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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Macho Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Watson (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Macho Alpha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Watson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alpha goes for a double leg but Watson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Watson continues to drive forward.
Alpha clinches up against the cage.
Alpha is pressed up against the cage. Watson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alpha down to the mat. Alpha avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alpha shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Watson kicks off Alpha and gets to his feet.
Alpha swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alpha has closed the distance and engaged Watson in a clinch.
Watson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Alpha.
Watson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alpha is defending well.
Macho Alpha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha lands an elbow inside that Watson shrugs off.
Alpha lands an elbow inside that Watson shrugs off.
Alpha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
Alpha works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Watson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Watson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alpha.
Alpha definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Watson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Alpha from controlling successfully.
Alpha throws a big right hand that misses.
Watson working for a triangle but Alpha defends it easily.
Watson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson pushes a forearm under Alpha's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Alpha is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Watson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnolf Karstark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elekid Battery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arnolf Karstark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elekid Battery!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karstark misses with a combination
and Battery counters with a head kick that drops Karstark to the mat! Karstark scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Karstark is rocked!
Karstark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Karstark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karstark walks straight into a right hand from Battery - that's dropped him! Battery jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Karstark from any more punishment! Karstark complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Elekid Battery!
In defeat, Arnolf Karstark stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good fight man'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barao DeSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barao DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerald Minor!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minor needs to keep his hands up - DeSilva had a free shot at his head there.
DeSilva shoots for a double leg takedown but Minor sprawls well. He's pushed DeSilva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Minor feints the counter takedown.
Minor leaves DeSilva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from DeSilva misses.
Minor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Minor checks a leg kick.
Minor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Minor swings for the body but DeSilva moves out of range.
DeSilva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Minor counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barao DeSilva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Minor can pounce on him.
Minor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by DeSilva.
DeSilva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Minor misses with a straight right.
DeSilva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Minor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
DeSilva shoots in looking for a takedown. Minor tries to sprawl out of it but DeSilva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Minor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Minor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DeSilva can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
DeSilva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Minor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
DeSilva misses with a leg kick.
Minor feints the counter takedown.
DeSilva throws a leg kick
and Minor counters with a shoot takedown. DeSilva fights it but they end up in guard.
Minor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
DeSilva has an active guard here but Minor has managed to pass into half guard.
Minor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Minor wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeSilva keeps working.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeSilva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor wants to control from the top but DeSilva keeps moving.
DeSilva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Minor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DeSilva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
DeSilva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Minor is one step ahead there.
Minor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Minor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of DeSilva's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Minor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Minor won't allow DeSilva to sweep him here.
Minor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Minor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Minor lands a couple of elbows.
DeSilva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Minor.
DeSilva has his foot on Minor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Minor works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minor lying in DeSilva's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. DeSilva decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Minor taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barao DeSilva!
A relieved looking Barao DeSilva 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ace Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiun Remo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura comes to the cage accompanied by Digital Summer - Just Run. Chiun Remo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ace Centura's chin.
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Centura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chiun Remo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centura throws a right and a left that Remo avoids nicely.
Centura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Remo, pushing him back against the cage.
Centura stalls.
Remo blocks a body shot from Centura.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Centura takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Come on Centura - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Remo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Remo prevents a body shot from Centura.
Remo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Remo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Centura prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remo is trying to break the clinch but Centura is controlling him.
Remo has Centura pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Centura manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ace Centura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chiun Remo.
Remo avoiding damage as Centura throws knees to the body.
Centura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Remo up against the cage.
Centura lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Remo.
Centura blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Remo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Remo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Centura just stands there and leans against the cage.
Centura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Centura leaning against his opponent.
Remo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Centura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Centura takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Remo jumps guard but Centura stands there with Remo around his waist. Remo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remo working hard to break the clinch.
Centura looking to throw knees to the head but Remo is blocking nicely.
Remo takes a shot to the head.
Centura's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Centura.
Remo tightens his grip and picks Centura up, before dumping him to the ground. Centura manages to land in guard.
Centura manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Centura stalling the fight.
Remo is looking for a takedown.
Our sources have told us that Centura has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Remo wants to take the fight to the mat but Centura manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Remo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Centura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Centura misses with a punch to the body.
Centura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centura lands an elbow that stopped Remo in his tracks for a moment.
Centura lands a knee to the head.
Centura controlling the action here for a moment.
Centura landing knees to the head.
Centura stalling the fight.
Centura has Remo pushed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Centura.
Remo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Remo can't get the takedown.
Remo prevents a body shot from Centura.
Remo jumps guard but Centura stands there with Remo around his waist. Remo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Centura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Remo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Centura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centura stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Centura.
Centura stalling.
Centura is pushing Remo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Remo avoids a wild elbow strike from Centura.
Centura is stalling here.
Centura stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.
Centura darts in and clinches Remo up against the cage.
Centura wants to stall.
Centura gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Remo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Centura leaning against his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Centura dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Remo tries to clinch there but Centura circles away.
We've been informed that Remo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Centura clinches up against the cage.
Remo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Centura pushes Remo off and gets back to his feet.
Centura misses with a double jab.
Remo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Centura sprawls well. Centura wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Remo gets slowly back to his feet.
Centura catches Remo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Centura clinches up against the cage.
Centura pushes Remo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Centura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Remo can do to turn this around?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Centura stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Centura for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Centura taking a breather.
Centura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ace Centura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Remo tries for a takedown but Centura manages to get underhooks.
Centura stops a takedown attempt from Remo.
Ace Centura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chiun Remo.
Centura tries a body shot but Remo blocks it.
Centura misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Centura.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Centura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Centura stalls.
Centura lands a nice knee to the body.
Centura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Remo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Centura has him pressed against the cage.
Centura's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centura controlling the action here for a moment.
Remo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Remo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Centura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Centura stalls.
Centura lands a nice shot to the body.
Centura slows down the pace here.
Centura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Remo tries for a takedown but Centura manages to get underhooks.
Centura is struggling to control the position.
Centura gets underhooks to prevent Remo's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centura taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.
Centura moves into the clinch.
A short left from Centura.
Centura effectively controlling the action here.
Remo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Centura pulls his leg out and moves away.
Remo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Centura defends it nicely.
Centura seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Centura plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Remo is rocked!
Centura clinches up with Remo and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Centura has Remo pressed against the cage, preventing Remo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centura content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Remo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Centura walks away with a smile on his face. Remo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Remo is looking to clinch but Centura is avoiding it.
Remo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Centura avoids it really well and circles away.
Centura displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Remo.
Remo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Centura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Centura forces Remo back against the cage and clinches.
Remo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Centura to keep the fight standing.
Centura prevents the takedown attempt.
Remo is breathing heavily.
Remo can't get the takedown.
Centura prevents the takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Remo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Centura to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Centura dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Centura closes the distance and pushes Remo back into the cage.
Centura prevents the takedown attempt.
Centura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Remo up against the cage.
Centura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Centura scores with a hook to the body.
Centura gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Remo.
Centura stalling in the clinch.
Centura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Remo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura taking a breather.
Remo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Centura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Centura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Remo letting Centura take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remo is looking for a takedown.
Ace Centura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chiun Remo.
Remo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Centura prevents it.
Centura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Centura landing knees to the head.
Centura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Remo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Centura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Remo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Centura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Centura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Remo's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Centura.
Centura is pushing Remo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Centura stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Remo's defenses.
Centura cracks Remo with a nice body shot.
Centura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chiun Remo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Remo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Centura lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Centura takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Centura is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Remo is trying to drag Centura to the mat but Centura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Centura lands a left hand.
A short right from Centura on the inside.
Remo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Centura gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centura digs a right hand into Remo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Remo's gas tank.
Centura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Centura prevents the takedown attempt.
Centura stalling the fight.
Centura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Centura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Remo backwards.
Remo is still on wobbly legs! Can Centura finish him?
Centura stalls.
Centura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Remo seems to have recovered his senses.
Centura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Centura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Remo up against the cage.
Centura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Remo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Centura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Remo wants to take the fight to the mat but Centura manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Centura scores with a shoulder strike.
Remo is trying to pull guard but Centura turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Centura.
Remo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Centura after a bit of a struggle.
Remo is working for takedown but Centura is calmly controlling the position for now.
Centura effectively controlling the action here.
Centura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Remo takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Centura just leaning against Remo, taking a breather.
Centura lands an elbow inside that Remo shrugs off.
Remo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Centura after a bit of a struggle.
Centura lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Centura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Centura 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 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Centura!
Ace Centura spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Chiun Remo had this to say: 'i cant understand this result !!! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Hole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hole kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Louie Louie/ Motorhead. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
183 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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35
186 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lou Hole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshi Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Hole. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hole.
Suzuki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suzuki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Suzuki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hole cracks Suzuki with a good jab.
Lou Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hole throws a monster overhand right that drops Suzuki! Hole follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou Hole!
Lou Hole took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Company. Armstrong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Iron Man by Black Sabbath kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hank Armstrong will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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20
187 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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25
200 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payne.
Armstrong lands a jab to the head.
Armstrong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payne throws a big counter combination but Armstrong scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Payne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Armstrong lands a really nice looking cross but Payne seems unphased.
Nice shot by Payne.
Payne tries to land a leg kick but Armstrong saw it coming and moves away.
Armstrong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Payne.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Payne appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice straight punches there by Armstrong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Armstrong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Armstrong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Armstrong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payne slips a straight right by Armstrong.
An attempted straight right counter from Payne misses the target.
Armstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
As Armstrong backs away, Payne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Payne - that will leave a mark!
Payne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Payne jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Armstrong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Payne at a distance.
Armstrong works Payne's body with a nice hook.
Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Armstrong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Armstrong lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Armstrong lands a jab to Payne's midsection.
Armstrong throws out a powerful jab.
Armstrong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Payne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armstrong throws out the jab.
Payne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Armstrong moves out of range of the body kick from Payne.
Payne throws the left hand but Armstrong avoids the punch easily.
Armstrong feints the counter takedown.
Armstrong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Payne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Armstrong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payne misses with an uppercut.
Payne is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Armstrong's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Armstrong.
Armstrong connects with a right hand. Payne shakes it off.
Armstrong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Payne has time to react.
Armstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hank Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Armstrong duly obliges.
Armstrong loads up on a big right hand but Payne slips the punch.
Armstrong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payne.
Payne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Armstrong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne misses with a hook. Armstrong ducked under it nicely.
Armstrong throws a lazy right hand but Payne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Armstrong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Payne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a jab but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Payne throws the left hand but Armstrong avoids the punch easily.
Armstrong misses with a hook.
Armstrong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body. Payne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Armstrong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Payne moves out of range as Armstrong strikes.
Payne throws a quick counter head kick but Armstrong was just out of range.
Armstrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Payne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Armstrong.
It looks like Max Payne has been cut.
A jab from Armstrong misses.
A big left from Payne misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Armstrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Payne's cut.
That's time! Payne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Payne is looking to chop away at Armstrong's legs.
Armstrong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Payne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Armstrong to score with a decent uppercut.
Armstrong drops Payne with a naaaaasty hook - Payne is in real trouble here! Armstrong dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Armstrong!
After winning the bout, Hank Armstrong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulrich Scherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Joe Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward has chosen Aint nobody got time for dat as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
212 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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21
202 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ulrich Scherer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Joe Ward!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scherer cracks Ward with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scherer fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Scherer and Ward goes tumbling to the canvas! Scherer follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Ward is rocked!
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!
Ward flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ward is still in real trouble! Can Scherer finish him?
Ward blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scherer.
Scherer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scherer 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.
Scherer winds up and cracks Ward with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ward has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scherer is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ward manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Scherer is looking to work some ground and pound but Ward has wrist control.
Ward seems to have recovered his senses.
Scherer trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
Scherer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ward is keeping the position for now.
Ward lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ward throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ward wants to control from the top but Scherer keeps moving.
Ward preventing the sweep.
Ward content to stall in guard here.
Scherer 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.
Ward trying to control but Scherer is working from the bottom.
Scherer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ward is aware though and is defending well.
Ward trying to control but Scherer is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Scherer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Scherer continues to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scherer misses with a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Ward misses.
Ward scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Scherer throws Ward to one side and escapes!
Scherer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ward to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Scherer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ward off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scherer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ward moves into the clinch.
Scherer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Scherer tries to stall but Ward uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ward manages to break the clinch.
Ward decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Scherer manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward stuffs the takedown.
Scherer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Scherer pulls Ward in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward throws a big right hand that misses.
Scherer working a defensive guard here.
Ward prevents Scherer from getting back to his feet.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Scherer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scherer working a defensive guard here.
Ward wants to control from the top but Scherer keeps moving.
Ward not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrich Scherer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scherer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ward stops Scherer from passing to mount.
Scherer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ward down.
Scherer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scherer moves into full mount!
Scherer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Scherer swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ward is now in Scherer's guard. A big mistake from Scherer there, giving up the dominant position!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward wants to stand but Scherer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ward is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward drops back, looking for a kneebar! Scherer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Scherer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Scherer!
Ward is not content to let Scherer control the position.
Scherer controlling the position from side mount.
Ward defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Scherer has control of an arm but Ward manages to advance to Scherer's back!
Ward is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Scherer has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Scherer manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ward's guard. Nice work there by Scherer.
Scherer trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ward manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Scherer misses with a takedown attempt - Ward sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oooh a lovely combination from Scherer sends Ward down but not out. Scherer dives into side control looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is looking for a sweep.
A big shot lands for Scherer! That's hurt Ward! Will he recover? Scherer fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulrich Scherer!
John Joe Ward was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm so handsome i'm not surprised this guy was all over me the way he was!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCool comes to the cage accompanied by Dearg Doom. 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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23
215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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29
215 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn McCool!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Anderson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but McCool sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Decent striking displayed by McCool there.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from McCool.
It looks like Andrew Anderson has been cut.
Jab from McCool.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCool.
McCool has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Axis of Evil in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson blocks a jab.
McCool lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCool with a body shot.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McCool sends Anderson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McCool is motioning to the referee to let Anderson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Anderson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson slips a straight right by McCool.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCool pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Fionn McCool has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCool.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from McCool.
McCool throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Anderson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McCool misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson moves away from the strike by McCool.
McCool misses with a looping right.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCool.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from McCool as Anderson shoots in.
McCool connects with a looping right hand.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from McCool misses the target.
Anderson connects with a right hand. McCool shakes it off.
It looks like Fionn McCool has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McCool sprawls well initially but Anderson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson wants to work for an arm triangle but McCool is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCool defending well though.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but McCool is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anderson to get the leverage.
McCool on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McCool tries to get out of the position.
McCool holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Anderson prevents McCool from standing back up.
Anderson seems to be looking for submissions.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McCool keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but McCool is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson uses his free foot to push down on McCool's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McCool.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McCool's face.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Anderson avoids the attempt from McCool to control.
Anderson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Anderson punching from mount but McCool doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McCool wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderson.
Anderson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Anderson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
Anderson misses with a head shot.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
McCool is rocked!
Fionn McCool's cut is getting worse.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCool is breathing heavily.
Anderson postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! McCool is out cold - huge knockout for Anderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andrew Anderson!
Andrew Anderson is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Andrew Anderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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 Anderson Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
144 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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23
130 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Rodriguez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Fresh!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh closes the distance and clinches.
Fresh pulls Rodriguez into guard.
Rodriguez drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Rodriguez seems to have locked his on tight now - Fresh screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Rodriguez, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Anderson Rodriguez!
Anderson Rodriguez retains his bantamweight title!
Anderson Rodriguez gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Ray Fresh spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool...fuck you, I'm out!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maki Pulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Uso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alive. Uso has chosen So Close Now as his entrance music. Jonathan Uso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
280 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm
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240 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maki Pulu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Uso!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pulu.
Uso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulu moves away.
Uso ducks under a wild hook from Pulu.
Uso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uso drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pulu defends it well.
Pulu looks to land a left hand but Uso moved out of range nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Uso 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.
Pulu misses with a left hand
and Uso counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pulu!
Uso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pulu keeps working.
Pulu is looking to reverse the position.
Uso working the head with strikes.
Uso wants to control but Pulu is keeping him busy.
Pulu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Uso wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Uso gets to mount! Pulu was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pulu is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Uso cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uso content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Uso connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Maki Pulu has been cut.
Uso landing strikes from the mount and Pulu is in trouble!
Maki Pulu's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uso scoring with strikes but Pulu is staying in there.
Maki Pulu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maki Pulu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jonathan Uso! Jonathan Uso retains his heavyweight title!
Jonathan Uso 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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