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TTFC Leonidas Vs Teixeira 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire. 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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275 lbs
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Thomas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Williams is looking to regain half guard here but Thomas keeps moving and retains side control.
Williams prevents Thomas from moving into mount.
Thomas scores with a couple of short elbows.
Williams is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face as Thomas controls the position.
Williams is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Thomas off and has taken his back!
Williams looking to break Thomas's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Thomas remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Williams will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Williams working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control the hands but Williams breaks the grip.
Thomas is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Williams gets his way!
Williams is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Thomas is defending well though. Williams let's go of the attempt for now.
Thomas is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Williams gets his way!
Thomas wants to control his opponent's hands but Williams gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fending off the submission attempt from Williams.
Thomas is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Williams gets his way!
Williams not allowing Thomas to control his hands.
Thomas avoids the strikes from Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams controls the position.
Thomas turns into Williams and is now in his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thomas is on top in guard.
Thomas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas gets to his feet. Williams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Thomas shoots and misses
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Williams is trying to defend but Thomas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Williams wants to improve his position but Thomas is controlling well.
Thomas is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to stand and escape but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Williams.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Thomas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jonathan Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thomas pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jonathan Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Thomas.
Thomas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thomas closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams gets a clinch.
Thomas is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Williams.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas has Williams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Williams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Good body shot from Williams.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Williams lands a shot to the body.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a shot to the body.
Williams lands a left hand.
Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams misses with some punches.
Thomas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Williams.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Jonathan Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams lands with a right to the head.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Williams tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Thomas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thomas is looking to control Williams's arms but Williams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thomas has his back to the cage.
Thomas jumps guard but Williams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Thomas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Williams dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jonathan Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Thomas.
Williams throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab lands there for Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is fighting to break Williams's control of his arms but Williams is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Williams is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Thomas is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Williams.
Thomas is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas can't get the takedown.
Williams works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams is working Thomas over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Williams is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Clay Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Williams.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Williams.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Colbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prime has chosen Metalingus by Alter Bridge as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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288 lbs
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288 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Colbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colbert looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Prime throws a shot from downtown. Colbert moves away and avoids it.
Colbert misses with a hook. Prime ducked under it nicely.
Colbert throws a body punch but Prime moves out of range.
Prime throws a jab but it's blocked by Colbert.
Colbert throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Colbert throws a series of punches but Prime moves out of range.
Colbert throws a head kick but Prime moves out of range.
Prime with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Colbert misses with a hook
and Prime counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Colbert thinking.
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!
Colbert throws a quick inside leg kick.
Prime misses with a looping right.
Colbert just misses with a punch to the body.
Colbert scoring well with a low kick there.
Colbert thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colbert blocks a jab.
Colbert misses with an uppercut.
Colbert looks to land a left hand but Prime moved out of range nicely.
Colbert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prime.
Prime listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Colbert lands a slapping body shot.
Nice cross by Prime.
Colbert shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Prime counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colbert is looking to control Prime's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Colbert avoid being mounted?
Colbert tries to get to full guard but Prime has control of the leg.
Prime lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Prime working over Colbert with some ground and pound. Colbert looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Colbert blocking the ground and pound attempt from Prime.
Colbert wants to get back to full guard but Prime has mounted him!
Prime lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Colbert is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Prime lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Colbert wants to hold on but Prime pushes him away.
Colbert is bucking up trying to escape but Prime cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Prime unloading with bombs!
Colbert keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Colbert defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Prime.
Prime in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Colbert is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime lands a big elbow - Colbert is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Colbert is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Optimus Prime!
Optimus Prime thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bj Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hurba Derba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes's entrance music is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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280 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bj Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hurba Derba!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes slips a straight right by Derba.
Derba walks into a jab.
A good leg kick by Derba.
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
Derba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Derba's belly button to the back.
Derba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Derba loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Derba.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Bj Barnes has been cut.
Derba just misses with a punch to the body.
Derba throws a head kick that misses.
Derba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Derba throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Derba.
Derba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Derba misses with a body shot.
Derba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Derba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Derba swivels and escapes.
Derba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barnes is out of range and Derba settles back down.
Barnes shoots in but Derba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Derba.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Derba misses the target.
Derba lands a jab to the head.
Derba is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Derba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Derba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Derba pounces like a tiger and cracks Barnes with a vicious hook! Barnes is down but not out! Derba follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hurba Derba!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Magatsu Taito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nando Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
10 - 1 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magatsu Taito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nando Rafael!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taito throws a jab but it's blocked by Rafael.
Taito shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rafael manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Taito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rafael is controlling Taito's posture.
Rafael really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taito. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rafael looking for a sweep. Not yet Rafael, not yet.
Taito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taito postures up.
Taito is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Taito stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rafael swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rafael looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rafael keeping full guard, as Taito tries to pass.
Rafael controls Taito momentarily but Taito frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nando Rafael was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Taito takes a swing at Rafael's ribcage but misses.
Taito lands a right hook to the body.
Nando Rafael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rafael slips a jab and a cross from Taito.
Taito checks a leg kick.
Rafael on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Taito shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rafael is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taito trying to mount his opponent but Rafael defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taito lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael is looking to control Taito's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rafael avoid being mounted?
Rafael is looking to improve his position.
Taito is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rafael wants to control but Taito is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taito wants to pass to mount but Rafael is defending the position.
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!
Rafael avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taito.
Taito throwing shots but Rafael is blocking nicely.
Taito working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rafael is not content to let Taito control the position.
Taito is looking for a kimura here.
Rafael makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rafael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taito sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rafael's guard.
Taito has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rafael is trying to maintain the position but Taito is very close to passing his half guard.
Rafael is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taito sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rafael defending well though.
Rafael trying to hold on to Taito's head to control him but Taito postures up.
Rafael is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taito wants to control but Rafael is keeping him busy.
Rafael is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taito is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rafael is just riding it out for now. Taito eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael tries to roll over but Taito keeps him under control.
Taito is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Taito is trying to control the action in half guard but Rafael is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rafael tries to get to full guard but Taito has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taito passes to full mount!
Taito working for a guillotine from mount but Rafael is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magatsu Taito dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Taito lands a lovely overhand right.
Rafael smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rafael tries to clinch but Taito is having none of it.
Rafael slips a jab from Taito.
Taito drives through with a takedown into Rafael's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Taito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taito missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taito tries to free his leg and advance position but Rafael is retaining full guard.
Taito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rafael looking to control.
Taito postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taito throws a big right hand that misses.
Rafael can't keep his opponent in guard - Taito advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Taito is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael trying to hold on to Taito's head to control him but Taito postures up.
Taito wants to work for an arm triangle but Rafael is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rafael is looking to control Taito's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rafael avoid being mounted?
Rafael gets full guard.
Rafael pulls Taito in to control the position.
Taito trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rafael working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taito.
Rafael pulls Taito in close to his closed guard and prevents Taito from doing any damage or advancing position.
Taito throwing strikes from guard but Rafael blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael trying to control the position here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nando Rafael wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rafael looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rafael scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rafael tries to work over Taito's front leg with a kick but Taito checks it.
Rafael throws a leg kick but Taito sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nando Rafael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rafael chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taito can pounce on him.
Rafael stuffs the takedown.
Rafael thumps Taito with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rafael was well out of range. Poor timing from Taito.
Rafael throws a push kick but Taito slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael throws a leg kick but Taito checks it.
Taito checks a low kick from Rafael.
Rafael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rafael blocks the body kick.
Rafael takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taito motions for Rafael to come forward. Taito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rafael throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rafael ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taito throws out a loose jab but Rafael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafael throws a leg kick but Taito moved away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taito, as that shot connected.
Taito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taito scores with the left hand. Rafael knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rafael misses with a low kick.
Rafael smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Rafael. No joy for Taito on that attempt.
Rafael throws a low kick but Taito moves out of range easily.
Taito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Rafael will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Taito.
A telegraphed right hand from Taito misses the target.
Rafael tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafael throws a low kick but Taito avoids it.
Rafael swings for the body but Taito moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rafael.
Rafael blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Magatsu Taito will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rafael wants to slow Taito down by chopping away at his legs.
Taito lands a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taito lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rafael has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rafael and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch lands to the side of Taito 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rafael walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taito checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taito throws a looping overhand right but Rafael ducks down to avoid it.
Rafael tries to score with a low kick but Taito moves his leg out of the way.
Taito shoots for a takedown but Rafael saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good leg kick by Rafael there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rafael throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rafael throws a looping overhand right but Taito ducks down to avoid it.
Rafael misses with a low kick as Taito jumps back.
Rafael swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rafael keeps Taito at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Taito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rafael doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from Rafael is predictable there
and Taito counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rafael's knee momentarily.
Rafael is looking to slow Taito down with leg kicks.
Rafael throws a hook to the side of Taito's head but Taito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rafael slips a jab from Taito.
Taito throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rafael's head.
Taito misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rafael gets a clinch.
Rafael lands a knee to the head.
Taito tries to pull guard but Rafael forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magatsu Taito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taito blocks an uppercut.
Rafael scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rafael.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael lands with a light punch inside.
Taito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rafael or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael is fighting off a takedown attempt but Taito is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rafael to the mat. Rafael regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rafael working a defensive guard here.
Rafael manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rafael looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rafael wants to get back to his feet but Taito is holding on tight.
Magatsu Taito overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rafael sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Taito gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taito tries to get to full guard but Rafael has control of the leg.
Rafael wants to take a breather but Taito is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Taito is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rafael's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rafael's back!
Rafael tries to break free.
Taito doesn't have the hooks in and Rafael manages to turn into his guard.
Taito looking for a sweep. Not yet Taito, not yet.
Rafael trying to control the position from guard on top but Taito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taito has an active guard here but Rafael has managed to pass into half guard.
Taito trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taito manages to get to full guard.
Nando Rafael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafael trying to control but Taito is working from the bottom.
Rafael is looking to stand up but Taito won't let him.
Taito working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rafael doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rafael manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rafael must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taito strikes from his own guard.
Magatsu Taito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafael loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nando Rafael.
I think Taito 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Magatsu Taito!
A relieved looking Magatsu Taito thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kublai Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes to the cage accompanied by Genetic For Terror. Kane has chosen Gang of Four - I love a Man in Uniform as his entrance music. Tommy Kane will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kublai Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Kane!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.
Kane misses with a low kick.
Kane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kane misses with a left hand
and Congo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kane is trying to maintain the position but Congo is very close to passing his half guard.
Congo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Congo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kane trying to control but Congo postures up.
Kane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo looking to sit in guard and control but Kane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kane seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Congo looking for a sweep. Not yet Congo, not yet.
Kane throws a strike but Congo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane is trying to control the position but Congo postures up.
Congo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane working a defensive guard but Congo passes into half guard.
Congo controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Congo connects with a nice short shot to Kane's temple.
Kane is positioning himself well to prevent Congo advancing to mount.
Kane is not content to let Congo control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is controlling Congo's trapped leg to prevent Congo from advancing to side control.
Kane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Congo.
Congo wants to pass the guard but Kane is defending well.
Kane is staying active underneath Congo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Congo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kublai Congo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
Tommy Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kane shoots in for a double leg but Congo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Congo slips a straight right by Kane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Congo.
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Congo slips a straight right by Kane.
Congo throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.
Congo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo checks a low kick from Kane.
Congo blocks a low kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Congo lands a lovely overhand right.
Congo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kane, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kublai Congo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Congo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kane lands a nice shot to the body.
Kane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Kublai Congo has been cut.
Kane has a takedown stuffed.
Kane slips a straight right by Congo.
Congo closes the distance and clinches.
Kane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Congo misses with the head strike.
Kane struggles to land a body shot inside as Congo controls his hands.
Congo missing with knees to the body.
Congo landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane wants to take the fight to the mat but Congo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kane tries to pull guard but Congo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kublai Congo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Kane.
Congo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Congo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
Kane is looking to break free of the clinch but Congo has double underhooks.
Congo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Congo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kane's waist but Kane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Congo off to one side.
An inside leg kick from Congo misses.
Kane scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Congo throws a lazy right hand but Kane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kane walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo throws a lazy right hand but Kane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kane avoids the body shot from Congo.
Congo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Congo.
Kane throws a hook but Congo blocks it.
Congo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kane stuffs the takedown attempt from Congo. Congo gets slowly back to his feet.
Kane lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kane.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Congo, as that shot connected.
Kane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Congo.
Congo misses with an uppercut.
Congo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kane lands an overhand right.
Kane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Congo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane.
Kane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Congo. Those never looked like landing.
Congo misses with a low kick.
Kane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Kane tries for a takedown but Congo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Congo. Those never looked like landing.
Tommy Kane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Congo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kane is defended easily by Congo.
Kane misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Kane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kublai Congo's cut.
That's time! Congo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Congo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Congo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kane is looking to score with low kicks.
Congo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Congo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Congo misses with a wild body shot.
Kane misses with a double jab
and Congo counters with an inside leg kick.
Kane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Congo throws a leg kick but Kane checks it.
Congo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane connects with a single shot there.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Congo.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt - Congo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kane falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Congo counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Congo.
Kane misses with a hook
and Congo counters with a straight right hand.
Kane is rocked!
Kane walks into a left hand.
Kane is still on wobbly legs! Can Congo finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane looks to score with a jab to the body but Congo is just out of range.
Kane seems to have recovered his senses.
Kane changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Congo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Kane working away.
Kane wants to control but Congo is keeping him busy.
Kane wants to control for a moment but Congo uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Congo is staying active underneath Kane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries to pass the half guard into mount. Congo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kane is trying to work for a kimura but Congo is defending well.
Congo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Congo trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Congo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kane manages to get himself to full guard.
Kane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Congo is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kublai Congo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Congo 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kublai Congo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Davis Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Staton has chosen Puff, The Magic Dragon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Davis Hogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Staton!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Staton.
Staton throws a body punch but Hogg moves out of range.
Hogg throws a sloppy head kick and Staton moves out of range easily.
Hogg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hogg.
Staton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hogg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Staton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Staton misses with a hook. Hogg ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Staton checks a leg kick.
Hogg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Staton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Staton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hogg.
Staton checks the leg kick.
Staton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch but Staton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Staton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hogg is able to avoid easily.
Staton misses the shot to the body.
Hogg misses with a head kick.
Hogg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Staton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hogg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hogg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Staton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hogg blocks a leg kick.
Staton slips under a jab from Hogg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Staton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Staton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Staton lands with a good body shot.
Jefferson Davis Hogg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Staton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hogg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Staton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hogg. Hogg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hogg looks to land a left hand but Staton moved out of range nicely.
Hogg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hogg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staton blocks a head kick by Hogg.
Staton throws a body punch but Hogg moves out of range.
Hogg sizes up Staton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hogg doesn't manage to clinch there - Staton circles away.
Staton throws out a leg kick but Hogg moves out of range and Staton only half commits.
Hogg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staton.
Hogg throws a leg kick but Staton checks it.
Staton tried to score with a low kick but Hogg checks it.
Staton tries a head kick but it misses.
Staton connects with a nice looking jab.
Hogg thumps Staton with a low kick.
Staton lands with a nice body kick.
Hogg tries to clinch up.
Staton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Staton shoots in but no luck this time.
Hogg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Staton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hogg connects with a leg kick. Staton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Staton blocks a low kick nicely.
Hogg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Staton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogg moves away.
Staton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Hogg.
Staton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Staton tries to land a leg kick but Hogg saw it coming and moves away.
Staton throws a hook but Hogg avoids it easily.
Hogg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hogg throws a head kick but Staton moves out of range.
Staton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogg manages to avoid it.
Staton misses with a jab to the body
and Hogg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Staton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hogg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogg is looking to chop away at Staton's legs.
Staton looks to land a body kick but Hogg moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Staton throws a hook but Hogg blocks it.
Hogg blocks a jab.
Hogg defending well as Staton loads up on a big left hand.
Staton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Staton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hogg scores with a jab to the head.
Staton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Staton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hogg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hogg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hogg tried to score with a low kick but Staton checks it.
Hogg stuns Staton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hogg throws a front kick aimed at Staton's knee but Staton avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremy Staton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Staton thows a body shot but no joy.
Staton throws a leg kick but Hogg checks it.
Staton shoots in for a takedown but Hogg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hogg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hogg throws a low kick, looking for Staton's leg but Staton calmly moves out of range.
Hogg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hogg tries to clinch but Staton is having none of it.
Hogg thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Staton if he has to take too many more of those.
Hogg tries to sprawl but Staton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hogg's head.
Hogg gets back to full guard.
Hogg looking to control.
Staton trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton throwing strikes from guard but Hogg blocks nicely.
Staton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hogg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hogg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hogg controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staton with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hogg is pulling down on Staton's head. It's preventing any offense from Staton, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jefferson Davis Hogg just wasn't active enough.
Hogg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Staton.
Staton throws a front kick aimed at Hogg's knee but Hogg avoids it well.
Hogg motions for Staton to come forward. Hogg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hogg scores with a body shot.
Staton throws a push kick but Hogg slaps the foot to one side.
Hogg walks into a straight right hand from Staton.
Staton throws a front kick aimed at Hogg's knee but Hogg avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hogg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Staton lunges at Hogg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hogg's hand.
Staton throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staton blocks a head kick by Hogg.
Hogg thows a leg kick but Staton checks it
and Staton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Staton scores with a hook to the body. Hogg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Staton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogg.
Staton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogg.
Hogg lands with a nice body kick.
Hogg throws a half hearted mid kick.
That kick from Hogg tenderised Staton's leg. Staton is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking cross lands there for Staton.
Staton thows a body shot but no joy.
Staton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogg moves away.
Hogg throws out a leg kick but Staton moves out of range and Hogg only half commits.
Hogg scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Staton.
Hogg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Staton to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg scores with a leg kick.
Hogg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Staton.
Staton fails to land with a series of punches.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch but Staton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Staton fails with a takedown attempt.
Staton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Staton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hogg rather than just go for the knockout.
Hogg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hogg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg lands a slapping body shot.
Hogg misses with a low kick.
Staton throws a leg kick but Hogg moved away.
Hogg misses with an uppercut. Staton saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jefferson Davis Hogg will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hogg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hogg scores with a shot to the body.
Hogg scores with a nice head shot.
Staton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hogg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Staton throws a body punch but Hogg moves out of range.
Staton takes a swing at Hogg's ribcage but misses.
Staton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hogg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Staton's sensitive parts.
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!
Staton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hogg.
Staton wants to land a leg kick but Hogg is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hogg.
Staton shoots in for a takedown but Hogg shows good takedown defense.
Hogg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hogg misses with a body shot.
Staton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hogg doesn't manage to clinch there - Staton circles away.
Hogg throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hogg keeps Staton at a distance using the push kick.
Hogg wants to clinch.
Hogg tries a head kick but it misses.
Hogg scores with a head kick.
Staton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hogg. Hogg obviously looking to wear him down.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Staton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hogg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Staton's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogg swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Staton.
Staton keeps the fight on the outside.
Staton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hogg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jefferson Davis Hogg is winning the standup battle so far.
Hogg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hogg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Staton's hands.
An inside leg kick lands from Staton.
Staton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Staton just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hogg connects with a leg kick. Staton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hogg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch but Staton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hogg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Staton.
Staton thows a body shot but no joy.
Hogg misses with a wild body shot.
Hogg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Staton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hogg can pounce on him.
Hogg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Staton throws a lazy right hand but Hogg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hogg lands a leg kick that knocks Staton off balance momentarily.
Hogg connects with a solid leg kick.
Hogg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Hogg.
Hogg doesn't manage to clinch there - Staton circles away.
Hogg just misses with a punch to the body.
Staton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Staton as he checks the leg kick.
Hogg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hogg avoids the body shot from Staton.
Hogg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hogg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Staton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hogg.
Hogg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staton blocks a jab.
Staton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hogg can pounce on him.
Hogg throws a low kick but Staton moves out of range easily.
Staton misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hogg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Staton momentarily.
Staton moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hogg misses with a shot to the body
and Staton counters with an outside leg kick.
Staton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hogg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Staton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Staton showed some decent athleticism there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferson Davis Hogg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hogg 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jefferson Davis Hogg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dummy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doctor Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Doctor Jones. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dummy Jones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dummy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dummy Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doctor Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dummy Jones. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Doctor Jones.
Doctor Jones blocks a head kick by Dummy Jones.
Dummy Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dummy Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doctor Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dummy Jones thumps Doctor Jones with a low kick.
Doctor Jones scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Doctor Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Doctor Jones misses with a head shot.
Doctor Jones scoring with strikes but Dummy Jones is staying in there.
Doctor Jones looking to control but Dummy Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dummy Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctor Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Doctor Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dummy Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Doctor Jones.
Doctor Jones cracks Dummy Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dummy Jones is squirming around, avoiding Doctor Jones's attempts to control the action.
Doctor Jones looking to finish Dummy Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dummy Jones!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dummy Jones wants to control but Doctor Jones is having none of it.
Doctor Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Dummy Jones bucks and avoids them well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doctor Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dummy Jones is squirming around, avoiding Doctor Jones's attempts to control the action.
Doctor Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctor Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dummy Jones hang on?
Doctor Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
Doctor Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dummy Jones because Doctor Jones loaded up on that one.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Doctor Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Dummy Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Doctor Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doctor Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Dummy Jones is rocked!
Doctor Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dummy Jones is still in real trouble! Can Doctor Jones finish him?
Doctor Jones unloading with bombs!
Doctor Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Doctor Jones! Dummy Jones is hurt baaadly! Doctor Jones is firing away with more strikes - Dummy Jones is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doctor Jones!
Doctor Jones managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armin Merkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind . Merkel has chosen War Is My Destiny as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralph McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Armin Merkel!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
letting Merkel counter with a right hand.
Merkel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Merkel's shoulder, as Merkel tries to avoid the shot.
Merkel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
McGuire takes one on the button.
Merkel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire throws a low kick but Merkel moves out of range easily.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire looks to land a body kick but Merkel moved away.
Merkel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Merkel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Merkel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
McGuire moves out of range as Merkel strikes.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merkel moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a low kick but Merkel avoids it.
Merkel connects with a single shot there.
McGuire slips a jab from Merkel.
Merkel moves out of range of the body kick.
Merkel throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
Merkel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Merkel misses.
McGuire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Merkel in his tracks.
Merkel wants to land a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire misses with a leg kick
and Merkel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Merkel avoids the head kick by McGuire.
Merkel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Merkel scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Merkel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire punishes Merkel's body with a nice straight punch.
McGuire dodges the punch combination from Merkel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Merkel. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire looks to land a body kick but Merkel moved away.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merkel moves away.
McGuire cracks Merkel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Merkel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuire is looking to score with low kicks.
McGuire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merkel avoids the body shot from McGuire.
McGuire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGuire swings for the body but Merkel moves out of range.
Merkel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGuire throws the kick towards the body but Merkel avoids it.
Merkel slips a jab and a cross from McGuire.
Merkel misses the shot to the body.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Merkel blocks a jab.
McGuire takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Merkel dodges the punch combination from McGuire.
McGuire throws a solid leg kick but Merkel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGuire.
Merkel moves out of range as McGuire throws a body kick.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Merkel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Merkel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGuire scrambles back to his feet.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Merkel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Merkel blocks a low kick nicely.
McGuire with a hook.
Merkel lands with a straight right. McGuire didn't see that one coming.
McGuire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ralph McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Merkel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGuire slips under a jab from Merkel.
Merkel looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merkel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Merkel connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGuire. McGuire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Merkel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Merkel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good work by Merkel as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGuire, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
McGuire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGuire sizes up Merkel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Merkel.
McGuire is looking to chop away at Merkel's legs.
Merkel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Merkel finds it's way through McGuire's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire throws a body punch but Merkel moves out of range.
Merkel checks the leg kick nicely there.
McGuire has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Merkel is just out of range.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Merkel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Merkel slips under a jab.
Merkel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McGuire sprawling to the canvas! McGuire rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Merkel finish him?!
It looks like Ralph McGuire has been cut.
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!
Merkel lands a really nice looking cross but McGuire seems unphased.
McGuire is rocked!
McGuire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oh McGuire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGuire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGuire cracks the inside of Merkel's front leg.
Merkel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Merkel back to the cage. McGuire follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McGuire seems to have got his legs back now.
Merkel circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops McGuire to the canvas! McGuire doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Merkel keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armin Merkel!
Our winner, Armin Merkel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Gauge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Gauge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gauge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gauge scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Sonny Corleone has been cut.
Corleone throws a head kick but Gauge moves out of range.
Gauge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gauge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Gauge.
A head kick misses from Gauge.
Gauge needs to keep his hands up - Corleone had a free shot at his head there.
Corleone just misses with a punch to the body.
Gauge stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Corleone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gauge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corleone scores with a hook to the body. Gauge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gauge avoids the head kick by Corleone.
Corleone throws a head kick that Gauge semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone darts in and clinches Gauge up against the cage.
Corleone blocking some punches.
Gauge misses with a body punch.
Gauge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone's elbow.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gauge throws a head punch that misses.
Gauge tries to work over Corleone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gauge blocks an elbow strike.
Gauge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corleone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gauge's elbow.
Corleone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gauge throws a nice looking combination but Corleone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson Gauge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Corleone finds it's way through Gauge's defenses.
Corleone throws a series of punches but Gauge avoids them all with ease.
Gauge moves away from the strike by Corleone.
Corleone is looking to chop away at Gauge's legs.
A leg kick checked by Corleone.
Corleone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gauge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gauge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gauge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gauge scores with the left hand. Corleone knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gauge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gauge throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gauge tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Gauge.
Tyson Gauge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gauge connects with a looping right hand.
Corleone jabs Gauge right on the nose. Gauge blinks but takes it well.
Gauge tries to close the distance and clinch but Corleone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corleone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gauge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gauge throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Corleone tries to land a leg kick but Gauge saw it coming and moves away.
Gauge looks to score with a jab to the body but Corleone is just out of range.
Gauge tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gauge tries to clinch
and Corleone counters with a head kick. That will keep Gauge thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Corleone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gauge.
Gauge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corleone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gauge throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Corleone slips under a jab from Gauge.
Gauge throws a sloppy head kick and Corleone moves out of range easily.
Gauge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corleone.
Corleone looks to land a right hand but Gauge moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gauge jabs at Corleone's body.
Gauge throws a sloppy head kick and Corleone moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Corleone misses.
A head kick from Corleone lands but Gauge takes it in his stride.
Corleone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Corleone lands a nice hook to Gauge's body. Gauge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Gauge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gauge checks a low kick from Corleone.
Gauge closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone fails to land with a series of punches.
Corleone misses the shot to the body.
Corleone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sonny Corleone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sonny Corleone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gauge checks a leg kick nicely.
Corleone ducks right into an uppercut from Gauge.
Gauge tries a head kick but it misses.
Gauge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corleone was well out of range. Poor timing from Gauge.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gauge. Corleone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corleone cracks a nice hook into Gauge's ribs.
Gauge tries to clinch up but Corleone circles away and keeps his distance.
Corleone rushes Gauge and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gauge working aggressively here.
A short left from Gauge.
Corleone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corleone lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Gauge fails to land.
Corleone blocks an uppercut.
Corleone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corleone tries a body shot but Gauge blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Corleone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone lands a hook that snaps the head of Gauge backwards.
Gauge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gauge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corleone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corleone looks to score with a jab to the body but Gauge is just out of range.
Corleone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corleone forces Gauge back against the cage and clinches.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gauge.
A left hand lands to the body for Gauge.
Gauge tries to work over Corleone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gauge.
Corleone misses with an elbow over the top.
Gauge misses with some punches.
Corleone lands with a short shot to the head.
Gauge swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
Gauge avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gauge.
Corleone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gauge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corleone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gauge tries to clinch up.
Gauge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gauge throws a sloppy head kick and Corleone moves out of range easily.
Corleone swats away the attempt to clinch by Gauge.
An inside leg kick from Corleone misses.
Corleone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gauge.
Gauge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gauge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corleone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gauge. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gauge throws a leg kick but Corleone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gauge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Corleone.
Gauge looks to throw a body kick
and Corleone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Corleone misses with a head kick.
Corleone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gauge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corleone lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Corleone avoids the head kick by Gauge.
Corleone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gauge rather than just go for the knockout.
Corleone takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone lands a nice elbow.
Corleone prevents a body shot from Gauge.
Sonny Corleone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gauge avoids a wild elbow strike from Corleone.
Gauge lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corleone.
Corleone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corleone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corleone throws the left hand but Gauge avoids the punch easily.
Gauge throws a half hearted mid kick.
Corleone staying out of range there.
Gauge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corleone shoots for a double leg takedown but Gauge sprawls well. He's pushed Corleone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Corleone tries to bum rush Gauge with a series of wild strikes but Gauge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gauge rushes Corleone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gauge throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Corleone throws an elbow but misses.
Gauge pushes Corleone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sonny Corleone's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A left lands for Corleone.
Good leg kick by Corleone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Corleone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gauge throws a head kick that misses.
Gauge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corleone.
Gauge throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gauge misses the shot to the body.
Corleone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gauge swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corleone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corleone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone digs a right hand into Gauge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gauge's gas tank.
Gauge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone's elbow.
Gauge struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
Corleone digs a right hand into Gauge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gauge's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corleone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corleone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corleone pushes Gauge up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gauge.
Gauge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corleone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gauge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gauge scores with a hook to the body.
Corleone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gauge is rocked!
It looks like Tyson Gauge has been cut.
Gauge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Gauge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Corleone.
Corleone is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Gauge tries to break Corleone's hands from around his neck, Corleone unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Gauge will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sonny Corleone!
After winning the bout, Sonny Corleone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas's entrance music is Spartan Warriors. A fine choice. Teixeira is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil Terror. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Richard Teixeira enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Leonidas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Leonidas slips a jab from Teixeira.
Leonidas just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonidas darts in and clinches Teixeira up against the cage.
Leonidas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Teixeira.
Teixeira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teixeira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Teixeira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teixeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
Teixeira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Leonidas.
Leonidas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonidas can't find room to land a body shot as Teixeira controls the action.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leonidas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Teixeira can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leonidas as Teixeira tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teixeira's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Teixeira.
Leonidas misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Leonidas.
Teixeira blocks an uppercut.
Leonidas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teixeira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonidas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Leonidas.
Teixeira can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Teixeira tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teixeira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leonidas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leonidas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teixeira backwards.
Teixeira tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonidas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
Teixeira effectively controlling the action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonidas.
A left hand lands to the body for Teixeira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Teixeira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira is looking to control Leonidas's arms but Leonidas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Teixeira has his back to the cage.
Teixeira blocks an uppercut.
Leonidas tries to throw a body punch but Teixeira avoids it by throwing Leonidas back against the cage.
Leonidas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Teixeira tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonidas lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leonidas.
Teixeira tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Teixeira back against the cage.
Leonidas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Teixeira tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Leonidas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teixeira tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Teixeira back against the cage.
Teixeira taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teixeira.
Leonidas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leonidas manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Leonidas.
Teixeira is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Teixeira is still on wobbly legs! Can Leonidas finish him?
Teixeira misses with a low kick as Leonidas jumps back.
Teixeira slips under a jab.
Leonidas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Teixeira is having none of it.
Teixeira loads up on a big right hand but Leonidas slips the punch.
Teixeira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonidas.
Leonidas throws an overhand right that drops Teixeira like a sack of potatoes! Leonidas dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Leonidas!
King Leonidas retains his bantamweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, King Leonidas made sure he mentioned SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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