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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caius Cosades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosades has chosen Reign of the Septims as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timothy Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson scores with a shot to the body.
Cosades fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cosades misses the jab.
Wilkinson has closed the distance and engaged Cosades in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilkinson.
A head punch on the inside from Cosades fails to land.
Wilkinson effectively controlling the action here.
Cosades jumps guard but Wilkinson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wilkinson misses with a body punch.
Cosades misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson lands a right hand.
Cosades misses with a punch to the body.
Cosades doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilkinson 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.
Cosades lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilkinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cosadess head.
Cosades blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson prevents a body shot from Cosades.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cosades.
Nice body punch from Cosades - that landed with a thud.
Wilkinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilkinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cosades attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Wilkinson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilkinson slips a straight right by Cosades.
Cosades throws a looping overhand right but Wilkinson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilkinson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cosades looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilkinson is just out of range.
Wilkinson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cosades swings for the body but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Cosades looks to land a left hand but Wilkinson moved out of range nicely.
Wilkinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cosades takes a swing at Wilkinson's ribcage but misses.
Cosades throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wilkinson was covering up waiting for the punch and Cosades finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosades throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilkinson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cosades off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Cosades off the cage and back into range.
Wilkinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cosades counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilkinson thinking.
Cosades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkinson.
Cosades feints the counter takedown.
Cosades scores with a leg kick.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses.
Cosades connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson thows a leg kick but Cosades checks it
and Cosades counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Cosades misses.
Wilkinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilkinson jabs at Cosades's body.
Wilkinson throws an off balance right hand
and Cosades counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wilkinson needs to keep his hands up - Cosades had a free shot at his head there.
Wilkinson slips a straight right by Cosades.
Wilkinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilkinson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Cosades misses.
Cosades looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wilkinson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cosades connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades swings widly with a right hand
and Wilkinson counters with a nice body shot.
Cosades throws a combination that misses
and Wilkinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cosades doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cosades misses with a low kick.
Wilkinson lands with a hook. Cosades tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wilkinson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cosades misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Cosades there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Cosades.
Wilkinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Timothy Wilkinson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cosades ducks under a wild hook from Wilkinson.
Cosades throws a hook to the side of Wilkinson's head but Wilkinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilkinson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up
and Cosades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cosades scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilkinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilkinson throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wilkinson loads up on a big right hand but Cosades slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cosades moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cosades sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Caius Cosades seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wilkinson defends well and Cosades ends up having to push Wilkinson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cosades misses with a two punch combination.
Wilkinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cosades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cosades throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Cosades misses its intended target.
Wilkinson wants to clinch
and Cosades connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cosades throws the left hand but Wilkinson avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Cosades.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wilkinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Wilkinson tenderised Cosades's leg. Cosades is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cosades throws a big shot that misses.
Wilkinson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cosades falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Wilkinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Cosades finds it's way through Wilkinson's defenses.
Good exchange - Wilkinson coming out on top.
Wilkinson swings for the body but Cosades moves out of range.
Timothy Wilkinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilkinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cosades.
Cosades avoids the head kick by Wilkinson.
It seemed like Cosades was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wilkinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cosades throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkinson. Cosades does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosades shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wilkinson sprawls well. Wilkinson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cosades gets slowly back to his feet.
Caius Cosades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkinson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cosades's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Cosades blocks the low kick.
Wilkinson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cosades on the side of the head.
It looks like Caius Cosades has been cut.
Wilkinson slips under a jab from Cosades.
Nice defenses there by Cosades.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cosades! But no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Wilkinson there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosades throws a low kick, looking for Wilkinson's leg but Wilkinson calmly moves out of range.
Wilkinson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Timothy Wilkinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Caius Cosades'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. This is the final round!
Wilkinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cosades counters with a stiff right hand.
Cosades displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilkinson throws out the jab.
Wilkinson dodges the punch combination from Cosades.
Wilkinson moves forwards but Cosades connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilkinson throws a right hand that misses
and Cosades counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades looks to land a right hand but Wilkinson moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilkinson.
A head kick by Cosades misses
and Wilkinson counters with a leg kick.
Cosades throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades throws a right hand that misses
and Wilkinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilkinson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cosades misses with a hook. Wilkinson ducked under it nicely.
Wilkinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cosades is able to avoid easily.
Cosades slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cosades swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilkinson counters with a nice body shot.
Cosades throws a nice looking combination but Wilkinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilkinson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wilkinson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wilkinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cosades cracks Wilkinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Caius Cosades has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cosades swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilkinson.
Cosades scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wilkinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cosades is just out of range.
Cosades changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cosades avoids the body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilkinson cracks Cosades with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cosades blocks a leg kick.
Cosades is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wilkinson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wilkinson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cosades asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wilkinson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Wilkinson sneaks out the side door and pushes Cosades away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Cosades's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilkinson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cosades scrambles back to his feet.
Cosades shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilkinson as he avoids it easily.
Cosades throws a leg kick but Wilkinson moved away.
Wilkinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Timothy Wilkinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Wilkinson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkinson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cosades counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cosades throws out a loose jab but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosades misses with an uppercut
and Wilkinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cosades thinking.
Cosades blocks a head kick by Wilkinson.
Cosades misses with a hook
and Wilkinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilkinson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilkinson wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilkinson scores with a punch to the head.
Cosades tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cosades looks for the body kick but Wilkinson saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Timothy Wilkinson.
Well Wilkinson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Wilkinson!
Timothy Wilkinson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Remy Jacquard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remy Jacquard had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remy Jacquard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacquard avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Diaz backs away, Jacquard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jacquard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick from Jacquard lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
It looks like Henry Diaz has been cut.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Henry Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacquard sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacquard cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick by Jacquard - that's a beauty! Diaz is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Jacquard can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Remy Jacquard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kensington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Kensington 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 middleweight 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, Sam Kensington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Hastings!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Kensington.
It looks like Colin Hastings has been cut.
Hastings moves into range and clinches up with Kensington.
Kensington tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hastings just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hastings breaks from the clinch.
Hastings lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hastings.
It looks like Sam Kensington has been cut.
Nice body punch from Hastings.
Kensington loads up on a big right hand but Hastings slips the punch.
Kensington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hastings.
Hastings tries to clinch there but Kensington circles away.
Hastings clinches.
Kensington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hastings breaks the clinch.
Kensington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hastings.
Hastings moves away from the strike by Kensington.
Kensington avoids the head kick by Hastings.
Hastings tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kensington sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hastings somewhat.
Kensington connects with the punch.
Kensington throws a jab when Hastings was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kensington scores with a nice head shot.
Hastings throws a series of punches but Kensington moves out of range.
Kensington throws a hook but Hastings blocks it.
Hastings walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hastings takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hastings is rocked!
Hastings takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hastings is still on wobbly legs! Can Kensington finish him?
Kensington throws a hook to the side of Hastings's head but Hastings sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hastings misses with a two punch combination.
Kensington keeps the fight on the outside.
Hastings gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kensington gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hastings is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Kensington!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Disyphlan Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Smith (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Disyphlan Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Smith!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith drops Lovelair with a beautiful combination! Lovelair stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
Lovelair is rocked!
It looks like Disyphlan Lovelair has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Oh Lovelair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith swinging wildly here.
Lovelair seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lovelair throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Chris Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Lovelair.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lovelair.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lovelair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith looks winded!
Lovelair lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith throws a right hand that Lovelair ducks under and follows up with a left that Lovelair also avoids with ease.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lovelair shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smith is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lovelair dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Lovelair is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Smith will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lovelair wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Lovelair advances to full mount.
Lovelair looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lovelair wants to finish this one by submission but Smith is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lovelair.
Lovelair forces the positional change into back control.
Lovelair is cranking Smith's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Smith! He's tightened the choke and Smith is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Disyphlan Lovelair!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Capt Kangaroo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kangaroo comes to the cage accompanied by Cryin' Like A Bitch-Godsmackack. Capt Kangaroo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Capt Kangaroo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Wrestling!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kangaroo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kangaroo throws a counter high kick but Wrestling was just alert enough to avoid it.
Wrestling stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kangaroo.
Kangaroo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wrestling shoots in and drives through. Kangaroo sprawls well.
Wrestling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kangaroo manages to avoid it.
Wrestling throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Wrestling misses.
Wrestling looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kangaroo!
Kangaroo is trying to buck Wrestling off.
Wrestling misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wrestling is chipping away with strikes.
Wrestling is looking to take a break and control but Kangaroo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wrestling working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kangaroo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wrestling on the ground.
Wrestling takes a little break here. Kangaroo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Wrestling throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kangaroo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Wrestling trying to control from half guard but Kangaroo is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wrestling lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrestling thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wrestling has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wrestling trying to control the action but Kangaroo is working from the bottom.
Wrestling is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wrestling throwing shots but Kangaroo is blocking nicely.
Wrestling working Kangaroo over with strikes.
Wrestling thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wrestling is looking to take a break and control but Kangaroo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling wants to work for an arm triangle but Kangaroo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wrestling lands with a punch from half guard.
Kangaroo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wrestling not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wrestling winds up and cracks Kangaroo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wrestling trying to control the pace.
Wrestling seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wrestling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kangaroo keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Wrestling there.
Wrestling is trying to work for a kimura but Kangaroo is defending well.
Wrestling wants to pass the guard but Kangaroo is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kangaroo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wrestling.
Wrestling wants to work for an arm triangle but Kangaroo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Wrestling dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wrestling tests Kangaroo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wrestling fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrestling. Kangaroo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnny Wrestling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrestling misses with a body shot.
Wrestling throws a combination. Kangaroo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've been told by Kangaroo's head coaches at LOD - Phoenix Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kangaroo.
Kangaroo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrestling.
Kangaroo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kangaroo misses with a head kick.
Wrestling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wrestling shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kangaroo is trying to defend but Wrestling finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kangaroo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wrestling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling is pressing down on Kangaroo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kangaroo is holding on for now.
Wrestling scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wrestling is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kangaroo is just riding it out for now. Wrestling eventually gives up the hold.
Wrestling wants to control but Kangaroo is keeping him busy.
Wrestling lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ground and pound from Wrestling.
Wrestling is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wrestling thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wrestling throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wrestling maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kangaroo could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Wrestling has cracked it and Kangaroo is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Wrestling!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Wrestling!
Capt Kangaroo was interviewed post fight and said 'I wonder how much he paid the ref?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Diego Brandao has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Diego Brandao seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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270 lbs
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260 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Brandao !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao rushes Mir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
Mir drags the fight down to the ground.
Brandao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brandao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brandao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brandao wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Brandao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mir on the ground.
Brandao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brandao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brandao has managed to get both his arms back between Mir's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brandao controls the pace.
Mir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brandao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao 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.
Brandao tries to free his leg and advance position but Mir is retaining full guard.
Brandao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brandao wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Brandao sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mir working for a triangle but Brandao defends it easily.
Brandao has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Brandao seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brandao wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Mir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Brandao from controlling successfully.
Mir looking for subs off his back but Brandao has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mir is looking for a sweep. Brandao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brandao trying to pass the guard but Mir defending well.
Brandao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to control but Brandao is keeping busy.
Brandao trying to control from half guard but Mir is working away.
Brandao tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mir knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mir wants to control but Brandao is keeping busy.
Brandao looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brandao moves into full mount! Mir won't be happy about that!
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.
Mir is trying to escape the mount.
Brandao looking to control but Mir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brandao pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Mir sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brandao throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mir is not content to let Brandao control the position.
Mir looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Mir will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good leg kick by Brandao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brandao throws a sloppy head kick and Mir moves out of range easily.
Brandao scores with a takedown into Mir's guard.
Brandao controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brandao has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mir to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Brandao is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mir pulls down on the head and he's put Brandao to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Frank Mir!
Frank Mir spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Fransson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Rewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Rewell 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Fransson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Rewell!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rewell fails with the takedown.
Fransson shoots in but Rewell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rewell throws a fast counter high kick but Fransson manages to duck under it in time.
Fransson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've been hearing reports that Fransson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fransson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fransson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rewell pinned against the cage. Rewell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Fransson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fransson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rewell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fransson.
No luck for Rewell with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fransson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rewell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fransson is in Rewell's guard.
Rewell is trying to keep Fransson in close.
Rewell keeping moving, preventing Fransson from controlling successfully.
Fransson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fransson trying to control but Rewell is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rewell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fransson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rewell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fransson.
Fransson passes into half guard.
Fransson trying to control the action but Rewell is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fransson works his way into side control.
Fransson trying to control the position but Rewell is working away.
Fransson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fransson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fransson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fransson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Fransson just content to control the position.
Fransson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rewell keeps working.
Fransson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Rewell looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fransson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Rewell is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fransson lets go of the hold and Rewell can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roger Fransson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Mirc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Kruschewsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirc's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bring Da Pain. 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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24
201 lbs
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189 lbs
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Mirc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Kruschewsky!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirc throws a low kick, looking for Kruschewsky's leg but Kruschewsky calmly moves out of range.
Mirc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Mirc.
A bone on bone clash there as Kruschewsky blocks the leg kick.
Kruschewsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anton Mirc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mirc misses with a combination
and Kruschewsky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mirc won't be happy with that.
Kruschewsky is working Mirc over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mirc can't do much from the bottom here.
Mirc is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kruschewsky is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mirc's coaches at Bullet Proof Dungeon have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Kruschewsky lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kruschewsky scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mirc to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirc is looking for a sweep.
Kruschewsky landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kruschewsky is chipping away with strikes.
Kruschewsky lands a strong strike to the head of Mirc. That's dazed him! Kruschewsky looking to finish here. Mirc is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Kruschewsky lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Kruschewsky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Kirks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ato Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Kirks has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Kirks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ato Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velasquez moves away.
Kirks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Ato Velasquez has been cut.
Velasquez closes the distance and pushes Kirks back into the cage.
Kirks missing with knees to the body.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Kirks is controlling him.
Velasquez is trying to push Kirks away but Kirks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kirks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Velasquez's efforts to push away.
Velasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kirks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velasquez avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirks trying to control the position but instead, Velasquez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kirks into the cage.
Kirks stalling in the clinch but Velasquez improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kirks misses with a two punch combination.
Velasquez avoids the head kick by Kirks.
We've been told by Kirks's head coaches at Devils Den New York that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kirks gets tackled into the cage by Velasquez. Velasquez maintains the clinch.
Velasquez wants to break free but Kirks has control.
Velasquez blocks an uppercut.
Kirks lands with a left to the head.
Velasquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Velasquez dodges an elbow strike from Kirks.
Kirks pushes Velasquez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Kirks is controlling him.
Kirks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Velasquez's efforts to push away.
Kirks breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kirks scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Velasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kirks looking to stall.
Velasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ato Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez pushes Kirks up against the cage in a clinch.
Kirks misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirks misses with some punches.
Kirks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Velasquez blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kirks misses with a knee strike.
Velasquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Kirks has double underhooks.
Velasquez avoiding damage as Kirks throws knees to the body.
Velasquez is trying to force a seperation but Kirks has the dominant position.
Kirks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kirks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Velasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Velasquez blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Velasquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kirks lands a knee to the body.
Kirks scores a nice knee to the body.
Velasquez looks winded!
Kirks lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velasquezs head.
Velasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Velasquez.
Kirks misses with the head strike.
Velasquez blocks an elbow strike.
Velasquez blocking some punches.
Kirks breaks the clinch.
Velasquez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Velasquez avoiding damage as Kirks throws knees to the body.
Kirks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Kirks.
Kirks has a couple of punches blocked by Velasquez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Kirks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ato Velasquez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Velasquez closes the distance and clinches.
Kirks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirks.
Velasquez avoiding damage as Kirks throws knees to the body.
Kirks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnny Kirks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kirks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kirks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kirks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kirks misses with an elbow over the top.
Velasquez blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirks pushes off an throws an elbow but Velasquez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch but Kirks keeps him there for the moment.
Velasquez tries to break the clinch but Kirks is controlling the position.
Velasquez can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirks working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
Kirks tries to land knees in the clinch but Velasquez avoids the damage to the body.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Kirks has him pressed against the cage.
Kirks looking to stall.
Kirks pushes Velasquez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirks lands an elbow inside that Velasquez shrugs off.
Velasquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kirks has him pressed against the cage.
Velasquez stalling against the cage.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Kirks has him pressed against the cage.
Kirks misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirks throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kirks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velasquez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kirks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirks pushes off an throws an elbow but Velasquez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Velasquez avoids the elbow strike from Kirks, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirks.
Kirks misses with an elbow over the top.
Velasquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kirks has him pressed against the cage.
Kirks lands a knee to the body.
Velasquez effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Kirks on the inside.
Kirks prevents Velasquez from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez avoids the elbow strike from Kirks, against the cage.
Kirks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Velasquez is trying to push Kirks away but Kirks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kirks lands an uppercut.
Kirks tries to land knees in the clinch but Velasquez avoids the damage to the body.
Kirks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Velasquez blocking some punches.
Kirks digs a right hand underneath Velasquez's ribcage. Velasquez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kirks throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez instigates a clinch.
Kirks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velasquez is defending well for now.
Velasquez is trying to push Kirks away but Kirks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kirks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kirks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kirks lands a damaging elbow.
Kirks working aggressively here.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Velasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kirks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Velasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Kirks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ato Velasquez's cut.
That's time! Kirks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Kirks there.
Velasquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirks circles away.
Kirks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kirks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velasquez can do to turn this around?
Velasquez tries to clinch but Kirks is having none of it.
Kirks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kirks misses with a right hand
and Velasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kirks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velasquez gets a clinch.
Kirks taking a breather.
Velasquez working hard to break the clinch.
Kirks misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kirks throws a punch but it's blocked by Velasquez.
Kirks throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Velasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnny Kirks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velasquez rushes Kirks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Velasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velasquez.
Kirks lands a nice elbow.
Kirks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kirks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kirks seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Velasquez is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Kirks tries to land knees in the clinch but Velasquez avoids the damage to the body.
Kirks misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirks.
Ato Velasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez breaks the clinch.
Kirks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kirks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That has opened up Ato Velasquez's cut even more.
Velasquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kirks is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kirks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Velasquez circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kirks looks to land a combination but Velasquez avoids it well.
Velasquez forces Kirks back against the cage and clinches.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Kirks has him pressed against the cage.
Velasquez working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kirks fails to land.
Kirks lands a damaging elbow.
A short body shot lands from Velasquez as the two fighters clinch.
Kirks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez instigates a clinch.
Kirks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velasquezs head.
A head punch on the inside from Kirks fails to land.
Kirks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Velasquez moves in looking to clinch but Kirks pushes him off.
Kirks went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Velasquez gets a clinch.
Kirks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Velasquez's efforts to push away.
Velasquez tries to break the clinch but Kirks is controlling the position.
Velasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Kirks has him pressed against the cage.
Velasquez avoiding damage as Kirks throws knees to the body.
Velasquez working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Velasquez's efforts to push away.
Kirks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kirks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch but Kirks keeps him there for the moment.
Kirks stalling in the clinch but Velasquez improves position.
Velasquez lands with a light punch inside.
Kirks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velasquez avoids it.
Velasquez blocks an elbow strike.
Velasquez lands a shoulder strike.
Kirks working Velasquez over with knees to the body.
Velasquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
A swing and a miss from Velasquez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Kirks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kirks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Kirks!
Johnny Kirks tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vito Mazzini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waylon Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazzini comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Man. Waylon Mercy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vito Mazzini's chin.
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vito Mazzini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzini shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mazzini stalling.
Mazzini is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mercy is just riding it out for now. Mazzini eventually gives up the hold.
Mercy told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Mercy trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzini is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzini is working for a submission of some sort.
Mazzini wants to pass to mount but Mercy is defending the position.
Mazzini is working for a submission of some sort.
Mercy pushes Mazzini off looking to stand but Mazzini dives back in and keeps control.
Mazzini is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mercy has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mazzini is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mercy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mercy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mazzini. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mazzini trying to control from half guard but Mercy is working away.
Mazzini is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mazzini is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mazzini wants to control but Mercy is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mercy is just riding it out for now. Mazzini eventually gives up the hold.
Mazzini is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mazzini is looking for a kimura here.
Mazzini looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mazzini moves nicely into side control.
Mazzini tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mazzini trying to control the action but Mercy is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Mazzini dominated that round.
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.
Mazzini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mazzini misses the jab.
Mazzini takes a swing at Mercy's ribcage but misses.
Mercy looks to land a body kick but Mazzini moved away.
Mazzini looks to land a left hand but Mercy moved out of range nicely.
Mazzini slips under a jab.
Mazzini throws an off balance right hand
and Mercy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mazzini swings widly with a right hand
and Mazzini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mazzini lands with a shot to the body.
Mazzini lands a two punch combo.
Mercy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazzini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mazzini throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mazzini on the side of the head.
Vito Mazzini is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzini 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.
Some wild striking there from Mazzini.
Mazzini fails to land with a series of punches.
Mercy ducks under a wild hook from Mazzini.
A countering left hand to the body from Mercy misses.
Mercy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mazzini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercy.
Mazzini backing away here, and Mercy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mazzini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mercy throws a series of punches but Mazzini avoids them all with ease.
Mazzini looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mercy is fending him off so far but Mazzini persists. Nope, Mercy circles away and we're back to standing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercy!
Mazzini misses with a lunging right hand
and Mercy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mazzini throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mercy counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mazzini throws a nice looking combination but Mercy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy connects with a right hand. Mazzini shakes it off.
Mazzini misses with a straight right.
Mercy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mazzini misses with a lunging right hand
and Mercy counters with a left and a right that stings Mazzini.
Mazzini misses with a series of wild punches.
Mazzini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mazzini throws an overhand right that lands on Mercy's shoulder, as Mercy tries to avoid the shot.
Mazzini staying out of range there.
Mazzini swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mazzini is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mercy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mazzini looks to land a combination but Mercy avoids it well.
Mazzini throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mercy avoids the body shot from Mazzini.
Mazzini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Mercy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mazzini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mercy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazzini looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercy counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercy connects with a jab.
Mazzini shoots in looking for a takedown but Mercy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mazzini's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mazzini misses with a hook.
Mercy throws a big shot that misses.
Mercy scores with a hook.
Mazzini scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mercy in his tracks.
Mazzini throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mazzini with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mercy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vito Mazzini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mercy misses with a looping right.
Mercy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercy lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Mazzini.
Mazzini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mercy.
Waylon Mercy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mazzini slips under a jab.
Mazzini is looking to counter punch.
Mazzini misses with a lunging right hand
and Mercy counters with a straight right hand.
Mercy scores with a jab. Mazzini acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mazzini misses with a looping left.
Mercy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mercy thuds his right hand into Mazzini's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sloppy strikes from Mazzini. Those never looked like landing.
Mercy misses with a head kick.
Mazzini closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mercy to the mat! Mercy manages to get full guard.
Mercy controls Mazzini momentarily but Mazzini frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazzini trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy 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. This is the final round!
Mercy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazzini.
Despite the aggression on Mercy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mazzini gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mercy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mazzini thinking.
Mazzini misses the jab.
Mercy ducks under a wild hook from Mazzini.
Mazzini will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mercy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mercy misses with a few strikes there.
Mazzini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mercy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mazzini is out of range and Mercy settles back down.
Mazzini dives in and scores a takedown into Mercy's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzini pushing down on Mercy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mazzini wants to work for an arm triangle but Mercy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vito Mazzini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mazzini is looking for a kimura but Mercy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mazzini to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzini wants to work for an arm triangle but Mercy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mazzini is pressing down on Mercy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mercy is holding on for now.
Mazzini is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mercy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mazzini.
Mercy tries to roll over but Mazzini keeps him under control.
Mazzini trying to control the action but Mercy is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mercy is in trouble now - Mazzini has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercy prevents Mazzini from taking his back.
Mercy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mazzini with a couple of short strikes.
Mazzini can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mercy is looking to escape.
Mazzini looking to secure an arm triangle but Mercy defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini unloads with some shots from mount but Mercy bucks and avoids them well.
Mercy stops Mazzini from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Mazzini looking to control but Mercy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mercy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mazzini jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mercy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mazzini is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mercy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy is trying to control Mazzini's posture but Mazzini avoids it.
Mazzini is staying tight to Mercy's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mazzini goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mercy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mazzini's guard! Nice work there by Mercy!
Mazzini is looking for a triangle but Mercy pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Mazzini showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mazzini has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vito Mazzini!
An out of breath Vito Mazzini thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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