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MMM 113 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raje Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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154 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
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160 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raje Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Malapitan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Malapitan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Malapitan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Malapitan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Malapitan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Malapitan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Malapitan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Malapitan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Makunouchi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Malapitan, into his guard.
Makunouchi scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi is fighting to break Malapitan's control of his arms but Malapitan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Malapitan is trying to keep Makunouchi in close.
Malapitan has Makunouchi pulled in close to control his posture.
Malapitan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malapitan is trying to keep Makunouchi in close.
Makunouchi trying to control but Malapitan is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Makunouchi works over Malapitan's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Raje Malapitan has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makunouchi lands a left and a right that send Malapitan crashing to the mat, dazed. Makunouchi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Malapitan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malapitan.
Oh Malapitan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makunouchi drops Malapitan with a big left hand! Malapitan is injured, injured bad! Makunouchi jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ippo Makunouchi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dung Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soham Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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272 lbs
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265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dung Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soham Roy!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Po throws a series of punches but Roy avoids them all with ease.
Roy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Po looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Po taking a bit of punishment here - Roy scoring with strikes.
It looks like Dung Po has been cut.
Roy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Roy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Po struggling a bit here.
Po trying to remain calm as Roy controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po tries to control but Roy manages to take his back.
Roy really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Po.
Roy looking for the RNC.
Can Po hold on?! Roy is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Po is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Po trying to control the position but Roy manages to sink in the hooks.
Po is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Roy is persistently looking for the submission but Po is defending it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy working for the choke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dung Po's cut is getting worse.
Roy is hanging on to Po's back as he tries to escape.
Roy looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Po tries to escape but Roy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Roy controlling from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roy seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Po's chin but Po turns very nicely into Roy's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Po.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soham Roy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 9:10
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soham Roy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Joe Jurgenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
4 - 16 - 1 |
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166 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Billy Joe Jurgenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver misses with a head kick.
Oliver misses with a head kick.
Jurgenson throws a right hand that Oliver ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliver also avoids with ease.
Oliver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jurgenson throws a series of punches but Oliver avoids them all with ease.
Oliver throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver throws a sloppy head kick and Jurgenson moves out of range easily.
Oliver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jurgenson throws a right hand that Oliver ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliver also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jurgenson blocks a head kick by Oliver.
Jurgenson avoids the head kick by Oliver.
Jurgenson misses with a double jab
and Oliver counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jurgenson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Oliver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oliver has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 9:10
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 9:10
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Oliver!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Corey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Iwamura (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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137 lbs
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Corey Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshihiro Iwamura!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iwamura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Corey Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iwamura forces Corey Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Iwamura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iwamura trying to land knees to the body.
Corey Jr is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Iwamura can't fight it off and eventually Corey Jr manages to take the fight to the floor. Iwamura looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Corey Jr is in close to Iwamura's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Corey Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Corey Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Iwamura is retaining full guard.
Corey Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Corey Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corey Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Corey Jr 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.
Corey Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Corey Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Iwamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwamura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corey Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Corey Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Corey Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Iwamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corey Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Corey Jr postures up.
Corey Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Corey Jr slips nicely into half guard.
Corey Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Iwamura defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Iwamura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Corey Jr.
Corey Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Corey Jr seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Iwamura is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mike Corey Jr!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mike Corey Jr made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Doug Lowbrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Urkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lowbrow comes to the cage accompanied by The Chicken Dance. Urkle has chosen Gogol Bordello - Wonderlust King as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Lowbrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blue Urkle!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urkle leaves Lowbrow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lowbrow tries to clinch but Urkle moves away
and Urkle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lowbrow wants to clinch but Urkle slips to the side
and Urkle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doug Lowbrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowbrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Urkle.
Urkle keeps the fight on the outside.
Lowbrow tries to clinch but Urkle moves away
and Urkle counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Lowbrow to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Urkle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Blue Urkle!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikhael Volkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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156 lbs
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150 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhael Volkoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Jackson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Mikhael Volkoff has been cut.
A slow jab from Volkoff misses its intended target.
Volkoff gets the takedown into side control.
Volkoff misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkoff wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Volkoff is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Volkoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkoff is really struggling to control Jackson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Volkoff is working Jackson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Volkoff advances to full mount.
Volkoff prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Volkoff throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkoff controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Volkoff isn't that keen on the idea.
Volkoff connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Volkoff is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jackson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jackson!
Volkoff trying to control the position here.
Volkoff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mikhael Volkoff just wasn't active enough.
Volkoff lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Volkoff avoids it well.
Volkoff misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson stalks Volkoff and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Volkoff's face. Volkoff staggers backwards, shaken.
Volkoff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Volkoff off to one side.
Omar Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Volkoff. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkoff misses with a straight left.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Volkoff moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a big shot that drops Volkoff! Can he finish him?
Volkoff is rocked!
Mikhael Volkoff's cut is getting worse.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Volkoff's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Oh Volkoff is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Volkoff looking to control.
Volkoff seems to have got his legs back now.
Volkoff has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mikhael Volkoff wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Volkoff moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson moves away from the strike by Volkoff.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Volkoff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Volkoff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Volkoff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikhael Volkoff's cut.
That's time! Volkoff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson slips under a jab from Volkoff.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkoff.
Volkoff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkoff throws out the jab.
Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Volkoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Volkoff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Volkoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Volkoff working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkoff thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Volkoff throws a big right hand that misses.
Volkoff seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jackson controls Volkoff momentarily but Volkoff frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Volkoff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volkoff does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Volkoff moves out of range.
Volkoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Volkoff avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Volkoff tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Volkoff sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volkoff darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Volkoff looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Volkoff slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkoff moves away.
Volkoff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Volkoff dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkoff tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhael Volkoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries to break free but Volkoff pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Volkoff.
Volkoff is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Volkoff breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkoff throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volkoff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkoff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mikhael Volkoff will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikhael Volkoff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Volkoff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Volkoff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson wants to break free but Volkoff has control.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Volkoff is controlling the position.
Volkoff is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Volkoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Volkoff shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Volkoff showed some decent athleticism there.
Volkoff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkoff keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Volkoff trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Volkoff takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mikhael Volkoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Volkoff trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mikhael Volkoff wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Volkoff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Volkoff slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to escape the position but Volkoff is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkoff is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Volkoff is working Jackson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Volkoff controlling the position from side mount.
Volkoff works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkoff creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jackson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Volkoff tries to advance to mount but Jackson denies him.
Volkoff controlling the position.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stops Volkoff from passing to mount.
A lull in the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkoff wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhael Volkoff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Volkoff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhael Volkoff!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fourth Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Vesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by New York. Fourth Boy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rene Vesque's chin.
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220 lbs
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198 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fourth Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Vesque!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Vesque.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vesque loads up on a big right hand but Boy slips the punch.
Vesque displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boy.
Vesque tries to score with a low kick but Boy moves his leg out of the way.
Vesque misses with an uppercut.
Vesque stuffs the takedown attempt from Boy. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
Vesque bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boy's head backwards.
It looks like Fourth Boy has been cut.
Vesque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boy moves away from the strike by Vesque.
Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Vesque is just out of range.
Boy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vesque on his heels. He'll look to pass Vesque's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vesque works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy throws an elbow that misses. Vesque uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boy's guard. Nice move by Vesque!
Vesque postures up.
Vesque stands up and waves to Boy to follow him.
Boy misses with a hook
and Vesque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vesque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
Boy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vesque.
Vesque's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vesque duly obliges.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Vesque throws an overhand right that lands on Boy's shoulder, as Boy tries to avoid the shot.
Boy takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy misses with an uppercut.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fourth Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vesque counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boy's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Vesque.
Vesque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Rene Vesque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boy misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Vesque.
Boy throws a leg kick
and Vesque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy misses with a body shot.
Vesque leaves Boy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boy is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Vesque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vesque throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vesque.
Vesque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vesque lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Vesque misses its intended target.
Boy is looking to wear down Vesque with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boy lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Vesque misses the target.
Vesque avoids the body shot from Boy.
Vesque misses with a straight right.
Fourth Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vesque misses with a hook to the body
and Boy counters with a shoot takedown. Vesque fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vesque seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy tries to free his leg and advance position but Vesque is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vesque keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
Vesque is pulling down on Boy's head. It's preventing any offense from Boy, at least for the moment.
Rene Vesque has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Boy throws a hook but Vesque blocks it.
Vesque thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Boy throws an elbow that misses. Vesque uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boy's guard. Nice move by Vesque!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Vesque dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fourth Boy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vesque displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boy.
Boy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vesque misses with a straight right.
Vesque avoids the head kick by Boy.
An inside leg kick from Boy misses.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but Vesque shows good takedown defense.
Good standup being displayed there by Vesque as he connects with a hook.
Vesque blocks a head kick by Boy.
Boy throws a low kick but Vesque avoids it.
Boy throws a sloppy head kick and Vesque moves out of range easily.
Vesque misses with an uppercut. Boy saw that one coming.
Vesque avoids the head kick by Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Vesque misses.
Boy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boy moves out of range of the leg kick from Vesque.
Vesque swings widly with a right hand
and Boy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Boy misses the target.
Boy tries to land a front kick but Vesque steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boy lands a nice looking body shot.
Boy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vesque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vesque cracks Boy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fourth Boy's cut is getting worse.
Boy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vesque but Vesque pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fourth Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vesque wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Vesque.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vesque to score with a decent uppercut.
Boy tries to land a front kick but Vesque steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boy tries to land a front kick but Vesque steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vesque moves out of range as Boy strikes.
Vesque loads up on a big right hand but Boy slips the punch.
Vesque scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boy doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Vesque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vesque scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fourth Boy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice body punch from Vesque.
Vesque feints a jab promting Boy to slip. Vesque then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesque drops Boy with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Boy! Vesque dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rene Vesque!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connor MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Sen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLeod comes into the arena with Battle Hymn blaring out of the sound system. Sen has chosen Linkin Park - Faint as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
160 lbs
8 - 1 - 1 |
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24
160 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Connor MacLeod!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jin Sen!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacLeod to score with a decent uppercut.
Sen takes one to the chin there.
Sen misses the shot to the body.
Sen falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling MacLeod to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jin Sen has been cut.
MacLeod drives through and clinches with Sen against the cage.
MacLeod gets through Sen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
MacLeod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sen or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacLeod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacLeod's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacLeod creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MacLeod digs a right hand underneath Sen's ribcage. Sen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod prevents Sen from breaking the clinch.
MacLeod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacLeod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacLeod has a couple of punches blocked by Sen.
MacLeod works on Sen's body with a couple of short punches.
Sen trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacLeod.
MacLeod swings wildly with an uppercut but Sen uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacLeod.
A nice left hand lands by MacLeod.
Sen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
MacLeod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
MacLeod gets through Sen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sen is pushing MacLeod up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sen working hard to break the clinch.
MacLeod scores with a shoulder strike.
MacLeod misses with some punches.
MacLeod has a couple of punches blocked by Sen.
MacLeod lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sen backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacLeod.
Sen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sen takes a shot to the head.
Sen blocking some punches.
Sen tries to stall but MacLeod uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sen tries to land a knee to the head but MacLeod blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, MacLeod scores with a nice short uppercut.
MacLeod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MacLeod misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacLeod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacLeod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacLeod scores with a shot to the side of Sen's head.
A short right from MacLeod.
A short uppercut from MacLeod.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sen takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacLeod's elbow.
MacLeod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacLeod throws a hook but Sen blocks it.
Sen looks to clinch
and MacLeod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacLeod has closed the distance and engaged Sen in a clinch.
MacLeod can't find room to land a body shot as Sen controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sen tries a body shot but MacLeod blocks it.
Sen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacLeod's elbow.
Sen trying to stall but MacLeod improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from MacLeod.
Sen can't find room to land a body shot as MacLeod controls the action.
MacLeod gets through Sen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sen struggles to land a body shot inside as MacLeod controls his hands.
MacLeod working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacLeod lands a nice uppercut.
MacLeod scores with a shoulder strike.
MacLeod cracks Sen with a nice body shot.
MacLeod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MacLeod misses with the head strike.
Sen tries to throw a body punch but MacLeod avoids it by throwing Sen back against the cage.
Sen misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacLeod working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MacLeod misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sen blocks an uppercut.
MacLeod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacLeod.
Sen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sen leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor MacLeod dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jin Sen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
MacLeod connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sen throws a nice looking combination but MacLeod bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MacLeod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MacLeod checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
MacLeod lunges at Sen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sen's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod misses with a straight left.
Sen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sen there as he acknowledges the shot.
MacLeod throws a jab but it's blocked by Sen.
MacLeod circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacLeod takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Connor MacLeod has been cut.
Sen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A right-left combo lands from MacLeod.
Sen is rocked!
Jin Sen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sen misses the shot to the body.
Sen is still on wobbly legs! Can MacLeod finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sen throws a head kick that half lands.
Sen seems to have recovered his senses.
Jin Sen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacLeod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sen looks to score with a jab to the body but MacLeod is just out of range.
MacLeod forces Sen back against the cage and clinches.
Sen can't find room to land a body shot as MacLeod controls the action.
MacLeod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacLeod prevents a body shot from Sen.
Sen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacLeod lands a body punch.
Sen struggles to land a body shot inside as MacLeod controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from MacLeod fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from MacLeod.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short uppercut from MacLeod.
Sen is trying to break the clinch but MacLeod is controlling him.
Sen takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacLeod.
MacLeod swings wildly with an uppercut but Sen uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacLeod scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacLeod lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for MacLeod.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
MacLeod has Sen pressed against the cage, preventing Sen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
MacLeod lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by MacLeod.
Sen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
MacLeod works on Sen's body with a couple of short punches.
Sen is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacLeod.
MacLeod throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sens head.
MacLeod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sens head.
Sen takes a shot to the head.
Sen blocking some punches.
MacLeod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MacLeod lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sen.
MacLeod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Connor MacLeod has scored more points in the clinch so far.
MacLeod works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from MacLeod on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacLeod.
MacLeod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacLeod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
MacLeod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacLeod has Sen pressed against the cage, preventing Sen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
MacLeod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from MacLeod on the inside.
MacLeod prevents a body shot from Sen.
MacLeod has Sen pressed against the cage, preventing Sen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sen tries a body shot but MacLeod blocks it.
MacLeod lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sen backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor MacLeod dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
MacLeod lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MacLeod lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Sen falls backwards - clearly groggy! MacLeod dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor MacLeod!
Connor MacLeod retains his lightweight title!
Connor MacLeod decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McClusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClusky has chosen I Stand Alone as his entrance music. Jack McClusky told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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28
254 lbs
33 - 11 - 1 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack McClusky!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClusky feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
McClusky dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
It looks like James Johnson has been cut.
McClusky connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McClusky cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Johnson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McClusky finish him?
Johnson is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from McClusky knocks Johnson out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack McClusky!
Jack McClusky managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Slider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Slider has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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24
280 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sammy Slider!
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, Ilkka Kanerva!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanerva connects with a crisp jab.
Kanerva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kanerva is looking to slow Slider down with leg kicks.
Slider shoots in looking for a takedown. Kanerva tries to sprawl out of it but Slider keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kanerva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slider tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kanerva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Slider somewhat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slider walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Kanerva swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ilkka Kanerva!
Ilkka Kanerva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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