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NJMMA #52 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien Demento (ranked 2229 p4p, 263 weight class) and Baron Shushkev (ranked 2318 p4p, 272 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Demento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baron Shushkev!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demento ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shushkev moves away.
Demento closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Shushkev wants to control but Demento is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Demento is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shushkev sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Demento trying to control from half guard but Shushkev is working away.
Demento is really struggling to control Shushkev but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shushkev is looking for a sweep. Demento is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shushkev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Demento has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Demento trying to control the position from guard on top but Shushkev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shushkev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demento showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Demento throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shushkev has Demento pulled in close to control his posture.
Demento has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Demento slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Demento is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shushkev has control of Demento's left arm, preventing Demento from doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Demento controlling from the top position.
Demento throwing strikes but missing.
Shushkev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Demento.
Demento looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Baron Shushkev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shushkev shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shushkev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Demento does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shushkev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Demento moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shushkev trying to control the position from guard on top but Demento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demento is adopting a defensive guard.
Shushkev wants to control from the top but Demento keeps moving.
Shushkev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demento swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Demento preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shushkev won't allow Demento to sweep him here.
Shushkev throwing strikes but missing.
Demento has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Shushkev has passed into side control.
Demento taking a bit of punishment here - Shushkev scoring with strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Shushkev working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Shushkev working the ground and pound.
Demento dodges the ground and pound from Shushkev.
Shushkev landing strikes.
An elbow from Shushkev crashes against the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shushkev landing strikes.
Shushkev wants to control but Demento is keeping him busy.
Demento is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Baron Shushkev will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Demento circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demento. Shushkev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shushkev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Demento.
Demento throws a sloppy head kick and Shushkev moves out of range easily.
Shushkev throws a jab when Demento was well out of range.
Shushkev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demento tries a head kick but it misses.
Demento closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shushkev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shushkev swings wildly with an uppercut but Demento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demento is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shushkev is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shushkev misses with the head strike.
Shushkev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shushkev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demento blocking some punches.
Demento blocks a body shot from Shushkev.
Shushkev has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Demento is trying to keep an underhook but Shushkev manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shushkev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Demento defending well though.
Shushkev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shushkev is looking to pass Demento's guard but actually Demento recovers to full guard.
Shushkev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shushkev slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shushkev tries to pass to full mount but Demento defends it.
Shushkev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shushkev working the head and body with strikes.
Shushkev is looking for a kimura but Demento is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shushkev to get the leverage.
Demento tries to roll over but Shushkev keeps him under control.
Shushkev working the head and body with strikes.
Demento tries to roll over but Shushkev keeps him under control.
Shushkev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shushkev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demento is trying to maintain the position but Shushkev is very close to passing his half guard.
Demento blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shushkev.
Shushkev working over Demento with some ground and pound. Demento looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shushkev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Demento doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shushkev.
Demento avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shushkev.
Demento gets back to full guard.
Shushkev postures up in Demento's guard and throws a big left but Demento blocks it.
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.
Shushkev postures up in Demento's guard and throws a big left but Demento blocks it.
Shushkev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Demento is trying to keep Shushkev in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shushkev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demento throws a big counter combination but Shushkev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Demento closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shushkev circles away.
Demento drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shushkev wants to sweep here but Demento controlling him for the moment.
Demento trying to control the position from guard on top but Shushkev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demento throwing strikes from guard but Shushkev blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Shushkev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Demento has his takedown stuffed
and Shushkev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shushkev lands with a good body shot.
Demento tries a head kick but it misses.
Shushkev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demento swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demento attempts a counter takedown but Shushkev avoids it well and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Demento.
Demento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shushkev.
Demento bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shushkev trying his best to control but Demento has mounted him.
Shushkev gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demento wants to pass the guard but Shushkev is defending well.
Demento trying to control from half guard but Shushkev is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demento passes the guard and advances to mount!
Demento misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Shushkev tries to hold on but Demento pushes him away.
Shushkev manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Shushkev controlling the position well.
Demento wants to pass to mount but Shushkev is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shushkev gets full guard.
Demento lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Demento is looking to work some ground and pound but Shushkev has wrist control.
Demento with a flurry of punches that miss.
Demento in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Demento trying to control but Shushkev is working from the bottom.
Demento working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shushkev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shushkev is on top in guard.
Demento controlling Shushkev's posture.
Shushkev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Demento's head.
Shushkev throwing strikes but missing.
Demento manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shushkev manages to get himself to full guard.
Shushkev is controlling Demento's posture.
Baron Shushkev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demento in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Demento wants to control from the top but Shushkev keeps moving.
Shushkev looking for a sweep. Not yet Shushkev, not yet.
Demento postures up.
Demento stopping the sweep attempt from Shushkev.
Shushkev pulls Demento in to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demento wants to pass the guard but Shushkev is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Demento fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shushkev to the ground. Demento is now in Shushkev's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Demento showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shushkev 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Shushkev!
After the big win, Baron Shushkev made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bon Bones (ranked 2686 p4p, 365 weight class) and Mike Murphy (ranked 1780 p4p, 252 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bon Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones misses with a right hand
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Bones off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Bon Bones has been cut.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Bones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bones.
Murphy tries to counter with a clinch but Bones shakes him off and moves away.
Bones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bones.
Bones throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bones.
Bones cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bones.
The fighters circling - Bones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bones sets himself, and Murphy steps forward looking for the clinch! Bones avoids it this time.
Murphy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bones back to the cage. Murphy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Bones counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy gets a clinch.
Bones tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Bones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bones pushes off an throws an elbow but Murphy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murphy's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bones throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy blocks an elbow strike from Bones.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike from Bones.
Bones lands an elbow inside that Murphy shrugs off.
Bones throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bones throws an elbow but misses.
Bones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murphy is leaning against Bones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Bones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy avoids the elbow strike from Bones, against the cage.
Bones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy pushes Bones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Bones's head.
Bones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bones.
Bones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bones throws an elbow that misses.
Bones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murphy up against the cage.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Bones is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Bones into the cage.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Bones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bones.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Bones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murphy is leaning against Bones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bon Bones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Bones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Bones back into the cage.
Bones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bones is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Bones into the cage.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Bones pushes off an throws an elbow but Murphy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bones takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bones blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy is leaning against Bones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Bones backwards.
Bones is rocked!
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Bones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy pushes Bones against the cage. Murphy is working some dirty boxing. Murphy pushes off with a quick right hook! Bones goes down! Bones tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Murphy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Murphy!
Mike Murphy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lloyd (ranked 2145 p4p, 295 weight class) and Steve Steward (ranked 2364 p4p, 329 weight class). Steward has chosen CFO% - Worlds Apart as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Steward!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd keeps the fight on the outside.
Steward misses the body punch
enabling Lloyd to counter with a crisp jab.
Steward throws a body shot but no joy.
Lloyd is looking for a counter combo.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steward misses with a right hand
and Lloyd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steward thinking.
Jab, jab by Steward - just one landing.
Lloyd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steward walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lloyd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steward.
A swing and a miss from Steward.
Lloyd ducks under a wild hook from Steward.
Steward takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steve Steward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steward throws a right hand that misses
enabling Lloyd to counter with a crisp jab.
Lloyd lands a two punch combo.
Steward misses with a right hand
and Lloyd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steward swings widly with a right hand
and Lloyd counters with a left to the body.
Steward throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lloyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steward missing with a left hand there. Lloyd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steward lands with a nice body punch.
Lloyd lands a really nice looking cross but Steward seems unphased.
It looks like Steve Steward has been cut.
Lloyd misses with a straight left.
Steward throws a hook but Lloyd blocks it.
Lloyd keeps the fight on the outside.
Steward displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lloyd throws out the jab.
Steward's corner calls for a 1-2. Steward obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steward is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lloyd.
Lloyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the body from Steward misses
and Lloyd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lloyd's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lloyd duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steward tests Lloyd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lloyd cracks Steward with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steward is rocked!
Steward walks straight into a right hand from Lloyd - that's dropped him! Lloyd jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Steward from any more punishment! Steward complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Lloyd!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Frank Lloyd made sure he mentioned Free Bands inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Kawasaki (ranked 2493 p4p, 98 weight class) and Mongolian Muslim (ranked 1315 p4p, 53 weight class). Muslim has chosen Modern Mongolian Music - Sandy Desert as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Kawasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mongolian Muslim!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawasaki slips under a jab from Muslim.
Kawasaki instigates a clinch.
Kawasaki is trying to stall.
Kawasaki looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Muslim fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muslim.
Muslim working aggressively here.
Kawasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Muslim.
Muslim's coach down at Russian Bears Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Muslim's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Muslim blocking some punches.
Kawasaki blocks an uppercut.
Kawasaki misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawasaki stalling against the cage.
Muslim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawasaki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Kawasaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Muslim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muslim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muslim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kawasaki is looking to control Muslim's arms but Muslim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kawasaki has his back to the cage.
Kawasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Muslim.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kawasaki.
Muslim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muslim.
Muslim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kawasaki blocks an uppercut.
Muslim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Muslim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kawasaki or not.
Kawasaki is breathing heavily.
Muslim cracks Kawasaki with a nice body shot.
Muslim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muslim.
It looks like Eddie Kawasaki has been cut.
Muslim pushes Kawasaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muslim tries to work over Kawasaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muslim lands a hook that snaps the head of Kawasaki backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muslim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muslim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muslim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kawasaki is rocked!
Muslim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawasaki prevents a body shot from Muslim.
Kawasaki looking to stall.
Muslim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muslim misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muslim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muslim.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muslim.
Muslim lands with a light punch inside.
Muslim's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muslim lands an uppercut.
Kawasaki tries to work over Muslim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muslim stalling in the clinch but Kawasaki improves position.
A body shot lands from Muslim.
Muslim lands with a short shot to the head.
Muslim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kawasaki taking a breather.
Kawasaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kawasaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muslim misses with a punch on the inside.
Muslim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawasaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kawasaki fails to land.
Kawasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kawasaki.
Muslim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muslim.
Muslim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kawasaki lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kawasaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muslim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Muslim.
Muslim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kawasaki backwards.
Muslim pushes Kawasaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muslim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawasaki's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Muslim gets through Kawasaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muslim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kawasaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Muslim is leaning against Kawasaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muslim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kawasaki backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mongolian Muslim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Kawasaki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muslim ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Kawasaki's jaw. Kawasaki's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Muslim does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mongolian Muslim!
Our winner, Mongolian Muslim, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Hagoma (ranked 2004 p4p, 276 weight class) and ThorHGH Grasman (ranked 2108 p4p, 292 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hektor Hagoma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, ThorHGH Grasman!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grasman throws a hook but Hagoma blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Hagoma.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grasman! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Hagoma.
Hagoma throws a poor cross that misses
and Grasman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grasman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hagoma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like ThorHGH Grasman has been cut.
We've been told by Hagoma's head coaches at Fit-Out that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hagoma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hagoma misses with a left hand
and Grasman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hektor Hagoma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Grasman misses.
Hagoma throws a hook but Grasman blocks it.
Hagoma misses with a straight left.
Hagoma defending well as Grasman loads up on a big left hand.
Hagoma clinches up with Grasman and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Grasman - that landed with a thud.
Grasman stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hagoma.
Grasman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grasman struggles to land a body shot inside as Hagoma controls his hands.
Hagoma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hagoma misses with the head strike.
Hagoma is struggling to control the position.
Hagoma misses with some punches.
Grasman lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Hektor Hagoma has been cut.
Grasman blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Grasman as the two fighters clinch.
Grasman can't find room to land a body shot as Hagoma controls the action.
Hagoma has a couple of punches blocked by Grasman.
Hagoma throws a punch but it's blocked by Grasman.
Grasman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hagoma's elbow.
A hook to the body from Grasman.
Grasman digs a right hand into Hagoma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hagoma's gas tank.
Grasman lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grasman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hagoma misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grasman.
Hagoma misses with a punch on the inside.
Grasman tries a body shot but Hagoma blocks it.
Hagoma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grasman backwards.
A short body shot lands from Grasman as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grasman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hagoma backwards.
Grasman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grasman works on Hagoma's body with a couple of short punches.
Grasman misses with a punch on the inside.
Grasman scores with a shoulder strike.
Grasman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hagoma or not.
Hagoma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grasman manages to break the clinch.
Hagoma tries to clinch
and Grasman counters with a straight right hand.
Hagoma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grasman doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagoma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grasman throws out the jab.
Grasman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hagoma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hagoma throwing a counter right hand but Grasman manages to avoid it.
Grasman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hagoma.
Grasman throws out a counter right but Hagoma avoids it with no problem.
Grasman slips under a jab from Hagoma.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grasman! But no joy.
Hagoma misses with a lunging right hand
and Grasman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hagoma is rocked!
Hagoma throws a poor cross that misses
and Grasman counters with a huge right that knocks Hagoma out cold! Grasman is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). ThorHGH Grasman!
A victorious ThorHGH Grasman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Curtis (ranked 1185 p4p, 171 weight class) and Joey Bob Potatohauler (ranked 1445 p4p, 209 weight class). Curtis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Russian Circles - Geneva. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Bob Potatohauler!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potatohauler tries to close the distance and clinch but Curtis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Curtis has managed to clinch.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Potatohauler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Potatohauler scores with a shot to the side of Curtis's head.
Curtis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potatohauler.
Potatohauler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Potatohauler lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Potatohauler swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Potatohauler controls the action.
Potatohauler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis digs a right hand into Potatohauler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Potatohauler's gas tank.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Potatohauler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Potatohauler throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Potatohauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potatohauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potatohauler lands a hook that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
We've been informed that Potatohauler has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Potatohauler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Curtiss head.
Potatohauler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potatohauler misses with the head strike.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis tries to work over Potatohauler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike.
Potatohauler misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Potatohauler throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis is pushing Potatohauler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Potatohauler on the inside.
Come on Curtis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Potatohauler.
Potatohauler has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Potatohauler misses with some punches.
Potatohauler lands a hook that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Potatohauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potatohauler misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Curtis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Potatohauler or not.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Potatohauler throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Potatohauler throws a head punch that misses.
Potatohauler takes a shot to the head.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Potatohauler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Curtiss head.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Potatohauler.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Potatohauler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curtis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Potatohauler scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis tries a body shot but Potatohauler blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curtis.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Curtis.
A head punch on the inside from Potatohauler fails to land.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
Potatohauler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Potatohauler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Potatohauler misses with some punches.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potatohauler throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
A head punch on the inside from Potatohauler fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Bob Potatohauler dominated that round.
That's time! Curtis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Curtis looks to land a combination but Potatohauler avoids it well.
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Potatohauler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joey Bob Potatohauler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potatohauler darts in and clinches Curtis up against the cage.
Curtis takes a shot to the head.
Curtis is looking to control Potatohauler's arms but Potatohauler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Curtis has his back to the cage.
Potatohauler working aggressively here.
Curtis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Potatohauler working aggressively here.
Curtis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Potatohauler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Potatohauler blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potatohauler blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Potatohauler fails to land.
Potatohauler swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potatohauler lands a hook that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis lands a nice uppercut.
Potatohauler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Potatohauler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Curtis's efforts to push away.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joey Bob Potatohauler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis is looking to break free of the clinch but Potatohauler has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Curtis misses with some punches.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Curtis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Potatohauler misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Potatohaulers head.
Curtis is working Potatohauler over against the cage.
Potatohauler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Curtis tries to stall but Potatohauler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Curtis cracks Potatohauler with a nice body shot.
Potatohauler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Potatohauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potatohauler misses with some punches.
Curtis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curtis.
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!
Potatohauler blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Potatohauler.
Potatohauler throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Curtis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis has had enough of the clinch but Potatohauler keeps him there for the moment.
Potatohauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potatohauler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Curtis stalling the fight.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Potatohauler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Curtis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis tries to work over Potatohauler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Curtis.
Potatohauler throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potatohauler.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Potatohauler.
Potatohauler throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Potatohauler misses with the head strike.
Potatohauler lands with a light punch inside.
Potatohauler misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potatohauler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potatohauler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Potatohauler avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potatohauler.
Potatohauler has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Potatohauler swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Potatohauler controls the action.
Potatohauler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Bob Potatohauler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Curtis lands with a nice body punch.
Potatohauler tries to close the distance and clinch but Curtis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potatohauler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Potatohauler clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Potatohauler fails to land.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis tries to work over Potatohauler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Potatohauler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Curtis misses with the head strike.
Potatohauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis is trying to break the clinch but Potatohauler is controlling him.
Potatohauler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatohauler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potatohauler misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Potatohauler fails to land.
Potatohauler keeps control of Curtis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Potatohauler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potatohauler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis tries a body shot but Potatohauler blocks it.
Potatohauler throws a head punch that misses.
Potatohauler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
Potatohauler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Potatohauler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curtis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis misses with some punches.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
Potatohauler has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Potatohauler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis pushes Potatohauler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Potatohauler misses with a punch on the inside.
Potatohauler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potatohauler swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Potatohauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potatohauler misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Potatohauler controls the action.
Potatohauler has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Potatohauler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curtis misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Potatohauler fails to land.
Curtis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis working aggressively here.
Curtis is trying to break the clinch but Potatohauler has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potatohauler.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Potatohauler misses with the head strike.
Potatohauler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Potatohauler has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Curtis digs a right hand underneath Potatohauler's ribcage. Potatohauler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler lands a right hand.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
Frank Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis is looking to control Potatohauler's arms but Potatohauler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Curtis has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potatohauler.
A nice left hand lands by Curtis.
Potatohauler throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Potatohauler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Potatohaulers head.
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!
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Potatohauler lands a shoulder strike.
Potatohauler prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Potatohauler throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Potatohauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Bob Potatohauler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Potatohauler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Bob Potatohauler!
Our winner, Joey Bob Potatohauler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Letter (ranked 920 p4p, 136 weight class) and Caul Rogba (ranked 1296 p4p, 184 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephan Letter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caul Rogba!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rogba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Letter defending well as Rogba loads up on a big left hand.
Letter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rogba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rogba has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rogba ducks under a wild hook from Letter.
Rogba throws a right hand that misses
and Letter counters with a three punch combo that has Rogba backing up. Rogba nods at Letter to acknowledge the strikes.
Rogba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogba. Letter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Letter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Letter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rogba misses with a hook to the body
and Letter counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Letter.
Letter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rogba's head.
Rogba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Letter.
It looked like Letter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letter slips a straight right by Rogba.
Rogba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rogba lands with a good body shot.
Rogba just misses with a punch to the body.
Letter avoids the body shot from Rogba.
Rogba misses with a hook
and Letter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Letter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogba circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Rogba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been told by Letter's head coaches at Zero Tolerance that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rogba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Letter.
Rogba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Letter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rogba misses with a series of wild punches.
Letter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Rogba misses.
Letter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rogba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Letter throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letter defending well as Rogba loads up on a big left hand.
Rogba throws a jab but it's blocked by Letter.
Rogba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Letter in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogba throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Letter counter with a right hand.
Letter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rogba's head backwards.
Rogba throws a jab when Letter was well out of range.
Letter throws a right hand that misses
and Letter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rogba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Letter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rogba.
Letter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Letter walks into a straight right hand from Rogba.
Rogba looks to land a right hand but Letter moved out of range.
Rogba swings widly with a right hand
and Letter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rogba is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Letter was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogba.
Rogba is still on wobbly legs! Can Letter finish him?
Rogba throws a poor cross that misses
letting Letter counter with a right hand.
A big left from Rogba misses.
Caul Rogba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogba ducks under a wild hook from Letter.
Rogba misses with a right hand
and Letter counters with a crisp right that sends Rogba to the canvas! Letter follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephan Letter!
Stephan Letter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Gomes Da Rocha (ranked 632 p4p, 82 weight class) and William Ralph Dean (ranked 722 p4p, 98 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as William Ralph Dean enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiago Gomes Da Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Dean catches Da Rocha right on the button with a cross.
Da Rocha misses with a wild body shot.
Da Rocha dodges the punch combination from Dean.
Da Rocha closes the distance and clinches.
Dean trying to control the position but instead, Da Rocha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dean into the cage.
Dean manages to break the clinch.
Dean misses with a wild combination.
Da Rocha throwing a counter right hand but Dean manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Rocha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like William Ralph Dean has been cut.
Da Rocha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Da Rocha is looking to counter the offense by Dean and move into the clinch.
Dean lands a jab to the head.
Dean misses with an uppercut. Da Rocha saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Da Rocha misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Dean.
William Ralph Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean misses with an uppercut. Da Rocha saw that one coming.
Dean misses with a looping left.
Da Rocha ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
Da Rocha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Da Rocha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dean misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Rocha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dean misses with a body punch
letting Da Rocha counter with a right hand.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Da Rocha slips the punch.
A big right from Da Rocha misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Dean misses.
Da Rocha scores with a one two! Dean had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dean.
Dean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Rocha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Da Rocha throws a nice looking combination but Dean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Rocha moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Da Rocha as Dean tries to tie him up.
Dean tries to break the clinch but Da Rocha is controlling the position.
Dean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Da Rocha scores with a sloppy right hand. Dean should have avoided that one.
Dean misses with a double jab.
Da Rocha looks to throw the jab but Dean is out of range.
Dean misses with a right hand
and Da Rocha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a series of punches but Da Rocha moves out of range.
Dean misses with a right hand
letting Da Rocha counter with a right hand.
Dean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dean is rocked!
Dean swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Da Rocha counters with a huge left! Dean is in big trouble! He's backing up but Da Rocha isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dean from any more damage. A dominating finish by Da Rocha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Gomes Da Rocha!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Ispa (ranked 648 p4p, 90 weight class) and Rob Kardashian (ranked 807 p4p, 117 weight class). Tank Ispa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tank Ispa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Kardashian!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kardashian lands a right hook to the body.
Ispa looks for a takedown but Kardashian sprawls well.
Kardashian stuns Ispa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kardashian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ispa to score with a decent uppercut.
Ispa misses with a left hand
and Kardashian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kardashian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kardashian misses with an uppercut. Ispa saw that one coming.
Kardashian misses with a jab to the body
and Ispa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ispa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kardashian in his tracks.
Kardashian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ispa moves away.
Kardashian throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kardashian. Ispa does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kardashian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ispa clinches up with Kardashian and pushes him back against the cage.
Kardashian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ispa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ispa misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kardashian backwards.
Kardashian lands a shot to the body.
Kardashian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ispa has him pressed against the cage.
Kardashian manages to break the clinch.
Kardashian tries to move into range but Ispa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kardashian throws a body shot but no joy.
Kardashian misses the body punch
and Ispa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kardashian pushes Ispa off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kardashian enables Ispa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kardashian manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ispa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ispa trying to control the position from guard on top but Kardashian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ispa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kardashian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ispa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kardashian is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kardashian has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ispa has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kardashian doesn't defend quickly enough and Ispa has managed to lock this one up! Can Kardashian escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ispa on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tank Ispa!
Tank Ispa retains his light heavyweight title!
Tank Ispa decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Graves (ranked 235 p4p, 30 weight class) and Ginekes Poutanes (ranked 1623 p4p, 209 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - Doctor, Doctor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Graves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ginekes Poutanes!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poutanes throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poutanes cracks Graves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Graves has closed the distance and engaged Poutanes in a clinch.
Graves lands a nice knee to the body.
Poutanes takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Ginekes Poutanes has been cut.
Poutanes misses with the head strike.
Graves unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poutanes is looking to break free of the clinch but Graves has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Graves.
Graves lands a knee to the body.
Graves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Poutanes looks winded!
Graves scores with a knee to the head.
Poutanes is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves lands a knee to the body.
Poutanes is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graves creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Poutanes with a big uppercut! Poutanes tries to clinch up but Graves pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Poutanes to the mat! Poutanes covers up and Graves unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Graves!
Nick Graves retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nick Graves thanked Riner Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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