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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Wauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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162 lbs
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168 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mullen!
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, Glenn Wauler!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wauler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wauler looks to score with a jab to the body but Mullen is just out of range.
Wauler should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wauler gets a clinch.
Mullen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wauler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mullen has hold of one of Wauler's legs. Wauler is fighting the takedown attempt but Mullen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wauler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mullen trying to control the position from guard on top but Wauler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mullen passes Wauler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wauler is looking for a sweep. Mullen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mullen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mullen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wauler can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wauler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Glenn Wauler has been cut.
Mullen lands a big elbow.
Mullen breaks from Wauler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mullen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wauler's face.
That has opened up Glenn Wauler's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mullen looking to finish Wauler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wauler!
Mullen tries to control but Wauler wriggling away.
Mullen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wauler?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Mullen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Glenn Wauler'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 Glenn Wauler's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Mullen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Style (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Best's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Party Rock Anthem. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Style!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Style lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Best has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Best and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Best misses with a straight right.
Best rushes Style and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Style is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Best is trying to push Style away but Style has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Style keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Best's efforts to push away.
Best throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Best wants to break free but Style has control.
Style trying to control the position but instead, Best has worked for underhooks and has pushed Style into the cage.
Best being controlled against the cage.
Best really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best is looking to break free of the clinch but Style has double underhooks.
Best has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Style avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Style is looking to control Best's arms but Best gets an underhook and turns him. Now Style has his back to the cage.
Best wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Style trying to control the position but instead, Best has worked for underhooks and has pushed Style into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Style.
Style connects with a leg kick. Best looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Style dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Best. That did some damage!
Style feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Best's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Best!
Best is breathing heavily.
Best tries to clinch up.
Best tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Style cracks the inside of Best's front leg.
Style lands a big head kick that sends Best tumbling to the mat! Style takes a step backwards and waves Best back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Best is rocked!
It looks like Randy Best has been cut.
Best chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Style can pounce on him.
Oh Best is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Style is looking to slow Best down with leg kicks.
Style connects with a solid leg kick.
Style turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Style lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Best crumples to the floor! Style milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tim Style!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blue Urkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Tellerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urkle comes into the arena with Gogol Bordello - Wonderlust King blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tellerman's choice of entrance music: oh sleeper- children of fire. Blue Urkle has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blue Urkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Tellerman!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellerman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Urkle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Urkle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tellerman's head.
Urkle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tellerman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Urkle misses with a few strikes there.
Tellerman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Urkle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tellerman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Urkle counters with a nice body shot.
Urkle lands a nice looking body shot.
Tellerman moves in looking to clinch but Urkle pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urkle throws a series of punches but Tellerman avoids them all with ease.
Urkle drops Tellerman with a beautiful combination! Tellerman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Urkle is looking for the KO!
Tellerman is rocked!
It looks like Jackson Tellerman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urkle digs a good hook to Tellerman's body.
Tellerman is still on wobbly legs! Can Urkle finish him?
Tellerman looks gassed!
Tellerman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Urkle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tellerman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tellerman seems to have recovered his senses.
Urkle grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Tellerman takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Urkle cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Blue Urkle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between User Cocaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (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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195 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, User Cocaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciprut darts in and clinches Cocaine up against the cage.
Ciprut avoiding damage.
Cocaine is trying to break the clinch but Ciprut is controlling him.
Cocaine is trying to pull guard but Ciprut has him pressed against the cage.
Ciprut throws a head punch that misses.
Ciprut pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ciprut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cocaine's defenses.
It looks like User Cocaine has been cut.
Ciprut displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cocaine up against the cage.
Cocaine is trying to force a seperation but Ciprut has the dominant position.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
Cocaine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ciprut stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cocaine tries to pull guard but Ciprut won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for User Cocaine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciprut works on Cocaine's body with a couple of short punches.
Cocaine looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciprut obliges.
Ciprut landing knees to the body.
Ciprut stalls.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cocaine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cocaine is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cocaine being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut lands an elbow just above Cocaine 's eye.
Ciprut landing knees to the body.
Ciprut is leaning against Cocaine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cocaine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ciprut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciprut obliges.
Ciprut dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cocaine takes an elbow to the temple.
Ciprut lands an elbow inside that Cocaine shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Ciprut.
Ciprut is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
Ciprut lands with a left to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ciprut scores a nice knee to the body.
Ciprut lands a knee to the body.
Ciprut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ciprut landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciprut drops Cocaine with a big knee straight up the middle! Cocaine is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Cocaine is rocked!
Ciprut moves into range and clinches up with Cocaine.
Oh Cocaine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cocaine takes an elbow to the forehead.
User Cocaine's cut is getting worse.
Ciprut lands an elbow inside that Cocaine shrugs off.
Ciprut creates a bit of distance for himself, with Cocaine pressed up against the cage and cracks Cocaine with a massive uppercut! Cocaine goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Ciprut!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kingsley Ciprut!
In his post fight interview, Kingsley Ciprut started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demarcus Ryans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryans has chosen DMX - Bring Your Whole Crew as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
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Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renzo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demarcus Ryans!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ryans.
Ryans connects with a nice looking jab.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryans gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rua to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ryans can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rua controls the pace.
Rua stands and throws Ryans's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ryans seems a little lost for a moment, as Rua dominates the positioning.
Ryans avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rua.
Ryans pushes Rua away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rua gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ryans wants to get back to his feet but Rua drags him back down.
Ryans looks gassed!
Rua decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rua rushes Ryans and presses him up against the cage.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ryans manages to break the clinch.
Ryans throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua throws a head kick but Ryans moves out of range.
Rua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ryans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Renzo Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua drives through and clinches with Ryans against the cage.
Rua tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ryans just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryans is pressed up against the cage. Rua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ryans down to the mat. Ryans avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryans throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryans wants to break free but Rua has control.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ryans's efforts to push away.
Rua changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ryans fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua feints and as Ryans raises his hands in defense, Rua changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ryans being controlled here, momentarily.
Ryans can't keep his opponent in guard - Rua advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rua stops Ryans from getting back to his feet.
Renzo Rua has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ryans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Demarcus Ryans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua moves into the clinch successfully.
Ryans working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua successfully pulls guard.
Rua pushes Ryans off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Rua dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rua shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ryans sprawls well. Ryans wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rua gets slowly back to his feet.
Rua closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rua decides to stand back up.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Ryans.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryans.
Ryans moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rua throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ryans tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rua is in Ryans's guard.
Rua is stalling in the full guard.
Ryans is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rua dives into side control.
Ryans is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua working the body and head with strikes.
Ryans being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryans is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryans is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ryans is trying to escape the position but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua has hold of Ryans's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ryans tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Rua cranks the arm and Ryans screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ryans, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Renzo Rua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nawal Chekhemani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Simpson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nawal Chekhemani!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chekhemani wants to clinch.
Simpson jabs Chekhemani right on the nose. Chekhemani blinks but takes it well.
Nawal Chekhemani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chekhemani loads up on a big right hand but Simpson slips the punch.
Good exchange - Simpson coming out on top.
Simpson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chekhemani wants to clinch.
Chekhemani misses with an uppercut
and Simpson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Simpson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chekhemani.
Chekhemani has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Simpson finds it's way round the side to connect with Chekhemani's head.
Simpson lands with a shot to the body.
Simpson stuns Chekhemani with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice cross by Simpson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chekhemani sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Simpson lands a head kick!
Simpson ducks under a wild hook from Chekhemani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson cracks Chekhemani with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chekhemani misses with a looping left.
Simpson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Chekhemani.
Chekhemani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simpson moves away.
Chekhemani is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Simpson lands a head kick. Chekhemani smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
Chekhemani misses with a double jab.
Simpson lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Simpson.
Chekhemani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chekhemani shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Simpson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chekhemani's hands.
Craig Simpson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chekhemani takes one to the side of the head.
Simpson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chekhemani gets the takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Simpson is trying to get back to his feet.
Chekhemani throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chekhemani looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chekhemani stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekhemani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chekhemani looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chekhemani thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simpson's head.
Chekhemani slows the pace down in half guard.
Chekhemani stops Simpson from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekhemani content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nawal Chekhemani hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Some wild striking there from Simpson.
Chekhemani tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chekhemani takes one to the side of the head.
Chekhemani wants to clinch up but Simpson keeps it at a distance.
Simpson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simpson throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Simpson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Simpson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chekhemani is rocked!
Simpson lands with a nice body punch.
Chekhemani is still on wobbly legs! Can Simpson finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Simpson knocks Chekhemani out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Craig Simpson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Corey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Corey Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Neal!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corey Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corey Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corey Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corey Jr moves into the clinch.
Neal has picked Corey Jr up - he's going for a ride! Neal dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Neal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Corey Jr is looking for a sweep. Neal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Corey Jr taking some punishment here, with Neal in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Neal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Corey Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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!
Neal tries to pass to full mount but Corey Jr defends it.
Neal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Corey Jr's head.
Corey Jr moves into full guard.
Neal won't allow Corey Jr to sweep him here.
Corey Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Neal's guard.
Corey Jr trying to control but Neal is working from the bottom.
Neal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Corey Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Corey Jr prevents Neal from getting back to his feet.
Corey Jr has gone for a leg lock! Neal slips out almost immediately though and dives into Corey Jr's guard.
Corey Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Corey Jr, not yet.
Neal throws a strike but Corey Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Corey Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Neal's head.
Neal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Corey Jr!
Neal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Corey Jr wants to control but Neal is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Corey Jr's face.
Neal controlling the position easily from mount.
Corey Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Neal looking to control but Corey Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Neal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Corey Jr hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Corey Jr is rocked!
Corey Jr tries to reverse the position but Neal maintains control.
Oh Corey Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Corey Jr is looking to escape.
Corey Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Neal landing shots from mount.
Corey Jr tries to hold on but Neal pushes him away.
Corey Jr is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Corey Jr that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Corey Jr is looking to improve his position but Neal isn't that keen on the idea.
Corey Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Corey Jr tries to hold on but Neal pushes him away.
Neal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Corey Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Corey Jr looks a forlorn figure.
Neal prevents Corey Jr from getting the reversal.
Neal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Corey Jr's face.
Corey Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Neal has a good base and remains in mount.
Neal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Corey Jr looks a forlorn figure.
Neal working for a submission but Corey Jr is keeping him at bay.
Corey Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Neal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Corey Jr is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Neal.
Corey Jr can't escape the position.
Neal lands a nice shot to the head.
Neal postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Corey Jr out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Neal goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Phil Neal!
Phil Neal decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jt Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes into the arena with Squeeze 1st-Jay-Z blaring out of the sound system. Jackson has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jt Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
Jackson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Halo jabs at Jackson's body.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halo tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Halo checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Halo checks it.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halo. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Halo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Halo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Halo saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Halo's leg but Halo calmly moves out of range.
Halo blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Halo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Halo's front leg but catches the back leg as Halo tries to avoid it.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo throws a good cross that connects.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Halo down.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson wants to land a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Halo.
Halo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oh Halo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halo connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson moves out of range as Halo strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Halo seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Halo lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Halo.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Halo keeps him there for the moment.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Halo has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Halo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo lands with a right to the head.
Halo pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo looking to slow down the pace here.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo lands a right hand.
Halo digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Halo wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jackson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Halo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson delivers a nice body kick.
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Halo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Halo throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson tries a low kick but Halo avoids it.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jt Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Halo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
letting Halo counter with a right hand.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo scoring well with a low kick there.
Halo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halo.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Halo.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jt Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson feints and then cracks Halo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halo down.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halo throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Halo counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Jackson has Halo pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Halo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackson up against the cage.
Halo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with some punches.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Halo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Halo has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Halo looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jt Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Halo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Halo settles back down.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Halo avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Halo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Halo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Halo.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Halo moved away.
Halo is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Halo's head back.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Halo blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Nice body kick there by Halo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Halo as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Jackson tries a low kick but Halo avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Halo blocks the low kick.
Halo punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Halo.
Halo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halo cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson looks to land a combination but Halo avoids it well.
Halo checks a leg kick.
Halo lands a high kick!
Jt Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Halo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jt Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Halo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halo checks a leg kick nicely.
Halo tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo throws a shot to the body.
Halo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Halo moved away.
Halo avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halo finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Halo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
Halo checks a leg kick.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Halo swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Halo backs away looking to recover.
Halo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo jabs at Jackson's body.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two 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!
Halo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson moves forwards but Halo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halo throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
A combination from Halo does no damage.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick.
Halo throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Halo didn't see that one coming.
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Halo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson scores with a one two! Halo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halo cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Halo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Halo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Michael Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Halo connects with a solid leg kick.
Halo tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halo lands a right hook to the body.
Halo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halo finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halo tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Halo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Halo is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Halo blocks a low kick nicely.
Halo throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo scores with a nice strike.
Halo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Halo avoids nicely.
Jt Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halo throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jt Jackson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamison has chosen Hide your Kids, Hide your Wife as his entrance music. 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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280 lbs
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilkka Kanerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison darts in and clinches Kanerva up against the cage.
Jamison prevents a body shot from Kanerva.
Kanerva tries to work over Jamison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kanerva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jamison backwards.
It looks like Cole Jamison has been cut.
Jamison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kanerva presses Jamison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jamison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jamison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanerva tries a body shot but Jamison blocks it.
Jamison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jamison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jamison tries to land a knee to the head but Kanerva blocks with his arms.
Jamison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanerva.
Kanerva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jamison tries a knee to the head but Kanerva blocks it.
Kanerva managing to block the knees to the body from Jamison.
Kanerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jamison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanerva is working Jamison over against the cage.
Jamison looks gassed!
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!
Jamison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanerva tries a body shot but Jamison blocks it.
Kanerva digs a right hand into Jamison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jamison's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanerva digs a right hand underneath Jamison's ribcage. Jamison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jamison prevents a body shot from Kanerva.
Jamison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Kanerva - that landed with a thud.
Kanerva tries to throw a body punch but Jamison avoids it by throwing Kanerva back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jamison blocks a body shot from Kanerva.
Kanerva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kanerva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanerva tries to throw a body punch but Jamison avoids it by throwing Kanerva back against the cage.
Jamison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanerva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanerva tries a body shot but Jamison blocks it.
Nice body punch from Kanerva.
Kanerva lands a body punch.
Kanerva digs a right hand into Jamison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jamison's gas tank.
Kanerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jamison is trying to stall.
Kanerva is leaning against Jamison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kanerva lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison stalling in the clinch but Kanerva improves position.
Kanerva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kanerva breaks the clinch.
Kanerva cracks Jamison with an open hand slap.
No joy there for Kanerva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kanerva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamison.
Jamison gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Jamison tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Kanerva is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Jamison buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Jamison!! Jamison is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Kanerva throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilkka Kanerva!
Ilkka Kanerva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 -$100 SALE!!!!!!!!!!!! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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