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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies comes to the cage accompanied by W Nienawiści. James Davies has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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264 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Knoxville!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knoxville.
Knoxville shoots in but no luck this time.
Davies blocks a head kick by Knoxville.
Knoxville fails with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knoxville.
Knoxville changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davies tries to avoid it but Knoxville manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davies to the ground. Davies escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James Davies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Knoxville.
Davies shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knoxville as he jumps to the side.
A low kick from Davies is predictable there
and Knoxville counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Davies!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Knoxville has control of Davies's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Davies regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Davies wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Knoxville.
Davies is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Knoxville with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoxville prevents Davies from getting the reversal.
Davies wants to hold on but Knoxville pushes him away.
Knoxville misses with a head shot.
Knoxville is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Davies is surviving well by controlling Knoxville's body position as best he can.
Knoxville is working for a guillotine from mount but Davies frees his head quite easily.
Knoxville sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Davies is working to get back to half guard.
Knoxville has control of Davies's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Davies regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Knoxville looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knoxville is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Davies can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knoxville looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Davies keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knoxville is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Davies has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Knoxville is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Davies has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Knoxville extends the arm and Davies is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Knoxville!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ubaldo Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is YLHCSD - Softer Cell. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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199 lbs
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196 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeshi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ubaldo Benitez!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sakuraba forces Benitez back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sakuraba keeps control of Benitez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sakuraba gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Benitez regains guard.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Benitez keeps moving.
Benitez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Benitez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benitez wants to stand but Sakuraba is controlling the position.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Benitez keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Takeshi Sakuraba wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice uppercut there from Benitez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba moves into the clinch successfully.
Benitez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benitez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benitez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sakuraba is keeping busy.
Sakuraba has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Benitez is trying to keep an underhook but Sakuraba manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Benitez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sakuraba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sakuraba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Benitez is pressing down on Sakuraba's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Benitez keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba preventing the sweep.
Benitez is looking to stand up but Sakuraba isn't so interested in that idea.
Sakuraba works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benitez is trying to stand back up but Sakuraba is controlling him
Benitez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sakuraba trying to control the action but Benitez is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Benitez punching from the bottom.
Sakuraba is keen to just control but Benitez is a slippery customer.
Benitez has hold of Sakuraba's hands but Sakuraba slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sakuraba trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez is trying to stand.
Sakuraba wants to pass to mount but Benitez is defending the position.
Benitez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Benitez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Benitez scores with the left hand. Sakuraba knows he should have avoided that one.
Benitez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but Benitez moves out of range.
Sakuraba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sakuraba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benitez is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez lands with a hook. Sakuraba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sakuraba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benitez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benitez keeps working.
Benitez pushes Sakuraba away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sakuraba gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sakuraba cracks Benitez with a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba takes a little break here. Benitez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sakuraba creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
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 Takeshi Sakuraba 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.
Sakuraba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benitez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benitez connects with a right hand. Sakuraba shakes it off.
Sakuraba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benitez stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakuraba. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benitez.
Benitez misses with a two punch combination.
Benitez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Benitez.
Sakuraba takes the fight into the clinch.
Benitez trying to control the position but instead, Sakuraba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benitez into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba has Benitez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sakuraba pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Benitez tumbling to the mat - Sakuraba dives into Benitez's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Benitez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Benitez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Benitez breaks from Sakuraba's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Benitez drops a big elbow. That's hurt Sakuraba! More shots from Benitez and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ubaldo Benitez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leland Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Wojciechowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chapman's entrance music is Dog the Bounty Hunter (Theme Song). A fine choice. Wojciechowski has chosen Carl Orff - Carmina Burana as his entrance music. Krzysztof Wojciechowski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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255 lbs
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262 lbs
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KO power |
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Powerful |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leland Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krzysztof Wojciechowski!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojciechowski fails with the takedown
and Wojciechowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wojciechowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chapman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wojciechowski's knee momentarily.
Chapman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wojciechowski. That did some damage!
Chapman connects with a leg kick. Wojciechowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chapman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wojciechowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chapman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chapman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wojciechowski tries to bench press Chapman off him but Chapman keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman trying to control the position but Wojciechowski is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wojciechowski tries to bench press Chapman off him but Chapman keeps the position.
Wojciechowski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chapman.
Chapman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wojciechowski regains half guard there - taking advantage of Chapman's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Chapman is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman is trying to control. Wojciechowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chapman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wojciechowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wojciechowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chapman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chapman's back!
Wojciechowski is persistently looking for the submission but Chapman is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojciechowski has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wojciechowski is trying to stick to Chapman's back but Chapman is turning into Wojciechowski. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wojciechowski's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Chapman.
Chapman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wojciechowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chapman trying to control the position from guard on top but Wojciechowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman throws an elbow that misses. Wojciechowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chapman's guard. Nice move by Wojciechowski!
Wojciechowski won't allow Chapman to get back to his feet.
Wojciechowski wants to pass the guard but Chapman is keeping the position.
Wojciechowski wants to control from the top but Chapman keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chapman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Chapman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chapman swings for the body but Wojciechowski moves out of range.
Wojciechowski misses with a takedown
so Chapman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chapman slips nicely into half guard.
Chapman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wojciechowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chapman pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wojciechowski keeps working.
Chapman blocks the strikes from Wojciechowski.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wojciechowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chapman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chapman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chapman landing with the ground and pound.
Wojciechowski keeping full guard, as Chapman tries to pass.
Chapman looking to sit in guard and control but Wojciechowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojciechowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Chapman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chapman controls Wojciechowski momentarily but Wojciechowski frees himself.
Wojciechowski wants to control from the top but Chapman keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojciechowski being controlled here momentarily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A big right from Chapman misses.
Wojciechowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chapman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chapman is not content to let Wojciechowski control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojciechowski scoring with punches from side control.
Chapman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wojciechowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wojciechowski is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chapman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Chapman dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chapman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wojciechowski has his takedown stuffed
and Chapman counters with a low kick, right behind Wojciechowski 's knee.
Chapman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wojciechowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wojciechowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chapman counters with a two punch combo.
That kick from Chapman tenderised Wojciechowski's leg. Wojciechowski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chapman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chapman swings around for an armbar but Wojciechowski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chapman's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman has control of Wojciechowski's left arm, preventing Wojciechowski from doing any damage.
Chapman is trying to keep Wojciechowski in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chapman seems keen to control Wojciechowski's posture.
Leland Chapman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chapman throws out a leg kick but Wojciechowski moves out of range and Chapman only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojciechowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chapman tries to land a leg kick but Wojciechowski saw it coming and moves away.
Wojciechowski has his takedown stuffed
and Chapman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leland Chapman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Wojciechowski.
Wojciechowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chapman counters with a nice body kick.
Chapman rushes Wojciechowski and presses him up against the cage.
Chapman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojciechowski can't get the takedown.
Chapman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wojciechowski up against the cage.
Chapman misses with the head strike.
Wojciechowski tries to pull guard but Chapman won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wojciechowski.
Chapman works on Wojciechowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Chapman drags the fight down to the ground.
Chapman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wojciechowski trying to control but Chapman is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman wants to stand but Wojciechowski is controlling the position.
Krzysztof Wojciechowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leland Chapman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chapman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chapman scores with a sloppy right hand. Wojciechowski should have avoided that one.
Wojciechowski has his takedown stuffed
and Chapman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leland Chapman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chapman 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leland Chapman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Neidhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Skylewalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Luke Skylewalker was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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224 lbs
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221 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Neidhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Skylewalker!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skylewalker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neidhart.
Skylewalker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Jim Neidhart has been cut.
Skylewalker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Neidhart backs up against the cage.
Skylewalker throws a right hand that Neidhart ducks under and follows up with a left that Neidhart also avoids with ease.
Neidhart closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Skylewalker to the mat! Skylewalker manages to get full guard.
Neidhart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neidhart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neidhart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neidhart passes Skylewalker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Skylewalker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Neidhart scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neidhart is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neidhart throwing shots but Skylewalker is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neidhart landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neidhart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neidhart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Skylewalker defending well though.
Skylewalker taking some punishment here, with Neidhart in his half guard.
Skylewalker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Neidhart.
Neidhart keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Neidhart thows a huge punch but Skylewalker dodges it nicely.
Neidhart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neidhart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neidhart is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Skylewalker reverses the position - he's now on top in Neidhart's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart pulls Skylewalker in close to his closed guard and prevents Skylewalker from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neidhart keeping moving, preventing Skylewalker from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neidhart is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skylewalker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neidhart taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Skylewalker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Neidhart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neidhart leaning his opponent against the cage.
Neidhart seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Neidhart.
Neidhart throws a lazy uppercut
and Skylewalker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Neidhart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skylewalker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skylewalker throws a head kick that misses.
Skylewalker lands a really nice looking cross but Neidhart seems unphased.
Skylewalker throws a head kick that misses.
Skylewalker keeps Neidhart at a distance using the push kick.
Skylewalker misses with a head kick.
Neidhart throws a hook but Skylewalker blocks it.
Neidhart throws a lazy uppercut
and Skylewalker counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skylewalker stuns Neidhart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neidhart is breathing heavily.
Neidhart misses with a straight left.
Skylewalker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Neidhart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Neidhart's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Neidhart lands a glancing blow to the side of Skylewalker's head.
Neidhart throws a big shot that misses.
Neidhart avoids the head kick by Skylewalker.
Skylewalker misses with a double jab.
Neidhart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Skylewalker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Neidhart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skylewalker manages to avoid it.
Skylewalker thows a body shot but no joy.
Skylewalker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Neidhart is rocked!
Skylewalker throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Neidhart crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luke Skylewalker!
Luke Skylewalker gave a mention to BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pratt comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Russell has chosen Dysfunctional-Tech N9ne as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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282 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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Pratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kent Russell!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Russell does no damage.
Russell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pratt walks into a straight right hand from Russell.
It looks like Anthony Pratt has been cut.
Russell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Pratt there.
Russell looks to land a combination but Pratt avoids it well.
A head kick from Pratt lands but Russell takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russell tries to clinch up but Pratt circles away and keeps his distance.
Russell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pratt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russell misses with the combination.
Russell throws a one two combo.
Pratt misses with a straight right.
Pratt throws a looping overhand right but Russell ducks down to avoid it.
Russell lands with a nice body punch.
Pratt misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell misses with a combination
letting Pratt counter with a right hand.
Russell misses with a double jab
and Pratt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Russell throws a combination that misses
and Russell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Russell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russell blocks a jab.
Russell misses with the combination.
Russell scores with a hook.
Russell closes the distance but Pratt moves to the side
and Pratt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Pratt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell throws a hook but Pratt avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pratt lands a nice hook to Russell's body. Russell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Russell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pratt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pratt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pratt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pratt. That's going to slow Russell down.
Russell closes the distance and clinches.
Pratt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pratt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Russell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Russell is looking to clinch but Pratt is avoiding it.
Pratt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Russell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooh a lovely combination from Russell sends Pratt down but not out. Russell dives into side control looking to finish.
Pratt is rocked!
Russell looks gassed!
Russell lands a strong strike to the head of Pratt. That's dazed him! Russell looking to finish here. Pratt is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Russell lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kent Russell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kent Russell waved his t-shirt featuring BioPharm Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gl Chuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Ronaldo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck comes to the cage accompanied by Ten Masked Men - You Spin Me Round . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gl Chuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Ronaldo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira avoids a kick to the body.
Chuck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nogueira feints and as Chuck raises his hands in defense, Nogueira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Chuck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nogueira 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.
Nogueira 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! Chuck is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eduardo Ronaldo Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Morrison is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison throws a head kick that Robertson semi-blocks.
It looks like Peter Robertson has been cut.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robertson.
Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing.
Morrison throws a head kick but Robertson moves out of range.
Robertson throws a leg kick
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robertson.
Robertson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robertson throws a low kick, looking for Morrison's leg but Morrison calmly moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
Robertson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morrison jabs Robertson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Robertson throws a low kick, looking for Morrison's leg but Morrison calmly moves out of range.
Morrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Morrison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson throws a low kick but Morrison avoids it.
Robertson throws out a leg kick but Morrison moves out of range and Robertson only half commits.
Robertson throws a low kick, looking for Morrison's leg but Morrison calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Morrison finds it's way through Robertson's defenses.
Robertson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab from Morrison.
Robertson throws a nice looking combination but Morrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robertson looks to land a combination but Morrison avoids it well.
Robertson avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Robertson blocks a head kick by Morrison.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robertson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison scores with a head kick.
Robertson is rocked!
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!
Robertson looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Morrison circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Robertson to the canvas! Robertson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Morrison keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Morrison!
Vincent Morrison took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BioPharm Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lawry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Ondahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lawry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klas Ondahl!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ondahl dodges the punch combination from Lawry.
Lawry misses with a double jab.
Mike Lawry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ondahl connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lawry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ondahl shoots in for a takedown but Lawry shows good takedown defense.
Ondahl shoots in but no luck this time.
Lawry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ondahl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ondahl with a poor takedown
enabling Lawry to counter with a crisp jab.
Mike Lawry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klas Ondahl.
Lawry misses with a few strikes there.
Ondahl doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawry circles away.
Lawry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ondahl moves into the clinch.
Lawry is trying to force a seperation but Ondahl has the dominant position.
Lawry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondahl has Lawry up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lawry is trying to break the clinch but Ondahl has him pressed against the cage.
Ondahl lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ondahl tries to pull guard but Lawry holds him up against the cage and eventually Ondahl drops back down to his feet.
Lawry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawry is trying to break the clinch but Ondahl has him pressed against the cage.
Lawry wants to get back to striking at distance but Ondahl won't allow it.
Lawry is trying to break the clinch but Ondahl is controlling him.
Lawry tries to break free but Ondahl pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lawry tries to break the clinch but Ondahl is controlling the position.
Ondahl gets control of Lawry's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ondahl will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ondahl controls Lawry momentarily but Lawry frees himself.
Lawry wants to stand but Ondahl has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lawry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ondahl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ondahl trying to control the position here.
Lawry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ondahl's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondahl keeping moving, preventing Lawry from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lawry shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ondahl eats them both and turns towards Lawry to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ondahl fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lawry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lawry tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ondahl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawry 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.
Ondahl wants to improve his position but Lawry is controlling well.
Ondahl on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Ondahl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lawry throwing shots but Ondahl is blocking nicely.
Lawry wants to take a breather but Ondahl is having none of it.
Ondahl is looking for a sweep. Lawry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lawry seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ondahl won't allow Lawry to pass to mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lawry wants to stand but Ondahl has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Lawry tries to stand and escape but Ondahl actually recovers to full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lawry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ondahl tries to move into range but Lawry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mike Lawry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ondahl fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Lawry misses.
Lawry misses with a few strikes there.
Lawry misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawry throws a series of punches but Ondahl moves out of range.
Ondahl closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lawry to the mat! Lawry manages to get full guard.
Ondahl postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lawry is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawry postures up.
Lawry wanted to stand there but Ondahl had control of the position.
Ondahl is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lawry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ondahl holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lawry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ondahl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Klas Ondahl wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lawry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ondahl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawry throws a right hand that Ondahl ducks under and follows up with a left that Ondahl also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by Lawry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ondahl looks to land a combination. Lawry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawry walks into a jab.
Lawry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ondahl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lawry tries to circle away but Ondahl has him pinned against the cage.
Lawry has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ondahl uses from the top position.
Ondahl is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ondahl postures up and lands a big shot to Lawry's brow.
Ondahl wants to pass the guard but Lawry is keeping the position.
Lawry 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Lawry pushes Ondahl off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ondahl dodges the punch combination from Lawry.
Lawry slaps away a takedown attempt from Ondahl, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ondahl has a takedown stuffed.
Mike Lawry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klas Ondahl.
Lawry works over Ondahl's head and body with a nice combination.
Lawry circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondahl lands with a shot to the body.
Mike Lawry is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ondahl back to the cage. Lawry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lawry fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawry misses with a combination
and Ondahl counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ondahl fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lawry sprawls well initially but Ondahl persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ondahl scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ondahl passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lawry is bucking up trying to escape but Ondahl cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Klas Ondahl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ondahl has closed the distance and engaged Lawry in a clinch.
Lawry is trying to force a seperation but Ondahl has the dominant position.
Ondahl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ondahl takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ondahl shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lawry defends it nicely.
No joy there for Ondahl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lawry wants it to stay on the feet.
Ondahl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ondahl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Lawry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawry throws a nice looking combination but Ondahl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Lawry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ondahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lawry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lawry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawry misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ondahl.
Ondahl fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mike Lawry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klas Ondahl.
A combination from Lawry does no damage.
A combination from Lawry does no damage.
Lawry looks to land a combination but Ondahl avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Lawry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawry keeps the fight on the outside.
Ondahl fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ondahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lawry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ondahl closes the distance and clinches up with Lawry, looking for a takedown. Ondahl pushes Lawry against the cage but Lawry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ondahl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ondahl is looking to clinch.
Ondahl shoots in for a takedown but Lawry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lawry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ondahl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ondahl shoots in looking for a takedown. Lawry tries to sprawl out of it but Ondahl keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lawry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ondahl shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Lawry catches Ondahl right on the button with a cross.
Lawry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ondahl.
Lawry throws a combination that misses
and Ondahl counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ondahl.
Lawry scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Ondahl. That snapped Lawry's head back.
A jab from Lawry does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Lawry.
Lawry misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ondahl counters with a shoot takedown. Lawry fights it but they end up in guard.
Ondahl must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lawry wants to stand up but Ondahl is controlling him.
Ondahl trying to control but Lawry is working from the bottom.
Ondahl slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ondahl tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lawry's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ondahl in side control, throwing shots but Lawry defends.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klas Ondahl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ondahl 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klas Ondahl!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Klas Ondahl made sure he mentioned BioPharm Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: No More Mr. Nice Guy. Matt Spartan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Williams's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Spartan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Williams!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartan lands a slapping body shot.
Spartan staying out of range there.
Spartan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams tries to move into range but Spartan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spartan connects with a jab.
Spartan swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams avoids the body shot from Spartan.
Spartan ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Spartan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams avoids the body shot from Spartan.
Spartan throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spartan is defended easily by Williams.
Williams blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spartan lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spartan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spartan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spartan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams scores with a jab. Spartan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spartan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams looks to land a right hand but Spartan moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spartan moves away.
Spartan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ray Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spartan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spartan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spartan gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams tries to bum rush Spartan with a series of wild strikes but Spartan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Spartan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spartan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Spartan's head but Spartan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Spartan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Spartan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Spartan! Williams is out on his feet! Spartan rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Williams is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Williams is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Spartan!
Matt Spartan is the new welterweight champion!
Matt Spartan made sure to mention his sponsor, BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tedd Strongham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Wright (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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205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tedd Strongham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Wright!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Strongham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Strongham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Strongham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strongham was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Strongham slips under a jab.
Strongham thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wright if he has to take too many more of those.
Wright tries to bum rush Strongham with a series of wild strikes but Strongham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strongham scores with a spinning back kick!
Wright looks gassed!
Wright has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Strongham.
Wright has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Strongham finds it's way round the side to connect with Wright's head.
It looks like Corey Wright has been cut.
Strongham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wright crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Strongham - the referee stops the clock and Wright gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Strongham. Wright manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wright takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongham is looking to slow Wright down with leg kicks.
Strongham connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright takes a kick to the side of the head.
Strongham lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strongham misses with a head kick.
Wright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strongham.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Strongham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Strongham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Strongham misses with a body shot.
Wright avoids the body shot from Strongham.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters circling a little - Strongham finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Strongham ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongham lands a nice hook to Wright's body. Wright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Strongham cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
Strongham throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wright.
That has opened up Corey Wright's cut even more.
Strongham lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
Strongham throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Strongham lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid body kick from Strongham.
Wright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wright has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Strongham.
Strongham throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Strongham throws a nice head kick!
Strongham tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Strongham - that will leave a mark!
Strongham is looking to wear down Wright with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Strongham scores with a jab to the head.
The cut above Corey Wright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Strongham has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Strongham digs a right hand into Wright's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wright's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Strongham.
Strongham tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strongham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strongham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strongham tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Strongham back against the cage.
Strongham struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Strongham misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wright prevents a body shot from Strongham.
Strongham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Strongham is controlling him.
Strongham lands a nice shot to the body.
Strongham misses with a body punch.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strongham has Wright pressed against the cage, preventing Wright from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strongham is pushing Wright up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tedd Strongham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Wright's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strongham moves into the clinch successfully.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strongham has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strongham lands an elbow inside that Wright shrugs off.
Strongham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wrights head.
Corey Wright's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Corey Wright's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tedd Strongham!
A very excited looking Tedd Strongham rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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