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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Stone (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, CJ Stone!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone clinches up with Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rodriguez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodriguez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stone manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rodriguez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rodriguez trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez content to stall in guard here.
We've been hearing that Rodriguez has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone trying to control the position.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Rodriguez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez tries to counter with a takedown but Stone is quick to defend against it.
Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodriguez counters with a takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stone tries to buck Rodriguez off but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez tries to advance to mount but Stone denies him.
Rodriguez scoring with punches from side control.
Stone tries to improve position but can't.
Rodriguez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez wants to take a breather but Stone manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Rodriguez.
Stone trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.
Rodriguez trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez is one step ahead there.
Rodriguez passes into half guard.
Rodriguez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to get to full guard but Rodriguez has control of the leg.
Rodriguez looking for a submission but Stone manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Rodriguez pushes down on Stone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rodriguez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stone is looking for a sweep. Rodriguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodriguez wants to work for an arm triangle but Stone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Rodriguez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone tries for a takedown but Rodriguez manages to get underhooks.
Stone can't get the takedown.
Anderson Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Stone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone tries to pull guard but Rodriguez holds him up against the cage and eventually Stone drops back down to his feet.
Stone lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stone tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Stone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stone prevents Rodriguez from improving his position.
Stone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rodriguez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stone.
Rodriguez regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stone content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Rodriguez has locked up a guillotine! Rodriguez's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Stone is holding on here and Rodriguez must be using up a lot of energy. Stone has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Rodriguez gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anderson Rodriguez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Anderson Rodriguez waved his t-shirt featuring Spartan Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cesar Neves Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Diddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julio Cesar Neves Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kid Diddler!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neves Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diddler as he jumps to the side.
Diddler slaps away a takedown attempt from Neves Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Neves Jr goes for a double leg but Diddler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diddler continues to drive forward.
Diddler feints a counter leg kick.
Diddler has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Neves Jr is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Neves Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diddler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Neves Jr's hands.
Diddler shoots in for a takedown but Neves Jr shows good takedown defense.
Neves Jr shoots in for a takedown but Diddler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Neves Jr backs off Diddler throws a huge counter combo but Neves Jr manages to avoid it all.
Neves Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diddler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Neves Jr with a poor takedown
and Diddler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neves Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cannagym in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves Jr misses with a body shot.
Diddler is looking to land body kicks.
Diddler punishes Neves Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Diddler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neves Jr.
Diddler throws a leg kick but Neves Jr checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves Jr shoots and misses
and Diddler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neves Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diddler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Neves Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diddler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diddler breaks from the clinch.
Diddler scores with a punch to the head.
Neves Jr moves into range and clinches up with Diddler.
Diddler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diddler has Neves Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Neves Jr looking for a takedown.
Diddler breaks from the clinch.
Neves Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diddler counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddler breaks from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diddler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diddler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neves Jr's face.
Neves Jr is trying to drag Diddler to the mat but Diddler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A bit of stalling here from Diddler.
A body shot lands from Diddler.
Diddler has Neves Jr pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Diddler pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Neves Jr tumbling to the mat - Diddler dives into Neves Jr's guard.
Diddler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diddler wants to control from the top but Neves Jr keeps moving.
Diddler won't allow Neves Jr to sweep him here.
Diddler stands and throws Neves Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Neves Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddler fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Neves Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Diddler connects with a decent elbow.
Neves Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neves Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Neves Jr is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Diddler is looking to take a break and control but Neves Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diddler working the head and body with strikes.
Diddler wants to control but Neves Jr is keeping him busy.
Neves Jr looks to move to half guard but instead Diddler has passed into mount! Damn!
Diddler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diddler landing strikes from the mount.
Diddler thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Neves Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddler trying to control but Neves Jr is having none of it.
Diddler might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Neves Jr haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Diddler has control of Neves Jr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Neves Jr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Neves Jr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Neves Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neves Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Diddler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neves Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diddler pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Diddler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Neves Jr wants to clinch.
It seemed like Diddler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Julio Cesar Neves Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diddler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neves Jr as he jumps to the side.
Neves Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Neves Jr blocks the leg kick.
Diddler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diddler breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Diddler tries to sprawl out of it but Neves Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diddler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diddler only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Diddler does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves Jr fails with the takedown
and Diddler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Neves Jr misses
and Diddler counters with a left and a right that stings Neves Jr.
Neves Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Diddler tries to sprawl out of it but Neves Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diddler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diddler is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Neves Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neves Jr tries to clinch but Diddler moves out of range.
Diddler moves into the clinch.
Diddler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neves Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diddler moves into full guard.
Neves Jr postures up in Diddler's guard and throws a big left but Diddler blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Neves Jr throws a strike but Diddler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Neves Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diddler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Neves Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diddler lands a couple of digs.
Diddler landing with the ground and pound.
Neves Jr is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Diddler rolls with it to try and escape but Neves Jr cranks on the arm and Diddler is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Cesar Neves Jr!
Julio Cesar Neves Jr 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ace Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viavao Kaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Digital Summer - Just Run. Kaho has chosen Joey B - Tonga (Feat. Sarkodie) as his entrance music. Ace Centura could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Viavao Kaho'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
10 - 8 - 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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viavao Kaho!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kaho, pushing him back against the cage.
Centura lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Centura.
Centura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Centura lands a good knee to the midsection. Kaho won't want to take too many of those.
Kaho being controlled against the cage.
Centura controlling the action here for a moment.
Centura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura has Kaho pressed against the cage.
Centura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Centura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura has Kaho pushed against the cage.
Kaho is looking to take this one to the mat.
Centura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Centura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaho takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kaho prevents a body shot from Centura.
Centura stalling in the clinch.
Centura manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.
Centura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Centura.
Kaho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Centura content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kaho 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.
Centura content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Centura has Kaho pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Centura - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Centura for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.
Centura tries to clinch there but Kaho circles away.
Centura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kaho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaho has Centura pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kaho pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Centura tumbling to the mat - Kaho dives into Centura's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Centura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kaho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kaho trying to control but Centura is working from the bottom.
Kaho drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Centura manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kaho has Centura in his guard.
Kaho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kaho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Centura is aware though and is defending well.
Centura would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kaho looking for subs off his back but Centura has passed one foot through into half guard.
Centura wants to stand up but Kaho has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaho wants to improve his position but Centura is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Centura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kaho misses with a takedown
and Centura counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Centura stalling the fight.
Kaho wants a takedown but no success here.
Centura stalling in the clinch.
Centura stalling the fight.
Centura seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Kaho 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.
Ace Centura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viavao Kaho.
Kaho avoiding damage as Centura throws knees to the body.
Centura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Centura misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaho blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Centura.
Centura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Centura taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura is pushing Kaho up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kaho is looking to take this one to the mat.
A bit of stalling here from Centura.
Centura has Kaho pushed against the cage.
Kaho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Centura tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaho avoids the damage to the body.
Centura gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kaho.
Kaho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Centura gets underhooks to prevent Kaho's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Centura.
Centura just leaning against Kaho, taking a breather.
Come on Centura - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Centura obliges.
Centura tries to land a knee to the head but Kaho blocks with his arms.
Come on Centura - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.
Kaho keeps the fight on the outside.
Centura moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Centura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Centura stalling against the cage.
Centura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Centura.
Centura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaho can do to turn this around?
The referee calls for Centura to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.
Centura looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaho is just out of range.
Centura tries to clinch there but Kaho circles away.
Centura moves in looking to clinch but Kaho pushes him off.
Kaho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kaho swats away the attempt to clinch by Centura.
Kaho tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Centura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centura stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Centura wants it to stay on the feet.
Centura misses with a kick to the body.
Centura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaho feints the counter takedown.
No luck for Kaho with that takedown attempt.
Centura displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kaho.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaho shoots in and drives through. Centura sprawls well.
Centura clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Centura dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Centura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Centura as he avoids it easily.
Kaho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Centura defends well and Kaho ends up having to push Centura into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Centura tries to counter by clinching up but Kaho breaks away and moves out of range.
Viavao Kaho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Centura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Centura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Centura clinches up with Kaho and pushes him back against the cage.
Centura tries to land a knee to the head but Kaho blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Centura trying to land knees to the body.
Centura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaho being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Centura stops a takedown attempt from Kaho.
Ace Centura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viavao Kaho.
Centura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaho.
Centura tries a body shot but Kaho blocks it.
Kaho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Centura slowing the pace effectively.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Centura leaning against his opponent.
Centura stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.
Kaho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kaho counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Centura is trying to stand.
Centura is kicking away at Kaho from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Kaho grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Centura trying to push Kaho off... Centura taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Viavao Kaho!
A relieved looking Viavao Kaho 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 Roni Draymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Ruffarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roni Draymond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rufus Ruffarino!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draymond lands a big head kick that sends Ruffarino tumbling to the mat! Draymond takes a step backwards and waves Ruffarino back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ruffarino is rocked!
Ruffarino throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Draymond tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ruffarino is in Draymond's guard.
Ruffarino is still in real trouble! Can Draymond finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draymond has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ruffarino off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ruffarino seems to have recovered his senses.
Draymond tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ruffarino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Draymond somewhat.
Ruffarino is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Draymond or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruffarino, which made it look bad.
Ruffarino avoids the head kick by Draymond.
Ruffarino is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Draymond cracks Ruffarino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ruffarino drives through and clinches with Draymond against the cage.
Draymond wants the takedown. Ruffarino is fighting it off but Draymond persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ruffarino's guard against the cage.
Ruffarino pushes Draymond off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ruffarino has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ruffarino has managed to clinch.
Draymond has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ruffarino clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draymond doesn't have the hooks in and Ruffarino manages to turn into his guard.
Ruffarino throwing strikes but missing.
Draymond has his foot on Ruffarino's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruffarino works his way back into a safe position though.
Ruffarino is working Draymond over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ruffarino stands up and waves to Draymond to follow him.
Draymond darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ruffarino has one foot on Draymond's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Draymond closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruffarino stalling.
Ruffarino tries for a takedown but Draymond manages to get underhooks.
Ruffarino goes for a takedown attempt but Draymond pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Draymond scores with a jab.
Draymond shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ruffarino manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Draymond trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ruffarino has a closed guard, preventing Draymond from standing up.
Draymond postures up.
Draymond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draymond postures up in Ruffarino's guard and throws a big left but Ruffarino blocks it.
Ruffarino is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Draymond stopping the sweep attempt from Ruffarino.
Ruffarino trying to keep a closed guard but Draymond is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ruffarino moves into range and clinches up with Draymond.
Draymond has Ruffarino pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ruffarino manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roni Draymond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draymond breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Draymond.
We've been told by Draymond's head coaches at Abobomination Training $800 13 LEGIT elite coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Draymond fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ruffarino closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ruffarino lands in his opponent's guard.
Draymond is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Draymond is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draymond is trying to break the clinch but Ruffarino is controlling him.
Draymond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draymond clinches up with Ruffarino and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draymond misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruffarino goes for a takedown in the clinch but Draymond prevents it.
Ruffarino wants a takedown but no success here.
Ruffarino decides to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruffarino is trying to keep Draymond in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roni Draymond will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ruffarino tries to keep at a distance but Draymond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Draymond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draymond darts in and clinches Ruffarino up against the cage.
Draymond gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ruffarino is looking to control Draymond's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruffarino avoid being mounted?
Draymond wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruffarino keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draymond missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Draymond lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ruffarino is trying to maintain the position but Draymond is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruffarino controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Draymond thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruffarino's head.
Draymond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruffarino can do to turn this around?
Ruffarino is looking to control Draymond's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruffarino avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Draymond connects with a nice short shot to Ruffarino's temple.
Ruffarino tries to get to full guard but Draymond has control of the leg.
Draymond missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Draymond trying to control from Ruffarino's half guard. Ruffarino has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Draymond trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draymond scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ruffarino controlling the position.
Draymond trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruffarino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draymond in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Draymond is in close to Ruffarino's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ruffarino uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ruffarino drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Draymond pushes Ruffarino off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draymond throws a series of punches but Ruffarino avoids them all with ease.
Ruffarino checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draymond closes the distance and clinches.
Ruffarino has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Draymond regains guard immediately.
Draymond pushes Ruffarino off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Draymond throws a solid leg kick but Ruffarino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Draymond.
Ruffarino is looking for the big counter here.
Ruffarino shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Draymond napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Draymond explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draymond shoots and misses
and Ruffarino counters with a takedown into side control.
Ruffarino is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Draymond tries to improve position but can't.
Ruffarino controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draymond tries to improve position but can't.
Ruffarino tries to move into full mount but can't pass Draymond's legs.
Draymond wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ruffarino is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Draymond has escaped the position, nice work there.
Draymond is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ruffarino has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ruffarino connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Draymond some visible discomfort.
Ruffarino lands a nice forearm strike.
Rufus Ruffarino has got the better of the ground game so far.
Draymond is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Draymond taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roni Draymond dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ruffarino closes this distance looking for a takedown but Draymond circles away.
A combination from Draymond does no damage.
Roni Draymond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruffarino shoots in for a takedown but Draymond shows good takedown defense.
Ruffarino shoots in but no luck this time.
Draymond swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roni Draymond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufus Ruffarino.
Draymond shoots in for a double leg but Ruffarino sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Draymond.
Draymond creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruffarino is trying to control Draymond's posture but Draymond avoids it.
Draymond lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruffarino tries to bench press Draymond off him but Draymond keeps the position.
Ruffarino takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Draymond avoids the strikes from the bottom by Ruffarino.
Ruffarino takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Draymond is looking to take a break and control but Ruffarino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draymond tries to advance to mount but Ruffarino denies him.
Draymond avoids the strikes from the bottom by Ruffarino.
Ruffarino manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruffarino wants to get back to full guard.
Draymond is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ruffarino trying to hold on to Draymond's head to control him but Draymond postures up.
Ruffarino misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Draymond looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ruffarino slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Draymond is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ruffarino looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruffarino, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draymond throwing strikes from guard but Ruffarino blocks nicely.
Ruffarino striking from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ruffarino bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Draymond's guard.
Roni Draymond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruffarino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruffarino works over Draymond with some ground and pound from guard.
Draymond working for a triangle but Ruffarino defends it easily.
Ruffarino lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Draymond manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Ruffarino is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Draymond is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draymond drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Draymond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draymond cracks Ruffarino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Draymond darts in looking for a takedown but Ruffarino gets double underhooks and turns Draymond into the cage.
Ruffarino tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Draymond shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ruffarino as he avoids it easily.
Ruffarino gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Draymond tries to pull guard but Ruffarino holds him up against the cage and eventually Draymond drops back down to his feet.
Rufus Ruffarino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruffarino scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roni Draymond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draymond 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roni Draymond!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rose Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Skinner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rose Red!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red takes one on the button.
Red connects with an inside leg kick.
Red misses with a hook. Skinner ducked under it nicely.
Red throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skinner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Skinner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skinner lands a jab to the head.
Red blocks a jab.
Skinner misses with a straight left.
Red throws a hook but Skinner blocks it.
Skinner slips a jab from Red.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Red throws a lazy right hand but Skinner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Red misses the jab.
Skinner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Red fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skinner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Red.
Skinner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Red throws out a loose jab but Skinner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Red scores with a decent looking hook.
A left lands for Skinner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red misses with an uppercut.
Skinner looks to land a right hand but Red moved out of range.
Skinner throws a lazy right hand but Red sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skinner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Skinner misses with a hook. Red ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red slips under a jab from Skinner.
Skinner throws a hook but Red avoids it easily.
Red avoids the body shot from Skinner.
Skinner walks into a left hand.
Eric Skinner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Red slips under a jab from Skinner.
Skinner misses with a straight right.
Red throws a counter combo.
Skinner throws a lazy right hand but Red sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Red tries to clinch but Skinner is having none of it.
Red throws a head kick but Skinner moves out of range.
It looked like Skinner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skinner looks to land a combination but Red avoids it well.
Red throws a hook but Skinner avoids it easily.
Skinner looks to score with a jab to the body but Red is just out of range.
Red misses with a left hand
and Skinner counters with a stiff right hand.
Red blocks a jab.
Skinner misses with an uppercut. Red saw that one coming.
Skinner throws an overhand right that lands on Red's shoulder, as Red tries to avoid the shot.
Skinner misses with a double jab.
Skinner dodges the punch combination from Red.
Skinner swings widly with a right hand
and Red cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red closes the distance and clinches.
Skinner working aggressively here.
Red blocking some punches.
A short right from Skinner.
Red tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Skinner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Skinner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Red takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Red is rocked!
Red ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Red is still on wobbly legs! Can Skinner finish him?
Red shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Red was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Skinner explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Red seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Red, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Red looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skinner misses the jab.
A punch combination from Skinner misses.
Red gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skinner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner checks the leg kick.
Skinner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Skinner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Red moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skinner moves away from the strike by Red.
Skinner looks to land a left hand but Red moved out of range nicely.
Skinner swats away the attempt to clinch by Red.
Red walks into a left hand.
We've been informed that Red has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Skinner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Skinner throws a jab but it's blocked by Red.
Skinner tries to bum rush Red with a series of wild strikes but Red uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Red misses.
A little feinted left hand from Skinner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skinner throws a sloppy body shot
and Red connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skinner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Rose Red has been cut.
Red throws a wild hook but Skinner just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Red gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Skinner raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Skinner!
After the fight, Eric Skinner was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Nott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad Company. 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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187 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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197 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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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
4 - 5 - 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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Nott!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nott throws a series of punches but Payne avoids them all with ease.
Payne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Nott does no damage.
Nott needs to keep his hands up - Payne had a free shot at his head there.
Nott throws a combination. Payne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Max Payne has been cut.
Nott throws out a powerful jab.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payne throws a body punch but Nott moves out of range.
Nott moves out of range of the strikes.
Payne feints and then cracks Nott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nott down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nott.
Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nott was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Nott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Payne missing with a left hand there. Nott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Payne misses the target.
Payne seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Payne throws a good cross that connects.
Payne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nott misses with a kick to the body.
Payne dodges the punch combination from Nott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne thumps Nott with a low kick.
Nott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Payne.
Nice uppercut lands for Payne. That snapped Nott's head back.
Payne lunges at Nott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nott's hand.
Nott slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Nott. That snapped Payne's head back.
Nott throws a nice looking combination but Payne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Payne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nott takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Payne.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Payne misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Payne.
Nott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Payne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Payne dodges the punch combination from Nott.
A punch combination from Nott misses.
Nott misses the shot to the body.
Payne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a head kick but Nott moves out of range.
Payne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nott.
Payne closes the distance and clinches.
Payne lands a nice elbow.
Nott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Payne has a couple of punches blocked by Nott.
Payne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by Nott.
Payne lands an elbow just above Nott 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Payne throws an elbow but misses.
Payne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payne throws a head punch that misses.
Payne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nott avoids the elbow strike from Payne, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Payne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nott's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands an elbow that stopped Nott in his tracks for a moment.
Nott blocks an elbow strike from Payne.
A short body shot lands from Payne as the two fighters clinch.
Nott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Payne has Nott pressed against the cage, preventing Nott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nott breaks the clinch.
Payne misses with a body shot.
Payne connects with a leg kick. Nott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Payne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nott lands with a hook. Payne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aaron Nott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Payne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nott lands with a straight right. Payne didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is looking to clinch but Nott is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Nott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Nott.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nott misses the shot to the body.
Nott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nott misses with a head kick.
Payne throwing a counter right hand but Nott manages to avoid it.
Payne tries to clinch up.
Nott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Payne scores with a leg kick.
Payne looks to land a combination but Nott avoids it well.
Nott swats away the attempt to clinch by Payne.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Payne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Nott misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Payne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Payne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nott dodges the punch combination from Payne.
Payne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nott misses the jab.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Aaron Nott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Payne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Payne moves forwards but Nott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Payne doesn't manage to clinch there - Nott circles away.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Payne misses.
Nott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nott lands a two punch combo.
Aaron Nott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payne.
Nott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payne avoids the body shot from Nott.
Nott misses with a combination
and Payne counters with a nice leg kick.
Nott has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nott slips under a jab from Payne.
A slapping body kick lands there for Payne.
A jab from Nott does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Payne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Payne lands an elbow inside.
Payne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Payne lands with a short shot to the head.
Payne working aggressively here.
Payne lands an elbow that stopped Nott in his tracks for a moment.
Payne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payne misses with an elbow over the top.
Nott blocks an uppercut.
Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by Nott.
Payne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nott gets through Payne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payne misses with a punch to the body.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nott can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Payne.
It looks like Aaron Nott has been cut.
Nott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Payne lands a hook that snaps the head of Nott backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Payne throws an elbow but misses.
Payne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payne trying to land knees to the body.
Payne lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands a nice elbow.
Payne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nott avoids a wild elbow strike from Payne.
Payne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nott backwards.
Payne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payne misses with the head strike.
Nott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nott with a hook.
Payne misses with a looping left.
Nott appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Payne misses with a hook. Nott ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Payne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Payne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nott's knee momentarily.
Payne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Payne moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne scores with a jab.
Nott moves away from the strike by Payne.
Nott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nott looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well.
Payne lands a leg kick that knocks Nott off balance momentarily.
Payne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Payne.
Nott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Payne doesn't seem bothered though.
Payne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nott circles away quickly and effectively.
Nott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payne.
A slapping body kick lands there for Payne.
Nott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nott.
Nice jab there from Nott.
Nott connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Payne's hands.
Payne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Payne dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Payne forces Nott back against the cage and clinches.
Nott dodges an elbow strike from Payne.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Payne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nott's brow.
Payne lands a body shot.
Payne misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nott.
A shot in the inside from Nott.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Payne.
Payne misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Payne lands an elbow that stopped Nott in his tracks for a moment.
Nott avoids the elbow strike from Payne, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Payne - that landed with a thud.
Payne misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nott blocking some punches.
Payne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Max Payne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Payne working aggressively here.
Payne throws an elbow but it misses.
Payne misses with a body punch.
Payne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Payne misses with a punch to the body.
Payne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nott blocks an uppercut.
Nott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nott blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nott blocks a body shot from Payne.
Payne working aggressively here.
Payne misses with an elbow strike.
Payne misses with an elbow strike.
Nott prevents a body shot from Payne.
Payne misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Nott's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Payne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Payne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nott tries to break the clinch but Payne is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Payne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne working aggressively here.
Nott prevents a body shot from Payne.
Payne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Payne throws an elbow but misses.
Payne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nott takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nott tries to break free but Payne pushes him back against the cage.
Nott lands with a short shot to the head.
Nott blocks a body shot from Payne.
Payne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Payne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nott.
Payne lands an elbow that stopped Nott in his tracks for a moment.
Aaron Nott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Payne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nott misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Payne.
Payne keeps control of Nott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Payne throws a head punch that misses.
Payne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Payne blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Payne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payne misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Payne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Payne, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Payne!
After winning the bout, Max Payne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartmen comes to the cage accompanied by Eric Cartman - Come Sail Away . Grant has chosen Set A Fire as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
210 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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30
219 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Cartmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Grant!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartmen connects with a leg kick. Grant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cartmen scores with a nice body kick.
Cartmen misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cartmen, right into the meat.
Cartmen misses with a low kick.
Grant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cartmen misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartmen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cartmen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cartmen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartmen missing with a left hand there. Grant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grant is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cartmen misses with a body shot
and Grant counters with a two punch combo.
Grant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grant avoids a kick to the body.
Cartmen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grant slips a straight right by Cartmen.
Cartmen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cartmen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cartmen cracks the inside of Grant's front leg.
Cartmen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cartmen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Cartmen is looking to wear down Grant with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Cartmen misses
and Grant counters with a series of strikes. Cartmen will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cartmen connects with an inside leg kick.
Cartmen throws a lazy body kick
and Grant counters by clinching up.
Cartmen connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ted Grant has been cut.
Cartmen working Grant over with knees to the body.
Grant looks winded!
Cartmen digs a right hand underneath Grant's ribcage. Grant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Cartmen.
Cartmen stalling against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cartmen.
Cartmen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grant up against the cage.
Cartmen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartmen lands a body punch.
Cartmen digs a right hand underneath Grant's ribcage. Grant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cartmen avoids the elbow strike from Grant, against the cage.
Cartmen throws an elbow but it misses.
Cartmen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grant's defenses.
Cartmen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartmen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Cartmen.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cartmen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cartmen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Grant's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grant moves out of range as Cartmen throws a body kick.
Cartmen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grant. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartmen lands a big head kick that sends Grant tumbling to the mat! Cartmen takes a step backwards and waves Grant back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grant is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartmen scores with a spinning back kick!
Grant is still on wobbly legs! Can Cartmen finish him?
A thudding body kick lands there by Cartmen!
An inside leg kick lands from Cartmen.
Cartmen connects with an inside leg kick.
Cartmen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
You can see that Grant has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Grant chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cartmen can pounce on him.
Cartmen throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Grant crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eric Cartmen!
Eric Cartmen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Idaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Idaho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe walks into a jab.
Crowe loads up on a big right hand but Idaho slips the punch.
Idaho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Crowe cracks Idaho with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Duncan Idaho has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Crowe 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.
Crowe sizes up Idaho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Idaho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crowe throws a body punch but Idaho moves out of range.
Idaho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crowe 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.
Crowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Idaho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crowe.
Crowe misses with a kick to the body
and Idaho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Idaho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crowe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Idaho.
We've been hearing reports that Idaho has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice jab there from Crowe.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Idaho moves away.
Crowe scores with a leg kick.
Idaho scores with a takedown into Crowe's guard.
Idaho won't allow Crowe to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idaho tries to free his leg and advance position but Crowe is retaining full guard.
Idaho really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Idaho is working hard here to advance position.
Idaho advances position into side control!
Idaho throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Idaho wants to control for a moment but Crowe uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Crowe keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idaho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crowe is refusing to be controlled, as Idaho sits in half guard.
Idaho stalling away here and it's allowed Crowe to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Crowe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Idaho looking to sit in guard and control but Crowe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Crowe throwing strikes from guard but Idaho blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe postures up and lands a big shot to Idaho's brow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Idaho is on top in guard.
Idaho won't allow Crowe to sweep him here.
Crowe controlling the position.
Idaho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crowe is trying to keep Idaho in close.
Idaho trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Idaho is really struggling to control Crowe but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Crowe controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idaho trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Idaho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Idaho trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A low kick from Crowe is predictable there
and Idaho counters with a straight right hand.
Idaho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crowe.
Idaho misses with a looping right.
Crowe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Idaho.
Idaho shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Idaho was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Idaho working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Duncan Idaho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Duncan Idaho's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crowe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crowe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Idaho.
Crowe digs a good hook to Idaho's body.
Idaho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Idaho slips under a jab from Crowe.
Idaho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnny Crowe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crowe misses with a straight left.
Crowe jabs at Idaho's body.
Crowe staying out of range there.
Idaho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crowe.
Idaho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Idaho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crowe looks to land a left hand but Idaho moved out of range nicely.
Idaho shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Crowe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Idaho in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Idaho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe is looking for a sweep.
Crowe holding on.
Idaho goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Crowe has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Idaho but great work by Crowe.
Crowe lands a few punches from side control.
Crowe advances to full mount.
Crowe is landing with some decent strikes but Idaho is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Idaho is desperately trying to improve his position but Crowe has a good base and remains in mount.
Idaho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Crowe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Crowe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Idaho's face.
Crowe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Idaho is looking to escape.
Idaho tries to reverse the position but Crowe maintains control.
Crowe tries to control but Idaho wriggling away.
Crowe dominating with strikes here.
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!
Crowe wants to control but Idaho has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Idaho wants to improve his position but Crowe is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idaho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Idaho is trying to control but can't.
Crowe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Idaho moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crowe wants to control from the top but Idaho keeps moving.
Idaho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crowe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Idaho looking for subs off his back but Crowe has passed one foot through into half guard.
Crowe is looking to advance position but Idaho won't allow it.
Crowe prevents Idaho from improving his position.
Crowe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Idaho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Crowe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Idaho defending well though.
Idaho wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Crowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duncan Idaho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Idaho misses.
Crowe lands a leg kick that knocks Idaho off balance momentarily.
Crowe throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Crowe.
Idaho avoids the body shot from Crowe.
Idaho is looking to clinch.
Crowe clinches up against the cage.
Crowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowe tries to work over Idaho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Idaho backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Idaho blocks an uppercut.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Idaho.
Idaho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idaho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Crowe.
A short left from Crowe.
Crowe throws a head punch that misses.
Crowe is stalling here.
Idaho blocks an uppercut.
Crowe tries a body shot but Idaho blocks it.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Idaho's elbow.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crowe lands with a right to the head.
Crowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with the head strike.
Crowe lands with a short shot to the head.
Crowe tries a body shot but Idaho blocks it.
Idaho prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Idaho lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe wants to control but Idaho is keeping busy.
Crowe is not content to let Idaho control the position.
Ground and pound from Idaho.
Crowe is not content to let Idaho control the position.
Idaho stalling away here and it's allowed Crowe to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idaho won't allow Crowe to sweep him here.
Idaho trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crowe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Idaho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crowe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crowe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crowe is trying to keep Idaho in close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Idaho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crowe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crowe throws a hook but Idaho avoids it easily.
Idaho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Crowe sprawls and moves away.
Idaho ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
Idaho is looking to clinch but Crowe is avoiding it.
Idaho moves out of range as Crowe strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Idaho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Crowe circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Crowe really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duncan Idaho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crowe misses with a looping right.
Idaho lands a nice shot that snaps Crowe's head back.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Idaho was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Idaho throws a jab when Crowe was well out of range.
Idaho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crowe throws the left hand but Idaho avoids the punch easily.
Idaho takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crowe misses with a hook.
Crowe misses with a body shot
and Idaho counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Idaho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Idaho trying to control from half guard but Crowe is working away.
Idaho works his way into full mount!
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!
Crowe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idaho thowing shots but they're missing.
Idaho lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Crowe hang on?
Idaho landing strikes, looking to finish!
Idaho is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crowe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Idaho misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Crowe is trying to escape the mount.
Idaho with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idaho lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Crowe hang on?
Idaho pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Crowe is rocked!
Idaho throwing strikes but Crowe uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Crowe is still in real trouble! Can Idaho finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Idaho is just content to waste time from the top position. Crowe takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Crowe seems to have recovered his senses.
Idaho tries to free his leg and advance position but Crowe is retaining full guard.
Idaho looking to sit in guard and control but Crowe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Crowe wants to pass the guard but Idaho is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idaho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Idaho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Idaho's head.
Idaho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crowe.
Idaho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Idaho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Idaho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Crowe is pressing down on Idaho's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is pulling down on Idaho's head. It's preventing any offense from Idaho, at least for the moment.
Idaho looking to sit in guard and control but Crowe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Crowe advances position into side control!
Crowe wants to control but Idaho is keeping him busy.
Crowe working the ground and pound but Idaho is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Idaho had his way with Johnny Crowe in that round.
The cut man is working on Duncan Idaho's cut.
That's time! Idaho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Crowe scores with a four punch combination!
Idaho ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
Idaho shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Idaho wants to take a breather but Crowe is having none of it.
Duncan Idaho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Idaho connects with a nice short shot to Crowe's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe is trying to get back to full guard.
Idaho wants to take a breather but Crowe is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe trying to control but Idaho postures up.
Idaho throws a strike but Crowe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Crowe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Idaho wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Idaho postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Crowe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Idaho, into his guard.
Idaho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idaho looking for a sweep. Not yet Idaho, not yet.
Crowe tries to free his leg and advance position but Idaho is retaining full guard.
Crowe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Idaho isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Crowe stacks Idaho on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Crowe!
Crowe working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Idaho works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Crowe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Idaho defending well though.
Idaho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crowe is working away from the top position though.
Crowe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crowe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Idaho is pressing down on Crowe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Idaho keeping moving, preventing Crowe from controlling successfully.
Idaho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Idaho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crowe throwing strikes from guard but Idaho blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Idaho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Idaho just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe loads up on a big right hand but Idaho slips the punch.
Idaho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crowe can pounce on him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crowe - that will leave a mark!
Johnny Crowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowe forces Idaho back against the cage and clinches.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Idaho avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Crowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Idaho digs a right hand into Crowe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crowe's gas tank.
Idaho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Crowe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crowe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 47:48
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Crowe!
Johnny Crowe is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hioron Papastopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papastopoulos comes into the arena with Spectrum - Florence + The Machine (remix Calvin Harris) blaring out of the sound system. Khal Stark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hioron Papastopoulos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khal Stark!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papastopoulos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stark swivels and escapes.
Stark misses with a left hand
and Papastopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stark takes a jab right on the kisser.
Papastopoulos misses with a takedown attempt - Stark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horrible takedown attempt by Papastopoulos or perhaps it was just good defense by Stark, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hioron Papastopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark throws a chopping leg kick but Papastopoulos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Papastopoulos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stark kicks Papastopoulos off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papastopoulos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stark swivels and escapes.
Papastopoulos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.
Papastopoulos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Stark throws a jab but it's blocked by Papastopoulos.
A shot to the liver by Stark. Beautiful body shot.
Stark throws a body punch but Papastopoulos moves out of range.
Papastopoulos throws a nice looking combination but Stark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Stark releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target.
Papastopoulos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Papastopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papastopoulos dives in and scores a takedown into Stark's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papastopoulos looking to sit in guard and control but Stark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stark trying to control but Papastopoulos is working from the bottom.
Stark postures up in Papastopoulos's guard and throws a big left but Papastopoulos blocks it.
Stark must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Papastopoulos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stark is controlling him.
Stark slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Papastopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark won't allow Papastopoulos to get back to his feet.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
Stark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Papastopoulos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Papastopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Papastopoulos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Papastopoulos wants a takedown.
Papastopoulos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Stark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Papastopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Papastopoulos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Papastopoulos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to escape.
Papastopoulos throws a strike but Stark avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Papastopoulos is fighting to break Stark's control of his arms but Stark is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stark is striking from the bottom but Papastopoulos uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Papastopoulos prevents Stark from standing back up.
Stark told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Papastopoulos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Khal Stark will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Papastopoulos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stark walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Papastopoulos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stark misses with a hook.
Hioron Papastopoulos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papastopoulos manages to avoid it.
Stark swings for the body but Papastopoulos moves out of range.
Papastopoulos attempts a counter takedown but Stark avoids it well and moves away.
Papastopoulos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Hioron Papastopoulos has been cut.
Papastopoulos dives in for a single leg takedown but Stark sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Papastopoulos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Papastopoulos shoots in for a double leg but Stark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stark! But no joy.
Stark misses with an uppercut. Papastopoulos saw that one coming.
Papastopoulos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Papastopoulos forces Stark back against the cage and clinches.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark lands a jab to the nose.
Papastopoulos slips under a jab from Stark.
Papastopoulos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice defenses there by Papastopoulos.
Stark has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Papastopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Papastopoulos dives in for a single leg takedown but Stark sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hioron Papastopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papastopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Papastopoulos lands a jab to Stark's midsection.
Papastopoulos throws a combination. Stark tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Papastopoulos throws a series of strikes that have Stark backpedaling.
A swing and a miss from Stark.
Stark throws a jab when Papastopoulos was well out of range.
Papastopoulos throwing a counter right hand but Stark manages to avoid it.
Stark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stark looks to land a combination but Papastopoulos avoids it well.
Papastopoulos fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark looks to land a right hand but Papastopoulos moved out of range.
Stark throws a low kick but Papastopoulos moves out of range easily.
Stark keeps the fight on the outside.
Papastopoulos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot by Stark.
Stark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark throws a leg kick but Papastopoulos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Papastopoulos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stark can pounce on him.
Papastopoulos moves out of range as Stark strikes.
Papastopoulos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Papastopoulos slips a straight right by Stark.
Papastopoulos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Papastopoulos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stark manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Papastopoulos scoring with some ground and pound.
Papastopoulos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Papastopoulos trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Papastopoulos is working Stark over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Papastopoulos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Papastopoulos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papastopoulos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Papastopoulos is one step ahead there.
Papastopoulos is looking to work some ground and pound but Stark has wrist control.
Stark trying to keep a closed guard but Papastopoulos is proving a slippery customer.
Papastopoulos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Papastopoulos landing with the ground and pound.
Papastopoulos chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papastopoulos stopping the sweep attempt from Stark.
Papastopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Stark thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Stark wants to get back to his feet but Papastopoulos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papastopoulos postures up and lands a big shot to Stark's brow.
Hioron Papastopoulos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Papastopoulos wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Papastopoulos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Papastopoulos postures up in Stark's guard and throws a big left but Stark blocks it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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 Hioron Papastopoulos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hioron Papastopoulos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Papastopoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
As Stark looks to move away, Papastopoulos throws a big counter combo but Stark just gets out of the way.
Papastopoulos gets a clinch.
Papastopoulos is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Stark can't fight it off and eventually Papastopoulos manages to take the fight to the floor. Stark looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Papastopoulos with a nice head shot there.
Papastopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Stark blocks nicely.
Papastopoulos throws a strike but Stark rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Papastopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Papastopoulos is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Stark presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papastopoulos breaks the clinch.
Papastopoulos misses with a few strikes there.
Papastopoulos clinches up with Stark and pushes him back against the cage.
Papastopoulos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stark prevents it.
Papastopoulos tries to break free but Stark pushes him back against the cage.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Papastopoulos slips under a jab from Stark.
Khal Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papastopoulos throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Papastopoulos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stark.
Stark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Papastopoulos's hands.
Papastopoulos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Papastopoulos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Papastopoulos moves out of range easily.
Papastopoulos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papastopoulos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stark! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papastopoulos doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Khal Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papastopoulos throws a combination. Stark tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Papastopoulos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Papastopoulos moves into the clinch successfully.
Papastopoulos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stark pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stark pressing his opponent against the cage.
Papastopoulos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stark is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hioron Papastopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papastopoulos looking for a takedown.
Stark tries to work over Papastopoulos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Papastopoulos is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papastopoulos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stark after a bit of a struggle.
Papastopoulos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stark lands an uppercut.
Oh Papastopoulos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stark scores with a shot to the side of Papastopoulos's head.
Papastopoulos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stark after a bit of a struggle.
Stark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stark throws out a leg kick but Papastopoulos moves out of range and Stark only half commits.
Papastopoulos is looking for a counter combo.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papastopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Stark tries to land a leg kick but Papastopoulos saw it coming and moves away.
Papastopoulos seems to have got his legs back now.
Papastopoulos walks into a jab.
Stark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stark drops Papastopoulos with a straight right hand, right on the button! Stark follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khal Stark!
Khal Stark is the new bantamweight champion!
Khal Stark thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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