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MMM 118 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ippo Makunouchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Angel Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi throws a combination. Rivera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Angel Rivera has been cut.
Makunouchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rivera!
Makunouchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivera's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makunouchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
Makunouchi grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Rivera takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Makunouchi cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ippo Makunouchi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jamison (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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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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, Mac Jackson!
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, John Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jamison's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jackson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jamison is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jamison is striking off his back. Jackson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Jackson not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mac Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jamison throws a body kick that misses.
Jamison throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jamison is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jamison did well to prevent Jackson getting side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jamison wants to control but Jackson passes into side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson controls the position from side control.
Jackson working away.
Jamison being controlled for a moment.
Jackson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mac Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is staying tight to Jamison's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jackson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jamison for as long as he can get away with.
Jamison is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamison trying to remain calm as Jackson controls from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mac Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 10:9
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Immortal Skyrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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148 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Immortal Skyrim!
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, Carlo May!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May wants to clinch.
May will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skyrim looks to score with a jab to the body but May is just out of range.
Skyrim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skyrim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skyrim throws a combination that misses
and May holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
May tries to break free but Skyrim pushes him back against the cage.
Skyrim tries to throw a body punch but May avoids it by throwing Skyrim back against the cage.
May pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
May wants to clinch up but Skyrim keeps it at a distance.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Skyrim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skyrim scores with a head kick. May tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Skyrim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts May, as that shot connected.
May misses with a two punch combination.
Skyrim tries a head kick but it misses.
Immortal Skyrim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skyrim checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Skyrim tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. May just stands there and leans against the cage.
Skyrim tries to pull guard but May won't allow it.
Skyrim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
May manages to pull guard.
May is trying to keep Skyrim in close.
May throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Skyrim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Skyrim not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Skyrim trying to control the position from guard on top but May is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skyrim wants to stand but May has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Skyrim 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immortal Skyrim has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Skyrim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skyrim throws a combination that misses
and May counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by May.
Skyrim is trying to force a seperation but May has the dominant position.
May is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
May lands a nice uppercut.
May misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skyrim.
May lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skyrim jumps guard but May turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Immortal Skyrim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
May lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skyrim jumps guard but May stands there with Skyrim around his waist. Skyrim gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
May wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
May has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skyrim is defending well for now.
Skyrim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
May works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
May's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
May looks to land a combination but Skyrim avoids it well.
May shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Skyrim napping and manages to drive through into side control!
May 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.
Skyrim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skyrim is breathing heavily.
May is looking to take a break and control but Skyrim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
May scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Skyrim to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skyrim is looking for a sweep.
May wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skyrim keeps working.
Skyrim tries to improve position but can't.
May sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Skyrim is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skyrim can't do much from the bottom here.
Skyrim is looking to reverse the position.
The strikes coming from May are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skyrim manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
May is looking for a kimura here.
Skyrim is looking for a sweep. May is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo May dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Skyrim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
May tries to clinch there but Skyrim circles away.
May wants to clinch up but Skyrim keeps it at a distance.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skyrim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skyrim throws a series of punches but May moves out of range.
May moves in looking to clinch but Skyrim pushes him off.
May tries to clinch but Skyrim is having none of it.
Skyrim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
May tries to clinch up.
May is looking to clinch but Skyrim is avoiding it.
May closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Skyrim did well to prevent May getting side control.
May takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Skyrim looking for submissions off his back.
May really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skyrim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Skyrim is not content to let May control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skyrim gets back to full guard.
Skyrim looking for submissions from the bottom but instead May passes into half guard.
May wants to take a breather but Skyrim is having none of it.
Skyrim actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
May thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
May passes the guard and advances to mount!
May tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Skyrim working to try and regain half guard.
May wants to control the pace but Skyrim is squirming around nicely.
May content just to control the position here.
Skyrim can't escape the position.
May controlling from mount.
Skyrim working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May avoids the attempt from Skyrim to control.
May controlling from the full mount.
May can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Skyrim is looking to escape.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Skyrim regains half guard.
Skyrim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. May is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlo May was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Skyrim lands a high kick!
Skyrim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of May's head.
May tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skyrim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Immortal Skyrim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
May tries to clinch up but Skyrim circles away and keeps his distance.
Skyrim connects with a looping right hand.
May looks to land a body kick but Skyrim moved away.
May shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skyrim is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute May jumps into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes there by May.
Skyrim is letting May control him for a moment.
Skyrim is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo May showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A right-left combo lands from May.
May moves into the clinch successfully.
May avoiding damage.
Skyrim fails to pull guard.
May keeps control of Skyrim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
May slowing the pace effectively.
May throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as May takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
May lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skyrim is trying to drag May to the mat but May just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
May dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Skyrim avoids the elbow strike from May, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
May pulls guard successfully.
Skyrim advances to half guard.
May tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Skyrim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Skyrim with the ground and pound but May uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Skyrim thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skyrim trying to control but May is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skyrim stands and throws May's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Skyrim.
May prevents Skyrim from moving into mount.
Skyrim is trying to get an arm triangle but May is defending well.
Skyrim sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but May is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Skyrim tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Skyrim 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.
May dodges the ground and pound from Skyrim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May can't do much from the bottom here.
May is not content to let Skyrim control the position.
Skyrim tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Immortal Skyrim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skyrim creates some space and throws a big elbow, but May sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Skyrim is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but May is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Immortal Skyrim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well May 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlo May!
Carlo May spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Denbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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185 lbs
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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, Jeff Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Denbow!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a lazy head kick
and Denbow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burns throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Denbow would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Burns on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burns tries to get out of the position.
Burns kicks Denbow off and gets to his feet.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Denbow moves out of range easily.
Denbow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Denbow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burns pinned against the cage. Burns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Denbow shoots in for a takedown but Burns shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jeff Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Denbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Denbow moves out of range easily.
Denbow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burns leaves Denbow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burns misses with a head kick.
Denbow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is trying desperately to improve position.
Burns wants to control but Denbow is having none of it.
Burns looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Burns slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Burns is looking to control Denbow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burns avoid being mounted?
Denbow trying to control from Burns's half guard. Burns has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Denbow tries to stand but Burns is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denbow trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns controlling Denbow's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Burns.
Burns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Denbow.
Denbow tries for a takedown but Burns sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denbow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Denbow.
I think Denbow 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 9:10
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Denbow!
After winning the bout, Michael Denbow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Tellerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Rybinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tellerman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, oh sleeper- children of fire. Maciej Rybinski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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144 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Tellerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maciej Rybinski!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rybinski has Tellerman up against the cage in a clinch.
Rybinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rybinski moves in looking to clinch but Tellerman pushes him off.
Rybinski rushes Tellerman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rybinski managing to block the knees to the body from Tellerman.
Rybinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jackson Tellerman has been cut.
Rybinski avoiding damage as Tellerman throws knees to the body.
Tellerman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rybinski has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Rybinski.
Tellerman tries a knee to the head but Rybinski blocks it.
Rybinski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rybinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rybinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rybinski prevents Tellerman from breaking the clinch.
Rybinski drops Tellerman with a big knee straight up the middle! Tellerman is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Tellerman is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle, before Rybinski throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Tellerman's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Rybinski lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Maciej Rybinski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walter Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swags Middleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Moss!
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, Swags Middleton!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss has managed to clinch.
Moss prevents Middleton from breaking the clinch.
Moss managing to block the knees to the body from Middleton.
Moss has had enough of the clinch but Middleton keeps him there for the moment.
Moss working hard to break the clinch.
Middleton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Middleton tries to land a knee to the head but Moss blocks with his arms.
Middleton manages to break the clinch.
Middleton misses with a head kick.
Moss shoots in for a takedown but Middleton shows good takedown defense.
Moss keeps the fight on the outside.
Middleton tries a head kick but it misses.
Middleton throws a sloppy head kick and Moss moves out of range easily.
Middleton tries to clinch up.
A combination from Moss does no damage.
Moss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walter Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moss clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Middleton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Middleton.
Middleton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moss.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moss throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Middleton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Middleton blocks a head kick by Moss.
Moss looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Middleton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moss is fending him off so far but Middleton persists. Nope, Moss circles away and we're back to standing.
Middleton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moss's sensitive parts.
Moss is breathing heavily.
Middleton keeps the fight on the outside.
Middleton connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Middleton.
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!
Middleton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moss as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Middleton. No joy for Moss on that attempt.
Middleton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Middleton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Middleton tries a head kick but it misses.
Moss blocks a head kick by Middleton.
Moss throws a chopping leg kick but Middleton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Middleton is looking to clinch.
Moss shoots and misses
and Middleton counters by moving into the clinch.
Middleton avoids the elbow strike from Moss, against the cage.
Middleton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Middleton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
and Middleton counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Moss! He's just covering up as Middleton starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Swags Middleton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Salvador Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salvador Cannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannon walks into a straight right hand from Chulainn.
It looks like Salvador Cannon has been cut.
Cannon with a hook.
Chulainn walks into a straight right hand from Cannon.
Cannon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulainn slips under a jab.
Cannon loads up on a big right hand but Chulainn slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Cannon.
Cannon slips under a jab from Chulainn.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cannon.
Chulainn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cannon.
Cannon looks to land a right hand but Chulainn moved out of range.
Cannon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chulainn momentarily.
Cannon thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chulainn manages to avoid it.
Cannon misses with an uppercut
and Cannon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chulainn misses with a lunging right hand
and Chulainn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cu Chulainn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cannon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Cannon misses.
Chulainn lunges at Cannon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cannon's hand.
Chulainn lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cannon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chulainn.
Chulainn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot by Chulainn.
Cannon misses with a left hand
and Chulainn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chulainn slips under a jab from Cannon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chulainn ducks under a wild hook from Cannon.
Chulainn throws a nice looking combination but Cannon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chulainn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chulainn ducks under a wild hook from Cannon.
Cannon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chulainn missing with a left hand there. Cannon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cannon tests Chulainn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cannon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chulainn defending well as Cannon loads up on a big left hand.
Chulainn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cannon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throws a jab but it's blocked by Chulainn.
Cannon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cannon shoots for a double leg takedown but Chulainn sprawls well. He's pushed Cannon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvador Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cannon works the jab nicely.
Cannon lands a jab to Chulainn's midsection.
Chulainn stuffs the takedown attempt from Cannon. Cannon gets slowly back to his feet.
Cannon moves away from the strike by Chulainn.
Chulainn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cannon.
Cannon misses with a low kick.
Cannon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throws a jab when Chulainn was well out of range.
Cannon swings widly with a right hand
letting Chulainn counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chulainn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cannon.
Chulainn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cannon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cannon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chulainn cracks Cannon with a nice body shot.
Chulainn gets through Cannon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cannon is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Chulainn.
Chulainn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Chulainn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chulainn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cannon blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cu Chulainn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salvador Cannon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chulainn throws a series of punches but Cannon moves out of range.
Cannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chulainn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cannon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chulainn.
Cannon loads up on a big right hand but Chulainn slips the punch.
Cannon throws a lazy uppercut
and Chulainn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chulainn.
Cannon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chulainn crunches a lovely knee into Cannon's ribcage.
Cannon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chulainn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cannon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cannon blocks a body shot from Chulainn.
Chulainn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chulainn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chulainn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chulainn lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chulainn misses with a body punch.
Cannon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cannon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cannon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Chulainn fails to land.
Cu Chulainn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chulainn misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannon.
Cannon throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chulainn.
Chulainn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannon.
Chulainn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chulainn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulainn misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cannon trying to control the position but instead, Chulainn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cannon into the cage.
Chulainn throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannon.
Cannon lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cannon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chulainn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulainn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chulainn avoids a wild elbow strike from Cannon.
Cannon misses with some punches.
Chulainn managing to block the knees to the body from Cannon.
A short uppercut from Chulainn.
Cannon lands an uppercut.
Cannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Chulainn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn misses with an uppercut
letting Cannon counter with a right hand.
Chulainn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chulainn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cannon.
Chulainn blocks a jab.
Chulainn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cannon just misses with a punch to the body.
Cannon shoots for a double leg takedown but Chulainn sprawls well. He's pushed Cannon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chulainn has Cannon up against the cage in a clinch.
Cannon pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cannon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cannon.
Cannon has Chulainn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chulainn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chulainn blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Chulainn fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chulainn.
Chulainn can't find room to land a body shot as Cannon controls the action.
Chulainn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chulainn misses with a punch to the body.
Chulainn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chulainn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cannon misses with the head strike.
Chulainn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chulainn misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cannon works on Chulainn's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chulainn working aggressively here.
Cannon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cu Chulainn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Salvador Cannon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A swing and a miss from Cannon.
Cannon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
You get the feeling that Chulainn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cannon looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cannon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cannon looking to control but Chulainn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chulainn squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon lands a big elbow.
Chulainn blocking the ground and pound.
Chulainn is squirming around, avoiding Cannon's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cannon looking to ground and pound but Chulainn is blocking nicely.
Cannon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cannon working the ground and pound effectively.
Chulainn is rocked!
Cannon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chulainn is still in real trouble! Can Cannon finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Chulainn in real trouble here! The ref calls for Chulainn to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvador Cannon!
During a confident post fight interview, Salvador Cannon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasahiro Yama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yama's entrance music is Yatta. A fine choice. Diggler has chosen KEEP IT MOVIN 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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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasahiro Yama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diggler as he avoids it easily.
Diggler misses with a wild body shot.
Diggler avoids the body shot from Yama.
Yama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggler looks to land a right hand but Yama moved out of range.
Yama is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diggler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yama avoids the body shot from Diggler.
Yama misses with a body shot.
Diggler scores with a hook to the body. Yama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diggler looks to land a right hand but Yama moved out of range.
Yama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Diggler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yama doesn't seem phased though.
Nice straight punches there by Diggler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diggler.
Dirk Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggler thows a body shot but no joy.
Diggler throws a lazy uppercut
and Yama counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Yama lands.
Diggler throws a body punch but Yama moves out of range.
Yama throws a lazy right hand but Diggler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggler misses with a body kick.
Diggler throws out a loose jab but Yama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diggler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yama takes a swing at Diggler's ribcage but misses.
Yama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggler.
Diggler throws a push kick but Yama slaps the foot to one side.
Yama shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diggler is trying to defend but Yama finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama slips a nice elbow through Diggler's hands, connecting with Diggler's forehead.
Yama trying to advance position but Diggler counters by regaining guard.
Yama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diggler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yama trying to control but Diggler is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yama is pushing down on Diggler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diggler is fighting to maintain full guard but Yama has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diggler won't allow Yama to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama is stalling here. Diggler is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yama seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Diggler has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Yama gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yama moves into full guard.
Diggler preventing the sweep.
Yama managing to control the position.
Diggler trying to control the position from guard on top but Yama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yama keeping full guard, as Diggler tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diggler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yama has his foot on Diggler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diggler works his way back into a safe position though.
Diggler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diggler wants to control from the top but Yama keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasahiro Yama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diggler keeps Yama at a distance using the push kick.
Nice straight punches there by Yama. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yama.
Yama misses the jab.
Diggler throws a chopping leg kick but Yama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diggler throws a sloppy head kick and Yama moves out of range easily.
Diggler thuds a left hand into Yama's body.
Diggler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Diggler as Yama shoots in.
Yama checks a leg kick nicely.
Diggler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diggler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yama rather than just go for the knockout.
Diggler digs a good body shot into Yama's ribs.
Yama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Diggler slams his shin into Yama's torso.
Diggler thuds a left hand into Yama's body.
Yama moves out of range of the strikes.
Diggler slips under a jab.
Dirk Diggler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yama just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yama.
Diggler throws a hook to the side of Yama's head but Yama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yama throws a hook but Diggler avoids it easily.
Yama shoots in for a takedown but Diggler shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasahiro Yama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yama misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler scoring well with a low kick there.
Yama slips under a jab.
Yama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diggler looks to score with a jab to the body but Yama is just out of range.
Yama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggler.
Yama scores with a hook.
Yama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yama there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Yama throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Diggler.
Yama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yama throws a lazy right hand but Diggler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yama thows a body shot but no joy.
Diggler cracks a nice hook into Yama's ribs.
Diggler misses with a combination
enabling Yama to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggler throws a body kick that misses.
Diggler misses with a low kick.
Yama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggler.
Yama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yama takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yama throws a hook but Diggler avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dirk Diggler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yama lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diggler throws a nice looking combination but Yama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diggler.
Diggler throws a front kick aimed at Yama's knee but Yama avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yama. Diggler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diggler wants it to stay on the feet.
Diggler lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Diggler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diggler looks to land a left hand but Yama moved out of range nicely.
Nice body kick from Diggler.
Diggler misses the shot to the body.
Yama tries for a takedown but Diggler circles away easily
and Diggler counters with a good, hard body kick but Yama shrugs it off.
Yama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diggler as he avoids it easily.
Diggler throws a push kick but Yama slaps the foot to one side.
Diggler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yama.
Yama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diggler.
Yama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler lands a front kick.
Diggler digs a good body shot into Yama's ribs.
Diggler connects with a looping right hand.
Diggler scores with a kick to the body.
Diggler lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yama will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggler scores with a leg kick.
Diggler misses with a wild body shot.
Diggler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yama's sensitive parts.
Diggler lands a slapping body shot.
Diggler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diggler stalks Yama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yama's face. Yama staggers backwards, shaken.
Diggler scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler looks to score with a jab to the body but Yama is just out of range.
Diggler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yama's calf.
Diggler connects with a body shot that sends Yama's belly button to the back.
Diggler connects with a solid leg kick.
Diggler tries to bum rush Yama with a series of wild strikes but Yama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diggler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diggler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diggler slaps away a takedown attempt from Yama, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasahiro Yama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diggler.
Diggler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diggler but Diggler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diggler connects with a crisp jab.
Diggler throws a sloppy head kick and Yama moves out of range easily.
Diggler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yama's head.
Diggler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diggler avoids it really well and circles away.
Diggler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Diggler misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yama was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggler.
Yama swings for the body but Diggler moves out of range.
Yama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggler.
Diggler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diggler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diggler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yama.
Diggler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggler.
Yama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diggler avoids it really well and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diggler.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Diggler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diggler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Diggler!
Dirk Diggler very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack McClusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClusky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Stand Alone. Jack McClusky has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack McClusky!
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, John Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McClusky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like John Jamison has been cut.
Jamison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jamison is rocked!
Jack McClusky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McClusky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jamison is still on wobbly legs! Can McClusky finish him?
Jamison looks gassed!
McClusky measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Jamison! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jack McClusky!
Jack McClusky gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best 160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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