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NYFN Legends Tournament r. 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Skull (ranked 5311 p4p, 600 weight class) and Ibrahim Camara (ranked 4133 p4p, 495 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 Ibrahim Camara was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Skull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skull seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A good leg kick by Skull.
Camara misses with a hook. Skull ducked under it nicely.
Skull ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Skull wants to clinch.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Skull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Skull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Camara, as that shot connected.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara throws a looping overhand right but Skull ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara avoids the head kick by Skull.
A nice side step and Camara releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Camara looks to land a left hand but Skull moved out of range nicely.
Skull ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Camara looks to land a right hand but Skull moved out of range.
Camara checks a low kick from Skull.
Skull connects with a leg kick. Camara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara throws a big shot that misses.
Skull misses with a low kick.
Skull throws a leg kick but Camara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Camara misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Camara coming out on top.
Skull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Camara's sensitive parts.
Camara is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Camara takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Camara might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Camara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Skull under the eye.
Skull walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Camara misses with a straight left.
Skull attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camara.
Camara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skull manages to avoid it.
Skull throws a front kick that sends Camara stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camara moves away.
Camara throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skull ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Camara lands with a good body shot.
Skull misses with a leg kick.
Camara tests Skull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Mr Skull has been cut.
Skull throws a push kick but Camara slaps the foot to one side.
Skull throws a low kick but it's checked well by Camara.
Donk. Camara catches Skull right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Skull.
Skull appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Camara lands a nice looking body shot.
Skull rushes Camara and presses him up against the cage.
Camara breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Camara misses its intended target.
Skull takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Camara misses with a hook. Skull ducked under it nicely.
Skull takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Camara jabs at Skull's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skull slips under a jab.
Skull is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Camara.
Camara throws a shot to the body.
Camara looks to throw the jab but Skull is out of range.
Camara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skull defending well as Camara loads up on a big left hand.
Skull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camara misses with an uppercut. Skull saw that one coming.
Camara has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Skull with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Camara to score with a decent uppercut.
Camara steps in with a hook that catches Skull right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Camara follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Skull looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibrahim Camara!
Ibrahim Camara 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.
Mr Skull spoke after the fight, saying 'Merry Christmas mother fucks!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dana Fight Ii (ranked 24929 p4p, 798 weight class) and Anti Kristus (ranked 3759 p4p, 466 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dana Fight Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anti Kristus!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristus jabs Fight Ii right on the nose. Fight Ii blinks but takes it well.
Kristus scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kristus moves out of range as Fight Ii strikes.
Kristus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fight Ii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fight Ii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40 in the buildup to the fight.
Kristus misses with an uppercut.
Fight Ii throws an overhand right that lands on Kristus's shoulder, as Kristus tries to avoid the shot.
Kristus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kristus ducks right into an uppercut from Fight Ii.
Fight Ii misses with an uppercut.
Kristus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fight Ii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kristus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fight Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fight Ii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kristus misses with the combination.
Kristus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kristus moves out of range of the strikes.
Kristus misses with a hook. Fight Ii ducked under it nicely.
Fight Ii throws a leg kick that misses.
Kristus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oooooh!!! Kristus has knocked Fight Ii down with a huge combo! Kristus steps away and waves a wobbly Fight Ii back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fight Ii is rocked!
It looks like Dana Fight Ii has been cut.
Kristus lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Fight Ii out cold! Fight Ii is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anti Kristus!
A very excited looking Anti Kristus 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Spaulding (ranked 5723 p4p, 635 weight class) and ThorHGH Grasman (ranked 3037 p4p, 391 weight class). ThorHGH Grasman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Spaulding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, ThorHGH Grasman!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spaulding throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spaulding. Grasman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Spaulding misses the target.
Spaulding throws a leg kick but Grasman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spaulding swings widly with a right hand
and Grasman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grasman cracks Spaulding with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Spaulding falls to his knees and Grasman doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ThorHGH Grasman!
ThorHGH Grasman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soyster Nine (ranked 24956 p4p, 856 weight class) and Just Whymer (ranked 2050 p4p, 278 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soyster Nine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whymer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Whymer lands a jab to the nose.
Whymer cracks Nine with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nine looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Whymer finish him?
Nine is rocked!
Whymer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nine is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whymer avoids it really well and circles away.
Oh Nine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nine missing with a left hand there. Whymer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nine seems to have got his legs back now.
Nine shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nine was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Whymer is not content to let Nine control the position.
Who's going to make the next move?
We've been hearing good reports from Nine's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Nine is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whymer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Whymer is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nine has hold of Whymer's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Whymer seems comfortable defending it but Nine has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Whymer is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Whymer is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Nine couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Soyster Nine!
Soyster Nine very nearly forgot to thank KAISER Nutrition - Q160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Jong Bwang (ranked 2064 p4p, 280 weight class) and David Brent (ranked 3019 p4p, 385 weight class). Bwang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Liberation. Brent has chosen Freelove Freeway as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Jong Bwang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Brent!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bwang takes a swing at Brent's ribcage but misses.
Bwang moves away from the strike by Brent.
Bwang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brent.
Bwang is looking to counter punch.
Bwang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bwang.
Bwang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brent.
Brent has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bwang is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brent on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice uppercut there from Bwang.
King Jong Bwang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bwang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bwang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brent was well out of range. Poor timing from Bwang.
It seemed like Brent was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brent throws out a loose jab but Bwang uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bwang thuds a left hand into Brent's body.
Brent thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brent looks to land a left hand but Bwang moved out of range nicely.
Bwang swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Brent counter with a right hand.
It looks like King Jong Bwang has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bwang lands a jab to Brent's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bwang lands with an uppercut that bounces Brent off the cage and back into range.
Brent's corner calls for a 1-2. Brent obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brent misses with an uppercut
and Bwang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donk. Bwang catches Brent right on the button with a cross.
Bwang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brent looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bwang looks to land a right hand but Brent moved out of range.
Brent now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bwang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bwang.
Brent gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bwang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brent.
Brent throws a shot from downtown. Bwang moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Brent.
Good standup being displayed there by Brent as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brent takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bwang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brent counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brent avoids the body shot from Bwang.
Bwang lands an overhand right.
Bwang misses the jab.
Bwang takes a swing at Brent's ribcage but misses.
Brent misses with a hook. Bwang ducked under it nicely.
Brent throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bwang counters with a nice uppercut.
Brent might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bwang catches Brent with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheers as Brent lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bwang doesn't seem phased though.
Brent misses with a lunging right hand
and Bwang counters with a nice uppercut.
Brent moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brent moves out of range as Bwang strikes.
Brent needs to keep his hands up - Bwang had a free shot at his head there.
Brent on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brent fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bwang is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Brent drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bwang right on the button. Bwang goes down! Brent follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Brent gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Brent!
A very excited looking David Brent 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Phoenix (ranked 2647 p4p, 344 weight class) and Grant Brophy (ranked 4673 p4p, 546 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Brophy!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brophy momentarily.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
Brophy moves forwards but Phoenix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brophy slips a straight right by Phoenix.
Brophy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Phoenix looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
Brophy throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Brophy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy misses with a body punch
and Phoenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Brophy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Phoenix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brophy momentarily.
It looks like Grant Brophy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy throws a big shot that misses.
Phoenix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blake Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut.
Brophy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Phoenix is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Phoenix scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Phoenix walks into a jab.
Phoenix seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Phoenix dips to his left and cracks Brophy with an uppercut!
Brophy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phoenix to score with a decent uppercut.
Brophy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brophy throws a nice looking combination but Phoenix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phoenix's corner calls for a 1-2. Phoenix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy throws a counter combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phoenix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Brophy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Phoenix. That snapped Brophy's head back.
Phoenix misses with a straight left.
Phoenix misses with a combination
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy lands a really nice looking cross but Phoenix seems unphased.
Phoenix misses with a straight left.
Phoenix misses with a lunging right hand
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brophy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phoenix.
Phoenix closes the distance and clinches.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phoenix is leaning against Brophy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Brophy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Brophy.
Phoenix scores with a shoulder strike.
Brophy can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phoenix.
Brophy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phoenixs head.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix lands a body shot in the clinch.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brophy.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a straight right.
Phoenix throws a right hand that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Brophy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phoenix.
Phoenix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brophy momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phoenix loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brophy on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Phoenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grant Brophy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Phoenix cracks a nice hook into Brophy's ribs.
Phoenix misses with a hook to the body
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phoenix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brophy's hands.
Phoenix has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Phoenix is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Phoenix lands a body shot.
Brophy is trying to break the clinch but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy tries to break free but Phoenix pushes him back against the cage.
Phoenix gets through Brophy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Brophy tries to break free but Phoenix pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy lands with a left to the head.
Brophy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Phoenix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brophy can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phoenix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phoenix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
Phoenix digs a right hand underneath Brophy's ribcage. Brophy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brophy lands with a left to the head.
Phoenix gets through Brophy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Phoenix.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Blake Phoenix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phoenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brophy lands a jab.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix thuds his right hand into Brophy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Phoenix connects with a single shot there.
Brophy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
Brophy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Phoenix with a body shot.
Brophy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phoenix at a distance.
Phoenix throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brophy's waist but Brophy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Phoenix off to one side.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Phoenix avoids it with no problem.
Phoenix throws a sloppy body shot
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy connects with a right hand. Phoenix shakes it off.
Phoenix lands a glancing blow to the side of Brophy's head.
Brophy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phoenix throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
Phoenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brophy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy punishes Phoenix's body with a nice straight punch.
Brophy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phoenix lands a nice looking body shot.
Phoenix connects with a nice looking jab.
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
Phoenix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phoenix pushes Brophy up against the cage in a clinch.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
Phoenix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phoenix misses with a hook
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brophy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brophy! But no joy.
Brophy defending well as Phoenix loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Phoenix throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phoenix, as that shot connected.
Brophy cracks Phoenix with a good jab.
Phoenix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brophy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Phoenix jabs Brophy right on the nose. Brophy blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy scores with a hook to the body. Phoenix takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phoenix moves out of range of the strikes.
Phoenix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brophy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Blake Phoenix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grant Brophy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brophy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Brophy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brophy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phoenix circles away quickly and effectively.
Phoenix throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Phoenix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Brophy misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Phoenix as he connects with a hook.
Brophy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phoenix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Brophy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phoenix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Phoenix avoids it with no problem.
Phoenix walks into a stiff left hand from Brophy.
Blake Phoenix is winning the standup battle so far.
Brophy throws a lazy uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Brophy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phoenix throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
Phoenix throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
Phoenix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brophy momentarily.
Brophy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Phoenix lands a lovely overhand right.
Phoenix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phoenix throws a right hand that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phoenix thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix scores with a jab. Brophy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grant Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix connects with a body shot.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
Brophy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phoenix lands with a cross.
Phoenix scores with a decent looking hook.
Blake Phoenix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
Brophy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brophy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phoenix.
Phoenix is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brophy lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Phoenix as he connects with a hook.
Brophy scores with a nice head shot.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Phoenix looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brophy! But no joy.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brophy! But no joy.
Phoenix feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brophys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brophy throws a hook but Phoenix avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phoenix, as that shot connected.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Brophy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brophy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phoenix jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Phoenix misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix connects with a nice looking jab.
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
Phoenix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brophy misses with a hook.
Phoenix throws a right hand that misses
and Brophy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phoenix throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Phoenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Brophy misses.
Phoenix connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Phoenix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Phoenix 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Phoenix!
A victorious Blake Phoenix 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Spezziale (ranked 1559 p4p, 214 weight class) and Bear Stevenson (ranked 9750 p4p, 766 weight class). Spezziale kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. The key to victory for Pablo Spezziale has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Pablo Spezziale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spezziale moves out of range as Stevenson strikes.
Spezziale connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stevenson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spezziale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stevenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spezziale.
Spezziale scores with a hook to the body. Stevenson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stevenson tries to move into range but Spezziale moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stevenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spezziale.
Spezziale lands with a right hand.
Stevenson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stevenson lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spezziale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spezziale sets himself, and Stevenson steps forward looking for the clinch! Spezziale avoids it this time.
Stevenson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stevenson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stevenson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spezziale was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spezziale.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Spezziale throws the left hand but Stevenson avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Stevenson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spezziale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevenson throws out the jab.
Stevenson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Spezziale appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stevenson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've been told by Spezziale's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spezziale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spezziale lands a nice hook to Stevenson's body. Stevenson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spezziale jabs at Stevenson's body.
A jab from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson throws an overhand right that lands on Spezziale's shoulder, as Spezziale tries to avoid the shot.
Spezziale missing with a left hand there. Stevenson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spezziale.
Stevenson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stevenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Spezziale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Spezziale.
Spezziale is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spezziale looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.
Spezziale cracks Stevenson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spezziale is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson throws a hook to the side of Spezziale's head but Spezziale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut. Spezziale saw that one coming.
Stevenson throws a right hand that misses
and Spezziale counters with a stiff right hand.
Spezziale lands a right hook to the body.
Stevenson misses with a hook. Spezziale ducked under it nicely.
Stevenson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pablo Spezziale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spezziale connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stevenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spezziale.
Spezziale lands with an overhand left.
Decent striking displayed by Spezziale there.
Stevenson misses the body punch
and Spezziale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spezziale digs a good body shot into Stevenson's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Spezziale misses the target.
Spezziale sets himself, and Stevenson steps forward looking for the clinch! Spezziale avoids it this time.
Spezziale connects with a jab.
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Spezziale.
Stevenson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Spezziale lands with an uppercut that bounces Stevenson off the cage and back into range.
Spezziale connects with a body shot that sends Stevenson's belly button to the back.
Stevenson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spezziale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Spezziale moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut
and Spezziale counters with a two punch combo.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Spezziale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Spezziale was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stevenson.
Spezziale sizes up Stevenson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spezziale looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.
Spezziale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stevenson.
Stevenson moves out of range as Spezziale strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spezziale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stevenson throws a looping overhand right but Spezziale ducks down to avoid it.
Stevenson clinches up against the cage.
Stevenson has a couple of punches blocked by Spezziale.
Stevenson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spezziale lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.
Stevenson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spezziale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stevenson working aggressively here.
Spezziale blocks a body shot from Stevenson.
Spezziale is trying to push Stevenson away but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spezziale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spezziale misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spezziale.
Spezziale blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Spezziale dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spezziale sizes up Stevenson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stevenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spezziale.
Pablo Spezziale is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Spezziale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevenson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spezziale avoids the body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spezziale throws a good cross that connects.
Spezziale lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Bear Stevenson has been cut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stevenson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut
and Spezziale counters with a stiff right hand.
Spezziale throws a looping overhand right but Stevenson ducks down to avoid it.
Spezziale misses with a right hand
and Stevenson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Pablo Spezziale has been cut.
Spezziale blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Spezziale.
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!
Spezziale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spezziale scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spezziale shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stevenson eats them both and turns towards Spezziale to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stevenson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spezziale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Spezziale looks to land a combination but Stevenson avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spezziale lands a glancing blow to the side of Stevenson's head.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.
Stevenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spezziale connects with a body shot that sends Stevenson's belly button to the back.
Spezziale misses with an uppercut.
Spezziale punishes Stevenson's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Spezziale misses the target.
Spezziale moves away from the strike by Stevenson.
Stevenson rushes Spezziale and presses him up against the cage.
Spezziale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spezziale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.
Stevenson misses with a punch on the inside.
Spezziale is trying to break the clinch but Stevenson is controlling him.
Stevenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevenson.
Stevenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevenson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spezziale's efforts to push away.
Spezziale blocking some punches.
Stevenson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spezziale up against the cage.
Stevenson throws a head punch that misses.
Spezziale can't break the clinch.
Spezziale is trying to break the clinch but Stevenson is controlling him.
Spezziale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevenson can do to turn this around?
Spezziale digs a right hand into Stevenson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stevenson's gas tank.
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 punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevenson.
Stevenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevenson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spezziale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevenson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stevenson can't find room to land a body shot as Spezziale controls the action.
Stevenson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevenson swings wildly with an uppercut but Spezziale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spezziale is trying to force a seperation but Stevenson has the dominant position.
Stevenson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spezziale backwards.
Stevenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spezziale is looking to break free of the clinch but Stevenson has double underhooks.
Stevenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson working aggressively here.
Spezziale is trying to break the clinch but Stevenson is controlling him.
Stevenson tries to throw a body punch but Spezziale avoids it by throwing Stevenson back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spezziale.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stevenson.
Stevenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spezziale looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spezziale loads up on a big right hand but Stevenson slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spezziale defending well as Stevenson loads up on a big left hand.
Stevenson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sloppy strikes from Spezziale. Those never looked like landing.
Stevenson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stevenson needs to keep his hands up - Spezziale had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Spezziale dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spezziale.
Spezziale staying out of range there.
Spezziale swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Spezziale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stevenson doesn't seem phased though.
Stevenson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stevenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stevenson loads up on a big right hand but Spezziale slips the punch.
Stevenson drops Spezziale with a naaaaasty hook - Spezziale is in real trouble here! Stevenson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bear Stevenson!
A victorious Bear Stevenson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Pablo Spezziale spoke after the fight, saying 'Sucks to compete injured.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Arseworth (ranked 1839 p4p, 258 weight class) and Alika Webb (ranked 5292 p4p, 598 weight class). Webb is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Joe Esposito - you're the best around. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Arseworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alika Webb!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arseworth rushes Webb and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arseworth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arseworth throws a head punch that misses.
Webb tries to throw a body punch but Arseworth avoids it by throwing Webb back against the cage.
Webb lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Arseworth's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Arseworth misses with some punches.
Arseworth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Arseworth.
Arseworth tries to pull guard but Webb won't allow it.
Arseworth pulls guard successfully.
Arseworth has his foot on Webb's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Webb works his way back into a safe position though.
Webb must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Webb is posturing up here but Arseworth has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Webb tries to roll out but it's too tight and Webb has to tap! Slick submission there by Arseworth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Arseworth!
A victorious Billy Arseworth thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marky Mark (ranked 1405 p4p, 195 weight class) and Timmy Timmy (ranked 5084 p4p, 580 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marky Mark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timmy Timmy!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mark lands a slapping body shot.
Mark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Timmy tries to clinch but Mark is having none of it.
Mark connects with a looping right hand.
Marky Mark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timmy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mark cracks Timmy with an open hand slap.
Oooooh!!! Mark has knocked Timmy down with a huge combo! Mark steps away and waves a wobbly Timmy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Timmy is rocked!
It looks like Timmy Timmy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mark walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Timmy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mark swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Timmy's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marky Mark!
Marky Mark was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Timmy Timmy stepped up to the mic, saying 'Livin' a lie!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tuomari Hurmio (ranked 79 p4p, 12 weight class) and Lee Sang Seok (ranked 55 p4p, 8 weight class). Hurmio's entrance music is Black Star. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
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152 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuomari Hurmio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmio throws out a loose jab but Seok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuomari Hurmio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seok misses with a looping right.
Hurmio throws a shot from downtown. Seok moves away and avoids it.
Hurmio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seok.
Seok has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Seok there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seok fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Seok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurmio.
Seok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurmio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hurmio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hurmio tests Seok's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheers as Seok lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hurmio doesn't seem phased though.
Seok tries to land a leg kick but Hurmio saw it coming and moves away.
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!
Seok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurmio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hurmio misses.
Hurmio throws a body shot but no joy.
Seok misses with an uppercut.
Seok lunges at Hurmio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hurmio's hand.
Seok keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seok misses with a double jab.
Hurmio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Seok sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And Seok tries to counter it with a takedown but Hurmio pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Seok ducks under a wild hook from Hurmio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seok. Hurmio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hurmio darts in and clinches Seok up against the cage.
Hurmio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seok pulls Hurmio into guard.
Hurmio postures up in Seok's guard and throws a big left but Seok blocks it.
Hurmio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seok is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok keeping moving, preventing Hurmio from controlling successfully.
Seok working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hurmio.
Hurmio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hurmio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hurmio wants to pass the guard but Seok is keeping the position.
Seok utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hurmio is looking to work some ground and pound but Seok has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio postures up in Seok's guard and throws a big left but Seok blocks it.
Seok escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hurmio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Seok looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Seok is looking for a triangle here but Hurmio uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hurmio working the ground and pound but Seok is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio scoring with punches and elbows.
Seok is trying to get back to half guard.
Seok is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hurmio working away.
Hurmio is putting a hurting on Seok here, landing some big shots from side control.
Seok tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seok defending against the ground and pound.
Hurmio landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomari Hurmio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seok misses with a hook. Hurmio ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Hurmio misses.
Hurmio throws a leg kick
and Seok counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Seok performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hurmio is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Heavy Metal, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hurmio is trying to get back to full guard.
Seok works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio is bucking up trying to escape but Seok cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Seok cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok lands with some strikes.
Hurmio slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hurmio tries to roll over but Seok keeps him under control.
Hurmio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Seok.
Seok lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hurmio trying to hold on to Seok's head to control him but Seok postures up.
Seok is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hurmio is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Seok has latched onto it... Big trouble! Seok pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Hurmio is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Seok!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lee Sang Seok!
A relieved looking Lee Sang Seok thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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