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NYF 11: Donal vs Myth PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Fuisse (ranked 2987 p4p, 6272 weight class) and Dylan Toal (ranked 386 p4p, 559 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dylan Toal enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Fuisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dylan Toal!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toal gets caught napping as Fuisse dives in and scores a takedown. Toal manages to retain guard.
Toal is wriggling around but Fuisse manages to pass to half guard.
Fuisse lands strikes from half guard.
Fuisse is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Toal sees it coming and defends easily.
Fuisse seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fuisse is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Toal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fuisse works his way into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuisse looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Toal squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fuisse lands a heavy elbow.
Fuisse is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Toal is surviving well by controlling Fuisse's body position as best he can.
Fuisse working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Toal looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Fuisse! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jacob Fuisse!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osrick Dirksz (ranked 4048 p4p, 6287 weight class) and John Aregood (ranked 460 p4p, 552 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osrick Dirksz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Aregood!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aregood shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dirksz is trying to defend but Aregood finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Aregood is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dirksz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dirksz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aregood pulls his head out easily.
Dirksz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aregood pulls his head out easily.
Dirksz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aregood pulls his head out easily.
Dirksz looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dirksz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aregood pulls his head out easily.
Aregood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aregood wants to work for an arm triangle but Dirksz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aregood is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dirksz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aregood.
Aregood is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dirksz is just riding it out for now. Aregood eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aregood working over Dirksz with some ground and pound. Dirksz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dirksz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aregood pulls his head out easily.
Dirksz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aregood pulls his head out easily.
Aregood slips a nice elbow through Dirksz's hands, connecting with Dirksz's forehead.
Aregood is looking for a kimura here.
Dirksz has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Aregood. Oh but Dirksz has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Aregood goes limp - he's gone! Dirksz jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Osrick Dirksz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Abbott (ranked 3578 p4p, 3820 weight class) and Ripley West (ranked 388 p4p, 408 weight class). Ripley West 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ripley West!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West closes the distance and lands a one-two.
 It looks like Dave Abbott has been cut.
Abbott closes the distance and clinches up with West, looking for a takedown. Abbott pushes West against the cage but West circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
West feints the counter takedown.
West throws a push kick but Abbott slaps the foot to one side.
Abbott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with West but West pushes him off and we're back to square one.
West lands a really nice looking cross but Abbott seems unphased.
Oh, that's a big right hand from West and Abbott goes tumbling to the canvas! West follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
 Abbott is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West with the ground and pound but Abbott uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Abbott is trying to keep West in close.
West with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abbott on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abbott tries to get out of the position.
Abbott manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. West manages to get himself to full guard.
Abbott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abbott throws an elbow that misses. West uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abbott's guard. Nice move by West!
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
West looking to pass the guard.
West wants to control from the top but Abbott keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abbott is on top in guard.
West is trying to control the position but Abbott postures up.
West wants to stand up but Abbott is controlling him.
Abbott content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abbott slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abbott is on top in guard.
Abbott content to stall in guard here.
Abbott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abbott connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott stays in close to West's body and controls the position.
Abbott stopping the sweep attempt from West.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ripley West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Abbott's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abbott circles away quickly and effectively.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
West bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abbott's head backwards.
West lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
West has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Abbott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says West as he avoids it easily.
Dave Abbott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West drops Abbott with a nice combination! West dives into Abbott's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Abbott is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. West is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West with a flurry of punches that miss.
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abbott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abbott seems to have got his legs back now.
Abbott is trying to control the action in half guard but West is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
West wants to get back to full guard.
West trying to control from the bottom.
Abbott sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Abbott trying to control from West's half guard. West has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West looking to control.
Abbott seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Abbott distracts West with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
West avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abbott trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
Dave Abbott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abbott throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely.
Abbott controls from within his opponent's guard.
Abbott seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down West for as long as he can get away with.
Abbott passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Abbott controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is looking to take a break and control but West is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abbott controlling from side mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abbott throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
West with a hook.
West lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abbott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
West comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from West as Abbott shoots in.
Abbott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has West pinned against the cage. West gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Abbott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
West scores with a hook to the body. Abbott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ripley West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West tries a head kick but it misses.
Abbott drops down looking for a counter takedown but West sprawls and moves away.
Abbott misses with a few strikes there.
West tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab lands there for West.
West throws a one two combo.
West is breathing heavily.
West scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
West moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abbott shoots in but West avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abbott tries for a takedown but West sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ripley West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Abbott's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
West connects with a looping right hand.
West throws a leg kick but Abbott checks it.
Abbott moves forwards but West connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Abbott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abbott fails to land the takedown.
West connects with a nice cross there... Abbott is looking wobbly and West recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Abbott to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - West jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ripley West!
Ripley West was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Jones (ranked 3382 p4p, 3744 weight class) and Wyatt Adams (ranked 403 p4p, 434 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by The Joker - Steve Miller Band. Bob Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wyatt Adams's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wyatt Adams!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Adams gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones has Adams pressed against the cage, preventing Adams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Adams looks winded!
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Adams with a big uppercut! Adams tries to clinch up but Jones pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Adams to the mat! Adams covers up and Jones unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bob Jones!
A very excited looking Bob Jones 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kawai (ranked 3040 p4p, 6067 weight class) and Ron Tyron (ranked 173 p4p, 246 weight class). Kawai comes to the cage accompanied by Somewhere over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwoʻole. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kawai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Tyron!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyron on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kawai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyron blocks a body shot from Kawai.
Kawai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kawai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyron backwards.
Tyron tries to break free but Kawai pushes him back against the cage.
Kawai lands a shot to the body.
Kawai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyron or not.
Tyron is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyron tries to pull guard but Kawai won't allow it.
Kawai scores with a hook to the body.
Kawai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyron.
A body shot lands from Kawai.
Kawai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyron looks winded!
Kawai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kawai lands a body shot.
Kawai lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kawai.
Kawai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kawai lands a body shot.
Kawai scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawai.
Kawai lands a right hand.
Kawai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyron.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kawai.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kawai.
Kawai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kawai.
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!
Kawai lands with a short shot to the head.
Kawai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyron or not.
Nice body punch from Kawai.
A short right from Kawai on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Kawai as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawai.
Kawai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyron takes a shot to the head.
 Tyron is rocked!
Kawai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kawai stalling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawai.
Good body shot from Kawai.
Kawai scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kawai scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kawai.
Kawai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kawai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kawai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kawai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyron or not.
Kawai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawai gets through Tyron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyron is still on wobbly legs! Can Kawai finish him?
Kawai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyron backwards.
Kawai digs a right hand underneath Tyron's ribcage. Tyron let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tyron seems to have recovered his senses.
Kawai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyron backwards.
Kawai lands a nice uppercut.
Kawai lands with a right to the head.
Kawai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kawai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyron backwards.
Kawai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kawai drops Tyron with a big right hand! Kawai charges in looking to finish - Tyron manages to keep Kawai in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kawai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kawai throwing strikes but missing.
Tyron can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kawai controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawai looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kawai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kawai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyron being controlled here, momentarily.
Kawai advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawai taking a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kawai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tyron is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Kawai moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kawai!
Mark Kawai 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaas Jan Tijhoff (ranked 4116 p4p, 3610 weight class) and Reece Robertson (ranked 469 p4p, 429 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Klaas Jan Tijhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reece Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson scores with a jab. Tijhoff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robertson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tijhoff's head.
Tijhoff shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Klaas Jan Tijhoff has been cut.
Robertson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Robertson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tijhoff takes one to the chin there.
Tijhoff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Robertson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reece Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson with a nice cross.
A punch combination from Robertson misses.
Robertson lands a jab to Tijhoff's midsection.
Tijhoff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tijhoff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robertson lands a two punch combo.
Robertson throws a one two combo.
Tijhoff is rocked!
Tijhoff misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Robertson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Tijhoff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tijhoff throws a series of punches but Robertson moves out of range.
Tijhoff takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tijhoff slips a jab and a cross from Robertson.
Robertson looks to land a combination but Tijhoff avoids it well.
Robertson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tijhoff had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Robertson rushes Tijhoff with punches - Tijhoff moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Tijhoff goes down! Robertson follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reece Robertson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Simons (ranked 1493 p4p, 3653 weight class) and Pellinore Listenoise (ranked 166 p4p, 396 weight class). Pellinore Listenoise acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Simons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pellinore Listenoise!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Listenoise.
Simons throws a hook but Listenoise blocks it.
Listenoise let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good shot there by Listenoise.
Simons throws an overhand right that lands on Listenoise's shoulder, as Listenoise tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Listenoise releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Simons misses with an uppercut.
Simons misses with an uppercut.
Listenoise lands a head shot.
Listenoise looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Simons lunges at Listenoise with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Listenoise's hand.
Pellinore Listenoise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simons throws a hook to the side of Listenoise's head but Listenoise sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Listenoise swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Listenoise has Simons up against the cage in a clinch.
Listenoise with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Simons lands a hook to the side of the head.
Listenoise tries to land a knee to the head but Simons blocks with his arms.
Simons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simons is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Listenoise throws an elbow but misses.
Listenoise scores with a shot to the side of Simons's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons prevents a body shot from Listenoise.
Simons stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Simons dodges an elbow strike from Listenoise.
Simons just leaning against Listenoise, taking a breather.
Listenoise missing with knees to the body.
Listenoise throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simons blocks it with crossed arms.
Simons blocks an uppercut.
Listenoise is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simons is defending well for now.
Simons scores with a hook to the body.
Listenoise digs a right hand into Simons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simons's gas tank.
Simons is stalling here.
Listenoise missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Simons.
Simons is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Listenoise's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A hook to the body from Simons.
A short left from Simons.
Listenoise tries a body shot but Simons blocks it.
Listenoise misses with an elbow strike.
Simons throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Listenoise with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simons content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Listenoise throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simons blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right handed body shot lands from Simons.
Simons lands a left hand.
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!
Listenoise throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simons blocks it with crossed arms.
Listenoise pushes off an throws an elbow but Simons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Listenoise misses with an elbow over the top.
Listenoise working aggressively here.
Listenoise misses with a knee to the head.
Listenoise tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Listenoise with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Simons cracks Listenoise with a nice body shot.
Simons content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listenoise being controlled against the cage.
Simons just leaning against Listenoise, taking a breather.
Simons seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Listenoise creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Listenoise misses with a body punch.
Listenoise with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Listenoise misses with an elbow over the top.
Listenoise scores with a nice hook to the head.
Listenoise misses with a knee strike.
Simons lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Listenoise tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Listenoise looking to throw knees to the head but Simons is blocking nicely.
Simons misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Listenoise fails to land.
Listenoise is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simons is defending well for now.
Listenoise tries a knee to the head but Simons blocks it.
Listenoise tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simons stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Simons stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Simons managing to block the knees to the body from Listenoise.
A short body shot lands from Simons as the two fighters clinch.
Listenoise looks winded!
Simons taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Simons pushes Listenoise back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Simons'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.
Listenoise tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simons's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simons has Listenoise pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Russ Simons.
Simons throws a big shot that misses.
Listenoise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simons throws out the jab.
Simons misses with an uppercut.
Simons lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Russ Simons will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Simons drops Listenoise with a straight right hand, right on the button! Simons follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russ Simons!
Our winner, Russ Simons, 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 Asher Cohen (ranked 1295 p4p, 1918 weight class) and Alee Ideaale (ranked 196 p4p, 289 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Asher Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alee Ideaale!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen thuds a left hand into Ideaale's body.
Ideaale fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cohen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cohen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cohen throws a shot from downtown. Ideaale moves away and avoids it.
Cohen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ideaale.
Cohen misses with an uppercut. Ideaale saw that one coming.
Ideaale shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cohen pinned against the cage. Cohen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Asher Cohen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alee Ideaale.
Cohen missing with a left hand there. Ideaale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cohen scores with the left hand. Ideaale knows he should have avoided that one.
Ideaale fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ideaale tries for a takedown but Cohen circles away easily
and Cohen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cohen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ideaale manages to avoid it.
Ideaale tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cohen swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ideaale will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cohen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ideaale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ideaale shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cohen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ideaale in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cohen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cohen is trying to control Ideaale's posture. Ideaale takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Cohen! Ideaale is rotating here... this could be the end... Cohen is out! Ideaale has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alee Ideaale!
Alee Ideaale spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niall Ferguson (ranked 668 p4p, 1498 weight class) and Excalam Black (ranked 106 p4p, 235 weight class). Black is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Signe de contradiction. Niall Ferguson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niall Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Excalam Black!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson lands with a straight right. Black didn't see that one coming.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
Ferguson misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Excalam Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but Ferguson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Ferguson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ferguson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferguson moves away.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ferguson pinned against the cage. Ferguson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ferguson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson avoids it really well and circles away.
Niall Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Excalam Black.
Ferguson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Black moves away from the strike by Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Black with a poor takedown
and Ferguson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws out a loose jab but Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferguson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Black dives in for a single leg takedown but Ferguson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Ferguson misses the target.
Black misses with a body shot.
Ferguson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Ferguson counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson cracks Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Black is rocked!
 It looks like Excalam Black has been cut.
Black ducks into an uppercut from Ferguson and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Niall Ferguson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elwyn Donal (ranked 1940 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Mith (ranked 292 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Mith acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Elwyn Donal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Mith!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Andre Mith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mith misses with a hook.
Donal ducks under a wild hook from Mith.
Donal misses with a hook. Mith ducked under it nicely.
And Mith tries to counter it with a takedown but Donal pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mith misses with a lunging right hand
and Donal counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mith's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mith misses with a takedown
and Donal counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Andre Mith has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mith has his takedown stuffed
and Donal counters with a stiff right hand.
Mith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mith checks a leg kick.
Donal feints and then cracks Mith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mith down.
Mith misses with a straight right.
Donal appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crunch! Donal slams his shin into Mith's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Donal sprawls well. Donal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mith gets slowly back to his feet.
Elwyn Donal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Mith.
Donal misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Mith.
Mith moves away from the strike by Donal.
Mith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Donal counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mith throws a body punch but Donal moves out of range.
Mith throws a looping overhand right but Donal ducks down to avoid it.
Donal jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mith misses with a two punch combination.
Donal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Donal counter with a right hand.
Mith cracks a nice hook into Donal's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mith. That did some damage!
A jab from Mith misses.
Donal looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mith misses with a lunging right hand
and Donal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been told by Donal's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Donal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Donal throws a good cross that connects.
That has opened up Andre Mith's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mith misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elwyn Donal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Mith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Donal. Mith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mith drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Donal defends it well.
A shot to the liver by Donal. Beautiful body shot.
Mith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donal.
Donal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donal moves away.
Donal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mith can do to turn this around?
Donal throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Mith counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mith lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donal cracks Mith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mith.
Mith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donal.
Mith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Donal counters with an outside leg kick.
Mith digs a good hook to Donal's body.
Mith throws a series of punches but Donal moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donal throws a body kick that misses.
Mith swings for the body but Donal moves out of range.
Mith throws a sloppy body shot
and Donal counters with a nice body kick.
Mith is breathing heavily.
Mith swings for the body but Donal moves out of range.
Donal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mith's head.
Mith misses with a takedown
and Donal counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mith's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donal lands a jab to the head.
Elwyn Donal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mith missing with a left hand there. Donal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donal cracks Mith on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Mith falls backwards against the cage. Donal follows up with more strikes that drop Mith to his knees. Donal keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Mith! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elwyn Donal!
Elwyn Donal decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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