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Primal 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Five finger death punch - jekyll and hyde. Jack Lester struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Robert Martinez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Lester!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester darts in and clinches Martinez up against the cage.
Lester goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Martinez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Martinez dives in for a single leg takedown but Lester sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lester sprawls well. Lester wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez shoots in but Lester avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lester throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lester working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez trying to keep a closed guard but Lester is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester pushes Martinez off and gets back to his feet.
Lester clinches.
Lester manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Martinez stops Lester from standing up.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Lester manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Lester is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lester has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Martinez regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lester drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Martinez dives on top into guard.
Lester really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lester's guard.
Martinez throwing shots but Lester is blocking nicely.
Lester makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lester displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martinez.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lester darts in and clinches Martinez up against the cage.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martinez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lester gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lester pulls Martinez into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester wants to stand and escape but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lester utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lester looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Martinez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martinez stops Lester from standing up.
Lester has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Martinez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lester drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lester.
Lester stands up and waves to Martinez to follow him.
Lester moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester pulls guard successfully.
Martinez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lester has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Martinez has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Martinez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Martinez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lester not allowing Martinez to control his hands.
Martinez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Lester is punishing Martinez with some ground and pound.
Can Martinez hold on?! Lester is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Lester dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lester gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lester drags the fight down to the ground.
Martinez wants to stand but Lester has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lester wants to get back to his feet but Martinez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lester is wriggling around but Martinez manages to pass to half guard.
Lester kicks off Martinez and gets to his feet.
Lester moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
Martinez tries to stall but Lester uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Martinez regains guard.
Martinez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martinez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lester throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lester with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lester throwing strikes but missing.
Lester wants to stand and escape but instead Martinez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lester is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Martinez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Lester is pressed up against the cage. Martinez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lester down to the mat. Lester avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lester throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
Martinez tries to counter by clinching up but Lester breaks away and moves out of range.
Lester clinches up against the cage.
Lester has clasped his hands together around Martinez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Martinez is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Martinez to see if he's OK.
Lester throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lester thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Martinez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lester asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lester working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jack Lester has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lester decides to stand back up. Lester steps back and let's Martinez get back to his feet.
Lester closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lester in side control, throwing shots but Martinez defends.
Lester working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands an elbow.
Lester lands an elbow.
Lester is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Martinez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lester is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Martinez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lester is trying to get an arm triangle but Martinez is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lester is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Martinez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martinez tries to improve position but can't.
Lester tries to score with some ground and pound. Martinez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lester scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lester scoring with punches from side control.
Lester working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martinez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Lester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lester shoots in and gets a takedown into Martinez's guard.
Martinez looking for a guillotine here but Lester defends easily.
Lester working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lester chips away with some ground and pound.
Lester trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lester's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lester drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Martinez dives on top into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lester is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Lester is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lester wants to stand up but Martinez is controlling him.
Lester is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lester is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Martinez tries to clinch but Lester is having none of it.
Robert Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lester forces Martinez back against the cage and clinches.
Lester pulls guard effortlessly.
Lester keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Lester is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martinez is controlling him.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Lester blocks nicely.
Lester pushes Martinez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lester punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
Lester closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lester fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lester gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Martinez regains guard.
Lester in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lester defends it easily.
Lester throwing strikes but missing.
Lester got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martinez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lester has managed to get both his arms back between Martinez's legs - danger averted.
Lester lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester postures up and lands a big shot to Martinez's brow.
Martinez is working an open guard so Lester takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lester has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lester has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Martinez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Martinez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lester gets his way!
Lester looking to break Martinez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Martinez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lester will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Robert Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lester's guard. Nice work there by Martinez.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Lester has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Lester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lester 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 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Lester!
An intense looking Jack Lester took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'This victory goes out to the kids that think they can't win
Train hard
Fight hard
Be a champion :) '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Snake Plisskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Campobello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Snake Plisskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Campobello!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plisskin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Campobello napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Campobello is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Campobello takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Plisskin is looking to take a break and control but Campobello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Campobello tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Plisskin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plisskin scoring with punches and elbows.
Campobello struggling a bit here.
Campobello is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Plisskin is staying active.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plisskin landing a few strikes.
Plisskin misses with the ground and pound.
Plisskin cracks Campobello with a big elbow.
We've been hearing that Plisskin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
You can see the frustration on Campobello's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Plisskin grinds an elbow into Campobello's temple.
Campobello stops Plisskin from passing to mount.
Campobello tries to improve position but can't.
Plisskin working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campobello struggling a bit here.
Campobello is looking for a sweep.
Campobello is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Plisskin is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Plisskin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Plisskin landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campobello wants to control but Plisskin is having none of it.
Plisskin controlling the pace for now.
Campobello can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campobello is still trying to improve position.
Plisskin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Plisskin unloading with bombs!
Campobello is rocked!
Campobello is looking to get to half guard.
Plisskin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Campobello is still in real trouble! Can Plisskin finish him?
Campobello is looking to improve his position but Plisskin isn't that keen on the idea.
Plisskin postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Campobello in real trouble here! The ref calls for Campobello to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snake Plisskin!
After winning the bout, Snake Plisskin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sagai Tonkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Yancy Makaki Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sagai Tonkov!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makaki Iii swings for the body but Tonkov moves out of range.
Makaki Iii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Renegade Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Tonkov lunges at Makaki Iii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makaki Iii's hand.
Makaki Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonkov lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Yancy Makaki Iii has been cut.
Tonkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Makaki Iii is just out of range.
Tonkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makaki Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonkov.
Makaki Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makaki Iii jabs Tonkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tonkov misses the target.
Makaki Iii throws a series of punches but Tonkov moves out of range.
Makaki Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tonkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Tonkov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Makaki Iii cracks Tonkov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tonkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Makaki Iii on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makaki Iii lands a slapping body shot.
Tonkov ducks under a wild hook from Makaki Iii.
Nice body punch from Makaki Iii.
Tonkov missing with a left hand there. Makaki Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tonkov lands a jab to Makaki Iii's midsection.
Tonkov misses the jab.
Makaki Iii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tonkov in his tracks.
Tonkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makaki Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Makaki Iii does it's job there.
Tonkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tonkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Makaki Iii.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonkov takes one on the button.
Tonkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Makaki Iii counters with an outside leg kick.
Makaki Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonkov manages to avoid it.
Makaki Iii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tonkov checks a low kick from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii lands a right hook to the body.
Tonkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Makaki Iii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tonkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Makaki Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Makaki Iii - just one landing.
It looks like Sagai Tonkov has been cut.
Jab from Makaki Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonkov throws a nice looking combination but Makaki Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makaki Iii lands with an uppercut that bounces Tonkov off the cage and back into range.
Tonkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makaki Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It appears Makaki Iii was looking to counter with a kick there.
Makaki Iii closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Makaki Iii is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tonkov slips a jab from Makaki Iii.
Yancy Makaki Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonkov scores with a jab to the body.
Tonkov misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Makaki Iii misses the target.
Tonkov misses with a left hand
and Makaki Iii counters with a thumping low kick.
A big right from Makaki Iii misses.
Makaki Iii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makaki Iii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makaki Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makaki Iii defending well as Tonkov loads up on a big left hand.
Makaki Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makaki Iii dips to his left and cracks Tonkov with an uppercut!
Tonkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Tonkov misses.
Makaki Iii tests Tonkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Makaki Iii misses.
Tonkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Makaki Iii lands a jab.
A jab from Makaki Iii misses.
Makaki Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonkov is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Tonkov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tonkov staying out of range there.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab to the head.
Tonkov is rocked!
Makaki Iii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Makaki Iii dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Makaki Iii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Makaki Iii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tonkov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Makaki Iii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonkov.
Tonkov throws a hook but Makaki Iii blocks it.
Makaki Iii sizes up Tonkov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Makaki Iii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tonkov checks it well.
Makaki Iii defending well as Tonkov loads up on a big left hand.
Makaki Iii is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tonkov under the eye.
Makaki Iii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tonkov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Makaki Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tonkov can do to turn this around?
A shot to the body from Makaki Iii misses
and Tonkov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makaki Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Makaki Iii finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tonkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tonkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonkov seems to have recovered his senses.
Tonkov misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Makaki Iii finds it's way through Tonkov's defenses.
Makaki Iii takes one to the chin there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tonkov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Makaki Iii has got the better of the exchanges.
Makaki Iii misses with a double jab.
Tonkov is looking for the big counter here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Makaki Iii!
Yancy Makaki Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Tonkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Makaki Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Tonkov avoids the body shot from Makaki Iii.
Tonkov unleashes a big counter combination but Makaki Iii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Tonkov catches Makaki Iii right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makaki Iii punishes Tonkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Tonkov moves away from the strike by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii lands a jab to Tonkov's midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Makaki Iii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Makaki Iii.
Tonkov misses with a hook. Makaki Iii ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Makaki Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makaki Iii misses with a looping left.
Tonkov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tonkov with a nice cross.
Makaki Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makaki Iii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tonkov ducks right into an uppercut from Makaki Iii.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makaki Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot.
Makaki Iii misses with a straight left.
Tonkov misses the shot to the body.
Makaki Iii was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Tonkov misses.
No joy there for Tonkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tonkov is defended easily by Makaki Iii.
Tonkov throws a looping overhand right but Makaki Iii ducks down to avoid it.
Makaki Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii lands with a shot to the body.
Tonkov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Makaki Iii.
Tonkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonkov misses with a few strikes there.
Makaki Iii throws a shot from downtown. Tonkov moves away and avoids it.
Tonkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Makaki Iii misses the target.
Yancy Makaki Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sagai Tonkov.
Tonkov is breathing heavily.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot.
Tonkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Makaki Iii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaki Iii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tonkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Makaki Iii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Makaki Iii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Makaki Iii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Makaki Iii moves out of range as Tonkov strikes.
Tonkov throws a lazy right hand but Makaki Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Makaki Iii dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Makaki Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonkov.
Tonkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii avoids the body shot from Tonkov.
Tonkov misses with a body punch
and Makaki Iii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tonkov thinking.
A combination from Tonkov does no damage.
Tonkov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Makaki Iii lands an overhand right.
Makaki Iii lands a nice shot that snaps Tonkov's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii throws a lazy right hand but Tonkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tonkov misses with a straight right.
Makaki Iii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makaki Iii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
Makaki Iii cracks Tonkov with a good jab.
Tonkov throws the left hand but Makaki Iii avoids the punch easily.
Tonkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makaki Iii.
Tonkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot.
Tonkov looks up at the clock. Bad move! Makaki Iii lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tonkov. Makaki Iii pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yancy Makaki Iii!
Yancy Makaki Iii thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Severo Del Bosque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Bosque comes to the cage accompanied by CRUISR - Go For It (Shallou Remix). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Severo Del Bosque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Perkins wants to sweep here but Del Bosque controlling him for the moment.
Del Bosque 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.
Del Bosque preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Bosque drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Del Bosque seems to have locked his on tight now - Perkins screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Del Bosque, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Severo Del Bosque!
Severo Del Bosque seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ebeneezer Darkk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Omeruo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ebeneezer Darkk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Omeruo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Omeruo will feel that in the morning.
No luck for Omeruo with that takedown attempt.
Omeruo wants to clinch
and Darkk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Omeruo tries to close the distance and clinch but Darkk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Omeruo shoots for a double leg takedown but Darkk sprawls well. He's pushed Omeruo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joseph Omeruo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omeruo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Darkk counters with a thumping low kick.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Omeruo.
Darkk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Omeruo's head.
Omeruo moves in looking to clinch but Darkk pushes him off.
Omeruo rushes Darkk and presses him up against the cage.
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Omeruo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Omeruo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Omeruo goes for a takedown attempt but Darkk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Omeruo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darkk makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Omeruo really felt that one!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omeruo darts in trying to clinch
and Darkk counters with a body kick that stops Omeruo in his tracks momentarily.
Darkk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk scores with a push kick.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Omeruo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Omeruo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Darkk circles away.
Omeruo moves to clinch but Darkk breaks away
and Darkk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Omeruo tries to clinch up
and Darkk counters with a right hand to the body.
Omeruo misses with a lunging right hand
and Darkk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darkk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Omeruo wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omeruo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darkk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omeruo misses with a takedown attempt
and Darkk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darkk connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Omeruo to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Darkk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ebeneezer Darkk!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Maldonado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankels comes to the cage accompanied by Dawn....Summer Solstice... . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Maldonado misses its intended target.
Maldonado scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Rocket Bob Frankels has been cut.
Maldonado throws a lazy right hand but Frankels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frankels.
Frankels 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.
Frankels throws a wild body kick that Maldonado sees coming a mile off.
Maldonado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frankels misses with a takedown attempt - Maldonado sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maldonado throws a combination that misses
and Frankels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maldonado thinking.
Oooooh!!! Frankels has knocked Maldonado down with a huge combo! Frankels steps away and waves a wobbly Maldonado back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Rob Maldonado has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldonado throws a lazy uppercut
and Frankels counters with a solid body kick.
Maldonado leaves his chin hanging out and Frankels seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Maldonado crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocket Bob Frankels!
Rocket Bob Frankels decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prince Opong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Eriksson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Opong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson lands an overhand right.
Eriksson blocks a jab.
Opong tries to clinch but Eriksson is having none of it.
Eriksson blocks a jab.
Opong connects with a leg kick. Eriksson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Opong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eriksson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Opong ducks under a wild hook from Eriksson.
Eriksson misses with a body kick.
Opong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Prince Opong has been cut.
Eriksson jabs Opong right on the nose. Opong blinks but takes it well.
Opong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eriksson tries to land a front kick but Opong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eriksson scores with a punch to the head.
Eriksson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eriksson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Eriksson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Opong.
Eriksson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Opong walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson misses with a kick to the body
and Opong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Opong misses with the head strike.
Eriksson working hard to break the clinch.
Opong lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Karl Eriksson has been cut.
Opong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Opong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Opong misses with a punch on the inside.
Opong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Eriksson wants to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Eriksson.
Opong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Opong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Opong working aggressively here.
Opong can't find room to land a body shot as Eriksson controls the action.
Opong lands with a short shot to the head.
Eriksson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Opong backwards.
A body shot lands from Opong.
Eriksson looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Opong.
Opong lands an uppercut.
Opong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Opong lands a body punch.
Opong misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Opong as the two fighters clinch.
Eriksson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Opong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eriksson misses with a punch on the inside.
Opong tries a body shot but Eriksson blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Opong.
Opong drops Eriksson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Eriksson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Eriksson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Opong creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Eriksson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Eriksson drops to his knees and Opong pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prince Opong!
A very excited looking Prince Opong made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Nilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolek has chosen Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills as his entrance music. Billy Bolek is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Nilan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bolek!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolek moves away.
Bolek misses with an uppercut.
Nilan wants to clinch.
Bolek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nilan misses the jab.
Jab by Bolek.
Bolek has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bolek looks to throw the jab but Nilan is out of range.
Bolek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bolek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nilan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Butcher's Block in the buildup to the fight.
Bolek connects with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Bolek scores with a four punch combination!
Nilan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nilan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bolek throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilan misses with an uppercut
and Bolek counters with a straight right hand.
Nilan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolek throws a body shot but no joy.
Nilan throws a right hand that Bolek ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolek also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Bolek there.
Nilan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolek throws a body punch but Nilan moves out of range.
Bolek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nilan moves away.
A jab from Nilan does it's job there.
Bolek takes a swing at Nilan's ribcage but misses.
Bolek throws a shot from downtown. Nilan moves away and avoids it.
Nilan avoids the body shot from Bolek.
Nilan slips under a jab from Bolek.
Nilan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nilan lands a nice shot that snaps Bolek's head back.
Bolek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Billy Bolek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nilan counters with a three punch combo that has Bolek backing up. Bolek nods at Nilan to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilan slips under a jab.
Nilan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nilan throws a body punch but Bolek moves out of range.
Bolek misses with an uppercut. Nilan saw that one coming.
Bolek lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Bolek misses its intended target.
Bolek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bolek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bolek misses the jab.
Bolek drops his hands momentarily and Nilan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bolek jabs Nilan right on the nose. Nilan blinks but takes it well.
Bolek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nilan.
Bolek misses with a straight right.
Nilan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nilan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bolek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nilan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Bolek catches Nilan right on the button with a cross.
Nilan ducks under a wild hook from Bolek.
Nilan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nilan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bolek throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolek lands the left hand.
Nilan scores with a one two! Bolek had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Billy Bolek has been cut.
Nilan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolek.
As Bolek tries to get set, Nilan tries to push him back and clinch up but Bolek manages to avoid the attempt.
Nilan takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilan misses with a double jab.
Nilan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bolek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nilan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nilan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Bolek misses
and Nilan counters with a one-two to the body.
Bolek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nilan counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolek.
Nilan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolek backwards.
Bolek takes a shot to the head.
Nilan misses with a body punch.
Bolek has a couple of punches blocked by Nilan.
A short left from Bolek.
Nilan misses with a body punch.
Bolek misses with a punch to the body.
Nilan blocks a body shot from Bolek.
Nilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Nilan.
Nilan lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nilan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bolek pushes Nilan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bolek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bolek's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nilan's corner calls for a 1-2. Nilan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nilan misses with a hook.
Bolek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolek scores with a body shot.
Bolek cracks Nilan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bolek scores with a punch to the head.
Bolek misses with a wild combination.
Bolek misses with a series of wild punches.
Nilan tries to counter by clinching up but Bolek breaks away and moves out of range.
Nilan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bolek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nilan blocks a body shot from Bolek.
Nilan lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nilan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Nilan.
Bolek breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolek looks to throw the jab but Nilan is out of range.
Bolek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolek misses with a wild body shot.
Bolek misses with a series of wild punches.
Bolek misses with a shot to the body
and Nilan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bolek thinking.
Bolek lands with a nice body punch.
Billy Bolek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nilan tries to clinch but Bolek is having none of it.
Nilan jabs at Bolek's body.
Nilan throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolek misses with a hook.
Nilan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nilan lands a body shot.
Nilan wants to clinch up but Bolek keeps it at a distance.
Billy Bolek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nilan moves into range and clinches up with Bolek.
Bolek can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolek misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolek tries to work over Nilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nilan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nilan.
Bolek is leaning against Nilan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Nilan to work.
Nilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nilan stalling the fight.
Nilan working aggressively here.
Bolek tries to throw a body punch but Nilan avoids it by throwing Bolek back against the cage.
Nilan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nilan lands a nice uppercut.
Nilan lands a shoulder strike.
Nilan prevents a body shot from Bolek.
Nilan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolek.
A bit of stalling here from Nilan.
Nilan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chris Nilan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bolek or not.
Nilan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nilan tries to throw a body punch but Bolek avoids it by throwing Nilan back against the cage.
Bolek tries a body shot but Nilan blocks it.
Nilan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilan prevents Bolek from breaking the clinch.
Nilan lands a left hand.
Bolek tries to work over Nilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolek being controlled against the cage.
Nilan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolek backwards.
Nilan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bolek or not.
Nilan slows down the pace here.
Bolek tries a body shot but Nilan blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilan gets through Bolek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nilan lands a right hand.
Bolek misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nilan throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Nilan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nilan is pushing Bolek up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, Nilan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nilan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nilan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bolek prevents a body shot from Nilan.
Bolek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nilan leaning against his opponent.
Bolek tries to throw a body punch but Nilan avoids it by throwing Bolek back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Nilan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bolek's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bolek lands a two punch combo.
Bolek looks to throw the jab but Nilan is out of range.
A big right from Bolek misses.
Bolek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bolek moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bolek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nilan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nilan tries to clinch but Bolek moves out of range.
Nilan lands with a good body shot.
Nilan tries to clinch but Bolek moves out of range.
Bolek misses with a body shot.
Bolek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nilan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nilan slips a straight right by Bolek.
Nilan dodges the punch combination from Bolek.
An attempted straight right counter from Nilan misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilan blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilan misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Bolek misses.
Bolek thuds his right hand into Nilan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bolek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bolek looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilan is just out of range.
Bolek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nilan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bolek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nilan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bolek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bolek swinging wildly here.
Bolek drops his hands momentarily and Nilan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nilan misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nilan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nilan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bolek backwards.
Nilan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nilan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolek backwards.
Nilan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bolek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nilan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bolek backwards.
Bolek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nilan prevents a body shot from Bolek.
Bolek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nilan digs a right hand underneath Bolek's ribcage. Bolek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nilan stalling in the clinch.
Bolek tries to work over Nilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolek can't find room to land a body shot as Nilan controls the action.
Bolek breaks from the clinch.
Bolek 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.
Bolek slips a jab and a cross from Nilan.
Nilan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolek scores with a jab.
Bolek connects with a body shot that sends Nilan's belly button to the back.
Bolek misses with an uppercut.
Nilan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bolek, pushing him back against the cage.
Bolek lands a left hand.
Bolek throws a head punch that misses.
Nilan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Nilan on the inside.
Bolek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nilan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolek.
Nilan lands with a left to the head.
Nilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nilan prevents Bolek from breaking the clinch.
Nilan lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Nilan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bolek is rocked!
Nilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolek is still on wobbly legs! Can Nilan finish him?
Bolek tries to break free but Nilan pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilan slows down the pace here.
Come on Nilan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bolek seems to have recovered his senses.
Bolek takes a shot to the head.
Bolek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bolek pushes Nilan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nilan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolek backwards.
Nilan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nilan has a couple of punches blocked by Bolek.
Nilan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nilan prevents a body shot from Bolek.
Nilan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boleks head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalling in the clinch from Nilan.
Bolek is looking to break free of the clinch but Nilan has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Nilan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bolek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nilan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bolek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nilan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nilan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as Bolek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nilan doesn't seem phased though.
Bolek throws a shot from downtown. Nilan moves away and avoids it.
Bolek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Nilan.
Nilan connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Bolek out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Nilan!
Chris Nilan retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Chris Nilan 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Muji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn McLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLean has chosen I Predict A Riot as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vincent Muji!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn McLean!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLean cracks Muji with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McLean has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Muji to stand back up!
It looks like Vincent Muji has been cut.
Muji looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McLean lands a body shot.
Muji has his takedown stuffed
and McLean counters with a stiff right hand.
Muji is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muji closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McLean quickly recovers to half guard.
Muji is trying to control. McLean wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McLean is trying to stand.
Muji seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McLean manages to get to full guard.
Muji stops McLean from standing up.
Muji is pushing down on McLean's leg trying to pass to half guard. McLean is fighting to maintain full guard but Muji has managed to sneak the leg through.
Muji misses with a head shot. McLean uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muji wants to pass the guard but McLean is keeping the position.
Muji throwing strikes from guard but McLean blocks nicely.
McLean preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muji is looking to work some ground and pound but McLean has wrist control.
Muji throwing strikes but missing.
Muji sitting in guard here, content to control.
McLean preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Muji pushing down on McLean's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Muji thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McLean's head.
McLean blocking the ground and pound attempt from Muji.
Muji throwing shots but McLean is blocking nicely.
Muji winds up and cracks McLean with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McLean pushes Muji off but Muji dives into side control.
Muji has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for McLean!
Muji with a couple of short strikes.
McLean is working to get back to half guard.
McLean is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Muji connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLean in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Muji sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McLean has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Muji sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Muji misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Muji connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McLean holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Muji tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Muji with good strikes from the mount here!
McLean is rocked!
Muji cracks McLean with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Muji!
Vincent Muji retains his heavyweight title!
Vincent Muji thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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