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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Stoneheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leandro Maeda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Stoneheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leandro Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda gets caught flat footed, as Stoneheart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stoneheart forces his way into half guard.
Stoneheart is trying for a kimura here. Maeda looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Stoneheart wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Stoneheart!
A very excited looking Jon Stoneheart 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milcin Arnautovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Williamson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milcin Arnautovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Williamson !
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Arnautovic. Those never looked like landing.
Arnautovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice sprawl there from Arnautovic as Williamson shoots in.
Williamson scores with a push kick.
Arnautovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williamson backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from Williamson misses.
Arnautovic wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Williamson looks to land a body kick but Arnautovic moved away.
Arnautovic lands a jab to Williamson 's midsection.
Williamson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Williamson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Arnautovic eats them both and turns towards Williamson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnautovic misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Williamson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arnautovic moves out of range as Williamson throws a body kick.
Arnautovic throws a right and a left that Williamson avoids nicely.
Arnautovic misses with an uppercut.
Williamson keeps Arnautovic at a distance using the push kick.
Joe Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Williamson slams his shin into Arnautovic's torso.
Arnautovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williamson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arnautovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arnautovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Williamson off the cage and back into range.
Williamson tries to bum rush Arnautovic with a series of wild strikes but Arnautovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arnautovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnautovic tries to bum rush Williamson with a series of wild strikes but Williamson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williamson throws a series of strikes that have Arnautovic backpedaling.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williamson . That's going to slow Arnautovic down.
Arnautovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williamson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williamson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arnautovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Arnautovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williamson circles away quickly and effectively.
Arnautovic is breathing heavily.
Arnautovic misses with a wild body shot.
Williamson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arnautovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williamson 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Williamson duly obliges.
Williamson misses with a body kick.
Arnautovic throws a body punch but Williamson moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williamson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Williamson . Those never looked like landing.
Arnautovic misses with a two punch combination.
Williamson fakes the leg kick and cracks Arnautovic in the body.
Williamson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Williamson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arnautovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Williamson tries to score a body lock takedown but Arnautovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Williamson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arnautovic tries to kick Williamson off but Williamson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Williamson working Arnautovic over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Williamson connects with a nice short shot to Arnautovic's temple.
Williamson 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.
Williamson drops an elbow to the side of Arnautovic's head.
Arnautovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williamson on the ground.
Williamson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williamson wants to control but Arnautovic is keeping him busy.
Arnautovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Williamson .
Arnautovic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williamson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Arnautovic is staying active underneath Williamson , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Williamson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williamson is nestled in close to Arnautovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Williamson connects with a nice short shot to Arnautovic's temple.
Ground and pound from Williamson .
Williamson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williamson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Williamson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williamson drops an elbow to the side of Arnautovic's head.
Williamson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williamson is controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williamson lands a nice short elbow.
Arnautovic has hold of Williamson 's hands but Williamson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson 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.
Williamson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williamson lands a nice short elbow.
Arnautovic is looking to escape.
Williamson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Williamson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Williamson seems to be working for a kimura but Arnautovic defends the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williamson 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 crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williamson is trying to control the action in half guard but Arnautovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Williamson there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Williamson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Williamson lands with a kick to the temple. Arnautovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Williamson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williamson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe Williamson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danga de danga de dang - Williamson scores with a four punch combination!
Williamson throws out a powerful jab.
Williamson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arnautovic.
Williamson moves into the clinch successfully.
Williamson lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Milcin Arnautovic has been cut.
Williamson pushes off an throws an elbow but Arnautovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williamson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
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!
Arnautovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williamson is controlling him.
Williamson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Williamson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Williamson working some strikes from top position.
Williamson trying to control but Arnautovic is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williamson landing some decent shots from guard.
Williamson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Arnautovic's head.
Williamson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Arnautovic's head.
Williamson is pushing down on Arnautovic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Arnautovic is fighting to maintain full guard but Williamson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williamson is trying to control. Arnautovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arnautovic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Williamson drops an elbow to the side of Arnautovic's head.
Williamson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Arnautovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williamson slips a nice elbow through Arnautovic's hands, connecting with Arnautovic's forehead.
Williamson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Williamson trying to control the action but Arnautovic is working from the bottom.
Williamson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is nestled in close to Arnautovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Arnautovic pushes Williamson off and gets back to his feet.
Williamson has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Arnautovic blocks an elbow strike from Williamson .
Arnautovic is trying to pull guard but Williamson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Williamson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williamson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williamson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arnautovic is trying to pull guard but Williamson has him pressed against the cage.
Williamson lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnautovic jumps guard.
Williamson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Arnautovic's head.
Williamson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williamson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williamson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Arnautovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williamson working some strikes from top position.
Williamson chips away with some ground and pound.
Arnautovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Arnautovic tries to get out of the position.
Williamson throws a big elbow that misses.
Williamson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williamson 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Williamson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Williamson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson scoring with some ground and pound.
Williamson chips away with some ground and pound.
Williamson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Check out the look on Williamson 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Arnautovic is rocked!
Arnautovic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Williamson connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson working the ground and pound.
Oh Arnautovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arnautovic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Williamson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Arnautovic is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Williamson yanks on the arm and Arnautovic is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Williamson .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Williamson !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joe Williamson waved his t-shirt featuring Runkkari Supplements 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burns's choice of entrance music: break stuff by limp bizkit. Tyler Cage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Burns!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Burns tries to bum rush Cage with a series of wild strikes but Cage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns drives through and clinches with Cage against the cage.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cage.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns.
Cage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Cage.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Burns looks to move away, Cage throws a big counter combo but Burns just gets out of the way.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cage is looking for a counter combo.
Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Cage off balance momentarily.
Burns drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns happy to just control the position for now.
Burns trying to control the position but Cage is working away.
Burns has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cage is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Burns yanks on the arm and Cage is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Burns.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Burns!
Richard Burns seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maloney kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jump Around by House of Pain. Paul Evans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Maloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Evans!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans misses with a head kick.
Evans missing with a left hand there. Maloney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evans tries to land a leg kick but Maloney saw it coming and moves away.
Maloney is looking for a counter combo.
Evans is looking to land body kicks.
Maloney avoids the body shot from Evans.
Maloney avoids the body shot from Evans.
It looked like Maloney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans rushes Maloney and presses him up against the cage.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Maloney avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Maloney blocks a body shot from Evans.
Maloney prevents a body shot from Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Maloney has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maloney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Maloney controls his hands.
Evans is looking for a takedown.
Evans tries a body shot but Maloney blocks it.
Evans missing with knees to the body.
Maloney blocking some punches.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maloney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Evans tries to land knees in the clinch but Maloney avoids the damage to the body.
Evans throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Evans misses with a punch to the body.
Maloney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maloney blocks a body shot from Evans.
Evans missing with knees to the body.
Evans is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maloney is defending well for now.
Evans trying to land knees to the body.
Maloney has had enough of the clinch but Evans keeps him there for the moment.
Evans tries a body shot but Maloney blocks it.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Maloney avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Evans manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Evans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maloney is controlling him.
Evans looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to control the position but Maloney says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Evans wants to get back to full guard.
Maloney sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Maloney is thwarting Evans's attempts to control the position.
Evans wants to control the action here but instead Maloney manages to pass to full mount!
Evans is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to hold on but Maloney postures up.
Evans is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Maloney is staying active.
Evans squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Evans tries to hold on but Maloney postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Maloney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Maloney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Evans connects with an inside leg kick.
Evans wants to clinch up but Maloney keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Maloney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thomas Maloney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maloney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Evans can pounce on him.
Maloney tries to keep at a distance but Evans has taken the fight into the clinch.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Evans throws an elbow but misses.
Maloney blocks a body shot from Evans.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Maloney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Maloney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Evans tries to work over Maloney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Maloney controls his hands.
Evans pushes Maloney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Evans is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Maloney gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Evans working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a punch to the body.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maloney's elbow.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans wants a takedown.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans tries to work over Maloney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Maloney controls the action.
Evans is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Evans misses with a punch to the body.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Maloney controls his hands.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans wants a takedown.
Thomas Maloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Evans.
Evans tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maloney smiles and moves away.
Paul Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maloney manages to avoid it.
Evans misses with a hook to the body
and Maloney counters with a one-two to the body.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt - Maloney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Evans throws a leg kick that misses.
Maloney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Maloney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maloney was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Maloney moves out of range easily.
Maloney seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A head kick by Evans misses
and Maloney counters with a two punch combo.
Maloney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maloney appears to be looking for a big counter.
Evans dives in for a single leg takedown but Maloney sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Evans closes the distance and pushes Maloney back into the cage.
Maloney blocks a body shot from Evans.
Evans throws a punch but it's blocked by Maloney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Evans closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maloney counters with a one-two to the body.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maloney is looking for a counter combo.
Evans lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Evans is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maloney rather than just go for the knockout.
Evans 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.
Maloney appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Evans has a takedown stuffed.
Maloney is looking for a counter combo.
Thomas Maloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maloney counters with a two punch combo.
Evans is looking to clinch.
As Evans looks to move away, Maloney throws a big counter combo but Evans just gets out of the way.
Evans throws a head kick but Maloney moves out of range.
Maloney throws a big counter combination but Evans scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans has a takedown stuffed.
Maloney throws a big counter combination but Evans scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick
and Maloney counters with a left and a right that stings Evans.
Thomas Maloney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maloney checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maloney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maloney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maloney avoids the head kick by Evans.
Maloney is looking for a counter combo.
Evans tries to clinch there but Maloney circles away.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maloney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maloney throws a big counter combination but Evans scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maloney keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paul Evans is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maloney moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maloney checks a leg kick.
Evans pushes Maloney away with a front kick.
Evans works Maloney's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans doesn't manage to clinch there - Maloney circles away.
Thomas Maloney is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Maloney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maloney takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maloney was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Maloney appears to be looking for a big counter.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evans.
Maloney seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evans wants to clinch.
Maloney is looking for a counter combo.
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 Thomas Maloney.
I think Evans has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Evans!
In defeat, Thomas Maloney stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermey Hritzkowin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Men at Work - Down Under. Miles North has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miles North!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermey Hritzkowin!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hritzkowin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
North really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
North scores with a jab to the jaw.
North misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hritzkowin gets a clinch.
North wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hritzkowin has him pressed against the cage.
Hritzkowin lands a body shot.
Hritzkowin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
North misses with a knee to the head.
Hritzkowin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hritzkowin lands with a short shot to the head.
Hritzkowin's coach down at Restricted area was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hritzkowin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hritzkowin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hritzkowin lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
North tries to pull guard but Hritzkowin holds him up against the cage and eventually North drops back down to his feet.
Hritzkowin lands with a short shot to the head.
Hritzkowin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hritzkowin lands with a left to the head.
North is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hritzkowin.
North is looking to break free of the clinch but Hritzkowin has double underhooks.
I was talking to North's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hritzkowin digs a right hand into North's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on North's gas tank.
North tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hritzkowin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hritzkowin lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North is trying to break the clinch but Hritzkowin is controlling him.
Hritzkowin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
North takes a shot to the head.
North is rocked!
Hritzkowin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh North is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hritzkowin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hritzkowin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
North blocks an uppercut.
North seems to have got his legs back now.
North fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles North. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hritzkowin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of North backwards.
Hritzkowin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hritzkowin unloads with a big right hand that wobbles North! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hritzkowin is unloading with more strikes now! North drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jermey Hritzkowin! Jermey Hritzkowin retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Jermey Hritzkowin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mi Guel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Return (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Return has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mi Guel's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mi Guel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Von Return!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guel rushes Return and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Return escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guel tries to clinch up.
Return throws a counter combo.
Guel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) in the buildup to the fight.
Return misses with a hook.
Return avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Return swats away the attempt to clinch by Guel.
Return works over Guel's head and body with a nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Return. Those never looked like landing.
Return ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Return connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guel scrambles back to his feet.
Return lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Return takes a swing at Guel's ribcage but misses.
Return scores with the left hand. Guel knows he should have avoided that one.
Guel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Return swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Return misses with a few strikes there.
Guel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Guel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Return keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Return swats away the attempt to clinch by Guel.
Return throws a body shot but no joy.
Return bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Guel moves in looking to clinch but Return pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Return on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guel wants to clinch.
Guel tries to clinch but Return moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Return on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Return swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Guel doesn't manage to clinch there - Return circles away.
Guel tries to clinch there but Return circles away.
Return scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guel blocks a jab.
Return lands a nice looking body shot.
Return throws a hook to the side of Guel's head but Guel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Return is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guel.
Guel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Return throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Return.
Return lands a jab.
Return fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guel manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Return looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Return swats away the attempt to clinch by Guel.
Return lands a nice hook to Guel's body. Guel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Return.
Return lands with a right hand.
Return just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Return. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guel tries to clinch up but Return circles away and keeps his distance.
Return connects with a jab.
Return throws a body shot but no joy.
Guel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Return has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Return gets tackled into the cage by Guel. Guel maintains the clinch.
Guel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Return breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Return scores with a nice head shot.
Guel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Return.
Guel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Guel doesn't manage to clinch there - Return circles away.
Nice body punch from Return.
Guel is looking to clinch but Return is avoiding it.
Guel tries to clinch there but Return circles away.
Guel wants to clinch up but Return keeps it at a distance.
Return throws a counter combo.
Guel doesn't manage to clinch there - Return circles away.
Guel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Return counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Return connects with a body shot that sends Guel's belly button to the back.
Nice body punch from Return.
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!
Guel wants to clinch up but Return keeps it at a distance.
Guel tries to clinch there but Return circles away.
Return lands a nice hook to Guel's body. Guel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Return paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Return is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A telegraphed right hand from Return misses the target.
Guel tries to clinch but Return moves out of range.
It seemed like Return was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Return lands a jab.
Guel has closed the distance and engaged Return in a clinch.
Guel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Return's efforts to push away.
Guel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Return is defending well for now.
Return escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Return throws a series of punches but Guel moves out of range.
Guel wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Von Return dominated that round.
That's time! Guel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Guel is looking to clinch but Return is avoiding it.
Guel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guel moves in looking to clinch but Return pushes him off.
Von Return is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guel tries to clinch up but Return circles away and keeps his distance.
Return lands a lovely overhand right.
Von Return seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Return swings for the body but Guel moves out of range.
Guel moves out of range of the strikes.
Guel moves in looking to clinch but Return pushes him off.
Guel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Return.
Guel tries to clinch up but Return circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Return.
Return throws a shot to the body.
Guel clinches up against the cage.
Return's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Return, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guel tries to clinch there but Return circles away.
Return swinging wildly here.
Guel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Guel clinches up against the cage.
Guel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Return breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guel wants to clinch up but Return keeps it at a distance.
Guel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A right-left combo lands from Return.
Guel tries to close the distance and clinch but Return swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Return avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Return doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Return keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left hook, right uppercut from Return.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guel tries to clinch up but Return circles away and keeps his distance.
Guel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Return lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Guel rushes Return and presses him up against the cage.
Return breaks from the clinch.
Return throws a body punch but Guel moves out of range.
Return throws a series of punches but Guel moves out of range.
Guel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Return manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guel tries to clinch but Return is having none of it.
Return feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Guels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Guel fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Guel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Return manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Return coming out on top.
Guel tries to clinch but Return moves out of range.
Guel fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Return releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guel tries to close the distance and clinch but Return swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Return keeps the fight on the outside.
Return misses with a wild body shot.
Guel moves in looking to clinch but Return pushes him off.
Guel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Return looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Return keeps the fight on the outside.
Return has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Return circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Return, pushing him back against the cage.
Return breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Return looks to land a left hand but Guel moved out of range nicely.
Return misses with a body shot.
Guel wants to clinch.
Guel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guel wants to clinch.
Guel tries to clinch but Return is having none of it.
Return swats away the attempt to clinch by Guel.
Return looks to land a combination but Guel avoids it well.
Guel tries to clinch up but Return circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Return releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Guel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guel tries to clinch but Return moves away
enabling Return to counter with a crisp jab.
Guel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Guel wants to clinch up but Return keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Return on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Return keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Return's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Guel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guel instigates a clinch.
Return manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Return swats away the attempt to clinch by Guel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Von Return showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Return ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guel moves away.
Guel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Return paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guel doesn't manage to clinch there - Return circles away.
Guel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guel tries to clinch but Return moves out of range.
Guel ducks right into an uppercut from Return.
Guel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Return.
Return looks to land a left hand but Guel moved out of range nicely.
Guel ducks under a wild hook from Return.
Return ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guel moves away.
Guel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Return.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Return.
Return tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guel was well out of range. Poor timing from Return.
Return misses with a body shot.
Return will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Return throws a one two combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Return, as that shot connected.
Guel slips a jab and a cross from Return.
Guel wants to clinch.
Return will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guel slips a straight right by Return.
Return misses with a looping right.
Guel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Return swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Return manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Return circles away from the clinch attempt.
Return tries to bum rush Guel with a series of wild strikes but Guel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Return swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mi Guel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guel slips under a jab from Return.
Guel tries to clinch but Return is having none of it.
Guel tries to clinch but Return moves out of range.
Guel moves in looking to clinch but Return pushes him off.
Guel dodges the punch combination from Return.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Return scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guel ducks under a wild hook from Return.
Return pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Return paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Return.
Nice body punch from Return.
Return misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Return avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Return does it's job there.
Return looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guel tries to clinch but Return is having none of it.
Return lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Guel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Guel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Return swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guel doesn't manage to clinch there - Return circles away.
Return throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Von Return is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guel tries to clinch there but Return circles away.
Guel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Return gets tackled into the cage by Guel. Guel maintains the clinch.
Guel tries to stall but Return uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Return breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Return swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guel moves in looking to clinch but Return pushes him off.
Return looks to throw the jab but Guel is out of range.
Guel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guel needs to keep his hands up - Return had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Return swats away the attempt to clinch by Guel.
Guel takes one to the chin there.
Guel moves in looking to clinch but Return pushes him off.
Return now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Guel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Guel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Return connects with the punch.
Guel tries to clinch up
and Return counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Return misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Von Return comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Return 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 25:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Von Return!
Von Return seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Newport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newport comes into the arena with Thunderstruck-AC/DC blaring out of the sound system. Morgan has chosen Johnny Cash - Hurt as his entrance music. Dexter Morgan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Newport!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newport moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Newport throws a body shot but no joy.
Newport lands a slapping body shot.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newport throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morgan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morgan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Newport misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morgan! But no joy.
Morgan lands a jab to Newport's midsection.
Newport cracks Morgan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Newport throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Newport, as that shot connected.
Newport feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan misses with a body punch
and Newport finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Newport tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Newport.
Newport connects with a solid leg kick.
Newport scores with a hook.
Newport has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *****MY YARD***** in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Morgan is predictable there
and Newport counters with a low kick, right behind Morgan 's knee.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.
Newport misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Newport moves into range and clinches up with Morgan.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newport tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newport feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Newport tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Newport misses with a head kick.
Newport slips a jab from Morgan.
Newport checks the leg kick nicely there.
Newport moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Morgan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Newport counters with a straight right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Morgan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Newport tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Morgan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Newport finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Newport has Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Newport utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Newport blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a right to the head.
Newport tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Newport.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Morgan moves out of range as Newport strikes.
Morgan flicks out a counter leg kick but Newport steps away.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Newport lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
Aaron Newport seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newport throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Newport wants to clinch
and Morgan counters with a crisp one two that drops Newport! Morgan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Newport to his feet! Newport is in big trouble!
Newport is rocked!
Newport throws a chopping leg kick but Morgan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Morgan misses
and Newport connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Newport digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
A solid body kick from Newport.
Newport has closed the distance and engaged Morgan in a clinch.
Newport prevents a body shot from Morgan.
A short body shot lands from Morgan as the two fighters clinch.
Newport makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newport connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Newport lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newport.
Newport misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Newport.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newport lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Newport lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Newport manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Newport scores with a hook to the body.
Newport with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Newport misses with a knee strike.
Newport has Morgan pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Morgan is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Newport - that's hurt Morgan badly! Oh, another knee lands and Morgan is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Morgan doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Aaron Newport!
Aaron Newport is the new super heavyweight champion!
Aaron Newport decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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