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DUEL#46 Hardy vs Morgan PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raistlin Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Strategos Themistokles (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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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raistlin Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Strategos Themistokles!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovelair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lovelair throws a series of punches but Themistokles moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Lovelair has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Themistokles avoids the head kick by Lovelair.
Despite the aggression on Themistokles's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Themistokles moves away
and Themistokles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Themistokles throws a leg kick which misses Lovelair's front leg but catches the back leg as Lovelair tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Themistokles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Themistokles managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lovelair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Themistokles lands a right hand.
Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Themistokles is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Themistokles.
Lovelair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Themistokles blocks with his arms.
Themistokles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Themistokles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Themistokles.
Lovelair lands with a right to the head.
Themistokles lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Themistokles.
A nice right hand lands inside from Themistokles.
Themistokles lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Themistokles pushes Lovelair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Themistokles scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Themistokles.
Lovelair tries to throw a body punch but Themistokles avoids it by throwing Lovelair back against the cage.
Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Themistokles avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Themistokles on the inside.
Lovelair is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Themistokles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Lovelair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Themistokles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Themistokles unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lovelair! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Themistokles is unloading with more strikes now! Lovelair drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Strategos Themistokles!
Strategos Themistokles bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woo Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woo Kidd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Woo Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd throws a lazy right hand but Habana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Habana moves into the clinch successfully.
Kidd is looking to break free of the clinch but Habana has double underhooks.
Habana slowing the pace effectively.
Habana misses with a knee to the head.
Habana is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kidd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Habana's elbow.
Kidd is trying to break free.
Kidd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Habana has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Habana has Kidd pressed against the cage, preventing Kidd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kidd breaks from the clinch.
Kidd throws a shot to the body.
Kidd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Habana moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd fails to land with a series of punches.
Habana scores with a head kick.
It looks like Woo Kidd has been cut.
Kidd looks to score with a jab to the body but Habana is just out of range.
Kidd avoids the head kick by Habana.
Kidd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Habana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kidd swinging wildly here.
Habana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Habana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kidd's sensitive parts.
Habana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kidd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Habana's head.
Kidd checks a low kick from Habana.
Kidd works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Habana.
Habana appears to be looking for a big counter.
Habana lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd lands with a nice body punch.
Kidd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Woo Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kidd swinging wildly here.
Habana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kidd's sensitive parts.
Kidd tries to bum rush Habana with a series of wild strikes but Habana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Kidd misses.
Habana throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Kidd lands.
Some wild striking there from Kidd.
Habana blocks a jab.
Habana cracks the inside of Kidd's front leg.
Sloppy strikes from Kidd. Those never looked like landing.
Kidd misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd takes a swing at Habana's ribcage but misses.
Habana gets a clinch.
Habana pushes off an throws an elbow but Kidd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Habana scores a nice knee to the body.
Habana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kidd misses with a two punch combination.
As Kidd looks to move away, Habana throws a big counter combo but Kidd just gets out of the way.
Habana scores with a spinning back kick!
Kidd tries to bum rush Habana with a series of wild strikes but Habana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice inside leg kick there by Habana. That's going to slow Kidd down.
Kidd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Habana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Habana slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A good leg kick by Habana.
Kidd throws a jab when Habana was well out of range.
Kidd throws a hook but Habana avoids it easily.
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!
Kidd takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd loads up on a big right hand but Habana slips the punch.
Kidd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Habana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Habana throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kidd.
Habana staying out of range there.
Kidd misses the shot to the body.
Kidd throws a series of punches but Habana avoids them all with ease.
Kidd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Habana counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kidd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Habana manages to avoid it.
Kidd takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kidd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Habana was well out of range. Poor timing from Kidd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Habana.
Kidd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Habana.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd needs to keep his hands up - Habana had a free shot at his head there.
Kidd blocks a head kick by Habana.
The fighters circling - Kidd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Habana lands a left and a right that send Kidd crashing to the mat, dazed. Habana thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kidd is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Habana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Woo Kidd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Habana drops Kidd with a naaaaasty hook - Kidd is in real trouble here! Habana dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Habana!
Bryan Habana bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Subotai Hyrkanian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyrkanian's entrance music is Khan. A fine choice. Lannister has chosen Justin by Korn as his entrance music. Subotai Hyrkanian had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Subotai Hyrkanian looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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145 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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135 lbs
27 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Subotai Hyrkanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister thumps Hyrkanian with a low kick.
Lannister gets the takedown into side control.
Hyrkanian takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Lannister's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lannister looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lannister blocks the strikes from Hyrkanian.
Lannister tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lannister wants to control but Hyrkanian is keeping him busy.
Lannister is chipping away with strikes.
Lannister working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hyrkanian is not content to let Lannister control the position.
Hyrkanian wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Lannister looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyrkanian takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lannister tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lannister has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hyrkanian misses with a strike from the bottom.
Hyrkanian has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Check out the look on Lannister's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lannister scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lannister is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hyrkanian has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lannister wants to control but Hyrkanian is keeping him busy.
Hyrkanian tries to buck Lannister off but Lannister is having none of it.
Hyrkanian takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyrkanian tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Lannister lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lannister lands a nice forearm strike.
Lannister is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hyrkanian is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hyrkanian is not content to let Lannister control the position.
Lannister wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hyrkanian, who protects the arm well.
Lannister has hold of Hyrkanian's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hyrkanian tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lannister cranks the arm and Hyrkanian screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hyrkanian, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tyrion Lannister!
Tyrion Lannister thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Subotai Hyrkanian had this to say: '...you lucky you know it'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into the arena with Vamos blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Munoz's choice of entrance music: Lil Wayne ft Drake - Right above it. 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 Jackson Munoz 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
54 - 25 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Munoz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but Munoz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
We've been told by Lopez's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Munoz misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez throws a big counter combination but Munoz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lopez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Munoz throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Munoz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
Munoz defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
As Lopez backs off Munoz throws a huge counter combo but Lopez manages to avoid it all.
Munoz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Munoz looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Munoz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopez.
Munoz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Munoz duly obliges.
It looks like Miguel Lopez has been cut.
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!
Munoz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lopez counters with a head kick.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Munoz.
Lopez tries to move into range but Munoz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Munoz throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez moves out of range as Munoz strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Munoz misses with a left hand
and Munoz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Munoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez throws a quick counter head kick but Munoz was just out of range.
Lopez throws a head kick that Munoz semi-blocks.
Some wild striking there from Munoz.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Munoz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munoz fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez is looking for a counter combo.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Munoz misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz misses with a left hand
and Lopez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Munoz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munoz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munoz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Munoz misses the jab.
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Munoz with an uppercut!
Munoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Munoz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lopezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Munoz misses with the combination.
Munoz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Munoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez throws a head kick that Munoz semi-blocks.
Munoz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Munoz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Munoz.
Munoz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Lopez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Munoz will feel that in the morning.
Jackson Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munoz throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munoz misses with a two punch combination.
Munoz throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Munoz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez.
Munoz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Munoz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopez can pounce on him.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Munoz does no damage.
Lopez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Munoz drops his hands momentarily and Lopez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Munoz missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Munoz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
Munoz throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Munoz.
A punch combination from Munoz misses.
Munoz looks winded!
Lopez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Munoz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Munoz.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Munoz.
Munoz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Munoz's body. Munoz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Munoz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lopez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Munoz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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 Miguel Lopez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Lopez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lopez lands a jab to the nose.
Munoz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miguel Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Munoz throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Munoz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Munoz's body.
Munoz misses with a head kick.
Munoz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopez lands a head kick!
Munoz throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Munoz.
Munoz misses with a head kick.
Lopez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Munoz's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munoz misses with a double jab
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Lopez both land. Nice combination.
Munoz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Munoz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Munoz throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Munoz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Munoz jabs Lopez right on the nose. Lopez blinks but takes it well.
Munoz throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Munoz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Lopez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Miguel Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Munoz throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez lands a jab to the nose.
Lopez works over Munoz's head and body with a nice combination.
Munoz throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopez counters with a one-two to the body.
Munoz is rocked!
Munoz gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Munoz tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Lopez is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Munoz buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Munoz!! Munoz is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Lopez throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Lopez!
A very excited looking Miguel Lopez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vasilyevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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196 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahkim Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Vasilyevich!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilyevich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdullah.
Abdullah drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdullah postures up in Vasilyevich's guard and throws a big left but Vasilyevich blocks it.
Abdullah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vasilyevich is keeping the position for now.
Abdullah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abdullah throws a big right hand that misses.
Abdullah lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vasilyevich lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Abdullah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abdullah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abdullah looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah working over Vasilyevich with some ground and pound. Vasilyevich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abdullah is looking to advance position but Vasilyevich won't allow it.
Abdullah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vasilyevich defending well though.
Vasilyevich is looking for a sweep. Abdullah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vasilyevich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abdullah.
Abdullah is trying to control. Vasilyevich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vasilyevich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdullah wants to control but Vasilyevich is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abdullah throwing shots but Vasilyevich is blocking nicely.
Abdullah seems to be working for a kimura but Vasilyevich defends the submission attempt.
Abdullah controlling the pace.
Vasilyevich tries to roll over but Abdullah keeps him under control.
Abdullah working over Vasilyevich with some ground and pound. Vasilyevich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vasilyevich's head.
Vasilyevich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah.
Vasilyevich regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vasilyevich's head.
Abdullah scoring with punches to the head and body.
Abdullah wants to control from the top but Vasilyevich keeps moving.
Abdullah cracks Vasilyevich with a solid left hand.
Abdullah content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Vasilyevich has locked up a guillotine! Vasilyevich's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Abdullah is holding on here and Vasilyevich must be using up a lot of energy. Abdullah has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Vasilyevich gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivan Vasilyevich!
An intense looking Ivan Vasilyevich took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Id like to thank the fans and my sponsors, my opponent put up a hell of a fight but confidence was the key.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conor Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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186 lbs
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198 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akira Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris looks to land a body kick but Hendrix moved away.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harris lands a jab to the nose.
Harris throws a low kick but Hendrix moves out of range easily.
Harris throws a leg kick which misses Hendrix's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendrix tries to avoid it.
Hendrix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris digs a good body shot into Hendrix's ribs.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hendrix blocks the body kick.
Harris feints a jab promting Hendrix to slip. Harris then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hendrix slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Harris lands with a shot to the body.
Hendrix closes the distance and clinches.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Hendrix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Hendrix misses.
Hendrix has managed to clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hendrix has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hendrix tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Hendrix's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harris tries to land a leg kick but Hendrix saw it coming and moves away.
Harris misses with a hook
and Hendrix counters with a straight right hand.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris wants to slow Hendrix down by chopping away at his legs.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendrix tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris counters with a good, hard body kick but Hendrix shrugs it off.
Harris staying out of range there.
Hendrix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris throws a series of strikes that have Hendrix backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Harris!
Hendrix takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Harris tries to keep at a distance but Hendrix has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hendrix doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hendrix eats them both and turns towards Harris to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hendrix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris digs a good hook to Hendrix's body.
Hendrix looks winded!
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hendrix wants to clinch.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Hendrix got wobbled bad by a big combination! Harris presses forward with punches and knees until Hendrix stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Hendrix closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Harris!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Parker Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black has chosen Remedy by Seether as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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190 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parker Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tobias Black!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Black lands a big head kick that sends Phoenix tumbling to the mat! Black takes a step backwards and waves Phoenix back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Parker Phoenix has been cut.
A head kick misses from Black.
Phoenix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Phoenix scores with a hook.
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!
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Phoenix tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Black manages to circle out of the way.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Phoenix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Phoenix connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phoenix avoids the head kick by Black.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix lands with a right hand.
Black throws a lazy head kick
and Phoenix counters with a nice body shot.
Phoenix is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Black throws a head kick but Phoenix moves out of range.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phoenix is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Black throws a right hand that Phoenix ducks under and follows up with a left that Phoenix also avoids with ease.
Phoenix tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Black manages to circle out of the way.
Phoenix scores with a nice right hand.
Black throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Phoenix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black throws a head kick but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Phoenix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Phoenix scores with a nice right hand.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phoenix drives through and clinches with Black against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phoenix throws an elbow but misses.
Black throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Black wants to stall.
Phoenix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
Black blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Black's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Phoenix lands with a light punch inside.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phoenix.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phoenix.
Black lands a nice elbow.
Black is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Phoenix is keeping busy.
Phoenix lands a nice uppercut.
Phoenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Phoenix lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phoenix.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Phoenix keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phoenix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Black creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phoenix avoids it.
Black looking to slow down the pace here.
Black is looking to control Phoenix's arms but Phoenix gets an underhook and turns him. Now Black has his back to the cage.
Phoenix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black wants to stall.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black can't break the clinch.
Black trying to stall but Phoenix improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Phoenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black blocking some punches.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black tries to circle away but Phoenix has him pinned against the cage.
Black is trying to break free.
Phoenix lands with a right to the head.
Black tries to break free but Phoenix pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phoenix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Black is rocked!
Phoenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Phoenix finish him?
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phoenix is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phoenix as Black tries to tie him up.
Black seems to have recovered his senses.
Phoenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phoenix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phoenix as Black tries to tie him up.
Phoenix lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Black tests Phoenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parker Phoenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Parker Phoenix's cut.
That's time! Phoenix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phoenix wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Black.
Tobias Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Phoenix moves out of range easily.
Phoenix swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Black is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Black throws a head kick but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix avoids the head kick by Black.
Phoenix tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Black manages to circle out of the way.
Black misses with a head kick.
Phoenix is looking to counter the offense by Black and move into the clinch.
Black misses with a head kick.
Phoenix circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Black drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Phoenix follows Black to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Parker Phoenix!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sherry Monocle. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
187 lbs
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171 lbs
26 - 17 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hardy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy avoids the head kick by Morgan.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardy misses the target.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardy throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Hardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a hook to the body
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Hardy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simon Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a double jab
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Morgan connects with a body shot that sends Hardy's belly button to the back.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardy blocks the leg kick.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardy.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've been hearing reports that Hardy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hardy scores with a sloppy right hand. Morgan should have avoided that one.
Morgan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardy rather than just go for the knockout.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hardy is able to avoid easily.
Hardy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy lands an overhand right.
Morgan scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Hardy stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Hardy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Hardy moved away.
Hardy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy walks into a jab.
Hardy works the jab nicely.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
A punch lands to the side of Morgan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a hook
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hardy.
Morgan is rocked!
Hardy thuds his right hand into Morgan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Hardy throws an overhand right that drops Morgan like a sack of potatoes! Hardy dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Hardy!
Brian Hardy retains his welterweight title!
Simon Morgan spoke after the fight, saying 'hell of a fight. experienced alot in mma but after my contract expired, i decided my fighting life is over'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco dAnconia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dAnconia comes to the cage accompanied by Revolution. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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16 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Francisco dAnconia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson throws a sloppy head kick and dAnconia moves out of range easily.
Crimson throws out a loose jab but dAnconia uses good head movement to avoid it.
dAnconia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crimson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crimson misses with a body shot.
Crimson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Crimson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Crimson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
dAnconia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crimson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
dAnconia throws a solid leg kick but Crimson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at dAnconia.
Nice jab there from Crimson.
dAnconia throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crimson throws a sloppy head kick and dAnconia moves out of range easily.
dAnconia throws a quick counter kick to the body but Crimson avoids it.
dAnconia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
dAnconia shoots in and bounces Crimson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Crimson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia throwing strikes but missing.
dAnconia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as dAnconia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
dAnconia landing some decent shots from guard.
dAnconia throws a strike but Crimson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
dAnconia looking for a sweep. Not yet dAnconia, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia is working hard here to advance position.
dAnconia throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
dAnconia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crimson wants to stand but dAnconia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now dAnconia is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia lands a couple of digs.
dAnconia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
dAnconia tries to free his leg and advance position but Crimson is retaining full guard.
dAnconia landing some decent shots from guard.
dAnconia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've been hearing that dAnconia has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Crimson wants to stand and escape but dAnconia is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dAnconia connects with a couple of short punches.
Crimson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from dAnconia.
dAnconia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
dAnconia throwing strikes from guard but Crimson blocks nicely.
dAnconia stands up over Crimson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crimson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
dAnconia throws a big right hand that misses.
dAnconia trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Crimson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
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 Francisco dAnconia will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crimson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dAnconia circles away quickly and effectively.
dAnconia feinted with a counter takedown.
Crimson throws a nice looking combination but dAnconia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
dAnconia misses with a low kick as Crimson jumps back.
Crimson misses with a looping right.
dAnconia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
dAnconia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crimson's sensitive parts.
Crimson misses with a few strikes there.
dAnconia cracks a nice hook into Crimson's ribs.
A shot to the liver by dAnconia. Beautiful body shot.
dAnconia misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Crimson.
dAnconia slips a jab and a cross from Crimson.
Crimson ducks under a wild hook from dAnconia.
dAnconia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as dAnconia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
dAnconia lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
dAnconia stands up over Crimson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
dAnconia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crimson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
dAnconia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
dAnconia connects with a couple of short punches.
dAnconia working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as dAnconia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
dAnconia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia is looking to work some ground and pound but Crimson has wrist control.
dAnconia is working Crimson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
dAnconia throws a strike but Crimson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
dAnconia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
dAnconia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
dAnconia wants to improve his position but instead Crimson has moved into half guard.
dAnconia is looking for a sweep. Crimson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
dAnconia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crimson decides to stand up.
dAnconia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crimson can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
No joy there for Crimson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crimson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by dAnconia.
Culver Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crimson misses with a right hand
and dAnconia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crimson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
dAnconia throws a hook but Crimson blocks it.
Crimson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and dAnconia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crimson's guard.
dAnconia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crimson's head.
Crimson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Francisco dAnconia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
dAnconia works over Crimson with some ground and pound from guard.
dAnconia throwing strikes but missing.
dAnconia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crimson is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco dAnconia dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crimson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crimson fails to land with a series of punches.
dAnconia attempts a counter takedown but Crimson avoids it well and moves away.
dAnconia shoots in and gets a takedown into Crimson's guard.
dAnconia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
dAnconia tries to free his leg and advance position but Crimson is retaining full guard.
dAnconia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
dAnconia throwing strikes from guard but Crimson blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crimson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
dAnconia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
dAnconia chips away with some ground and pound.
dAnconia throws a big elbow that misses.
dAnconia tries to free his leg and advance position but Crimson is retaining full guard.
dAnconia landing some decent shots from guard.
dAnconia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
dAnconia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
dAnconia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
dAnconia throws a big right hand that misses.
dAnconia with a flurry of punches that miss.
dAnconia cracks Crimson with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as dAnconia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
dAnconia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crimson's head.
Crimson wants to stand but dAnconia is controlling the position.
Crimson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from dAnconia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
dAnconia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
dAnconia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crimson.
Crimson throws a right and a left that dAnconia avoids nicely.
Crimson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crimson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crimson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from dAnconia.
Francisco dAnconia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crimson throws a right and a left that dAnconia avoids nicely.
Crimson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
dAnconia throws a good cross that connects.
A chopping leg kick lands by dAnconia.
Crimson misses the shot to the body.
dAnconia jabs Crimson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Francisco dAnconia is winning the standup battle so far.
dAnconia cracks Crimson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Crimson. Those never looked like landing.
Crimson fails to land with a series of punches.
Culver Crimson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
dAnconia throws a leg kick which misses Crimson's front leg but catches the back leg as Crimson tries to avoid it.
dAnconia cracks the inside of Crimson's front leg.
dAnconia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crimson on the side of the head.
Crimson lands a head kick. dAnconia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crimson misses with a head kick.
dAnconia defending well as Crimson loads up on a big left hand.
dAnconia blocks a head kick by Crimson.
Crimson misses with a looping left.
dAnconia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crimson misses with a hook
and dAnconia counters with a leg kick.
Crimson walks into a straight right hand from dAnconia.
dAnconia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crimson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by dAnconia.
It looked like dAnconia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Culver Crimson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crimson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco dAnconia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for dAnconia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco dAnconia!
Francisco dAnconia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Van Gogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Gogh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Outro - By: M83. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Van Gogh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Boone!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gogh shoots for a takedown but Boone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Gogh misses with a looping left.
Boone misses with a straight left.
Van Gogh misses with a double jab.
Boone throws a hook but Van Gogh blocks it.
Boone needs to keep his hands up - Van Gogh had a free shot at his head there.
Boone loads up on a big right hand but Van Gogh slips the punch.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boone throws the left hand but Van Gogh avoids the punch easily.
Van Gogh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boone momentarily.
Boone misses the jab.
Van Gogh avoids the body shot from Boone.
Van Gogh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boone throws a series of punches but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Van Gogh cracks Boone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Gogh looks to score with a jab to the body but Boone is just out of range.
Boone throws a counter combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boone throws out a loose jab but Van Gogh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gogh misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boone! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boone is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Van Gogh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boone.
Boone lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've been told by Van Gogh's head coaches at LOD: Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheers as Boone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Gogh doesn't seem phased though.
Boone lands a jab to the nose.
Van Gogh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good shot there by Boone.
Van Gogh misses with a low kick.
Boone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boone throws a hook but Van Gogh avoids it easily.
Van Gogh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boone misses with a straight right.
Robert Boone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Gogh misses with a two punch combination.
Van Gogh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Gogh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boone as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh scores with a jab to the head.
Van Gogh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boone at a distance.
Van Gogh throws a lazy uppercut
and Boone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Gogh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boone counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Van Gogh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Gogh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van Gogh throws a right hand that misses
and Boone counters with a straight right hand.
Boone lands with a straight right. Van Gogh didn't see that one coming.
Van Gogh moves out of range as Boone strikes.
Van Gogh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Gogh fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Van Gogh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Gogh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Gogh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boone defends well and Van Gogh ends up having to push Boone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Gogh to score with a decent uppercut.
Boone throws out a powerful jab.
Boone slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Gogh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big right from Van Gogh misses.
Van Gogh misses with a hook
and Boone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boone misses with an uppercut.
Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boone as he avoids it easily.
Boone looks to throw the jab but Van Gogh is out of range.
Van Gogh moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Gogh misses with a straight right.
Van Gogh scores with a jab. Boone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Gogh.
Boone connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Gogh scores with a one two! Boone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Van Gogh ducks under a wild hook from Boone.
Van Gogh shoots in for a double leg but Boone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boone loads up on a big right hand but Van Gogh slips the punch.
Boone throws out a loose jab but Van Gogh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gogh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Gogh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Gogh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boone sends Van Gogh crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Boone is motioning to the referee to let Van Gogh up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Van Gogh is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gogh lands a jab to Boone's midsection.
Oh Van Gogh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Gogh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Gogh seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Gogh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boone feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Van Gogh sprawling to the canvas! Van Gogh rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Boone finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Boone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Gogh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boone scrambles back to his feet.
Boone drops Van Gogh with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Van Gogh looks back up at him and smiles so Boone waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Van Gogh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boone tries to avoid it but Van Gogh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boone to the ground. Boone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Gogh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Gogh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boone counters with a straight right hand.
Van Gogh misses with a lunging right hand
and Boone scores with a counter punch that sends Van Gogh to the canvas! Boone smells blood - he's punishing Van Gogh with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Van Gogh has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Boone!
During a confident post fight interview, Robert Boone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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