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GKNY 104 - Burnley vs Reed PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benno Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benno Wagner !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wagner shoots in and bounces Short off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Short had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wagner defends it easily.
Wagner stays in close to Short's body and controls the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Short'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.
Wagner postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Short is keeping the position for now.
Short is trying to keep Wagner in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Short keeps moving.
Wagner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Short is keeping the position for now.
Wagner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wagner moves away from the strike by Short.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Short sprawls well. Short wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wagner gets slowly back to his feet.
Wagner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wagner has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wagner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner slips a jab from Short.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wagner or perhaps it was just good defense by Short, which made it look bad.
Kevin Short seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Short clinches.
Short lands a body shot.
Wagner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wagner breaks the clinch.
Short takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wagner throws a shot from downtown. Short moves away and avoids it.
Wagner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Short scores with the left hand. Wagner knows he should have avoided that one.
Wagner scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Wagner as he connects with a hook.
Wagner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Short is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wagner shoots in but no luck this time.
Kevin Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benno Wagner .
Short moves in looking to clinch but Wagner pushes him off.
It seemed like Wagner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Short has taken the fight to the clinch.
Short is leaning against Wagner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Short goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Short.
Wagner 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Short throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wagner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Short shoots in and drives through. Wagner sprawls well.
Short clobbers Wagner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wagner !
Short paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wagner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Short connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Short is rocked!
Wagner scores with a big shot! Short's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Short! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benno Wagner !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between IL PO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Kostaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PO comes into the arena with Tai Chi Kickboxer blaring out of the sound system. IL PO has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, IL PO!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Kostaja!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Kostaja misses
and PO counters with a nice uppercut.
Kostaja wants to land a leg kick but PO is out of range.
Kostaja moves into range and connects with a jab.
PO throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
PO showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kostaja.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kostaja. That's going to slow PO down.
PO scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch lands to the side of Kostaja 's head but he takes it in his stride.
PO avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kostaja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
PO swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kostaja looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Kostaja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kostaja throws a hook but PO avoids it easily.
PO throwing a counter right hand but Kostaja manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PO fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kostaja manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Kostaja.
Kostaja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
PO staying out of range there.
A thudding body kick lands there by PO!
PO looks to land a right hand but Kostaja moved out of range.
PO connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
PO keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kostaja misses the target.
Kostaja throws a hook to the side of PO's head but PO sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kostaja throws a lazy uppercut
and PO counters with a nice uppercut.
PO is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
PO throws a shot from downtown. Kostaja moves away and avoids it.
As PO backs off Kostaja throws a huge counter combo but PO manages to avoid it all.
Kostaja is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
PO just misses with a punch to the body.
PO slips under a jab from Kostaja.
PO throwing a counter right hand but Kostaja manages to avoid it.
Kostaja rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting PO counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
PO swings for the body but Kostaja moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostaja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
PO looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
PO ducks under a wild hook from Kostaja.
Kostaja moves out of range of the body kick from PO.
Kostaja with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kostaja misses with a series of wild punches.
Kostaja misses with a hook
and PO counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
PO lands a big right hand that sends Kostaja crashing to the mat! PO stays standing though and waves Kostaja back to his feet!
Kostaja is rocked!
Kostaja misses with the combination.
Kostaja is still on wobbly legs! Can PO finish him?
Kostaja throws a sloppy body shot
and PO counters with a huge right that knocks Kostaja out cold! PO is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). IL PO!
A relieved looking IL PO thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Burnley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickon Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burnley comes to the cage accompanied by "Joyride (Omen)" by Chevelle. On his way into the cage it seems that Adam Burnley has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Adam Burnley seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Burnley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rickon Reed!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reed misses the jab.
Reed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burnley lands a body shot.
Burnley connects with a body shot.
Burnley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burnley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed misses with a lunging right hand
and Burnley counters with a straight right hand.
Reed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnley works Reed's body with a nice hook.
Burnley punishes Reed's body with a nice straight punch.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burnley.
Burnley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burnley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reed throws the left hand but Burnley avoids the punch easily.
Burnley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A cross from Burnley lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnley with a nice cross.
Burnley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burnley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reed is rocked!
Burnley with a hook.
Reed is still on wobbly legs! Can Burnley finish him?
Burnley lands a slapping body shot.
Burnley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Burnley.
Burnley misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed connects with a single shot there.
Reed swings for the body but Burnley moves out of range.
Reed seems to have recovered his senses.
Burnley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Reed misses with a shot to the body
and Burnley counters with a straight right hand.
Burnley drops Reed with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Reed looks back up at him and smiles so Burnley waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Burnley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reed at a distance.
Burnley cracks Reed with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burnley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burnley tries to throw a body punch but Reed avoids it by throwing Burnley back against the cage.
Burnley slows down the pace here.
Burnley tries to throw a body punch but Reed avoids it by throwing Burnley back against the cage.
Burnley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burnley misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reed.
Burnley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burnley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reed's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Burnley.
Burnley pushes Reed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Burnley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burnley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reed prevents a body shot from Burnley.
Burnley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burnley lands a body shot.
Burnley throws a head punch that misses.
Reed lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burnley.
Burnley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burnley leaning his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burnley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burnley has a couple of punches blocked by Reed.
Burnley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burnley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burnley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Burnley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burnley lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Burnley.
Burnley tries a body shot but Reed blocks it.
Burnley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reed's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Burnley fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Burnley dominated that round.
That's time! Burnley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Reed misses.
Burnley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Burnley.
Burnley swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
Reed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burnley to score with a decent uppercut.
Adam Burnley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed throws a lazy right hand but Burnley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burnley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burnley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reed. Reed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burnley lands the left hand.
Burnley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burnley jabs Reed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burnley ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Burnley sends Reed crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Burnley is motioning to the referee to let Reed up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Burnley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burnley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed slips under a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reed in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Burnley scores with a nice strike.
No joy there for Burnley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burnley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Reed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Burnley.
Burnley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burnley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reed can do to turn this around?
Jab from Burnley.
Burnley just misses with a punch to the body.
Reed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reed takes one on the button.
That's two 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!
Burnley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burnley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Burnley to counter with a crisp jab.
Burnley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burnley scores with a nice head shot.
Burnley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burnley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reed throws a looping overhand right but Burnley ducks down to avoid it.
Reed slips a jab from Burnley.
Burnley scores with a nice strike.
Burnley lands a jab.
Reed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reed thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Burnley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnley misses with a hook. Reed ducked under it nicely.
Burnley scores with a hook.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burnley throws a lazy right hand but Reed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burnley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burnley throws a shot to the body.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Burnley.
Reed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Burnley saw that one coming.
Burnley tries to close the distance and clinch but Reed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Burnley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reed doesn't seem phased though.
Burnley scores with a shot to the body.
Burnley stuns Reed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burnley misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a poor cross that misses
and Burnley counters with a nice uppercut.
Adam Burnley is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnley cracks Reed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reed fails to land with a series of punches.
Burnley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burnley scores with a sloppy right hand. Reed should have avoided that one.
Burnley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.
Burnley scores with a hook.
Burnley wants to clinch
and Reed counters with a two punch combo.
Burnley drops Reed with a naaaaasty hook - Reed is in real trouble here! Burnley dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Burnley!
An out of breath Adam Burnley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peaky Blinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Easton Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blinder comes into the arena with Dave not Dave - Cold blood blaring out of the sound system. 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 Easton Brooks 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peaky Blinder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Easton Brooks!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blinder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brooks throws out a loose jab but Blinder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Blinder saw that one coming.
Blinder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blinder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Brooks throws a hook but Blinder avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Blinder slips a jab from Brooks.
Blinder seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blinder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brooks.
Brooks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brooks scores with the left hand. Blinder knows he should have avoided that one.
Blinder falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks missing with a left hand there. Blinder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brooks misses with a hook. Blinder ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Blinder's head coaches at Abobomination Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brooks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blinder.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blinder delivers a nice body kick.
Blinder misses with a two punch combination.
Easton Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blinder moves out of range of the strikes.
Blinder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Blinder slips a jab from Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks throws a hook but Blinder avoids it easily.
Blinder closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brooks to the mat! Brooks manages to get full guard.
Brooks manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Blinder stalling the fight.
Blinder letting Brooks take a breather here.
Blinder has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brooks is trying to keep an underhook but Blinder manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blinder decides to stand up.
Blinder slips under a jab.
Blinder scores with a jab.
Blinder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blinder manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brooks on his heels. He'll look to pass Brooks's guard now, I'm sure.
Brooks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blinder is aware though and is defending well.
Blinder tries to stand but Brooks is controlling from the bottom.
Brooks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blinder defends it easily.
Blinder stands up over Brooks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks working for submissions but it's allowed Blinder to get to half guard.
Blinder stalling.
Brooks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brooks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brooks is looking to control Blinder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brooks avoid being mounted?
Brooks actively working from the bottom here.
Brooks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blinder controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brooks actively working from the bottom here.
Blinder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brooks defending well though.
Blinder is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brooks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brooks wants to get back to full guard.
Brooks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brooks is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blinder in particular looking to stall.
Brooks trying to control from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks pushes Blinder off looking to stand but Blinder dives back in and keeps control.
Brooks actively working from the bottom here.
Blinder decides to return to a standing position.
Blinder scores with a kick to the body.
Blinder connects with a nice looking jab.
Brooks throws a hook but Blinder blocks it.
Brooks lands a glancing blow to the side of Blinder's head.
Blinder lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brooks will feel that in the morning.
Blinder looking to score a takedown here. Brooks is defending well but Blinder drives through and ends up in Brooks's guard.
Blinder tries to stand but Brooks is controlling from the bottom.
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 Peaky Blinder will probably get the nod.
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.
The fighters circling - Brooks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blinder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brooks.
Brooks misses the jab.
Blinder lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Blinder saw that one coming.
Brooks avoids a kick to the body.
Blinder changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brooks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brooks is trying to get back to half guard.
Brooks is trying to control Blinder's posture but Blinder avoids it.
Blinder decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Brooks misses with an uppercut
and Blinder counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blinder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blinder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blinder tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blinder trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blinder unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brooks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blinder scores with a knee to the head.
Brooks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blinder has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blinder takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blinder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blinder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blinder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peaky Blinder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks misses with a straight left.
Blinder scores with a head kick. Brooks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brooks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blinder closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blinder lands in his opponent's guard.
Brooks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blinder wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Blinder works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brooks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blinder is working away from the top position though.
Brooks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blinder.
Brooks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peaky Blinder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blinder content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brooks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blinder.
Blinder content to control rather than advance.
Blinder wants to stand but Brooks has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blinder content to control rather than advance.
Brooks is trying to control but can't.
Blinder decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Brooks misses the jab.
Blinder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blinder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brooks in his tracks.
Brooks throws a hook but Blinder avoids it easily.
Blinder wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks misses with a looping left.
Blinder stuns Brooks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blinder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blinder lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blinder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooks can do to turn this around?
A combination from Blinder does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blinder throws a series of strikes that have Brooks backpedaling.
Brooks is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blinder, right into the meat.
Brooks is still on wobbly legs! Can Blinder finish him?
Brooks gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Brooks tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Blinder is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Brooks buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Brooks!! Brooks is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Blinder throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peaky Blinder!
Peaky Blinder thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Bezerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wykyd Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bezerra comes to the cage accompanied by 50 cent - I Run New York. Dall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Attitude. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
191 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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203 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Bezerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wykyd Dall!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall misses with an uppercut.
Bezerra wants to clinch but Dall slips to the side
and Dall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bezerra won't be happy with that.
Bezerra manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bezerra is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dall's back!
Dall tries to roll but Bezerra sticks to his back.
Dall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bezerra is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Dall. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Dall takes a big shot to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bezerra cracks Dall with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Dall from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bezerra lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Dall hold on?!
Bezerra controlling well, preventing Dall from escaping the position.
Bezerra trying to control.
Bezerra is hanging on to Dall's back as he tries to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall is still trying to improve position.
Bezerra scores with punches and elbows.
Dall rolls, trying to escape but Bezerra keeps control of the position.
Bezerra struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dall breaks Bezerra's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bezerra is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dall is one step ahead there.
Bezerra has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dall looking to pass the guard.
Bezerra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bezerra 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.
Dall drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bezerra dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bezerra manages to get himself to full guard.
Bezerra wants to sweep here but Dall controlling him for the moment.
Bezerra pulls Dall in to control the position.
Dall advances position into side control!
Bezerra is looking to regain half guard here but Dall keeps moving and retains side control.
Dall tries to move to mount but Bezerra blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bezerra is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dall advances to mount.
Bezerra tries to hold on but Dall postures up.
Bezerra avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wykyd Dall will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bezerra throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dall scores with a nice head shot.
Bezerra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dall.
Wykyd Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall cracks Bezerra with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dall defending well as Bezerra loads up on a big left hand.
Dall is looking to chop away at Bezerra's legs.
Dall thows a leg kick but Bezerra checks it
and Bezerra counters with a straight right hand.
Bezerra throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezerra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Bezerra.
Some bone on bone action there as Bezerra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dall blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall wants to slow Bezerra down by chopping away at his legs.
Dall misses with a leg kick.
Dall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bezerra checks it well.
Bezerra is looking for a counter combo.
Nice cross by Dall.
Dall misses with a kick to the body.
Bezerra throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bezerra staying out of range there.
Dall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bezerra throws the kick towards the body but Dall avoids it.
Dall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wykyd Dall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bezerra misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Bezerra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall misses with a left hand
and Bezerra counters with a straight right hand.
Bezerra uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Wykyd Dall has been cut.
Dall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall lands with a cross.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
Bezerra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dall throws a front kick aimed at Bezerra's knee but Bezerra avoids it well.
Bezerra throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dall misses with a leg kick
and Bezerra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall tries to score with a low kick but Bezerra moves his leg out of the way.
Bezerra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dall wants to slow Bezerra down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Dall.
Dall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bezerra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dall. Dall obviously looking to wear him down.
Dall looks to score with a jab to the body but Bezerra is just out of range.
Bezerra is looking to counter the offense by Dall and move into the clinch.
Dall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bezerra counters by clinching up.
Bezerra lands with a left to the head.
Dall misses with the head strike.
Dall tries to work over Bezerra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dall scores with a shoulder strike.
Dall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dall lands a right hand.
Dall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bezerra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dall's elbow.
Bezerra tries to throw a body punch but Dall avoids it by throwing Bezerra back against the cage.
Bezerra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bezerra.
Dall misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dall misses with a punch to the body.
Bezerra has Dall pressed against the cage, preventing Dall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Bezerra.
Bezerra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bezerra prevents a body shot from Dall.
Bezerra misses with a punch to the body.
Dall prevents a body shot from Bezerra.
Dall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dall throws a head punch that misses.
Bezerra prevents a body shot from Dall.
Dall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dall struggles to land a body shot inside as Bezerra controls his hands.
Dall is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wykyd Dall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wykyd Dall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dall misses with a straight right.
Bezerra misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Dall scores with a head kick. Bezerra tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bezerra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dall thumps Bezerra with a low kick.
Bezerra blocks a leg kick.
Bezerra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bezerra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Bezerra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bezerra throws a low kick but Dall moves out of range easily.
Dall tries a head kick but it misses.
Bezerra moves out of range as Dall throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bezerra checks it well.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Bezerra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bezerra struggles to land a body shot inside as Dall controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Dall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bezerra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bezerra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dall tries to work over Bezerra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bezerra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dall's efforts to push away.
A right hook to the body lands for Bezerra.
Bezerra lands with a right to the head.
Bruno Bezerra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra throws a punch but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall trying to control the position but instead, Bezerra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dall into the cage.
Bezerra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dall or not.
Bezerra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bezerra throws a head punch that misses.
Dall can't get the takedown.
Dall throws a punch but it's blocked by Bezerra.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bezerra.
Bezerra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dalls head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bezerra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dall blocks a body shot from Bezerra.
Dall throws a head punch that misses.
Dall throws a punch but it's blocked by Bezerra.
Dall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dall trying to stall but Bezerra improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall wants to break free but Bezerra has control.
Bezerra lands with a short shot to the head.
Bezerra lands a nice shot to the body.
Dall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bezerra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dall backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Bezerra.
Wykyd Dall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right from Bezerra on the inside.
Dall struggles to land a body shot inside as Bezerra controls his hands.
Bezerra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dall's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bezerra.
Dall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bezerra scores with a shot to the side of Dall's head.
Dall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a punch but it's blocked by Bezerra.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dall.
A right hook to the body lands for Bezerra.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bezerra.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Bezerra on the inside.
Bezerra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dall misses with some punches.
Dall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bezerra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dall backwards.
Dall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dall is rocked!
That has opened up Wykyd Dall's cut even more.
Bezerra cracks Dall with a nice body shot.
Dall is still on wobbly legs! Can Bezerra finish him?
A short right from Bezerra.
Dall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Bezerra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dall 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Wykyd Dall!
Wykyd Dall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Marquet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronko Strunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronko Strunz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Henry Marquet's chin.
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184 lbs
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175 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Marquet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bronko Strunz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Strunz, right into the meat.
Marquet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strunz throws out a counter right but Marquet avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marquet. Strunz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marquet scores with a jab. Strunz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Strunz looks to score with a jab to the body but Marquet is just out of range.
Marquet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Strunz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marquet's knee momentarily.
Marquet blocks a head kick by Strunz.
Marquet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strunz.
Strunz throws a right and a left that Marquet avoids nicely.
Marquet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Strunz jabs Marquet right on the nose. Marquet blinks but takes it well.
Strunz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marquet.
Marquet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for Strunz.
Marquet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strunz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch lands to the side of Marquet 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strunz looks to land a left hand but Marquet moved out of range nicely.
Strunz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marquet loads up on a big right hand but Strunz slips the punch.
Strunz throws out a counter right but Marquet avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz drops his hands momentarily and Marquet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marquet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Strunz connects with a solid leg kick.
Strunz's coach down at School Of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Strunz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Marquet misses with a body shot.
Marquet misses with a hook.
Strunz scores with a punch to the head.
Marquet shoots and misses
and Strunz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marquet's knee momentarily.
Strunz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marquet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bronko Strunz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marquet walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Strunz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marquet throws out the jab.
Strunz throws out a counter right but Marquet avoids it with no problem.
Strunz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquet takes a swing at Strunz's ribcage but misses.
Strunz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marquet doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Strunz misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strunz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Strunz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marquet.
Marquet closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquet doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Strunz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Marquet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strunz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marquet shoots in for a takedown but Strunz shows good takedown defense.
Strunz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marquet eats them both and turns towards Strunz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marquet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strunz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marquet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Strunz takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strunz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marquet throws a jab but it's blocked by Strunz.
A swing and a miss from Strunz.
Marquet stalks Strunz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Strunz's face. Strunz staggers backwards, shaken.
Marquet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strunz. Strunz obviously looking to wear him down.
Marquet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strunz.
Marquet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marquet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz misses with a left hand
and Marquet moves into the clinch.
Strunz throws a punch but it's blocked by Marquet.
Strunz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strunz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marquet had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marquet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Strunz scores with a leg kick.
Strunz connects with the punch.
Marquet throws a leg kick that is checked
and Strunz counters with a thumping low kick.
Marquet throws a poor cross that misses
and Strunz counters with an inside leg kick.
Marquet lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Marquet misses with a takedown attempt - Strunz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strunz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marquet.
A punch combination from Marquet misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marquet slips under a jab.
Marquet walks into a stiff left hand from Strunz.
Henry Marquet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strunz lands a really nice looking cross but Marquet seems unphased.
Marquet with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strunz to score with a decent uppercut.
Marquet looks to clinch
and Strunz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz lands a jab.
Marquet tries to clinch up but Strunz circles away and keeps his distance.
Strunz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marquet 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.
Strunz keeps the fight on the outside.
Strunz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strunz blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Strunz coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from Strunz misses the target.
Marquet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marquet misses with a straight right.
Strunz connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Strunz misses.
Strunz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marquet throws out the jab.
Marquet misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch lands to the side of Strunz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marquet throws an overhand right that lands on Strunz's shoulder, as Strunz tries to avoid the shot.
Strunz misses with a looping left.
Marquet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Strunz with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marquet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strunz misses with a left hand
and Marquet counters with a stiff right hand.
Marquet misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Marquet misses.
Strunz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Strunz loads up on a big right hand but Marquet slips the punch.
Marquet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Strunz.
Strunz thumps Marquet with a low kick.
Marquet swings away with a body shot that misses
and Strunz counters with a low kick, right behind Marquet 's knee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strunz.
Marquet takes a swing at Strunz's ribcage but misses.
Marquet lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Strunz cracks Marquet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marquet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Strunz lands an overhand right.
Marquet throws a lazy uppercut
and Strunz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strunz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bronko Strunz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marquet connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Marquet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Strunz doesn't seem phased though.
Marquet shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Strunz is trying to defend but Marquet finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marquet passes to full mount!
Marquet breaks from Strunz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Strunz is squirming around, avoiding Marquet's attempts to control the action.
Marquet with good strikes from the mount here!
Marquet controlling the position easily from mount.
Marquet lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strunz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marquet looking to finish Strunz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Strunz!
Marquet wants to control the pace but Strunz is squirming around nicely.
Marquet is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Strunz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Strunz is bucking up trying to escape but Marquet cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marquet landing shots from mount.
Strunz has left one of his arms exposed and Marquet doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Strunz screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henry Marquet!
Henry Marquet very nearly forgot to thank DC Nutrition 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 Gustavo Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dyllz Tahere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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160 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustavo Carvalho!
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, Dyllz Tahere!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tahere. That's going to slow Carvalho down.
Carvalho throws a nice head kick!
Carvalho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carvalho missing with a left hand there. Tahere was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carvalho.
Tahere misses with a straight right.
A jab from Tahere misses.
Tahere uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carvalho has time to react.
Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tahere.
Tahere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carvalho looks to throw the jab but Tahere is out of range.
Carvalho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tahere. Tahere obviously looking to wear him down.
Tahere swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tahere cracks Carvalho with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho throws a push kick but Tahere slaps the foot to one side.
Carvalho shoots for a double leg takedown but Tahere sprawls well. He's pushed Carvalho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tahere thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carvalho. Tahere does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carvalho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carvalho misses with a low kick.
Carvalho scores with a sloppy right hand. Tahere should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Tahere misses
and Tahere takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tahere fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carvalho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carvalho feints and then cracks Tahere's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tahere down.
Carvalho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tahere was covering up waiting for the punch and Carvalho finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Carvalho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carvalho trying to control but Tahere is working from the bottom.
Carvalho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere wants to stand but Carvalho is controlling the position.
Carvalho wants to control from the top but Tahere keeps moving.
Carvalho prevents Tahere from getting back to his feet.
We've been hearing that Carvalho has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Carvalho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tahere finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That kick from Carvalho tenderised Tahere's leg. Tahere is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carvalho. That's going to slow Tahere down.
Tahere tries to bum rush Carvalho with a series of wild strikes but Carvalho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Tahere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Carvalho.
Dyllz Tahere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tahere lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tahere lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carvalho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carvalho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carvalho walks into a left hand.
Tahere bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tahere buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Tahere.
Carvalho tries to counter with a takedown but Tahere is quick to defend against it.
Carvalho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tahere dips to his left and cracks Carvalho with an uppercut!
Carvalho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tahere misses with a kick to the body.
Carvalho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carvalho throws out a loose jab but Tahere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tahere displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carvalho throws out the jab.
Tahere throws a low kick but Carvalho moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Carvalho misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tahere. Carvalho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carvalho feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carvalho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tahere.
Tahere checks a low kick from Carvalho.
Tahere misses with a looping left.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. Carvalho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carvalho throws an overhand right that lands on Tahere's shoulder, as Tahere tries to avoid the shot.
Carvalho takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carvalho tries a head kick but it misses.
Carvalho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tahere.
Tahere attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tahere scores with a nice right hand.
Tahere slips under a jab from Carvalho.
Carvalho moves out of range of the leg kick from Tahere.
Carvalho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tahere's hands.
A jab from Carvalho does it's job there.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dyllz Tahere will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carvalho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tahere throws a jab when Carvalho was well out of range.
Carvalho looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tahere.
Tahere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with a looping left.
Carvalho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tahere.
Tahere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carvalho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tahere tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carvalho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tahere cracks Carvalho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tahere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carvalho connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Tahere. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tahere.
Carvalho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tahere.
Carvalho looks to throw the jab but Tahere is out of range.
Tahere fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho throws a lazy uppercut
and Tahere counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere defending well as Carvalho loads up on a big left hand.
Tahere uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carvalho.
Tahere fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carvalho is out of range.
Tahere throws a hook but Carvalho avoids it easily.
Carvalho throws a big shot that misses.
Carvalho misses the jab.
Carvalho throws a big shot that misses.
Tahere chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut there from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws an overhand right that lands on Tahere's shoulder, as Tahere tries to avoid the shot.
Carvalho throws a body punch but Tahere moves out of range.
Nice cross by Tahere.
Tahere avoids the head kick by Carvalho.
Tahere lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tahere takes a swing at Carvalho's ribcage but misses.
Tahere throws a hook to the side of Carvalho's head but Carvalho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carvalho attempts a counter takedown but Tahere avoids it well and moves away.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carvalho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho works the jab nicely.
Carvalho lunges at Tahere with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tahere's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tahere throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tahere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carvalho's sensitive parts.
Tahere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carvalho's head backwards.
Tahere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carvalho tests Tahere's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carvalho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tahere is out of range and Carvalho settles back down.
Tahere cracks the inside of Carvalho's front leg.
A slow jab from Tahere misses its intended target.
A low kick from Carvalho is predictable there
letting Tahere counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carvalho.
Good leg kick by Tahere there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Carvalho misses.
Tahere checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tahere tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carvalho is able to avoid easily.
Tahere blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carvalho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tahere lands a leg kick that knocks Carvalho off balance momentarily.
Tahere keeps Carvalho at a distance using the push kick.
Tahere scores with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Tahere misses.
Carvalho tried to counter with a leg kick but Tahere avoided it.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown but Tahere shows good takedown defense.
Tahere throws a looping overhand right but Carvalho ducks down to avoid it.
Carvalho walks into a straight right hand from Tahere.
Tahere showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carvalho.
Carvalho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tahere throws a leg kick that misses.
Carvalho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carvalho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tahere.
Carvalho is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tahere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho slips under a jab.
Tahere keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carvalho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tahere throws out the jab.
Carvalho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Carvalho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tahere throws a leg kick but Carvalho moved away.
Tahere slips a jab from Carvalho.
Tahere dips to his left and cracks Carvalho with an uppercut!
Tahere looks to land a body kick but Carvalho moved away.
Carvalho feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Tahere as Carvalho shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tahere scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tahere misses with a few strikes there.
Tahere lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carvalho throws the left hand but Tahere avoids the punch easily.
Tahere tries to move into range but Carvalho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahere throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere 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. This is the final round!
Tahere ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
A swing and a miss from Carvalho.
Carvalho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carvalho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Tahere tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tahere throws a lazy head kick
and Carvalho counters with an outside leg kick.
Tahere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carvalho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tahere is out of range.
Carvalho throws a lazy right hand but Tahere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carvalho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Tahere misses.
Tahere misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tahere keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tahere there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Carvalho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carvalho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tahere pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carvalho is out of range and Tahere settles back down.
Carvalho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carvalho throws a hook but Tahere blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tahere throws a combination. Carvalho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tahere walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Carvalho.
Carvalho blocks a head kick by Tahere.
Carvalho looks to land a left hand but Tahere moved out of range nicely.
Tahere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tahere, right into the meat.
Tahere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carvalho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tahere looks to throw the jab but Carvalho is out of range.
Tahere moves away from the strike by Carvalho.
Tahere misses with a lunging right hand
and Carvalho counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tahere!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvalho prevents Tahere from escaping the position.
The ground and pound from Carvalho seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Carvalho trying to control the action but Tahere is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Carvalho.
The strikes coming from Carvalho are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Carvalho working the head with strikes.
Tahere on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Carvalho throws a strike aimed at the side of Tahere's head but Tahere avoids it well.
Carvalho lands an elbow.
Carvalho throws an elbow but Tahere slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tahere really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carvalho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carvalho throws a strike aimed at the side of Tahere's head but Tahere avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho wants to control but Tahere is keeping him busy.
Carvalho misses with the ground and pound.
Carvalho tries to score with some ground and pound. Tahere controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Carvalho working the ground and pound.
Gustavo Carvalho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carvalho looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tahere is avoiding damage well.
Tahere dodges the ground and pound from Carvalho.
Carvalho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tahere knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Carvalho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tahere knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho looks up at the clock and then as Tahere takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Carvalho smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gustavo Carvalho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tahere pushes Carvalho away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carvalho gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tahere seems a little lost for a moment, as Carvalho dominates the positioning.
Carvalho goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tahere rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Carvalho's guard! Nice work there by Tahere!
Carvalho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tahere doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tahere manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Carvalho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tahere 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyllz Tahere!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Twborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huberto Arnaboldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Twborg might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Heavy Hitter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Twborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huberto Arnaboldi !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnaboldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Twborg.
Arnaboldi lands the left hand.
We've been told by Twborg's head coaches at LOD: Contenders that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnny Twborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Arnaboldi .
That kick from Twborg tenderised Arnaboldi 's leg. Arnaboldi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Twborg looks to land a right hand but Arnaboldi moved out of range.
Twborg tries a low kick but Arnaboldi avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Arnaboldi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Twborg throws a jab when Arnaboldi was well out of range.
Twborg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arnaboldi clinches up against the cage.
Arnaboldi wants to get back to striking at distance but Twborg won't allow it.
Arnaboldi 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Huberto Arnaboldi has been cut.
Arnaboldi throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Twborg.
Twborg blocks a body shot from Arnaboldi .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Twborg.
Arnaboldi working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnaboldi blocks a body shot from Twborg.
Arnaboldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Twborg throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnaboldi .
Arnaboldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Twborg gets through Arnaboldi 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arnaboldi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Twborg.
Twborg slips a straight right by Arnaboldi .
Twborg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arnaboldi cracks Twborg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arnaboldi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arnaboldi throws a series of punches but Twborg moves out of range.
Twborg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Twborg throws a series of punches but Arnaboldi avoids them all with ease.
Arnaboldi flicks out a counter leg kick but Twborg steps away.
Twborg throws a jab but it's blocked by Arnaboldi .
Arnaboldi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arnaboldi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arnaboldi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arnaboldi loads up on a big right hand but Twborg slips the punch.
Arnaboldi throws a series of punches but Twborg moves out of range.
Arnaboldi missing with a left hand there. Twborg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arnaboldi , right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Twborg slips a jab from Arnaboldi .
Twborg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arnaboldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Arnaboldi .
Arnaboldi closes the distance and pushes Twborg back into the cage.
Twborg blocking some punches.
Twborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arnaboldi .
Arnaboldi lands a hook that snaps the head of Twborg backwards.
Twborg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arnaboldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arnaboldi misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Twborg.
Twborg lands a hook that snaps the head of Arnaboldi backwards.
Arnaboldi has a couple of punches blocked by Twborg.
Arnaboldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Twborg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Twborg lands a nice uppercut.
Twborg avoiding damage.
Twborg takes a shot to the head.
Arnaboldi lands a left hand.
Arnaboldi misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Arnaboldi on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Twborg.
Twborg takes a shot to the head.
Arnaboldi 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Twborg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Twborg tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twborg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arnaboldi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arnaboldi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arnaboldi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arnaboldi 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.
Arnaboldi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Twborg misses with a punch to the body.
Arnaboldi can't find room to land a body shot as Twborg controls the action.
Arnaboldi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Twborg has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Twborg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnaboldi lands a right hand.
Twborg tries to work over Arnaboldi 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arnaboldi working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Twborg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Twborg.
Twborg cracks Arnaboldi with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Twborg.
Arnaboldi looks winded!
Twborg swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnaboldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arnaboldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Twborg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arnaboldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Twborg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Twborg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arnaboldi backwards.
Arnaboldi takes a shot to the head.
Arnaboldi is rocked!
Twborg lands a right hand.
Arnaboldi is still on wobbly legs! Can Twborg finish him?
A short left from Twborg.
Arnaboldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Twborg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arnaboldi 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arnaboldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Twborg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Twborg connects with a body shot that sends Arnaboldi 's belly button to the back.
Twborg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Arnaboldi seems to have recovered his senses.
Twborg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arnaboldi feints a counter leg kick.
Arnaboldi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Twborg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Twborg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Huberto Arnaboldi 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Twborg thuds a left hand into Arnaboldi 's body.
Twborg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arnaboldi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arnaboldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Twborg manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Twborg.
Huberto Arnaboldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Twborg tries to clinch up but Arnaboldi circles away and keeps his distance.
Arnaboldi misses the jab.
Arnaboldi scores with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arnaboldi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Twborg.
Twborg is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Arnaboldi like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Arnaboldi from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Twborg!
In his post fight interview, Johnny Twborg started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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197 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Schilling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Cox!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox fails to land the takedown.
Schilling scores with a sloppy right hand. Cox should have avoided that one.
Schilling misses with a right hand
and Cox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cox cracks Schilling with a right hand to the side of the head.
James Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schilling sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Cox misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Cox.
Schilling throws a leg kick but Cox sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox misses with a two punch combination.
Schilling tries to clinch but Cox moves out of range.
Cox fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schilling avoids it really well and circles away.
Schilling swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schilling's waist but Schilling gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cox off to one side.
It looked like Schilling wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joe Schilling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Cox.
Cox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schilling.
Schilling tries to clinch up but Cox circles away and keeps his distance.
Cox tries to move into range but Schilling moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cox 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.
Cox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schilling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cox has a takedown stuffed.
Schilling has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team & KT in the buildup to the fight.
Schilling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Schilling misses the target.
Cox misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schilling moves away.
Cox just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSchilling.
Cox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Joe Schilling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schilling stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schilling wants it to stay on the feet.
Cox shoots in looking for a takedown. Schilling tries to sprawl out of it but Cox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schilling manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Schilling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schilling looks to score with a jab to the body but Cox is just out of range.
Cox throws an overhand right that lands on Schilling's shoulder, as Schilling tries to avoid the shot.
Schilling throwing a counter right hand but Cox manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilling defending well as Cox loads up on a big left hand.
Schilling swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cox throws an overhand right that lands on Schilling's shoulder, as Schilling tries to avoid the shot.
Cox misses with a hook
letting Schilling counter with a right hand.
Cox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schilling manages to avoid it.
Schilling cracks the inside of Cox's front leg.
Cox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cox lands a slapping body shot.
Cox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cox throws a hook to the side of Schilling's head but Schilling sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Schilling on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schilling throws out a powerful jab.
Cox looks to land a left hand but Schilling moved out of range nicely.
Schilling moves out of range as Cox strikes.
Schilling connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws a poor cross that misses
and Schilling counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Schilling finds it's way through Cox's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schilling counters with a straight right hand.
Cox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schilling at a distance.
Schilling blocks a jab.
Cox looks for a takedown but Schilling sprawls well.
Cox misses with an uppercut. Schilling saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Schilling misses the target.
Cox misses with a lunging right hand
and Schilling makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left lands for Cox.
Cox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schilling misses with a wild body shot.
Cox lands with a shot to the body.
Cox's corner calls for a 1-2. Cox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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 Joe Schilling will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cox misses with a jab to the body
and Schilling counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Schilling throws an elbow but it misses.
Cox changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schilling fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schilling.
A lazy left from Schilling finds it's target.
Cox swings widly with a right hand
enabling Schilling to counter with a crisp jab.
Cox lands a head shot.
Cox throws a series of strikes that have Schilling backpedaling.
James Cox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cox misses with an uppercut. Schilling saw that one coming.
Schilling misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Cox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schilling jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cox moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Schilling thuds a left hand into Cox's body.
Cox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schilling at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Schilling misses.
The fighters circling - Cox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cox throws a looping overhand right but Schilling ducks down to avoid it.
Schilling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cox moves away.
Cox avoids the body shot from Schilling.
Schilling connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schilling.
Cox lands a glancing blow to the side of Schilling's head.
Schilling takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schilling lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cox's sensitive parts.
Cox feints and as Schilling raises his hands in defense, Cox changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cox sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Schilling's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schilling is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cox is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cox is looking for a kimura but Schilling is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cox to get the leverage.
Schilling trying to control here.
Cox in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Schilling tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Cox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Cox!
James Cox tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Skeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
212 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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22
215 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Skeet!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skeet lands a glancing blow to the side of Ericsson's head.
Skeet misses with a hook. Ericsson ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Skeet coming out on top.
Ericsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ericsson misses with an uppercut
and Skeet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ericsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Skeet swings widly with a right hand
and Ericsson counters with a shoot takedown. Skeet fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skeet 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.
Ericsson postures up in Skeet's guard and throws a big left but Skeet blocks it.
Skeet seems keen to control Ericsson's posture.
Skeet keeping moving, preventing Ericsson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ericsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ericsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Skeet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ericsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Ericsson pulls Skeet in close to prevent any damage.
Skeet trying to control but Ericsson is working from the bottom.
Ericsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Skeet trying to control but Ericsson is working from the bottom.
Ericsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Skeet is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Skeet trying to control the position from guard on top but Ericsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ericsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skeet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skeet walks into a left hand.
Skeet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Skeet misses with a hook
so Ericsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Skeet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Skeet is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson is trying to keep Skeet in close.
Ericsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Skeet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Skeet's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ericsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Skeet's guard.
Skeet wants to sweep here but Ericsson controlling him for the moment.
Skeet controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ericsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ericsson looking to sit in guard and control but Skeet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Skeet won't allow Ericsson to sweep him here.
Ericsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Skeet controls the pace.
Skeet trying to control but Ericsson is working from the bottom.
Ericsson 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.
Ericsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Skeet not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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 Ludvig Ericsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ericsson sizes up Skeet with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ericsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot by Ericsson.
Ericsson throws a lazy head kick
and Skeet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ericsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Skeet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ericsson tests Skeet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ericsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Skeets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Skeet is rocked!
Skeet gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ludvig Ericsson!
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