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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Armiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Omeruo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Armiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Omeruo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armiger gets a double leg takedown into Omeruo's guard.
Armiger prevents Omeruo from getting back to his feet.
Armiger throwing strikes from guard but Omeruo blocks nicely.
Omeruo wants to stand and escape but Armiger is having none of it.
Armiger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Armiger is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Devils Den New York that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Omeruo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Armiger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Omeruo wants to stand and escape but Armiger is having none of it.
Armiger wants to pass the guard but Omeruo is keeping the position.
Armiger trying to control but Omeruo is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armiger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Armiger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Omeruo's head backwards.
Omeruo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Omeruo there.
Omeruo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Armiger is trying to get back to full guard.
Omeruo is nestled in close to Armiger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Armiger has hold of Omeruo's hands but Omeruo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Armiger manages to get to full guard.
Omeruo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Armiger's head.
Omeruo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Omeruo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Omeruo is in close to Armiger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Omeruo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Omeruo throwing strikes but missing.
Omeruo working some strikes from top position.
Armiger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armiger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Omeruo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Omeruo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Omeruo landing some decent shots from guard.
Armiger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Omeruo defends well.
Armiger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Omeruo is working Armiger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Armiger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Omeruo defends well.
Omeruo stands up over Armiger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omeruo works over Armiger with some ground and pound from guard.
Omeruo landing with the ground and pound.
Omeruo throws a big elbow that misses.
Armiger throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Omeruo connects with a couple of short punches.
Omeruo postures up and lands a big shot to Armiger's brow.
Armiger is rocked!
Omeruo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oh Armiger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Omeruo postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Armiger covers up, he's hurt! Omeruo keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Omeruo and the ref steps in to end the fight! Omeruo can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Omeruo!
A very excited looking Joseph Omeruo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Merlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hudson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hudson Oliveira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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208 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Merlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hudson Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merlin lands a nice hook to Oliveira's body. Oliveira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown but Merlin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oliveira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Merlin lands a big head kick that sends Oliveira tumbling to the mat! Merlin takes a step backwards and waves Oliveira back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oliveira is rocked!
It looks like Hudson Oliveira has been cut.
Merlin scores with a kick to the body.
Oliveira looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Merlin tenderised Oliveira's leg. Oliveira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Are you kidding me?! Merlin ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Oliveira clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malcolm Merlin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bust Faces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by El Hornazo. The key to victory for Brandon Ortiz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bust Faces!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faces with a poor takedown
and Ortiz counters with a left to the body.
Faces has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ortiz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Faces shoots and misses
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
Faces fails to land the takedown.
Ortiz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brandon Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bust Faces.
Faces tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Faces wants to clinch.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faces fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bust Faces seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faces throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Ortiz misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faces shoots and misses
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Ortiz's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Faces tries for a takedown but Ortiz circles away easily
and Ortiz counters with a left to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Faces looking to slow down the pace here.
Ortiz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Faces or not.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faces pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ortiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faces escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz sizes up Faces with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Faces misses with a takedown
and Ortiz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Faces moves to clinch but Ortiz breaks away
and Ortiz counters with a straight right hand.
Faces gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faces throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ortiz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Faces looks winded!
Faces misses with a takedown attempt
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Faces throws a lazy head kick
and Ortiz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Faces looks to clinch
and Ortiz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Faces gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faces fails with the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Faces! Ortiz lets Faces back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Ortiz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ortiz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faces throws a lazy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a nice right hand that sends Faces toppling to the canvas! Faces scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ortiz finish him?!
Faces is rocked!
Faces misses with an uppercut
and Ortiz counters with a straight right hand.
Faces is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortiz finish him?
Excellent takedown into side control there by Faces.
Ortiz struggling a bit here.
Faces seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee asks Faces politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Faces prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ortiz looking for a sweep but Faces has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ortiz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Ortiz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Faces tries to clinch but Ortiz moves away
and Ortiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Faces scores with a takedown into Ortiz's guard.
Ortiz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faces controls from within his opponent's guard.
Faces thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faces postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faces stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Faces engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Faces decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Faces with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faces with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ortiz counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Ortiz. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faces tries to clinch up
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Faces is breathing heavily.
Faces misses with a double jab
and Ortiz counters with a left to the body.
Faces misses with a takedown attempt
and Ortiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brandon Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bust Faces.
Faces with a poor takedown
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
Faces gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ortiz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Faces is predictable there
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
Faces with a poor takedown
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
Faces looks to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the head.
Faces wants to clinch but Ortiz slips to the side
and Ortiz counters with a nice body shot.
Faces with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortiz lands a nice shot that snaps Faces's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faces misses with a takedown
and Ortiz counters with a nice right hand that sends Faces toppling to the canvas! Faces scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ortiz finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faces gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ortiz gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Faces is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Ortiz!
After winning the bout, Brandon Ortiz 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Muen Gnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deandre Felix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix has chosen Like a Virging as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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157 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Muen Gnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deandre Felix!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Felix shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Felix with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gnar to score with a decent uppercut.
Felix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gnar.
Gnar with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Felix is just out of range.
Felix tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gnar with a hook.
Gnar loads up on a big right hand but Felix slips the punch.
Felix changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gnar sizes up Felix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gnar lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Felix checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Felix is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gnar misses with a low kick.
Felix walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gnar scores with a punch to the head.
Gnar scores with a sloppy right hand. Felix should have avoided that one.
Muen Gnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gnar throws a looping overhand right but Felix ducks down to avoid it.
And Felix tries to counter it with a takedown but Gnar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gnar throws out the jab.
Felix changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Felix needs to keep his hands up - Gnar had a free shot at his head there.
Gnar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Felix has time to react.
Gnar throws a body punch but Felix moves out of range.
Gnar misses with a hook.
Felix changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gnar misses with a double jab.
And Felix tries to counter it with a takedown but Gnar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Felix has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gnar finds it's way round the side to connect with Felix's head.
Felix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gnar.
A big right from Gnar misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Felix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gnar.
Felix tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gnar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muen Gnar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gnar jabs at Felix's body.
Gnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Felix.
Felix feints the counter takedown.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Felix might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gnar has got the better of the exchanges.
Gnar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Deandre Felix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Felix.
Felix drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gnar defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gnar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Felix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Felix with the counter takedown but Gnar avoids it easily.
Felix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gnar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gnar.
Gnar throws an overhand right that lands on Felix's shoulder, as Felix tries to avoid the shot.
Felix is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Felix ducks under a wild hook from Gnar.
Felix changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gnar swings widly with a right hand
and Felix counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Felix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gnar defending well though.
Felix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Felix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gnar tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Felix seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gnar is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Deandre Felix!
Deandre Felix decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pripps Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Mallox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallox has chosen Mobb Deep - Quiet Storm as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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169 lbs
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182 lbs
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pripps Blue!
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, Scott Mallox!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallox rushes Blue and presses him up against the cage.
Mallox landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mallox misses with an elbow over the top.
Mallox lands with a left to the head.
Mallox pushes off an throws an elbow but Blue leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blue is looking to break free of the clinch but Mallox has double underhooks.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mallox lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mallox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mallox.
Mallox lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Mallox.
Blue is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Mallox.
It looks like Pripps Blue has been cut.
Blue is trying to push Mallox away but Mallox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blue wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mallox.
Mallox lands a damaging elbow.
Mallox lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Mallox on the inside.
Mallox lands an elbow just above Blue 's eye.
Knees to the body from Mallox.
Mallox lands an elbow inside that Blue shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallox lands an elbow that stopped Blue in his tracks for a moment.
Mallox lands a right hand.
Mallox gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mallox creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blue's defenses.
Pripps Blue's cut is getting worse.
Mallox breaks from the clinch.
Mallox drives through and clinches with Blue against the cage.
Mallox lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mallox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mallox has managed to clinch.
Blue can't break the clinch.
Blue tries to break free but Mallox pushes him back against the cage.
Mallox lands an elbow inside that Blue shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mallox.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mallox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blue wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mallox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blue takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mallox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mallox creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blue takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blue takes an elbow to the temple.
Mallox lands an elbow just above Blue 's eye.
Blue wants to stall.
Mallox lands a damaging elbow.
Blue has had enough of the clinch but Mallox keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Blue's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blue takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pripps Blue's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blue is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blue takes an elbow to the temple.
Mallox gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blue wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mallox lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mallox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Pripps Blue's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallox keeps control of Blue as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mallox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pripps Blue's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Scott Mallox!
A very excited looking Scott Mallox rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raistlin Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovelair has chosen Freak on a Leash as his entrance music. Raistlin Lovelair will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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26
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harrison Neeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raistlin Lovelair!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovelair comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neeson throws a jab when Lovelair was well out of range.
Lovelair doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lovelair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neeson circles away quickly and effectively.
Lovelair swinging wildly here.
Neeson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lovelair tries to clinch up but Neeson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lovelair slips a straight right by Neeson.
Lovelair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lovelair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lovelair misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neeson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lovelair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lovelair misses with a combination
and Neeson counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson stalling the fight.
Lovelair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neeson backwards.
Lovelair swings wildly with an uppercut but Neeson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lovelair's coach down at The Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lovelair's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lovelair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lovelair scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lovelair lunges at Neeson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Neeson's hand.
Lovelair connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Neeson momentarily.
Lovelair is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Neeson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lovelair.
Lovelair misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair misses with a combination
and Neeson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut.
Neeson looks to land a left hand but Lovelair moved out of range nicely.
Lovelair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neeson.
An attempted straight right counter from Neeson misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Lovelair. Those never looked like landing.
Neeson misses with a body shot
and Lovelair counters with a three punch combo that has Neeson backing up. Neeson nods at Lovelair to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neeson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Neeson jabs Lovelair right on the nose. Lovelair blinks but takes it well.
Lovelair is rocked!
Lovelair closes the distance but Neeson moves to the side
and Neeson rattles Lovelair with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Lovelair tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Neeson dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Lovelair stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Harrison Neeson!
A relieved looking Harrison Neeson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryosuke Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryosuke Sato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne James!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sato throws out the jab.
It seemed like James was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sato looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sato throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James misses with a straight right.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sato jabs James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sato clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sato.
Sato misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands a left hand.
Sato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on James - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sato tries to clinch up.
Sato looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
James tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sato lands a left and a right that send James crashing to the mat, dazed. Sato thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Dwayne James has been cut.
Sato tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from James on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sato clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
James cracks Sato with a nice body shot.
Sato scores with a nice hook to the head.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from James.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Come on James - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
James misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with some punches.
James blocking some punches.
Sato blocks a body shot from James.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
James is stalling here.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
James makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
James stalling in the clinch.
James looking to stall.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sato.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sato.
James misses with the head strike.
Sato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Nice body punch from Sato - that landed with a thud.
James working aggressively here.
James looking to slow down the pace here.
James looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James trying to stall but Sato improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Sato.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Sato.
Sato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sato as James tries to tie him up.
A short left from Sato.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James leaning his opponent against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as James takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryosuke Sato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne James's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and James makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Sato has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
Sato blocks a body shot from James.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James cracks Sato with a nice body shot.
James breaks the clinch.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato works James's body with a nice hook.
Sato fails with an attempt to clinch.
James with the counter takedown but Sato avoids it easily.
Sato scores with a jab to the head.
James avoids the body shot from Sato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
James scores with a jab.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sato closes the distance but James moves to the side
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Sato tries to clinch there but James circles away.
James looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some wild striking there from Sato.
Sato lands with an overhand left.
Sato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Sato swings and misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato misses with a body shot.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato misses with a two punch combination.
James tries to counter with a clinch but Sato shakes him off and moves away.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sato plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops James to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! James just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryosuke Sato!
Ryosuke Sato is the new light heavyweight champion!
Ryosuke Sato spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Muji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
283 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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27
262 lbs
5 - 0 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Marley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vincent Muji!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muji fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marley connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Vincent Muji has been cut.
Muji closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marley quickly recovers to half guard.
Muji thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marley's head.
Muji is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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. Muji connects with a nice short shot to Marley's temple.
Muji trying to control the action but Marley is working from the bottom.
Muji has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muji maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Marley could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Muji has cracked it and Marley is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Muji!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vincent Muji!
Vincent Muji is the new heavyweight champion!
Vincent Muji decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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