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NJMMA #10: Boskovic v McCallum PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piero Stevens (ranked 9560 p4p, 728 weight class) and Syntra Cynster (ranked 25220 p4p, 778 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Piero Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Syntra Cynster!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Stevens misses.
Cynster wants to clinch up but Stevens keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Cynster misses.
Piero Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cynster on the side of the head.
It looks like Syntra Cynster has been cut.
Stevens throws a nice looking combination but Cynster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cynster 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.
Stevens swinging wildly here.
Cynster is looking for the big counter here.
Cynster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cynster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens lands a slapping body shot.
Stevens gets tackled into the cage by Cynster. Cynster maintains the clinch.
Stevens tries to break the clinch but Cynster is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to break free of the clinch but Cynster has double underhooks.
Cynster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cynster fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stevens, pushing him back against the cage.
Cynster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cynster manages to break the clinch.
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cynster is looking to clinch.
Stevens drops Cynster with a beautiful combination! Cynster stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stevens is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Stevens. Those never looked like landing.
Stevens tries to bum rush Cynster with a series of wild strikes but Cynster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cynster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cynster scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stevens kicks off Cynster and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a right and a left that Cynster avoids nicely.
Stevens takes a swing at Cynster's ribcage but misses.
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevens throws a combination that misses
and Cynster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cynster lands with a nice body punch.
Stevens lands a jab.
That has opened up Syntra Cynster's cut even more.
Stevens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cynster to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Cynster.
Stevens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cynster.
As Cynster looks to move away, Stevens throws a big counter combo but Cynster just gets out of the way.
Cynster gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens leaning his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Stevens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stevens is trying to force a seperation but Cynster has the dominant position.
Cynster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cynster on the side of the head.
The cut above Syntra Cynster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stevens connects with a nice looking jab.
Stevens lands a left and a right that send Cynster crashing to the mat, dazed. Stevens thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cynster is rocked!
Syntra Cynster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Syntra Cynster's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Piero Stevens!
A victorious Piero Stevens thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karnak Lao (ranked 9257 p4p, 574 weight class) and Arnar Agnarsson (ranked 6744 p4p, 519 weight class). Agnarsson has chosen Drop death - Scream as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karnak Lao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnar Agnarsson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao misses with a takedown
and Agnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agnarsson circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Agnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Agnarsson lands a body shot.
Agnarsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Karnak Lao has been cut.
Lao scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agnarsson wants to control but Lao is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lao sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Agnarsson defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Agnarsson is trying to maintain the position but Lao is very close to passing his half guard.
Lao content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Agnarsson is looking for a sweep. Lao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Agnarsson tries to lock up and control but Lao gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Agnarsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Agnarsson is working to get back to half guard.
Agnarsson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agnarsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lao prevents Agnarsson from getting the reversal.
Lao landing punches.
Lao looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lao manages to capitalize on a mistake by Agnarsson to take his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson is really stuck here.
Lao not allowing Agnarsson to control his hands.
Lao is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Agnarsson taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Lao.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karnak Lao!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Cruz (ranked 9379 p4p, 780 weight class) and Boriss Bundvich (ranked 9086 p4p, 770 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 Boriss Bundvich was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boriss Bundvich!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundvich moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Bundvich wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz leaves Bundvich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boriss Bundvich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Bundvich.
Bundvich goes for a takedown attempt but Cruz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
Bundvich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mark Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boriss Bundvich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz stalling against the cage.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bundvich being controlled against the cage.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.
Cruz rushes Bundvich and presses him up against the cage.
Cruz is struggling to control the position.
Bundvich wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundvich trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Bundvich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bundvich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bundvich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cruz prevents it.
Bundvich taking a breather.
Bundvich presses Cruz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bundvich blocks it with crossed arms.
Bundvich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bundvich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundvich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cruz smiles and moves away.
Bundvich moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Bundvich darts in looking for a takedown but Cruz gets double underhooks and turns Bundvich into the cage.
Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bundvich is out of range and Cruz settles back down.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Bundvich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cruz closes the distance and pushes Bundvich back into the cage.
Bundvich tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cruz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundvich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Bundvich is trying to pull guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bundvich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Bundvich jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Bundvich around his waist. Bundvich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks with his arms.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bundvich managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Bundvich blocks an elbow strike.
Bundvich tries to pull guard but Cruz won't allow it.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bundvich up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bundvich shoots in but no luck this time.
Bundvich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bundvich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Cruz stops a takedown attempt from Bundvich.
Mark Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boriss Bundvich.
Cruz is stalling here.
Bundvich is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks it.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bundvich up against the cage.
Bundvich tries to pull guard but Cruz holds him up against the cage and eventually Bundvich drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries a body shot but Bundvich blocks it.
Bundvich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cruz up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Bundvich wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
Cruz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bundvich is trying to maintain a safe position but Cruz gets an underhook and turns Bundvich into the cage.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bundvich up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bundvich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz slowing the pace effectively.
Cruz'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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Bundvich is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cruz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cruz.
Cruz prevents the takedown attempt.
Bundvich is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cruz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bundvich is defending well for now.
Bundvich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cruz smiles and moves away.
Bundvich fails to land the takedown.
Bundvich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cruz sprawls well. Cruz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bundvich gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bundvich blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Cruz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Bundvich is working for takedown but Cruz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bundvich is trying to stall.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Bundvich avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
Bundvich tries to pull guard but Cruz holds him up against the cage and eventually Bundvich drops back down to his feet.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks it.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundvich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mark Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boriss Bundvich.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Mark Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundvich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks with his arms.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks it.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bundvich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bundvich managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bundvich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bundvich drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cruz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cruz wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundvich lands a nice looking body shot.
Bundvich fails with the takedown.
Bundvich tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bundvich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bundvich.
Bundvich moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz is looking to counter the offense by Bundvich and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Bundvich tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cruz defends well and Bundvich ends up having to push Cruz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bundvich shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've been told by Cruz's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cruz darts in and clinches Bundvich up against the cage.
Bundvich wants a takedown.
Cruz leaning against his opponent.
Bundvich trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Bundvich fails to pull guard.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks it.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cruz has Bundvich pushed against the cage.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bundvich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bundvich is trying to stall.
Bundvich taking a breather.
Boriss Bundvich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bundvich avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Cruz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darijo Kreslin (ranked 25222 p4p, 764 weight class) and Tyler Wilson (ranked 7114 p4p, 635 weight class). Kreslin comes to the cage accompanied by Bang Bang. This should be a great matchup!
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darijo Kreslin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Wilson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Darijo Kreslin has been cut.
Kreslin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Wilson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kreslin off to one side.
Wilson cracks the inside of Kreslin's front leg.
Kreslin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wilson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kreslin if he has to take too many more of those.
Wilson lands with a hook. Kreslin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kreslin shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kreslin tries for a takedown but Wilson circles away easily
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darijo Kreslin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kreslin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wilson tries to counter with a clinch but Kreslin shakes him off and moves away.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreslin closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson lands an elbow inside that Kreslin shrugs off.
Wilson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kreslin's defenses.
Kreslin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wilson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kreslin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Wilson.
Kreslin is breathing heavily.
Kreslin tries to pull guard but Wilson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kreslin is working for takedown but Wilson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wilson lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
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!
Wilson scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilson lands an elbow inside that Kreslin shrugs off.
Darijo Kreslin's cut is getting worse.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.
Wilson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilson lands a shot to the body.
Wilson landing knees to the head.
Wilson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson landing knees to the body.
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped Kreslin in his tracks for a moment.
Wilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kreslin backwards.
Darijo Kreslin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kreslin takes a knee to the side of the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilson lands an elbow just above Kreslin 's eye.
Wilson stops a takedown attempt from Kreslin.
Wilson is trying to stall.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wilson lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges.
Wilson lands a good knee to the midsection. Kreslin won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Wilson - that landed with a thud.
Wilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jeez, Darijo Kreslin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wilson lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilson.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Darijo Kreslin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyler Wilson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Louis Caldwell (ranked 5605 p4p, 639 weight class) and Tyler Kingsly (ranked 6376 p4p, 677 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Louis Caldwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Kingsly!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kingsly!
Caldwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingsly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Caldwell backs off Kingsly throws a huge counter combo but Caldwell manages to avoid it all.
Kingsly pushes Caldwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Kingsly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caldwell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kingsly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kingsly has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Caldwell is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kingsly goes for a double leg but Caldwell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Caldwell continues to drive forward.
Caldwell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
No joy there for Caldwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kingsly connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldwell lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kingsly. That's going to slow Caldwell down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kingsly misses with the combination.
Caldwell misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caldwell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kingsly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Some wild striking there from Caldwell.
Kingsly misses with a takedown attempt - Caldwell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsly leaves Caldwell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kingsly clinches up against the cage.
Caldwell blocks an elbow strike.
Caldwell looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Caldwell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kingsly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Caldwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingsly pushes off an throws an elbow but Caldwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kingsly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caldwell avoids it.
Kingsly is struggling to control the position.
Caldwell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kingsly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsly lands an elbow inside that Caldwell shrugs off.
Caldwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kingsly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingsly pushes Caldwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Caldwell letting Kingsly take a breather here.
Kingsly tries to land a knee to the head but Caldwell blocks with his arms.
Kingsly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kingsly lands a jab to the head.
Caldwell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caldwell has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsly has closed the distance and engaged Caldwell in a clinch.
Kingsly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caldwell avoids it.
Kingsly lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Louis Caldwell has been cut.
Kingsly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caldwell's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caldwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caldwell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kingsly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingsly leaves Caldwell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Caldwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kingsly throws out a counter right but Caldwell avoids it with no problem.
Kingsly shoots and misses
and Caldwell counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Kingsly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louis Caldwell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Caldwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Kingsly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Caldwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingsly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Louis Caldwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caldwell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kingsly napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kingsly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldwell working away.
Check out the look on Caldwell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Caldwell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kingsly tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsly is keeping busy.
Kingsly breaks Caldwell's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Caldwell has control of Kingsly's left arm, preventing Kingsly from doing any damage.
Caldwell is looking to stand up but Kingsly isn't so interested in that idea.
Caldwell being controlled here, momentarily.
Kingsly trying to control but Caldwell is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kingsly preventing the sweep.
Kingsly trying to control but Caldwell is working from the bottom.
Caldwell is looking for a triangle but Kingsly pushes his legs off easily.
Kingsly wants to control from the top but Caldwell keeps moving.
Caldwell manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kingsly is keeping busy.
Caldwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Kingsly misses.
Caldwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingsly circles away.
No joy there for Caldwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kingsly wants to counter with a clinch but Caldwell pushes him away.
Kingsly misses with a series of wild punches.
Kingsly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Caldwell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kingsly counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsly avoids the head kick by Caldwell.
Kingsly throws out a counter right but Caldwell avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kingsly throws a series of punches but Caldwell avoids them all with ease.
Kingsly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyler Kingsly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Caldwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kingsly has him pressed against the cage.
Kingsly effectively controlling the action here.
Kingsly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingsly throws a series of punches but Caldwell moves out of range.
Caldwell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kingsly's waist but Kingsly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Caldwell off to one side.
As Caldwell backs off Kingsly throws a huge counter combo but Caldwell manages to avoid it all.
Kingsly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kingsly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caldwell circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyler Kingsly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Louis Caldwell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Caldwell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kingsly as he avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Kingsly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Louis Caldwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingsly gets the takedown into side control.
Kingsly fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Caldwell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kingsly is controlling him well.
Kingsly happy to just control the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingsly trying to control the position but Caldwell is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Caldwell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kingsly in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Caldwell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kingsly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Caldwell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kingsly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Caldwell is holding on to half guard well.
Caldwell kicks off Kingsly and gets to his feet.
Kingsly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caldwell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caldwell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kingsly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caldwell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kingsly has Caldwell pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kingsly obliges.
Caldwell is trying to push Kingsly away but Kingsly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Caldwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Caldwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kingsly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Kingsly. Those never looked like landing.
Tyler Kingsly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingsly misses with a wild combination.
Caldwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyler Kingsly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caldwell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kingsly defends well and Caldwell ends up having to push Kingsly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kingsly pushes Caldwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Kingsly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldwell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kingsly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kingsly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kingsly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kingsly has Caldwell pressed against the cage, preventing Caldwell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingsly working Caldwell over with knees to the body.
Kingsly leaning against his opponent.
Kingsly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kingsly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsly breaks the clinch.
Caldwell avoids a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Caldwell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caldwell misses with the combination.
Kingsly goes for a double leg but Caldwell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Caldwell continues to drive forward.
Caldwell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
No luck for Kingsly with that takedown attempt.
Kingsly misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Kingsly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kingsly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Kingsly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Dwayne (ranked 25145 p4p, 820 weight class) and Corcoran Malone (ranked 6668 p4p, 670 weight class). Dwayne's entrance music is Are You Dead Yet?. A fine choice. Brock Dwayne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
200 lbs
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18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Dwayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corcoran Malone!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dwayne misses with a double jab.
Malone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dwayne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dwayne wants to clinch.
Dwayne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Malone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dwayne drives through and clinches with Malone against the cage.
Malone breaks from the clinch.
Brock Dwayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dwayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malone dodges the punch combination from Dwayne.
Malone scores with a jab to the body.
Malone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dwayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone cracks Dwayne with a good jab.
Malone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone connects with a single shot there.
Dwayne misses with a double jab
and Malone counters with a nice body shot.
Malone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malone pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dwayne back to the cage. Malone follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Malone punishes Dwayne's body with a nice straight punch.
Dwayne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dwayne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dwayne is breathing heavily.
Malone defending well as Dwayne loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malone.
Malone scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dwayne takes a step back to recover.
A shot to the liver by Malone. Beautiful body shot.
Malone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malone counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone digs a good body shot into Dwayne's ribs.
Dwayne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dwayne fails with the takedown.
Nice cross by Malone.
Malone lands a nice looking body kick.
Dwayne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malone throws a front kick that sends Dwayne stumbling back into the cage.
Malone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malone, right into the meat.
Dwayne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Malone misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Malone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Malone.
Malone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dwayne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Malone lands with a nice body punch.
Malone throws a good cross that connects.
Malone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dwayne momentarily.
Malone keeps Dwayne at a distance using the push kick.
Malone connects with a nice looking jab.
Malone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malone ducks under a wild hook from Dwayne.
Malone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dwayne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dwayne walks forward, straight into a front kick from Malone.
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 good leg kick by Malone.
Dwayne misses with a two punch combination.
And Malone responds with a good body kick, but Dwayne manages to step out the way in time.
Malone scoring well with a low kick there.
Malone scores with a three punch combo!
Dwayne is rocked!
Malone throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oh Dwayne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malone closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dwayne! Malone dives in looking to finish! Dwayne is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corcoran Malone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (ranked 4852 p4p, 557 weight class) and Joey Bart (ranked 6971 p4p, 679 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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Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Bart!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdoujaparov misses with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Abdoujaparov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bart - the referee stops the clock and Abdoujaparov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bart. Abdoujaparov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Abdoujaparov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Abdoujaparov slaps away a takedown attempt from Bart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abdoujaparov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bart dodges the punch combination from Abdoujaparov.
Joey Bart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdoujaparov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Bart is predictable there
and Abdoujaparov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdoujaparov throws a body punch but Bart moves out of range.
Abdoujaparov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bart can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Bart.
A good leg kick by Bart.
Bart plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdoujaparov.
Bart thumps Abdoujaparov with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdoujaparov misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bart.
Bart wants to clinch up but Abdoujaparov keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Abdoujaparov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bart.
Abdoujaparov misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Abdoujaparov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Abdoujaparov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the body from Abdoujaparov misses
and Bart counters with a leg kick.
Abdoujaparov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bart moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdoujaparov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bart.
Bart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abdoujaparov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abdoujaparov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bart slips under a jab from Abdoujaparov.
Abdoujaparov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abdoujaparov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abdoujaparov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Abdoujaparov misses with a hook. Bart ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abdoujaparov blocks a head kick by Bart.
An inside leg kick from Abdoujaparov misses.
Abdoujaparov looks to land a combination but Bart avoids it well.
Bart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bart connects with a high kick.
Abdoujaparov clinches.
Bart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Bart dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abdoujaparov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bart is looking to chop away at Abdoujaparov's legs.
It looked like Abdoujaparov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abdoujaparov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bart.
Bart drops his hands momentarily and Abdoujaparov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bart, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdoujaparov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abdoujaparov lands a body punch.
Bart tries to break free but Abdoujaparov pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Abdoujaparov.
Bart is breathing heavily.
Bart tries to break free but Abdoujaparov pushes him back against the cage.
Abdoujaparov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart is looking to break free of the clinch but Abdoujaparov has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abdoujaparov.
Abdoujaparov has Bart pressed against the cage, preventing Bart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Abdoujaparov lands with a right to the head.
Bart letting Abdoujaparov take a breather here.
Bart is trying to push Abdoujaparov away but Abdoujaparov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abdoujaparov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Abdoujaparov on the inside.
Abdoujaparov prevents Bart from breaking the clinch.
Abdoujaparov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bart backwards.
Abdoujaparov taking a breather.
Bart wants to stall.
Abdoujaparov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Abdoujaparov is pushing Bart up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdoujaparov managing to block the knees to the body from Bart.
Abdoujaparov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bart's efforts to push away.
Abdoujaparov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Abdoujaparov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bart takes a shot to the head.
Bart trying to stall but Abdoujaparov improves his position.
Abdoujaparov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abdoujaparov is stalling here.
We've been informed that Bart has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bart tries to stall but Abdoujaparov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abdoujaparov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bart up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Djamolidine Abdoujaparov.
Abdoujaparov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdoujaparov misses the body punch
and Bart counters with a slapping leg kick.
Abdoujaparov stuffs the takedown.
Abdoujaparov swinging wildly here.
Bart tries to land a leg kick but Abdoujaparov saw it coming and moves away.
As Bart tries to get set, Abdoujaparov tries to push him back and clinch up but Bart manages to avoid the attempt.
Abdoujaparov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abdoujaparov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdoujaparov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Abdoujaparov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bart moves away.
Bart blocks a jab.
Abdoujaparov lands a jab to Bart's midsection.
Bart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abdoujaparov is looking to counter the offense by Bart and move into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Abdoujaparov.
Abdoujaparov moves into the clinch.
Abdoujaparov has Bart pressed against the cage.
Bart stalling in the clinch but Abdoujaparov improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Abdoujaparov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bart throws a sloppy head kick
letting Abdoujaparov counter with a right hand.
Abdoujaparov throws a combination that misses
and Bart counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abdoujaparov lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bart moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdoujaparov misses with a combination
and Bart counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abdoujaparov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bart backwards.
Bart tries to break free but Abdoujaparov pushes him back against the cage.
Bart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abdoujaparov is stalling here.
Abdoujaparov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bart working hard to break the clinch.
Abdoujaparov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bart can do to turn this around?
Abdoujaparov avoiding damage.
Bart can't break the clinch.
Bart manages to break the clinch.
Abdoujaparov throws a hook but Bart blocks it.
Bart throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdoujaparov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdoujaparov cracks Bart with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Abdoujaparov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bart to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bart tries to clinch up.
Abdoujaparov shoots in and drives through. Bart sprawls well.
Abdoujaparov throws a body punch but Bart moves out of range.
Abdoujaparov digs a good body shot into Bart's ribs.
Bart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abdoujaparov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good shot there by Abdoujaparov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abdoujaparov swings for the body but Bart moves out of range.
Abdoujaparov throws a hook but Bart blocks it.
Bart thows a leg kick but Abdoujaparov checks it
and Abdoujaparov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Abdoujaparov lands a nice uppercut.
Bart takes a shot to the head.
Bart takes a shot to the head.
Bart is rocked!
Abdoujaparov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bart is still on wobbly legs! Can Abdoujaparov finish him?
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abdoujaparov lands with a light punch inside.
Abdoujaparov creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bart with a big uppercut! Bart tries to clinch up but Abdoujaparov pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bart to the mat! Bart covers up and Abdoujaparov unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Djamolidine Abdoujaparov!
A very excited looking Djamolidine Abdoujaparov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jc Dickens (ranked 5074 p4p, 587 weight class) and Luka Ivanusec (ranked 4999 p4p, 579 weight class). Ivanusec is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hit me baby one more time. Jc Dickens is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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179 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jc Dickens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luka Ivanusec!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens gets caught napping as Ivanusec dives in and scores a takedown. Dickens manages to retain guard.
Dickens trying to control the position here.
Dickens continues to stall.
Ivanusec stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dickens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ivanusec trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickens seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens keeping moving, preventing Ivanusec from controlling successfully.
Dickens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanusec trying to control but Dickens is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ivanusec shoots in looking for a takedown. Dickens tries to sprawl out of it but Ivanusec keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dickens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ivanusec tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dickens counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dickens landing with the ground and pound.
Dickens throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickens stands and throws Ivanusec's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dickens working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanusec is trying to control Dickens's posture but Dickens avoids it.
Dickens landing a few strikes.
Dickens looks up at the clock and then as Ivanusec takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dickens smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ivanusec is rocked!
Ivanusec 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickens scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Ivanusec is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dickens can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jc Dickens!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William A Jeppesen (ranked 6474 p4p, 627 weight class) and Bruce Brown (ranked 4235 p4p, 453 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bruce Brown enters the cage!
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250 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William A Jeppesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Brown!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown swings for the body but Jeppesen moves out of range.
Brown scores with a jab. Jeppesen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Jeppesen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jeppesen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown sizes up Jeppesen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeppesen.
It looked like Jeppesen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Jeppesen off the cage and back into range.
Jeppesen is rocked!
Jeppesen bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Brown comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Jeppesen falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Jeppesen was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Brown!
After winning the bout, Bruce Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike McCallum (ranked 3431 p4p, 406 weight class) and Ivan Boskovic (ranked 4528 p4p, 501 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McCallum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Boskovic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boskovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McCallum misses with a body shot.
McCallum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCallum misses with a lunging right hand
and Boskovic counters with a one-two to the body.
McCallum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boskovic is looking for the big counter here.
McCallum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCallum lands a lovely overhand right.
McCallum misses with a straight left.
Boskovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCallum throws a lazy right hand but Boskovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from McCallum.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boskovic lands a body shot.
McCallum misses the jab.
McCallum throws an off balance right hand
and Boskovic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boskovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCallum throws a good cross that connects.
Boskovic is rocked!
Boskovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCallum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCallum cracks Boskovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boskovic is still on wobbly legs! Can McCallum finish him?
McCallum is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McCallum sends Boskovic crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McCallum is motioning to the referee to let Boskovic up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallum closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Boskovic out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike McCallum!
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