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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chinggis Khaan (ranked 2190 p4p, 281 weight class) and Ben Turner (ranked 2445 p4p, 315 weight class). Ben Turner acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chinggis Khaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Khaan showed some decent athleticism there.
Khaan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Khaan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Khaan slips a nice elbow through Turner's hands, connecting with Turner's forehead.
Turner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Khaan connects with a couple of short punches.
Turner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khaan connects with a couple of short punches.
Khaan throws a strike but Turner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khaan wants to get back to his feet but Turner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khaan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaan wants to get back to his feet but Turner passes into half guard.
Khaan pushes Turner off looking to stand but Turner dives back in and keeps control.
Khaan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turner.
Turner prevents Khaan from standing back up.
Turner controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Turner is pressing down on Khaan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khaan is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Turner slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Turner takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khaan tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Khaan back against the cage.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Khaan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Turner smiles and moves away.
Khaan cracks Turner with a good jab.
Turner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turner wants it to stay on the feet.
Khaan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chinggis Khaan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaan looks to land a body kick but Turner moved away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Khaan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner prevents a body shot from Khaan.
Turner gets through Khaan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khaan is trying to drag Turner to the mat but Turner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khaan throws a head punch that misses.
Turner slows down the pace here.
Turner lands with a light punch inside.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khaan misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khaan. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khaan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khaan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turner's waist but Turner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khaan off to one side.
Khaan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khaan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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!
Turner rushes Khaan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khaan misses with a punch to the body.
Turner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khaan is rocked!
Turner creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Khaan with a big uppercut! Khaan tries to clinch up but Turner pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Khaan to the mat! Khaan covers up and Turner unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ben Turner!
Ben Turner very nearly forgot to thank Red Light Coffeeshop 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Haywood Badger (ranked 2137 p4p, 100 weight class) and Byron Tipton (ranked 1328 p4p, 64 weight class). Haywood Badger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haywood Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Tipton!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Badger, as that shot connected.
A good leg kick by Badger.
Tipton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badger.
Badger throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Badger.
Badger throws a leg kick but Tipton checks it.
Badger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger misses with a wild body shot.
Badger misses the shot to the body.
Tipton feints the counter takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Tipton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tipton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Byron Tipton has been cut.
Tipton slips under a jab.
Tipton with the counter takedown but Badger avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Tipton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Badger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tipton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Badger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Badger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tipton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tipton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Tipton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tipton moves away from the strike by Badger.
A little jabbing left from Tipton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Badger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Badger swings for the body but Tipton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger throws a leg kick which misses Tipton's front leg but catches the back leg as Tipton tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Badger. Those never looked like landing.
Badger lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Badger misses.
Tipton wants to counter the offense by Badger and move into the clinch position.
Nice shot lands for Badger.
Badger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tipton's sensitive parts.
Badger is looking to land body kicks.
Tipton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Badger defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Badger lands with an uppercut that bounces Tipton off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger throws a low kick but Tipton moves out of range easily.
Tipton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Badger defends it well.
Tipton blocks the body kick.
Tipton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Badger scores with a push kick.
Badger swings widly with a right hand
and Tipton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tipton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Badger sees it coming and defends easily.
Badger is trying to get back to full guard.
Badger looking for submissions off his back.
Tipton slips a nice elbow through Badger's hands, connecting with Badger's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tipton is looking for a kimura here.
Tipton thows a huge punch but Badger dodges it nicely.
Tipton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Badger makes his way to full guard, as Tipton worked for a kimura.
Tipton has gone for a leg lock! Badger slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tipton's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tipton looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Badger has picked Tipton up and slammed him! Tipton can't keep hold of the triangle and Badger manages to pass to side control!
Tipton tries to buck Badger off but Badger is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haywood Badger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byron Tipton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tipton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tipton blocks a low kick nicely.
Badger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tipton feints the counter takedown.
Badger throws out a leg kick but Tipton moves out of range and Badger only half commits.
Badger scores with a jab. Tipton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Badger tries to bum rush Tipton with a series of wild strikes but Tipton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger lands with a straight right. Tipton didn't see that one coming.
Haywood Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Badger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tipton was well out of range. Poor timing from Badger.
Tipton throws out a counter right but Badger avoids it with no problem.
Badger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tipton feints the counter takedown.
Badger lands with a nice body punch.
Badger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Badger throws a leg kick but Tipton moved away.
Badger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Badger misses its intended target.
Tipton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Haywood Badger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badger throws a low kick, looking for Tipton's leg but Tipton calmly moves out of range.
Badger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Badger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tipton can do to turn this around?
Badger scores with a hook.
Badger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tipton ducks under a wild hook from Badger.
Badger fakes the leg kick and cracks Tipton in the body.
Badger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger thumps Tipton with a low kick.
Badger just misses with a punch to the body.
Tipton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Badger lunges at Tipton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tipton's hand.
Tipton walks into a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Badger.
Badger cracks a nice hook into Tipton's ribs.
Badger looks to throw the jab but Tipton is out of range.
Tipton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tipton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Badger throws the left hand but Tipton avoids the punch easily.
And Tipton tries to counter it with a takedown but Badger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tipton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Badger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tipton is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badger throws a low kick but Tipton avoids it.
Badger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Badger misses with an uppercut. Tipton saw that one coming.
Tipton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badger.
It seemed like Tipton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haywood Badger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Byron Tipton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Badger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Badger misses with a straight left.
Badger lands the left hand.
Badger misses with a low kick.
Tipton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tipton staying out of range there.
Tipton blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot by Badger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tipton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tipton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tipton checks a leg kick.
Tipton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Badger defends it well.
Badger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tipton.
Badger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tipton.
Tipton checks a leg kick nicely.
Badger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tipton is out of range and Badger settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger throws a chopping leg kick but Tipton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tipton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Badger defends it well.
Badger connects with a solid leg kick.
Badger scores with a nice body kick.
Haywood Badger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tipton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Badger thumps Tipton with a low kick.
Haywood Badger is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Badger.
Badger cracks the inside of Tipton's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Badger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tipton moves away from the strike by Badger.
Tipton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tipton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badger.
Badger misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Tipton blocks the leg kick.
Badger throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Badger misses.
Tipton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Badger misses with a low kick.
Byron Tipton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Badger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badger throws out a loose jab but Tipton uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tipton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Badger - the referee stops the clock and Tipton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Badger. Tipton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badger. Tipton does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tipton! But no joy.
Badger lands a slapping body shot.
A lazy left from Badger finds it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Badger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Badger throws a body kick that misses.
Tipton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Badger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haywood Badger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Badger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haywood Badger!
Haywood Badger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Byron Tipton had this to say: 'I know I am only 24, but I am retiring. Obviously I dont have what it takes to become a champion, there is no reason to put my body at harm for something that I suck at.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Potter (ranked 818 p4p, 113 weight class) and Castor Rollins (ranked 1332 p4p, 177 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Castor Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins stuffs the takedown.
Rollins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Potter.
Potter connects with the punch.
Potter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rollins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rollins dips to his left and cracks Potter with an uppercut!
Potter shoots for a double leg takedown but Rollins sprawls well. He's pushed Potter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A cross from Rollins lands.
Potter slips under a jab from Rollins.
Potter throws a hook to the side of Rollins's head but Rollins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rollins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Potter.
Potter misses with a hook
and Rollins moves into the clinch.
Rollins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rollins walks away with a smile on his face. Potter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rollins throws a right and a left that Potter avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Potter misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Rollins catches Potter right on the button with a cross.
Potter closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rollins's guard.
Potter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rollins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins keeping moving, preventing Potter from controlling successfully.
Potter is fighting to break Rollins's control of his arms but Rollins is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Potter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Potter throws a big elbow that misses.
Potter wants to pass the guard but Rollins is keeping the position.
Potter throws an elbow that misses. Rollins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Potter's guard. Nice move by Rollins!
Potter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rollins is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter looking to control but Rollins passes into half guard.
Potter is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rollins jumps into side control!
Potter is looking for a sweep.
Potter is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potter can't do much from the bottom here.
Potter is looking to regain half guard here but Rollins keeps moving and retains side control.
Rollins controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Potter is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Potter's face as Rollins controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Potter tries to land a front kick but Rollins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Potter fails to land the takedown.
Rollins scores with the left hand. Potter knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Potter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rollins felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Potter throwing strikes but Rollins manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castor Rollins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rollins slips a jab from Potter.
Potter closes the distance and pushes Rollins back into the cage.
Potter tries to circle away but Rollins has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potter.
Rollins misses with a body punch.
Potter is trying to pull guard but Rollins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rollins throws a punch but it's blocked by Potter.
Rollins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Potter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Potter lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter is trying to pull guard but Rollins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Potter is trying to pull guard but Rollins has him pressed against the cage.
Potter is trying to drag Rollins to the mat but Rollins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Potter can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Potter blocking some punches.
Rollins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Potter backwards.
Potter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rollins regains guard immediately.
Rollins pulls Potter in close to prevent any damage.
Potter wants to control from the top but Rollins keeps moving.
Potter content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter passes Rollins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rollins is trying to maintain the position but Potter is very close to passing his half guard.
Potter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rollins sees it coming and defends easily.
Potter throwing shots but Rollins is blocking nicely.
Potter stalling away here and it's allowed Rollins to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rollins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rollins manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Potter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Potter looking to control.
Rollins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Potter trying to control the position here.
Potter thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Potter looking for a sweep. Not yet Potter, not yet.
Potter controls Rollins momentarily but Rollins frees himself.
Potter has control of Rollins's left arm, preventing Rollins from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A good leg kick by Potter.
Rollins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Potter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rollins lands a nice shot to the body.
Potter shoots in for a takedown but Rollins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rollins throws a jab but it's blocked by Potter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castor Rollins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Potter misses with an uppercut.
Potter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rollins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Castor Rollins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rollins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Potter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Potter sets himself, and Rollins steps forward looking for the clinch! Potter avoids it this time.
Potter throws a big shot that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Rollins blocks the leg kick.
Rollins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Potter.
Alexander Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins throws a right and a left that Potter avoids nicely.
Potter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter tries to close the distance and clinch but Rollins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Potter throws out a loose jab but Rollins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Potter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rollins throws out the jab.
Rollins throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Rollins.
Potter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Potter shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter 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.
Potter fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rollins misses the target.
Potter misses with a looping right.
Rollins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potter.
Potter tries to counter with a takedown but Rollins is quick to defend against it.
Potter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexander Potter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rollins circles away.
Rollins tries to counter with a clinch but Potter shakes him off and moves away.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Rollins.
Rollins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Potter misses with a looping left.
Potter sets himself, and Rollins steps forward looking for the clinch! Potter avoids it this time.
Potter closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rollins's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potter throws a big right hand that misses.
Rollins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Potter is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potter trying to control but Rollins is working from the bottom.
Potter lands a couple of digs.
Castor Rollins has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins keeping moving, preventing Potter from controlling successfully.
Rollins being controlled here, momentarily.
Rollins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Potter's guard.
Castor Rollins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Potter wants to control the position but Rollins says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Potter wants to get back to full guard.
Rollins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Potter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Potter trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Potter working to try and regain half guard.
Potter throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Potter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Potter regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Castor Rollins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rollins 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Castor Rollins!
Castor Rollins gave a mention to Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lew Rockwell (ranked 2787 p4p, 331 weight class) and Diego Lupertazzi (ranked 2167 p4p, 272 weight class). Rockwell's entrance music is Like a Rock. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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30
192 lbs
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34
185 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lew Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Lupertazzi!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rockwell. Lupertazzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockwell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rockwell fails to land the takedown.
Lupertazzi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rockwell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lupertazzi defends well and Rockwell ends up having to push Lupertazzi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown but Lupertazzi shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lew Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lupertazzi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rockwell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rockwell.
Rockwell looking to pass the guard.
Lupertazzi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rockwell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rockwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lupertazzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell is working hard here to advance position.
Lupertazzi trying to keep a closed guard but Rockwell is proving a slippery customer.
Rockwell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lupertazzi dives on top into guard.
Rockwell working for a triangle but Lupertazzi defends it easily.
Rockwell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rockwell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lupertazzi postures up in Rockwell's guard and throws a big left but Rockwell blocks it.
Rockwell keeping moving, preventing Lupertazzi from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rockwell advances position into side control!
Rockwell is trying to get an arm triangle but Lupertazzi is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lupertazzi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rockwell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rockwell has control of Lupertazzi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lupertazzi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lupertazzi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rockwell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rockwell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lupertazzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rockwell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lupertazzi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rockwell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lupertazzi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rockwell has managed to get both his arms back between Lupertazzi's legs - danger averted.
Rockwell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lupertazzi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi wants to control but Rockwell is keeping busy.
Rockwell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lupertazzi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rockwell.
Rockwell trying to mount his opponent but Lupertazzi defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lew Rockwell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lupertazzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rockwell is just out of range.
Rockwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockwell shoots in but Lupertazzi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rockwell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rockwell slips under a jab.
Lupertazzi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lupertazzi takes a swing at Rockwell's ribcage but misses.
Lupertazzi throws a hook to the side of Rockwell's head but Rockwell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Lupertazzi finds it's way through Rockwell's defenses.
Lupertazzi forces Rockwell back against the cage and clinches.
Rockwell takes a shot to the head.
Rockwell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lupertazzi to keep the fight standing.
Rockwell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lupertazzi just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lew Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupertazzi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rockwell jumps guard but Lupertazzi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lupertazzi breaks from the clinch.
Rockwell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lupertazzi's guard.
Lupertazzi working a defensive guard here.
Lupertazzi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rockwell advances to half guard.
Lupertazzi is pressing down on Rockwell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rockwell pushes down on Lupertazzi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lupertazzi wants to control but Rockwell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rockwell is pressing down on Lupertazzi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lupertazzi is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell is thwarting Lupertazzi's attempts to control the position.
Rockwell seems to be working for a kimura but Lupertazzi defends the submission attempt.
Lupertazzi actively working from the bottom here.
Rockwell works his way into side control.
Rockwell has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lupertazzi!
Rockwell takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
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!
Rockwell looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lupertazzi defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Rockwell looking for the choke but no joy.
Lupertazzi wants to escape the position.
Rockwell looking for the RNC.
Rockwell looking for the RNC.
Lupertazzi turns into Rockwell and is now in his guard.
Rockwell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Rockwell, not yet.
Rockwell is trying to keep Lupertazzi in close.
Lupertazzi wants to control from the top but Rockwell keeps moving.
Rockwell trying to keep a closed guard but Lupertazzi is proving a slippery customer.
Lupertazzi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rockwell working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lupertazzi has passed into half guard!
Lupertazzi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rockwell is just riding it out for now. Lupertazzi eventually gives up the hold.
Rockwell wants to improve his position but Lupertazzi is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lupertazzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lupertazzi lands with a good body shot.
Lupertazzi stuns Rockwell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rockwell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lupertazzi's waist but Lupertazzi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rockwell off to one side.
Rockwell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lupertazzi.
Diego Lupertazzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockwell takes a swing at Lupertazzi's ribcage but misses.
Lupertazzi instigates a clinch.
Rockwell is trying to pull guard but Lupertazzi has him pressed against the cage.
Lupertazzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Lupertazzi as Rockwell shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lew Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Lupertazzi misses the target.
Rockwell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell avoids the body shot from Lupertazzi.
Rockwell throws a right hand that misses
and Lupertazzi counters with a straight right hand.
Rockwell misses with a takedown attempt
letting Lupertazzi counter with a right hand.
Rockwell defending well as Lupertazzi loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupertazzi slaps away a takedown attempt from Rockwell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rockwell. Lupertazzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Lupertazzi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rockwell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lupertazzi tries to avoid it but Rockwell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lupertazzi to the ground. Lupertazzi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diego Lupertazzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rockwell tries for a takedown but Lupertazzi circles away easily
and Lupertazzi counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lupertazzi cracks Rockwell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lupertazzi moves into the clinch successfully.
Rockwell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lupertazzi to keep the fight standing.
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lupertazzi dodges the punch combination from Rockwell.
Lupertazzi takes a swing at Rockwell's ribcage but misses.
Rockwell shoots in looking for a takedown but Lupertazzi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rockwell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lupertazzi misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi scores with a hook.
Rockwell staying out of range there.
Lupertazzi cracks Rockwell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lupertazzi keeping full guard, as Rockwell tries to pass.
Lupertazzi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rockwell is aware though and is defending well.
Rockwell passes Lupertazzi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rockwell wants to free his trapped foot but Lupertazzi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rockwell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi manages to get to full guard.
Rockwell won't allow Lupertazzi to sweep him here.
Lupertazzi is trying to control the position but Rockwell postures up.
Rockwell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rockwell passes Lupertazzi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rockwell tries to pass to full mount but Lupertazzi defends it.
Lupertazzi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lupertazzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rockwell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rockwell is looking for a kimura here.
Lupertazzi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rockwell pulls his head out easily.
Lupertazzi trying to control here.
Lupertazzi with the active half guard here but Rockwell passes nicely into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Lupertazzi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lupertazzi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Lupertazzi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ashton (ranked 1141 p4p, 152 weight class) and Max Houston (ranked 1759 p4p, 232 weight class). Ashton comes to the cage accompanied by Zombie Nation. Eric Ashton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
189 lbs
19 - 19 - 0 |
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199 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Houston!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Houston lands a high kick!
Ashton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ashton throws a shot from downtown. Houston moves away and avoids it.
Ashton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Houston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Houston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ashton throws a good cross that connects.
Ashton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Houston scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ashton manages to mount him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ashton throwing strikes here but Houston is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ashton working the ground and pound effectively.
Houston sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Houston taking some punishment here, with Ashton in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston trying to control but Ashton postures up.
Houston moves into full guard.
Ashton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Houston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Houston working a defensive guard here.
Houston is controlling Ashton's posture.
Houston wants to sweep here but Ashton controlling him for the moment.
Ashton is looking to work some ground and pound but Houston has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Houston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ashton.
Ashton looking to pass the guard.
Houston is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Houston looking for a sweep. Not yet Houston, not yet.
Houston seems keen to control Ashton's posture.
Ashton connects with a couple of short punches.
Ashton throws a big elbow that misses.
Ashton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Houston looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Houston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Houston lands a head kick!
Houston lands a right hook to the body.
Ashton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Houston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eric Ashton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashton lands a glancing blow to the side of Houston's head.
Ashton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Houston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ashton looks to land a left hand but Houston moved out of range nicely.
Ashton lands a really nice looking cross but Houston seems unphased.
Houston defending well as Ashton loads up on a big left hand.
Ashton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ashton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Houston checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashton throws a sloppy head kick and Houston moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ashton misses.
Ashton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Houston misses with a hook.
Houston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ashton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ashton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Houston throws a hook but Ashton blocks it.
Houston moves out of range as Ashton strikes.
Houston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ashton cracks Houston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ashton misses with a hook. Houston ducked under it nicely.
Houston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ashton with a body shot.
Ashton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ashton throws a shot from downtown. Houston moves away and avoids it.
Ashton misses with a takedown
and Houston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ashton connects with a body shot.
Houston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Ashton dominated that round.
That's time! Ashton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Houston misses with a wild combination.
Ashton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ashton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice cross by Ashton.
It looks like Max Houston has been cut.
Ashton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ashton misses the jab.
Houston throws out a counter right but Ashton avoids it with no problem.
Ashton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Houston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ashton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ashton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ashton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Houston.
Ashton ducks under a wild hook from Houston.
Ashton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Houston if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashton throws the kick towards the body but Houston avoids it.
Eric Ashton is winning the standup battle so far.
Ashton fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston throws an overhand right that lands on Ashton's shoulder, as Ashton tries to avoid the shot.
Houston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Houston scores with a kick to the midsection.
Houston throws a jab when Ashton was well out of range.
Houston avoids the body shot from Ashton.
Houston throws a shot from downtown. Ashton moves away and avoids it.
Ashton shoots for a double leg takedown but Houston sprawls well. He's pushed Ashton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Houston throws a right hand that Ashton ducks under and follows up with a left that Ashton also avoids with ease.
It looked like Ashton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ashton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ashton blocks a head kick by Houston.
Houston is breathing heavily.
Houston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Houston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Houston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ashton.
Houston throws a head kick that Ashton semi-blocks.
Houston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houston tests Ashton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ashton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Houston.
Ashton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Houston has time to react.
Ashton throws a jab but it's blocked by Houston.
Max Houston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ashton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ashton connects with a nice looking jab.
Houston looks to land a left hand but Ashton moved out of range nicely.
Ashton connects with an inside leg kick.
Ashton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ashton checks a leg kick nicely.
Ashton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ashton scores with a takedown into Houston's guard.
Houston controlling the position.
Ashton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Houston is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ashton working some strikes from top position.
Eric Ashton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ashton trying to control but Houston is working from the bottom.
Ashton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Houston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ashton postures up.
Houston wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ashton connects with a couple of short punches.
Houston pulls Ashton in close to prevent any damage.
Ashton landing with the ground and pound.
Ashton trying to control but Houston is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ashton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Houston keeping moving, preventing Ashton from controlling successfully.
Houston looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ashton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Ashton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Houston's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Houston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ashton 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.
Ashton throws a body punch but Houston moves out of range.
Ashton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Houston lands a nice shot that snaps Ashton's head back.
Ashton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ashton lands with a cross.
A cross from Ashton lands.
Ashton throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston throws a head kick that misses.
Ashton throws a big shot that misses.
Ashton loads up on a big right hand but Houston slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Houston! But no joy.
Ashton throws a body shot but no joy.
Ashton goes for a double leg but Houston avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Houston continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton misses with a body kick.
Houston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Houston lunges at Ashton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ashton's hand.
Ashton jabs at Houston's body.
Houston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Ashton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ashton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Houston can do to turn this around?
Houston takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ashton cracks Houston with an open hand slap.
Ashton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Houston counters with a straight right hand.
Houston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Houston throws a head kick but Ashton moves out of range.
Ashton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ashton throws a jab but it's blocked by Houston.
Ashton lands with a nice combination. Houston backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Ashton.
Houston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from Houston.
Max Houston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton throws a looping overhand right but Houston ducks down to avoid it.
Ashton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Houston controls Ashton momentarily but Ashton frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ashton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ashton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Houston's head.
Houston wants to sweep but no luck.
Ashton throwing strikes from guard but Houston blocks nicely.
Ashton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Houston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ashton.
Ashton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ashton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ashton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ashton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ashton misses with an uppercut. Houston saw that one coming.
Houston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Ashton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ashton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Houston momentarily.
Houston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ashton.
Ashton throws a looping overhand right but Houston ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Houston misses with a low kick.
Ashton slips a jab and a cross from Houston.
Houston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ashton.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ashton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ashton lands a glancing blow to the side of Houston's head.
Houston misses with a low kick as Ashton jumps back.
Houston throws a poor cross that misses
and Ashton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ashton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ashton works the jab nicely.
Houston is rocked!
Nice shot by Ashton.
Houston is still on wobbly legs! Can Ashton finish him?
Ashton lands a right hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Ashton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ashton.
Eric Ashton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ashton cracks Houston with an uppercut from hell and Houston crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Ashton's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Ashton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ashton 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Ashton!
Eric Ashton 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandayu Momochi (ranked 681 p4p, 94 weight class) and Albert Hoffman (ranked 511 p4p, 69 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandayu Momochi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Hoffman !
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hoffman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hoffman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Momochi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Momochi working the head and body with strikes.
Hoffman actively working from the bottom here.
Hoffman wants to control but Momochi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hoffman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hoffman can't keep his opponent in guard - Momochi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Momochi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hoffman is looking to improve his position.
Hoffman has his hands clasped together around Momochi 's back. He's all about the action.
Hoffman is pressing down on Momochi 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi pushing down on Hoffman 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Momochi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoffman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Momochi prevents Hoffman from improving his position.
Hoffman actively working from the bottom here.
Hoffman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Momochi is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Momochi .
Hoffman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momochi wants to free his trapped foot but Hoffman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Momochi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hoffman punching from the bottom.
Momochi lands with a punch from half guard.
Momochi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffman is staying active underneath Momochi , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hoffman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Momochi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hoffman trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hoffman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hoffman gets back to full guard.
Hoffman has his feet on Momochi 's thighs here. He's pushed Momochi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Momochi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Albert Hoffman !
Albert Hoffman managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 580 p4p, 84 weight class) and Sam Witcher (ranked 462 p4p, 62 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Witcher!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhasevich takes a swing at Witcher's ribcage but misses.
Witcher swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mikhasevich to counter with a crisp jab.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut
and Witcher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Witcher lands a nice uppercut.
Witcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mikhasevich's elbow.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mikhasevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Witcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Witcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Witcher defending well as Mikhasevich loads up on a big left hand.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut
and Witcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mikhasevich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Witcher on the side of the head.
Mikhasevich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Witcher swings widly with a right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Witcher swings widly with a right hand
and Mikhasevich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Witcher misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Mikhasevich misses its target.
Mikhasevich lands with a good body shot.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Witcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Witcher slips a straight right by Mikhasevich.
Witcher lands with a shot to the body.
Witcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mikhasevich.
Witcher lands a nice hook to Mikhasevich's body. Mikhasevich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Witcher avoids the body shot from Mikhasevich.
Witcher looks to land a right hand but Mikhasevich moved out of range.
Witcher misses with a left hand
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Mikhasevich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Witcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Witcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Mikhasevich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight left.
Witcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Witcher works Mikhasevich's body with a nice hook.
Witcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Witcher misses with a body punch
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikhasevich's corner calls for a 1-2. Mikhasevich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mikhasevich connects with a nice looking jab.
Witcher misses with a hook
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Witcher throws out a loose jab but Mikhasevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mikhasevich moves out of range of the strikes.
Witcher tries to clinch up but Mikhasevich circles away and keeps his distance.
Witcher throws a shot from downtown. Mikhasevich moves away and avoids it.
Mikhasevich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mikhasevich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Witcher cracks Mikhasevich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mikhasevich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mikhasevich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mikhasevich lands with a straight right. Witcher didn't see that one coming.
Witcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Witcher throws a hook to the side of Mikhasevich's head but Mikhasevich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Mikhasevich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Witcher blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witcher thuds his right hand into Mikhasevich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Witcher throws the left hand but Mikhasevich avoids the punch easily.
Mikhasevich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Witcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mikhasevich throwing a counter right hand but Witcher manages to avoid it.
A big left from Witcher misses.
Mikhasevich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Witcher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Witcher misses.
Mikhasevich fails to land with a series of punches.
Witcher misses with a two punch combination.
Witcher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Witcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mikhasevich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Witcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Witcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mikhasevich lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Witcher tries to clinch but Mikhasevich is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witcher moves into the clinch.
Witcher lands with a light punch inside.
Witcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Witcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Witcher fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mikhasevich.
Witcher blocks a body shot from Mikhasevich.
A right hook to the body lands for Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich blocks an uppercut.
Witcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mikhasevich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the side of Witcher's head but Witcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mikhasevich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Witcher lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Witcher misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Witcher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mikhasevich under the eye.
Witcher tries to clinch but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Mikhasevich avoids the body shot from Witcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Witcher will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Witcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut. Witcher saw that one coming.
Mikhasevich throws the left hand but Witcher avoids the punch easily.
Witcher lands a jab to Mikhasevich's midsection.
Sam Witcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikhasevich swings for the body but Witcher moves out of range.
Mikhasevich has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Witcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Witcher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight right.
Witcher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mikhasevich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A cross from Witcher lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Witcher looks to land a left hand but Mikhasevich moved out of range nicely.
A left and a right from Mikhasevich both land. Nice combination.
Mikhasevich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mikhasevich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Mikhasevich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich sizes up Witcher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Witcher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mikhasevich throws a shot from downtown. Witcher moves away and avoids it.
Mikhasevich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Witcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mikhasevich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Witcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mikhasevich.
Witcher throws out a counter right but Mikhasevich avoids it with no problem.
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the side of Witcher's head but Witcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Witcher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Witcher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Witcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mikhasevich.
Witcher scores with a shot to the side of Mikhasevich's head.
Witcher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Mikhasevich lands a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mikhasevich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Witcher.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witcher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Witcher misses with a looping left.
Witcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Witcher has managed to clinch.
Witcher tries a body shot but Mikhasevich blocks it.
Mikhasevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Witcher misses with a looping left.
Witcher misses with a looping right.
Mikhasevich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A combination from Witcher does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Witcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Witcher misses with a hook.
Mikhasevich throws the left hand but Witcher avoids the punch easily.
Witcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Mikhasevich is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich throws out a loose jab but Witcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Witcher staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Witcher misses.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook to the body
and Witcher counters with a nice uppercut.
Mikhasevich throws a jab but it's blocked by Witcher.
Witcher looks to throw the jab but Mikhasevich is out of range.
Mikhasevich is looking to counter punch.
Witcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Mikhasevich.
Witcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Witcher misses with a hook. Mikhasevich ducked under it nicely.
Witcher lands a jab to Mikhasevich's midsection.
Witcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mikhasevich works Witcher's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mikhasevich.
A big right from Mikhasevich misses.
Witcher jabs Mikhasevich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Witcher misses with a hook
and Mikhasevich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Witcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mikhasevich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Witcher.
Witcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Mikhasevich is just out of range.
Mikhasevich is looking to counter punch.
Sam Witcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mikhasevich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Witcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mikhasevich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Witcher slips a jab from Mikhasevich.
A punch combination from Mikhasevich misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Witcher misses with an uppercut. Mikhasevich saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Witcher misses with a left hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice body shot.
Mikhasevich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Witcher doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam Witcher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Witcher moves into the clinch successfully.
Witcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Witcher lands a shot to the body.
Witcher working aggressively here.
Mikhasevich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mikhasevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Witcher misses the jab.
Witcher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikhasevich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Witcher to score with a decent uppercut.
A lazy left from Witcher finds it's target.
Witcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mikhasevich's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Witcher misses.
Witcher scores with a sloppy right hand. Mikhasevich should have avoided that one.
Witcher pushes Mikhasevich up against the cage in a clinch.
Witcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Mikhasevich controls his hands.
Mikhasevich manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Witcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikhasevich moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witcher throws an off balance right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Witcher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Witcher misses with a left hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhasevich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Witcher.
Witcher takes a swing at Mikhasevich's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut.
Mikhasevich staying out of range there.
Witcher swings for the body but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Witcher throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhasevich misses with a series of wild punches.
Good exchange - Witcher coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut.
Witcher appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mikhasevich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Witcher circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Witcher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Witcher slips a straight right by Mikhasevich.
Witcher closes the distance but Mikhasevich moves to the side
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Witcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Mikhasevich moves away from the strike by Witcher.
A shot to the body from Witcher misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Witcher works the jab nicely.
Witcher slips under a jab.
Witcher throws a big shot that misses.
Witcher throws a shot to the body.
Witcher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mikhasevich scores with a one two! Witcher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mikhasevich just misses with a punch to the body.
Sam Witcher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich misses the jab.
Mikhasevich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mikhasevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikhasevich throws a jab but it's blocked by Witcher.
Witcher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mikhasevich's head backwards.
Witcher slips a jab and a cross from Mikhasevich.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Witcher! But no joy.
A big left from Witcher misses.
Jab, jab by Witcher - just one landing.
Witcher lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Witcher misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Witcher, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Witcher. Mikhasevich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mikhasevich misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Witcher tries to counter with a clinch but Mikhasevich shakes him off and moves away.
Mikhasevich tries to bum rush Witcher with a series of wild strikes but Witcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Witcher ducks under a wild hook from Mikhasevich.
Witcher digs a good body shot into Mikhasevich's ribs.
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the side of Witcher's head but Witcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Mikhasevich misses
and Witcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhasevich looks to land a left hand but Witcher moved out of range nicely.
Mikhasevich looks to land a left hand but Witcher moved out of range nicely.
Witcher tries to counter with a clinch but Mikhasevich shakes him off and moves away.
Mikhasevich moves out of range of the strikes.
Witcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Witcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mikhasevich throws out the jab.
Witcher lands a right hook to the body.
Gennady Mikhasevich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikhasevich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Witcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Mikhasevich.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Witcher.
Well Witcher 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Witcher!
Sam Witcher really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that XFighter Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Egyptian Embalmer (ranked 501 p4p, 74 weight class) and Cuba Moretti (ranked 1241 p4p, 170 weight class). Embalmer comes to the cage accompanied by Katy Perry - Dark Horse ft. Juicy J. This should be a great matchup!
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168 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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egyptian Embalmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cuba Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moretti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moretti manages to break the clinch.
Embalmer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Bears Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Moretti darts in and clinches Embalmer up against the cage.
Embalmer wants a takedown but no success here.
Embalmer blocks an elbow strike.
Moretti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moretti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Embalmer, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Moretti.
Moretti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Embalmer backwards.
Moretti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moretti pushes Embalmer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Embalmer is working for takedown but Moretti is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moretti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Embalmer tries to score a body lock takedown but Moretti shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Egyptian Embalmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Embalmer tries to pull guard but Moretti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Moretti.
Moretti controlling the action here for a moment.
Embalmer fails to pull guard.
Moretti breaks from the clinch.
Embalmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti closes the distance and pushes Embalmer back into the cage.
Moretti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Embalmer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Embalmer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Embalmer jumps guard but Moretti turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Embalmer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moretti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moretti gets through Embalmer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moretti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moretti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Embalmer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moretti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Moretti lands a nice uppercut.
Moretti lands with a left to the head.
Embalmer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moretti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Embalmer is trying to pull guard but Moretti has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Embalmer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moretti clinches with his opponent.
Embalmer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Moretti pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moretti moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Embalmer takes a shot to the head.
Moretti scores with a shot to the side of Embalmer's head.
Moretti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moretti clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moretti.
Moretti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Embalmer is rocked!
Moretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moretti connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Embalmer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moretti closes the distance and clinches.
Embalmer fails to pull guard.
Moretti stalls.
Moretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Embalmer tries to pull guard but Moretti holds him up against the cage and eventually Embalmer drops back down to his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moretti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Embalmer backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Embalmer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Embalmer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Moretti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Embalmer backwards.
Embalmer has had enough of the clinch but Moretti keeps him there for the moment.
Moretti creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Embalmer with a big uppercut! Embalmer tries to clinch up but Moretti pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Embalmer to the mat! Embalmer covers up and Moretti unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cuba Moretti!
An out of breath and clearly excited Cuba Moretti thanked XFighter Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Egyptian Embalmer spoke after the fight, saying 'This fucking blind referee is friends with the fucking biased judges who are both paid by my PED-using opponent's manager. Fuck them and fuck the haters! What are you looking at asshole? Come at me, I'll mash you like potatoes!!
Mommy!! They are threatening me! 😭'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 109 p4p, 19 weight class) and Eric Staal (ranked 396 p4p, 55 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staal misses with a hook.
Parker moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Staal.
Staal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Staal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Staal moves out of range of the strikes.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Staal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker lands a nice hook to Staal's body. Staal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parker wants to clinch up but Staal keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal misses with a leg kick.
Staal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Staal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Staal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Parker tries to clinch up but Staal circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Staal works Parker's body with a nice hook.
Parker throws an overhand right that lands on Staal's shoulder, as Staal tries to avoid the shot.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Staal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Parker moves into the clinch.
Staal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker trying to control the position but instead, Staal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parker into the cage.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Staal's head.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Staal controls the action.
Staal throws a head punch that misses.
Parker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Staal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker closes the distance and pushes Staal back into the cage.
Staal has Parker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Parker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Staal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal moves out of range of the strikes.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Staal coming out on top.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Staal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Staal! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Staal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Parker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Staal somewhat.
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker closes the distance and pushes Staal back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal breaks from the clinch.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker throws out a leg kick but Staal moves out of range and Parker only half commits.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Staal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Parker scores with a body shot.
Staal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Staal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Parker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parker is looking to counter the offense by Staal and move into the clinch.
Staal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Staal gets tackled into the cage by Parker. Parker maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Parker.
Staal slowing the pace effectively.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Staal scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Parker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Staals head.
Staal struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Staal is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Staal. That did some damage!
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Staal misses with a body kick.
Staal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Peter Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Staal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Parker clinches up against the cage.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker breaks from the clinch.
Parker misses with a leg kick.
Parker wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Parker moves out of range of the leg kick from Staal.
Staal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parker's sensitive parts.
Staal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker wants to clinch up but Staal keeps it at a distance.
Staal keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker misses with a jab to the body
and Staal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Staal checks it well.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Parker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Staal as he connects with a hook.
Parker with a jab.
Parker tries to clinch up but Staal circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Staal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Staal is trying to counter with his kicks.
Parker misses with a hook
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker instigates a clinch.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Staal is controlling the position.
Parker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Staal counters with a straight right hand.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Staal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker throws out a powerful jab.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Staal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Staal takes one to the side of the head.
Parker tries to clinch up but Staal circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker lands a brutal head kick. Staal looks out on his feet and Parker throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Peter Parker!
Peter Parker retains his middleweight title!
Peter Parker made sure to mention his sponsor, Red Light Coffeeshop in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Stenberg (ranked 19 p4p, 4 weight class) and Larson Picker (ranked 273 p4p, 36 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Stenberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larson Picker!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Picker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Picker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stenberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stenberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A cross from Stenberg lands.
Stenberg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Picker momentarily.
Stenberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Picker.
It looks like Larson Picker has been cut.
Stenberg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stenberg ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Picker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stenberg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Picker lands a jab to Stenberg's midsection.
Stenberg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Picker is rocked!
Picker swings widly with a right hand
and Stenberg counters with a right hand from hell and Picker is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fredrik Stenberg!
Fredrik Stenberg retains his lightweight title!
Fredrik Stenberg decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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