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DUEL#8 Hunter vs Ragnarsson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David McFadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFadden comes into the arena with Sevendust - Enemy blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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198 lbs
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203 lbs
19 - 12 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, David McFadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFadden connects with a leg kick. Habana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Habana misses with a low kick as McFadden jumps back.
McFadden throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Habana on the side of the head.
Habana misses with a head kick.
McFadden tries to clinch but Habana moves out of range.
McFadden rushes Habana and presses him up against the cage.
Habana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like David McFadden has been cut.
McFadden lands a knee to the body.
Habana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Habana landing knees to the body.
McFadden takes an elbow to the temple.
Habana missing with knees to the body.
McFadden being controlled against the cage.
McFadden digs a right hand into Habana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Habana's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFadden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Habana's face.
Habana struggles to land a body shot inside as McFadden controls his hands.
Habana misses with a punch to the body.
Habana lands a nice knee to the body.
McFadden trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFadden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McFadden blocks an elbow strike.
McFadden landing knees to the head.
McFadden misses with a knee strike.
McFadden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Habana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McFadden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Habana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McFadden just misses with a punch to the body.
McFadden has managed to clinch.
McFadden lands a body shot.
McFadden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McFadden avoids the elbow strike from Habana, against the cage.
McFadden lands a nice knee to the body.
Habana looks winded!
McFadden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Habana is defending well for now.
Habana avoiding damage as McFadden throws knees to the body.
Habana looking to stall.
McFadden lands a knee to the body.
McFadden trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Habana.
A knee to the head by McFadden.
McFadden misses with a knee to the head.
McFadden trying to land knees to the body.
Habana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Habana displaying some good clinch control by pressing McFadden up against the cage.
McFadden crunches a lovely knee into Habana's ribcage.
McFadden tries to land knees in the clinch but Habana avoids the damage to the body.
Habana avoiding damage as McFadden throws knees to the body.
Habana misses with an elbow over the top.
McFadden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Habana is leaning against McFadden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Habana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McFadden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Habana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McFadden struggles to land a body shot inside as Habana controls his hands.
Habana connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Habana.
Habana has McFadden pressed against the cage.
Habana is looking to control McFadden's arms but McFadden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Habana has his back to the cage.
Habana lands an elbow inside that McFadden shrugs off.
Knees to the body from McFadden.
McFadden tries to land knees in the clinch but Habana avoids the damage to the body.
Habana avoiding damage as McFadden throws knees to the body.
Habana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McFadden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Habana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Habana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Habana misses with a punch on the inside.
Habana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McFadden as Habana tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFadden lands with a left to the head.
McFadden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McFadden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from McFadden.
Habana avoids the head kick by McFadden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Habana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryan Habana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Habana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Habana.
Habana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McFadden tries to clinch up.
McFadden fails in his attempt to clinch.
McFadden drives through and clinches with Habana against the cage.
McFadden lands a nice knee to the body.
Habana stalling the fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Habana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David McFadden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David McFadden's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McFadden misses with a head kick.
McFadden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McFadden tries to clinch up.
Habana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McFadden. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Habana.
McFadden tries to close the distance and clinch but Habana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
David McFadden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McFadden cracks Habana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McFadden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Habana can pounce on him.
McFadden misses with a kick to the body.
Habana was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fight stays on the outside here - McFadden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFadden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McFadden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Habana's hands.
Habana moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Habana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFadden tries to clinch there but Habana circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFadden missing with a left hand there. Habana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from McFadden.
Habana misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Habana.
Habana misses with a body kick.
A jab from McFadden finds it's way through Habana's defenses.
McFadden tries to clinch but Habana moves out of range.
Habana steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
David McFadden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Habana keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - McFadden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McFadden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Habana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McFadden fails with an attempt to clinch.
McFadden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Habana scoring well with a low kick there.
Habana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Habana has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFadden misses with a knee strike.
Habana lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Habana stalling in the clinch but McFadden improves position.
A knee to the head by McFadden.
Habana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McFadden goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Habana is rocked!
McFadden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Habana is still on wobbly legs! Can McFadden finish him?
A left lands for McFadden.
David McFadden is winning the standup battle so far.
Habana lands with an uppercut that bounces McFadden off the cage and back into range.
McFadden tries to close the distance and clinch but Habana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McFadden throws a sloppy head kick and Habana moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle, before McFadden throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Habana's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! McFadden lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). David McFadden!
Our winner, David McFadden, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaan Jalgratas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Spade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
185 lbs
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196 lbs
51 - 30 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaan Jalgratas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 30 - 2, fighting out of New York, Scott Spade!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spade tries to keep at a distance but Jalgratas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jalgratas throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees to the body from Jalgratas.
Spade has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jalgratas after a bit of a struggle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jalgratas obliges.
Spade looks winded!
A knee to the head by Jalgratas.
Jalgratas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spade's face.
Jalgratas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Jalgratas lands.
Jalgratas connects with an inside leg kick.
Jalgratas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spade misses the jab.
Jalgratas lands a big head kick that sends Spade tumbling to the mat! Jalgratas takes a step backwards and waves Spade back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Scott Spade has been cut.
Spade misses with a shot to the body
and Jalgratas counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas prevents Spade from breaking the clinch.
Spade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jalgratas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jalgratas misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spade closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jalgratas to the mat! Jalgratas manages to get full guard.
Spade preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jalgratas is controlling Spade's posture.
Jalgratas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jalgratas has Spade pushed against the cage.
Jalgratas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spade backwards.
Spade drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jalgratas has him pressed against the cage.
Spade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spade clinches up against the cage.
Jalgratas tries a knee to the head but Spade blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spade blocks an elbow strike from Jalgratas.
Spade throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalgratas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jalgratas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spade has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spade drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jalgratas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jaan Jalgratas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Spade.
Jalgratas clinches with his opponent.
Jalgratas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jalgratas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spade shoots in and drives through. Jalgratas sprawls well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jalgratas. That's going to slow Spade down.
Jalgratas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spade. Spade circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jalgratas slips under a jab.
Jalgratas misses with a wild combination.
Spade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas tries a head kick but it misses.
Jalgratas forces Spade back against the cage and clinches.
Spade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jalgratas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jalgratas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Jalgratas - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from Spade.
Spade takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jalgratas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jalgratas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Spade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spade rushes Jalgratas and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalgratas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas lands a nice knee to the body.
I was talking to Jalgratas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jalgratas misses with an elbow strike.
Jalgratas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spade misses with an elbow strike.
Jalgratas crunches a lovely knee into Spade's ribcage.
Jalgratas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas lands a knee to the body.
Jalgratas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spade's defenses.
Jalgratas lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jalgratas.
Jalgratas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jalgratas stalling.
Jalgratas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jalgratas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jalgratas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spade backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaan Jalgratas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Spade's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spade takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice sprawl there from Spade as Jalgratas shoots in.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jalgratas, right into the meat.
A jab from Spade misses.
Crunch! Jalgratas slams his shin into Spade's torso.
Spade shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jalgratas connects with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Spade or perhaps it was just good defense by Jalgratas, which made it look bad.
Jaan Jalgratas is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jalgratas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalgratas fakes the leg kick and cracks Spade in the body.
and Jalgratas counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Spade! He's just covering up as Jalgratas starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaan Jalgratas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pale Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Chow acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Pale Monster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Chow!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow gets a clinch.
Monster creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chow tries a body shot but Monster blocks it.
Chow can't find room to land a body shot as Monster controls the action.
Chow wants the takedown. Monster is fighting it off but Chow persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Monster's guard against the cage.
Chow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Monster is pulling down on Chow's head. It's preventing any offense from Chow, at least for the moment.
Chow drops back looking for a leg! Monster is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Monster manages to kick Chow off! Chow jumps back into Monster's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monster looking for a guillotine here but Chow defends easily.
Chow controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monster looking for a guillotine here but Chow defends easily.
Monster escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Monster is looking for a triangle but Chow pushes his legs off easily.
Chow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chow gets to his feet - Monster follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chow closes the distance but Monster moves to the side
and Monster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chow has Monster up against the cage in a clinch.
Monster tries to pull guard but Chow holds him up against the cage and eventually Monster drops back down to his feet.
Chow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monster tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chow tries to clinch up.
Chow is looking to clinch but Monster is avoiding it.
Chow has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow can't find room to land a body shot as Monster controls the action.
Chow tries a body shot but Monster blocks it.
Monster is trying to pull guard but Chow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pale Monster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chow.
Monster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chow works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Chow sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Monster escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Monster has his foot on Chow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chow works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Monster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Monster can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chow controls the pace.
Chow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monster is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chow is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monster is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Chow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chow moves in looking to clinch but Monster pushes him off.
Chow has managed to clinch.
Monster jumps guard but Chow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Monster fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monster blocks it with crossed arms.
Chow tries to work over Monster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monster has Chow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pale Monster. 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.
Monster is trying to pull guard but Chow has him pressed against the cage.
Monster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chow avoids it.
Monster tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chow to keep the fight standing.
Chow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chow pulls guard.
Chow keeping moving, preventing Monster from controlling successfully.
Chow looking for a sweep. Not yet Chow, not yet.
Monster being controlled here momentarily.
Chow keeping moving, preventing Monster from controlling successfully.
Chow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Monster manages to get himself to full guard.
Chow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kim Chow has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster working for submissions but it's allowed Chow to get to half guard.
Still in half guard, Chow seems content to control.
Chow trying to control from half guard but Monster is working away.
Monster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chow wants to pass the guard but Monster is defending well.
Chow performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Monster looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster wants to control but Chow is keeping busy.
Chow controlling the action here.
Chow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chow wants to take a breather but Monster is having none of it.
Chow keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Let's hope that Chow has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chow's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chow moves into the clinch successfully.
Monster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chow walks away with a smile on his face. Monster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chow gets a clinch.
Chow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chow scores with a shoulder strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monster is trying to pull guard but Chow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Chow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chow shoots in and gets a takedown into Monster's guard.
Monster looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
More stalling from Chow.
Monster escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow trying to control the position from guard on top but Monster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster has his foot on Chow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chow works his way back into a safe position though.
Chow wants to pass the guard but Monster is keeping the position.
Monster being controlled here, momentarily.
Chow advances to half guard.
Chow is pressing down on Monster's thigh, looking to free his foot. Monster is holding on for now.
Well, if Chow is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chow prevents Monster from improving his position.
Chow slows the pace down in half guard.
Chow trying to control from half guard but Monster is working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chow tries to clinch up.
Monster doesn't manage to clinch there - Chow circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow has managed to clinch.
Monster tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Monster can't get the takedown.
Monster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chow has him pressed against the cage.
Chow lands a nice shot to the body.
Monster is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chow is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Monster to the mat. Monster regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Chow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Monster escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Monster working for a triangle but Chow defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monster working for a triangle but Chow defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monster has his foot on Chow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chow works his way back into a safe position though.
Monster looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chow passes into side control.
Chow in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pale Monster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim Chow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Chow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Chow!
Kim Chow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Pale Monster stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fought a good fight, beat me, that's all there is.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eeazy Ee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
265 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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28
256 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eeazy Ee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Ee throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Ee's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez passes into half guard.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but Ee defending well.
Martinez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ee!
Martinez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez unloading with bombs!
Martinez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Martinez with the ground and pound from mount.
Martinez is landing with some decent strikes but Ee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martinez on the ground.
Martinez looking for a guillotine from mount but Ee is having none of it.
Martinez landing strikes from the mount and Ee is in trouble!
Martinez lands a big elbow.
It looks like Eeazy Ee has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez working the ground and pound effectively.
Martinez controlling from mount.
Martinez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Martinez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Eeazy Ee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martinez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Martinez landing shots from mount.
Jeez, Eeazy Ee's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eeazy Ee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leonard Martinez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaudencio Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edu Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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32
130 lbs
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163 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
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaudencio Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edu Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman misses with a combination
and Alvarez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Roman!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Alvarez working away.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Roman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roman struggling a bit here.
Roman parries the strikes from Alvarez easily there. Alvarez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Roman to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez working the ground and pound.
Alvarez trying to control the position but Roman is working away.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alvarez landing a few strikes.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Roman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman seems a little lost for a moment, as Alvarez dominates the positioning.
Roman is trying to improve his position.
Alvarez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Roman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Roman is looking to regain half guard here but Alvarez keeps moving and retains side control.
Alvarez working away.
Roman tries to bench press Alvarez off him but Alvarez keeps the position.
Roman is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Alvarez working the ground and pound but Roman is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roman is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Alvarez looks up at the clock and then as Roman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Alvarez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Roman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alvarez working the head with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roman keeps working.
Alvarez is putting a hurting on Roman here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Roman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Roman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Roman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roman parries the strikes from Alvarez easily there. Alvarez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Roman to escape.
Roman is looking to reverse the position.
Alvarez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Alvarez working away.
Roman is looking for a sweep.
Alvarez trying to control the position but Roman is working away.
Roman tries to bench press Alvarez off him but Alvarez keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
You can see the frustration on Roman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Roman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Alvarez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Roman to see if he's OK.
Roman is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roman is looking to regain half guard here but Alvarez keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edu Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roman throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Alvarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roman tries to avoid it but Alvarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roman to the ground. Roman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roman looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Roman walks into a stiff left hand from Alvarez.
Roman misses with a low kick.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roman.
Roman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alvarez is fending him off so far but Roman persists. Nope, Alvarez circles away and we're back to standing.
Roman throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Roman misses with a leg kick
so Alvarez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Roman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Roman is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
Roman seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Roman looking for a guillotine here but Alvarez defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Roman keeps moving.
Alvarez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Roman wants to sweep here but Alvarez controlling him for the moment.
Alvarez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alvarez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Alvarez chips away with some ground and pound.
Roman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alvarez defends well.
Roman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.
Roman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but Roman controlling him for the moment.
Roman being controlled here momentarily.
Roman throwing strikes but missing.
Roman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alvarez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roman has managed to get both his arms back between Alvarez's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Roman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alvarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alvarez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at School of Hard Knocks (Elite Training for $225). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Alvarez is trying to control the position but Roman postures up.
Alvarez being controlled here, momentarily.
Edu Alvarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully.
That's four 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.
Roman throwing strikes but missing.
Roman trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roman.
Alvarez 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.
Roman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alvarez on his heels. He'll look to pass Alvarez's guard now, I'm sure.
Roman trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaudencio Roman dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
A shot to the liver by Roman. Beautiful body shot.
Roman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roman misses with a body shot.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvarez gets a double leg takedown into Roman's guard.
Roman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.
Roman trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Alvarez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman is stalling in the full guard.
Roman trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Roman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Roman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Roman 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.
Roman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roman.
Alvarez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Roman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Roman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roman is looking to regain half guard here but Alvarez keeps moving and retains side control.
Roman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alvarez working the head and body with strikes.
Roman is looking to improve his position.
Alvarez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Roman trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alvarez lands a nice short elbow.
Alvarez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Roman has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Roman!
Roman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roman is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roman wants to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
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 Gaudencio Roman.
I think Roman 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaudencio Roman!
An out of breath Gaudencio Roman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Edu Alvarez had this to say: 'wow, just wow...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marian Balkon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grado Itsyersel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
191 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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28
198 lbs
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marian Balkon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grado Itsyersel!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkon lands with a cross.
Itsyersel missing with a left hand there. Balkon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Itsyersel looks to land a left hand but Balkon moved out of range nicely.
Itsyersel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balkon counters with a series of strikes. Itsyersel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Balkon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Itsyersel 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.
Balkon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Itsyersel tried to score with a low kick but Balkon checks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Itsyersel misses with some punches.
Itsyersel pushes Balkon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balkon tries to land a knee to the head but Itsyersel blocks with his arms.
Itsyersel throws a head punch that misses.
Balkon lands a good knee to the midsection. Itsyersel won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balkon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balkon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balkon tries to move into range but Itsyersel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Balkon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itsyersel misses with a straight right.
Itsyersel throws a series of punches but Balkon avoids them all with ease.
Itsyersel has Balkon up against the cage in a clinch.
Itsyersel digs a right hand into Balkon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Balkon's gas tank.
Itsyersel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balkon.
Balkon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balkon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Balkon.
It looks like Grado Itsyersel has been cut.
Balkon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Itsyersel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Itsyersel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balkon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Itsyersel takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Itsyersel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Balkon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balkon throws the left hand but Itsyersel avoids the punch easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Balkon.
Balkon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Itsyersel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Itsyersel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Balkon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Itsyersel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Balkon.
Itsyersel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Itsyersel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Itsyersel misses with some punches.
Itsyersel lands with a light punch inside.
Balkon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Balkon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Itsyersel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balkon breaks the clinch.
Itsyersel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balkon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Balkon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Itsyersel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balkon.
Itsyersel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Balkon cracks Itsyersel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Itsyersel has closed the distance and engaged Balkon in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Itsyersels head.
Itsyersel is rocked!
Balkon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Itsyersel on the inside.
Itsyersel swings wildly with an uppercut but Balkon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balkon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balkon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Itsyersel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balkon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Balkon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Itsyersel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balkon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Balkon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Itsyersel's elbow.
Itsyersel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Itsyersel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Itsyersel working aggressively here.
Balkon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Itsyersel throws a head punch that misses.
Balkon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balkon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Itsyersel misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itsyersel doesn't manage to clinch there - Balkon circles away.
Balkon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Itsyersel gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itsyersel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Itsyersel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Balkon blocks an uppercut.
Itsyersel can't find room to land a body shot as Balkon controls the action.
Itsyersel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balkon breaks the clinch.
Itsyersel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balkon counters with a left to the body.
Itsyersel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balkon lands with a shot to the body.
Itsyersel tries to clinch
and Balkon counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balkon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Balkon as he connects with a hook.
Balkon looks to land a right hand but Itsyersel moved out of range.
Itsyersel wants to clinch
and Balkon counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marian Balkon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grado Itsyersel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Balkon keeps the fight on the outside.
Itsyersel moves into the clinch.
Balkon scores a nice knee to the body.
Balkon trying to land knees to the body.
Balkon prevents a body shot from Itsyersel.
Balkon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balkon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balkon connects with a crisp jab.
Itsyersel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balkon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Itsyersel can do to turn this around?
Balkon misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Balkon.
Balkon scores with a head kick. Itsyersel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Itsyersel is still on wobbly legs! Can Balkon finish him?
Balkon throws a monster overhand right that drops Itsyersel! Balkon follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marian Balkon!
A very excited looking Marian Balkon 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 Bach Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Worm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe comes into the arena with Phobia by Kreator blaring out of the sound system. Worm has chosen Der Kaptain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
163 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
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28
140 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
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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
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bach Schtrappe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grey Worm!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schtrappe misses with the body kick
and Worm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Worm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Worm misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schtrappe throws a hook but Worm avoids it easily.
Worm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schtrappe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Worm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schtrappe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Worm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Worm is looking to advance position but Schtrappe won't allow it.
Worm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schtrappe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Worm is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Schtrappe is just riding it out for now. Worm eventually gives up the hold.
Worm trying to control the action but Schtrappe is working from the bottom.
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.
Worm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schtrappe is refusing to be controlled, as Worm sits in half guard.
Schtrappe is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worm is stalling here. Schtrappe is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Worm seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Schtrappe has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Schtrappe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Worm is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Worm is looking to reverse the position.
Worm looks to move to half guard but instead Schtrappe has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worm keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schtrappe avoids the attempt from Worm to control.
Schtrappe cracks Worm with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schtrappe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Worm in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Worm is rocked!
Worm in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Worm is still in real trouble! Can Schtrappe finish him?
Schtrappe looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Worm covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bach Schtrappe!
Bach Schtrappe managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Pick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garavito comes to the cage accompanied by Thieves - Ministry. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Steve Pick was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Garavito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Pick!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garavito misses with an uppercut.
Pick misses with a hook. Garavito ducked under it nicely.
Garavito throwing a counter right hand but Pick manages to avoid it.
Pick dips to his left and cracks Garavito with an uppercut!
A jab from Garavito misses.
Pick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garavito throws a body punch but Pick moves out of range.
Garavito blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Garavito on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pick slips a jab from Garavito.
A right-left combo lands from Pick.
Steve Pick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pick lands a leg kick that knocks Garavito off balance momentarily.
Garavito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pick. Pick obviously looking to wear him down.
Pick misses the body punch
and Pick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Steve Pick has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pick swinging wildly here.
Garavito lands a nice looking body shot.
Pick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pick. Garavito does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Pick misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick throws a combination that misses
and Garavito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garavito moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pick lands a nice hook to Garavito's body. Garavito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garavito throws a body punch but Pick moves out of range.
Pick is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garavito. Pick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pick ducks under a wild hook from Garavito.
Garavito misses with a hook.
Garavito takes a swing at Pick's ribcage but misses.
Pick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garavito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garavito to score with a decent uppercut.
Pick scores with a body shot.
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!
Pick slips a jab from Garavito.
Jab by Garavito.
No joy there for Pick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garavito throws a shot from downtown. Pick moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garavito moves out of range of the strikes.
Garavito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Garavito misses the target.
Garavito connects with a nice looking jab.
Pick misses with a wild body shot.
Garavito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pick.
Garavito seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Garavito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pick.
Garavito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pick feints and then cracks Garavito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garavito down.
Garavito digs a good body shot into Pick's ribs.
Pick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pick's corner calls for a 1-2. Pick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garavito connects with a jab.
Garavito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pick.
Garavito looks to score with a jab to the body but Pick is just out of range.
Pick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garavito connects with a right hand. Pick shakes it off.
A big right from Pick misses.
Garavito was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garavito clobbers Pick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito misses with a looping left.
Garavito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pick. Pick obviously looking to wear him down.
Pick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garavito throws out the jab.
Garavito throws an overhand right that lands on Pick's shoulder, as Pick tries to avoid the shot.
Pick slips under a jab from Garavito.
Nice defenses there by Garavito.
Garavito takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pick lunges at Garavito with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garavito's hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garavito.
Pick throws a solid leg kick but Garavito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pick.
Garavito is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pick misses with a wild body shot.
Pick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garavito. Garavito obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pick lands a nice shot to the body.
Garavito misses the jab.
Pick throws a lazy uppercut
and Garavito counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Steve Pick's cut even more.
Garavito pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pick back to the cage. Garavito follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pick is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pick cracks Garavito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garavito lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Garavito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Pick blocks the low kick.
Pick throws out a counter right but Garavito avoids it with no problem.
Garavito needs to keep his hands up - Pick had a free shot at his head there.
Pick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garavito throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Garavito.
Garavito tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pick is able to avoid easily.
Garavito scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garavito is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Garavito misses with a body punch
and Pick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garavito slips a jab from Pick.
Pick lands with a hook. Garavito tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garavito.
Garavito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pick.
Garavito feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pick throws a hook but Garavito blocks it.
Pick throws the left hand but Garavito avoids the punch easily.
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 Luis Garavito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Pick's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pick takes the fight into the clinch.
Garavito breaks the clinch.
A big left from Garavito misses.
Nice uppercut there from Pick.
Garavito misses with a hook to the body
and Pick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pick tries to land a leg kick but Garavito saw it coming and moves away.
Pick scores with a one two! Garavito had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Garavito lands with a shot to the body.
Pick is looking to clinch.
Garavito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Pick. Beautiful body shot.
Pick thuds a left hand into Garavito's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pick connects with a crisp jab.
Pick throws the left hand but Garavito avoids the punch easily.
Pick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Pick there.
Pick throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garavito 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.
Pick avoids the body shot from Garavito.
Garavito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pick just misses with a punch to the body.
As Pick backs away, Garavito returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garavito.
Pick throws a leg kick
and Garavito counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pick thinking.
Steve Pick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pick dodges the punch combination from Garavito.
Garavito checks a leg kick nicely.
Pick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garavito.
Pick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garavito loads up on a big right hand but Pick slips the punch.
Garavito circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garavito counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick misses with a looping right.
Pick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garavito misses the shot to the body.
Pick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garavito throws a sloppy head kick and Pick moves out of range easily.
A big right from Pick misses.
Garavito throws a right and a left that Pick avoids nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Pick misses.
Garavito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garavito cracks Pick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pick slips a jab from Garavito.
Garavito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garavito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garavito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pick finds it's way round the side to connect with Garavito's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pick moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pick ducks under a wild hook from Garavito.
Garavito looks for the body kick but Pick saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Garavito.
Pick misses with a hook. Garavito ducked under it nicely.
Pick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pick misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Garavito wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pick misses with an uppercut. Garavito saw that one coming.
Garavito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garavito lands with a nice body punch.
Garavito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pick throws a hook to the side of Garavito's head but Garavito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pick missing with a left hand there. Garavito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garavito swings for the body but Pick moves out of range.
Garavito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garavito.
Garavito works the jab nicely.
The cut above Steve Pick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pick throws a series of punches but Garavito moves out of range.
Garavito throws out a loose jab but Pick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garavito.
Jab from Garavito.
Pick just misses with a punch to the body.
Garavito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pick was well out of range. Poor timing from Garavito.
Garavito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garavito has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pick ducks under a wild hook from Garavito.
Garavito changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garavito moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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 Luis Garavito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Pick's cut.
That's time! Garavito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Pick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garavito.
Pick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garavito walks into a straight right hand from Pick.
Pick throws a front kick aimed at Garavito's knee but Garavito avoids it well.
Pick swings widly with a right hand
and Pick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Garavito misses.
Pick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garavito.
Pick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garavito slips under a jab from Pick.
Pick's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pick duly obliges.
Garavito misses with a straight right.
Garavito misses with a body shot.
Pick blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Garavito.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pick scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Pick.
Pick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garavito.
Pick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pick ducks under a wild hook from Garavito.
Garavito misses with an uppercut. Pick saw that one coming.
Garavito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pick.
Pick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Garavito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garavito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pick moves away.
Pick misses with a body shot.
Pick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garavito.
Pick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garavito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garavito throws a leg kick that misses.
Garavito takes one to the chin there.
Steve Pick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garavito loads up on a big right hand but Pick slips the punch.
Pick misses the shot to the body.
Garavito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pick.
Garavito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pick at a distance.
Garavito tries to land a leg kick but Pick saw it coming and moves away.
Garavito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garavito walks into a left hand.
Pick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Pick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garavito connects with a leg kick. Pick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garavito fails to land with a series of punches.
Garavito slips a straight right by Pick.
Pick throws a nice looking combination but Garavito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garavito is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garavito makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pick misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garavito takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steve Pick's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Garavito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pick misses with a jab to the body
and Garavito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garavito connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garavito throws a hook to the side of Pick's head but Pick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garavito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garavito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pick.
Luis Garavito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Garavito finds it's way through Pick's defenses.
Garavito scores with a sloppy right hand. Pick should have avoided that one.
Garavito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pick in his tracks.
Pick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garavito.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garavito misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito lands a glancing blow to the side of Pick's head.
Pick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garavito checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garavito throws a big counter combination but Pick scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Garavito swinging wildly here.
Pick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garavito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garavito connects with a body shot that sends Pick's belly button to the back.
Pick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garavito.
Pick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garavito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garavito scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garavito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pick throws a leg kick but Garavito moved away.
Garavito seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
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 Luis Garavito.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garavito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Garavito!
Luis Garavito bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Steve Pick had this to say: 'Next time I will beat this weirdo'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Myles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manus Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop. Grant has chosen Thunderstruck - AC/DC as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
25 - 18 - 0 |
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35
140 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Myles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manus Grant!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A quick step to the side and Myles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Myles works Grant's body with a nice hook.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Grant misses.
Myles appears to be looking for a big counter.
Manus Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Manus Grant has been cut.
Myles tries for a takedown but Grant circles away easily
and Grant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Myles tries to counter with a takedown but Grant is quick to defend against it.
A shot to the liver by Grant. Beautiful body shot.
Grant misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant digs a good body shot into Myles's ribs.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Myles moves away.
Myles appears to be looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Myles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grant scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Myles manages to avoid it.
Grant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Myles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Grant is trying to counter with his kicks.
Grant takes a swing at Myles's ribcage but misses.
Myles sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Myles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Myles moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Grant! Myles continues to tee off on Grant, landing with a left and a right! Myles connects with a right hand that leaves Grant sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Myles!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darren Myles!
Darren Myles very nearly forgot to thank Sin City Allstars amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter's entrance music is American Capitalist- Five Finger Death Punch. A fine choice. Ragnarsson has chosen The Animal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Hunter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter moves into the clinch.
Ragnarsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Hunter gets an underhook and turns Ragnarsson into the cage.
Hunter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ragnarsson taking a breather.
Ragnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hunter lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson taking a breather.
Ragnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunter darts in and clinches Ragnarsson up against the cage.
Ragnarsson goes for a takedown attempt but Hunter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hunter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson trying to stall but Hunter improves his position.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnarsson just leaning against Hunter, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Hunter.
Hunter keeps control of Ragnarsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Hunter on the inside.
Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sigurd Ragnarsson.
Hunter closes the distance and pushes Ragnarsson back into the cage.
Ragnarsson wants a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunter as Ragnarsson tries to tie him up.
Hunter scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Ragnarsson tries to break the clinch but Hunter is controlling the position.
Ragnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarsson missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunter darts in and clinches Ragnarsson up against the cage.
Hunter prevents Ragnarsson from breaking the clinch.
Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson wants a takedown.
Justin Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sigurd Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunter has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnarsson has Hunter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hunter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hunter lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnarsson tries to stall but Hunter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunter lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunter.
Ragnarsson looks winded!
Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ragnarsson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter lands a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunter.
Ragnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunter finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Hunter.
Hunter pushes Ragnarsson against the cage. Hunter is working some dirty boxing. Hunter pushes off with a quick right hook! Ragnarsson goes down! Ragnarsson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hunter moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Hunter!
Justin Hunter is the new lightweight champion!
After the big win, Justin Hunter made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bullet Proof System and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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