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NRC Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Paul (ranked 6057 p4p, 6395 weight class) and Luke Smith (ranked 652 p4p, 680 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul misses with a double jab.
Smith scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Jake Paul has been cut.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paul swivels and escapes.
Paul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
A nice combination there by Paul.
 It looks like Luke Smith has been cut.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paul scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Paul's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Smith falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Paul!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralphus Rampage (ranked 5256 p4p, 5251 weight class) and Jertavius Jankens (ranked 189 p4p, 190 weight class). Rampage comes into the arena with Dethrone the devil by DEVILDRIVER blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jankens's choice of entrance music: Come get it by- The Jankstreet boyz. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralphus Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jertavius Jankens!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankens takes a swing at Rampage's ribcage but misses.
Rampage really is a fat lump.
Jankens scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rampage in his tracks.
It looks like Ralphus Rampage has been cut.
Jankens misses with a left hand
and Rampage counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rampage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jankens pushes Rampage off looking to stand but Rampage dives back in and keeps control.
Rampage seems to be looking for submissions.
Jankens is trying to stand back up but Rampage is controlling him
Rampage is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jankens defends it well.
Rampage trying to control the pace.
Rampage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jankens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rampage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankens is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Rampage has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Jankens is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Ralphus Rampage!
After winning the bout, Ralphus Rampage thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Anderson (ranked 5234 p4p, 5252 weight class) and Jankleberry Jankens (ranked 186 p4p, 192 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet Club Theme Song. Jankens is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Come get it by- The Jankstreet boyz. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Very confident |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karl Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jankleberry Jankens!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankens connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Karl Anderson has been cut.
Karl Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Jankleberry Jankens has been cut.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Jankens looks winded!
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
 Jankens is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Jankens is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Jankens pressed against the cage. Anderson frees himself up and cracks Jankens with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Jankens crumples to the floor, out cold! Anderson jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Anderson!
A victorious Karl Anderson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doc Gallows (ranked 5255 p4p, 5218 weight class) and Morbid Angel (ranked 191 p4p, 184 weight class). Gallows comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet Club Theme Song. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Doc Gallows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morbid Angel!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallows closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Angel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gallows swings wildly with an uppercut but Angel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallows lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Angel backwards.
Angel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Angel throws a head punch that misses.
Gallows lands a right hand that snaps the head of Angel backwards.
Gallows keeps control of Angel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gallows lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Angel backwards.
Angel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gallows lands with a right to the head.
Gallows could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gallows lands a big right hand that drops Angel! The killer instinct kicks in and Gallows finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gallows!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doc Gallows!
A very excited looking Doc Gallows made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jank Jankens (ranked 5233 p4p, 5117 weight class) and Cannibus Corpse (ranked 188 p4p, 178 weight class). Jankens comes into the arena with Come get it by- The Jankstreet boyz blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Jank Jankens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cannibus Corpse !
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corpse .
Corpse rushes Jankens and presses him up against the cage.
Corpse letting Jankens take a breather here.
Jankens working aggressively here.
Corpse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Corpse lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jimmy Jank Jankens has been cut.
Corpse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Corpse misses with an elbow strike.
Corpse lands an elbow inside.
Corpse pushes off an throws an elbow but Jankens leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jankens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jankens blocks an elbow strike from Corpse .
Corpse misses with an elbow over the top.
Jankens takes an elbow to the temple.
Jimmy Jank Jankens's cut is getting worse.
Jankens blocks an elbow strike.
Corpse misses with an elbow strike.
Jankens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corpse .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jankens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jankens blocks an elbow strike.
Jankens misses with a punch on the inside.
Jankens misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Corpse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jankens's brow.
Corpse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jankens blocks an elbow strike.
Jankens lands with a left to the head.
Corpse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jankens lands an uppercut.
Jankens throws a punch but it's blocked by Corpse .
Jankens has a couple of punches blocked by Corpse .
Jankens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corpse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Corpse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jankens's brow.
Jankens lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jankens misses with some punches.
Corpse lands a nice elbow.
Jimmy Jank Jankens's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Corpse pushes off an throws an elbow but Jankens leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jankens blocks an elbow strike.
Corpse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jankens trying to stall but Corpse improves his position.
Corpse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Corpse throws an elbow but it misses.
Jankens pushes Corpse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corpse lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Jimmy Jank Jankens's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Jank Jankens's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cannibus Corpse !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Cutler (ranked 5235 p4p, 5097 weight class) and Harley Davidson (ranked 187 p4p, 177 weight class). Cutler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Being the Elite. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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KO power |
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Solid chin |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Cutler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harley Davidson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Brandon Cutler has been cut.
Davidson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cutler can pounce on him.
Cutler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cutler throws a head kick that misses.
Cutler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cutler misses with the body kick
and Davidson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cutler tries to work over Davidson's front leg with a kick but Davidson checks it.
Cutler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cutler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cutler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cutler throws a leg kick which misses Davidson's front leg but catches the back leg as Davidson tries to avoid it.
Cutler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cutler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cutler looks for the body kick but Davidson saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Davidson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Davidson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cutler should have avoided that one.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Davidson! Cutler is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harley Davidson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morbius Manifesto (ranked 5030 p4p, 5254 weight class) and Gigantus Jankens (ranked 176 p4p, 194 weight class). Jankens has chosen Come get it by- The Jankstreet boyz as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morbius Manifesto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gigantus Jankens!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manifesto throws out a loose jab but Jankens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jankens lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manifesto throws an overhand right that lands on Jankens's shoulder, as Jankens tries to avoid the shot.
Manifesto misses with a looping left.
Manifesto lands a jab.
It looks like Gigantus Jankens has been cut.
Jankens throws a lazy uppercut
and Manifesto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jankens is rocked!
Jankens leaves his chin hanging out and Manifesto seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Jankens crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Morbius Manifesto!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 2679 p4p, 5253 weight class) and Jamison Jankens (ranked 88 p4p, 193 weight class). Knuckles comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said knock you out by LL COOL J. Jankens has chosen Can't touch this by- MC HAMMER as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Knuckles !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamison Jankens!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles misses with a hook. Jankens ducked under it nicely.
Knuckles has been working on his boxing with his coaches at PRETTY PETERS FIGHT CLUB in the buildup to the fight.
Jankens avoids the body shot from Knuckles .
Jankens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knuckles tries to move into range but Jankens moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knuckles missing with a left hand there. Jankens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jankens lands with an overhand left.
Jankens lands a glancing blow to the side of Knuckles 's head.
Jankens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knuckles throws a lazy uppercut
and Jankens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jankens darts in and clinches Knuckles up against the cage.
Jankens tries to stall but Knuckles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles .
Jankens swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jankens lands a shoulder strike.
Jankens lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knuckles is trying to push Jankens away but Jankens has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knuckles breaks from the clinch.
Jankens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knuckles .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jankens moves away.
Jankens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knuckles .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jankens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bobby Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut.
Jankens scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knuckles throws out a loose jab but Jankens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jankens gets a clinch.
Jankens has a couple of punches blocked by Knuckles .
Jankens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knuckles has had enough of the clinch but Jankens keeps him there for the moment.
Jankens scores with a shot to the side of Knuckles 's head.
Jankens swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles tries to break free but Jankens pushes him back against the cage.
Knuckles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Jankens.
Jankens presses Knuckles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Knuckles tries to break the clinch but Jankens is controlling the position.
Jankens throws a head punch that misses.
Knuckles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankens clinches up against the cage.
Knuckles breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jankens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knuckles walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knuckles tries to keep at a distance but Jankens has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Knuckles 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knuckles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Jankens on the inside.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knuckles breaks from the clinch.
Jankens misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knuckles . Jankens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jankens closes the distance and clinches.
Knuckles lands with a light punch inside.
Knuckles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jankens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankens keeps control of Knuckles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jankens has Knuckles pressed against the cage, preventing Knuckles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Knuckles 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jankens misses with some punches.
Jankens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles is trying to force a seperation but Jankens has the dominant position.
Jankens scores with a hook to the body.
Knuckles has had enough of the clinch but Jankens keeps him there for the moment.
Knuckles is trying to break the clinch but Jankens is controlling him.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Jankens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jankens lands a hook that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
Nice body punch from Jankens.
A left hand lands to the body for Jankens.
Knuckles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knuckles throws a shot to the body.
Jankens looks winded!
Jankens forces Knuckles back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles tries to break the clinch but Jankens is controlling the position.
Jankens tries to stall but Knuckles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knuckles lands a left hand.
Jankens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jankens throws a punch but it's blocked by Knuckles .
Jankens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knuckles is trying to break the clinch but Jankens has him pressed against the cage.
Knuckles manages to break the clinch.
Knuckles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knuckles lands a big uppercut and Jankens crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jankens looks OK. Knuckles waves Jankens back to his feet!
Jankens is rocked!
Knuckles misses with a hook.
Knuckles misses the jab.
Knuckles scores with a hook to the body. Jankens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jankens gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Knuckles gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Knuckles !
Bobby Knuckles 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 Akira Tatsumoto (ranked 3413 p4p, 3270 weight class) and James Spencer (ranked 456 p4p, 443 weight class). James Spencer 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akira Tatsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer scores with a sloppy right hand. Tatsumoto should have avoided that one.
Tatsumoto is looking to slow Spencer down with leg kicks.
Tatsumoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spencer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatsumoto's sensitive parts.
Spencer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tatsumoto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tatsumoto misses with a body kick.
Spencer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tatsumoto.
Tatsumoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spencer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spencer lands with a nice combination. Tatsumoto backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatsumoto misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatsumoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tatsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spencer scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spencer.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch
enabling Spencer to counter with a crisp jab.
Tatsumoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spencer scores with a nice head shot.
Tatsumoto looks to throw a body kick
and Spencer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spencer with a jab.
Spencer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tatsumoto thows a leg kick but Spencer checks it
and Spencer counters with a straight right hand.
Spencer with the inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Spencer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer misses with the combination.
Tatsumoto thumps Spencer with a low kick.
Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tatsumoto has time to react.
Tatsumoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsumoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spencer counters with a nice uppercut.
 Tatsumoto is rocked!
Spencer cracks Tatsumoto on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Tatsumoto falls backwards against the cage. Spencer follows up with more strikes that drop Tatsumoto to his knees. Spencer keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Tatsumoto! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Spencer!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luca Richards (ranked 2434 p4p, 4661 weight class) and Armod Svensson (ranked 296 p4p, 507 weight class). Richards comes to the cage accompanied by Split. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luca Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armod Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Svensson.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.
Svensson lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards goes for a takedown attempt but Svensson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Svensson has closed the distance and engaged Richards in a clinch.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards lands an uppercut.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from Svensson.
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!
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Svensson misses with an elbow over the top.
Svensson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Svensson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short body shot lands from Richards as the two fighters clinch.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Svensson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Svensson throws an elbow but it misses.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Svensson controls his hands.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svensson throws an elbow but misses.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Svensson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Svensson throws an elbow but it misses.
Svensson throws an elbow but it misses.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Richards looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Svensson controls the action.
Svensson lands an elbow just above Richards 's eye.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svensson throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Svensson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Richards is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Svensson throws an elbow but it misses.
Svensson lands a nice elbow.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Svensson blocking some punches.
Svensson throws an elbow that misses.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards tries to score a body lock takedown but Svensson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luca Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Svensson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svensson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svensson lands a nice elbow.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Svensson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short body shot lands from Richards as the two fighters clinch.
Svensson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Svensson throws an elbow but it misses.
Svensson throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Richards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from Svensson.
Richards misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svensson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Richards's brow.
Richards digs a right hand into Svensson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Svensson's gas tank.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Svensson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Svensson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svensson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Svensson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Svensson lands an elbow inside that Richards shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svensson throws an elbow but misses.
Svensson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armod Svensson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Svensson closes the distance and pushes Richards back into the cage.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Svensson blocks an uppercut.
Richards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Richards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Svensson.
A shot in the inside from Richards.
Svensson lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Richards.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Svensson throws an elbow but it misses.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Richards 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!
Svensson misses with an elbow over the top.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Svensson lands a nice elbow.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Richards tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Svensson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Armod Svensson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Svensson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards has hold of one of Svensson's legs. Svensson is fighting the takedown attempt but Richards gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Richards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Svensson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Richards is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Svensson's head.
Richards content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Richards not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Svensson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Svensson wants to get back to his feet but Richards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a couple of digs.
Svensson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Svensson wants to stand up but Richards is controlling him.
Richards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Richards throws a big right hand that misses.
Svensson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Richards controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards throws a big right hand that misses.
Richards throwing strikes from guard but Svensson blocks nicely.
Richards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Svensson's head.
Richards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Richards pushing down on Svensson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Svensson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Richards.
Richards 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.
Richards looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Svensson is rocked!
Richards is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Svensson is still in real trouble! Can Richards finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards winds up and cracks Svensson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Svensson is breathing heavily.
Richards lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Svensson quite badly. Svensson pulls Richards in close trying to recover. Richards postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Svensson on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Svensson doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Richards!
During a confident post fight interview, Luca Richards thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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