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GKNY 59 - Huseyin V Kropotkin PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruban Kozlov (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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruban Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kozlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kozlov throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Kozlov misses.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kozlov slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Mike Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Kozlov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Kozlov tries to counter it with a takedown but Jackson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Kozlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at Club Pain (Sparring & Vending) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kozlov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kozlov.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Kozlov checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kozlov misses with a hook.
Jackson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kozlov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kozlov looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson slips a jab from Kozlov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kozlov.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Kozlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Kozlov.
Kozlov darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Kozlov closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Kozlov.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Kozlov lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Kozlov as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mike Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Kozlov lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Kozlov had a free shot at his head there.
Kozlov throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Kozlov.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kozlov counters with a one-two to the body.
Jackson slips under a jab from Kozlov.
Kozlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson is looking for a counter combo.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Kozlov avoids them all with ease.
Kozlov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kozlov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Jackson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kozlov.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kozlov finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Kozlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Kozlov walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kozlov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kozlov.
Kozlov rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kozlov as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with a looping left.
Kozlov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Kozlov's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kozlov moves away.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kozlov finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Kozlov avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kozlov counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kozlov, as that shot connected.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Kozlov drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Kozlov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kozlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kozlov cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Kozlov lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruban Kozlov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kozlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson misses the body punch
and Kozlov counters with a straight right hand.
Kozlov moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kozlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kozlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kozlov missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kozlov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kozlov counters with a straight right hand.
Kozlov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kozlov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kozlov cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson misses the body punch
and Kozlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kozlov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Kozlov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson is rocked!
Kozlov swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kozlov looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kozlov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Kozlov misses the target.
Kozlov ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Kozlov.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Kozlov dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Kozlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kozlov.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson slips a jab from Kozlov.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
letting Kozlov counter with a right hand.
It looks like Mike Jackson has been cut.
Kozlov scores with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kozlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kozlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kozlov cracks Jackson with a hook to the temple - Jackson is on wobbly legs here! Kozlov swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Jackson falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kozlov wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ruban Kozlov!
During a confident post fight interview, Ruban Kozlov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paave Heiskanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adlan Amagov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amagov has chosen The Doors - Riders On the Storm as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paave Heiskanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adlan Amagov!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amagov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Adlan Amagov has been cut.
Amagov clinches up with Heiskanen and pushes him back against the cage.
Amagov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heiskanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heiskanen misses with a body punch.
Amagov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heiskanen smiles and moves away.
Amagov rushes Heiskanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Amagov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heiskanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Amagov.
Amagov trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amagov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heiskanen's elbow.
Amagov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Amagov throws an elbow but misses.
Heiskanen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Amagov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Heiskanen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amagov pinned against the cage. Amagov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Amagov shoots for a double leg takedown but Heiskanen sprawls well. He's pushed Amagov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paave Heiskanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adlan Amagov.
Heiskanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Amagov tries to clinch but Heiskanen moves away
and Heiskanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amagov has Heiskanen up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Amagov scores with a knee to the head.
Amagov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heiskanens head.
Amagov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amagov trying to control the position but instead, Heiskanen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Amagov into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Heiskanen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amagov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Heiskanen walks away with a smile on his face. Amagov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Heiskanen takes a swing at Amagov's ribcage but misses.
Heiskanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heiskanen lands a glancing blow to the side of Amagov's head.
Jab by Heiskanen.
Amagov wants to clinch.
Heiskanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heiskanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Amagov at a distance.
Heiskanen shoots in and drives through. Amagov sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heiskanen throws a lazy uppercut
and Amagov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heiskanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Amagov counters with a crisp one two that drops Heiskanen! Amagov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Heiskanen to his feet! Heiskanen is in big trouble!
Heiskanen is rocked!
Amagov closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Heiskanen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amagov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Amagov has Heiskanen pressed against the cage.
Amagov lands a big right hand that drops Heiskanen! The killer instinct kicks in and Amagov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Amagov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adlan Amagov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Adlan Amagov waved his t-shirt featuring Mohito Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rancid Crabtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rancid Crabtree has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rancid Crabtree seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rancid Crabtree!
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, Dean Mason!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason throws a jab but it's blocked by Crabtree.
Crabtree throws a series of punches but Mason avoids them all with ease.
Mason has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Crabtree is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mason misses with a hook. Crabtree ducked under it nicely.
Crabtree wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mason cracks a nice hook into Crabtree's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mason.
Mason throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crabtree stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mason looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and Crabtree tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Mason. That snapped Crabtree's head back.
Crabtree misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mason slips under a jab.
Mason looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crabtree shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mason.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crabtrees head.
Mason blocks the elbow strike.
Crabtree is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Crabtree controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mason goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mason with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mason darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crabtree will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mason lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crabtree has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crabtree and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Mason finds it's way through Crabtree's defenses.
Mason throws a jab when Crabtree was well out of range.
Crabtree has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mason.
Mason fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crabtree looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crabtree lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mason on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mason lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've been told by Crabtree's head coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mason swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crabtree throws a nice looking combination but Mason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crabtree uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mason.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Crabtree does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Crabtree misses its intended target.
Mason misses with an uppercut
and Crabtree counters with a series of strikes. Mason will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mason misses with a two punch combination.
Mason scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mason misses with a lunging right hand
and Crabtree counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mason thinking.
Mason has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Crabtree.
Crabtree lands with a nice body punch.
Crabtree throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crabtree checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crabtree has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Crabtree is rocked!
Mason lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crabtree at a distance.
Mason walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mason stuns Crabtree with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oh Crabtree is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mason drops Crabtree with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Crabtree! Mason dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Mason!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reverend Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gokhan Ozkul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reverend Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gokhan Ozkul!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozkul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ozkul finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ozkul avoids the head kick by Sin.
Ozkul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ozkul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gokhan Ozkul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozkul scoring well with a low kick there.
Ozkul scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Reverend Sin has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin doesn't manage to clinch there - Ozkul circles away.
Sin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ozkul swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ozkul will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School of Hard Knocks (Elite Training for $225) in the buildup to the fight.
Ozkul throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozkul throws the kick towards the body but Sin avoids it.
Ozkul connects with the punch.
Ozkul ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ozkul misses with a kick to the body.
Sin lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ozkul rushes Sin and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Sin is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Ozkul piles on the pressure and Sin crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gokhan Ozkul!
A very excited looking Gokhan Ozkul 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Letang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Hell's Bells- AC/DC as his entrance music. Cain Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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149 lbs
6 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Letang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cain Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Letang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Letang closes the distance and clinches.
Letang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Letang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones punishes Letang's body with a nice straight punch.
Letang drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones letting Letang take a breather here.
Letang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Letang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Letang struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Letang can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Letang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Letang wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Letang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Letang closes the distance and clinches.
Letang pressing his opponent against the cage.
Letang has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones blocking some punches.
Letang has been working on his balance at Canadian Dragon MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Letang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Letang is looking to take this one to the mat.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Letang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Letang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Letang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Letang stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Letang avoiding damage.
Letang looking to slow down the pace here.
Letang lands with a right to the head.
Jones is trying to push Letang away but Letang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Letang has him pressed against the cage.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Letang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Letang ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Letang fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a series of punches but Letang avoids them all with ease.
Letang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Letang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Letang is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones tests Letang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Letang closes the distance and clinches.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Letang backpedaling.
Letang wants to clinch.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Letang is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Letang misses the shot to the body.
Cain Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Letang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Letang.
Letang misses with a punch to the body.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Letang.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Letang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Letang tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Letang has him pressed against the cage.
Letang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letang throws a body shot but no joy.
Letang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Letang shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Letang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letang moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Letang is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Letang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Letang throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Letang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jones can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Letang fails to land.
Letang is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Letang misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letang keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Letang controlling the action here for a moment.
Letang tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones blocks a body shot from Letang.
Letang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Letang struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Letang scores with a hook to the body.
Letang is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Letang breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Letang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cain Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Letang doesn't seem phased though.
Letang needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Letang throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Letang moves into the clinch.
Letang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Letang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Letang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Letang gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Letang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Letang misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Letang avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Letang tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Letang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Letang. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Letang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Letang tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierre Letang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Letang shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Letang shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Letang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Oh Letang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Letang gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Jones points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Letang wakes up just in time to hear Jones thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cain Jones!
After winning the bout, Cain Jones 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Puzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Fromage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puzo comes to the cage accompanied by Speak Softly Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rene Fromage!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fromage manages to avoid it.
Puzo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fromage misses with a leg kick
and Puzo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fromage misses with a straight left.
Puzo throws a looping overhand right but Fromage ducks down to avoid it.
Fromage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puzo throws a low kick but Fromage avoids it.
Fromage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Puzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fromage circles away quickly and effectively.
Fromage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puzo.
Fromage defending well as Puzo loads up on a big left hand.
Fromage was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fromage throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fromage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Puzo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fromage blocks a jab.
Puzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Puzo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Puzo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fromage just manages to avoid it.
Fromage misses with a lunging right hand
and Puzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Puzo's head coaches at LOD - Combat Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fromage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fromage clinches up with Puzo and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fromage.
Fromage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Fromage.
Fromage prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Fromage misses with a body punch.
Fromage has a couple of punches blocked by Puzo.
Fromage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fromage misses with the head strike.
Fromage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fromage works on Puzo's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Puzo.
Fromage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo tries to stall but Fromage uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Puzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puzo stalling in the clinch but Fromage improves position.
Fromage blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Fromage scores with a hook to the body.
Fromage misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Puzo.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Fromage avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
Fromage has Puzo pressed against the cage, preventing Puzo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fromage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puzo misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fromage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fromage misses with the head strike.
Fromage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Fromage.
Puzo looking to stall.
Puzo working aggressively here.
Puzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fromage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puzo or not.
Fromage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Puzo.
Fromage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fromage swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo lands a body punch.
Puzo is trying to break the clinch but Fromage has him pressed against the cage.
Puzo misses with some punches.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Fromage controls his hands.
Puzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fromage misses with a left hand
and Puzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Puzo missing with a left hand there. Fromage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fromage connects with an inside leg kick.
Fromage walks into a straight right hand from Puzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Puzo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fromage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Fromage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Puzo.
Puzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fromage moves away from the strike by Puzo.
Puzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Fromage.
Rene Fromage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puzo moves out of range as Fromage strikes.
Fromage tries to clinch but Puzo is having none of it.
Puzo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fromage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fromage is looking to slow Puzo down with leg kicks.
Fromage avoids the body shot from Puzo.
Fromage slips a jab from Puzo.
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 Mario Puzo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Puzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Puzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Puzo throws a body punch but Fromage moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fromage. Puzo shrugs it off though.
Puzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Puzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fromage throws out a leg kick but Puzo moves out of range and Fromage only half commits.
Puzo misses the shot to the body.
Puzo scores with a nice strike.
Puzo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fromage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puzo.
Fromage let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A head kick misses from Fromage.
Fromage blocks a jab.
Puzo misses with a straight right.
Puzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fromage rushes Puzo and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fromage throws a punch but it's blocked by Puzo.
Puzo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Puzo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Puzo manages to break the clinch.
Puzo lands with a cross.
Fromage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fromage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fromage throws a shot from downtown. Puzo moves away and avoids it.
Puzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fromage was well out of range. Poor timing from Puzo.
Fromage feints and then cracks Puzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puzo down.
Fromage lands a nice shot that snaps Puzo's head back.
Puzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That kick from Fromage tenderised Puzo's leg. Puzo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fromage throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fromage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puzo moves out of range of the leg kick from Fromage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fromage thows a leg kick but Puzo checks it
and Puzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rene Fromage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fromage misses with a head kick.
Puzo loads up on a big right hand but Fromage slips the punch.
Fromage tries to counter by closing the distance.
Puzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Puzo needs to keep his hands up - Fromage had a free shot at his head there.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fromage misses with a low kick.
Puzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puzo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab from Fromage.
Puzo misses with a body shot
and Fromage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Fromage misses with a hook. Puzo ducked under it nicely.
Puzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fromage throws a head kick but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fromage throws a head kick but Puzo moves out of range.
Fromage lands with a good body shot.
Puzo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fromage looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Fromage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fromage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puzo.
Fromage scores with a jab to the head.
Fromage throws a solid leg kick but Puzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fromage.
Puzo gets tackled into the cage by Fromage. Fromage maintains the clinch.
Fromage tries to work over Puzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rene Fromage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Puzo is looking to break free of the clinch but Fromage has double underhooks.
Puzo is trying to force a seperation but Fromage has the dominant position.
Puzo misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo manages to break the clinch.
Puzo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fromage goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fromage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Fromage blocks the leg kick.
Fromage moves in looking to clinch but Puzo pushes him off.
Puzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fromage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fromage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fromage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fromage tries to clinch up.
Fromage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut lands for Fromage. That snapped Puzo's head back.
Puzo misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Puzo misses its intended target.
Puzo throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Fromage counter with a right hand.
Fromage throws the left hand but Puzo avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Fromage finds it's way through Puzo's defenses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fromage. That's going to slow Puzo down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Fromage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Fromage wants to slow Puzo down by chopping away at his legs.
Puzo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fromage swings widly with a right hand
and Puzo counters with a nice body shot.
Fromage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Puzo throws a sloppy body shot
and Fromage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Puzo thinking.
Fromage throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Puzo misses the target.
Fromage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fromage throws a low kick, looking for Puzo's leg but Puzo calmly moves out of range.
Puzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puzo tries to land a leg kick but Fromage saw it coming and moves away.
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fromage throws out the jab.
Fromage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fromage throws a leg kick but Puzo checks it.
Puzo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fromage under the eye.
Fromage throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fromage throws out a leg kick but Puzo moves out of range and Fromage only half commits.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fromage, right into the meat.
Puzo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fromage in his tracks.
Fromage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fromage slips a jab from Puzo.
Fromage lands with a nice body kick.
Puzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Fromage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fromage slips under a jab.
Fromage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fromage throws an overhand right that lands on Puzo's shoulder, as Puzo tries to avoid the shot.
Puzo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fromage.
A clash of legs there as Puzo blocks the low kick.
Puzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fromage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fromage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puzo misses with a shot to the body
enabling Fromage to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fromage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Fromage.
Puzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Fromage counters with a nice uppercut.
Fromage throws a jab when Puzo was well out of range.
Fromage misses the jab.
Puzo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fromage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fromage lands a jab to Puzo's midsection.
Fromage lands with a good body shot.
Puzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fromage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puzo misses with a hook.
Fromage feints a counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puzo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fromage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fromage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fromage tried to score with a low kick but Puzo checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fromage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fromage throws the kick towards the body but Puzo avoids it.
Puzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fromage moves away.
Fromage does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fromage lands with an overhand left.
Fromage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puzo's hands.
Puzo blocks the body kick.
Puzo takes a swing at Fromage's ribcage but misses.
Puzo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Puzo.
A jab from Fromage misses.
Fromage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puzo.
Puzo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Puzo throws a shot from downtown. Fromage moves away and avoids it.
Puzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fromage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Fromage misses the shot to the body.
Fromage scoring well with a low kick there.
Puzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Fromage misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Fromage.
That kick from Fromage tenderised Puzo's leg. Puzo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Puzo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fromage moves into the clinch.
Puzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Fromage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Puzo tries to break free but Fromage pushes him back against the cage.
Puzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puzo swings for the body but Fromage moves out of range.
Fromage misses with an uppercut
and Puzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fromage thinking.
Fromage misses with a leg kick
and Puzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Puzo avoids the head kick by Fromage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Fromage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fromage 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rene Fromage!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Khabilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Payton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khabilov's entrance music is Rihanna Bitch Better Have My Money. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rustam Khabilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Payton!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton sizes up Khabilov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Payton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khabilov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payton misses with a looping left.
Payton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khabilov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Payton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khabilov circles away.
Payton misses with a looping right.
Payton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khabilovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Payton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Payton wants it to stay on the feet.
Payton lands with a cross.
Khabilov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Payton forces Khabilov back against the cage and clinches.
Payton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khabilov backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khabilov jumps guard but Payton stands there with Khabilov around his waist. Khabilov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Payton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khabilov is trying to trip Payton. He has hold of a leg but Payton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Khabilov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Khabilov wants to control from the top but Payton keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton looking for a guillotine here but Khabilov defends easily.
Khabilov trying to control but Payton is working from the bottom.
Payton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Payton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Payton working for a triangle but Khabilov defends it easily.
Khabilov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Payton controls Khabilov momentarily but Khabilov frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Khabilov trying to control but Payton is working from the bottom.
Khabilov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Payton's head.
Khabilov is looking to work some ground and pound but Payton has wrist control.
Khabilov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Payton's head.
Payton wants to sweep here but Khabilov controlling him for the moment.
Khabilov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khabilov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Payton is looking for a sweep.
Payton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Khabilov off and has taken his back!
Payton is trying to stick to Khabilov's back but Khabilov is turning into Payton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Payton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Khabilov.
Khabilov lands a couple of elbows.
Payton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khabilov manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khabilov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Payton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khabilov is keeping the position for now.
Payton advances position into side control!
We've been informed that Payton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Payton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Payton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khabilov can't do much from the bottom here.
Payton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Khabilov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payton trying to control the action but Khabilov is working from the bottom.
Khabilov is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Payton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Payton looking to score a takedown here. Khabilov is defending well but Payton drives through and ends up in Khabilov's guard.
Khabilov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Payton tries to free his leg and advance position but Khabilov is retaining full guard.
Payton trying to control but Khabilov is working from the bottom.
Payton forces his way into half guard.
Khabilov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khabilov.
Payton trying to control but Khabilov is working from the bottom.
Khabilov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payton postures up.
Payton won't allow Khabilov to sweep him here.
Payton wants to control from the top but Khabilov keeps moving.
Payton looking to pass the guard.
Payton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khabilov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Payton trying to control but Khabilov is working from the bottom.
Payton forces his way into half guard.
Payton prevents Khabilov from improving his position.
Khabilov trying to control but Payton postures up.
Payton is looking for a kimura but Khabilov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Payton to get the leverage.
Payton seems to be looking for submissions.
Evan Payton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Payton 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.
Payton is pressing down on Khabilov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khabilov is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Khabilov is looking for a sweep. Payton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khabilov wants to control but Payton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Khabilov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Payton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Payton is looking to take a break and control but Khabilov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Payton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Khabilov is looking to improve his position.
Payton is trying to work for a kimura but Khabilov is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton is keen to just control but Khabilov is a slippery customer.
Khabilov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Payton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Payton's back!
Payton trying to control the hands but Khabilov won't let him.
Will Khabilov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Khabilov has the hooks in. Payton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Payton wants to control his opponent's hands but Khabilov gets his hands free.
Khabilov is landing with strikes from the back.
Payton trying to control the action but Khabilov just sinks the hooks in.
You can see the frustration on Payton's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
I would not like to be Payton right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Payton to escape the position.
Payton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Will Khabilov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Khabilov lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Payton tries to roll but Khabilov sticks to his back.
Khabilov lands with a hammerfist to the side of Payton's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payton trying to control the hands but Khabilov breaks the grip.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Khabilov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Payton trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Khabilov lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Khabilov lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Khabilov lands a shot to the body.
Payton is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Khabilov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Payton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Payton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Khabilov 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.
Payton tries to free his leg and advance position but Khabilov is retaining full guard.
Khabilov is pulling down on Payton's head to control his posture.
Khabilov 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.
Khabilov being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khabilov is controlling Payton's posture.
Payton wants to pass the guard but Khabilov is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton won't allow Khabilov to sweep him here.
Khabilov keeping moving, preventing Payton from controlling successfully.
Khabilov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Payton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Khabilov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Payton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khabilov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Payton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov trying to control the position from guard on top but Payton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khabilov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Payton is looking for a triangle but Khabilov pushes his legs off easily.
Payton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khabilov is aware though and is defending well.
Khabilov wants to pass the guard but Payton is keeping the position.
Khabilov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Payton is trying to control the position but Khabilov postures up.
Khabilov tries to free his leg and advance position but Payton is retaining full guard.
Khabilov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Khabilov lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Payton is trying to control the position but Khabilov postures up.
Khabilov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Khabilov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Payton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Payton keeping full guard, as Khabilov tries to pass.
Khabilov landing with the ground and pound.
Payton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khabilov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khabilov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Khabilov distracts Payton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Payton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khabilov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov trying to control the position.
Khabilov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Payton looking to pass the guard.
Payton postures up.
Khabilov wants to sweep here but Payton controlling him for the moment.
Payton wants to control from the top but Khabilov keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Payton tries to free his leg and advance position but Khabilov is retaining full guard.
Khabilov controls Payton momentarily but Payton frees himself.
Payton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khabilov's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Payton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Payton 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Payton!
Evan Payton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GREEN!160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Coholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikkard Hanson (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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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Coholic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikkard Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coholic.
It looks like Rikkard Hanson has been cut.
Hanson misses with the combination.
Hanson drives through with a takedown into Coholic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hanson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Coholic keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
Coholic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hanson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Coholic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hanson on the ground.
Coholic keeping full guard, as Hanson tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coholic controls Hanson momentarily but Hanson frees himself.
Hanson looking to pass the guard.
Hanson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Coholic's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coholic wants to improve his position but Hanson is controlling well.
Coholic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coholic tries to get out of the position.
Hanson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coholic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hanson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hanson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Coholic tries to roll over but Hanson keeps him under control.
Coholic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hanson is working away from the top position though.
Coholic tries to roll over but Hanson keeps him under control.
Hanson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hanson works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries to control but Coholic wriggling away.
Hanson controlling the pace for now.
Hanson avoids the attempt from Coholic to control.
Hanson working for a submission but Coholic is keeping him at bay.
Hanson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coholic is looking to improve his position but Hanson isn't that keen on the idea.
Coholic wants to control but Hanson is having none of it.
Hanson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coholic is looking to escape.
Coholic wants to hold on but Hanson pushes him away.
Hanson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanson controlling his opponent.
Coholic working to try and regain half guard.
Coholic wants to hold on but Hanson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coholic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hanson controlling the pace for now.
Coholic is trying desperately to improve position.
Hanson controlling the pace for now.
Hanson wants to control the pace but Coholic is squirming around nicely.
Coholic is looking to get to half guard.
Hanson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coholic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hanson is working for a guillotine from mount but Coholic frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikkard Hanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rikkard Hanson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hanson moves forwards but Coholic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hanson throws a combination that misses
and Coholic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanson moves forwards but Coholic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Coholic throws out a loose jab but Hanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coholic stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanson. Hanson gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Coholic does no damage.
Hanson tries to clinch but Coholic is having none of it.
Coholic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanson on the side of the head.
Hanson looks to land a combination but Coholic avoids it well.
It looked like Coholic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coholic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Hanson misses.
Hanson tries to clinch up but Coholic circles away and keeps his distance.
Coholic lands a two punch combo.
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!
Coholic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanson instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coholic breaks the clinch.
Coholic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hanson is rocked!
Coholic throws a right and a left that Hanson avoids nicely.
Hanson feints the counter takedown.
Hanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Coholic finish him?
Nice takedown defense from Coholic. No joy for Hanson on that attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Coholic misses the target.
Hanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanson shoots in and drives through. Coholic sprawls well.
Hanson seems to have recovered his senses.
Al Coholic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikkard Hanson.
Coholic cracks Hanson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Al Coholic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Coholic missing with a left hand there. Hanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coholic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanson moves into range and clinches up with Coholic.
I was talking to Coholic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Coholic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Coholic as Hanson shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coholic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coholic sizes up Hanson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a series of punches but Coholic moves out of range.
Coholic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hanson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but Coholic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanson blocks a jab.
A jab from Coholic misses.
Hanson looking to score a takedown here. Coholic is defending well but Hanson drives through and ends up in Coholic's guard.
Coholic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hanson slips nicely into half guard.
Hanson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Coholic trying to hold on to Hanson's head to control him but Hanson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Coholic sees it coming and defends easily.
Coholic desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hanson wants to free his trapped foot but Coholic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hanson wants to control but Coholic is keeping him busy.
Hanson trying to pass the guard but Coholic defending well.
Coholic trying to hold on to Hanson's head to control him but Hanson postures up.
Hanson wants to pass to mount but Coholic is defending the position.
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 calls for the fighters to work.
Coholic is positioning himself well to prevent Hanson advancing to mount.
Hanson slows the pace down in half guard.
Hanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hanson is trying to control. Coholic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coholic swings widly with a right hand
and Hanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Al Coholic has been cut.
Coholic stuffs the takedown.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Coholic throws a jab when Hanson was well out of range.
Hanson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Coholic dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Coholic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hanson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coholic on the side of the head.
Hanson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Coholic is looking to counter punch.
Coholic misses with a two punch combination.
Hanson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hanson jumps guard and drags Coholic to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hanson trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coholic manages to get himself to full guard.
Hanson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coholic is trying to keep Hanson in close.
Coholic controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson looking to pass the guard.
Coholic keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
Hanson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hanson is stalling in the full guard.
Coholic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coholic seems keen to control Hanson's posture.
Coholic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Coholic is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hanson goes for a double leg but Coholic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Coholic continues to drive forward.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coholic went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Coholic throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanson.
Coholic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hanson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hanson avoids the body shot from Coholic.
Coholic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Al Coholic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coholic manages to avoid it.
Coholic throwing a counter right hand but Hanson manages to avoid it.
Hanson has a takedown stuffed.
Al Coholic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikkard Hanson.
Hanson throws a body punch but Coholic moves out of range.
Coholic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanson on the side of the head.
Hanson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hanson lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coholic wants to control the position but Hanson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coholic is not content to let Hanson control the position.
Coholic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hanson wants to take a breather but Coholic is having none of it.
Coholic is looking to improve his position.
Coholic is looking to control Hanson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coholic avoid being mounted?
Hanson passes to side control.
Coholic can't do much from the bottom here.
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That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Coholic tries to bench press Hanson off him but Hanson keeps the position.
Coholic wants to control but Hanson postures up.
Hanson slows the pace down.
Hanson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Coholic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coholic sneaks back into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rikkard Hanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hanson 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rikkard Hanson!
After the fight, Rikkard Hanson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 8 Mile kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bronko Buster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Powell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell blocks a jab.
Buster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Powell rushes Buster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Powell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Buster.
Buster blocking some punches.
Buster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Powell fails to land.
Buster letting Powell take a breather here.
Buster misses with a punch to the body.
Powell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Powell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell lands a right hand.
Powell tries to work over Buster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Powell lands a hook that snaps the head of Buster backwards.
Powell lands with a short shot to the head.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buster tries to throw a body punch but Powell avoids it by throwing Buster back against the cage.
Powell has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Buster seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Powell can turn it around.
Powell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
Buster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Powell.
Powell working aggressively here.
Powell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Powell has a couple of punches blocked by Buster.
Buster misses with the head strike.
Powell is looking to control Buster's arms but Buster gets an underhook and turns him. Now Powell has his back to the cage.
Powell blocks a body shot from Buster.
Buster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Powell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Buster throws an off balance right hand
and Buster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Buster there.
Buster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Powell moves out of range as Buster strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell tries a low kick but Buster avoids it.
Buster swings for the body but Powell moves out of range.
Buster blocks a jab.
Buster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Buster misses with a looping left.
Powell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buster throws out the jab.
Powell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buster throws out the jab.
Powell throws a sloppy head kick
and Buster counters with a stiff right hand.
Powell misses with a looping right.
Powell scores with a jab.
Powell walks into a jab.
Buster swats away the attempt to clinch by Powell.
Powell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buster misses with an uppercut.
Buster is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Buster looks to land a left hand but Powell moved out of range nicely.
Powell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buster.
Buster loads up on a big right hand but Powell slips the punch.
Buster catches Powell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Buster misses.
A little jabbing left from Powell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Buster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Powell throws out the jab.
Powell misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Buster as he checks the leg kick.
Buster misses with a straight right.
Buster missing with a left hand there. Powell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Buster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Powell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Powell misses with a wild combination.
Buster's jab looks to have found its range, popping Powell under the eye.
Buster drops Powell with a beautiful combination! Powell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Buster is looking for the KO!
Powell is rocked!
It looks like Jimi Powell has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell throws an off balance right hand
and Buster scores with a counter punch that sends Powell to the canvas! Buster smells blood - he's punishing Powell with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Powell has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bronko Buster!
Bronko Buster thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Kropotkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kropotkin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Distress - Progress/Regress. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Kropotkin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huseyin clinches up against the cage.
Kropotkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huseyin.
Kropotkin scores with a shot to the side of Huseyin's head.
Kropotkin blocks an uppercut.
Huseyin lands with a right to the head.
Kropotkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kropotkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Huseyin fails to land.
Huseyin throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Kropotkin.
Huseyin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Huseyin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Huseyin throws a head punch that misses.
Huseyin misses with a body punch.
Kropotkin blocking some punches.
A short right from Huseyin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huseyin working aggressively here.
Huseyin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kropotkin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Huseyin backwards.
Kropotkin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kropotkin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kropotkin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Huseyin defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huseyin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kropotkin's head.
Kropotkin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kropotkin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Huseyin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kropotkin looking to control.
Kropotkin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Huseyin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Huseyin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Huseyin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Huseyin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kropotkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kropotkin seems keen to control Huseyin's posture.
Huseyin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Huseyin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kropotkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Huseyin has managed to get both his arms back between Kropotkin's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Huseyin trying to control but Kropotkin is working from the bottom.
Huseyin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huseyin defends well.
Kropotkin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Huseyin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Huseyin preventing the sweep.
Kropotkin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Huseyin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kropotkin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Huseyin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kropotkin is working an open guard so Huseyin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Huseyin tests Kropotkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Petr Kropotkin has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Kropotkin. That snapped Huseyin's head back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huseyin. Kropotkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Huseyin.
A jab lands there for Huseyin.
Huseyin throws a combination that misses
and Kropotkin counters with a straight right hand.
Kropotkin walks into a jab.
Kropotkin is rocked!
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 Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petr Kropotkin's cut.
That's time! Huseyin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Huseyin has closed the distance and engaged Kropotkin in a clinch.
Kropotkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Huseyin.
Kropotkin can't find room to land a body shot as Huseyin controls the action.
Kropotkin fails to pull guard.
Huseyin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kropotkin.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Huseyin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kropotkin blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin blocks an uppercut.
Huseyin can't find room to land a body shot as Kropotkin controls the action.
Kropotkin jumps into guard, dragging Huseyin to the mat.
Kropotkin has his foot on Huseyin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huseyin works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kropotkin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Huseyin stands and steps away. Kropotkin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Huseyin drops Kropotkin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kropotkin looks back up at him and smiles so Huseyin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kropotkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Huseyin finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huseyin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kropotkin lands a shoulder strike.
Kropotkin seems to have recovered his senses.
Huseyin has a couple of punches blocked by Kropotkin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huseyin.
Kropotkin working aggressively here.
Huseyin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Huseyin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kropotkin can do to turn this around?
Huseyin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kropotkin or not.
Huseyin lands an uppercut.
Huseyin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huseyin working aggressively here.
Kropotkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huseyin misses with the head strike.
Huseyin throws a head punch that misses.
Huseyin throws a head punch that misses.
Kropotkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huseyin throws a head punch that misses.
Kropotkin tries to throw a body punch but Huseyin avoids it by throwing Kropotkin back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Huseyin.
Huseyin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huseyin misses with some punches.
Kropotkin misses with a body punch.
Huseyin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kropotkin is trying to pull guard but Huseyin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kropotkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huseyin working aggressively here.
Kropotkin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Huseyin to keep the fight standing.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Kropotkin.
A shot in the inside from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huseyin working aggressively here.
Huseyin lands a hook that snaps the head of Kropotkin backwards.
Huseyin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huseyin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kropotkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kropotkin tries to pull guard but Huseyin holds him up against the cage and eventually Kropotkin drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Huseyin fails to land.
Huseyin working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huseyin prevents a body shot from Kropotkin.
Huseyin lands a shoulder strike.
Kropotkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kropotkin blocks an uppercut.
Huseyin lands a hook that snaps the head of Kropotkin backwards.
Huseyin digs a right hand underneath Kropotkin's ribcage. Kropotkin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kropotkin tries to pull guard but Huseyin holds him up against the cage and eventually Kropotkin drops back down to his feet.
Kropotkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Huseyin backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin lands a left hand.
Huseyin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huseyin lands a hook that snaps the head of Kropotkin backwards.
Kropotkin blocks a body shot from Huseyin.
Kropotkin works on Huseyin's body with a couple of short punches.
Kropotkin blocking some punches.
Huseyin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Huseyin lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huseyin lands with a right to the head.
Huseyin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huseyin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huseyin lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Huseyin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huseyin working aggressively here.
Kropotkin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huseyin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huseyin scores with a shoulder strike.
Huseyin throws a head punch that misses.
Kropotkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Huseyin throws a head punch that misses.
Huseyin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huseyin is defending well for now.
A short right from Huseyin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kropotkin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huseyin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Huseyin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huseyin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huseyin misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Petr Kropotkin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Huseyin lands a big right hand that sends Kropotkin crashing to the mat! Huseyin stays standing though and waves Kropotkin back to his feet!
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kropotkin throws an overhand right that lands on Huseyin's shoulder, as Huseyin tries to avoid the shot.
Huseyin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Huseyin moves away from the strike by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Huseyin comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Kropotkin falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Kropotkin was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin!
A very excited looking Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin 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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