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EEC 169 Ortiz v Matrix PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between RJ Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimothy Halpert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Macho man. RJ Sanders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, RJ Sanders!
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, Jimothy Halpert!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Halpert counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanders fails with the takedown.
Sanders drops his hands momentarily and Halpert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Halpert.
Halpert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Halpert counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RJ Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders looks for a takedown but Halpert sprawls well.
Sanders tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Halpert swivels and escapes.
RJ Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders shoots in and drives through. Halpert sprawls well.
Sanders on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders tries for a takedown but Halpert circles away easily
enabling Halpert to counter with a crisp jab.
Halpert darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Halpert counter with a right hand.
Sanders looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halpert is fending him off so far but Sanders persists. Nope, Halpert circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halpert.
Halpert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanders counters with a single leg into guard. Halpert didn't expect that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanders avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Halpert is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Halpert has escaped and now he's on top!
Sanders keeping moving, preventing Halpert from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halpert is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Sanders has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Halpert is looking to defend but Sanders has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Halpert! Sanders pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Halpert taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). RJ Sanders!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Cote is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Johnson!
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, Charlie Cote!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Cote takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Cote tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cote tries to clinch up.
Cote moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Cote avoids a kick to the body.
Cote shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Cote. Cote maintains the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Cote tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Cote drops back down to his feet.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Cote tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cote somewhat.
Jack Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Cote.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Cote.
Cote has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cote has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cote has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Johnson regains guard immediately.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cote's guard.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cote for as long as he can get away with.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cote is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Cote 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Cote's head.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Johnson working Cote over with strikes.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cote avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Cote fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Cote misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Cote moved away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Charlie Cote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cote moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cote works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson tries to sprawl but Cote drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cote decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cote tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cote, pushing him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Cote blocks it.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cote is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cote on his heels. He'll look to pass Cote's guard now, I'm sure.
Cote is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson is working Cote over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cote is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cote wants to get back to his feet but Johnson passes into half guard.
Cote is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnson 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.
Cote blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson stalling.
Jack Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Cote's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson avoids the attempt from Cote to control.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cote takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with strikes but Cote is staying in there.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cote in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Cote that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cote will feel that in the morning.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Cote looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cote shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cote with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cote takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but Cote is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Johnson not doing much here.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cote really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jack Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cote is just out of range.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jack Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Cote.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cote.
Johnson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cote!
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cote is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson wants to finish this one by submission but Cote is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Johnson!
Jack Johnson very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miro Antauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Blacksheep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antauro comes to the cage accompanied by Helter Skelter. Blacksheep comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Primo victoria kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miro Antauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Blacksheep!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Blacksheep.
Miro Antauro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antauro throws a wild body kick that Blacksheep sees coming a mile off.
Blacksheep lands a right hook to the body.
Antauro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blacksheep throws a leg kick which misses Antauro's front leg but catches the back leg as Antauro tries to avoid it.
A head kick by Antauro misses
and Blacksheep counters with a good, hard body kick but Antauro shrugs it off.
Blacksheep misses with a looping left.
Blacksheep moves out of range of the body kick from Antauro.
Blacksheep throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blacksheep uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antauro.
Blacksheep lands with a nice body kick.
Antauro looks to land a body kick but Blacksheep moved away.
Antauro moves out of range of the strikes.
Blacksheep scores with a jab. Antauro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blacksheep swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Antauro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blacksheep.
Blacksheep throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blacksheep takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blacksheep slips under a jab from Antauro.
Blacksheep throws out a loose jab but Antauro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blacksheep circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blacksheep throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blacksheep moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blacksheep is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antauro.
Antauro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blacksheep.
Antauro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kenny Blacksheep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antauro connects with a looping right hand.
Blacksheep looks to throw the jab but Antauro is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Antauro.
Blacksheep ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blacksheep throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antauro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blacksheep moves away.
Blacksheep defending well as Antauro loads up on a big left hand.
Blacksheep moves out of range as Antauro throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Antauro misses.
Antauro misses with a body kick.
Blacksheep thuds a left hand into Antauro's body.
Antauro avoids the body shot from Blacksheep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antauro tries to land a front kick but Blacksheep steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blacksheep takes a swing at Antauro's ribcage but misses.
Blacksheep digs a good body shot into Antauro's ribs.
Antauro scores with a hook to the body. Blacksheep takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Antauro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Antauro thows a leg kick but Blacksheep checks it
and Blacksheep counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Antauro is looking to wear down Blacksheep with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blacksheep lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antauro throws a body kick that misses.
Blacksheep ducks under a wild hook from Antauro.
Antauro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blacksheep misses with an attempted mid kick.
Antauro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antauro checks a low kick from Blacksheep.
Nice shot by Blacksheep.
Antauro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blacksheep.
Antauro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blacksheep pivots, looking for a leg kick but Antauro is out of range and Blacksheep settles back down.
Blacksheep tries to keep at a distance but Antauro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Antauro taking a breather.
Blacksheep trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Blacksheep scores with a nice short uppercut.
Antauro lands an uppercut.
Blacksheep working aggressively here.
Blacksheep misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Antauro.
Blacksheep lands a left hand.
Antauro lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antauro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blacksheep obliges.
Antauro breaks from the clinch.
Antauro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blacksheep's head backwards.
Blacksheep waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antauro.
Blacksheep misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antauro scores with the left hand. Blacksheep knows he should have avoided that one.
Blacksheep throws a leg kick but Antauro moved away.
Blacksheep chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenny Blacksheep will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blacksheep pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenny Blacksheep seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blacksheep moves out of range as Antauro throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Blacksheep misses the target.
Antauro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Antauro tries a head kick but it misses.
Blacksheep connects with a solid leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Antauro.
Antauro lands a leg kick that knocks Blacksheep off balance momentarily.
Antauro throws a nice looking combination but Blacksheep bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antauro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blacksheep.
Blacksheep misses with a low kick.
Antauro scores with a jab.
Blacksheep connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Antauro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Antauro is looking to take a break and control but Blacksheep is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blacksheep gets full guard.
Blacksheep trying to control the position.
Antauro looking to pass the guard.
Antauro trying to control but Blacksheep is working from the bottom.
Blacksheep pushes Antauro off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blacksheep has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Antauro.
Antauro misses with a low kick.
Antauro moves out of range as Blacksheep strikes.
Antauro misses with a leg kick.
Blacksheep thows a body kick. Antauro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Antauro misses with a low kick.
Antauro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Antauro misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Blacksheep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antauro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blacksheep is able to avoid easily.
Blacksheep uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antauro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antauro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blacksheep pinned against the cage. Blacksheep gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Antauro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Antauro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blacksheep swivels and escapes.
Antauro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blacksheep.
Antauro moves away from the strike by Blacksheep.
Antauro looks to land a right hand but Blacksheep moved out of range.
Antauro misses with a double jab
and Blacksheep connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antauro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blacksheep tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Antauro is able to avoid easily.
Antauro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blacksheep throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Antauro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blacksheep looks to score with a jab to the body but Antauro is just out of range.
Antauro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Antauro misses the target.
Antauro misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Antauro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Antauro.
Blacksheep looks to score with a jab to the body but Antauro is just out of range.
Antauro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Antauro moves out of range as Blacksheep strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antauro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antauro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Antauro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antauro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miro Antauro dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Antauro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Antauro throws the kick towards the body but Blacksheep avoids it.
Antauro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blacksheep throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Antauro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blacksheep lands with a shot to the body.
Donk. Blacksheep catches Antauro right on the button with a cross.
Antauro throws a body punch but Blacksheep moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blacksheep.
Blacksheep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antauro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blacksheep chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blacksheep lands a jab to the head.
Blacksheep looks to land a body kick but Antauro moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blacksheep takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blacksheep pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Antauro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blacksheep cracks Antauro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Blacksheep.
Blacksheep comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Blacksheep throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antauro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Antauro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blacksheep ducks under a wild hook from Antauro.
Antauro misses the shot to the body.
Blacksheep tries to bum rush Antauro with a series of wild strikes but Antauro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antauro tries a low kick but Blacksheep avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antauro moves out of range as Blacksheep strikes.
Antauro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Antauro throws a low kick, looking for Blacksheep's leg but Blacksheep calmly moves out of range.
Antauro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blacksheep was well out of range. Poor timing from Antauro.
Blacksheep moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blacksheep moves out of range of the body kick from Antauro.
Antauro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blacksheep.
Blacksheep walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Antauro does it's job there.
Antauro lands a front kick.
Antauro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blacksheep checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Antauro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blacksheep doesn't seem bothered though.
Blacksheep staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antauro misses with a body kick.
Blacksheep throws a low kick, looking for Antauro's leg but Antauro calmly moves out of range.
Blacksheep uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antauro.
Blacksheep throws the kick towards the body but Antauro avoids it.
Antauro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blacksheep thows a body shot but no joy.
Blacksheep throws a solid leg kick but Antauro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blacksheep.
Antauro swinging wildly here.
Blacksheep takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Antauro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antauro throws a leg kick but Blacksheep sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blacksheep tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antauro throws out a leg kick but Blacksheep moves out of range and Antauro only half commits.
Antauro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blacksheep looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Antauro connects with a leg kick. Blacksheep looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Antauro checks a leg kick nicely.
Blacksheep throws a lazy right hand but Antauro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Antauro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Antauro cracks the inside of Blacksheep's front leg.
Blacksheep lands a slapping body shot.
Blacksheep goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blacksheep throws a leg kick but Antauro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Antauro ducks under a wild hook from Blacksheep.
Blacksheep walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miro Antauro.
Well Antauro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Miro Antauro!
Our winner, Miro Antauro, 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Remming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyd comes to the cage accompanied by Family Tradition . Derrick Remming has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Boyd's chin.
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154 lbs
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151 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Remming!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyd throws a body punch but Remming moves out of range.
Remming misses with a hook. Boyd ducked under it nicely.
Boyd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boyd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boyd can't find room to land a body shot as Remming controls the action.
Remming fails to pull guard.
Remming is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boyd dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boyd presses Remming against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boyd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short left from Boyd.
Remming tries to pull guard but Boyd forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alexander Boyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Remming.
Remming is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boyd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boyd lands a body shot.
Boyd taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Remming ducks under a wild hook from Boyd.
Remming takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remming throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Boyd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Remming moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boyd thows a body shot but no joy.
Boyd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyd digs a good hook to Remming's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyd misses the shot to the body.
Remming will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boyd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Remming checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Remming misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyd. Remming does a little dance to reset his feet.
Remming throws out a leg kick but Boyd moves out of range and Remming only half commits.
Remming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyd is looking to wear down Remming with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Remming throws a leg kick but Boyd sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd takes a swing at Remming's ribcage but misses.
Alexander Boyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Remming.
Boyd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Remming's hands.
Remming leaves Boyd with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Remming tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyd lands with a slapping head kick.
Remming avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Boyd 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.
Boyd just misses with a punch to the body.
Remming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Boyd misses
and Remming decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boyd's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Remming throws a big elbow that misses.
Boyd looking for a guillotine here but Remming defends easily.
Boyd escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Remming gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boyd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Remming.
Boyd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Remming doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Remming manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boyd is trying to keep Remming in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remming throws an elbow that misses. Boyd uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Remming's guard. Nice move by Boyd!
Boyd trying to control but Remming is working from the bottom.
Remming avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Remming bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boyd's guard.
Remming throws a big right hand that misses.
Remming postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boyd is pulling down on Remming's head. It's preventing any offense from Remming, at least for the moment.
Remming with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Remming throws a big right hand that misses.
Boyd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Remming can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Remming wants to control from the top but Boyd keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Remming accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Remming trying to control but Boyd is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyd looking for a guillotine here but Remming defends easily.
Boyd is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remming is in close to Boyd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Remming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Remming missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Remming throws a big elbow that misses.
Remming is looking to work some ground and pound but Boyd has wrist control.
Remming throws a big right hand that misses.
Boyd has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Remming postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remming loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boyd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Remming manages to get himself to full guard.
Remming bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boyd's guard.
Remming scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boyd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boyd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Remming lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Remming connects with a couple of short punches.
Remming throws an elbow that misses. Boyd uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Remming's guard. Nice move by Boyd!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remming controls Boyd momentarily but Boyd frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Remming showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Remming throws a hook but Boyd avoids it easily.
Boyd tries to clinch up but Remming circles away and keeps his distance.
Remming walks into a jab.
Remming throws the left hand but Boyd avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boyd is defended easily by Remming.
Remming pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Boyd.
Remming swings for the body but Boyd moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Boyd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Remming uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyd.
Remming takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boyd tries to clinch up
and Remming counters with a three punch combo that has Boyd backing up. Boyd nods at Remming to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remming drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boyd looking to control.
Boyd looking for a sweep. Not yet Boyd, not yet.
Boyd is trying to keep Remming in close.
Boyd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Remming postures up in Boyd's guard and throws a big left but Boyd blocks it.
Remming postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boyd wants to sweep but no luck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyd keeping moving, preventing Remming from controlling successfully.
Boyd has Remming pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boyd keeping moving, preventing Remming from controlling successfully.
Remming loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Remming chips away with some ground and pound.
Remming is working Boyd over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boyd looking for a guillotine here but Remming defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Remming throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remming throwing strikes but missing.
Boyd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Remming postures up in Boyd's guard and throws a big left but Boyd blocks it.
Boyd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boyd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boyd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Remming defends well.
Remming works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remming working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derrick Remming.
I think Remming 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Remming!
During a confident post fight interview, Derrick Remming thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Ragno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragno's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The World is Mine. Payne has chosen Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Maximus Ragno could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Curtis Payne's chin.
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156 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Ragno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Payne!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne takes a swing at Ragno's ribcage but misses.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragno.
Ragno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ragno there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ragno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payne scores with a body shot.
Payne takes a swing at Ragno's ribcage but misses.
Payne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Payne.
Payne misses the jab.
Payne avoids a kick to the body.
Payne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragno manages to avoid it.
Ragno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragno wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Payne.
Ragno connects with a right hand. Payne shakes it off.
Ragno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Payne scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Payne misses the target.
Ragno misses with a head kick.
Ragno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ragno avoids the body shot from Payne.
Ragno throws a front kick aimed at Payne's knee but Payne avoids it well.
Ragno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Payne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragno's corner calls for a 1-2. Ragno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
Payne misses with a series of wild punches.
Payne misses with a looping right.
Payne closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ragno to the mat! Ragno manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Payne throwing strikes from guard but Ragno blocks nicely.
Ragno keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.
Payne throws a big elbow that misses.
Ragno is trying to keep Payne in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne is standing up over Ragno. Ragno looks to escape but Payne dives into side control.
Payne is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ragno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Payne wants to control but Ragno is keeping him busy.
Ragno taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Ragno's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ragno is not content to let Payne control the position.
Payne moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne looking for a guillotine from mount but Ragno is having none of it.
Payne with shots to the head and body - Ragno looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne misses with a head shot.
Payne with shots to the head and body - Ragno looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Maximus Ragno has been cut.
Ragno is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne wants to take Ragno's back but he can't do it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Payne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Ragno's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Payne looking to score a takedown here. Ragno is defending well but Payne drives through and ends up in Ragno's guard.
Payne wants to control from the top but Ragno keeps moving.
Ragno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Payne on the ground.
Ragno 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.
Ragno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ragno keeping full guard, as Payne tries to pass.
Ragno trying to keep a closed guard but Payne is proving a slippery customer.
Payne slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Payne checks a low kick from Ragno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Payne.
A decent looking cross lands there for Payne.
Maximus Ragno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ragno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Ragno.
A slow jab from Ragno misses its intended target.
Payne checks a leg kick.
Payne scores with a jab.
Payne slips a jab from Ragno.
Payne connects with the punch.
Ragno throws a low kick, looking for Payne's leg but Payne calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne avoids the body shot from Ragno.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragno is just out of range.
Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragno was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Ragno scores with a nice head shot.
Curtis Payne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragno throws a leg kick but Payne moved away.
Payne moves out of range of the body kick from Ragno.
Payne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ragno throws a head kick but Payne moves out of range.
Payne slips under a jab from Ragno.
Ragno moves into range and clinches up with Payne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragno tries a knee to the head but Payne blocks it.
Ragno stalling.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Payne moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Payne misses.
Payne lands a really nice looking cross but Ragno seems unphased.
Ragno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ragno throws a sloppy body shot
and Payne counters with a stiff right hand.
Ragno throws a hook but Payne avoids it easily.
Payne throws a jab when Ragno was well out of range.
Ragno misses with a combination
enabling Payne to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne thuds his right hand into Ragno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Payne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ragno momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Ragno.
Ragno connects with a right hand. Payne shakes it off.
Payne scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragno cracks the inside of Payne's front leg.
Ragno looks to land a right hand but Payne moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payne.
Payne avoids the head kick by Ragno.
Payne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Curtis Payne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maximus Ragno's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ragno takes one to the side of the head.
Ragno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Ragno throws a head kick but Payne moves out of range.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragno.
Payne avoids a kick to the body.
Ragno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Payne misses with a body shot.
Ragno looks to land a body kick but Payne moved away.
Ragno looks to score with a jab to the body but Payne is just out of range.
Payne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragno.
A leg kick checked by Payne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Ragno tenderised Payne's leg. Payne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ragno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payne.
Payne scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Ragno misses its intended target.
Ragno slips a jab and a cross from Payne.
Ragno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ragno throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ragno thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Payne if he has to take too many more of those.
Some bone on bone action there as Payne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maximus Ragno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis Payne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragno.
Ragno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
Payne throws the left hand but Ragno avoids the punch easily.
Ragno cracks Payne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Payne takes a swing at Ragno's ribcage but misses.
Payne shoots in looking for a takedown but Ragno manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Payne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Payne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Payne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Payne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ragno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Payne thinking.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne checks the leg kick.
Ragno moves forwards but Payne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ragno feints and then cracks Payne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Payne down.
Nice sprawl there from Ragno as Payne shoots in.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ragno.
Payne loads up on a big right hand but Ragno slips the punch.
Ragno throws a leg kick but Payne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ragno throws the kick towards the body but Payne avoids it.
Ragno throws a push kick but Payne slaps the foot to one side.
Ragno throws a wild body kick that Payne sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragno throws a body kick the misses
and Payne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ragno thinking.
Ragno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Payne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ragno connects with a leg kick. Payne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ragno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragno is just out of range.
Payne 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragno throws the kick towards the body but Payne avoids it.
Payne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Ragno showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Payne 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Curtis Payne!
Curtis Payne made sure to mention his sponsor, "PWNAGE - over 100 designs under $20" in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and De Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duncan McAlister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, De Bo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAlister moves out of range as Bo strikes.
Bo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McAlister manages to avoid it.
Bo just misses with a punch to the body.
McAlister misses with a head kick.
Bo blocks a low kick nicely.
Bo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McAlister doesn't seem bothered though.
McAlister cracks Bo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like De Bo has been cut.
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!
Bo fails to land with a series of punches.
McAlister is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McAlister feints a jab promting Bo to slip. McAlister then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McAlister throws a powerful right kick. Bo tried to block low but the kick was high! Bo was taken right off of his feet! McAlister jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Duncan McAlister!
During a confident post fight interview, Duncan McAlister thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ignacio Kocherlakota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Jellyroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jellyroll has chosen The Ecstasy of Gold as his entrance music. Ignacio Kocherlakota has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ignacio Kocherlakota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Jellyroll!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jellyroll misses with a lunging right hand
and Kocherlakota counters with a two punch combo.
Jellyroll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kocherlakota.
Kocherlakota throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kocherlakota darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jellyroll misses with a looping right.
Kocherlakota swinging wildly here.
Kocherlakota swinging wildly here.
Kocherlakota fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jellyroll takes a swing at Kocherlakota's ribcage but misses.
Kocherlakota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jellyroll.
Jellyroll misses with a left hand
and Kocherlakota counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jellyroll slips a jab and a cross from Kocherlakota.
Kocherlakota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jellyroll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jellyroll. Kocherlakota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignacio Kocherlakota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jellyroll slips a jab and a cross from Kocherlakota.
Jellyroll shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kocherlakota as he jumps to the side.
Jellyroll misses with a left hand
and Kocherlakota counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jellyroll thinking.
Kocherlakota throws a series of punches but Jellyroll moves out of range.
Jellyroll misses with a right hand
and Kocherlakota counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kocherlakota shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jellyroll eats them both and turns towards Kocherlakota to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Simon Jellyroll has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jellyroll throws a looping overhand right but Kocherlakota ducks down to avoid it.
Jellyroll swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kocherlakota connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jellyroll dodges the punch combination from Kocherlakota.
Nice jab there from Kocherlakota.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jellyroll throws a jab when Kocherlakota was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Jellyroll misses
and Kocherlakota counters with a nice body shot.
Jellyroll throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kocherlakota counters with a left to the body.
Kocherlakota throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kocherlakota throws a series of punches but Jellyroll avoids them all with ease.
Jellyroll misses with an uppercut
and Kocherlakota counters with a one-two to the body.
Jellyroll scores with a body shot.
Jellyroll misses with an uppercut
and Kocherlakota counters with a nice uppercut.
Jellyroll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jellyroll throws a hook but Kocherlakota avoids it easily.
Kocherlakota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocherlakota goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jellyroll misses the target.
Kocherlakota steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jellyroll.
Jellyroll misses with a straight right.
Kocherlakota with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jellyroll to score with a decent uppercut.
Jellyroll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocherlakota.
Jellyroll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jellyroll misses with a left hand
and Kocherlakota counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kocherlakota lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Decent striking displayed by Kocherlakota there.
Jellyroll is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jellyroll throws an off balance right hand
and Kocherlakota counters with a straight that turns Jellyroll's legs to rubber! Kocherlakota pushes forward with more strikes and Jellyroll goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ignacio Kocherlakota!
A relieved looking Ignacio Kocherlakota thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finbar Calamitius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finbar Calamitius is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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240 lbs
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240 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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World class 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Finbar Calamitius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Watson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calamitius moves to clinch but Watson breaks away
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Calamitius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calamitius wants to clinch.
Calamitius wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Watson misses.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Calamitius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Watson.
Calamitius tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Calamitius moves into the clinch successfully.
Calamitius misses with a knee strike.
Calamitius misses with a knee strike.
Calamitius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson avoids the elbow strike from Calamitius, against the cage.
Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calamitius tries to clinch but Watson moves away
and Watson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Calamitius doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Calamitius is looking to clinch.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamitius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Calamitius wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Watson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calamitius tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Finbar Calamitius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calamitius looks to clinch
and Watson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watson lands with a good body shot.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamitius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamitius loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Calamitius moves forwards but Watson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Calamitius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watson connects with a body shot that sends Calamitius's belly button to the back.
Calamitius walks forward, straight into a front kick from Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius is looking to clinch.
Calamitius is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Watson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Calamitius under the eye.
Calamitius tries to clinch up.
Calamitius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Calamitius avoids the body shot from Watson.
Good exchange - Watson coming out on top.
Calamitius tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Calamitius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Watson.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamitius is just out of range.
A lazy left from Watson finds it's target.
Watson lands a lovely overhand right.
Good work by Calamitius as he checks the leg kick.
Calamitius takes one to the side of the head.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Calamitius.
Watson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Calamitius had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Calamitius closes the distance but Watson moves to the side
and Calamitius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Watson throws a hook but Calamitius avoids it easily.
Watson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Calamitius's half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Watson is controlling the pace.
Watson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calamitius keeps working.
Watson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Calamitius wants to get back to his feet.
Calamitius won't allow Watson to pass to mount.
Calamitius pushes Watson off looking to stand but Watson dives back in and keeps control.
Watson throws a strike but Calamitius avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Calamitius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Watson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watson lands with a nice body punch.
Watson scores with a jab.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Watson throws a body punch but Calamitius moves out of range.
Calamitius closes the distance and clinches.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
Watson cracks a nice hook into Calamitius's ribs.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Calamitius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Calamitius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Calamitius tries to clinch
and Watson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamitius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Calamitius closes the distance but Watson moves to the side
and Watson counters with a three punch combo that has Calamitius backing up. Calamitius nods at Watson to acknowledge the strikes.
Mason Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Calamitius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calamitius manages to avoid it.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Calamitius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calamitius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Calamitius moves away from the strike by Watson.
Calamitius is looking to clinch.
Watson connects with a right hand. Calamitius shakes it off.
Watson misses with a wild combination.
Calamitius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calamitius looks to clinch
and Watson counters with a body kick that stops Calamitius in his tracks momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Watson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Calamitius's guard.
Calamitius wants to stand up but Watson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Calamitius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Calamitius will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Calamitius pushes Watson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Watson tests Calamitius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finbar Calamitius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calamitius forces Watson back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Calamitius.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Calamitius.
Calamitius tries to land a knee to the head but Watson blocks with his arms.
Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson swings for the body but Calamitius moves out of range.
Watson lands a slapping body shot.
Calamitius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watson looks to throw the jab but Calamitius is out of range.
Good work by Calamitius as he checks the leg kick.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calamitius pushes Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
Calamitius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson avoids the elbow strike from Calamitius, against the cage.
Watson blocks an elbow strike.
Calamitius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamitius dodges an elbow strike from Watson.
Calamitius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watson.
A short left from Watson.
Calamitius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Calamitius takes a shot to the head.
Watson is pushing Calamitius up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Calamitius.
Calamitius trying to land knees to the body.
Calamitius lands an elbow just above Watson 's eye.
Calamitius misses with an elbow strike.
Calamitius tries a knee to the head but Watson blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calamitius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Watson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Calamitius.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calamitius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Calamitius.
Calamitius slips a jab and a cross from Watson.
Calamitius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Calamitius.
Calamitius darts in trying to clinch
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
Calamitius tries to clinch up.
Watson scores with a leg kick.
Watson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Watson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Calamitius at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Watson misses.
Watson digs a good hook to Calamitius's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson lands with a cross.
A clash of legs there as Calamitius blocks the low kick.
Watson cracks a nice hook into Calamitius's ribs.
Calamitius tries to clinch
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calamitius closes the distance but Watson moves to the side
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a nice shot that snaps Calamitius's head back.
Calamitius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watson throws a hook but Calamitius avoids it easily.
Watson stuns Calamitius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson lands a really nice looking cross but Calamitius seems unphased.
Watson cracks a nice hook into Calamitius's ribs.
Watson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good exchange - Watson coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calamitius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Watson swings for the body but Calamitius moves out of range.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamitius is just out of range.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Watson scores with a three punch combo!
Calamitius ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Calamitius tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calamitius walks into a straight right hand from Watson.
Calamitius tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Calamitius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamitius was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Watson punishes Calamitius's body with a nice straight punch.
Finbar Calamitius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calamitius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
Watson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watson lands in his opponent's guard.
Watson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius wants to stand and escape but Watson is having none of it.
Watson controlling from the top position.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Calamitius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finbar Calamitius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson postures up in Calamitius's guard and throws a big left but Calamitius blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mason Watson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Calamitius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calamitius tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson works Calamitius's body with a nice hook.
Calamitius looks to clinch
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Watson jabs Calamitius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson misses with a wild combination.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Calamitius needs to keep his hands up - Watson had a free shot at his head there.
Calamitius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Watson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Watson!
A less than humble Mason Watson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jem Coughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank The Crippler (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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198 lbs
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Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jem Coughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank The Crippler!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coughlin digs a good body shot into The Crippler's ribs.
The Crippler misses with the combination.
Coughlin tries to clinch but The Crippler is having none of it.
The Crippler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coughlin's sensitive parts.
The Crippler connects with a leg kick. Coughlin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Coughlin tries to close the distance and clinch but The Crippler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coughlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Crippler.
The Crippler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coughlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Crippler manages to avoid it.
The Crippler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coughlin was well out of range. Poor timing from The Crippler.
The Crippler thows a leg kick but Coughlin checks it
and Coughlin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crippler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coughlin or not.
Coughlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coughlin lands a nice uppercut.
Coughlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coughlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coughlin tries a body shot but The Crippler blocks it.
The Crippler tries to circle away but Coughlin has him pinned against the cage.
Coughlin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Crippler or not.
The Crippler looks gassed!
Coughlin works on The Crippler's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coughlin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coughlin pushes The Crippler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The Crippler avoiding damage as Coughlin throws knees to the body.
Coughlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Crippler backwards.
Coughlin working The Crippler over with knees to the body.
Coughlin lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coughlin.
Good body shot from Coughlin.
Coughlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Crippler.
The Crippler working aggressively here.
Coughlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coughlin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin lands with a light punch inside.
The Crippler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coughlin scores with a hook to the body.
Coughlin lands a takedown into guard.
Coughlin content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coughlin looking to pass the guard.
Coughlin throws a strike but The Crippler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coughlin wants to sweep here but The Crippler controlling him for the moment.
Coughlin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. The Crippler stacks Coughlin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by The Crippler!
Coughlin tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but The Crippler presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Coughlin is desperately trying to improve his position but The Crippler has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jem Coughlin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Crippler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coughlin moves into the clinch.
Coughlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Coughlin.
Coughlin cracks The Crippler with a nice body shot.
The Crippler misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Crippler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Crippler misses with some punches.
Coughlin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Cripplers head.
Coughlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Crippler misses with a punch to the body.
Coughlin missing with knees to the body.
Coughlin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coughlin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Crippler is breathing heavily.
Coughlin lands a nice uppercut.
Coughlin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Crippler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coughlin with a knee to the head.
The Crippler gets underhooks to prevent Coughlin's takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coughlin obliges.
The Crippler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coughlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Crippler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Coughlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Crippler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coughlin lands a shot to the body.
Coughlin tries to throw a body punch but The Crippler avoids it by throwing Coughlin back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coughlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Coughlin lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Coughlin.
Coughlin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coughlin crunches a lovely knee into The Crippler's ribcage.
Coughlin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coughlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Crippler can do to turn this around?
Coughlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Coughlin - that landed with a thud.
The Crippler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coughlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coughlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Crippler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Coughlin works on The Crippler's body with a couple of short punches.
Coughlin is working The Crippler over against the cage.
Coughlin lands a shot to the body.
Coughlin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coughlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Crippler misses with the head strike.
The Crippler takes a shot to the head.
Coughlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coughlin scores a nice knee to the body.
Coughlin lands with a short shot to the head.
Coughlin digs a right hand underneath The Crippler's ribcage. The Crippler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Coughlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coughlin.
A right hand to the body from Coughlin.
Coughlin lands a good knee to the midsection. The Crippler won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jem Coughlin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Crippler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coughlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Coughlin.
The Crippler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Coughlin.
Knees to the body from Coughlin.
Coughlin is leaning against The Crippler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Coughlin works on The Crippler's body with a couple of short punches.
Coughlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Coughlin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coughlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coughlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Crippler backwards.
Coughlin pushes The Crippler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The Crippler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coughlin lands with a right to the head.
Coughlin blocks an uppercut.
Coughlin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Coughlin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Coughlin wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Crippler keeps working.
Coughlin moves into full mount!
Coughlin working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. The Crippler turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Coughlin off and cradles The Crippler's limp body as Coughlin celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jem Coughlin!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jem Coughlin made sure he mentioned GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matrix has chosen If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It as his entrance music. Dutch Matrix is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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272 lbs
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255 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Ortiz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dutch Matrix!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz lands with a nice body punch.
Ortiz throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Matrix tumbling to the canvas!
Matrix is rocked!
Ortiz postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Matrix covers up, he's hurt! Ortiz keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Ortiz and the ref steps in to end the fight! Ortiz can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Ortiz!
Randy Ortiz retains his heavyweight title!
Randy Ortiz very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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