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Fight Club 18: Tools of Mayhem PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between anell Itchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archer Christian (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, anell Itchy!
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, Archer Christian!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christian scores with a jab to the body.
Itchy is breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Christian checks a leg kick.
Itchy tries to move into range but Christian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Christian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Christian shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Itchy takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Christian sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Itchy bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Archer Christian!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Celestino Caballero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Celestino Caballero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Celestino Caballero!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb misses with a body kick.
Webb throws a head kick but Caballero moves out of range.
Webb lets loose with a powerful body kick. Caballero will feel that in the morning.
Caballero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caballero looks to throw the jab but Webb is out of range.
Caballero moves out of range of the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Webb!
Webb throws a head kick that misses.
Webb scores with a push kick.
Webb pushes Caballero away with a front kick.
Caballero looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Webb scores with a nice right hand.
Celestino Caballero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webb tries to bum rush Caballero with a series of wild strikes but Caballero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Webb throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Caballero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Webb lands a high kick!
Webb plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Webb misses with a wild body shot.
Webb scores with a push kick.
Webb throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Webb throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caballero's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb digs a good hook to Caballero's body.
Caballero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Webb throws a nice head kick!
Webb cracks a nice hook into Caballero's ribs.
Webb connects with a looping right hand.
Caballero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Caballero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Webb swinging wildly here.
Webb lands a head kick. Caballero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Webb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Webb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Webb finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Webb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caballero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Webb lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Caballero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Caballero blocks a head kick by Webb.
Caballero takes a swing at Webb's ribcage but misses.
Webb lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Webb. Caballero shrugs it off though.
Webb connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caballero momentarily.
Webb lands with a kick to the ribs.
Webb scores with a spinning back kick!
Webb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Webb is looking to wear down Caballero with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Webb scores with a push kick.
Webb scores with a push kick.
Webb swinging wildly here.
Webb throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Caballero.
Webb bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Webb cracks Caballero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caballero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Webb.
Webb lands with a nice body kick.
Webb goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Webb lands a nice looking kick to the body. Caballero takes a step back to recover.
Webb scores with a push kick.
Webb throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Caballero takes a kick to the side of the head.
Caballero looks to throw the jab but Webb is out of range.
Webb is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Webb just misses with a punch to the body.
Webb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caballero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A good leg kick by Webb.
Caballero misses with a straight left.
Webb throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Webb works over Caballero's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caballero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Webb lands.
Caballero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Caballero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Webb bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Webb.
Nice body kick from Webb.
Webb throws a nice head kick!
Webb throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Caballero.
Webb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caballero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caballero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Webb.
Caballero loads up on a big right hand but Webb slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Webb misses with a double jab.
Caballero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Webb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Webb avoids a punch combination nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Webb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Webb dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Webb misses with a few strikes there.
Caballero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Webb circles away quickly and effectively.
Caballero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Webb was well out of range. Poor timing from Caballero.
Caballero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Caballero is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Caballero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Webb was well out of range. Poor timing from Caballero.
Webb throws a nice head kick!
Caballero looks to land a combination but Webb avoids it well.
Nice body kick there by Webb.
Caballero blocks a head kick by Webb.
Webb lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Webb feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caballero's calf.
Webb throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caballero's head.
Caballero avoids the head kick by Webb.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Webb scores with a push kick.
Webb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Webb throws a head kick that Caballero semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Webb throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Webb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyrone Webb is winning the standup battle so far.
Webb throws a head kick that Caballero semi-blocks.
Caballero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Webb cracks a nice hook into Caballero's ribs.
Webb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caballero can do to turn this around?
Webb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Webb lands a two punch combo.
Webb throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Webb throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Webb is looking to land body kicks.
Webb takes one on the button.
Caballero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caballero throws a nice looking combination but Webb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Webb thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Caballero if he has to take too many more of those.
Webb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb scores with a hook.
Jab, jab by Webb - just one landing.
Webb lands a front kick.
Webb lands a right hook to the body.
Celestino Caballero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Webb. Caballero shrugs it off though.
Caballero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Webb scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Caballero might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Webb has got the better of the exchanges.
Webb scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Webb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Webb scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Webb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Webb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Webb looks to land a right hand but Caballero moved out of range.
Caballero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Webb turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caballero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caballero misses the shot to the body.
Caballero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Webb's head backwards.
Caballero throws a jab but it's blocked by Webb.
Webb lands a high kick!
Webb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Webb does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Webb there.
Caballero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Webb to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Caballero misses.
Caballero misses with a combination
and Webb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Caballero thinking.
Webb lands a with a good body shot.
Webb throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caballero's head.
Caballero avoids the body shot from Webb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caballero throws the left hand but Webb avoids the punch easily.
Caballero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Webb misses with the combination.
A head kick from Webb lands but Caballero takes it in his stride.
Webb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caballero misses with a looping right.
Caballero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Webb counters with a nice body kick.
Caballero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Webb jabs at Caballero's body.
Caballero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caballero takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webb lands a high kick!
Caballero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caballero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Caballero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Webb dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Caballero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Webb lets loose with a powerful body kick. Caballero will feel that in the morning.
Caballero throws a series of punches but Webb avoids them all with ease.
Webb with a nice cross.
Webb lands with a kick to the temple. Caballero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Caballero throws a nice looking combination but Webb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Webb cracks a nice hook into Caballero's ribs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Webb.
Webb lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Webb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Caballero doesn't seem phased though.
Webb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Webb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Webb lands with a hook. Caballero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Webb cracks the inside of Caballero's front leg.
Webb explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Webb throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caballero blocks a head kick by Webb.
Nice body kick there by Webb.
Caballero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Webb connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Webb. That snapped Caballero's head back.
Caballero misses with a series of wild punches.
Webb scores with a head kick.
Webb throws a combination. Caballero tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Caballero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Webb. Webb obviously looking to wear him down.
Caballero throws a hook to the side of Webb's head but Webb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Webb throws a front kick that sends Caballero stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick there by Webb.
Caballero drops his hands momentarily and Webb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Webb stuns Caballero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caballero's head.
Caballero throws a shot from downtown. Webb moves away and avoids it.
Caballero throws a right hand that Webb ducks under and follows up with a left that Webb also avoids with ease.
Webb throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Webb throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Webb lands a front kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Webb.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Webb scores with a nice head shot.
Caballero avoids the body shot from Webb.
Caballero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Webb lands a front kick.
Webb lands a front kick.
Webb lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyrone Webb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caballero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid body kick from Webb.
Webb lets loose with a powerful body kick. Caballero will feel that in the morning.
Celestino Caballero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Webb throws a nice head kick!
Webb throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Webb connects with a right hand. Caballero shakes it off.
Webb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caballero.
Webb throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caballero's head.
Webb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caballero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caballero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Webb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caballero.
Webb throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Webb throws a head kick that Caballero semi-blocks.
Webb keeps Caballero at a distance using the push kick.
A lazy left from Webb finds it's target.
Caballero misses with a combination
and Webb counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb scores with a body shot.
Caballero misses with a looping left.
Webb cracks Caballero with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Webb.
Webb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caballero throws out the jab.
Webb throws a head kick that half lands.
Webb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Webb throws a head kick that Caballero semi-blocks.
Webb lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Webb looks to land a combination. Caballero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Webb lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caballero at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webb goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Webb looks to score with a jab to the body but Caballero is just out of range.
Webb thows a body kick. Caballero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to de liver by Webb. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Webb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Webb has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:24
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Webb!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donny Brook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Turner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donny Brook!
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, Jason Turner!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brook.
Brook misses with a body shot.
Brook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner lands with a slapping head kick.
Turner 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.
Donny Brook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Brook takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Turner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brook on the side of the head.
Brook is rocked!
Turner lands a big head kick that sends Brook to the canvas! Turner follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Turner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Mimms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Steve might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RENEGADE MASTER. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wes Mimms!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Steve lands in his opponent's guard.
Mimms looking for a sweep. Not yet Mimms, not yet.
Steve pushing down on Mimms's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Steve is trying to control. Mimms wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mimms is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mimms is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Steve not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mimms is controlling Steve's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Steve is trying to control. Mimms wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mimms lands with a few short shots to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve is trying to control. Mimms wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steve is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Mimms.
Wes Mimms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mimms. That did some damage!
Mimms feints and as Steve raises his hands in defense, Mimms changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mimms content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Steve looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steve is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mimms defends well.
Mimms drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mimms jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mimms is working Steve over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Steve wants to sweep here but Mimms controlling him for the moment.
Mimms lands a couple of elbows.
Steve is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mimms is aware though and is defending well.
Mimms working some strikes from top position.
Mimms with a nice head shot there.
Mimms with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mimms scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mimms scoring with punches to the head and body.
Steve is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Steve is breathing heavily.
Mimms missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mimms postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mimms thows a big elbow that misses.
Mimms keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steve's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mimms preventing the sweep.
Steve had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mimms defends it easily.
Mimms with a nice head shot there.
Mimms postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mimms working some strikes from top position.
Mimms scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mimms lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steve working for a triangle but Mimms defends it easily.
Mimms drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mimms jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mimms works over Steve with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mimms loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steve escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mimms gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mimms drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mimms jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mimms with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mimms is in close to Steve's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Steve has his foot on Mimms's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mimms works his way back into a safe position though.
Mimms drops back looking for a leg! Steve is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steve manages to kick Mimms off! Mimms jumps back into Steve's guard.
Mimms loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mimms scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Steve tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Mimms dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mimms shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Steve counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mimms keeping moving, preventing Steve from controlling successfully.
Steve has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mimms to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Steve is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mimms pulls down on the head and he's put Steve to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wes Mimms!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Bearden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philips is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dance Hall Days. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Bearden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Philips!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bearden throws a sloppy head kick and Philips moves out of range easily.
Philips throws an overhand right that lands on Bearden's shoulder, as Bearden tries to avoid the shot.
Philips's corner calls for a 1-2. Philips obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Philips lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bearden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bearden slips a jab from Philips.
Bearden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Philips.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bearden.
Bearden shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Philips is doing well to control the position and prevent Bearden from advancing to side control.
Bearden is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Philips doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bearden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips is trying to get back to full guard.
Philips really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bearden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Philips is concentrating on defense, preventing Bearden from advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Philips's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Philips is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bearden wants to stand up but Philips is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Philips is positioning himself well to prevent Bearden advancing to mount.
Bearden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Philips's head.
Bearden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bearden content to control rather than advance.
Philips trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Philips tries to roll over but Bearden keeps him under control.
Philips holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bearden is stalling here. Philips is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bearden seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Philips has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bearden is trying to get back to half guard.
Bearden can't do much from the bottom here.
Bearden throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Philips fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bearden checks it well.
Bearden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bearden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Philips throws a big shot that misses.
Philips connects with a jab.
Philips lands a jab.
Philips drops Bearden with a beautiful combination! Bearden stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Philips is looking for the KO!
Bearden is rocked!
It looks like Rex Bearden has been cut.
BOOM! Philips lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bearden. Bearden tries to recover but Philips is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bearden lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Philips!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Forlorn Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Qura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qura has chosen Alexisonfire - Young Cardinals as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forlorn Destroyer!
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, George Qura!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qura shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Destroyer's guard.
Qura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Qura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Qura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Qura wants to pass the guard but Destroyer is keeping the position.
Destroyer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Qura drops back looking for a leg! Destroyer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Destroyer manages to kick Qura off! Qura jumps back into Destroyer's guard.
Destroyer is trying to control the position but Qura postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qura wants to control from the top but Destroyer keeps moving.
Qura looking to sit in guard and control but Destroyer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Destroyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Qura controls Destroyer momentarily but Destroyer frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Qura fails to land the takedown.
Destroyer is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Destroyer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Qura's waist but Qura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Destroyer off to one side.
Destroyer wants to clinch up but Qura keeps it at a distance.
Destroyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Qura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Destroyer misses with a two punch combination.
Destroyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Qura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Destroyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Destroyer is looking to clinch.
Destroyer is looking to clinch but Qura is avoiding it.
Qura with a poor takedown
and Destroyer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Qura!
Qura sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Qura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Qura working a defensive guard here.
Qura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Qura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Destroyer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Qura looks gassed!
Destroyer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Qura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Destroyer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Destroyer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Destroyer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Destroyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Destroyer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Destroyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Qura is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Destroyer frees his head nicely. Oh but Qura has switched to an armbar! Destroyer is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). George Qura!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Little Grasshopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hale Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Little Grasshopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hale Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grasshopper shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grasshopper shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense.
Hernandez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hernandez wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Grasshopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grasshopper shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hernandez is trying to get back to full guard.
Grasshopper trying to pass the guard but Hernandez defending well.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
Hernandez is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Grasshopper.
Hernandez tries to get to full guard but Grasshopper has control of the leg.
Grasshopper is trying to control the action in half guard but Hernandez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grasshopper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
Grasshopper controlling the action here.
Hernandez has one foot on Grasshopper's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hernandez has a takedown stuffed.
Hernandez leaves Grasshopper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Hernandez as Grasshopper shoots in.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Grasshopper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hernandez wants it to stay on the feet.
Grasshopper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hernandez tries to avoid it but Grasshopper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hernandez to the ground. Hernandez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Grasshopper shoots for a double leg takedown but Hernandez sprawls well. He's pushed Grasshopper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a solid leg kick but Grasshopper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hernandez.
Grasshopper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hernandez's waist but Hernandez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grasshopper off to one side.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Grasshopper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hernandez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grasshopper is breathing heavily.
Grasshopper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hernandez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hernandez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grasshopper backs up against the cage.
Hernandez throws a right hand that Grasshopper ducks under and follows up with a left that Grasshopper also avoids with ease.
Hernandez is looking to score with low kicks.
Grasshopper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hernandez tries to avoid it but Grasshopper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hernandez to the ground. Hernandez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for Hernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grasshopper misses with a takedown attempt - Hernandez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Grasshopper moves out of range.
Grasshopper blocks the body kick.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Grasshopper avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grasshopper.
Hernandez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grasshopper doesn't seem bothered though.
Grasshopper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grasshopper tries for a takedown but Hernandez circles away easily
and Hernandez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grasshopper's knee momentarily.
Hernandez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hernandez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grasshopper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernandez cracks the inside of Grasshopper's front leg.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hernandez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grasshopper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grasshopper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hernandez lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheers as Hernandez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grasshopper doesn't seem phased though.
Hernandez fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Grasshopper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernandez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hernandez is trying to control the action in half guard but Grasshopper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grasshopper wants to control but Hernandez is keeping busy.
Hernandez thows a huge punch but Grasshopper dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grasshopper moves into full guard.
Grasshopper lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hernandez!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Hernandez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grasshopper shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hernandez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grasshopper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grasshopper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grasshopper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hernandez wants to stand but Grasshopper is controlling the position.
Hernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grasshopper is one step ahead there.
Grasshopper is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hernandez is looking to stand up but Grasshopper isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasshopper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grasshopper has his takedown stuffed
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grasshopper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grasshopper with a poor takedown
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combo that has Grasshopper backing up. Grasshopper nods at Hernandez to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Grasshopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A combination from Hernandez does no damage.
Grasshopper misses with a takedown attempt
and Hernandez counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernandez cracks Grasshopper with a good jab.
Grasshopper tries for a takedown but Hernandez circles away easily
and Hernandez counters with a nice leg kick.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hernandez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hernandez misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Hernandez. No joy for Grasshopper on that attempt.
Hernandez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grasshopper backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grasshopper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Grasshopper tries for a takedown but Hernandez circles away easily
and Grasshopper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hernandez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grasshopper circles away quickly and effectively.
Grasshopper misses with a takedown attempt
and Hernandez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grasshopper's knee momentarily.
Grasshopper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Grasshopper moves out of range.
Grasshopper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez thumps Grasshopper with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hale Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grasshopper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hernandez finds it's way round the side to connect with Grasshopper's head.
Hernandez misses with a low kick as Grasshopper jumps back.
Grasshopper misses with a takedown
and Hernandez counters with a two punch combo.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Grasshopper moves out of range.
Grasshopper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hernandez counters with a low kick, right behind Grasshopper 's knee.
Grasshopper shoots in looking for a takedown. Hernandez tries to sprawl out of it but Grasshopper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hernandez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hernandez misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grasshopper moves out of range as Hernandez throws a body kick.
Hernandez scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hernandez.
Grasshopper shoots in but no luck this time.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that Grasshopper avoids nicely.
Grasshopper tries for a takedown but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hernandez scores with a nice body kick.
Hernandez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grasshopper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hernandez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hernandez scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Hale Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grasshopper drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grasshopper is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hernandez is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hernandez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grasshopper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Little Grasshopper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grasshopper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hernandez.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
Grasshopper closes the distance and clinches up with Hernandez, looking for a takedown. Grasshopper pushes Hernandez against the cage but Hernandez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grasshopper with a poor takedown
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hernandez swinging wildly here.
Hernandez swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez misses with a wild combination.
Grasshopper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hernandez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grasshopper landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to control but Grasshopper postures up.
Grasshopper lands a nice forearm strike.
Hernandez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Grasshopper is controlling him well.
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lull in the action here.
Hernandez is pushing Grasshopper's head away, looking to escape. Grasshopper manages to hold on to the position though.
Hernandez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hernandez is trying to control Grasshopper's posture but Grasshopper avoids it.
Grasshopper lands a few punches from side control.
Hernandez is looking to regain half guard here but Grasshopper keeps moving and retains side control.
Hernandez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Little Grasshopper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasshopper staying calm.
Grasshopper working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Little Grasshopper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hernandez is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Grasshopper take his back! Uh oh - Grasshopper has got a rear naked choke here! Hernandez is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Little Grasshopper!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Kabal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Kabal!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kabal throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Kabal.
Hernandez moves out of range as Kabal strikes.
Hernandez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kabal with a nice cross.
Hernandez slips under a jab.
Hernandez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kabal misses with a hook. Hernandez ducked under it nicely.
Hernandez slips under a jab.
Kabal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kabal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hernandez.
Hernandez defending well as Kabal loads up on a big left hand.
Kabal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kabal loads up on a big right hand but Hernandez slips the punch.
Hernandez scores with a hook.
Hernandez sizes up Kabal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kabal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kabal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kabal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hernandez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Viktor Kabal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kabal throws out the jab.
Hernandez slips a jab from Kabal.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Kabal.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kabal.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Kabal.
Kabal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A left and a right from Hernandez both land. Nice combination.
Kabal is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Hernandez knocks Kabal out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Hernandez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joell Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Overbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overbury is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rule Britannia. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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263 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joell Ortiz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Overbury!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overbury looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Overbury misses with a two punch combination.
Overbury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overbury clobbers Ortiz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Overbury lands with an overhand left.
Ortiz slips a straight right by Overbury.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Overbury.
A slow jab from Overbury misses its intended target.
Overbury digs a good hook to Ortiz's body.
Overbury misses with a straight right.
Overbury misses with the combination.
Ortiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Overbury is fending him off so far but Ortiz persists. Nope, Overbury circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overbury fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overbury lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big left from Overbury misses.
Overbury throws a series of strikes that have Ortiz backpedaling.
It looks like Joell Ortiz has been cut.
Overbury connects with a jab.
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Overbury is just out of range.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Overbury.
Overbury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good work by Ortiz as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overbury throws a big shot that misses.
Overbury moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overbury throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Overbury lands a with a good body shot.
Overbury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overbury lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Overbury.
Thomas Overbury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Overbury with a nice cross.
Overbury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ortiz on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Overbury misses.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz misses with the combination.
Overbury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Ortiz misses.
A jab lands there for Overbury.
Ortiz slips a straight right by Overbury.
Overbury looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Overbury scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overbury misses with an uppercut.
Ortiz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Overbury moves away and avoids it.
Overbury lands a body shot.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overbury throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overbury.
Overbury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overbury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Overbury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joell Ortiz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch combination from Overbury misses.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Overbury.
Thomas Overbury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Overbury stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Overbury wants it to stay on the feet.
Overbury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Overbury.
Ortiz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as Overbury lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ortiz doesn't seem phased though.
Ortiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Overbury.
Overbury jabs at Ortiz's body.
Overbury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Overbury misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Overbury misses.
Overbury jabs at Ortiz's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.
Overbury scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overbury misses with a straight left.
Overbury misses with the combination.
Overbury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz staying out of range there.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overbury throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Overbury lands the left hand.
Overbury misses with an uppercut.
Overbury connects with a single shot there.
Thomas Overbury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overbury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Overbury!
A big left from Overbury misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overbury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
A telegraphed right hand from Overbury misses the target.
Thomas Overbury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overbury looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Overbury thuds his right hand into Ortiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Overbury missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Overbury coming out on top.
Overbury jabs at Ortiz's body.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overbury lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Overbury misses.
Overbury misses with an uppercut.
Overbury stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overbury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Decent striking displayed by Overbury there.
A punch combination from Overbury misses.
Overbury scores with a one two! Ortiz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz dives in and grabs Overbury's left leg, looking for a takedown. Overbury pushes down on Ortiz's head and hops out.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ortiz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Overbury circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Overbury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joell Ortiz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ortiz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Overbury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Overbury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Overbury looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Overbury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ortiz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Overbury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Overbury.
Ortiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Overbury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Overbury lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overbury looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Overbury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ortiz moves out of range as Overbury strikes.
Ortiz ducks right into an uppercut from Overbury.
Ortiz checks a low kick from Overbury.
Overbury misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Overbury misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Overbury swinging wildly here.
Overbury lands a nice hook to Ortiz's body. Ortiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overbury thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Overbury misses.
Overbury scores with a nice right hand.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Overbury moves out of range.
Overbury looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Overbury throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortiz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Overbury.
Overbury throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Overbury lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Overbury scores with a hook.
A big left from Ortiz misses.
A big right from Overbury misses.
Ortiz defending well as Overbury loads up on a big left hand.
Overbury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ortiz counters with a good low kick that Overbury was not able to check.
Ortiz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overbury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Overbury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Overbury is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Overbury works the jab nicely.
Overbury throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ortiz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Overbury thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overbury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ortiz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Overbury scores with a one two! Ortiz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Overbury lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overbury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt - Overbury sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Overbury really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joell Ortiz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Overbury scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Overbury missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Overbury lands a nice looking body shot.
Overbury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Overbury.
Overbury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Overbury moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Overbury scores with a nice head shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz slips a straight right by Overbury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overbury 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.
Overbury throws out a powerful jab.
Overbury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overbury scores with a jab to the jaw.
Overbury scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Overbury misses the target.
Overbury catches Ortiz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz rushes Overbury and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Overbury as the two fighters clinch.
Overbury stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Overbury.
Overbury is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ortiz blocking some punches.
Ortiz avoids a wild elbow strike from Overbury.
Overbury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Overbury prevents the takedown attempt.
Overbury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Overbury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Ortiz wants a takedown but no success here.
Ortiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Overbury controls his hands.
Overbury is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Overbury lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Overbury prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joell Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overbury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Overbury lands with a right hand.
Overbury tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Overbury.
Overbury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overbury lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overbury stuns Ortiz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ortiz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Overbury's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Overbury misses with a few strikes there.
Overbury stuns Ortiz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Overbury does no damage.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Overbury throws out the jab.
Overbury lands a nice hook to Ortiz's body. Ortiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Overbury takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overbury lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Overbury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Overbury dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Joell Ortiz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Overbury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Overbury throws the left hand but Ortiz avoids the punch easily.
Overbury throws a shot from downtown. Ortiz moves away and avoids it.
Ortiz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Overbury scores with a jab. Ortiz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Overbury throws a combination. Ortiz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Overbury does no damage.
Overbury lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz dives in and grabs Overbury's left leg, looking for a takedown. Overbury pushes down on Ortiz's head and hops out.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ortiz takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overbury connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Overbury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overbury lands a really nice looking cross but Ortiz seems unphased.
A decent looking cross lands there for Overbury.
Overbury swinging wildly here.
Overbury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Overbury lands a nice shot that snaps Ortiz's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Overbury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to move into range but Overbury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overbury works Ortiz's body with a nice hook.
Overbury looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Overbury.
Overbury throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Overbury with a nice cross.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Overbury lands a two punch combo.
Ortiz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Overbury.
Overbury throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Overbury throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Donk. Overbury catches Ortiz right on the button with a cross.
Overbury blocks a jab.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but Overbury sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ortiz shoots in but Overbury avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joell Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Overbury to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overbury misses with a straight right.
Overbury lands a really nice looking cross but Ortiz seems unphased.
Overbury throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joell Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz swinging wildly here.
Overbury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas Overbury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overbury throws a sloppy body shot
and Ortiz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Overbury!
The referee warns Overbury that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Overbury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Overbury winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 42:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 42:50
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Overbury!
Thomas Overbury is the new heavyweight champion!
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