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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Souto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souto comes to the cage accompanied by Snopp Dogg - Sweat. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rolando Souto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan Roosmalen!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Roosmalen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roosmalen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roosmalen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Souto's head.
Souto shoots in but Roosmalen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roosmalen lands with a straight right. Souto didn't see that one coming.
Roosmalen throws a leg kick
and Souto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Roosmalen won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Souto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Roosmalen parries the strikes from Souto easily there. Souto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Roosmalen to escape.
Souto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Souto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Roosmalen has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
What's Roosmalen going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Roosmalen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Souto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Roosmalen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Souto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Roosmalen, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souto is looking to take a break and control but Roosmalen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roosmalen wants to control but Souto postures up.
Roosmalen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Souto's best efforts.
Souto trying to control from half guard but Roosmalen is working away.
Roosmalen has his hands clasped together around Souto's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souto is looking to stall here but Roosmalen recovers full guard.
Roosmalen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Souto is one step ahead there.
Souto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roosmalen is keeping the position for now.
Souto is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souto postures up in Roosmalen's guard and throws a big left but Roosmalen blocks it.
Souto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roosmalen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Souto trying to control but Roosmalen is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roosmalen is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rolando Souto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roosmalen throws a low kick but Souto moves out of range easily.
Roosmalen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice takedown defense from Roosmalen. No joy for Souto on that attempt.
Souto fails with the takedown
and Roosmalen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Souto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Souto shoots for a double leg takedown but Roosmalen sprawls well. He's pushed Souto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Souto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roosmalen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roosmalen. That's going to slow Souto down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roosmalen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roosmalen lands a leg kick that knocks Souto off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen throws a leg kick
and Souto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roosmalen is pressing down on Souto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Roosmalen wants to sweep but no luck.
Souto wants to control from the top but Roosmalen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roosmalen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Souto manages to get himself to full guard.
Roosmalen trying to control but Souto is working from the bottom.
Roosmalen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rolando Souto.
Roosmalen misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Roosmalen scores with a push kick.
Rolando Souto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roosmalen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Souto's sensitive parts.
Roosmalen scores with a nice body kick.
Roosmalen tests Souto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Souto slips a jab and a cross from Roosmalen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Souto blocks a low kick nicely.
Roosmalen cracks the inside of Souto's front leg.
Roosmalen lands a leg kick that knocks Souto off balance momentarily.
Roosmalen misses with the combination.
Roosmalen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Souto blocks a low kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roosmalen motions for Souto to come forward. Roosmalen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Souto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Souto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roosmalen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souto circles away quickly and effectively.
Souto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Souto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Souto moves out of range of the leg kick from Roosmalen.
That kick from Roosmalen tenderised Souto's leg. Souto is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roosmalen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roosmalen misses with a low kick as Souto jumps back.
Some bone on bone action there as Souto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Roosmalen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Souto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stefan Roosmalen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Roosmalen tenderised Souto's leg. Souto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roosmalen throws a body kick that misses.
Souto shoots and misses
and Roosmalen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crunch! Roosmalen slams his shin into Souto's torso.
Souto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good standup being displayed there by Roosmalen as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Roosmalen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roosmalen misses with a head kick.
Souto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roosmalen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roosmalen throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roosmalen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roosmalen lands with a shot to the body.
Roosmalen throws a nice head kick!
Souto checks a low kick from Roosmalen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roosmalen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roosmalen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Roosmalen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Roosmalen.
Souto walks into a straight right hand from Roosmalen.
Roosmalen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roosmalen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roosmalen throws a combination. Souto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roosmalen, right into the meat.
Roosmalen throws a head kick that Souto semi-blocks.
Roosmalen avoids the head kick by Souto.
Roosmalen throws a combination. Souto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roosmalen.
Souto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Souto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roosmalen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souto checks a leg kick.
Roosmalen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roosmalen.
Roosmalen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Roosmalen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Souto doesn't seem phased though.
Souto blocks a head kick by Roosmalen.
Roosmalen throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosmalen scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Souto blocks the leg kick.
Roosmalen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Souto moves out of range as Roosmalen throws a body kick.
Roosmalen lands with an overhand left.
Roosmalen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stefan Roosmalen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souto shoots in and drives through. Roosmalen sprawls well.
Souto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roosmalen.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Roosmalen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Roosmalen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roosmalen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Roosmalen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Stefan Roosmalen made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fenix Espada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Petrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fenix Espada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmitry Petrenko!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espada swings for the body but Petrenko moves out of range.
Espada misses with a body shot.
Espada misses with a looping left.
Petrenko misses with a body shot.
Petrenko avoids the body shot from Espada.
Espada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrenko in his tracks.
Petrenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Espada.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrenko.
Espada misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Espada.
Espada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrenko moves away.
Petrenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Espada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fenix Espada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Espada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Espada just misses with a punch to the body.
Espada moves out of range of the body kick.
Petrenko avoids the body shot from Espada.
Espada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Espada misses with a punch to the body.
Petrenko is trying to break the clinch but Espada is controlling him.
Espada keeps control of Petrenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Espada misses with a punch on the inside.
Espada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrenko blocks a body shot from Espada.
Petrenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Espada lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dmitry Petrenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Espada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Espada is looking to wear down Petrenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Espada misses with a takedown attempt - Petrenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Espada throws a hook but Petrenko avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Espada. Petrenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Espada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrenko throws out a loose jab but Espada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Espada looking to score a takedown here. Petrenko is defending well but Espada drives through and ends up in Petrenko's guard.
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!
Petrenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Petrenko keeping moving, preventing Espada from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espada stopping the sweep attempt from Petrenko.
Espada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petrenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Espada looking to pass the guard.
Espada trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Petrenko manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espada trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Fenix Espada just wasn't active enough.
Petrenko defending well as Espada loads up on a big left hand.
Petrenko tries to clinch there but Espada circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrenko misses with a wild body shot.
Espada misses with an uppercut.
Espada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrenko doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fenix Espada dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Espada lands a jab to Petrenko's midsection.
Petrenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Espada. Espada gets slowly back to his feet.
Espada looks to land a right hand but Petrenko moved out of range.
Petrenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Espada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrenko misses with a low kick.
Petrenko ducks under a wild hook from Espada.
Espada misses with a two punch combination.
Espada throws a body punch but Petrenko moves out of range.
Espada closes the distance and clinches up with Petrenko, looking for a takedown. Espada pushes Petrenko against the cage but Petrenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Petrenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Espada was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espada throws a lazy right hand but Petrenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrenko tests Espada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Espada slips under a jab from Petrenko.
Petrenko throws a sloppy head kick and Espada moves out of range easily.
Espada looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrenko is just out of range.
Petrenko tries to clinch there but Espada circles away.
Espada scores with the left hand. Petrenko knows he should have avoided that one.
Petrenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Espada throws a shot from downtown. Petrenko moves away and avoids it.
Petrenko loads up on a big right hand but Espada slips the punch.
Espada fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fenix Espada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espada throws the left hand but Petrenko avoids the punch easily.
Espada throws a leg kick
and Espada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrenko scores with a leg kick.
Fenix Espada is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrenko gets caught flat footed, as Espada shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrenko wants to stand and escape but Espada is having none of it.
Espada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petrenko wants to stand but Espada is controlling the position.
Espada tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrenko is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko wants to control the position but Espada says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Espada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Espada is trying to control. Petrenko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Espada is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Espada looking to land elbow strikes but Petrenko uses the position to regain half guard.
Espada tries to pass the half guard into mount. Petrenko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espada sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Petrenko defending well though.
Espada is controlling the pace.
Espada is just content to waste time from the top position. Petrenko takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fenix Espada dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Espada.
Espada looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrenko is just out of range.
Espada thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrenko. Espada does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Espada.
Espada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Espada tries to clinch up
and Petrenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Espada thows a body shot but no joy.
Petrenko scores with a hook to the body. Espada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko throws an off balance right hand
and Espada counters with a nice body shot.
Petrenko throws a leg kick
and Espada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Espada.
Espada misses with a looping right.
Petrenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Espada misses the shot to the body.
Petrenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Espada throws out the jab.
Espada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrenko ducks under a wild hook from Espada.
Dmitry Petrenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fenix Espada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko avoids the body shot from Espada.
Espada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrenko manages to avoid it.
Espada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrenko.
Espada takes a swing at Petrenko's ribcage but misses.
Petrenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Petrenko throws a nice head kick!
Petrenko is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Espada moves out of range of the body kick.
Petrenko takes a swing at Espada's ribcage but misses.
Petrenko looks to land a left hand but Espada moved out of range nicely.
Espada wants to clinch.
Espada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espada checks a low kick from Petrenko.
Espada looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Petrenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrenko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Espada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Petrenko throws a right hand that Espada ducks under and follows up with a left that Espada also avoids with ease.
Petrenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Espada, pushing him back against the cage.
Petrenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Espada has double underhooks.
Petrenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko scores with a shot to the side of Espada's head.
Petrenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A leg kick checked by Espada.
Petrenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Espada shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petrenko as he avoids it easily.
Petrenko drives through and clinches with Espada against the cage.
Petrenko leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Espada lands with a light punch inside.
Petrenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitry Petrenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Espada has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fenix Espada!
In his post fight interview, Fenix Espada started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dmonray Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Remming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malapitan comes to the cage accompanied by My Time is Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Remming!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Remming avoids it really well and circles away.
Remming feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malapitan's calf.
Malapitan fails with the takedown
and Remming counters with a nice body kick.
Remming avoids the body shot from Malapitan.
Malapitan checks a leg kick.
Malapitan tries to clinch
and Remming makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Malapitan really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan fails with the takedown
and Remming counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmonray Malapitan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malapitan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Remming to the ground. Malapitan is now in Remming's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Remming looking for a sweep. Not yet Remming, not yet.
Malapitan throws and elbow that misses. Remming uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Malapitan's guard. Nice move by Remming!
Remming thows a big elbow that misses.
Remming controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Malapitan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Remming is working Malapitan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan working for a triangle but Remming defends it easily.
Remming forces his way into half guard.
Malapitan taking some punishment here, with Remming in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malapitan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Remming thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malapitan's head.
Remming trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remming wants to take a breather but Malapitan is having none of it.
Remming is nestled in close to Malapitan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Malapitan has hold of Remming's hands but Remming slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Remming is just content to waste time from the top position. Malapitan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Remming postures up in Malapitan's guard and throws a big left but Malapitan blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Remming doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Remming manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Remming keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Malapitan's head.
Remming throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malapitan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Remming slips nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Remming connects with a nice short shot to Malapitan's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remming controlling the action here.
Malapitan is looking to control Remming's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malapitan avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Remming dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Malapitan has his takedown stuffed
and Remming counters with a single leg into guard. Malapitan didn't expect that.
Remming controlling from the top position.
Remming throwing strikes from guard but Malapitan blocks nicely.
Remming trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Remming trying to control but Malapitan is working from the bottom.
Derrick Remming has got the better of the ground game so far.
Remming is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remming throws and elbow that misses. Malapitan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Remming's guard. Nice move by Malapitan!
Malapitan wants to control from the top but Remming keeps moving.
Malapitan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Malapitan looking to sit in guard and control but Remming gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Remming scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remming landing with the ground and pound.
Remming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malapitan wants to sweep here but Remming controlling him for the moment.
Remming postures up in Malapitan's guard and throws a big left but Malapitan blocks it.
Remming working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Remming is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Remming trying to control the position from guard on top but Malapitan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remming is working Malapitan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Remming is stalling in the full guard.
Remming postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Malapitan wants to get back to his feet but Remming passes into half guard.
Remming perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Malapitan has hold of Remming's hands but Remming slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remming drops an elbow to the side of Malapitan's head.
Remming is trying to control the action in half guard but Malapitan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Remming uses his free foot to push down on Malapitan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Malapitan.
Remming raining down shots from the mount!
Malapitan is rocked!
It looks like Dmonray Malapitan has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remming landing punches.
Oh Malapitan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remming with good strikes from the mount here!
Remming with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Remming showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dmonray Malapitan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Remming looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Malapitan!
Malapitan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Remming has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Remming takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Remming lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Remming postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Malapitan in real trouble here! The ref calls for Malapitan to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Remming!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Hollinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dylan Hollinger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Christian Jacobs's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Hollinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacobs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hollinger.
Hollinger is looking to clinch but Jacobs is avoiding it.
Jacobs tries to land a front kick but Hollinger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hollinger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jacobs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good work by Hollinger as he checks the leg kick.
Hollinger misses with a takedown attempt - Jacobs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hollinger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hollinger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hollinger is looking for a kimura but Jacobs is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hollinger to get the leverage.
Jacobs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hollinger.
Jacobs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hollinger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hollinger is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jacobs is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dylan Hollinger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Campana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Campana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Jordan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan digs a good body shot into Campana's ribs.
Jordan tries a head kick but it misses.
Jordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Campana.
Campana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jordan gets caught flat footed, as Campana shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Campana sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Campana connects with a couple of short punches.
Campana trying to control the position from guard on top but Jordan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campana is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jordan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana preventing the sweep.
Jordan has his hands on Campana's head, controlling the position.
Jordan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campana preventing the sweep.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Jordan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana misses the jab.
Jordan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jordan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jordan checks a low kick from Campana.
Jordan misses with a straight right.
Jordan misses with a hook. Campana ducked under it nicely.
Campana misses with a head kick.
Campana throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Campana looks to land a body kick but Jordan moved away.
Campana misses with a leg kick.
Jordan connects with a body shot that sends Campana's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jordan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Campana throws a lazy uppercut
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jordan checks a low kick from Campana.
Campana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Campana misses with a body kick.
Campana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jordan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campana throws a head kick that misses.
Jordan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jordan connects with an inside leg kick.
Campana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jordan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Campana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campana misses with a hook
and Jordan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Michael Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jordan.
Jordan lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan connects with a nice looking jab.
Jordan tests Campana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Jordan 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.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
Michael Jordan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Jordan lands.
A low kick from Campana is predictable there
and Jordan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jordan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Campana closes the distance and clinches up with Jordan, looking for a takedown. Campana pushes Jordan against the cage but Jordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Campana feints and then cracks Jordan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jordan down.
Campana throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Campana.
Campana misses with a hook
and Jordan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jordan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jordan checks it well.
Dean Campana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan throws a jab when Campana was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Campana misses the target.
Jordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campana manages to avoid it.
Campana throws a right hand that misses
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campana takes one on the button.
Campana throws a leg kick
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campana scores with a push kick.
Campana throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Campana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jordan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Campana is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jordan pinned against the cage. Jordan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Campana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jordan circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Campana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan with a jab.
Jordan stuns Campana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Campana takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campana drops his hands momentarily and Jordan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Campana misses with a body shot.
Jordan misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana looks for the body kick but Jordan saw that one coming.
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Campana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jordan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Campana.
Campana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Campana.
Jordan throws a right hand that Campana ducks under and follows up with a left that Campana also avoids with ease.
Campana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jordan to score with a decent uppercut.
Jordan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Campana misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Campana.
It looks like Michael Jordan has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan thuds his right hand into Campana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Campana throws a jab but it's blocked by Jordan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan throws a sloppy head kick and Campana moves out of range easily.
Campana misses with a hook to the body
and Jordan counters with a nice body shot.
Jordan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Campana will feel that in the morning.
Campana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Campana tries a low kick but Jordan avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan moves away.
Jordan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Jordan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Jordan'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!
Campana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campana was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordan.
Campana shoots in looking for a takedown but Jordan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Campana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Campana throws a low kick, looking for Jordan's leg but Jordan calmly moves out of range.
Jordan thows a body shot but no joy.
Campana tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan looks to land a combination. Campana sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Campana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Campana misses with a leg kick
and Jordan counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Campana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jordan throws a looping overhand right but Campana ducks down to avoid it.
Campana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jordan lands with an uppercut that bounces Campana off the cage and back into range.
Jordan throws the left hand but Campana avoids the punch easily.
Campana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Campana looks to land a right hand but Jordan moved out of range.
Jordan scores with the left hand. Campana knows he should have avoided that one.
Jordan lunges at Campana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Campana's hand.
Campana is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jordan.
Jordan lands with a shot to the body.
Jordan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Campana has time to react.
Oh Campana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jordan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Campana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Campana seems to have got his legs back now.
Campana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Campana has his takedown stuffed
and Jordan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Campana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Campanas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campana. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana walks into a jab.
Jordan cracks Campana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jordan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Campana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jordan.
Jordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Campana slips a jab and a cross from Jordan.
Jordan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Campana eats them both and turns towards Jordan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Campana avoids the body shot from Jordan.
Campana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jordan but Jordan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Campana.
Campana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Campana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Campana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Campana throws a looping overhand right but Jordan ducks down to avoid it.
Campana misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Campana moves out of range of the strikes.
Dean Campana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Jordan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jordan checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jordan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jordan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eikichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eikichi Onizuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Black!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like John Black has been cut.
Black looking to score a takedown here. Onizuka is defending well but Black drives through and ends up in Onizuka's guard.
Black drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Onizuka manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Black has Onizuka in his guard.
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Onizuka manages to get himself to full guard.
Black passes Onizuka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Black is trying to control. Onizuka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Onizuka is trying to get back to full guard.
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Black thows a huge punch but Onizuka dodges it nicely.
Onizuka is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Black jumps into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Black has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Onizuka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a decent elbow from side control.
Black looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Onizuka is avoiding damage well.
Onizuka is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Black tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Black trying to control the position but Onizuka is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Black has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Onizuka tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Black's cut.
That's time! Onizuka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Onizuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Onizuka thuds his right hand into Black's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Onizuka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Onizuka looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Black checks a low kick from Onizuka.
Onizuka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Black avoids a kick to the body.
Black checks the leg kick nicely there.
Onizuka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Onizuka gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Black counters with a series of strikes. Onizuka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Onizuka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Onizuka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black moves out of range of the body kick from Onizuka.
Onizuka throws a shot to the body.
Onizuka throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Onizuka lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Onizuka misses with a body kick.
A jab from Onizuka does it's job there.
Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Black motions for Onizuka to come forward. Black throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black tries to clinch up.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Onizuka.
Black throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands with a left to the head.
Black wants a takedown.
Onizuka jumps guard and drags Black to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Onizuka keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Onizuka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Black is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Black working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Onizuka's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black wants to pass the guard but Onizuka is keeping the position.
Onizuka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Onizuka looking to control.
Onizuka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Onizuka tries to get out of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Onizuka throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Onizuka looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Onizuka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka lands a head shot.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Black tries to clinch but Onizuka is having none of it.
Onizuka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black throws a half hearted mid kick.
Onizuka dips to his left and cracks Black with an uppercut!
John Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Onizuka.
Eikichi Onizuka is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Onizuka misses with a low kick as Black jumps back.
Onizuka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eikichi Onizuka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Black's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Black checks a leg kick.
Black shoots in and bounces Onizuka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Onizuka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Onizuka is retaining full guard.
Black trying to control but Onizuka is working from the bottom.
Onizuka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Onizuka scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Onizuka lands with an uppercut that bounces Black off the cage and back into range.
Onizuka thows a leg kick but Black checks it
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Onizuka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Onizuka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eikichi Onizuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onizuka clobbers Black with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A leg kick checked by Black.
Black drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Black tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Black wants to control but Onizuka is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Onizuka makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Onizuka.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Black connects with a couple of short punches.
Black forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to stall here but Onizuka recovers full guard.
Onizuka keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Onizuka kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Black.
I think Black has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Black!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Black thanked TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Bandit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Glitch (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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191 lbs
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176 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Bandit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnold Glitch!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandit with a lazy takedown attempt
and Glitch counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bandit won't be happy with that.
Glitch grinds an elbow into Bandit's temple.
Bandit striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Bandit is looking for a sweep.
Bandit is working hard here to advance position.
Glitch scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glitch scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bandit to see if he's OK.
Bandit manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bandit throwing shots but Glitch is blocking nicely.
Bandit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Glitch is pressing down on Bandit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandit won't allow Glitch to sweep him here.
Bandit would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Glitch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bandit stopping the sweep attempt from Glitch.
Glitch is trying to keep Bandit in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glitch punching from the bottom - just letting Bandit know he's still in a fight.
Bandit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Glitch doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Glitch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bandit trying to control the position from guard on top but Glitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glitch striking off his back but it's not causing Bandit any problems.
Bandit wants to control from the top but Glitch keeps moving.
Glitch throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Glitch trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bandit won't allow Glitch to sweep him here.
Glitch is looking to sweep but instead, Bandit has passed into half guard.
Glitch is trying to maintain the position but Bandit is very close to passing his half guard.
Glitch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bandit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glitch wants to improve his position but Bandit is controlling well.
Bandit working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bandit is nestled in close to Glitch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bandit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Glitch defending well though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glitch is pressing down on Bandit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bandit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bandit preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Glitch striking off his back.
Glitch trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bandit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Glitch is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit postures up in Glitch's guard and throws a big left but Glitch blocks it.
Glitch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Glitch wants to hit a switch here but Bandit passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Glitch there!
Glitch keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bandit lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bandit is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Glitch can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Glitch is looking to improve his position but Bandit isn't that keen on the idea.
Bandit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Glitch hang on?
Bandit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Glitch sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bandit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bandit is pressing down on Glitch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Glitch is holding on for now.
Glitch is trying to get back to full guard.
Bandit seems to be working for a kimura but Glitch defends the submission attempt.
Glitch tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bandit throwing shots but Glitch is blocking nicely.
Glitch regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bandit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bandit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bandit wants to control from the top but Glitch keeps moving.
Glitch looking for a sweep. Not yet Glitch, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arnold Glitch will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Glitch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glitch shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bandit's guard.
Glitch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Glitch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Glitch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Glitch. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Glitch trying to control but Bandit is working from the bottom.
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!
Glitch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Glitch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bandit is rocked!
Bandit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Glitch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Glitch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Glitch 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.
Glitch connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glitch is in close to Bandit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Glitch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bandit can't keep his opponent in guard - Glitch advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bandit has hold of Glitch's hands but Glitch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Glitch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bandit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Glitch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh Bandit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glitch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glitch lands with a punch from half guard.
Glitch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Glitch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Glitch lands a big elbow - Bandit is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Glitch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnold Glitch!
After the big win, Arnold Glitch made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TFP Graphics - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Griffin Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin Kongo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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217 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Blackwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Griffin Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwood misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Blackwood.
Kongo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blackwood.
Kongo tries to move into range but Blackwood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blackwood slips a jab from Kongo.
Kongo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blackwood sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kongo somewhat.
Blackwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kongo.
Blackwood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kongo. Kongo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blackwood works over Kongo's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwood lands with a nice body punch.
Blackwood scores with a jab. Kongo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Griffin Kongo has been cut.
Blackwood lands a glancing blow to the side of Kongo's head.
Blackwood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackwood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blackwood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Blackwood cracks a nice hook into Kongo's ribs.
Blackwood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blackwood thuds a left hand into Kongo's body.
Blackwood scores with a push kick.
Blackwood scores with a jab.
Blackwood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kongo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kongo fails with a takedown attempt.
Blackwood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blackwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo throws the kick towards the body but Blackwood avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kongo.
Thor Blackwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Griffin Kongo.
Kongo avoids the head kick by Blackwood.
Blackwood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thor Blackwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackwood thows a body shot but no joy.
Blackwood lands a nice looking body kick.
Blackwood works Kongo's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo gets a double leg takedown into Blackwood's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo wants to control from the top but Blackwood keeps moving.
Blackwood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kongo on the ground.
Kongo is looking to work some ground and pound but Blackwood has wrist control.
Kongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kongo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blackwood kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo postures up in Blackwood's guard and throws a big left but Blackwood blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Blackwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Griffin Kongo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blackwood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blackwood tests Kongo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blackwood scores with a jab to the head.
Blackwood lands with a shot to the body.
Blackwood scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blackwood.
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!
Kongo ducks right into an uppercut from Blackwood.
Blackwood lands with an uppercut that bounces Kongo off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kongo is rocked!
Blackwood lands a nice hook to Kongo's body. Kongo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kongo is still on wobbly legs! Can Blackwood finish him?
Blackwood circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Kongo to the canvas! Kongo doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Blackwood keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Blackwood!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikos Schortsanitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schortsanitis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ipoxthonios - Kane Ntou. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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270 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikos Schortsanitis!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schortsanitis tries to clinch but Marks moves out of range.
Schortsanitis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schortsanitis tries to clinch but Marks moves out of range.
Karl Marks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schortsanitis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schortsanitis tries to sprawl but Marks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Marks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Schortsanitis is just riding it out for now. Marks eventually gives up the hold.
Schortsanitis is looking for a sweep. Marks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marks is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Schortsanitis to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Marks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks trying to move into half guard but instead Schortsanitis has managed to sweep!
Schortsanitis trying to control the position from guard on top but Marks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schortsanitis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schortsanitis has managed to get both his arms back between Marks's legs - danger averted.
Schortsanitis wants to control from the top but Marks keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schortsanitis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Schortsanitis trying to control the position from guard on top but Marks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nikos Schortsanitis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schortsanitis.
Schortsanitis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Marks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schortsanitis moves into the clinch.
Schortsanitis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marks.
Schortsanitis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schortsanitis stalling in the clinch but Marks improves position.
Marks is trying to drag Schortsanitis to the mat but Schortsanitis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schortsanitis misses with an elbow over the top.
Schortsanitis lands a right hand.
Schortsanitis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Karl Marks has been cut.
Marks is breathing heavily.
Marks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schortsanitis prevents it.
Schortsanitis scores with a shoulder strike.
Marks is rocked!
Schortsanitis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Marks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Schortsanitis.
Schortsanitis has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Marks - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Schortsanitis, and another! Marks is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Nikos Schortsanitis!
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