut.
Alot is still on wobbly legs! Can Drama finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drama cracks Alot with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Drama fails to land.
Drama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alot blocks an uppercut.
Drama misses with a punch on the inside.
Drama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alot blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drama.
Alot blocking some punches.
Alot tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnny Drama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Smoke Alot.
Drama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alot blocks an uppercut.
Alot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drama throws a punch but it's blocked by Alot.
Alot seems to have recovered his senses.
Drama misses with some punches.
Drama gets through Alot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alot tries to pull guard but Drama holds him up against the cage and eventually Alot drops back down to his feet.
Drama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drama has a couple of punches blocked by Alot.
A left hand lands to the body for Drama.
Alot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alot slips under a jab from Drama.
Drama checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drama.
Alot tries to keep at a distance but Drama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alot tries to circle away but Drama has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Drama.
Drama lands a big right hand that drops Alot! The killer instinct kicks in and Drama finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Drama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Drama!
A very excited looking Johnny Drama rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Cedric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Vercetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claude Cedric's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lil Wayne -Troublemaker. Jean Claude Cedric has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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250 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Claude Cedric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Vercetti!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claude Cedric closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vercetti did well to prevent Claude Cedric getting side control.
Claude Cedric controlling the action here.
Claude Cedric prevents Vercetti from improving his position.
Vercetti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Claude Cedric. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Claude Cedric with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Claude Cedric's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claude Cedric seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Vercetti is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jean Claude Cedric!
A victorious Jean Claude Cedric thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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