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MMM 98 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mezger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chadd Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mezger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chadd Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mezger throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Mezger checks a leg kick.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Mezger's leg but Mezger calmly moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Mezger which made him look bad.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like John Mezger has been cut.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mezger blocks an elbow strike.
Mezger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mezger dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mezger is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Mezger circles away and we're back to standing.
Mezger clinches with his opponent.
Mezger blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Mezger pulls Smith into guard.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mezger looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith wants to stand but Mezger has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mezger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is looking to stand up but Mezger won't let him.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mezger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mezger will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chadd Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mezger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Mezger is breathing heavily.
Mezger tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mezger takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Mezger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith wants to slow Mezger down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith throws a leg kick but Mezger moved away.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mezger checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chadd Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Mezger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mezger dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick but Mezger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith tries for a takedown but Mezger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mezger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mezger shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Mezger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Mezger moves out of range easily.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Mezger wants to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Mezger takes an elbow to the temple.
Mezger is rocked!
Smith unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mezger! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Smith is unloading with more strikes now! Mezger drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chadd Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Wainwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Gerasimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandr Gerasimov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Wainwright!
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, Alexandr Gerasimov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wainwright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gerasimov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wainwright closes the distance and clinches.
Wainwright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gerasimov blocks the elbow strike.
Wainwright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gerasimov has him pressed against the cage.
Gerasimov slowing the pace effectively.
Wainwright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gerasimov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gerasimov lands a good knee to the midsection. Wainwright won't want to take too many of those.
Wainwright leaning against his opponent.
Wainwright fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wainwright avoiding damage as Gerasimov throws knees to the body.
Wainwright stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A knee to the head by Gerasimov.
It looks like Paul Wainwright has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wainwright lands with a short shot to the head.
Gerasimov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wainwright avoids it.
Wainwright avoiding damage as Gerasimov throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wainwright gets control of Gerasimov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wainwright will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gerasimov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wainwright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gerasimov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wainwright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gerasimov is looking to stand up but Wainwright won't let him.
Gerasimov stands and steps away. Wainwright gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wainwright darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gerasimov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerasimov is looking for a sweep. Wainwright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wainwright trying to control from half guard but Gerasimov is working away.
Gerasimov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wainwright tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gerasimov controls his leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerasimov is staying active underneath Wainwright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gerasimov won't allow Wainwright to pass to mount.
Gerasimov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gerasimov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexandr Gerasimov.
I think Gerasimov 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Alexandr Gerasimov!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Alexandr Gerasimov!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Alexandr Gerasimov!
Alexandr Gerasimov wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Alexandr Gerasimov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Style (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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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Style!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mason.
Style is trying to maintain a safe position but Mason gets an underhook and turns Style into the cage.
Mason is trying to drag Style to the mat but Style just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mason changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Style fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mason.
It looks like Tim Style has been cut.
Mason fails to land with a series of punches.
Style throws a leg kick that misses.
Style tries to score with a low kick but Mason moves his leg out of the way.
Mason clinches.
Mason has clasped his hands together around Style's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
You can see the frustration on Style's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ground and pound from Mason seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Style knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Style's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Style is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mason is staying active.
Mason tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mason has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mason is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Style knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mason tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mason has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mason wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Style, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Style's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Style dodges the ground and pound from Mason.
Mason looks up at the clock and then as Style takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mason smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Style defending against the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Mason's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason stands up.
Style lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mason clinches up with Style and pushes him back against the cage.
Mason works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Style utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mason throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mason is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Style is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Style has escaped and now he's on top!
Mason is breathing heavily.
Style trying to move into half guard but instead Mason has managed to sweep!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason got a little sloppy there for a moment and Style has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mason has managed to get both his arms back between Style's legs - danger averted.
Style is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason chips away with some ground and pound.
Mason is in close to Style's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mason postures up.
Mason throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Style works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Style is trying to control the position but Mason postures up.
Mason postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Style is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mason, into his guard.
Style prevents Mason from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Style avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Style's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Style lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mason has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mason and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mason drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Style tries to bench press Mason off him but Mason keeps the position.
Style wants to control but Mason postures up.
Mason goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Style has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mason but great work by Style.
Mason is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Style off and has taken his back!
Mason has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Style has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
You can see the frustration on Style's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Style trying to control but not successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Mason 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Style just trying to survive but Mason is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Mason is looking for the choke from the back position but Style is controlling his hands well.
Mason tightening his grip on Style, looking for the choke.
Mason looking for the choke from the back.
Mason looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Style taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marshall Mason!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malik Muhammad Shabazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammad Shabazz comes to the cage accompanied by Schoolly D - Am I Black Enough For You. 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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257 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malik Muhammad Shabazz!
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, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammad Shabazz shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Muhammad Shabazz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Muhammad Shabazz looks for a takedown but Tyson sprawls well.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Muhammad Shabazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malik Muhammad Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson is looking to land body kicks.
Muhammad Shabazz gets a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Muhammad Shabazz prevents Tyson from standing back up.
Muhammad Shabazz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tyson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Muhammad Shabazz.
Tyson is trying to stand up here but Muhammad Shabazz is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad Shabazz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Muhammad Shabazz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson is not content to let Muhammad Shabazz control the position.
Muhammad Shabazz has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tyson defend it? Muhammad Shabazz steps over the head and cranks it - Tyson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Muhammad Shabazz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Malik Muhammad Shabazz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kolt Kannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo's entrance music is Squeeze 1st-Jay-Z. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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182 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kolt Kannon!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannon throws a low kick but Halo avoids it.
Halo scores with a jab to the body.
Kannon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Halo will feel that in the morning.
Halo throws a leg kick but Kannon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halo swings for the body but Kannon moves out of range.
Kannon throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
Halo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kannon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body kick from Kannon.
Halo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kannon throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Halo blocks the low kick.
Kannon tries a head kick but it misses.
Kannon scores with a head kick. Halo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Halo checks a low kick from Kannon.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.
Kannon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kannon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannon throws a push kick but Halo slaps the foot to one side.
Kannon misses with a head kick.
Kannon throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Kannon misses.
Halo works the jab nicely.
Kannon misses with a head kick.
Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kannon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kannon throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kannon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kannon throws a push kick but Halo slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Halo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
Kannon looks gassed!
Jab from Halo.
Kannon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Halo checks a low kick from Kannon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Kannon down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kannon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Halo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Halo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kannon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
Halo stuns Kannon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Halo is looking to slow Kannon down with leg kicks.
Kannon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Halo digs a good body shot into Kannon's ribs.
Halo is looking to wear down Kannon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Halo scores with a head kick. Kannon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Halo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kannon misses with the combination.
Halo connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kannon.
Halo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Halo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.
Kannon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Halo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kannon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Halo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo throws a leg kick which misses Kannon's front leg but catches the back leg as Kannon tries to avoid it.
Halo digs a good hook to Kannon's body.
Halo lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Halo catches Kannon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Halo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kolt Kannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Halo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halo jabs Kannon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Halo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kannon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halo can pounce on him.
Kannon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Halo, as that shot connected.
Kannon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kannon.
A low kick from Kannon is predictable there
and Halo counters with a nice uppercut.
Kannon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Halo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kannon throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Halo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halo.
Halo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Halo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kannon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Halo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Halo lands a two punch combo.
Kannon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kannon takes a step back to recover.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Halo. Those never looked like landing.
Kannon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kannon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kannon can do to turn this around?
Halo is looking to slow Kannon down with leg kicks.
Halo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Kannon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halo connects with a looping right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halo.
Kannon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kannon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Halo has got the better of the exchanges.
Kannon is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Kannon is predictable there
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannon misses with a leg kick
and Halo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Halo scores with a decent looking hook.
Kannon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Halo lands a nice looking body shot.
Halo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kannon at a distance.
Kannon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Halo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kannon throws a head kick that misses.
Halo cracks the inside of Kannon's front leg.
Kannon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kannon looks to land a left hand but Halo moved out of range nicely.
Halo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Halo does it's job there.
Kannon motions for Halo to come forward. Kannon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kannon throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannon misses with a looping right.
Halo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kannon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Halo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michael Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Halo.
Halo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Halo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kannon 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.
Kannon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Halo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Halo connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo feints and then cracks Kannon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kannon down.
Halo connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Halo.
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kannon misses with a straight left.
Halo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kannon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Halo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Halo lands a right hook to the body.
Kannon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Halo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Halo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kannon doesn't seem bothered though.
Kannon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halo connects with a single shot there.
Halo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Kannon does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kannon tries to score with a low kick but Halo moves his leg out of the way.
Halo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Halo tenderised Kannon's leg. Kannon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halo throws a series of strikes that have Kannon backpedaling.
Kannon is looking to land body kicks.
Kannon swinging wildly here.
Halo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kannon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halo throws a nice head kick!
Halo with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Halo dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Halo lands a right hook to the body.
Halo lands with a nice body kick.
Halo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Kannon misses
and Halo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kannon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halo.
Kolt Kannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kannon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kannon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Halo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Halo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kannon.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kannon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kannon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Halo checks it well.
A head kick misses from Kannon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo cracks a nice hook into Kannon's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kannon on the side of the head.
Kannon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo connects with a crisp jab.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kannons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kannon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halo, right into the meat.
Kannon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halo lands a nice hook to Kannon's body. Kannon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kannon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kannon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kannon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kannon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kannon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kannon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Halo.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body kick there by Halo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kannon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kannon lands a front kick.
Good leg kick by Halo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kannon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Halo.
Halo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kannon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Halo checks it well.
Halo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kannon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Halo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kannon. That did some damage!
Halo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kannon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halo feints and then cracks Kannon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kannon down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Halo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Halo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kannon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Halo.
Halo lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Halo.
Kannon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kannon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Halo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kannon. That did some damage!
Halo scores with a jab.
Michael Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kannon. Kannon obviously looking to wear him down.
Halo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kannon throws a wild body kick that Halo sees coming a mile off.
Kannon takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo scores with a sloppy right hand. Kannon should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo checks the leg kick.
Halo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Halo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Halo.
Halo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kannon.
A head kick misses from Kannon.
Halo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kannon doesn't seem bothered though.
Good leg kick by Halo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Halo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Halo lands a right hook to the body.
Kolt Kannon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kannon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Halo fakes the leg kick and cracks Kannon in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halo 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for Michael Halo!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Michael Halo!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Michael Halo!
Michael Halo wins by unanimous decision!
Michael Halo very nearly forgot to thank Firebird Designs amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vin Sear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vin Sear!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sear.
Pena throws a series of punches but Sear moves out of range.
Pena connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Javier Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pena lands an overhand right.
Pena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pena fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sear uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pena.
Sear wants to clinch up but Pena keeps it at a distance.
Sear throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Pena throws a big shot that misses.
Sear throws a poor cross that misses
and Pena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sear darts in and clinches Pena up against the cage.
Pena blocks the elbow strike.
Sear throws an elbow but it misses.
Sear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sear keeps control of Pena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pena dodges an elbow strike from Sear.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pena's brow.
Pena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sear has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sear missing with knees to the body.
Sear throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sear missing with knees to the body.
Pena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sear lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sear comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sear throws an elbow that misses.
Sear trying to land knees to the body.
Sear tries to land knees in the clinch but Pena avoids the damage to the body.
Sear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pena is defending well for now.
Sear trying to land knees to the body.
Sear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pena is defending well for now.
Sear misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sear throws an elbow but misses.
Pena manages to break the clinch.
Pena throws a series of punches but Sear moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sear. Pena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena looks to throw the jab but Sear is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a looping overhand right but Sear ducks down to avoid it.
Pena displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pena with a nice cross.
Pena throws a jab when Sear was well out of range.
Pena misses with an uppercut. Sear saw that one coming.
Pena works over Sear's head and body with a nice combination.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena misses with an uppercut.
Sear avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sear throws a head kick but Pena moves out of range.
Pena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Sear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pena misses with a left hand
and Sear counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pena uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sear.
Sear is looking to clinch but Pena is avoiding it.
Pena misses the shot to the body.
Pena swats away the attempt to clinch by Sear.
Sear throws out a leg kick but Pena moves out of range and Sear only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Pena misses.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pena dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pena circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Sear swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
Pena is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sear.
Pena throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sear counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sear lands an elbow that stopped Pena in his tracks for a moment.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sear missing with knees to the body.
Sear taking a breather.
Sear misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pena avoids it.
Pena dodges an elbow strike from Sear.
Sear tries to land knees in the clinch but Pena avoids the damage to the body.
Pena is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Pena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pena blocks an elbow strike.
Sear lands an elbow inside that Pena shrugs off.
Sear content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sear missing with knees to the body.
Sear lands an elbow just above Pena 's eye.
Pena blocks an elbow strike from Sear.
Pena blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sear throws an elbow but misses.
Sear throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pena blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to circle away but Sear has him pinned against the cage.
Sear throws an elbow that misses.
Pena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sear landing knees to the body.
Pena wants to break free but Sear has control.
Pena breaks the clinch.
Sear throws a low kick but Pena avoids it.
Javier Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pena keeps the fight on the outside.
Pena is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena throws the left hand but Sear avoids the punch easily.
Sear gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sear takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena misses with a hook. Sear ducked under it nicely.
Pena punishes Sear's body with a nice straight punch.
Sear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pena swats away the attempt to clinch by Sear.
Sear takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pena keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pena lands a nice looking body shot.
Pena misses with a hook
and Sear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pena missing with a left hand there. Sear was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pena throws a body punch but Sear moves out of range.
Pena misses with a left hand
enabling Sear to counter with a crisp jab.
Pena misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pena takes one on the button.
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sear manages to avoid it.
Pena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pena throws a hook but Sear blocks it.
Sear takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sear tries to clinch but Pena is having none of it.
Pena lands a jab.
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sear circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pena dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Sear. Beautiful body shot.
Sear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sear misses with a looping left.
A big left from Pena misses.
Nice uppercut there from Pena.
Sear slips under a jab from Pena.
Sear wants to clinch.
Sear connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Sear.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pena.
Pena misses with a looping right.
Javier Pena is winning the standup battle so far.
Pena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pena cracks a nice hook into Sear's ribs.
Sear gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pena scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sear.
Pena throws a sloppy body shot
and Sear counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pena thinking.
Sear avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena lands a body shot.
Pena falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sear counters by moving into the clinch.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sear gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sear pushes off an throws an elbow but Pena leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sear's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pena managing to block the knees to the body from Sear.
Pena is trying to push Sear away but Sear has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sear throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pena tries to circle away but Sear has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena has had enough of the clinch but Sear keeps him there for the moment.
Pena tries to break free but Sear pushes him back against the cage.
Pena wants to break free but Sear has control.
Pena avoids a wild elbow strike from Sear.
Pena wants to get back to striking at distance but Sear won't allow it.
Sear missing with knees to the body.
Pena blocks an elbow strike.
Sear throws an elbow that misses.
Pena blocks the elbow strike.
Pena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Pena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pena cracks Sear with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sear takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pena moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vin Sear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pena takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sear misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pena.
Sear is rocked!
Pena misses with a hook
and Sear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sear is still on wobbly legs! Can Pena finish him?
Some wild striking there from Pena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Sear seems to have recovered his senses.
Sear misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Pena showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pena, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Javier Pena!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Javier Pena!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Javier Pena!
Javier Pena wins by unanimous decision!
Javier Pena bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bamboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Nestle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bamboni comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Ice Baby. Tony Bamboni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Bamboni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Nestle!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nestle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bamboni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bamboni scores with a knee to the head.
Bamboni's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bamboni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from Bamboni.
Nestle has Bamboni pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bamboni manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bamboni gets underhooks to prevent Nestle's takedown attempt.
Tony Bamboni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Nestle.
Nestle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bamboni fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nestle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bamboni counters with a big right hand! Oh Nestle is in trouble here! Bamboni follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bamboni!
Tony Bamboni took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 - Green Bay Packer's 13-0 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoy Nelson (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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275 lbs
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263 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson looks for the body kick but Payne saw that one coming.
Nelson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson scores with a spinning back kick!
Payne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Payne is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Payne throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Victor Payne has been cut.
Nelson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Payne's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow Payne down.
Nelson scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nelson. Nelson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nelson thuds his shin into the meat of Payne's side.
Nelson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nelson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Payne will feel that in the morning.
Hoy Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Payne takes a step back to recover.
Nelson thumps Payne with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nelson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Nelson clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson working Payne over with knees to the body.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson working Payne over with knees to the body.
Nelson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Payne up against the cage.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Payne's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Payne will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Payne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Payne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson has Payne pushed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Payne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Payne won't want to take too many of those.
Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Payne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Payne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Payne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoy Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Payne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nelson throws a front kick that sends Payne stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nelson taking a breather.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
Come on Nelson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nelson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Payne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Payne's efforts to push away.
Nelson stalling in the clinch.
Nelson working Payne over with knees to the body.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Payne won't want to take too many of those.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Nelson to work.
Payne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Nelson leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Payne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Payne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson is pushing Payne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Payne's face.
Victor Payne's cut is getting worse.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nelson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hoy Nelson.
Nelson scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a one two combo.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nelson.
Payne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Payne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson has Payne pressed against the cage.
Payne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hoy Nelson.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Payne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoy Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Payne will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson pushes Payne away with a front kick.
Payne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Payne takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoy Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Payne'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Victor Payne's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson lands with a good body shot.
Payne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Payne circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson scores with a push kick.
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Payne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Nelson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the cage.
Payne can't break the clinch.
Nelson prevents Payne from breaking the clinch.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.
Nelson just leaning against Payne, taking a breather.
Nelson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Payne tries to circle away but Nelson has him pinned against the cage.
Payne can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Payne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Payne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
Payne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Hoy Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Nelson.
Jeez, Victor Payne's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Victor Payne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hoy Nelson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Panday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardner has chosen Stavesacre - Minuteman as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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161 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flavio Panday!
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, Aaron Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panday lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Aaron Gardner has been cut.
Gardner throws a series of punches but Panday moves out of range.
Gardner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Panday parries the strikes from Gardner easily there. Gardner is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Panday to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gardner cracks Panday with a big right hand but Panday just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Panday knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gardner on the ground.
Gardner grinds an elbow into Panday's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Panday seems a little lost for a moment, as Gardner dominates the positioning.
Panday tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Gardner easily slips into full mount!
Gardner throwing strikes here but Panday is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner working Panday over with strikes here.
Gardner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Panday is looking to get to half guard.
Gardner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Panday manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Panday, under a barage of strikes from Gardner.
Gardner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panday defending well though.
Gardner looks to land a strike but Panday avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gardner trying to control the position from guard on top but Panday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gardner with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner wants to control from the top but Panday keeps moving.
Gardner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aaron Gardner.
Panday tries to score with a low kick but Gardner moves his leg out of the way.
Panday thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Panday.
Gardner misses with the combination.
Panday dodges the punch combination from Gardner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panday feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gardner's calf.
Panday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gardner was well out of range. Poor timing from Panday.
Panday scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gardner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panday misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardner misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Gardner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panday drops Gardner with a beautiful combination! Gardner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Panday is looking for the KO!
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 Flavio Panday will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Gardner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gardner is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Panday moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flavio Panday!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikail Bargasnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikail Bargasnikov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilkka Kanerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikail Bargasnikov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bargasnikov misses with a knee strike.
Kanerva is working Bargasnikov over against the cage.
Bargasnikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanerva.
Nice body punch from Kanerva.
Bargasnikov looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanerva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kanerva connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Bargasnikov covering up! Kanerva comes in with a big uppercut and Bargasnikov goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ilkka Kanerva!
After the big win, Ilkka Kanerva made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 - Green Bay Packer's 13-0 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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