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VCL Fight Night: 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Belzebob Creighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volkov Dragoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Belzebob Creighton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Volkov Dragoon!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creighton throws a head kick that misses.
Creighton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dragoon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Creighton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dragoon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dragoon misses with a looping left.
Dragoon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Creighton. Creighton obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice defenses there by Creighton.
Creighton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dragoon throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragoon. Creighton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Creighton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragoon.
Creighton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dragoon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dragoon looks for the body kick but Creighton saw that one coming.
Creighton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dragoon's sensitive parts.
That kick from Creighton tenderised Dragoon's leg. Dragoon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Creighton tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Creighton.
Dragoon's coach down at School of Hard Knocks (Elite Training for $225) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dragoon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragoon misses with a looping right.
Creighton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Creighton.
Dragoon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Creighton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creighton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dragoon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creighton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dragoon's sensitive parts.
Creighton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragoon.
Creighton connects with a solid leg kick.
Creighton throws a leg kick that misses.
Dragoon raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dragoon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creighton manages to avoid it.
Dragoon throws a series of punches but Creighton moves out of range.
Dragoon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragoon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Creighton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragoon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Creighton.
Creighton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dragoon.
Creighton moves out of range as Dragoon strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Creighton. That's going to slow Dragoon down.
Creighton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dragoon blocks a leg kick.
Dragoon's corner calls for a 1-2. Dragoon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragoon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Creighton.
Creighton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dragoon looks winded!
Creighton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dragoon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Creighton. Creighton obviously looking to wear him down.
You can see that Dragoon has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Creighton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Creighton connects with a high kick.
It looks like Volkov Dragoon has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creighton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Dragoon blocks the low kick.
Dragoon scores with a hook to the body. Creighton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Dragoon misses its intended target.
Creighton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dragoon gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Belzebob Creighton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Capelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyashi Hayakawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Capelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hyashi Hayakawa!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capelli throws a right hand that Hayakawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayakawa also avoids with ease.
Hayakawa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Capelli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayakawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayakawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hayakawa checks the leg kick.
Hayakawa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Capelli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayakawa counters with a single leg into guard. Capelli didn't expect that.
Capelli manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayakawa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hayakawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayakawa takes a swing at Capelli's ribcage but misses.
Hayakawa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Capelli counters with a left and a right that stings Hayakawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayakawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hayakawa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Capelli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayakawa counters with a good, hard body kick but Capelli shrugs it off.
Hayakawa thumps Capelli with a low kick.
Hayakawa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Capelli counters with a one-two to the body.
Jimmy Capelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyashi Hayakawa.
Capelli misses with a few strikes there.
Hayakawa thumps Capelli with a low kick.
Hayakawa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hayakawa lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayakawa advances position into side control!
Capelli pushes Hayakawa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hayakawa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Capelli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Capelli tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Capelli's face as Hayakawa controls the position.
Hayakawa working away.
Hayakawa trying to control the action but Capelli is working from the bottom.
Hayakawa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hayakawa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Capelli will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hayakawa laying and praying for a moment but Capelli takes advantage and regains half guard.
Capelli is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Midnight MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
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.
Hayakawa trying to control the pace.
Capelli is trying to stand back up but Hayakawa is controlling him
Hayakawa controlling the pace.
Hayakawa is keen to just control but Capelli is a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Capelli does no damage.
Capelli jabs at Hayakawa's body.
Nice body kick from Hayakawa.
Capelli misses with a double jab
and Hayakawa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Capelli won't be happy with that.
Capelli tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Hayakawa biding his time, looking for the opening.
Capelli defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hayakawa's arms.
Capelli wants to control his opponent's hands but Hayakawa gets his hands free.
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 Jimmy Capelli will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Capelli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hayakawa connects with a leg kick. Capelli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hayakawa misses with the combination.
Capelli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayakawa counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Capelli!
Capelli gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Capelli tries to get to full guard but Hayakawa has control of the leg.
Hayakawa tries to pass to full mount but Capelli defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayakawa controlling the action 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.
Hayakawa stops Capelli from getting back to his feet.
Capelli flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hayakawa trying to control the action but Capelli is working from the bottom.
Hayakawa content to control rather than advance.
Hayakawa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Capelli is trying to stand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Capelli does no damage.
Hayakawa throws a combination. Capelli tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Capelli closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hayakawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Capelli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayakawa scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayakawa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Capelli circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Hayakawa.
Capelli throws a leg kick which misses Hayakawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Hayakawa tries to avoid it.
Capelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Capelli misses with a double jab.
Hayakawa throws the left hand but Capelli avoids the punch easily.
Hayakawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Capelli tries to clinch but Hayakawa is having none of it.
Capelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayakawa counters by clinching up.
Hayakawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Capelli manages to break the clinch.
Hayakawa throws a series of punches but Capelli moves out of range.
A left and a right from Hayakawa both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayakawa throws the left hand but Capelli avoids the punch easily.
Capelli tries to bum rush Hayakawa with a series of wild strikes but Hayakawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayakawa shoots in but no luck this time.
Hayakawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hayakawa looks to land a right hand but Capelli moved out of range.
Capelli appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jimmy Capelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayakawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Capelli throws a nice looking combination but Hayakawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayakawa with the counter takedown but Capelli avoids it easily.
Jimmy Capelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Capelli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayakawa doesn't seem bothered though.
Hayakawa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hayakawa misses the shot to the body.
Capelli looks to land a combination but Hayakawa avoids it well.
Capelli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hayakawa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hayakawa duly obliges.
Capelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Capelli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hyashi Hayakawa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hayakawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Capelli tries to bum rush Hayakawa with a series of wild strikes but Hayakawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Capelli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hayakawa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hayakawa.
Capelli drops his hands momentarily and Hayakawa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Capelli scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Capelli takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Capelli is rocked!
Capelli throws a nice looking combination but Hayakawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Capelli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jimmy Capelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayakawa throws a leg kick which misses Capelli's front leg but catches the back leg as Capelli tries to avoid it.
Hayakawa lands a big head kick that sends Capelli tumbling to the mat! Hayakawa takes a step backwards and waves Capelli back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hayakawa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Capelli.
Hayakawa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hayakawa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed right hand from Capelli misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayakawa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Capelli seems to have got his legs back now.
Capelli misses with a double jab
and Hayakawa counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Capelli!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayakawa wants to control but Capelli is keeping him busy.
Hayakawa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Capelli has escaped the position, nice work there.
Capelli tries to bench press Hayakawa off him but Hayakawa keeps the position.
Hayakawa is trying to get an arm triangle but Capelli is defending well.
Capelli is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayakawa scores with punches from side control.
Hayakawa controlling from side mount.
Hayakawa tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hayakawa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capelli is trying to buck Hayakawa off.
Capelli is looking for a sweep.
Hayakawa tries to advance to mount but Capelli denies him.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Capelli prevents Hayakawa from moving into mount.
Hayakawa working the ground and pound.
Hayakawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Capelli, who protects the arm well.
Hayakawa controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayakawa works to advance to full mount. Capelli defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Capelli is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hayakawa content just to control the position here.
Hayakawa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Capelli because Hayakawa loaded up on that one.
Capelli blocking the ground and pound.
Capelli blocking the ground and pound.
Hayakawa avoids the attempt from Capelli to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hyashi Hayakawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hayakawa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hyashi Hayakawa!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hyashi Hayakawa made sure he mentioned Spartan Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Walnuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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179 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Walnuts!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walnuts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schultz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walnuts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schultz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Walnuts is trying to keep an underhook but Schultz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Walnuts has his hands clasped together around Schultz's back. He's all about the action.
Schultz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Walnuts is just riding it out for now. Schultz eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walnuts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Schultz pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Walnuts felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Walnuts controlling the position for now.
Schultz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Walnuts has his hands clasped together around Schultz's back. He's all about the action.
Schultz is looking to advance position but Walnuts won't allow it.
That's two 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.
Walnuts controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schultz is trying to control. Walnuts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Schultz wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Schultz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Schultz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Walnuts kicks Schultz off and gets back to his feet.
Paul Walnuts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walnuts moves into range and clinches up with Schultz.
Walnuts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schultz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Schultz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walnuts looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Walnuts makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Walnuts works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Walnuts lands strikes from half guard.
Schultz missing with punches from the bottom.
Walnuts winds up and cracks Schultz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Walnuts controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz looking for submissions off his back.
Schultz is breathing heavily.
Walnuts is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schultz is rocked!
Walnuts scores with a big shot! Schultz's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Schultz! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Walnuts!
Paul Walnuts thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Ocheda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Estrada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Ocheda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Estrada!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estrada scores with a body shot.
Estrada lands with a good body shot.
Estrada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ocheda's head.
Estrada takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ocheda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Estrada lands with a straight right. Ocheda didn't see that one coming.
Estrada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ocheda takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Estrada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Estrada throws a shot to the body.
Estrada throws a shot to the body.
Ocheda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Estrada.
Ocheda is rocked!
Estrada sends Ocheda crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Estrada is motioning to the referee to let Ocheda up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Ocheda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Estrada fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Ocheda out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Diego Estrada!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beau Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remington comes to the cage accompanied by Lily Was Here. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Beau Remington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Falcone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Falcone trying to control the position but Remington is working away.
Remington sneaks back into half guard.
Remington keeping hold of Falcone's head, controlling as best he can.
My spies in NYC Alpha (Conditioning and Sparring Gym) inform me that Falcone has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Remington is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Falcone pulls his head out easily.
Falcone wants to pass to mount but Remington is defending the position.
Remington tries to roll over but Falcone keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remington makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Remington.
Remington keeping moving, preventing Falcone from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Remington holds on and takes a little breather.
Falcone trying to control the position from guard on top but Remington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Remington is controlling Falcone's posture.
Falcone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Remington is keeping the position for now.
Falcone wants to control from the top but Remington keeps moving.
Remington has Falcone pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Falcone feints and as Remington raises his hands in defense, Falcone changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Remington lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Remington thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Falcone can do anything to dispel that myth.
Falcone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Remington sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Falcone's guard.
Remington trying to control from half guard but Falcone is working away.
Falcone is trying to stand back up but Remington is controlling him
Remington is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Remington is pressing down on Falcone's thigh, looking to free his foot. Falcone is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Remington is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Falcone sees it coming and defends easily.
Remington stops Falcone from getting back to his feet.
Remington is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Falcone sees it coming and defends easily.
Falcone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Remington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Falcone wants to get back to his feet.
Remington trying to mount his opponent but Falcone defends it.
Remington is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone is trying to stand.
Remington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Falcone's head.
Remington passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Falcone!
Remington works his way to his opponent's back.
Good control from Remington.
Falcone defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Falcone defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Remington looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Remington dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Remington throws a head kick but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone gets the takedown into side control.
Remington sneaks back into half guard.
Remington is looking to control Falcone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Remington avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Remington gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remington looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Falcone is defending well. Remington quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Falcone has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Remington celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Beau Remington!
In his post fight interview, Beau Remington started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillian Xezeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xezeron has chosen Our Truth by Lacuna Coil as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kevin Mcdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Maximillian Xezeron!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Xezeron lands but Mcdonald takes it in his stride.
It looks like Kevin Mcdonald has been cut.
Xezeron scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mcdonald looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Xezeron is fending him off so far but Mcdonald persists. Nope, Xezeron circles away and we're back to standing.
Mcdonald fails with a takedown attempt.
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
Xezeron cracks Mcdonald with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mcdonald slips a jab and a cross from Xezeron.
Mcdonald attempts a counter takedown but Xezeron avoids it well and moves away.
Xezeron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcdonald moves away.
Xezeron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mcdonald.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Mcdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xezeron works Mcdonald's body with a nice hook.
Xezeron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mcdonald.
Xezeron punishes Mcdonald's body with a nice straight punch.
Xezeron scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xezeron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xezeron throws a series of punches but Mcdonald moves out of range.
Mcdonald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Xezeron looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Xezeron is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xezeron trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xezeron controlling from the top position.
Mcdonald 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.
Mcdonald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xezeron is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Xezeron trying to control but Mcdonald is working from the bottom.
Xezeron content to stall in guard here.
Xezeron trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcdonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Mcdonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xezeron is one step ahead there.
Xezeron is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Xezeron wants to control from the top but Mcdonald keeps moving.
Mcdonald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xezeron wants to control from the top but Mcdonald keeps moving.
Xezeron is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mcdonald seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Xezeron is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Xezeron cracks Mcdonald with a solid left hand.
Xezeron not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mcdonald 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron wants to control from the top but Mcdonald keeps moving.
Xezeron gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Xezeron connects with a solid leg kick.
Xezeron swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Xezeron.
Kevin Mcdonald's cut is getting worse.
Mcdonald looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Xezeron is fending him off so far but Mcdonald persists. Nope, Xezeron circles away and we're back to standing.
Xezeron is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mcdonald rather than just go for the knockout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mcdonald or perhaps it was just good defense by Xezeron, which made it look bad.
Xezeron is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mcdonald with a body shot.
Xezeron misses with a wild combination.
Xezeron lands a jab-cross combination.
Xezeron stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Xezeron wants it to stay on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Xezeron. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xezeron lands a head kick that stumbles Mcdonald and the fighters go to the mat.
Mcdonald is rocked!
Xezeron thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oh Mcdonald is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xezeron is pushing down on Mcdonald's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mcdonald is fighting to maintain full guard but Xezeron has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mcdonald defends it well.
Xezeron takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mcdonald is trying to get back to full guard.
Xezeron frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Xezeron has control of Mcdonald's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mcdonald regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Xezeron quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Xezeron but it's paid off an Mcdonald is forced to tap! Nice work by Xezeron.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maximillian Xezeron!
Maximillian Xezeron made sure to mention his sponsor, Machiavelli Boutique in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Boromir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Centuries. Captain Boromir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Boromir!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boromir misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boromir. Archer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boromir checks it well.
Boromir swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boromir. Archer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer throws a jab when Boromir was well out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Archer.
Archer lands with a straight right. Boromir didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boromir.
That kick from Archer tenderised Boromir's leg. Boromir is trying to keep his angry face on.
Archer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boromir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer moves away from the strike by Boromir.
Archer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Boromir does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by Archer.
Archer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boromir uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boromir throws a lazy uppercut
and Archer counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Archer does it's job there.
Archer's corner calls for a 1-2. Archer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boromir throws an overhand right that lands on Archer's shoulder, as Archer tries to avoid the shot.
Boromir looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boromir misses with a double jab.
Archer swings for the body but Boromir moves out of range.
Boromir throws a right hand that misses
and Boromir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boromir scores with a nice head shot.
Archer misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Archer, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boromir sizes up Archer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boromir.
Boromir punishes Archer's body with a nice straight punch.
Archer misses with a body shot.
Archer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Archer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Boromir.
Archer closes the distance and clinches up with Boromir, looking for a takedown. Archer pushes Boromir against the cage but Boromir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boromir feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Archer sprawling to the canvas! Archer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Boromir finish him?!
Archer is rocked!
Archer drops his hands momentarily. Boromir doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Archer staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Archer doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Captain Boromir!
A victorious Captain Boromir thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baeddan MacAuliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris's entrance music is Not again - You all ready dropped?. A fine choice. MacAuliffe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Notorious by Duran Duran. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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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 Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baeddan MacAuliffe!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAuliffe misses with a takedown attempt - Harris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harris thuds a left hand into MacAuliffe's body.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between MacAuliffe's hands.
MacAuliffe throws out a leg kick but Harris moves out of range and MacAuliffe only half commits.
MacAuliffe misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
MacAuliffe misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacAuliffe blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacAuliffe misses with the combination.
MacAuliffe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
MacAuliffe shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Derek Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baeddan MacAuliffe.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
MacAuliffe tries for a takedown but Harris circles away easily
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps MacAuliffe thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacAuliffe fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacAuliffe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Baeddan MacAuliffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacAuliffe misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacAuliffe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harris keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
MacAuliffe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harris defends it well.
Harris wants to get back to full guard.
Harris is working hard here to advance position.
MacAuliffe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. MacAuliffe is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAuliffe is working for a kimura but Harris is defending it quite comfortably.
Harris tries to get to full guard but MacAuliffe has control of the leg.
MacAuliffe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harris is pulling down on MacAuliffe's head. It's preventing any offense from MacAuliffe, at least for the moment.
Harris continues to stall.
MacAuliffe tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
MacAuliffe is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Harris controls MacAuliffe momentarily but MacAuliffe frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris controlling the position.
MacAuliffe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and MacAuliffe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Harris looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
MacAuliffe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris thows a body kick. MacAuliffe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harris works MacAuliffe's body with a nice hook.
MacAuliffe throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Harris lands a right hook to the body.
MacAuliffe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris lets loose with a powerful body kick. MacAuliffe will feel that in the morning.
MacAuliffe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
MacAuliffe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and MacAuliffe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harris trying to control the position.
MacAuliffe drops back looking for a leg! Harris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harris manages to kick MacAuliffe off! MacAuliffe jumps back into Harris's guard.
Harris pulls MacAuliffe in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
MacAuliffe fails with the takedown.
Harris looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Harris cracks MacAuliffe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harris jabs MacAuliffe right on the nose. MacAuliffe blinks but takes it well.
MacAuliffe misses with an uppercut
and MacAuliffe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MacAuliffe is rocked!
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
MacAuliffe prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MacAuliffe is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
MacAuliffe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends MacAuliffe's eyes rolling into the back of his head! MacAuliffe drops to his knees and Harris pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Harris!
Derek Harris 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nova Zigaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Santaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter Santaros has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
287 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nova Zigaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dexter Santaros!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zigaman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santaros misses with a body shot.
Santaros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santaros cracks Zigaman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zigaman goes for a double leg but Santaros avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Santaros continues to drive forward.
Santaros connects with a single shot there.
Santaros lands a nice shot that snaps Zigaman's head back.
Zigaman leaves Santaros with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zigaman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santaros.
Santaros misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zigaman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santaros connects with a right hand. Zigaman shakes it off.
It looks like Nova Zigaman has been cut.
Santaros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zigaman.
Zigaman feinted with a counter takedown.
Santaros leaves Zigaman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Zigaman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santaros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zigaman.
Santaros has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zigaman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Santaros throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Santaros misses
and Zigaman counters with a shoot takedown. Santaros fights it but they end up in guard.
Zigaman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zigaman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zigaman throws a strike but Santaros rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zigaman keeping moving, preventing Santaros from controlling successfully.
Santaros landing some decent shots from guard.
Santaros trying to control but Zigaman is working from the bottom.
Zigaman is trying to keep Santaros in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santaros trying to control but Zigaman is working from the bottom.
Santaros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zigaman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zigaman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santaros chips away with some ground and pound.
Santaros with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zigaman looking to control.
Santaros trying to control the position from guard on top but Zigaman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zigaman looking for a sweep. Not yet Zigaman, not yet.
Santaros trying to control but Zigaman is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santaros manages to get himself to full guard.
Zigaman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santaros keeping moving, preventing Zigaman from controlling successfully.
Zigaman forces his way into half guard.
Santaros won't allow Zigaman to pass to mount.
Zigaman slips a nice elbow through Santaros's hands, connecting with Santaros's forehead.
Santaros wants to get back to full guard.
Zigaman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zigaman controlling the action here.
Santaros is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaros is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Santaros wants to control but Zigaman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Santaros wants to get back to full guard.
Santaros wants to control but Zigaman is keeping busy.
Santaros on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zigaman 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.
Zigaman not doing much here.
Zigaman trying to control the action but Santaros is working from the bottom.
Zigaman passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dexter Santaros will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nova Zigaman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santaros throws a sloppy body shot
and Zigaman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santaros won't be happy with that.
Santaros regains half guard.
Zigaman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zigaman seems to be working for a kimura but Santaros defends the submission attempt.
Santaros is looking to improve his position.
Zigaman with the ground and pound but Santaros uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zigaman wants to control from the top but Santaros keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zigaman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zigaman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santaros is looking for a triangle but Zigaman pushes his legs off easily.
Zigaman postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaman wants to pass the guard but Santaros is keeping the position.
Santaros is looking for a triangle but Zigaman pushes his legs off easily.
Zigaman throws a big right hand that misses.
Zigaman postures up in Santaros's guard and throws a big left but Santaros blocks it.
Santaros throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Santaros trying to keep a closed guard but Zigaman is proving a slippery customer.
Zigaman stays in close to Santaros's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zigaman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zigaman tries to counter by clinching up but Santaros breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santaros connects with the punch.
Santaros scores with a jab to the head.
Santaros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santaros takes a swing at Zigaman's ribcage but misses.
Zigaman lands with a hook. Santaros tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zigaman ducks under a wild hook from Santaros.
Zigaman shoots in for a takedown but Santaros shows good takedown defense.
Santaros throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Santaros as he connects with a hook.
Zigaman shoots for a double leg takedown but Santaros sprawls well. He's pushed Zigaman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santaros misses with a wild body shot.
Santaros lands a nice hook to Zigaman's body. Zigaman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santaros is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zigaman rather than just go for the knockout.
Santaros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zigaman was well out of range. Poor timing from Santaros.
Zigaman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman misses the jab.
Santaros takes a swing at Zigaman's ribcage but misses.
Zigaman attempts a counter takedown but Santaros avoids it well and moves away.
Santaros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zigaman moves away.
Zigaman shoots in and gets a takedown into Santaros's guard.
Zigaman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santaros has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zigaman has managed to get both his arms back between Santaros's legs - danger averted.
Zigaman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santaros keeping moving, preventing Zigaman from controlling successfully.
Santaros preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santaros controls Zigaman momentarily but Zigaman frees himself.
Santaros throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaros wants to sweep but no luck.
Zigaman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zigaman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Zigaman wants to control from the top but Santaros keeps moving.
Zigaman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santaros is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santaros has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Zigaman has passed into side control.
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 Nova Zigaman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nova Zigaman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santaros scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santaros throws a body shot but no joy.
Zigaman leaves Santaros with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Santaros loads up on a big right hand but Zigaman slips the punch.
Santaros rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zigaman counters with a single leg into guard. Santaros didn't expect that.
Zigaman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santaros has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zigaman has managed to get both his arms back between Santaros's legs - danger averted.
Zigaman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santaros is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santaros has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zigaman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santaros manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zigaman manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaman wants to sweep but no luck.
Zigaman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santaros can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santaros stopping the sweep attempt from Zigaman.
Zigaman keeping moving, preventing Santaros from controlling successfully.
Zigaman is trying to control the position but Santaros postures up.
Zigaman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santaros controls the pace.
Zigaman looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Santaros has picked Zigaman up and slammed him! Zigaman can't keep hold of the triangle and Santaros manages to pass to side control!
Zigaman is looking to regain half guard here but Santaros keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zigaman is working hard here to advance position.
Zigaman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Santaros's best efforts.
Zigaman is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Santaros is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Zigaman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santaros slips a nice elbow through Zigaman's hands, connecting with Zigaman's forehead.
Zigaman strikes from the bottom but Santaros uses the opportunity to move to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Zigaman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zigaman manages to get to full guard.
Santaros with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zigaman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santaros trying to control the position from guard on top but Zigaman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zigaman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santaros trying to control the position from guard on top but Zigaman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaros stopping the sweep attempt from Zigaman.
Santaros lands a couple of elbows.
Zigaman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santaros lands a couple of elbows.
Zigaman looking for a sweep. Not yet Zigaman, not yet.
Zigaman keeping moving, preventing Santaros from controlling successfully.
Zigaman is looking to sweep but instead, Santaros has passed into half guard.
Zigaman is looking to control Santaros's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zigaman avoid being mounted?
Nova Zigaman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zigaman has hold of Santaros's hands but Santaros slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Santaros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santaros 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Santaros!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dexter Santaros made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Nova Zigaman was interviewed post fight and said 'If you look up the word fluke in the dictionary, it will have a picture of this piece of shit Gab Batista. You try doing that again and I'll show you how the bombastic one plays.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nokken Bichezout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turbo Epicity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Epicity comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Semi Charmed Life kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Nokken Bichezout has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nokken Bichezout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Turbo Epicity!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bichezout scores with a crisp jab that stopped Epicity in his tracks.
Epicity lands a nice looking body shot.
Epicity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bichezout.
A slow jab from Bichezout misses its intended target.
Bichezout misses with a series of wild punches.
Epicity ducks under a wild hook from Bichezout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bichezout. Epicity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bichezout blocks a jab.
Epicity fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bichezout.
Epicity has managed to clinch.
Epicity misses with some punches.
I was talking to Bichezout's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bichezout prevents a body shot from Epicity.
Bichezout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bichezout pushes Epicity back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bichezout tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Epicity takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bichezout blocks an uppercut.
Bichezout prevents a body shot from Epicity.
Bichezout blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity throws a head punch that misses.
Epicity slowing the pace effectively.
Epicity struggles to land a body shot inside as Bichezout controls his hands.
Bichezout lands a body punch in the clinch.
Epicity misses with a punch on the inside.
Bichezout misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epicity is pushing Bichezout up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bichezout.
Bichezout misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epicity misses with the head strike.
Bichezout tries to throw a body punch but Epicity avoids it by throwing Bichezout back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epicity.
Bichezout tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Epicity stalling against the cage.
Bichezout scores with a shoulder strike.
Epicity stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bichezout blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bichezout blocks a body shot from Epicity.
Epicity's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Epicity can't find room to land a body shot as Bichezout controls the action.
Epicity can't find room to land a body shot as Bichezout controls the action.
We've been informed that Epicity has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Epicity lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bichezout backwards.
Epicity lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Epicity - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Epicity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Epicity wants to stall.
Epicity misses with a body punch.
Epicity blocking some punches.
Epicity scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bichezout lands a shoulder strike.
Epicity misses with the head strike.
Bichezout lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bichezout lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity scores with a shoulder strike.
Epicity tries a body shot but Bichezout blocks it.
Epicity lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bichezout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Epicity has a couple of punches blocked by Bichezout.
Bichezout scores with a shot to the side of Epicity's head.
Bichezout scores with a shot to the side of Epicity's head.
Bichezout blocking some punches.
Epicity takes a shot to the head.
Epicity is working Bichezout over against the cage.
Bichezout tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Epicity's elbow.
Bichezout throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Epicitys head.
Epicity scores with a shot to the side of Bichezout's head.
Bichezout misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity misses with the head strike.
Epicity misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epicity working aggressively here.
Epicity lands a hook that snaps the head of Bichezout backwards.
Epicity throws a punch but it's blocked by Bichezout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bichezout misses with a body punch.
Epicity blocks a body shot from Bichezout.
Epicity pushes Bichezout back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Epicity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bichezout backwards.
A short left from Epicity.
Epicity misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epicity is leaning against Bichezout and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Epicity tries to work over Bichezout's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Epicity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bichezout misses with the head strike.
Epicity lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Epicity tries to work over Bichezout's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bichezout lands a right hand that snaps the head of Epicity backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Epicity tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Epicity tries to work over Bichezout's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Epicity lands a nice uppercut.
Epicity misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Epicity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Turbo Epicity will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Epicity swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bichezout throws a lazy right hand but Epicity sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Epicity on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Epicity throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Epicity looks to score with a jab to the body but Bichezout is just out of range.
Epicity fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bichezout has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Epicity misses with a lunging right hand
and Bichezout counters with a straight right hand.
Epicity throws a body punch but Bichezout moves out of range.
Bichezout misses with a wild body shot.
Epicity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bichezout misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Epicity.
Bichezout checks a low kick from Epicity.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bichezout keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Epicity.
Good standup being displayed there by Bichezout as he connects with a hook.
Bichezout misses the shot to the body.
Epicity fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bichezout is out of range.
Epicity connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Epicity tenderised Bichezout's leg. Bichezout is trying to keep his angry face on.
Epicity staying out of range there.
Epicity connects with an inside leg kick.
Nokken Bichezout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bichezout misses with a series of wild punches.
Epicity takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bichezout throws a looping overhand right but Epicity ducks down to avoid it.
Epicity throws a leg kick that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Epicity in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Epicity misses with an uppercut.
Epicity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Bichezout lands an impressive looking overhand right. Epicity doesn't seem phased though.
Bichezout fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Epicity blocks a jab.
Epicity throws a sloppy head kick
and Bichezout counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Bichezout connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Epicity is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bichezout lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Epicity is still on wobbly legs! Can Bichezout finish him?
Epicity throws a leg kick
and Bichezout counters with a huge left! Epicity is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bichezout isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Epicity from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bichezout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nokken Bichezout!
Nokken Bichezout decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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