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Path Of The Psycho PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Father Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Cesar Chavez (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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159 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Father Christmas!
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, Julio Cesar Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez thows a body shot but no joy.
Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christmas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chavez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chavez swinging wildly here.
Christmas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Christmas throws a nice looking combination but Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christmas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Christmas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chavez to score with a decent uppercut.
Christmas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christmas misses with a left hand
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Christmas is just out of range.
Christmas misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas misses with a two punch combination.
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Christmas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christmas misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Christmas.
A punch combination from Christmas misses.
Christmas throws a jab but it's blocked by Chavez.
Christmas misses with a combination
and Chavez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chavez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Christmas throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas misses with a double jab.
Christmas misses with a looping left.
Christmas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chavez scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Christmas.
Chavez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chavez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Christmas.
Chavez avoids the body shot from Christmas.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christmas manages to avoid it.
Christmas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Chavez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christmas wants to get back to striking at distance but Chavez won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Chavez.
Christmas prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez is leaning against Christmas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Chavez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chavez.
Chavez scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Chavez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chavez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Christmas backwards.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Chavez.
Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chavez misses with the head strike.
Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Chavez.
Christmas is breathing heavily.
Chavez lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez lands a hook that snaps the head of Christmas backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chavez.
Chavez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cesar Chavez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Christmas misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christmas swinging wildly here.
Christmas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chavez doesn't seem bothered though.
Christmas misses the jab.
Father Christmas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavez staying out of range there.
Christmas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Christmas rather than just go for the knockout.
Christmas swinging wildly here.
Christmas throws a series of punches but Chavez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez scores with a decent looking hook.
Christmas looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavez is just out of range.
Chavez moves into the clinch.
Chavez tries to work over Christmas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chavez lands a left hand.
Chavez lands a hook that snaps the head of Christmas backwards.
Chavez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chavez scores with a shoulder strike.
Christmas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chavez lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Chavez.
Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Chavez.
A shot in the inside from Chavez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chavez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Christmas controls his hands.
Julio Cesar Chavez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Chavez as the two fighters clinch.
Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Chavez is leaning against Christmas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chavez is working Christmas over against the cage.
Chavez lands a right hand.
Christmas is trying to break the clinch but Chavez is controlling him.
Chavez lands a nice uppercut.
Chavez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Christmas or not.
A hook to the body from Chavez.
A right hook to the body lands for Chavez.
A shot in the inside from Chavez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Chavez is working Christmas over against the cage.
Christmas takes a shot to the head.
Christmas blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chavez cracks Christmas with a nice body shot.
Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Christmas controls his hands.
Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chavez cracks Christmas with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chavez.
Chavez is working Christmas over against the cage.
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!
Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chavez lands a left hand.
Christmas is rocked!
Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Christmas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chavez gets through Christmas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christmas backwards.
Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chavez works on Christmas's body with a couple of short punches.
Chavez lands a shot to the body.
Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chavez lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chavez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chavez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cesar Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chavez lands a jab to Christmas's midsection.
Julio Cesar Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christmas misses with a hook
and Chavez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chavez presses Christmas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christmas backwards.
Chavez works on Christmas's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Chavez as the two fighters clinch.
Chavez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christmas backwards.
Chavez dips a shoulder and cracks Christmas with a mighty uppercut! Christmas falls back against the cage and Chavez unloads with a barrage of strikes! Christmas is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Chavez screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Cesar Chavez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Manningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manningham's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe . 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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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Manningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Manningham.
Manningham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manningham feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Manningham is looking to work some ground and pound but Brock has wrist control.
Manningham trying to control the position from guard on top but Brock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brock might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Manningham kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brock tries for a takedown but Manningham sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manningham attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brock wants it to stay on the feet.
Manningham fails with the takedown
and Brock counters with a low kick, right behind Manningham 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Manningham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock doesn't manage to clinch there - Manningham circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manningham as he avoids it easily.
Brock throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Manningham tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brock is in Manningham's guard.
Brock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Manningham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brock manages to get himself to full guard.
Brock pulls Manningham in close to prevent any damage.
Manningham wants to control from the top but Brock keeps moving.
Brock working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manningham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brock is keeping the position for now.
Manningham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manningham being controlled here momentarily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eddie Brock.
Manningham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brock shoots for a takedown but Manningham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Manningham counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brock's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manningham wants to control from the top but Brock keeps moving.
Manningham tries to free his leg and advance position but Brock is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock is working an open guard so Manningham takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brock with a poor takedown
and Manningham counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Manningham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brock wants to get back to full guard but Manningham has mounted him!
Manningham looking to secure an arm triangle but Brock defends it well.
Manningham goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Brock turns into him and now he's in Manningham's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manningham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manningham wants to sweep here but Brock controlling him for the moment.
Manningham has his feet on Brock's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Brock looks for a takedown but Manningham sprawls well.
Manningham shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brock is trying to defend but Manningham finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Manningham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manningham.
Brock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manningham as he avoids it easily.
Manningham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manningham misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brock. That's going to slow Manningham down.
Kurt Manningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manningham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Manningham showed some decent athleticism there.
Manningham is trying to control. Brock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manningham is working for a kimura but Brock is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manningham is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manningham is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brock has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brock keeping hold of Manningham's head, controlling as best he can.
Manningham works his way into full mount!
Brock is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manningham jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brock manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Manningham has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Brock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Manningham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brock is trying to get back to full guard.
Brock is staying active underneath Manningham, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Manningham is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Manningham looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brock.
Manningham thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brock wants to sweep here but Manningham controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manningham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brock keeping moving, preventing Manningham from controlling successfully.
Brock looking for a sweep. Not yet Brock, not yet.
Manningham trying to control but Brock is working from the bottom.
Manningham is looking to stand up but Brock won't let him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brock looking for a sweep. Not yet Brock, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manningham wants to control from the top but Brock keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kurt Manningham.
Nice takedown defense from Brock. No joy for Manningham on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Manningham dominated that second round.
That's time! Manningham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brock gets a takedown into half guard.
Brock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Manningham does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Manningham knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brock slips a nice elbow through Manningham's hands, connecting with Manningham's forehead.
Kurt Manningham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manningham defending well though.
Brock looks to land a strike but Manningham avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Brock slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Manningham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock trying to control the position from guard on top but Manningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manningham seems keen to control Brock's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brock trying to control but Manningham is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eddie Brock wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Manningham counters with a stiff right hand.
Manningham shoots for a double leg takedown but Brock sprawls well. He's pushed Manningham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manningham as he jumps to the side.
Manningham fails with a takedown attempt.
Eddie Brock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manningham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brock napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manningham working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Manningham.
Manningham goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Brock rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Manningham's guard! Nice work there by Brock!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manningham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manningham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manningham controls Brock momentarily but Brock frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brock trying to control the position from guard on top but Manningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manningham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brock has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Manningham is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock trying to control the position from guard on top but Manningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Manningham.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Manningham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manningham dodges the punch combination from Brock.
Brock forces Manningham back against the cage and clinches.
Brock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manningham just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brock tightens his grip and picks Manningham up, before dumping him to the ground. Manningham manages to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manningham has control of Brock's left arm, preventing Brock from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock trying to stand up but can't free himself from Manningham's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Brock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manningham has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Manningham!
Kurt Manningham made sure to mention his sponsor, BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Survivor - Burning Heart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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205 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Steel!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Russell at a distance.
Russell closes the distance and clinches up with Steel, looking for a takedown. Russell pushes Steel against the cage but Steel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steel cracks Russell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Russell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Russell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell wants to work for an arm triangle but Steel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Russell thows a huge punch but Steel dodges it nicely.
Russell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is looking to escape.
Russell trying to mount his opponent but Steel defends it.
Steel keeping hold of Russell's head, controlling as best he can.
Russell moves nicely into side control.
Steel gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel controls Russell momentarily but Russell frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Russell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steel wants to stand and escape but Russell is having none of it.
Steel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Russell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Steel is looking for a sweep.
Russell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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!
Steel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Russell has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Steel!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Russell punching from mount but Steel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Russell working Steel over with strikes here.
Russell cracks Steel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Russell landing strikes from the mount and Steel is in trouble!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Russell throwing strikes but Steel recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steel's head.
Steel manages to get to full guard.
Russell throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Russell is controlling him.
Steel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Russell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Russell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Steel tries to roll over but Russell keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel defending well though.
Russell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steel's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Russell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Steel sizes up Russell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
John Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell walks into a stiff left hand from Steel.
Steel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Russell has his takedown stuffed
and Steel counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel lands a jab to Russell's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel swinging wildly here.
Russell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Russell.
Steel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Russell tries to move into range but Steel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steel misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steel stuns Russell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
John Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a wild combination.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel lands with a right hand.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Russell backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell throws a wild hook but Steel just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Russell gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Steel raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Steel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krokodil Zelenij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. Zelenij comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem - Evil Deeds kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Krokodil Zelenij acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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221 lbs
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219 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krokodil Zelenij!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zelenij fails with the takedown.
Balboa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zelenij.
Balboa misses with a hook
and Zelenij counters with a shoot takedown. Balboa fights it but they end up in guard.
Zelenij won't allow Balboa to get back to his feet.
Balboa trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenij looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zelenij walks into a straight right hand from Balboa.
Balboa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balboa loads up on a big right hand but Zelenij slips the punch.
Zelenij ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Zelenij wants to clinch.
Zelenij tries to work over Balboa's front leg with a kick but Balboa checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa scores with a nice strike.
Zelenij slips a jab from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a double jab
letting Zelenij counter with a right hand.
It looks like Michael Balboa has been cut.
Balboa cracks Zelenij with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zelenij closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Balboa quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Balboa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zelenij on the ground.
Zelenij is looking to take a break and control but Balboa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zelenij seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Zelenij looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zelenij uses his free foot to push down on Balboa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Balboa.
Zelenij looking to control but Balboa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zelenij lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Balboa hang on?
Balboa is squirming around, avoiding Zelenij's attempts to control the action.
Zelenij lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zelenij tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zelenij looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Zelenij won't let Balboa get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Balboa is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Zelenij has taken his back!
Balboa is trying to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zelenij controlling the position well here. Balboa rolled but Zelenij kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Let's hope that Zelenij has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Krokodil Zelenij will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Balboa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Balboa throws a hook but Zelenij blocks it.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Zelenij uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balboa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa looks to score with a jab to the body but Zelenij is just out of range.
Zelenij ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zelenij shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michael Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zelenij shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balboa as he jumps to the side.
Zelenij ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Zelenij looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Balboa!
Zelenij throws some wild stikes that Balboa manages to avoid easily.
Zelenij won't let Balboa get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Krokodil Zelenij has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Zelenij working for the choke.
Balboa controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zelenij has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Balboa has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Balboa holding both Zelenij 's hands and preventing any damage.
Zelenij is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Balboa taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Zelenij.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Krokodil Zelenij!
After the fight, Krokodil Zelenij was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Six Shooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shooter has chosen DJ Antoine - Ma Cherie as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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280 lbs
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256 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Six Shooter!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shooter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Makunouchi throws a right hand that Shooter ducks under and follows up with a left that Shooter also avoids with ease.
Makunouchi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Six Shooter has been cut.
Shooter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shooter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Makunouchi misses with a series of wild punches.
Shooter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Makunouchi counters with a three punch combo that has Shooter backing up. Shooter nods at Makunouchi to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shooter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makunouchi swinging wildly here.
Shooter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Makunouchi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shooter.
Shooter misses with a body kick.
Shooter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makunouchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Shooter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shooter tests Makunouchi 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Makunouchi misses.
Shooter throws a right hand that Makunouchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Makunouchi also avoids with ease.
Makunouchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makunouchi misses with a wild combination.
Shooter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makunouchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shooter throws a body punch but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Six Shooter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makunouchi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shooter throws a right hand that misses
and Makunouchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makunouchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shooter slips under a jab from Makunouchi .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shooter thuds his shin into the meat of Makunouchi 's side.
Ippo Makunouchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makunouchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shooter.
A bone on bone clash there as Shooter blocks the leg kick.
Shooter throws a poor cross that misses
and Makunouchi counters with a three punch combo that has Shooter backing up. Shooter nods at Makunouchi to acknowledge the strikes.
Makunouchi misses with a two punch combination.
Shooter ducks right into an uppercut from Makunouchi .
Nice takedown defense from Makunouchi . No joy for Shooter on that attempt.
Ippo Makunouchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Six Shooter.
Shooter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Makunouchi does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makunouchi . Shooter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shooter dives in and grabs Makunouchi 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Makunouchi pushes down on Shooter's head and hops out.
Shooter misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot.
Shooter lunges at Makunouchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makunouchi 's hand.
No joy there for Shooter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makunouchi misses with a two punch combination.
Makunouchi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Makunouchi swinging wildly here.
Makunouchi misses with a low kick.
Shooter works Makunouchi 's body with a nice hook.
Makunouchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Shooter is just out of range.
Makunouchi throws a nice looking combination but Shooter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makunouchi misses with a wild combination.
Makunouchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi misses the jab.
Makunouchi blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shooter misses with a body kick.
Makunouchi lands with a right hand.
Makunouchi misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, jab by Makunouchi - just one landing.
Makunouchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makunouchi checks a leg kick.
A combination from Makunouchi does no damage.
Makunouchi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shooter misses with a lunging right hand
and Makunouchi counters with a series of strikes. Shooter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Makunouchi . Those never looked like landing.
Shooter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippo Makunouchi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Six Shooter's cut.
That's time! Makunouchi 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Makunouchi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shooter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ippo Makunouchi has been cut.
Shooter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shooter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shooter misses with a leg kick.
Shooter misses with a hook to the body
and Makunouchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shooter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Makunouchi connects with a jab.
Shooter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Makunouchi does no damage.
Makunouchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shooter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makunouchi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Makunouchi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shooter.
Ippo Makunouchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makunouchi tries to bum rush Shooter with a series of wild strikes but Shooter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shooter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Makunouchi counters with a three punch combo that has Shooter backing up. Shooter nods at Makunouchi to acknowledge the strikes.
Makunouchi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi swinging wildly here.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Shooter.
Shooter with a nice cross.
Makunouchi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Makunouchi throws a right hand that Shooter ducks under and follows up with a left that Shooter also avoids with ease.
Shooter misses with a hook
and Makunouchi counters with a two punch combo.
Shooter throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makunouchi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Shooter misses the shot to the body.
Makunouchi connects with a crisp jab.
Makunouchi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shooter counters with a nice leg kick.
Shooter throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Makunouchi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Shooter or perhaps it was just good defense by Makunouchi which made him look bad.
Shooter is trying desperately to land a takedown but Makunouchi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Shooter.
Makunouchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shooter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makunouchi checks a leg kick nicely.
Makunouchi throws a series of punches but Shooter moves out of range.
Ippo Makunouchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Makunouchi motions for Shooter to come forward. Makunouchi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shooter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makunouchi checks the leg kick.
Shooter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makunouchi .
Shooter misses with a wild combination.
A jab-cross combination lands for Shooter and sends Makunouchi crashing to the mat! Shooter follows him down to the mat - Makunouchi regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi wants to improve his position but Shooter is controlling well.
Makunouchi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shooter on the ground.
Shooter wants to pass the guard but Makunouchi is defending well.
Shooter maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Makunouchi could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Shooter has cracked it and Makunouchi is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Shooter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Six Shooter!
An out of breath and clearly excited Six Shooter thanked Resistance for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxime Oppong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mac Hansen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
162 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
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22
165 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Maxime Oppong!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppong moves in looking to clinch but Hansen pushes him off.
Hansen misses with a few strikes there.
Hansen has Oppong up against the cage in a clinch.
Hansen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hansen working Oppong over with knees to the body.
Oppong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
Hansen lands a hook that snaps the head of Oppong backwards.
Oppong has had enough of the clinch but Hansen keeps him there for the moment.
Oppong misses with the head strike.
Hansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hansen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hansen.
Hansen is thwarting Oppong's attempts to control the position.
Oppong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oppong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Oppong keeps moving.
Oppong wants to sweep but no luck.
Hansen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oppong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Oppong keeps moving.
Oppong has Hansen pulled in close to control his posture.
Oppong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oppong manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oppong lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppong looking to ground and pound but Hansen is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oppong cracks Hansen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oppong throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hansen because Oppong loaded up on that one.
Hansen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Oppong.
Oppong thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Oppong throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Oppong throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Oppong thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Oppong thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppong landing punches.
Hansen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Oppong lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oppong.
Oppong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Oppong.
Oppong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oppong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oppong lands a couple of digs.
Oppong throws an elbow that misses. Hansen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oppong's guard. Nice move by Hansen!
Oppong is pulling down on Hansen's head to control his posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oppong keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hansen throwing strikes from guard but Oppong blocks nicely.
Oppong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxime Oppong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oppong slips under a jab.
Oppong looks to land a combination but Hansen avoids it well.
Hansen lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Maxime Oppong has been cut.
Hansen lands a brutal head kick. Oppong looks out on his feet and Hansen throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Mac Hansen!
An out of breath Mac Hansen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Linford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anthem of Kings. 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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30
170 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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22
170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Linford!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linford dips to his left and cracks Mathers with an uppercut!
Linford fails to land with a series of punches.
Linford just misses with a punch to the body.
Linford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathers circles away quickly and effectively.
Linford throws a hook but Mathers avoids it easily.
Mathers throws a sloppy head kick and Linford moves out of range easily.
Linford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linford throws a big shot that misses.
Linford misses with a hook. Mathers ducked under it nicely.
Linford avoids the head kick by Mathers.
Mathers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linford misses with a wild body shot.
Mathers throws out a powerful jab.
Linford avoids a kick to the body.
Mathers is looking to land body kicks.
Tyrone Linford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mathers.
Nice defenses there by Mathers.
Mathers scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers tries a head kick but it misses.
Linford misses with a combination
and Mathers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Linford is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Linford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mathers counters with a thumping low kick.
Linford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathers ducks right into an uppercut from Linford.
Mathers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Linford throws a big shot that misses.
Linford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathers connects with a single shot there.
Linford swinging wildly here.
Linford throws a body punch but Mathers moves out of range.
Linford misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathers tries a head kick but it misses.
Linford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linford misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Linford misses the target.
Linford throws a nice looking combination but Mathers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Linford misses with a wild body shot.
Linford throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mathers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mathers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mathers tries a head kick but it misses.
Mathers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.
Mathers throws a leg kick which misses Linford's front leg but catches the back leg as Linford tries to avoid it.
Mathers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Linford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Linford throws out a loose jab but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mathers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linford avoids the head kick by Mathers.
Mathers throws a head kick but Linford moves out of range.
A head kick from Mathers lands but Linford takes it in his stride.
Mathers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mathers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Mathers.
Linford throws a series of punches but Mathers avoids them all with ease.
Linford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Linford misses with a left hand
and Mathers counters with a head kick. That will keep Linford thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Linford just misses with a punch to the body.
Linford misses with a straight left.
Linford misses with an uppercut.
Linford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mathers avoids the body shot from Linford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good exchange - Linford coming out on top.
Mathers throws a one two combo.
Mathers moves out of range as Linford strikes.
Mathers throws the kick towards the body but Linford avoids it.
Mathers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mathers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mathers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Linford.
Nice shot by Mathers.
Linford lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mathers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Linford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.
Linford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mathers throws a leg kick but Linford checks it.
Linford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mathers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mathers lands a leg kick that knocks Linford off balance momentarily.
Linford swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mathers makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Linford really felt that one!
Mathers throws a head kick that misses.
Mathers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Linford if he has to take too many more of those.
Sloppy strikes from Linford. Those never looked like landing.
Mathers is looking to slow Linford down with leg kicks.
Mathers throws a sloppy head kick and Linford moves out of range easily.
Mathers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linford misses the shot to the body.
Mathers ducks right into an uppercut from Linford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linford misses with a hook to the body
and Mathers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Linford throws a nice looking combination but Mathers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Linford connects with a crisp jab.
Linford jabs at Mathers's body.
Linford misses the jab.
Marshall Mathers is winning the standup battle so far.
Linford throws a hook to the side of Mathers's head but Mathers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mathers scores with a head kick. Linford tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mathers. Linford shrugs it off though.
Linford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mathers on the side of the head.
Linford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mathers cracks Linford with an open hand slap.
Mathers lands a nice shot to the body.
Linford misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Linford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Linford fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Mathers.
Linford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mathers counters with a head kick. That will keep Linford thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Oooooh!!! Mathers has knocked Linford down with a huge combo! Mathers steps away and waves a wobbly Linford back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Linford is rocked!
Mathers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linford is still on wobbly legs! Can Mathers finish him?
A head kick misses from Linford.
Linford misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Linford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mathers doesn't seem phased though.
Mathers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linford seems to have recovered his senses.
Linford moves out of range as Mathers throws a body kick.
Linford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Linford throws an off balance right hand
and Mathers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Linford is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Mathers.
Linford throws a hook to the side of Mathers's head but Mathers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mathers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linford just misses with a punch to the body.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Linford avoids them all with ease.
Linford blocks a head kick by Mathers.
Mathers throws a head kick that Linford semi-blocks.
Linford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mathers.
Linford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mathers counters with an inside leg kick.
Mathers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Mathers lands but Linford takes it in his stride.
Linford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Linford looks to land a left hand but Mathers moved out of range nicely.
Mathers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Linford.
Mathers lands with a shot to the body.
Mathers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mathers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Linford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linford misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Linford lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Mathers.
Mathers avoids the body shot from Linford.
Mathers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linford throws a big shot that misses.
Linford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mathers avoids the body shot from Linford.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mathers.
Linford throws a sloppy head kick
and Mathers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Linford misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Linford stalks Mathers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mathers's face. Mathers staggers backwards, shaken.
Mathers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mathers. That's going to slow Linford down.
Linford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mathers.
Linford misses with a double jab
and Mathers counters with a big head kick but Linford shrugs it off.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Linford might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mathers has got the better of the exchanges.
Mathers lands a slapping body shot.
Mathers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Linford has time to react.
Linford avoids the head kick by Mathers.
Mathers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Linford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathers moves away.
Mathers cracks the inside of Linford's front leg.
Linford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mathers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linford's calf.
Mathers lands a leg kick that knocks Linford off balance momentarily.
Mathers tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linford misses with a lunging right hand
and Mathers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Linford looks to land a combination but Mathers avoids it well.
Linford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.
Linford takes one to the chin there.
Whack! Mathers lands a heavy head kick that drops Linford. The ref tackles Mathers to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Linford was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Marshall Mathers!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manlio Marconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marconi comes to the cage accompanied by Hail Holy Queen. McCool has chosen I'm Shipping Up to Boston as his entrance music. Manlio Marconi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter McCool's chin.
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152 lbs
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28
156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manlio Marconi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter McCool!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marconi lands with a cross.
Marconi keeps the fight on the outside.
Marconi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCool.
McCool tries to close the distance and clinch but Marconi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from McCool misses.
Peter McCool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Marconi catches McCool right on the button with a cross.
McCool shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marconi as he avoids it easily.
McCool throws a body punch but Marconi moves out of range.
McCool tries to close the distance and clinch but Marconi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marconi throws a right hand that McCool ducks under and follows up with a left that McCool also avoids with ease.
Marconi misses with a series of wild punches.
Marconi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McCool connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marconi lands a left and a right that send McCool crashing to the mat, dazed. Marconi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
McCool is rocked!
It looks like Peter McCool has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi staying out of range there.
McCool is still on wobbly legs! Can Marconi finish him?
McCool misses with a hook.
McCool tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marconi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCool somewhat.
McCool tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marconi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCool seems to have recovered his senses.
McCool gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCool throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marconi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCool on the side of the head.
A big left from McCool misses.
Marconi feints with a jab and clips McCool right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! McCool is sent crashing into the canvas and Marconi leaps in for the kill! McCool tries to get to his feet but Marconi is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that McCool is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manlio Marconi!
Manlio Marconi made sure to mention his sponsor, [GTI] Divine Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Lyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rage Kootz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Lyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rage Kootz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Lyle finds it's way through Kootz's defenses.
Lyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kootz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Kootz.
Kootz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lyle.
A head kick misses from Lyle.
Kootz throws a right and a left that Lyle avoids nicely.
Lyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lyle dodges the punch combination from Kootz.
Kootz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lyle circles away quickly and effectively.
Lyle lands a glancing blow to the side of Kootz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kootz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kootz checks a low kick from Lyle.
Kootz blocks a head kick by Lyle.
Kootz misses with a hook
and Lyle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kootz's knee momentarily.
Lyle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kootz cracks Lyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kootz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kootz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lyle moves away.
Kootz misses with a left hand
and Lyle counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lyle thows a body kick. Kootz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kootz avoids the head kick by Lyle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kootz. Lyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Kootz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kootz missing with a left hand there. Lyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Kootz misses with a double jab
and Lyle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kootz avoids the head kick by Lyle.
Kootz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lyle.
Kootz works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lyle thuds his shin into the meat of Kootz's side.
Kootz throws a body punch but Lyle moves out of range.
Lyle blocks a jab.
Lyle cracks the inside of Kootz's front leg.
Lyle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kootz at a distance.
Kootz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kootz misses with a hook
and Lyle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lyle throws a head kick but Kootz moves out of range.
Kootz just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lyle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kootz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lyle on the side of the head.
Kootz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Kootz misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kootz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lyle.
Lyle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kootz to score with a decent uppercut.
Lyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kootz lands a nice hook to Lyle's body. Lyle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lyle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kootz.
Lyle lands with a hook. Kootz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice jab there from Kootz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jon Lyle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lyle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kootz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kootz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kootz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kootz.
Kootz blocks a head kick by Lyle.
Lyle moves to clinch but Kootz breaks away
and Kootz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Kootz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lyle at a distance.
Lyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kootz was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyle.
Lyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kootz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lyle is just out of range.
Kootz swings widly with a right hand
and Lyle counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lyle.
Lyle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kootz.
An inside leg kick lands from Lyle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lyle.
Kootz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyle.
Kootz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lyle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kootz. That did some damage!
Lyle lands a leg kick that knocks Kootz off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyle throws a head kick that misses.
Lyle misses with a low kick.
Lyle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kootz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kootz.
Kootz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lyle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kootz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyle.
Kootz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lyle.
Kootz misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kootz throws a lazy right hand but Lyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kootz throws a poor cross that misses
and Lyle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lyle tries to clinch up.
Lyle misses with a low kick.
Lyle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kootz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kootz misses the jab.
Kootz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lyle misses with a head kick.
Kootz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kootz moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kootz.
Kootz swings for the body but Lyle moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kootz. Lyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lyle staying out of range there.
Lyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kootz.
Kootz looks to land a left hand but Lyle moved out of range nicely.
Kootz avoids the head kick by Lyle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lyle misses with a right hand
and Kootz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lyle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Lyle throws a sloppy head kick and Kootz moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Lyle dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lyle tries to clinch there but Kootz circles away.
Kootz stuns Lyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kootz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyle manages to avoid it.
Kootz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jon Lyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Lyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kootz looks to land a right hand but Lyle moved out of range.
Kootz misses with a wild body shot.
Lyle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kootz scores with a jab to the body.
Lyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kootz thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kootz digs a good hook to Lyle's body.
Kootz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kootz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lyle throws a front kick aimed at Kootz's knee but Kootz avoids it well.
Kootz misses with a hook. Lyle ducked under it nicely.
Lyle defending well as Kootz loads up on a big left hand.
Kootz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kootz misses with an uppercut. Lyle saw that one coming.
Kootz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kootz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Kootz.
Lyle thuds his shin into the meat of Kootz's side.
Rage Kootz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lyle.
Lyle lands with a kick to the temple. Kootz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kootz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kootz ducks under a wild hook from Lyle.
Lyle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kootz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kootz takes a swing at Lyle's ribcage but misses.
Kootz misses with an uppercut
and Lyle counters with a big head kick but Kootz shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kootz scores with a body shot.
Kootz throws a jab when Lyle was well out of range.
Kootz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lyle.
Lyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lyle throws a sloppy head kick and Kootz moves out of range easily.
Kootz scores with a hook.
Kootz throws a lazy uppercut
and Lyle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kootz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lyle.
Kootz blocks a head kick by Lyle.
Lyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kootz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kootz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kootz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Lyle.
Kootz is still on wobbly legs! Can Lyle finish him?
Kootz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kootz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kootz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kootz seems to have recovered his senses.
Lyle throws a head kick but Kootz moves out of range.
Lyle defending well as Kootz loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kootz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lyle.
Jon Lyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kootz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lyle is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jon Lyle.
Well Lyle 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Lyle!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jon Lyle waved his t-shirt featuring BioPharm Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunrak Ironshield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Paterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paterson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Guerilla Radio by Rage Against The Machine. David Paterson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunrak Ironshield!
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, David Paterson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironshield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Ironshield.
It looks like David Paterson has been cut.
Ironshield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paterson fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ironshield looks to land a right hand but Paterson moved out of range.
Paterson misses with a takedown attempt - Ironshield sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ironshield loads up on a big right hand but Paterson slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ironshield.
Paterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ironshield pinned against the cage. Ironshield gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gunrak Ironshield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Paterson.
Ironshield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paterson moves out of range as Ironshield strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironshield lands a glancing blow to the side of Paterson's head.
Ironshield goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ironshield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A combination from Ironshield does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Ironshield. Those never looked like landing.
Ironshield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Paterson slips a straight right by Ironshield.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ironshield darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paterson defending well as Ironshield loads up on a big left hand.
Paterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ironshield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ironshield scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paterson doesn't seem bothered though.
Ironshield throws a head kick but Paterson moves out of range.
Paterson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ironshield swivels and escapes.
Ironshield throws a right hand that Paterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Paterson also avoids with ease.
Gunrak Ironshield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironshield thuds a left hand into Paterson's body.
Paterson looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ironshield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Ironshield scores with a four punch combination!
Ironshield lands with an overhand left.
Ironshield sends Paterson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ironshield is motioning to the referee to let Paterson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ironshield drops Paterson with a big left hand! Paterson is injured, injured bad! Ironshield jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunrak Ironshield!
After the fight, Gunrak Ironshield was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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