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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angel Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raje Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Angel Rivera has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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179 lbs
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154 lbs
2 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Angel Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raje Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Malapitan.
Malapitan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rivera but Rivera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Angel Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raje Malapitan.
Malapitan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Malapitan or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivera which made him look bad.
Malapitan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rivera did well to prevent Malapitan getting side control.
Malapitan maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Rivera could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Malapitan has cracked it and Rivera is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Malapitan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raje Malapitan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jam Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Geissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Geissen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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252 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jam Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Geissen!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton dives in and grabs Geissen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Geissen pushes down on Newton's head and hops out.
Newton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Geissen to score with a decent uppercut.
Geissen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newton fails to land the takedown.
Newton moves out of range as Geissen strikes.
Newton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jam Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Geissen finds it's way through Newton's defenses.
Geissen throws a poor cross that misses
and Newton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Newton.
Geissen is trying to force a seperation but Newton has the dominant position.
Geissen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geissen is pressed up against the cage. Newton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Geissen down to the mat. Geissen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Geissen cracks Newton with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Geissen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Newton to stand back up!
It looks like Jam Newton has been cut.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Geissen engages and cracks Newton with a massive lead left hook - Newton tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Geissen is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shawn Geissen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Thacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thacker comes to the cage accompanied by Mark Safan - Win In the End. Jason Thacker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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205 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Thacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Pan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thacker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thacker misses with the ground and pound.
Pan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thacker.
Pan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thacker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thacker just content to control the position.
Thacker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pan is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan parries the strikes from Thacker easily there. Thacker is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pan to escape.
Thacker takes a little break here. Pan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Thacker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thacker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Thacker tries to advance to mount but Pan denies him.
Pan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Thacker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Thacker 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Thacker has hold of Pan's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Pan seems comfortable defending it but Thacker has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Pan is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Pan is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Thacker couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Thacker!
Our winner, Jason Thacker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Twiddle Fizzlesticks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Korobkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fizzlesticks comes into the arena with twiddle blaring out of the sound system. Korobkov has chosen Hush - Fired Up as his entrance music. Twiddle Fizzlesticks has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Twiddle Fizzlesticks!
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, Sergei Korobkov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korobkov tries to clinch up but Fizzlesticks circles away and keeps his distance.
Twiddle Fizzlesticks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fizzlesticks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Korobkov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fizzlesticks won't be happy with that.
Korobkov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fizzlesticks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fizzlesticks is holding Korobkov down, trying to stall.
Korobkov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fizzlesticks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Korobkov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Korobkov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Korobkov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fizzlesticks is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korobkov wants to stand but Fizzlesticks is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fizzlesticks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Korobkov is one step ahead there.
Fizzlesticks keeping full guard, as Korobkov tries to pass.
Korobkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Fizzlesticks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korobkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Korobkov stopping the sweep attempt from Fizzlesticks.
Fizzlesticks wants to control but Korobkov passes easily into half guard.
Korobkov is working for a kimura but Fizzlesticks is defending it quite comfortably.
Korobkov is looking for a kimura but Fizzlesticks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Korobkov to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korobkov prevents Fizzlesticks from improving his position.
Korobkov slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fizzlesticks is trying to control but can't.
Fizzlesticks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fizzlesticks tries to get out of the position.
Korobkov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fizzlesticks is just riding it out for now. Korobkov eventually gives up the hold.
Korobkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fizzlesticks keeps working.
Fizzlesticks is doing well to control the position and prevent Korobkov from advancing to side control.
Fizzlesticks wants to improve his position but Korobkov is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some bone on bone action there as Korobkov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fizzlesticks misses with a low kick as Korobkov jumps back.
Fizzlesticks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fizzlesticks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Korobkov.
Korobkov instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Korobkov is trying to keep an underhook but Fizzlesticks manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fizzlesticks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fizzlesticks lands with a punch from half guard.
Fizzlesticks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Korobkov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fizzlesticks is thwarting Korobkov's attempts to control the position.
Fizzlesticks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Korobkov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Korobkov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fizzlesticks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Korobkov is trying to control the position but Fizzlesticks postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergei Korobkov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Korobkov misses.
Korobkov darts in trying to clinch
and Fizzlesticks counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fizzlesticks content to stall in guard here.
Fizzlesticks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fizzlesticks throws a big elbow that misses.
Korobkov keeping moving, preventing Fizzlesticks from controlling successfully.
Fizzlesticks looking to pass the guard.
Fizzlesticks connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobkov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fizzlesticks trying to control here.
Fizzlesticks gets full guard.
Fizzlesticks controlling Korobkov's posture.
Korobkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fizzlesticks is keeping the position for now.
Korobkov won't allow Fizzlesticks to sweep him here.
Fizzlesticks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fizzlesticks has a closed guard, preventing Korobkov from standing up.
Korobkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fizzlesticks is trying to control the position but Korobkov postures up.
Twiddle Fizzlesticks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Korobkov drops back looking for a leg! Fizzlesticks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fizzlesticks manages to kick Korobkov off! Korobkov jumps back into Fizzlesticks's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks looking for a sweep. Not yet Fizzlesticks, not yet.
Korobkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fizzlesticks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fizzlesticks putting on the heat here with some good 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!
Fizzlesticks is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fizzlesticks working the ground and pound effectively.
Fizzlesticks is stalling here but it's allowed Korobkov to get half guard.
Ground and pound from Fizzlesticks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fizzlesticks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Korobkov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Korobkov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fizzlesticks trying to control the action but Korobkov is working from the bottom.
Korobkov is pressing down on Fizzlesticks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fizzlesticks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korobkov keeping moving, preventing Fizzlesticks from controlling successfully.
Korobkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fizzlesticks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fizzlesticks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Korobkov's head.
Fizzlesticks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fizzlesticks trying to control the position from guard on top but Korobkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fizzlesticks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fizzlesticks stopping the sweep attempt from Korobkov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fizzlesticks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Korobkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twiddle Fizzlesticks 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. This is the final round!
Fizzlesticks looks to score with a jab to the body but Korobkov is just out of range.
Fizzlesticks closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fizzlesticks lands in his opponent's guard.
Fizzlesticks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fizzlesticks throws an elbow that misses. Korobkov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fizzlesticks's guard. Nice move by Korobkov!
Fizzlesticks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Korobkov manages to get himself to full guard.
Fizzlesticks throws a big elbow that misses.
Fizzlesticks looking to sit in guard and control but Korobkov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Korobkov drops back looking for a leg! Fizzlesticks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fizzlesticks manages to kick Korobkov off! Korobkov jumps back into Fizzlesticks's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fizzlesticks is keeping the position for now.
Korobkov is fighting to break Fizzlesticks's control of his arms but Fizzlesticks is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Korobkov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Korobkov trying to control but Fizzlesticks is working from the bottom.
Korobkov preventing the sweep.
Fizzlesticks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Korobkov is bucking up trying to escape but Fizzlesticks cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks punishing his opponent with strikes.
Korobkov is looking to improve his position but Fizzlesticks isn't that keen on the idea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fizzlesticks lands a big elbow.
Fizzlesticks looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Korobkov covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Twiddle Fizzlesticks!
Twiddle Fizzlesticks really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fourth Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by New York. Cunningham has chosen Disturbed - Conflict as his entrance music. Fourth Boy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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220 lbs
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197 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fourth Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham tries to clinch up but Boy circles away and keeps his distance.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boy misses with a hook to the body
and Cunningham counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Boy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cunningham is looking to clinch.
Boy throws a front kick aimed at Cunningham's knee but Cunningham avoids it well.
Cunningham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brad Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boy misses with a low kick.
Cunningham is looking to clinch.
Cunningham clinches up against the cage.
Cunningham missing with knees to the body.
Boy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cunningham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy blocks a head kick by Cunningham.
Cunningham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boy.
Cunningham slaps away a takedown attempt from Boy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boy throws a solid leg kick but Cunningham takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boy.
Boy throws a low kick, looking for Cunningham's leg but Cunningham calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cunningham misses the target.
Cunningham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boy loads up on a big right hand but Cunningham slips the punch.
Boy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cunningham.
Cunningham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cunningham misses with a straight right.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boy dives in and grabs Cunningham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cunningham pushes down on Boy's head and hops out.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fourth Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunningham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cunningham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cunningham tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
Cunningham throws a lazy right hand but Boy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Cunningham staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cunningham sprawls well initially but Boy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cunningham trying to control but Boy postures up.
Boy working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boy thows a huge punch but Cunningham dodges it nicely.
Boy prevents Cunningham from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy throwing shots but Cunningham is blocking nicely.
Cunningham is trying to get back to full guard.
Boy wants to free his trapped foot but Cunningham is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boy avoids the attempt from Cunningham to control.
Boy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Boy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cunningham looks a forlorn figure.
Cunningham wants to control but Boy is having none of it.
Boy lands with some strikes.
Boy breaks from Cunningham's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cunningham is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cunningham tries to hold on but Boy pushes him away.
Boy wants to control but instead Cunningham manages to regain half guard.
Cunningham pushes Boy off looking to stand but Boy dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Boy connects with a nice short shot to Cunningham's temple.
Boy is keen to just control but Cunningham is a slippery customer.
Cunningham punching from the bottom.
Boy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cunningham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cunningham is still in real trouble! Can Boy finish him?
Cunningham trying to control from the bottom.
Cunningham seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cunningham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boy.
Boy seems to be working for a kimura but Cunningham defends the submission attempt.
Boy tries to pass to full mount but Cunningham defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fourth Boy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Cunningham tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cunningham was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Cunningham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boy in his tracks.
It looks like Fourth Boy has been cut.
Boy takes a swing at Cunningham's ribcage but misses.
Cunningham darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cunningham looks to clinch
and Boy counters with a single leg into guard. Cunningham didn't expect that.
Boy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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!
Cunningham lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boy!
Fourth Boy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boy is working to get back to half guard.
Cunningham is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Boy has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cunningham trying to control but Boy is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is trying desperately to improve position.
Cunningham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boy is looking to get to half guard.
Cunningham wants to take Boy's back here but Boy is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Cunningham thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cunningham jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Boy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Boy and Cunningham has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy manages to get back to half guard.
Boy wants to get back to his feet.
Boy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cunningham's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cunningham's back!
Cunningham trying to control the hands but Boy breaks the grip.
Boy is landing with strikes from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Cunningham as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Boy!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy is throwing shots to the body but Cunningham manages to wriggle free. Boy pounces on him again and ends up in Cunningham's guard.
Boy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cunningham's head.
Boy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cunningham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is working hard here to advance position.
Boy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cunningham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cunningham keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
Cunningham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boy looking to pass the guard.
Cunningham scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cunningham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy feints and as Cunningham raises his hands in defense, Boy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cunningham keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy throwing strikes but missing.
Cunningham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunningham is controlling Boy's posture.
Boy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cunningham is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cunningham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fourth Boy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fourth Boy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cunningham tries a head kick but it misses.
Boy thows a body shot but no joy.
Cunningham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boy throws a combination that misses
and Cunningham counters with a nice uppercut.
Boy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cunningham wants to clinch up but Boy keeps it at a distance.
Cunningham wants to clinch
and Boy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cunningham's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy throwing strikes but missing.
Cunningham pulls Boy in to control the position.
Boy trying to control but Cunningham is working from the bottom.
Boy is working Cunningham over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cunningham working a defensive guard here.
Boy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cunningham controlling Boy's posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brad Cunningham hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Boy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cunningham's guard.
Boy throws a strike but Cunningham rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham connects with a couple of short punches.
Boy has his feet on Cunningham's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunningham is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Cunningham. No joy for Boy on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cunningham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cunningham darts in and clinches Boy up against the cage.
Cunningham wants to stall.
Cunningham prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fourth Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy goes for a takedown attempt but Cunningham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cunningham ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Cunningham tries to clinch up.
Cunningham closes the distance but Boy moves to the side
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cunningham is looking to clinch but Boy is avoiding it.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cunningham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cunningham tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
Boy is looking to wear down Cunningham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cunningham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cunningham moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boy trying to control the action but Cunningham is working from the bottom.
Boy trying to mount his opponent but Cunningham defends it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunningham is not content to let Boy control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fourth Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boy, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fourth Boy!
Fourth Boy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Bridges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Devereau (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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218 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Bridges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Devereau!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridges thows a body shot but no joy.
Bridges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bridges scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bridges misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bridges.
Devereau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Devereau takes one to the side of the head.
Bridges bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Devereau misses with a wild body shot.
Bridges ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Devereau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jake Devereau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devereau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devereau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Devereau misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bridges to counter with a crisp jab.
Devereau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bridges shoots in for a double leg but Devereau sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Devereau goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bridges is looking to wear down Devereau with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bridges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Devereau at a distance.
Bridges slips a jab from Devereau.
Devereau fails to land with a series of punches.
Bridges scores with a takedown into Devereau's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bridges showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bridges trying to control but Devereau is working from the bottom.
Devereau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bridges throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Devereau is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Devereau can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bridges fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Bridges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Devereau throws a right hand that Bridges ducks under and follows up with a left that Bridges also avoids with ease.
Bridges cracks Devereau with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from Devereau.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bridges.
Bridges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Devereau manages to avoid it.
Devereau misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devereau tries to sprawl but Bridges drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bridges has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bridges looking to control but Devereau is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Devereau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bridges. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bridges throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Devereau because Bridges loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Devereau is bucking up trying to escape but Bridges cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Bridges dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Devereau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bridges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Devereau.
Devereau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bridges misses with a hook to the body
and Devereau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bridges takes a swing at Devereau's ribcage but misses.
Bridges slips a jab from Devereau.
Bridges ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bridges digs a good body shot into Devereau's ribs.
Bridges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Devereau is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Devereau just misses with a punch to the body.
Devereau misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges throws a body punch but Devereau moves out of range.
Bridges changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Devereau looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bridges landing strikes.
Devereau is trying to escape the position but Bridges is controlling the position.
Bridges landing a few strikes.
Bridges trying to control the position but Devereau is working away.
Bridges is staying tight to Devereau's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges working the body and head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bridges advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bridges looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The referee warns Devereau that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges lands a big elbow.
Bridges lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bridges with good strikes from the mount here!
Bridges postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Devereau looks a forlorn figure.
Devereau is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bridges landing shots from mount.
Devereau is still in real trouble! Can Bridges finish him?
Bridges controlling the pace for now.
Bridges 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.
Bridges fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Bridges! Devereau is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leon Bridges!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alysian Karalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karalis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drunkship Of Lanterns by The Mars Volta. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
175 lbs
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183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alysian Karalis!
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, Joe Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders misses with a wild combination.
Sanders looks to throw a body kick
and Karalis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karalis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice combo by Karalis! Oh, that's hurt him - Sanders falls to the canvas and Karalis follows him into side control.
Sanders is rocked!
It looks like Joe Sanders has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karalis is trying to get an arm triangle but Sanders is defending well.
Sanders is still in real trouble! Can Karalis finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karalis cracks Sanders with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Karalis immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Sanders is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Karalis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alysian Karalis!
An intense looking Alysian Karalis took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Dude, bro, man, come on, you know? I mean come on, you know? Yeah! What!? Yeah!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Ames (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Nathan Ames could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cu Chulainn's chin.
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22
219 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Ames!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ames throws a head kick but Chulainn moves out of range.
Ames connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chulainn. Chulainn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Cu Chulainn has been cut.
Ames throws a head kick that half lands.
Chulainn keeps the fight on the outside.
Ames jabs at Chulainn's body.
Ames drops his hands momentarily and Chulainn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Chulainn misses.
Chulainn throws a body punch but Ames moves out of range.
Ames thumps Chulainn with a low kick.
Ames gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chulainn.
Ames lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chulainn misses the jab.
Ames scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ames misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ames wants to clinch.
Chulainn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chulainn moves out of range of the body kick from Ames.
Chulainn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ames.
Ames misses with an uppercut. Chulainn saw that one coming.
Ames lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ames takes a swing at Chulainn's ribcage but misses.
Chulainn tries to close the distance and clinch but Ames swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ames misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ames takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ames looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No joy there for Ames, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chulainn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ames doesn't manage to clinch there - Chulainn circles away.
Chulainn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ames.
Ames closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chulainn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulainn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chulainn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chulainn gets through Ames's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ames blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chulainn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chulainn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ames tries to land knees in the clinch but Chulainn avoids the damage to the body.
Chulainn gets through Ames's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn throws a head punch that misses.
Ames tries to land a knee to the head but Chulainn blocks with his arms.
Ames misses with a body punch.
Chulainn managing to block the knees to the body from Ames.
A right hand to the body from Ames.
Ames pushes Chulainn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ames misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chulainn.
Chulainn takes a shot to the head.
Ames doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chulainn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ames throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chulainn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ames prevents a body shot from Chulainn.
Ames throws an elbow that misses.
Chulainn lands with a right to the head.
Chulainn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chulainn misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ames blocking some punches.
Ames throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chulainn blocks it with crossed arms.
Chulainn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ames throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chulainn blocks it with crossed arms.
Chulainn tries a body shot but Ames blocks it.
Chulainn can't find room to land a body shot as Ames controls the action.
Chulainn pushes Ames back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chulainn misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ames obliges.
Ames landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chulainn looks gassed!
Ames connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chulainn's face.
Chulainn misses with some punches.
Ames takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ames unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chulainn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ames lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ames lands a good knee to the midsection. Chulainn won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Ames dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cu Chulainn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid body kick from Ames.
Ames jabs at Chulainn's body.
Ames connects with a solid leg kick.
Ames takes a swing at Chulainn's ribcage but misses.
Ames scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ames cracks a nice hook into Chulainn's ribs.
Ames bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ames lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chulainn's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ames, right into the meat.
Chulainn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chulainn is breathing heavily.
Ames instigates a clinch.
Ames trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ames lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chulainn backwards.
Chulainn is rocked!
Ames scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chulainn is still on wobbly legs! Can Ames finish him?
Ames lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chulainn misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ames.
Ames digs a right hand into Chulainn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chulainn's gas tank.
Ames lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ames throws a big uppercut that drops Chulainn! More strikes from Ames and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Chulainn lies dazed against the cage as Ames celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Ames!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nathan Ames made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deano Clavet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Davidson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deano Clavet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aaron Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavet doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davidson counters with an outside leg kick.
Clavet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davidson moves away.
Clavet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clavet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davidson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clavet.
Davidson stuffs the takedown attempt from Clavet. Clavet gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deano Clavet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clavet has his takedown stuffed
and Davidson counters with a straight right hand.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick and Clavet moves out of range easily.
Clavet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davidson can pounce on him.
Clavet with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clavet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davidson counters with a nice body kick.
Jab by Davidson.
Clavet shoots for a takedown but Davidson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davidson cracks Clavet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clavet with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clavet is breathing heavily.
Clavet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davidson connects with a body shot that sends Clavet's belly button to the back.
Davidson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely 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!
Clavet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davidson can pounce on him.
Clavet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davidson.
Clavet misses with a takedown
and Davidson counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Davidson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Clavet tries to close the distance and clinch but Davidson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davidson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davidson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clavet takes a step back to recover.
Clavet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davidson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davidson.
Clavet takes a swing at Davidson's ribcage but misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Clavet. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Davidson lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clavet takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Davidson lunges at Clavet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clavet's hand.
Clavet takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Davidson.
Good leg kick by Davidson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davidson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Davidson scores with a kick to the body.
Davidson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clavet's calf.
Clavet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clavet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davidson is fending him off so far but Clavet persists. Nope, Davidson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clavet will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Clavet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davidson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davidson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davidson cracks Clavet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clavet takes one on the button.
Davidson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Davidson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clavet eats them both and turns towards Davidson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clavet takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clavet 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.
Davidson throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Davidson 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.
Davidson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davidson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davidson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davidson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Davidson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the liver by Davidson. Beautiful body shot.
Davidson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davidson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clavet sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davidson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davidson counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clavet tries to close the distance and clinch but Davidson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davidson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Davidson lands with a kick to the temple. Clavet shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Clavet is rocked!
Aaron Davidson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clavet moves out of range of the body kick.
Davidson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Clavet.
Oh Clavet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davidson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Clavet fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clavet. Davidson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clavet seems to have got his legs back now.
Clavet dives in and grabs Davidson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davidson pushes down on Clavet's head and hops out.
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!
Clavet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davidson lands a big head kick that sends Clavet tumbling to the mat! Davidson takes a step backwards and waves Clavet back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson lands a jab to the head.
Deano Clavet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davidson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Davidson lands a big head kick that sends Clavet to the canvas! Davidson follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Davidson! Aaron Davidson retains his welterweight title!
Aaron Davidson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Denbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiao Macale (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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245 lbs
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177 lbs
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Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Denbow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tiao Macale!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Macale finds it's way through Denbow's defenses.
Macale cracks Denbow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Macale cracks the inside of Denbow's front leg.
A left lands for Macale.
Denbow misses with a body shot.
Macale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Denbow at a distance.
Denbow shoots for a double leg takedown but Macale sprawls well. He's pushed Denbow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Macale pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Denbow back to the cage. Macale follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Macale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Macale connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Macale finds it's way through Denbow's defenses.
A left lands for Macale.
Denbow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Macale bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Macale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Denbow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Macale throws out a powerful jab.
Macale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Macale digs a good body shot into Denbow's ribs.
Macale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Macale.
Denbow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Macale.
Tiao Macale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macale connects with a looping right hand.
Denbow could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Macale with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Macale scores with a hook to the body. Denbow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Denbow is breathing heavily.
Macale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Denbow tries to move into range but Macale moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Macale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Macale coming out on top.
Macale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Macale cracks Denbow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Macale pushes Denbow away with a front kick.
Macale lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Macale blocks the low kick.
Macale scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macale scores with a jab to the body.
Macale throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Macale bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Denbow's head backwards.
Macale lands the left hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Macale finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Macale cracks the inside of Denbow's front leg.
Macale tests Denbow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiao Macale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macale scores with a nice right hand.
Denbow is rocked!
Denbow 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.
Macale connects with a solid leg kick.
Macale connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Denbow! He's out on his feet! Macale rushes in and drops Denbow with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tiao Macale!
Tiao Macale really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 -$150 SALE!!!!!!!!!!!! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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