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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek DArcangeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek DArcangeli!
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, Dragon Davis!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DArcangeli fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
DArcangeli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davis throws out a powerful jab.
Davis digs a good body shot into DArcangeli's ribs.
Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek DArcangeli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DArcangeli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
DArcangeli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
DArcangeli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but DArcangeli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davis duly obliges.
DArcangeli shoots for a takedown but Davis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
DArcangeli shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but DArcangeli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
DArcangeli is breathing heavily.
Davis misses with the combination.
Davis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Davis enables DArcangeli to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Davis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
DArcangeli throws a big right hand that misses.
DArcangeli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
DArcangeli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
DArcangeli pushes down on Davis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Davis tries to kick DArcangeli off but DArcangeli keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
DArcangeli thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
DArcangeli prevents Davis from standing back up.
DArcangeli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DArcangeli seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
DArcangeli tries to pass the half guard into mount. Davis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Davis looks like he's trying to stand up.
DArcangeli lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis looks like he's trying to stand up.
DArcangeli works his way into side control.
DArcangeli passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Davis!
Davis is bucking up trying to escape but DArcangeli cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
DArcangeli 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 referee warns Davis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
DArcangeli punishing his opponent with strikes.
DArcangeli lands with some strikes.
DArcangeli in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Davis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
DArcangeli scoring with strikes but Davis is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DArcangeli looking to finish Davis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Davis!
DArcangeli with the ground and pound from mount.
DArcangeli with a couple of short strikes.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with DArcangeli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
DArcangeli working away from the top, dropping strikes.
DArcangeli working the ground and pound effectively.
Davis is rocked!
DArcangeli lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Davis is still in real trouble! Can DArcangeli finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DArcangeli landing strikes from the mount and Davis is in trouble!
Davis seems to have recovered his senses.
DArcangeli working away from the top, dropping strikes.
DArcangeli landing strikes from the mount and Davis is in trouble!
DArcangeli looking to finish Davis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Davis!
DArcangeli is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Davis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
DArcangeli scores with a couple of good head shots there.
DArcangeli landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, DArcangeli cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
DArcangeli lands a nice shot to the head.
DArcangeli is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Davis goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for DArcangeli!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Derek DArcangeli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Rainey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Rainey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Jones's chin.
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Rainey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rainey tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Jones looks to land a left hand but Rainey moved out of range nicely.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Rainey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones keeps control of Rainey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rainey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rainey is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Rainey has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainey is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones keeps control of Rainey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rainey wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Rainey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rainey after a bit of a struggle.
Rainey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Rainey with a nice body shot.
Rainey is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Rainey is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Rainey can't break the clinch.
Rainey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps control of Rainey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rainey breaks the clinch.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rainey counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rainey's corner calls for a 1-2. Rainey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rainey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Rainey off balance momentarily.
Rainey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rainey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainey darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rainey blocking some punches.
Jones has Rainey pressed against the cage, preventing Rainey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rainey breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Rainey.
Rainey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rainey fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Rainey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rainey.
Rainey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rainey shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Rainey decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jones tries for a takedown but Rainey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones misses with a hook. Rainey ducked under it nicely.
Chris Rainey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rainey rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rainey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rainey lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rainey.
Rainey lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Jones dives in and grabs Rainey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rainey pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Rainey closes the distance and clinches.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Rainey controls his hands.
Rainey pulls Jones into guard.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rainey is keeping the position for now.
Jones drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rainey manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jones has Rainey in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rainey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rainey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rainey puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainey stands up from half guard.
Rainey has a takedown stuffed.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Rainey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chris Rainey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jones.
Nice cross by Rainey.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Rainey has managed to clinch.
Rainey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainey tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Rainey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Rainey has him pressed against the cage.
Rainey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rainey.
Rainey swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Rainey dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Rainey misses with the combination.
Chris Rainey is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rainey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rainey's calf.
Jones throws a leg kick but Rainey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Rainey counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rainey throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Rainey scores with a four punch combination!
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rainey!
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Rainey has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones tries to break free but Rainey pushes him back against the cage.
Jones prevents Rainey from breaking the clinch.
Rainey tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones wants a takedown.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rainey blocks it with crossed arms.
Rainey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rainey stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rainey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Rainey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Rainey's torso.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rainey's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones dives in and grabs Rainey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rainey pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Chris Rainey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jones.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rainey defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Rainey. Rainey maintains the clinch.
Rainey is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Rainey can't break the clinch.
Rainey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rainey gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainey working hard to break the clinch.
Jones tries to stall but Rainey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rainey tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Rainey is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rainey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Jones.
Well Rainey 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 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Rainey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boris Magerramov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleczander Povetskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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150 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boris Magerramov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleczander Povetskin!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magerramov is defended easily by Povetskin.
Povetskin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Magerramov.
Magerramov doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Povetskin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Magerramov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magerramov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Povetskin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magerramov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Magerramov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magerramov misses with a takedown
and Povetskin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magerramov shoots in but no luck this time.
Magerramov tries for a takedown but Povetskin circles away easily
and Povetskin counters with a right hand to the body.
Magerramov is breathing heavily.
Magerramov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Povetskin sprawls well. Povetskin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Magerramov gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Povetskin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Povetskin scores with a hook to the body. Magerramov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boris Magerramov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magerramov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Povetskin.
Magerramov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Povetskin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magerramov.
Magerramov is rocked!
Povetskin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Magerramov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magerramov drops his hands momentarily. Povetskin doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Magerramov staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Magerramov doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleczander Povetskin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fred Mizinskii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Tellerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tellerman has chosen oh sleeper- children of fire as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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144 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Mizinskii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Tellerman!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mizinskii.
Mizinskii misses with a right hand
and Tellerman counters with an inside leg kick.
Tellerman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Mizinskii.
It looks like Jackson Tellerman has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Mizinskii as Tellerman shoots in.
Tellerman has closed the distance and engaged Mizinskii in a clinch.
Tellerman can't break the clinch.
Tellerman tries to break free but Mizinskii pushes him back against the cage.
Mizinskii lands a hook that snaps the head of Tellerman backwards.
Mizinskii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tellerman tries to break the clinch but Mizinskii is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tellerman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizinskii has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tellerman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mizinskii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mizinskii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Mizinskii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mizinskii misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizinskii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mizinskii misses with the combination.
Mizinskii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tellerman's head backwards.
Tellerman is rocked!
Mizinskii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tellerman is still on wobbly legs! Can Mizinskii finish him?
Mizinskii misses with a right hand
and Tellerman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Mizinskii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tellerman seems to have recovered his senses.
Mizinskii lands a slapping body shot.
Tellerman looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tellerman gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Mizinskii points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Tellerman wakes up just in time to hear Mizinskii thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Mizinskii!
During a confident post fight interview, Fred Mizinskii 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Stockel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Best comes to the cage accompanied by Party Rock Anthem. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackie Stockel!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Best, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stockel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stockel fails with the takedown
and Best counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Best misses.
Best lands with an overhand left.
Randy Best seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stockel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Best sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stockel somewhat.
Stockel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Randy Best has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackie Stockel.
Nice sprawl there from Best as Stockel shoots in.
Best lands a left and a right that send Stockel crashing to the mat, dazed. Best thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stockel is rocked!
It looks like Jackie Stockel has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stockel misses with a takedown attempt
and Best counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stockel is still on wobbly legs! Can Best finish him?
Stockel is trying desperately to land a takedown but Best is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Stockel.
Stockel wants to take the fight to the mat but Best manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stockel looks gassed!
Best is stalling here.
Best prevents the takedown attempt.
Stockel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Best's efforts to push away.
Stockel seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stockel stops a takedown attempt from Best.
Best breaks from the clinch.
Best throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stockel on the side of the head.
Best misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Randy Best is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Best cracks Stockel with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Best has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stockel to stand back up!
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!
Stockel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Best lands a big right hook! Stockel looks hurt but is still standing! Best lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Stockel falls down and Best dives in with a huge hammer fist! Stockel's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Best runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Randy Best!
Randy Best decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Bridges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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26
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Bridges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Floyd Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Bridges. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Bridges.
Bridges lands a right hook to the body.
Bridges throws a shot to the body.
Bridges misses with a body shot.
Bridges ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson defending well as Bridges loads up on a big left hand.
Bridges lands an overhand right.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bridges gets back to half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but Bridges is blocking nicely.
Johnson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Johnson working over Bridges with some ground and pound. Bridges looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Bridges has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Bridges won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Bridges avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Bridges holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Bridges is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bridges wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pressing down on Bridges's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bridges is holding on for now.
Bridges on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bridges tries to get out of the position.
Bridges is looking to improve his position.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bridges makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bridges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges looking for a sweep. Not yet Bridges, not yet.
Bridges throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Johnson escapes and throws Bridges's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Johnson.
Johnson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Bridges on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bridges is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Bridges is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Johnson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Bridges is looking for a sweep.
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Bridges takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bridges regains half guard, as Johnson was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bridges gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Bridges's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bridges lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Bridges makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bridges thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Bridges lands a body shot.
Bridges dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
A jab from Bridges does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bridges with a nice cross.
Leon Bridges is winning the standup battle so far.
Bridges lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Bridges.
Bridges lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bridges scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Floyd Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Bridges circles away easily
enabling Bridges to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Bridges - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Bridges, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Bridges against the cage but Bridges circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leon Bridges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Floyd Johnson.
Bridges lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Bridges.
Bridges connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A cross from Bridges lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Bridges coming out on top.
Bridges lands with an overhand left.
Bridges fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leon Bridges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bridges scores with a body shot.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bridges scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bridges.
Bridges scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bridges lands a jab to the nose.
Bridges lands a nice shot to the body.
Bridges lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab from Bridges.
Bridges scores with a body shot.
Bridges throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Johnson is rocked!
Bridges fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bridges lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Bridges counter with a right hand.
Bridges listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bridges lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bridges.
Bridges bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Bridges getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bridges lands a body shot.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bridges with a jab.
Bridges scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bridges scores with a decent looking hook.
Bridges connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bridges scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bridges finish him?
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bridges connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Bridges misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Bridges scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Bridges.
Bridges throws out a powerful jab.
Bridges is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bridges circles away.
Bridges lands a slapping body shot.
Bridges connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Bridges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bridges scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bridges lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bridges lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bridges counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bridges connects with a nice looking jab.
Bridges lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bridges connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Bridges dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Bridges.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bridges counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Bridges connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bridges throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bridges lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Bridges counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bridges lands a body shot.
A jab lands there for Bridges.
Nice body punch from Bridges.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bridges scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bridges throws a good cross that connects.
Bridges lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bridges with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bridges jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Bridges cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bridges works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Bridges keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bridges getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bridges scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bridges darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Bridges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bridges lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bridges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bridges to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Bridges sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leon Bridges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Floyd Johnson.
Bridges ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bridges smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bridges scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson moves forwards but Bridges connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bridges ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bridges smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bridges lands with a right hand.
Johnson throws a body punch but Bridges moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Bridges - just one landing.
Bridges ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bridges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges scores with a shot to the body.
Bridges connects with a jab.
Bridges lands a nice shot to the body.
Bridges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Bridges coming out on top.
Bridges works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bridges swivels and escapes.
Bridges lands a jab.
Nice body punch from Bridges.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bridges connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bridges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Bridges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Bridges scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bridges lands with a right hand.
Bridges changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Bridges manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bridges scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bridges connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Bridges jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bridges getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Bridges fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bridges lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Bridges showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bridges 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Bridges!
After the fight, Leon Bridges was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Slider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McClusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClusky is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Stand Alone. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Stanley Slider could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack McClusky's chin.
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25
140 lbs
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28
254 lbs
34 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanley Slider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack McClusky!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClusky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McClusky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slider momentarily.
It looks like Stanley Slider has been cut.
McClusky circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Slider to the canvas! Slider doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - McClusky keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack McClusky!
Jack McClusky 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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24
280 lbs
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25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilkka Kanerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanerva jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson looks gassed!
Kanerva connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanerva throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kanerva.
Kanerva plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Johnson to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Johnson just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiao Macale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tiao Macale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Macale both land. Nice combination.
Macale scores with a jab to the body.
Lucas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Macale, right into the meat.
Macale tries a head kick but it misses.
Macale moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Macale throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab, jab by Macale - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Macale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Macale does no damage.
Tiao Macale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macale misses with a straight right.
Macale avoids a kick to the body.
Macale misses with a kick to the body.
Lucas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Macale.
Macale connects with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Macale.
Macale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lucas misses with a straight right.
Macale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucas.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses.
Lucas looks to score with a jab to the body but Macale is just out of range.
Lucas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lucas lands a really nice looking cross but Macale seems unphased.
Lucas dodges the punch combination from Macale.
Lucas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Macale scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Macale lands with an uppercut that bounces Lucas off the cage and back into range.
Macale explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lucas throws a low kick but Macale moves out of range easily.
Lucas moves out of range of the leg kick from Macale.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macale misses with a body kick.
Lucas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws a sloppy body shot
and Macale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lucas moves out of range of the body kick from Macale.
Macale misses with a body kick.
Lucas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Macale circles away quickly and effectively.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Macale.
Lucas clinches up against the cage.
Lucas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Macale tries to stall but Lucas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Macale stalling against the cage.
Macale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Macale is trying to break free.
Lucas blocking some punches.
Macale is trying to push Lucas away but Lucas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale is stalling here.
Macale stalling in the clinch but Lucas improves position.
Macale looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Lucas scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lucas.
It looks like Tiao Macale has been cut.
Lucas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Macale throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucas.
Lucas blocking some punches.
Lucas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lucas pushes Macale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lucas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macale will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lucas up against the cage.
Macale wants to get back to striking at distance but Lucas won't allow it.
Lucas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Macale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Macale'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!
Macale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Macale scoring well with a low kick there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab by Lucas.
Lucas throws the kick towards the body but Macale avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiao Macale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiao Macale's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Macale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macale throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Macale.
Macale throws a leg kick but Lucas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lucas misses with a body kick.
Lucas scores with a sloppy right hand. Macale should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Macale.
Macale cracks Lucas with a good jab.
Macale missing with a left hand there. Lucas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macale misses with a body kick.
Tiao Macale is winning the standup battle so far.
Macale throws a sloppy body shot
and Lucas counters with a leg kick.
Macale scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macale cracks Lucas with a good jab.
Nice body kick from Macale.
A head kick misses from Macale.
Lucas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Macale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Macale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas throws the kick towards the body but Macale avoids it.
Macale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Macale moves out of range as Lucas strikes.
Macale cracks Lucas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Macale connects with a jab.
Macale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lucas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Macale.
That kick from Macale tenderised Lucas's leg. Lucas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Macale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lucas throws a chopping leg kick but Macale manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Macale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucas manages to avoid it.
Macale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lucas.
That kick from Lucas tenderised Macale's leg. Macale is trying to keep his angry face on.
Macale misses with a looping left.
Lucas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lucas avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macale tried to score with a low kick but Lucas checks it.
Lucas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Macale. Beautiful body shot.
Lucas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Macale cracks Lucas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Macale misses with a body kick.
Lucas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macale.
Macale throws a leg kick which misses Lucas's front leg but catches the back leg as Lucas tries to avoid it.
Macale digs a good hook to Lucas's body.
Lucas scores with a head kick.
Lucas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Macale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Macale connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Macale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good standup being displayed there by Macale as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas ducks under a wild hook from Macale.
Macale throws a big shot that misses.
Macale lands a nice hook to Lucas's body. Lucas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Macale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucas can pounce on him.
Macale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lucas counters with a thumping low kick.
Macale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macale.
Macale avoids a kick to the body.
Macale misses with a body kick.
Macale misses with a leg kick.
Lucas walks into a straight right hand from Macale.
Lucas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Macale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Macale!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Macale thuds his shin into the meat of Lucas's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Macale.
A jab from Lucas misses.
Macale throws a front kick that sends Lucas stumbling back into the cage.
Macale scores with a leg kick.
Macale misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Macale.
Lucas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Macale throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucas.
Macale lands a right hook to the body.
Lucas blocks a low kick nicely.
Macale misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiao Macale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tiao Macale's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Macale closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Macale looks to land a body kick but Lucas moved away.
Macale lands with a straight right. Lucas didn't see that one coming.
Lucas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Macale.
Lucas misses with a looping left.
Lucas throws a leg kick but Macale sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lucas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Macale misses with a looping left.
Macale fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Macale throws a big shot that misses.
Lucas misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Macale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lucas throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macale uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Macale misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Macale.
Lucas blocks the body kick.
Macale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucas can pounce on him.
Lucas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lucas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macale throws a body punch but Lucas moves out of range.
Lucas digs a good hook to Macale's body.
Lucas lands a right hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Lucas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucas misses with a head kick.
Lucas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good work by Lucas as he checks the leg kick.
Macale takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lucas lands a leg kick that knocks Macale off balance momentarily.
Travis Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Macale misses with a low kick.
Lucas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macale.
Macale checks a low kick from Lucas.
Macale throws a shot from downtown. Lucas moves away and avoids it.
Lucas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Macale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lucas.
Macale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lucas slips under a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Macale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Macale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Macale misses the shot to the body.
Lucas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Macale cracks a nice hook into Lucas's ribs.
Macale is looking to score with low kicks.
Macale throws a shot from downtown. Lucas moves away and avoids it.
Lucas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lucas swings widly with a right hand
and Macale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lucas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macale.
Nice body punch from Macale.
Lucas with a jab.
Macale tries to land a front kick but Lucas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Macale ducks under a wild hook from Lucas.
Macale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Macale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Macale throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucas.
Macale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucas.
Macale lands a nice looking body kick.
Lucas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lucas slips under a jab from Macale.
Lucas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas throws a leg kick which misses Macale's front leg but catches the back leg as Macale tries to avoid it.
Macale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lucas throws a low kick but Macale moves out of range easily.
Macale walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Lucas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Macale 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiao Macale!
Tiao Macale 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crixus Hair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hair has chosen I Made it as his entrance music. Crixus Hair acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Rose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Crixus Hair!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hair is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Donnie Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hair thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hair lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rose swinging wildly here.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Hair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hair circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hair thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose tries to keep at a distance but Hair has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hair prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Donnie Rose has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose fails to pull guard.
Hair lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hair lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hair.
Hair misses with a punch to the body.
Hair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose blocks a body shot from Hair.
Hair is working Rose over against the cage.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Hair on the inside.
Hair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hair kicks off Rose and gets to his feet.
Hair jabs Rose to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hair with a hook.
Hair moves into the clinch.
Rose is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hair lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Hair scores with a hook to the body.
Hair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hair pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Hair finds it's way through Rose's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hair.
Hair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Hair lands with a straight right. Rose didn't see that one coming.
Hair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Hair darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donnie Rose's cut is getting worse.
Jab, jab by Hair - just one landing.
Crixus Hair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hair throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hair cracks Rose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rose is rocked!
Rose takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Rose is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose is aggressively charging in as Hair backs up avoiding any damage. Hair tosses out a jab and Rose runs right into it face first! Rose is out cold! Hair dropped down on all fours and is barking in Rose's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crixus Hair! Crixus Hair retains his heavyweight title!
Crixus Hair managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160, into his post fight interview.
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