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Carnage 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DJ Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rose Namajunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DJ Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rose Namajunas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith pulls guard effortlessly.
Namajunas gets to his feet. Smith looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Namajunas blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Namajunas gets control of Smith's arms and successfully pulls guard. Namajunas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Namajunas controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Namajunas pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Smith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Namajunas was covering up waiting for the punch and Smith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Namajunas has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Namajunas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Namajunas stands up from Smith's guard - Namajunas perhaps looking for a knockout.
Namajunas moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Namajunas quickly recovers to half guard.
Namajunas manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Smith keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith jumps into guard, dragging Namajunas to the mat.
Namajunas wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Namajunas has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Namajunas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Namajunas wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Smith manages to pull guard.
Namajunas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namajunas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Namajunas stands and steps away. Smith gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Namajunas.
Namajunas with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Namajunas won't be happy with that.
Namajunas throws Smith to one side and escapes!
DJ Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rose Namajunas.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Namajunas. Namajunas gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into Namajunas's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Namajunas scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Namajunas has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namajunas has hold of one of Smith's legs. Smith is fighting the takedown attempt but Namajunas gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Namajunas passes into half guard.
We've been informed that Namajunas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Namajunas is working for a submission of some sort.
Namajunas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Namajunas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Namajunas controlling the pace.
Namajunas stands up and beckons Smith to join him on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rose Namajunas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Namajunas. Smith shrugs it off though.
Namajunas instigates a clinch.
Smith has Namajunas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Smith pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Namajunas tumbling to the mat - Smith dives into Namajunas's guard.
Namajunas pushes Smith off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rose Namajunas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Namajunas.
Namajunas gets a clinch.
Smith successfully pulls guard.
Namajunas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Namajunas is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namajunas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Namajunas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Namajunas stands and steps away. Smith gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Namajunas moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Namajunas is keeping busy.
Namajunas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Namajunas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Namajunas can't fight it off and eventually Smith manages to take the fight to the floor. Namajunas looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Namajunas uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Namajunas kicks off Smith and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Namajunas dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Namajunas's head and hops out.
DJ Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rose Namajunas.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Namajunas had a free shot at his head there.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Namajunas. Namajunas gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namajunas dives in for a single leg takedown but Smith sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Namajunas instigates a clinch.
Namajunas pulls guard effortlessly.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith trying to control but Namajunas is working from the bottom.
Namajunas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Namajunas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Namajunas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namajunas trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Namajunas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Namajunas from controlling successfully.
Namajunas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rose Namajunas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Namajunas has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Namajunas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Namajunas with a poor takedown
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Namajunas to work.
Smith turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Namajunas sneaks out the side door and pushes Smith away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Namajunas rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Namajunas is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
DJ Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rose Namajunas.
Smith decides to pull guard.
Namajunas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namajunas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Namajunas prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Namajunas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Smith passes into half guard.
Namajunas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Well, if Smith is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namajunas wants to stand back up but Smith manages to pass into side control.
You can see the frustration on Namajunas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Namajunas tries to escape but Smith is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Smith politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Smith prefers to stall for the moment though.
Namajunas wants to control but Smith postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namajunas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Namajunas stalling away here and it's allowed Smith to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Namajunas trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Namajunas throwing strikes but missing.
Namajunas throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position.
Namajunas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Namajunas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith clinches.
Rose Namajunas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Namajunas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Namajunas.
Namajunas pulls Smith into guard.
DJ Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Namajunas is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to DJ Smith.
I think Namajunas 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rose Namajunas!
Rose Namajunas decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ward Rand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into the arena with Heavydirtysoul blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ward Rand!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rand tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Lopez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rand circles away.
Rand should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lopez closes the distance and pushes Rand back into the cage.
Rand tries to pull guard but Lopez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lopez gets underhooks to prevent Rand's takedown attempt.
Rand is looking to control Lopez's arms but Lopez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rand has his back to the cage.
Rand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rand 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 Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez slips a jab from Rand.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rand shoots for a double leg takedown but Lopez sprawls well. He's pushed Rand's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jonathan Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ward Rand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lopez.
Rand tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rand or perhaps it was just good defense by Lopez, which made it look bad.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Rand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rand just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Rand. No joy for Lopez on that attempt.
Lopez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rand circles away.
Rand shoots in looking for a takedown but Lopez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rand's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Rand avoids it well.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Rand.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rand pushes Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Rand is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lopez is keeping busy.
Lopez jumps guard and drags Rand to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rand seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lopez keeping full guard, as Rand tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lopez pushes Rand off and gets back to his feet.
Rand is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lopez.
Rand tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Rand looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rand tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rand sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lopez somewhat.
Rand has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Rand goes for a takedown attempt but Lopez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rand is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lopez with a body shot.
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rand sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rand is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Lopez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rand misses with a head kick.
Rand misses with a takedown attempt - Lopez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rand lands a head kick. Lopez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oooooh!!! Lopez has knocked Rand down with a huge combo! Lopez steps away and waves a wobbly Rand back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rand is rocked!
Rand shoots in but Lopez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rand is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him?
Ward Rand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rand blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Rand seems to have recovered his senses.
Lopez cracks Rand's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Rand slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Lopez can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonathan Lopez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuff Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Balboa (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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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tuff Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Balboa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Frost is working away from the top position though.
Frost not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Balboa is pressing down on Frost's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Frost chips away with some ground and pound.
Frost trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balboa is pulling down on Frost's head. It's preventing any offense from Frost, at least for the moment.
Balboa keeping moving, preventing Frost from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost wants to stand and escape but instead Balboa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frost looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balboa is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Frost is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Balboa gets full guard.
Balboa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Frost would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Balboa pulls Frost in close to his closed guard and prevents Frost from doing any damage or advancing position.
Frost is looking to stand up but Balboa won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frost throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balboa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Frost working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Balboa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Balboa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Frost has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Balboa manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Balboa avoids a wild elbow strike from Frost.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balboa is trying to break free.
Frost prevents a takedown attempt there.
Balboa is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is trying to pull guard but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Tuff Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Balboa.
Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frost lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Balboa backs up against the cage.
It looks like Diego Balboa has been cut.
Balboa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balboa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frost, pushing him back against the cage.
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost throws a nice inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Frost.
Balboa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost is trying to stand up here but Balboa is controlling him well.
Balboa decides to stand and escape the position.
Frost is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa tries to bum rush Frost with a series of wild strikes but Frost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frost looks to clinch
and Balboa counters with a left and a right that stings Frost.
Frost scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balboa has closed the distance and engaged Frost in a clinch.
Balboa gets underhooks to prevent Frost's takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Frost throws an elbow but misses.
Balboa gets control of Frost's arms and successfully pulls guard. Balboa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Frost knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Balboa on the ground.
Balboa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frost's guard.
Balboa gets to his feet. Frost looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Frost takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balboa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frost, pushing him back against the cage.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa forces Frost back against the cage and clinches.
Balboa wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Balboa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Balboa'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.
Frost tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.
Balboa throws a counter combo.
Balboa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Balboa fails with a takedown attempt.
Frost went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Frost throws the kick towards the body but Balboa avoids it.
Balboa drives through and clinches with Frost against the cage.
Frost is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Balboa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Balboa wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa avoids the head kick by Frost.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes from Balboa. Those never looked like landing.
Frost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balboa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa connects with the punch.
Frost darts in and clinches Balboa up against the cage.
Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balboa wants to counter the offense by Frost and move into the clinch position.
Balboa tries to clinch up.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tuff Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa drops Frost with a beautiful combination! Frost stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Balboa is looking for the KO!
Frost is rocked!
Balboa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Frost is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa finds Frost's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Frost flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Balboa lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Frost will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Balboa!
A very excited looking Diego Balboa 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Heronzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Heronzo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Heronzo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heronzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tanaka delivers a nice body kick.
Tanaka connects with a leg kick. Heronzo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heronzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eric Heronzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka lands a high kick to the side of Heronzo's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Tanaka dives into guard, looking to finish.
Heronzo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heronzo is still in real trouble! Can Tanaka finish him?
Tanaka advances position into side control!
Heronzo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tanaka passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Heronzo!
Tanaka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tanaka controlling the pace for now.
Heronzo is looking to improve his position but Tanaka isn't that keen on the idea.
Heronzo seems to have recovered his senses.
Tanaka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heronzo is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heronzo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Heronzo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Heronzo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Tanaka wants to control the pace but Heronzo is squirming around nicely.
Heronzo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Heronzo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tanaka looking to control but Heronzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Heronzo tries to hold on but Tanaka pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heronzo is looking to get to half guard.
Tanaka controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Heronzo can't escape the position.
Heronzo tries to hold on but Tanaka postures up.
Tanaka trying to control but Heronzo is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heronzo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Tanaka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tanaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heronzo can do to turn this around?
Heronzo stalks Tanaka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tanaka's face. Tanaka staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice defenses there by Heronzo.
Heronzo tries to clinch but Tanaka moves out of range.
We've been told by Tanaka's head coaches at White's ELITE Fitness Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Heronzo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tanaka.
Heronzo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tanaka did well to prevent Heronzo getting side control.
Heronzo is looking for a kimura but Tanaka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Heronzo to get the leverage.
Tanaka wants to get back to his feet.
Johnny Tanaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heronzo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tanaka kicks Heronzo off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heronzo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heronzo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tanaka defends it nicely.
Heronzo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tanaka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heronzo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tanaka avoids it really well and circles away.
Heronzo is breathing heavily.
Tanaka drops Heronzo with a left right combo! Tanaka follows him down to the ground into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Heronzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Tanaka, which made it look bad.
Johnny Tanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Heronzo.
Tanaka looks to land a combination but Heronzo avoids it well.
Heronzo tries to clinch up
and Tanaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tanaka scoring well with a low kick there.
Tanaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnny Tanaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle, before Tanaka throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Heronzo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Tanaka lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Johnny Tanaka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Cano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Randy Cano enters the cage!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Cano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cano. Cano obviously looking to wear him down.
Cano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liddell swivels and escapes.
Liddell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Liddell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Randy Cano has been cut.
Liddell tests Cano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Cano counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Our sources have told us that Liddell has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Liddell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cano blocks it with crossed arms.
Liddell jumps guard and drags Cano to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cano trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cano pushing down on Liddell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Liddell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cano.
Liddell is staying active underneath Cano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell wants to get back to full guard.
Cano throwing shots but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Liddell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cano seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Liddell is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Randy Cano!
In his post fight interview, Randy Cano 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Meechum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Tony Brown was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harold Meechum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Brown!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meechum closes the distance and clinches.
Brown is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meechum to keep the fight standing.
Meechum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Meechum tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meechum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Meechum trying to control here.
Meechum looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brown is looking for a kimura here.
Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meechum kicks Brown off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meechum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meechum moves into the clinch.
Meechum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown tries to pull guard but Meechum holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Harold Meechum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Brown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meechum.
Meechum tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Brown can't get the takedown.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meechum smiles and moves away.
Meechum clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meechum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meechum breaks from the clinch.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Meechum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meechum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Tony Brown has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Meechum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Meechum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown looks winded!
Brown tries to clinch up
and Meechum counters with a two punch combo.
Meechum rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Meechum walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Meechum counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meechum instigates a clinch.
Brown tries to pull guard but Meechum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brown has Meechum pressed against the cage, preventing Meechum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Meechum - that landed with a thud.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown is trying to drag Meechum to the mat but Meechum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Meechum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meechum lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Meechum scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brown looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meechum lands with a nice combination. Brown backs away looking to recover.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown jumps guard but Meechum turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brown successfully pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meechum stands and steps away. Brown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Meechum moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Meechum is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Meechum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
Meechum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meechum looks to land a combination. Brown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meechum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Meechum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Meechum bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Brown looks to clinch
and Meechum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Meechum moves into the clinch.
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but Meechum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harold Meechum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meechum forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meechum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Meechum.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harold Meechum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meechum wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Meechum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Meechum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meechum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown jumps guard but Meechum turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Meechum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meechum.
Meechum has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Brown.
Meechum lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harold Meechum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brown has Meechum pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Brown pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Meechum tumbling to the mat - Brown dives into Meechum's guard.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Meechum is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Brown presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
A short body shot lands from Meechum as the two fighters clinch.
Brown is trying to maintain a safe position but Meechum gets an underhook and turns Brown into the cage.
Brown can't get the takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Meechum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meechum wants to break free but Brown has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but Meechum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Meechum moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meechum darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Meechum wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Meechum.
Brown has Meechum pressed against the cage, preventing Meechum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meechum lands a body punch.
Brown is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Meechum is defending well.
Meechum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meechum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meechum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but Meechum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Meechum scores with a nice head shot.
Meechum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meechum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Meechum takes the fight into the clinch.
Meechum working hard to break the clinch.
Meechum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meechum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meechum is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Meechum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meechum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meechum wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Meechum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
A short left from Meechum.
Meechum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Meechum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown shoots and misses
and Meechum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Meechum dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Meechum.
Meechum rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Meechum.
Meechum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown is trying to drag Meechum to the mat but Meechum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Meechum wants to break free but Brown has control.
Meechum is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Brown tries to pull guard but Meechum holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harold Meechum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Brown.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meechum is trying to break free.
Meechum scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meechum to keep the fight standing.
Meechum tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Meechum lands a shoulder strike.
Meechum is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brown'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.
Meechum tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown is trying to drag Meechum to the mat but Meechum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Meechum has picked Brown up - he's going for a ride! Meechum dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Meechum not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meechum stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Brown to get to his feet.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meechum!
Meechum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meechum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meechum gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Brown blocks a body shot from Meechum.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meechum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to drag Meechum to the mat but Meechum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brown has Meechum pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meechum manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Meechum has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Meechum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Meechum wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Meechum digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Meechum is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meechum lands a body shot.
Meechum digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Meechum pulls guard successfully.
Meechum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Brown looking to control but Meechum passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meechum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Meechum uses his free foot to push down on Brown's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brown.
Meechum sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Meechum has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Meechum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meechum has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Meechum!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Romanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cypress Hill - Mexican Rap. 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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130 lbs
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137 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Romanenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson stalks Romanenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romanenko's face. Romanenko staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Alexander Romanenko has been cut.
Romanenko throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Romanenko.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Romanenko misses with a wild combination.
Romanenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circle, before Johnson throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Romanenko's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Johnson lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Gary Johnson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chakrii naKrittiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Barrels of Whiskey as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chakrii naKrittiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Noah Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in naKrittiga's guard.
naKrittiga 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.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but naKrittiga has wrist control.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but naKrittiga blocks nicely.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones distracts naKrittiga with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
naKrittiga keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
naKrittiga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones stays in close to naKrittiga's body and controls the position.
Jones is working naKrittiga over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
naKrittiga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but naKrittiga blocks nicely.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
naKrittiga controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
naKrittiga keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of naKrittiga's head.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones distracts naKrittiga with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
naKrittiga has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jones has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones looks up at the clock and then as naKrittiga takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
naKrittiga dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones is putting a hurting on naKrittiga here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at naKrittiga to see if he's OK.
naKrittiga is rocked!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jones working his ground and pound in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working away.
Jones scores with punches from side control.
Oh naKrittiga is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A big shot lands for Jones! That's hurt naKrittiga! Will he recover? Jones fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Jones!
Our winner, Noah Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Anthony Buzzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sir Anthony Buzzard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Johnson's chin.
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190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir Anthony Buzzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buzzard scores with a jab to the jaw.
A left lands for Buzzard.
Buzzard lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Buzzard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Buzzard decides to stand back up. Buzzard steps back and let's Johnson get back to his feet.
Buzzard fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Buzzard defends it well.
Buzzard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries to pull guard but Buzzard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from Buzzard.
Buzzard'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.
A hook to the body from Buzzard.
Buzzard digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Buzzard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Buzzard lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzard prevents the takedown attempt.
Buzzard lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Buzzard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson jumps guard but Buzzard stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sir Anthony Buzzard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Johnson.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson tries to pull guard but Buzzard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Buzzard lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buzzard.
Buzzard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buzzard gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
A short right from Buzzard.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Buzzard has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson looks winded!
Buzzard lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buzzard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Buzzard won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Buzzard.
Buzzard scores with a shoulder strike.
Buzzard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson is rocked!
Buzzard drops Johnson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Johnson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Buzzard finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard dips a shoulder and cracks Johnson with a mighty uppercut! Johnson falls back against the cage and Buzzard unloads with a barrage of strikes! Johnson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Buzzard screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sir Anthony Buzzard!
Chris Johnson was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit, I mean Shit He beat my ass'.
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