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NJMMA #38: Paulin v Jacobs PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Anvile (ranked 4796 p4p, 504 weight class) and Tyler Wilson (ranked 8178 p4p, 672 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Anvile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Wilson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anvile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Anvile does no damage.
Wilson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Anvile.
Anvile misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Anvile looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson connects with a high kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilson.
Anvile throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Anvile throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anvile.
Anvile uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Anvile steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wilson. That one must have hurt.
Anvile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 head kick by Anvile misses
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Anvile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anvile throws a shot to the body.
Wilson delivers a nice body kick.
Anvile closes the distance and pushes Wilson back into the cage.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anvile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anvile definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Anvile.
Wilson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anvile thinks about countering with a body kick.
Anvile throws a body kick that misses.
Wilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Anvile is avoiding it.
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson cracks the inside of Anvile's front leg.
Wilson scores with the left hand. Anvile knows he should have avoided that one.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anvile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anvile throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson tries to counter with a clinch but Anvile shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Anvile.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anvile on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Anvile pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anvile misses with a looping right.
Anvile throws a body kick that misses.
Anvile swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Anvile missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anvile looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anvile misses with a head kick.
Anvile misses with a kick to the body.
Wilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jack Anvile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilson.
Anvile is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws the kick towards the body but Anvile avoids it.
Wilson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anviles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A thudding body kick lands there by Anvile!
Anvile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Wilson avoiding damage as Anvile throws knees to the body.
Anvile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anvile has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Anvile throws a head kick that Wilson semi-blocks.
Wilson blocks a leg kick.
Anvile takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anvile throws a body shot but no joy.
Anvile walks into a left hand.
Anvile throws the kick towards the body but Wilson avoids it.
Anvile takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wilson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Anvile was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Anvile.
Anvile throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson cracks Anvile with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anvile throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wilson scores with a decent looking hook.
Anvile throws a low kick, looking for Wilson's leg but Wilson calmly moves out of range.
Wilson wants to counter the offense by Anvile and move into the clinch position.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. Anvile looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anvile misses with a body kick.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anvile misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyler Wilson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anvile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anvile is looking to score with low kicks.
Anvile sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anvile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anvile blocks a head kick by Wilson.
A slow jab from Anvile misses its intended target.
Tyler Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anvile. That did some damage!
Anvile throws the kick towards the body but Wilson avoids it.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Anvile is out of range.
Anvile avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anvile misses with a body shot
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anvile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson tries to clinch but Anvile moves out of range.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Anvile circles away.
Anvile swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wilson counters with an outside leg kick.
Anvile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anvile throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wilson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anvile.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvile thows a leg kick but Wilson checks it
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson swings for the body but Anvile moves out of range.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Anvile moves out of range easily.
Anvile throws a leg kick but Wilson moved away.
Anvile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wilson.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Anvile.
Anvile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Anvile takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Wilson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wilson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anvile's head.
Wilson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Anvile moved out of range.
Anvile throws a body kick that misses.
Wilson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anvile tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anvile defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
Anvile misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anvile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson forces Anvile back against the cage and clinches.
Anvile wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson lands an elbow inside.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Anvile blocks the elbow strike.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anvile backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wilson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anvile swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anvile wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Anvile's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilson cracks Anvile with a nice body shot.
Wilson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anvile is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wilson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anvile's defenses.
Anvile wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anvile blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Anvile looking to slow down the pace here.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Anvile blocks it.
Anvile looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anvile wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Anvile breaks from the clinch.
Wilson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anvile has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilson, right into the meat.
Wilson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anvile momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anvile tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson connects with a nice looking jab.
Anvile with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch.
Anvile takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anvile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anvile looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anvile on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anvile tries to land a front kick but Wilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wilson scores with a nice head shot.
Wilson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anvile throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Wilson fakes the leg kick and cracks Anvile in the body.
Wilson scores with a push kick.
Wilson lands a head kick. Anvile smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anvile throws the kick towards the body but Wilson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Wilson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wilson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anvile's calf.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Anvile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Wilson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Anvile misses with a head kick.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Anvile circles away.
Anvile blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Wilson swings for the body but Anvile moves out of range.
As Wilson tries to get set, Anvile tries to push him back and clinch up but Wilson manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anvile.
Anvile connects with a nice looking jab.
Anvile avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Anvile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anvile connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilson's hands.
Wilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anvile takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Anvile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anvile, pushing him back against the cage.
Anvile will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Still in the clinch, Wilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilson throws an elbow but misses.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anvile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anvile sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anvile tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack Anvile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anvile throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Wilson wants to counter with a clinch but Anvile pushes him away.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Anvile throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Anvile.
Anvile clinches with his opponent.
Tyler Wilson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson lands an elbow inside.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
Anvile tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
Anvile wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anvile takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anvile's brow.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Anvile.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anvile.
Anvile takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Anvile blocks with his arms.
Anvile takes an elbow to the temple.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson lands a nice uppercut.
Anvile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anvile's calf.
Anvile misses the jab.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anvile chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson slips under a jab.
Anvile lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson lands a nice hook to Anvile's body. Anvile takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson pushes Anvile up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anvile is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wilson is keeping busy.
Anvile takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anvile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anvile lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Anvile.
Anvile throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anvile takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wilson!
Tyler Wilson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Jackson (ranked 4856 p4p, 163 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 3964 p4p, 128 weight class). Hogan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Real American. The key to victory for Drew Jackson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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307 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drew Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Hulk Hogan has been cut.
Hogan dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hogan or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson, which made it look bad.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Hogan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hogan thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Hogan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hogan thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Hogan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hogan throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
My spies in School of Hard Knocks inform me that Hogan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hogan on the ground.
Hogan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hogan works his foot free and advances to mount.
BOOM! Hogan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hogan controlling his opponent.
Hogan looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson!
Jackson is breathing heavily.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hogan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hogan drops a big elbow. That's hurt Jackson! More shots from Hogan and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulk Hogan!
Hulk Hogan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Burrows (ranked 3306 p4p, 404 weight class) and Makonouchi Ippo (ranked 3073 p4p, 389 weight class). Burrows comes to the cage accompanied by Calm - No problem. Ippo has chosen Zenbonzakura as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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173 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trevor Burrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makonouchi Ippo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A shot to the body from Burrows misses
and Burrows takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burrows looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ippo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ippo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burrows sprawls well. Burrows wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ippo gets slowly back to his feet.
Ippo lands a jab.
Ippo shoots in but no luck this time.
Burrows just misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo scores with a punch to the head.
Burrows keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrows throws a hook but Ippo avoids it easily.
Burrows drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burrows connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrows misses the shot to the body.
Ippo's coach down at Akatsuki Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ippo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Burrows scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows walks into a stiff left hand from Ippo.
Ippo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Burrows scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burrows slips a straight right by Ippo.
Ippo takes a swing at Burrows's ribcage but misses.
Ippo swings widly with a right hand
and Burrows counters with a nice body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burrows.
Ippo scores with a nice head shot.
Burrows takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burrows keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ippo.
Ippo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burrows cracks a nice hook into Ippo's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo lands a slapping body shot.
Ippo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ippo throws a body punch but Burrows moves out of range.
Ippo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burrows defends it nicely.
Trevor Burrows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makonouchi Ippo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burrows was well out of range. Poor timing from Ippo.
Burrows throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ippo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burrows ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Makonouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrows connects with a looping right hand.
Burrows throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ippo misses with a hook. Burrows ducked under it nicely.
Burrows is looking to wear down Ippo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ippo.
It looked like Burrows wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ippo looks winded!
Burrows throws out a loose jab but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Ippo.
Burrows takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ippo scores with a hook.
Ippo misses with a straight left.
Burrows misses with a wild body shot.
Burrows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
As Burrows backs off Ippo throws a huge counter combo but Burrows manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows moves away from the strike by Ippo.
Ippo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burrows under the eye.
Burrows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Ippo takes a swing at Burrows's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Burrows on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ippo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burrowss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Burrows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ippo.
Ippo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burrows had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burrows connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ippo. Ippo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ippo with a hook.
Burrows throws a poor cross that misses
and Ippo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ippo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burrows.
Ippo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burrows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ippo manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Ippo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ippo connects with a body shot that sends Burrows's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo connects with a crisp jab.
Ippo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ippo clobbers Burrows with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows with a jab.
Burrows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
Ippo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Ippo. That snapped Burrows's head back.
Ippo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ippo dips to his left and cracks Burrows with an uppercut!
Ippo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burrows looks to score with a jab to the body but Ippo is just out of range.
Ippo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burrows closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ippo throws a shot from downtown. Burrows moves away and avoids it.
Ippo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ippo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burrows keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Burrows misses the target.
Ippo misses with a straight right.
Burrows wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makonouchi Ippo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ippo moves out of range as Burrows strikes.
Ippo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ippo misses with a straight left.
Ippo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burrows dodges the punch combination from Ippo.
Ippo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burrows counters with a big right hand! Oh Ippo is in trouble here! Burrows follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Burrows!
After winning the bout, Trevor Burrows 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Pickledoo (ranked 3109 p4p, 101 weight class) and Poly Sam (ranked 3395 p4p, 113 weight class). Pickledoo comes to the cage accompanied by Butthole Surfers - Who Was in My Room Last Night. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Pickledoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poly Sam!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickledoo misses with an uppercut.
Sam misses with a hook.
Pickledoo throws a hook but Sam blocks it.
Pickledoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sam scores with a hook to the body. Pickledoo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sam takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Poly Sam has been cut.
Sam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sam forces Pickledoo back against the cage and clinches.
Sam blocks an uppercut.
Sam lands a right hand.
Sam swings wildly with an uppercut but Pickledoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pickledoo stalling the fight.
Pickledoo working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sam fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pickledoo manages to break the clinch.
Pickledoo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pickledoo.
Pickledoo misses with an uppercut
enabling Sam to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Bobby Pickledoo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickledoo misses with a looping right.
Sam looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poly Sam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pickledoo slips a jab from Sam.
Pickledoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sam.
Sam throws a hook but Pickledoo blocks it.
Pickledoo blocks a jab.
Pickledoo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've been told by Pickledoo's head coaches at Big dawg that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sam moves forwards but Pickledoo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That has opened up Poly Sam's cut even more.
Pickledoo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sam closes the distance and clinches.
Sam lands a body punch.
Sam lands an uppercut.
Pickledoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pickledoo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sam rushes Pickledoo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pickledoo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sam controls his hands.
Sam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sam can't find room to land a body shot as Pickledoo controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sam.
Pickledoo lands an uppercut.
Sam lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Pickledoo fails to land.
Sam working aggressively here.
Pickledoo is looking to control Sam's arms but Sam gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pickledoo has his back to the cage.
Sam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pickledoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sam.
Sam misses with the head strike.
Sam lands a shoulder strike.
Sam tries to work over Pickledoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sam fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pickledoo.
Pickledoo manages to break the clinch.
Pickledoo throws a body punch but Sam moves out of range.
Pickledoo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sam takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sam just misses with a punch to the body.
Sam tries to close the distance and clinch but Pickledoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickledoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Pickledoo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pickledoo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pickledoo throws a body punch but Sam moves out of range.
Sam throws a body punch but Pickledoo moves out of range.
Pickledoo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sam on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The cut above Poly Sam's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pickledoo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sam at a distance.
Sam misses with an uppercut.
Pickledoo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sam blocks the body kick.
Pickledoo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sam counters with a stiff right hand.
Sam misses with a lunging right hand
and Pickledoo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pickledoo scores with the left hand. Sam knows he should have avoided that one.
Poly Sam's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sam tries to clinch up but Pickledoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Sam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pickledoo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pickledoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Sam backs away, Pickledoo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pickledoo throws a front kick aimed at Sam's knee but Sam avoids it well.
Pickledoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sam ducks under a wild hook from Pickledoo.
Sam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pickledoo is looking to counter punch.
Sam moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Pickledoo on the inside.
Pickledoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sam working aggressively here.
Pickledoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pickledoo is working Sam over against the cage.
Sam misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sam lands an uppercut.
Pickledoo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Poly Sam's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bobby Pickledoo!
Our winner, Bobby Pickledoo, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Suarez (ranked 2977 p4p, 308 weight class) and Butch Vandergnaw (ranked 3062 p4p, 316 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vandergnaw's choice of entrance music: I've Been Everywhere. 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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260 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Butch Vandergnaw!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandergnaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butch Vandergnaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vandergnaw misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Suarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been informed that Vandergnaw has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vandergnaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Suarez at a distance.
Vandergnaw works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Rico Suarez has been cut.
Vandergnaw looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vandergnaw wants to stand and escape but instead Suarez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vandergnaw pulls Suarez in close to prevent any damage.
Vandergnaw had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suarez defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandergnaw is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Suarez is refusing to be controlled, as Vandergnaw sits in half guard.
Vandergnaw is working for a kimura but Suarez is defending it quite comfortably.
Vandergnaw wants to stand but Suarez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Suarez wants to control but Vandergnaw is keeping busy.
Vandergnaw is looking for a kimura here.
Vandergnaw seems to be working for a kimura but Suarez defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez has his hands clasped together around Vandergnaw's back. He's all about the action.
Suarez is looking for a sweep. Vandergnaw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vandergnaw seems to be working for a kimura but Suarez defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vandergnaw is looking for a kimura but Suarez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vandergnaw to get the leverage.
Vandergnaw seems to be looking for submissions.
Vandergnaw passes to side control.
Vandergnaw tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vandergnaw tries for a kimura but Suarez is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandergnaw tries for a kimura but Suarez is defending well.
Vandergnaw goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Suarez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vandergnaw but great work by Suarez.
Suarez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Vandergnaw tries to improve position but can't.
Suarez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vandergnaw will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Suarez working away.
A lull in the action here.
Suarez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Suarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vandergnaw on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandergnaw can't do much from the bottom here.
Vandergnaw being controlled for a moment.
Vandergnaw is looking to regain half guard here but Suarez keeps moving and retains side control.
Vandergnaw trying to remain calm as Suarez controls from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vandergnaw can't do much from the bottom here.
Vandergnaw is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Suarez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Vandergnaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Suarez'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.
Suarez lands with a shot to the body.
Suarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vandergnaw misses with a right hand
enabling Suarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Suarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vandergnaw just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Suarez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vandergnaw.
Suarez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vandergnaw.
Suarez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Vandergnaw misses with a hook
and Suarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suarez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vandergnaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suarez loads up on a big right hand but Vandergnaw slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vandergnaw! But no joy.
Vandergnaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Suarez counters with a low kick, right behind Vandergnaw 's knee.
Vandergnaw scores with a nice head shot.
Suarez scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Suarez.
It looks like Butch Vandergnaw has been cut.
Suarez throws a shot from downtown. Vandergnaw moves away and avoids it.
Vandergnaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Suarez is just out of range.
It looked like Suarez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandergnaw misses with a body shot.
Rico Suarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Vandergnaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Suarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vandergnaw lands a glancing blow to the side of Suarez's head.
Vandergnaw digs a good body shot into Suarez's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Suarez. Vandergnaw shrugs it off though.
Vandergnaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vandergnaw is rocked!
Vandergnaw is breathing heavily.
Vandergnaw gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Suarez points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Vandergnaw wakes up just in time to hear Suarez thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rico Suarez!
A very excited looking Rico Suarez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brad Bozeck (ranked 2235 p4p, 211 weight class) and Beta Knox (ranked 2270 p4p, 215 weight class). Knox has chosen Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't as his entrance music. Brad Bozeck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Bozeck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bozeck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Knox tries to counter it with a takedown but Bozeck pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bozeck's hands.
Bozeck throws a body kick that misses
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Bozeck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Bozeck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brad Bozeck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Knox scores with a four punch combination!
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bozeck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
A big right from Bozeck misses.
Knox has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A cross from Bozeck lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bozeck thows a leg kick but Knox checks it
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Bozeck thows a leg kick but Knox checks it
and Knox counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Knox postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bozeck is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knox is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox cracks Bozeck with a solid left hand.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bozeck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Knox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bozeck trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
Knox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bozeck's head.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Bozeck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bozeck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knox defends well.
Knox works over Bozeck with some ground and pound from guard.
Knox scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a couple of elbows.
Bozeck is rocked!
Bozeck working for a triangle but Knox defends it easily.
Oh Bozeck is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox landing with the ground and pound.
Knox gets to his feet and stands over Bozeck, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Bozeck felt that one! Knox unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Bozeck from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
An out of breath Beta Knox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalmin Maltusuri (ranked 2203 p4p, 280 weight class) and Varun Khumar (ranked 1960 p4p, 257 weight class). Khumar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dhal Jaun Main-Akshay Kumar & Ileana D'cruz. 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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195 lbs
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185 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalmin Maltusuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Varun Khumar!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Khumar.
Maltusuri lands a right hook to the body.
Khumar misses with the combination.
Khumar throws the left hand but Maltusuri avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Khumar misses the target.
A jab from Khumar does it's job there.
Maltusuri moves out of range of the strikes.
Khumar looks to score with a jab to the body but Maltusuri is just out of range.
Khumar lands a lovely overhand right.
Maltusuri takes a swing at Khumar's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khumar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khumar lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maltusuri just misses with a punch to the body.
Maltusuri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maltusuri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltusuri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khumar just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Khumar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khumar lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Kalmin Maltusuri has been cut.
Maltusuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khumar.
It seemed like Khumar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khumar punishes Maltusuri's body with a nice straight punch.
Maltusuri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maltusuri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Maltusuri misses.
Khumar takes a swing at Maltusuri's ribcage but misses.
Maltusuri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khumar to score with a decent uppercut.
Maltusuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maltusuri throwing a counter right hand but Khumar manages to avoid it.
Khumar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maltusuri had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Khumar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khumar takes a swing at Maltusuri's ribcage but misses.
Khumar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maltusuri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khumar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maltusuri.
Maltusuri missing with a left hand there. Khumar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maltusuri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khumar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maltusuri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maltusuri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khumar moves away.
Khumar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maltusuri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khumar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khumar cracks Maltusuri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khumar slips under a jab from Maltusuri.
Khumar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maltusuri has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Khumar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maltusuri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khumar lands a body shot.
Khumar throws a hook to the side of Maltusuri's head but Maltusuri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maltusuri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khumar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maltusuri moves away.
Khumar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maltusuri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khumar.
Maltusuri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khumar takes one to the chin there.
Khumar blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khumar cracks Maltusuri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maltusuri misses with a straight left.
Khumar just misses with a punch to the body.
Maltusuri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khumar to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khumar just misses with a punch to the body.
Khumar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maltusuri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khumar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maltusuri scrambles back to his feet.
Khumar scores with a jab to the head.
Kalmin Maltusuri's cut is getting worse.
Khumar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maltusuri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice straight punches there by Khumar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khumar.
Khumar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khumar throws a right hand that misses
and Maltusuri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Maltusuri misses.
A nice side step and Khumar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maltusuri misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khumar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Varun Khumar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalmin Maltusuri's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Khumar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maltusuri.
Khumar throws a lazy right hand but Maltusuri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maltusuri looks to score with a jab to the body but Khumar is just out of range.
Khumar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khumar throws a big shot that misses.
Maltusuri slips under a jab from Khumar.
Maltusuri misses with a body punch
and Khumar counters with a right hand to the body.
Maltusuri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khumar was well out of range. Poor timing from Maltusuri.
Maltusuri moves out of range as Khumar strikes.
Maltusuri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltusuri throws a shot to the body.
Maltusuri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maltusuri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khumar avoids the body shot from Maltusuri.
Maltusuri throws a jab but it's blocked by Khumar.
Maltusuri lands with an uppercut that bounces Khumar off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khumar misses the shot to the body.
Maltusuri takes one on the button.
Khumar throws a body punch but Maltusuri moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maltusuri.
It looks like Varun Khumar has been cut.
Khumar slips a straight right by Maltusuri.
Maltusuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khumar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maltusuri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maltusuri throws a body punch but Khumar moves out of range.
Maltusuri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khumar was well out of range. Poor timing from Maltusuri.
Khumar throws a nice looking combination but Maltusuri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khumar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khumar is rocked!
Maltusuri thuds a left hand into Khumar's body.
Khumar is still on wobbly legs! Can Maltusuri finish him?
Khumar is breathing heavily.
Maltusuri cracks Khumar with a left hook right on the temple and Khumar goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Maltusuri lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Khumar is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalmin Maltusuri!
Kalmin Maltusuri really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Free Bands inc. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Joshua (ranked 2613 p4p, 280 weight class) and Milton Friedman (ranked 1879 p4p, 204 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikael Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milton Friedman!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshua just misses with a punch to the body.
Friedman gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friedman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Joshua on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joshua tries to get out of the position.
Friedman working the head and body with strikes.
Friedman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An elbow from Friedman crashes against the mat.
Joshua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Friedman on the ground.
Friedman working the body and head with strikes.
Friedman is working Joshua over with some ground and pound from side control.
Friedman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Joshua taking punishment in the form of punches.
It looks like Mikael Joshua has been cut.
Friedman looks up at the clock and then as Joshua takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Friedman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mikael Joshua's cut is getting worse.
Friedman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Check out the look on Friedman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Friedman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Joshua sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Friedman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedman working the head and body with strikes.
Friedman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Friedman cracks Joshua with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jeez, Mikael Joshua's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikael Joshua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Milton Friedman!
Milton Friedman tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Fring (ranked 1837 p4p, 236 weight class) and Avery Nijholt (ranked 1772 p4p, 227 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Fring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Avery Nijholt!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nijholt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nijholt throws a head kick that misses
and Nijholt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Fring finds it's target.
Fring takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fring connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Avery Nijholt has been cut.
Fring connects with a right hand. Nijholt shakes it off.
Nijholt throws a leg kick
and Fring connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nijholt misses with a left hand
and Fring counters with a nice right hand that sends Nijholt toppling to the canvas! Nijholt scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fring finish him?!
Nijholt is rocked!
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!
Nijholt throws a head kick that misses
and Fring rattles Nijholt with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Nijholt tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Fring dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Nijholt stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gustavo Fring!
A victorious Gustavo Fring thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Avery Nijholt had this to say: 'This guy was the better fighter tonight, and deserved the win. I will go back to train harder and come back better than ever'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Paulin (ranked 1230 p4p, 135 weight class) and Rodney Jacobs (ranked 601 p4p, 63 weight class). Thierry Paulin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paulin swivels and escapes.
We've been told by Paulin's head coaches at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Paulin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No luck for Jacobs with that takedown attempt.
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Paulin to counter with a crisp jab.
Thierry Paulin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Jacobs.
Paulin lands with a nice body punch.
Paulin scores with a head kick.
It looks like Rodney Jacobs has been cut.
Jacobs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jacobs looks winded!
A solid leg kick lands there for Paulin.
Jacobs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulin lands a brutal uppercut that launches Jacobs off his feet! Jacobs tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thierry Paulin!
After winning the bout, Thierry Paulin 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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