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MMM 66: Thracian/Kelly PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Project Ex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Getty Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ex comes into the arena with The Distillers - City of Angels blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big right hand |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Project Ex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Getty Li!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ex misses with a series of wild punches.
Ex gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ex avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ex keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ex can't keep his opponent in guard - Li advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Li perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ex knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Li on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like Li might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Ex is trying to stand up here but Li is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Getty Li was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Ex shoots for a double leg takedown but Li sprawls well. He's pushed Ex's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ex looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Ex throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Li clobbers Ex with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ex moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Li. Those never looked like landing.
Li shoots in for a double leg but Ex sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Li shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ex defends it nicely.
Li shoots for a double leg takedown but Ex sprawls well. He's pushed Li's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Project Ex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Getty Li.
Ex misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Getty Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Li was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Li with the ground and pound from mount.
Li has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Li unloads with some shots from mount but Ex bucks and avoids them well.
Ex on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ex tries to get out of the position.
Li tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Li raining down shots from the mount!
Li wants to control the pace but Ex is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ex is bucking up trying to escape but Li cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Li wants to control the pace but Ex is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ex in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Getty Li dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Li wants to clinch.
Li is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ex sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Li or perhaps it was just good defense by Ex which made him look bad.
Li clinches with his opponent.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Ex throws a left and a right that both miss
and Li counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Li looking for a takedown.
Project Ex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Getty Li.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ex throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Li 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ex tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Li cracks Ex with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Ex.
Ex ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li tries to clinch up.
Li scores with a jab to the body.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Ex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ex closes this distance looking for a takedown but Li circles away.
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ex lands with a good body shot.
Ex throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Ex moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Ex swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Li counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Li shoots in looking for a takedown. Ex tries to sprawl out of it but Li keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ex manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ex lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li misses with a wild combination.
Li shoots in but Ex avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Li shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ex but Ex pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sloppy strikes from Ex. Those never looked like landing.
Li closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ex quickly recovers to half guard.
Li is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ex!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Li jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ex manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Ex's face as Li controls the position.
Li in side control, throwing shots but Ex defends.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li trying to control the position but Ex is working away.
Li slows the pace down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Getty Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Li shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ex napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Li moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Li trying to control the position but Ex is working away.
Li landing strikes.
Li just content to control the position.
Li working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li scoring with punches and elbows.
Li trying to control the position but Ex is working away.
Li tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Li has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Li are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ex managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Li.
Li wants to control but Ex is keeping him busy.
Li has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Li controlling the position from side mount.
Li landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ex to his feet.
Li has a takedown stuffed.
Project Ex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ex stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ex wants it to stay on the feet.
Project Ex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Getty Li.
Li looks to land a right hand but Ex moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Li was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ex doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Getty Li is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Li controlling the pace for now.
Ex holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Li tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Getty Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Li has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Getty Li!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Rybinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Story has chosen This Plane as his entrance music. Maciej Rybinski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nate Story's chin.
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144 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maciej Rybinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Story!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Story swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rybinski counters with a head kick that drops Story to the mat! Story scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Story is rocked!
Story throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rybinski counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Story! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maciej Rybinski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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215 lbs
4 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Michael Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tucker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sanders gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tucker breaks from the clinch.
Tucker blocks a head kick by Sanders.
Tucker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tucker throws a series of punches but Sanders avoids them all with ease.
Michael Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker swinging wildly here.
Sanders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tucker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tucker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tucker.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanders paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tucker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tucker walks straight into a right hand from Sanders - that's dropped him! Sanders jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Tucker from any more punishment! Tucker 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 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Damien Sanders!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Miloshevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Miloshevich has chosen Kosovskiy front as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
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217 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zoran Miloshevich!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miloshevich has managed to clinch.
Chulainn lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Zoran Miloshevich has been cut.
Miloshevich just leaning against Chulainn, taking a breather.
Miloshevich has had enough of the clinch but Chulainn keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Chulainn on the inside.
Chulainn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miloshevich backwards.
Chulainn manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Miloshevich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miloshevich looks to clinch
and Chulainn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chulainn loads up on a big right hand but Miloshevich slips the punch.
Chulainn moves into the clinch.
Chulainn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chulainn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miloshevich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chulainn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miloshevich on the side of the head.
Miloshevich darts in trying to clinch
and Chulainn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zoran Miloshevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miloshevich looks gassed!
Miloshevich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chulainn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Chulainn misses.
Miloshevich gets a clinch.
Miloshevich jumps guard but Chulainn stands there with Miloshevich around his waist. Miloshevich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chulainn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chulainn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miloshevich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chulainn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chulainn breaks from the clinch.
Chulainn checks a leg kick.
Miloshevich tries to close the distance and clinch but Chulainn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by Chulainn.
Miloshevich moves in looking to clinch but Chulainn pushes him off.
Miloshevich thows a body shot but no joy.
Miloshevich is looking to clinch.
Chulainn staying out of range there.
Miloshevich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miloshevich moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chulainn has a couple of punches blocked by Miloshevich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miloshevichs head.
Chulainn misses with a punch on the inside.
Chulainn working aggressively here.
Miloshevich blocks an uppercut.
Chulainn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Miloshevich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chulainn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miloshevich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chulainn keeps the fight on the outside.
Chulainn's corner calls for a 1-2. Chulainn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chulainn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miloshevich, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miloshevich.
Chulainn lands a body punch.
Miloshevich misses with the head strike.
Chulainn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cu Chulainn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoran Miloshevich.
Chulainn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miloshevich backwards.
Chulainn lands a hook that snaps the head of Miloshevich backwards.
Chulainn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miloshevich backwards.
That has opened up Zoran Miloshevich's cut even more.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chulainn.
A shot in the inside from Chulainn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chulainn.
Chulainn lands with a right to the head.
Chulainn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chulainn pushes Miloshevich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Zoran Miloshevich's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A shot in the inside from Chulainn.
Chulainn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chulainn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chulainn cracks Miloshevich with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Chulainn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Miloshevich to stand back up!
Miloshevich is rocked!
Chulainn throws the left hand but Miloshevich avoids the punch easily.
Miloshevich slips a jab and a cross from Chulainn.
Chulainn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miloshevich's head.
Chulainn lands a big right hand that sends Miloshevich crashing to the mat! Chulainn stays standing though and waves Miloshevich back to his feet!
Miloshevich is still on wobbly legs! Can Chulainn finish him?
Zoran Miloshevich's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zoran Miloshevich's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cu Chulainn!
Cu Chulainn retains his light heavyweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orh Urdaalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Murometz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urdaalen comes to the cage accompanied by Dope - I'm Back . Ilya Murometz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Orh Urdaalen's chin.
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268 lbs
6 - 8 - 1 |
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280 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Orh Urdaalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilya Murometz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murometz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murometz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Urdaalen swivels and escapes.
Urdaalen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Murometz tries to clinch up but Urdaalen circles away and keeps his distance.
Murometz wants to clinch.
Murometz tries to clinch but Urdaalen is having none of it.
No luck for Urdaalen with that takedown attempt.
Murometz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urdaalen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orh Urdaalen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urdaalen gets the takedown into side control.
Murometz is looking for a sweep.
Urdaalen wants to control but Murometz is keeping him busy.
Urdaalen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murometz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Murometz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murometz is trying to control. Urdaalen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murometz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murometz is looking to stall here but Urdaalen recovers full guard.
Murometz 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Murometz might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ilya Murometz.
Murometz closes the distance and clinches.
Murometz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murometz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Urdaalen as he avoids it easily.
Urdaalen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murometz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murometz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Urdaalen. That did some damage!
Urdaalen keeps the fight on the outside.
Murometz clinches with his opponent.
Murometz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Urdaalen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Urdaalen is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murometz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murometz tries to clinch there but Urdaalen circles away.
Murometz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Murometz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murometz connects with a solid leg kick.
Orh Urdaalen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murometz lands a big head kick that sends Urdaalen tumbling to the mat! Murometz takes a step backwards and waves Urdaalen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Orh Urdaalen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murometz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murometz moves into the clinch successfully.
Urdaalen takes an elbow to the temple.
Murometz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Urdaalen is rocked!
Murometz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Urdaalen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oh Urdaalen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murometz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murometz lands an elbow inside that Urdaalen shrugs off.
Murometz jerks Urdaalen's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Urdaalen drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Murometz goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Murometz because Urdaalen was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ilya Murometz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Trouble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Follow Me by Breaking Benjamin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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260 lbs
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223 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Trouble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Clark!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trouble needs to keep his hands up - Clark had a free shot at his head there.
Clark keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trouble takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Clark connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Trouble misses its intended target.
Donk. Clark catches Trouble right on the button with a cross.
Trouble shoots for a double leg takedown but Clark sprawls well. He's pushed Trouble's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clark with a hook.
Big Trouble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trouble decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trouble slows the pace down in half guard.
Clark wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trouble with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trouble throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Trouble there.
Clark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trouble. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trouble keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Trouble looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Trouble gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Trouble.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trouble.
Trouble is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clark.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trouble shoots for a takedown but Clark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Trouble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trouble shoots for a takedown but Clark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clark cracks Trouble with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clark lands with a nice combination. Trouble backs away looking to recover.
Trouble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Trouble moves forwards but Clark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Clark throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Trouble takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clark lands with a good body shot.
Clark is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Trouble had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Clark lands with an overhand left.
Trouble fails with a takedown attempt.
Trouble is breathing heavily.
Trouble throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
Trouble looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clark is fending him off so far but Trouble persists. Nope, Clark circles away and we're back to standing.
Clark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clark lands a jab.
Trouble on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trouble is rocked!
Clark scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark tests Trouble's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Trouble is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Trouble to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Trouble looks to clinch but Clark throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Trouble taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Danny Clark!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Zalinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Monferrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zalinski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to We Don't Need Another Hero. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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245 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Zalinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Monferrand!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monferrand fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Monferrand shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zalinski but Zalinski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zalinski moves into the clinch.
Zalinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zalinski darts in and clinches Monferrand up against the cage.
Monferrand tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zalinski smiles and moves away.
Ray Zalinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Monferrand.
Zalinski loads up on a big right hand but Monferrand slips the punch.
Monferrand moves out of range of the body kick from Zalinski.
An inside leg kick from Zalinski misses.
Zalinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monferrand fails to land the takedown.
Zalinski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Monferrand looks gassed!
Zalinski connects with a leg kick. Monferrand looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zalinski moves into the clinch.
Zalinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zalinski gets a clinch.
Zalinski lands with a short shot to the head.
Zalinski is leaning against Monferrand and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zalinski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zalinski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zalinski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zalinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Monferrand backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalinski works on Monferrand's body with a couple of short punches.
Zalinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zalinski works Monferrand's body with a nice hook.
Zalinski rushes Monferrand and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zalinski scores with a shoulder strike.
Zalinski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Monferrand up against the cage.
Zalinski digs a right hand into Monferrand's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Monferrand's gas tank.
Zalinski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Monferrand fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zalinski is pushing Monferrand up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zalinski seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Zalinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monferrand fails to pull guard.
Zalinski scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Zalinski.
Zalinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zalinski digs a right hand underneath Monferrand's ribcage. Monferrand let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zalinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Monferrand backwards.
Zalinski digs a right hand underneath Monferrand's ribcage. Monferrand let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zalinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Monferrand backwards.
Zalinski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monferrand is trying desperately to land a takedown but Zalinski is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Monferrand.
Zalinski is leaning against Monferrand and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zalinski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zalinski lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zalinski.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zalinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zalinski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Zalinski.
Zalinski manages to break the clinch.
Monferrand has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zalinski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zalinski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zalinski closes the distance and pushes Monferrand back into the cage.
Zalinski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zalinski scores with a hook to the body.
Zalinski lands a body shot.
Zalinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zalinski drives through and clinches with Monferrand against the cage.
Zalinski lands with a right to the head.
Zalinski gets through Monferrand's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zalinski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zalinski presses Monferrand against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zalinski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zalinski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zalinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zalinski. That's going to slow Monferrand down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Zalinski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zalinski clinches up with Monferrand and pushes him back against the cage.
Zalinski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zalinski drops Monferrand onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Monferrand is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Monferrand is rocked!
Zalinski lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Monferrand to his knees! Zalinski keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Zalinski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Scheckler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Scheckler acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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166 lbs
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173 lbs
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Brawler
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Oliver!
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, Ted Scheckler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Oliver misses
and Scheckler counters with a low kick, right behind Oliver 's knee.
A head kick misses from Oliver.
Scheckler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliver's sensitive parts.
Oliver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scheckler scores with a takedown into Oliver's guard.
Scheckler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oliver looking for a sweep. Not yet Oliver, not yet.
Oliver keeping full guard, as Scheckler tries to pass.
Scheckler wants to control from the top but Oliver keeps moving.
Oliver on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oliver tries to get out of the position.
Scheckler stopping the sweep attempt from Oliver.
Scheckler pushing down on Oliver's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheckler wants to control but Oliver is keeping him busy.
Scheckler controlling the pace.
Oliver wants to get back to full guard but Scheckler has mounted him!
Scheckler looking to control but Oliver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Scheckler might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Oliver kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
BOOM! Scheckler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oliver is trying desperately to improve position.
Scheckler landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scheckler trying to control but Oliver is having none of it.
Scheckler looking for a guillotine from mount but Oliver is having none of it.
Scheckler looking for a guillotine from mount but Oliver is having none of it.
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!
Scheckler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Scheckler might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Oliver's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Scheckler controlling his opponent.
Oliver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oliver tries to buck Scheckler off but he can't manage it.
Scheckler swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Oliver is now in Scheckler's guard. A big mistake from Scheckler there, giving up the dominant position!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Scheckler holds on and takes a little breather.
Oliver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver trying to control but Scheckler is working from the bottom.
Ted Scheckler has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Oliver throws a head kick but Scheckler moves out of range.
Ryan Oliver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliver throws a lazy head kick
and Scheckler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Scheckler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oliver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scheckler can pounce on him.
Ryan Oliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Scheckler.
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!
Scheckler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scheckler.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scheckler.
Oliver misses with a head kick.
Scheckler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Scheckler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Scheckler shoots in but Oliver avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Scheckler throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Oliver.
Oliver throws a lazy head kick
and Scheckler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Scheckler winds up and cracks Oliver with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oliver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scheckler on the ground.
Oliver won't allow Scheckler to pass to mount.
Scheckler has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Oliver defend it? Scheckler steps over the head and cranks it - Oliver is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Scheckler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ted Scheckler!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Ragno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ragno might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The World is Mine. Chris White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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19
145 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Ragno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris White!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragno lands with a nice body punch.
Ragno lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ragno lands with a nice combination. White backs away looking to recover.
Ragno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White looks to clinch
and Ragno counters with a body kick that stops White in his tracks momentarily.
Ragno lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragno lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
Ragno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
White takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body kick from Ragno.
Ragno lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ragno with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Ragno tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragno throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragno moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ragno, right into the meat.
Ragno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragno throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ragno, right into the meat.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ragno throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragno plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ragno connects with a solid leg kick.
Ragno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
Ragno scores with a head kick.
Ragno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ragno thuds his shin into the meat of White's side.
Ragno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ragno connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragno thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ragno connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ragno dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ragno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ragno lands a high kick!
White takes a body punch but keeps moving.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ragno lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
Ragno lands a nice shot to the body.
Maximus Ragno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White is breathing heavily.
Ragno lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
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!
Ragno lands a big head kick that sends White tumbling to the mat! Ragno takes a step backwards and waves White back to his feet - he wants the finish!
White is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ragno. White shrugs it off though.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragno finish him?
White on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ragno lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
Ragno scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the liver by Ragno. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ragno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragno.
Ragno connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragno throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ragno lands a right hook to the body.
Ragno thumps White with a low kick.
Ragno throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Ragno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragno lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Ragno lands the left hand.
Ragno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ragno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maximus Ragno is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragno lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maximus Ragno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ragno. White shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragno cracks the inside of White's front leg.
Ragno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragno lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ragno.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ragno throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ragno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ragno dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ragno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
Ragno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Ragno throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ragno is looking to wear down White with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragno as he connects with a hook.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ragno moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragno.
Ragno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragno lands a two punch combo.
Ragno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ragno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ragno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ragno lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragno throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maximus Ragno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Ragno lands but White takes it in his stride.
Ragno throws a shot to the body.
Ragno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ragno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragno.
Ragno jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ragno lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ragno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ragno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragno. Ragno obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragno. That's going to slow White down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragno.
Ragno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ragno keeps White at a distance using the push kick.
That kick from Ragno tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragno cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Ragno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragno has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:24
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Ragno!
Maximus Ragno retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spartacus Thracian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thracian comes to the cage accompanied by I am Spartacus!!! I stand alone . The crowd seem to be enjoying Kelly's choice of entrance music: Power - Kanye West. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Spartacus Thracian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerry Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Thracian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thracian closes the distance and clinches up with Kelly, looking for a takedown. Thracian pushes Kelly against the cage but Kelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Thracian moved out of range nicely.
Thracian checks a leg kick.
Thracian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thracian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.
Thracian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Thracian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thracian's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spartacus Thracian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly postures up in Thracian's guard and throws a big left but Thracian blocks it.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thracian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thracian is keeping the position for now.
Thracian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thracian loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly sizes up Thracian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Kelly. No joy for Thracian on that attempt.
Thracian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thracian checks a low kick from Kelly.
Kelly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kelly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thracian is fending him off so far but Kelly persists. Nope, Thracian circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Thracian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thracian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kelly avoids it really well and circles away.
Kelly ducks right into an uppercut from Thracian.
It looks like Gerry Kelly has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Thracian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Thracian moved away.
Thracian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circling - Thracian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Thracian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Thracian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thracian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelly circles away quickly and effectively.
Thracian looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly stuffs the takedown.
Kelly connects with a looping right hand.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Thracian is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly scores with a jab.
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!
Kelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Thracian 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Kelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kelly stuffs the takedown attempt from Thracian. Thracian gets slowly back to his feet.
Thracian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kelly cracks Thracian with a good jab.
Thracian shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spartacus Thracian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thracian sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thracian shoots in and drives through. Kelly sprawls well.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thracian slips under a jab from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a right hand. Thracian shakes it off.
Thracian misses with a takedown
and Kelly counters with a takedown into side control.
Kelly trying to control the action but Thracian is working from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Thracian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Kelly seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thracian keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gerry Kelly hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Thracian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thracian there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Thracian or perhaps it was just good defense by Kelly which made him look bad.
Thracian tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thracian somewhat.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Thracian's shoulder, as Thracian tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly misses the jab.
Thracian has his takedown stuffed
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Thracian. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kelly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thracian is trying to control Kelly's posture but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Thracian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelly controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gerry Kelly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thracian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly gets the takedown into side control.
Kelly working the strikes but Thracian uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly slows the pace down in half guard.
Kelly's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Thracian wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy.
Kelly trying to control from Thracian's half guard. Thracian has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kelly. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thracian keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kelly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gerry Kelly wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thracian tries to avoid it but Kelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thracian to the ground. Thracian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kelly looks for a takedown but Thracian sprawls well.
Kelly slips under a jab from Thracian.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thracian.
Gerry Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thracian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thracian shoots in but Kelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelly gets caught napping as Thracian dives in and scores a takedown. Kelly manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thracian throws and elbow that misses. Kelly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thracian's guard. Nice move by Kelly!
Thracian keeping full guard, as Kelly tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thracian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Kelly'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.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thracian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly dives in and scores a takedown into Thracian's guard.
Thracian wants to sweep but no luck.
Kelly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kelly wants to take a breather but Thracian manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kelly.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Thracian has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly trying to control but Thracian is working from the bottom.
Kelly throws and elbow that misses. Thracian uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kelly's guard. Nice move by Thracian!
Kelly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thracian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kelly has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Thracian is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thracian's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kelly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thracian's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thracian's back!
Thracian trying to control but not successfully.
Kelly thows a strike but Thracian uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Thracian as he ends up in Kelly 's guard!
Kelly looking for a guillotine here but Thracian defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kelly is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kelly thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Thracian keeps moving.
Kelly landing with the ground and pound.
Kelly showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Kelly'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. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Kelly misses.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Thracian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Thracian moved out of range nicely.
Thracian lands with an uppercut that bounces Kelly off the cage and back into rage.
Thracian moves away from the strike by Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thracian quickly recovers to half guard.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Thracian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thracian regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kelly.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Thracian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Thracian is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gerry Kelly was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Thracian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kelly as he avoids it easily.
Kelly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thracian.
Kelly shoots in and drives through. Thracian sprawls well.
Gerry Kelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Thracian moves away and avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Kelly.
Thracian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kelly as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spartacus Thracian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Thracian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thracian shoots in but Kelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thracian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thracian wants it to stay on the feet.
Spartacus Thracian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thracian shoots in for a double leg but Kelly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spartacus Thracian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thracian closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kelly's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thracian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kelly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thracian has managed to get both his arms back between Kelly's legs - danger averted.
Thracian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thracian throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Kelly!
Gerry Kelly is the new heavyweight champion!
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