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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hoyt Jurgensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Becks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurgensen comes to the cage accompanied by Peter, Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoyt Jurgensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bj Becks!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurgensen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Becks closes the distance and clinches.
Becks manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Becks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jurgensen is one step ahead there.
Becks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Becks keeping moving, preventing Jurgensen from controlling successfully.
Jurgensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jurgensen preventing the sweep.
Becks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jurgensen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jurgensen throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jurgensen wants to control from the top but Becks keeps moving.
Jurgensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jurgensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Becks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Becks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jurgensen is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becks keeping moving, preventing Jurgensen from controlling successfully.
Jurgensen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jurgensen trying to control but Becks is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Becks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jurgensen is one step ahead there.
We're going to have a standup here because Hoyt Jurgensen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jurgensen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jurgensen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Becks takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jurgensen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Becks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jurgensen 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.
Jurgensen wants to take Becks's back here but Becks is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Jurgensen controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becks is trying desperately to improve position.
Jurgensen wants to finish this one by submission but Becks is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jurgensen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jurgensen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Becks is looking to escape.
Jurgensen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jurgensen lands with some strikes.
Jurgensen avoids the attempt from Becks to control.
Becks stops Jurgensen from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Jurgensen landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Becks is looking to escape.
Jurgensen looking to finish Becks with some ground and pound. This is bad for Becks!
Becks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jurgensen controlling the pace for now.
Becks is squirming around, avoiding Jurgensen's attempts to control the action.
Becks can't escape the position.
Becks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jurgensen with shots to the head and body - Becks looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Becks is rocked!
Jurgensen cracks Becks with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hoyt Jurgensen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Porterfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Porterfield!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porterfield moves in looking to clinch but Reese pushes him off.
Porterfield is looking to clinch.
Porterfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Porterfield tries to sprawl but Reese drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Reese is nestled in close to Porterfield, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reese thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reese working the head and body with strikes.
Reese slips a nice elbow through Porterfield's hands, connecting with Porterfield's forehead.
Porterfield is trying to stand.
Porterfield trying to control but Reese postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reese looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Porterfield with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Porterfield controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Porterfield is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porterfield is in trouble now - Reese has advanced to mount!
Reese scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Porterfield is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oooh a big shot lands for Reese! Porterfield is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kyle Reese!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Kikyerass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyle Kikyerass!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikyerass misses with a wild body shot.
Kikyerass slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Kikyerass takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kikyerass dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Kikyerass misses with a takedown attempt
and Evans makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Evans misses.
Kikyerass tries to sprawl but Evans drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
It looks like Evans is going to stand back up.
Evans wants to free his trapped foot but Kikyerass is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kikyerass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans not doing much here.
Evans will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Evans wants to stand up but Kikyerass is controlling the position.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kikyerass tries to get to full guard but Evans has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to work for an arm triangle but Kikyerass is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kikyerass is trying to get back to full guard.
Kikyerass misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kikyerass is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Evans is taking a breather. Kikyerass says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kikyerass is not content to let Evans control the position.
Evans is thwarting Kikyerass's attempts to control the position.
Kikyerass is refusing to be controlled, as Evans sits in half guard.
Rashad Evans has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Evans moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans jabs Kikyerass right on the nose. Kikyerass blinks but takes it well.
Kikyerass misses with a double jab.
Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kikyerass stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
Kikyerass thows a body shot but no joy.
Kikyerass lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kikyerass dives in and scores a takedown into Evans's guard.
Kikyerass postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Kikyerass is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kikyerass landing some decent shots from guard.
Evans is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kikyerass throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kikyerass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikyerass cracks Evans with a solid left hand.
Kikyerass working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kikyerass keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Evans's head.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kikyerass postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Evans throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Evans 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.
Evans not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kikyerass preventing the sweep.
Kikyerass is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kikyerass throws a big elbow that misses.
Kikyerass makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans is working hard here to advance position.
Kikyerass with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans is trying to control the position but Kikyerass postures up.
Kikyerass works over Evans with some ground and pound from guard.
Kikyerass takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Kikyerass lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Evans manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kikyerass manages to get himself to full guard.
Evans postures up.
Kikyerass trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kikyerass throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kikyerass wants to sweep here but Evans controlling him for the moment.
Evans controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Kikyerass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rashad Evans just wasn't active enough.
Kikyerass fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Evans fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lyle Kikyerass will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kikyerass thows a body shot but no joy.
Evans on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kikyerass. Kikyerass obviously looking to wear him down.
Donk. Evans catches Kikyerass right on the button with a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Evans blocks the leg kick.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kikyerass fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Evans leaves Kikyerass with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Evans. No joy for Kikyerass on that attempt.
Rashad Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyle Kikyerass.
Kikyerass displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Evans.
Rashad Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kikyerass drops his hands momentarily and Evans takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Evans is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kikyerass. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kikyerass has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Evans is trying to control the action in half guard but Kikyerass is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
Evans is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kikyerass to stand up.
Kikyerass takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Evans. No joy for Kikyerass on that attempt.
Evans tries to land a front kick but Kikyerass steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kikyerass stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Kikyerass misses with an uppercut. Evans saw that one coming.
Rashad Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kikyerass sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Evans somewhat.
Kikyerass with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kikyerass shoots in for a takedown but Evans shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Lyle Kikyerass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikyerass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Kikyerass tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily
and Evans counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Kikyerass's temple.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kikyerass misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Evans slips a nice elbow through Kikyerass's hands, connecting with Kikyerass's forehead.
Evans controlling the action here.
Evans throwing shots but Kikyerass is blocking nicely.
Kikyerass pushes Evans off looking to stand but Evans dives back in and keeps control.
Kikyerass tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kikyerass can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kikyerass does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rashad Evans wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Evans dodges the punch combination from Kikyerass.
Evans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kikyerass.
Kikyerass with a jab.
Kikyerass punishes Evans's body with a nice straight punch.
Kikyerass slaps away a takedown attempt from Evans, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Evans scores a takedown into full mount!
BOOM! Evans connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Evans working for a guillotine from mount but Kikyerass is in no mood to give up.
Kikyerass wants to control but Evans is having none of it.
Evans landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kikyerass swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Evans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Evans working the ground and pound effectively.
Evans tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Evans pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kikyerass is working to get back to half guard.
Evans lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kikyerass hang on?
Kikyerass is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans tries to control but Kikyerass wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kikyerass tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that second round.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Evans dives in and grabs Kikyerass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kikyerass pushes down on Evans's head and hops out.
Evans lands a nice shot that snaps Kikyerass's head back.
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
Evans shoots in and drives through. Kikyerass sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans closes the distance and clinches up with Kikyerass, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes Kikyerass against the cage but Kikyerass circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kikyerass throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Kikyerass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Kikyerass.
Kikyerass cracks Evans with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kikyerass tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kikyerass is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Evans has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Evans is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kikyerass bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evans's guard.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Kikyerass from controlling successfully.
Evans is pulling down on Kikyerass's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kikyerass trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Evans throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kikyerass chips away with some ground and pound.
Kikyerass connects with a couple of short punches.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kikyerass is one step ahead there.
Kikyerass wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Evans is on top in guard.
Evans postures up.
Evans slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kikyerass is keeping the position for now.
Kikyerass bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evans's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans tries to strike from the bottom.
Kikyerass connects with a couple of short punches.
Evans looking for a sweep. Not yet Evans, not yet.
Kikyerass postures up in Evans's guard and throws a big left but Evans blocks it.
Kikyerass working some strikes from top position.
Evans bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kikyerass's guard.
Kikyerass is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Evans defends well.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kikyerass striking off his back but it's not causing Evans any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikyerass keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans working some strikes from top position.
Kikyerass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans gets to his feet. Kikyerass looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Evans shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kikyerass defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kikyerass ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kikyerass fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Evans checks it well.
Kikyerass misses with a two punch combination.
Kikyerass closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Evans to the mat! Evans manages to get full guard.
Kikyerass wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Evans pushes Kikyerass off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kikyerass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikyerass misses the shot to the body.
Kikyerass throws a leg kick but Evans checks it.
Kikyerass is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Evans rather than just go for the knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kikyerass.
Kikyerass takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Evans looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kikyerass is fending him off so far but Evans persists. Nope, Kikyerass circles away and we're back to standing.
Evans takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Evans throws a series of punches but Kikyerass avoids them all with ease.
Kikyerass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Evans has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kikyerass moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Evans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kikyerass throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kikyerass takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kikyerass throws a looping overhand right but Evans ducks down to avoid it.
Evans shoots for a double leg takedown but Kikyerass sprawls well. He's pushed Evans's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyle Kikyerass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kikyerass has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyle Kikyerass!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainbow Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthews comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed-Conflict. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kevin Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rainbow Trout!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Trout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matthews is defended easily by Trout.
Matthews is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trout.
Trout tries to clinch there but Matthews circles away.
Trout throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trout throws a head kick but Matthews moves out of range.
Trout lands with a hook. Matthews tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Matthews swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthews throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trout slips a jab and a cross from Matthews.
Matthews lands with a nice body punch.
Matthews lands with a nice combination. Trout backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews misses with a hook
and Trout counters with a low kick, right behind Matthews 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews thows a body shot but no joy.
Matthews shoots for a double leg takedown but Trout sprawls well. He's pushed Matthews's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trout ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kevin Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trout walks into a stiff left hand from Matthews.
Trout misses the jab.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Trout avoids them all with ease.
Matthews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trout.
Matthews lands a jab-cross combination.
Trout slips under a jab from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a looping right.
Matthews misses with an uppercut.
Matthews steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Trout. That one must have hurt.
Trout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trout throws a lazy head kick
and Matthews counters with a shoot takedown. Trout fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Trout is adopting a defensive guard.
Trout wants to stand but Matthews is controlling the position.
Trout tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matthews scoring with some ground and pound.
Trout utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trout can do anything to dispel that myth.
Matthews throwing strikes but missing.
Matthews 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.
Matthews 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.
Matthews throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews connects with a couple of short punches.
Trout wants to sweep here but Matthews controlling him for the moment.
Matthews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trout works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matthews connects with a couple of short punches.
Trout looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matthews would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matthews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matthews scoring with some ground and pound.
Trout working a defensive guard but Matthews passes into half guard.
Trout is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throwing shots but Trout is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trout is staying active underneath Matthews, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Matthews.
Trout has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matthews is working away from the top position though.
Trout might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Matthews kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Matthews throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trout is refusing to be controlled, as Matthews sits in half guard.
Matthews not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Matthews prevents Trout from standing back up.
Matthews is pressing down on Trout's thigh, looking to free his foot. Trout is holding on for now.
Matthews thows a huge punch but Trout dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Matthews dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Matthews scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Rainbow Trout has been cut.
Trout bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matthews moves out of range as Trout throws a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Trout. Matthews shrugs it off though.
Kevin Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthews takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matthews swings for the body but Trout moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Trout.
Matthews misses with an uppercut
and Trout counters with a solid body kick.
Matthews jabs Trout to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
Matthews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trout.
Matthews misses with an uppercut
and Trout counters with an outside leg kick.
Trout takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Crunch! Trout slams his shin into Matthews's torso.
Matthews throws a lazy uppercut
and Trout counters with a body kick.
Trout lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matthews, as that shot connected.
Trout throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matthews, as that shot connected.
Matthews throws a lazy right hand but Trout sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trout looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matthews throws the left hand but Trout avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trout motions for Matthews to come forward. Trout throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Trout.
Trout lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matthews will feel that in the morning.
Trout dodges the punch combination from Matthews.
Matthews looks to land a left hand but Trout moved out of range nicely.
Trout lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Matthews has a takedown stuffed.
Trout throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Matthews misses with a double jab
and Trout counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews swings widly with a right hand
and Trout counters with a nice low kick that buckles Matthews's knee momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Matthews blocks the low kick.
A nice combination there by Matthews.
Trout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trout keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matthews.
Trout avoids the body shot from Matthews.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthews misses the target.
Matthews swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matthews is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Trout's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Trout as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews thows a body shot but no joy.
Matthews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout slaps away a takedown attempt from Matthews, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matthews doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
Trout throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matthews on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trout connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Matthews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trout slips a jab and a cross from Matthews.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matthews.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Matthews dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rainbow Trout's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Trout gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matthews.
Matthews checks a low kick from Trout.
Trout pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trout is looking to slow Matthews down with leg kicks.
Matthews will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Matthews lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Trout fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matthews has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matthews is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trout instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Trout.
Matthews looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trout just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matthews's brow.
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!
Trout putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matthews in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trout lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to drag Trout to the mat but Trout just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Trout breaks the clinch.
Kevin Matthews is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Trout!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trout.
Trout clinches up with Matthews and pushes him back against the cage.
Matthews tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matthews wants a takedown but no success here.
A left hand lands to the body for Trout.
Trout working Matthews over with knees to the body.
Trout lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trout throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matthews.
Both fighters circling a little - Trout finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trout lands a nice looking body shot.
Matthews shoots in but Trout avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trout.
Trout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trout looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
Trout has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Matthews lands an overhand right.
Trout misses with a low kick.
Trout throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthews sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rainbow Trout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout throws out a loose jab but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthews cracks Trout with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trout thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Matthews if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Trout.
Matthews stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trout.
Trout will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trout 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 Matthews has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matthews and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Trout.
Matthews takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matthews jabs Trout right on the nose. Trout blinks but takes it well.
Rainbow Trout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout tried to score with a low kick but Matthews checks it.
Matthews checks a low kick from Trout.
Trout slips under a jab.
Matthews lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matthews crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Trout - the referee stops the clock and Matthews gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Trout. Matthews manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Matthews gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trout counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trout connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Matthews blocks the low kick.
Trout throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matthews.
Trout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rainbow Trout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matthews has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Matthews!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julius Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Diculous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peppers comes to the cage accompanied by Day N Nite-Kid Cudi. Diculous has chosen How you like me now - The Heavy 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julius Peppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Diculous!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers shoots for a double leg takedown but Diculous sprawls well. He's pushed Peppers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peppers throws a looping overhand right but Diculous ducks down to avoid it.
Peppers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peppers misses with a hook to the body
and Diculous counters with a stiff right hand.
Peppers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peppers 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 Diculous has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diculous and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Peppers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diculous tries to clinch there but Peppers circles away.
Diculous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diculous avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diculous drives through and clinches with Peppers against the cage.
Diculous using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peppers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diculous lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Peppers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peppers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diculous lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peppers is trying to maintain a safe position but Diculous gets an underhook and turns Peppers into the cage.
Peppers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diculous has him pressed against the cage.
Diculous tries a body shot but Peppers blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diculous avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peppers.
Diculous misses with a punch on the inside.
Diculous looking to throw knees to the head but Peppers is blocking nicely.
Diculous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diculous tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Diculous back against the cage.
Diculous tries to work over Peppers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peppers breaks the clinch.
Diculous closes the distance and clinches.
Diculous throws a head punch that misses.
Diculous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diculous is trying to push Peppers away but Peppers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diculous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers blocks an uppercut.
Diculous tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Diculous back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers is looking to break free of the clinch but Diculous has double underhooks.
Diculous misses with a knee strike.
Diculous throws a punch but it's blocked by Peppers.
Diculous misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Diculous.
Still in the clinch, Diculous scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diculous tries to work over Peppers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diculous struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
Peppers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diculous smiles and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Peppers finds it's way through Diculous's defenses.
The fighters circling - Diculous throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peppers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diculous sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peppers somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Peppers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peppers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peppers slips a jab and a cross from Diculous.
Peppers slips a jab from Diculous.
Julius Peppers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peppers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Peppers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Peppers throws a leg kick that misses.
Diculous misses with a hook.
Peppers tries for a takedown but Diculous sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peppers throws a hook to the side of Diculous's head but Diculous sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Diculous - just one landing.
Peppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
Peppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diculous manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Peppers - that will leave a mark!
Rick Diculous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diculous thows a body shot but no joy.
Diculous tries to close the distance and clinch but Peppers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diculous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diculous looks to land a left hand but Peppers moved out of range nicely.
Peppers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diculous.
Diculous takes a jab right on the kisser.
Peppers throws a head kick but Diculous moves out of range.
Diculous scores with a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peppers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diculous connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diculous blocks a head kick by Peppers.
Diculous rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Peppers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Diculous moved away.
Diculous takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peppers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diculous stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peppers scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick Diculous will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Peppers misses with a body shot.
Diculous scores with a decent looking hook.
Diculous 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.
Diculous misses with a hook.
Diculous blocks a low kick nicely.
Diculous lands with an overhand left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peppers.
Peppers is looking to score with low kicks.
A left lands for Peppers.
Diculous fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Diculous finds it's way through Peppers's defenses.
Diculous thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peppers is looking to wear down Diculous with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diculous.
Diculous stuffs the takedown attempt from Peppers. Peppers gets slowly back to his feet.
Diculous avoids the body shot from Peppers.
Peppers scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers lands a nice looking body shot.
Diculous clinches with his opponent.
Diculous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peppers just leaning against Diculous, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diculous as Peppers tries to tie him up.
Diculous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diculous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peppers throws an elbow but it misses.
Peppers manages to break the clinch.
Peppers staying out of range there.
Diculous shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Peppers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diculous lands with an overhand left.
Peppers throws a front kick aimed at Diculous's knee but Diculous avoids it well.
Julius Peppers is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diculous checks it well.
Diculous chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Peppers can pounce on him.
Diculous takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peppers throws a wild body kick that Diculous sees coming a mile off.
Diculous throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diculous tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peppers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diculous moves away.
Diculous dips to his left and cracks Peppers with an uppercut!
Peppers takes one to the chin there.
Peppers looks to land a body kick but Diculous moved away.
Diculous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peppers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diculous. That did some damage!
Peppers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Diculous smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diculous shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diculous throws a shot from downtown. Peppers moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers scoring well with a low kick there.
Diculous throws a hook but Peppers blocks it.
Diculous ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Peppers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Diculous lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peppers backs up against the cage.
Peppers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good work by Diculous as he checks the leg kick.
Diculous tries to clinch up but Peppers circles away and keeps his distance.
Peppers looks to land a left hand but Diculous moved out of range nicely.
Diculous has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diculous misses with a punch to the body.
Diculous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diculous struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
Diculous lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers swings wildly with an uppercut but Diculous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diculous tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diculous with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peppers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diculous lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peppers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diculous lands a shoulder strike.
Peppers has hold of one of Diculous's legs. Diculous is fighting the takedown attempt but Peppers gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Peppers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diculous is trying to control the position but Peppers postures up.
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 Julius Peppers will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Peppers tries to land a front kick but Diculous steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diculous throws a hook but Peppers avoids it easily.
Diculous throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peppers throws a solid leg kick but Diculous takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peppers.
Peppers throws a wild body kick that Diculous sees coming a mile off.
Peppers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Diculous.
Peppers is looking to slow Diculous down with leg kicks.
Diculous stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peppers.
Diculous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
Peppers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diculous.
Diculous's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peppers blocks a jab.
Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Diculous is just out of range.
Peppers stalks Diculous and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diculous's face. Diculous staggers backwards, shaken.
Peppers misses with a low kick as Diculous jumps back.
Diculous has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peppers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diculous takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diculous checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peppers throws a big shot that misses.
Diculous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diculous slips under a jab.
Diculous fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peppers is out of range.
Peppers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diculous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peppers.
Diculous misses with a body shot.
Diculous throws a right hand that misses
enabling Peppers to counter with a crisp jab.
Peppers scores with a jab.
Peppers misses with a low kick as Diculous jumps back.
Peppers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peppers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diculous.
Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Diculous is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diculous looks to throw the jab but Peppers is out of range.
Peppers misses with a left hand
and Peppers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diculous misses with a two punch combination.
Peppers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diculous.
Peppers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big right from Diculous misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diculous attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diculous doesn't manage to clinch there - Peppers circles away.
Diculous misses with a hook. Peppers ducked under it nicely.
Diculous connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peppers. Peppers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers lunges at Diculous with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diculous's hand.
Diculous connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. Diculous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peppers slips a jab from Diculous.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diculous was well out of range. Poor timing from Peppers.
Peppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diculous.
Peppers throws a chopping leg kick but Diculous manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diculous misses with a body shot.
Diculous throws an off balance right hand
and Peppers counters with a thumping low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Diculous blocks the leg kick.
Diculous keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Peppers.
Diculous takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Peppers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peppers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peppers throws a hook but Diculous avoids it easily.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Diculous checks it.
Peppers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Peppers throws a wild body kick that Diculous sees coming a mile off.
Diculous tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peppers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. Diculous looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diculous uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peppers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers slips under a jab.
Peppers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diculous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peppers moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Peppers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peppers 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Julius Peppers!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Julius Peppers waved his t-shirt featuring Firebird Designs's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nanak Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ang is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Darude - Sandstorm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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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
23 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nanak Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Ang!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh misses with a body shot
and Ang counters by clinching up.
Singh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ang avoids it.
Ang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Singh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ang backwards.
Ang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Ang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ang manages to avoid it.
Singh's corner calls for a 1-2. Singh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Singh clinches.
Ang is trying to push Singh away but Singh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Singh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Singh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ang lands a shoulder strike.
Ang tries to circle away but Singh has him pinned against the cage.
Ang is trying to push Singh away but Singh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh misses with the head strike.
Ang wants to get back to striking at distance but Singh won't allow it.
Ang manages to break the clinch.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Singh counters with a stiff right hand.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Ang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Singh throws a leg kick but Ang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Singh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ang will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ang prevents Singh from moving into mount.
Ang tries to buck Singh off but Singh is having none of it.
Ang prevents Singh from moving into mount.
Ang is letting Singh control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang looks to move to half guard but instead Singh has passed into mount! Damn!
Singh looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ang working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang is controlling an arm, preventing Singh from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Ang tries to improve his position but instead Singh has taken his back!
Singh controlling the position well here. Ang rolled but Singh kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nanak Singh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Singh throws a leg kick
and Ang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ang.
Singh is looking to control Ang's arms but Ang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Singh has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Singh.
Ang blocks a body shot from Singh.
Singh keeps control of Ang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ang checks a low kick from Singh.
Singh loads up on a big right hand but Ang slips the punch.
Singh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Singh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Singh thows a body shot but no joy.
Singh darts in and clinches Ang up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh struggles to land a body shot inside as Ang controls his hands.
Singh scores with a shot to the side of Ang's head.
Singh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Singh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ang is breathing heavily.
Ang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Singh tries to throw a body punch but Ang avoids it by throwing Singh back against the cage.
Singh can't find room to land a body shot as Ang controls the action.
Knees to the body from Singh.
Singh wants a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Singh scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Singh gets control of Ang's arms and successfully pulls guard. Singh will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Singh has Ang pulled in close to control his posture.
Singh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ang is one step ahead there.
Ang throws a big right hand that misses.
Singh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ang is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Singh has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ang is looking to defend but Singh has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ang! Singh pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ang taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nanak Singh!
Nanak Singh bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen It's A Fight as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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30
162 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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24
169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paulson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paulson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Paulson misses with a punch to the body.
Paulson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paulson throws an elbow but it misses.
Paulson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paulson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Paulson throws knees to the body.
Johnson tries to work over Paulson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paulson digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Paulson blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Paulson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paulson lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Paulson, against the cage.
Paulson misses with some punches.
Paulson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Paulson.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paul Paulson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulson connects with a looping right hand.
Paulson just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulson tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paulson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Paulson's head back.
Johnson moves forwards but Paulson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paulson as he avoids it easily.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson slips under a jab from Paulson.
Paulson slips under a jab.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson stalks Paulson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Paulson's face. Paulson staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Paulson which made him look bad.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paulson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Paulson misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Paulson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulson moves away.
Paulson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Paulson.
Paulson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Paulson saw it coming and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Paulson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paul Paulson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Paulson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Paulson rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Paulson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulson connects with a high kick.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Paulson's head but Paulson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paulson throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paulson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulson.
Paulson throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulson manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Paulson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paulson in his tracks.
Paulson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paulson looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Paulson.
Paulson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paulson misses with a leg kick.
Paulson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Paulson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Paulson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paulson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paulson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Paulson looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paulson circles away quickly and effectively.
Paulson lands with an overhand left.
Paulson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paulson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paulson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paulson slips under a jab from Johnson.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Paulson misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Paulson as he connects with a hook.
Paulson misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson is looking to clinch.
Paulson tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Paulson misses with a body shot.
Paulson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paulson throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paulson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Paulson keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paulson 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson throws a strike but Paulson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson kicks Paulson off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulson misses with a straight right.
Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson working Paulson over with strikes.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Paulson dodges it nicely.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paulson's head.
Paulson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulson is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throwing shots but Paulson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Paulson scores with a jab.
Paulson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paulson.
Paulson cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Paulson's legs.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulson moves away.
Paulson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paulson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Paulson's shoulder, as Paulson tries to avoid the shot.
Paulson throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Paulson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stalling away here and it's allowed Paulson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Paulson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Paulson!
Paulson wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Paulson from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Andy Johnson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paulson circles away.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paulson is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Paulson is in trouble!
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Paulson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Paulson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson looking to finish Paulson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Paulson!
Paulson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Paulson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Johnson!
Andy Johnson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coby Skrilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrilla comes to the cage accompanied by J.Cole - Rise and Shine. 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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23
220 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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31
214 lbs
21 - 13 - 1 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Coby Skrilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cam Stroud!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrilla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stroud.
Skrilla scores with a hook.
Stroud tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroud misses with a series of wild punches.
Skrilla is looking to land body kicks.
Skrilla scores with a kick to the body.
Stroud checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skrilla slips a straight right by Stroud.
Skrilla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Skrilla throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skrilla swings for the body but Stroud moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Skrilla crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stroud - the referee stops the clock and Skrilla gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stroud. Skrilla manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Skrilla takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stroud moves into the clinch successfully.
Stroud pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stroud prevents a body shot from Skrilla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Skrilla.
Skrilla lands a nice shot to the body.
Skrilla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stroud prevents a body shot from Skrilla.
A head punch on the inside from Skrilla fails to land.
Skrilla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skrilla avoiding damage as Stroud throws knees to the body.
Stroud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stroud blocking some punches.
Skrilla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skrilla blocks the elbow strike.
Stroud stalling in the clinch but Skrilla improves position.
Skrilla struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroud controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrilla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Skrilla fails to land.
Stroud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stroud crunches a lovely knee into Skrilla's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroud tries to land knees in the clinch but Skrilla avoids the damage to the body.
Skrilla has a couple of punches blocked by Stroud.
Skrilla tries to throw a body punch but Stroud avoids it by throwing Skrilla back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Skrilla.
Stroud taking a breather.
Skrilla tries a body shot but Stroud blocks it.
Skrilla avoiding damage as Stroud throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrilla.
Skrilla blocks an elbow strike from Stroud.
Skrilla breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Stroud misses
and Skrilla counters with a body kick.
Stroud has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Skrilla.
Cam Stroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroud throws a shot from downtown. Skrilla moves away and avoids it.
Skrilla blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrilla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stroud looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stroud.
Stroud blocks a head kick by Skrilla.
A head kick misses from Skrilla.
Stroud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skrilla lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skrilla connects with a high kick.
Stroud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skrilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skrilla throws a solid leg kick but Stroud takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Skrilla.
Stroud is looking to land body kicks.
Skrilla lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skrilla. Stroud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stroud throws a head kick that misses.
Skrilla throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stroud makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroud misses with a head kick.
Skrilla misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stroud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skrilla.
Stroud shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stroud checks a leg kick.
Stroud throws a leg kick but Skrilla sees it coming and moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Skrilla.
Skrilla throws a sloppy head kick and Stroud moves out of range easily.
Stroud throws a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Skrilla.
A thudding body kick lands there by Skrilla!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skrilla moves out of range as Stroud throws a body kick.
A big right from Stroud misses.
Stroud looks to land a left hand but Skrilla moved out of range nicely.
Skrilla lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coby Skrilla dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Skrilla.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Skrilla.
Skrilla is looking to wear down Stroud with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stroud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stroud throws a hook but Skrilla blocks it.
Stroud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skrilla.
Skrilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skrilla throws a leg kick
and Stroud counters with a two punch combo.
Stroud wants to clinch up but Skrilla keeps it at a distance.
Stroud throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Skrilla counters with a crisp one two that drops Stroud! Skrilla thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Stroud to his feet! Stroud is in big trouble!
Stroud is rocked!
Coby Skrilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroud misses with the body kick
and Skrilla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stroud is still on wobbly legs! Can Skrilla finish him?
Skrilla connects with a superb combination that knocks Stroud out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Skrilla before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Stroud!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Coby Skrilla!
Coby Skrilla decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braylon Beswicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beswicke has chosen Kick in the teeth as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Chinaski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braylon Beswicke!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Chinaski.
Beswicke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beswicke misses the shot to the body.
Beswicke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chinaski swings for the body but Beswicke moves out of range.
Chinaski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beswicke throws out the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chinaski lands a nice uppercut.
Beswicke effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chinaski throws an elbow but misses.
Beswicke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beswicke blocks a body shot from Chinaski.
Chinaski blocks an elbow strike from Beswicke.
Beswicke pushes Chinaski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chinaski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Chinaski.
Beswicke breaks the clinch.
Beswicke thumps Chinaski with a low kick.
Chinaski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beswicke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beswicke, right into the meat.
Chinaski throws a shot to the body.
Chinaski throws a leg kick but Beswicke checks it.
A cross from Chinaski lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beswicke throws a leg kick which misses Chinaski's front leg but catches the back leg as Chinaski tries to avoid it.
Beswicke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Chinaski - just one landing.
A punch combination from Chinaski misses.
Braylon Beswicke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beswicke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chinaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beswicke moves away.
Beswicke scores with a nice right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chinaski 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 Beswicke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beswicke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beswicke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chinaski misses with a low kick.
Chinaski misses with a hook to the body
and Chinaski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Beswicke.
Beswicke connects with an inside leg kick.
Beswicke looks to throw the jab but Chinaski is out of range.
Chinaski throws a shot to the body.
Beswicke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chinaski throws an overhand right that lands on Beswicke's shoulder, as Beswicke tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chinaski is looking to wear down Beswicke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beswicke connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick from Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a wild body kick that Beswicke sees coming a mile off.
Beswicke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chinaski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beswicke ducks under a wild hook from Chinaski.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beswicke.
Chinaski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beswicke throws a hook to the side of Chinaski's head but Chinaski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beswicke throws a jab but it's blocked by Chinaski.
Chinaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chinaski misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chinaski. Beswicke does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chinaski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chinaski missing with a left hand there. Beswicke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chinaski avoids the head kick by Beswicke.
Beswicke throws out a powerful jab.
Beswicke slips a jab from Chinaski.
Beswicke clinches up against the cage.
Beswicke trying to stall but Chinaski improves his position.
Chinaski stalling in the clinch.
Chinaski tries a body shot but Beswicke blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Beswicke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beswicke.
Chinaski breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Henry Chinaski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chinaski throws a series of punches but Beswicke avoids them all with ease.
Chinaski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beswicke can pounce on him.
Beswicke lands a head kick. Chinaski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chinaski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beswicke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chinaski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chinaski swings for the body but Beswicke moves out of range.
Chinaski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beswicke misses with a looping right.
Chinaski with a jab.
Beswicke moves out of range of the strikes.
Beswicke connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chinaski lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a body punch but Beswicke moves out of range.
Chinaski lands a slapping body shot.
Beswicke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Beswicke throws a body kick that misses.
Chinaski takes one to the side of the head.
Chinaski throws a leg kick but Beswicke moved away.
Beswicke throws a nice head kick!
Beswicke throws a lazy right hand but Chinaski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chinaski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beswicke tries to clinch up.
Beswicke misses with a hook.
Beswicke throws out a loose jab but Chinaski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beswicke fakes the leg kick and cracks Chinaski in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beswicke throws a leg kick which misses Chinaski's front leg but catches the back leg as Chinaski tries to avoid it.
Chinaski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beswicke.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beswicke checks a leg kick.
Chinaski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beswicke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chinaski misses with a shot to the body
and Beswicke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Beswicke doesn't manage to clinch there - Chinaski circles away.
Beswicke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beswicke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chinaski misses with a body shot.
Chinaski throws a big shot that misses.
Chinaski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beswicke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beswicke throws a one two combo.
Chinaski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beswicke misses with a leg kick
and Chinaski counters with a nice body shot.
Beswicke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chinaski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beswicke moves away from the strike by Chinaski.
Chinaski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beswicke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chinaski.
Chinaski thows a body shot but no joy.
Beswicke thuds his shin into the meat of Chinaski's side.
Chinaski looks to land a combination but Beswicke avoids it well.
Chinaski loads up on a big right hand but Beswicke slips the punch.
Chinaski moves out of range as Beswicke throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beswicke slips under a jab from Chinaski.
Chinaski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beswicke can pounce on him.
Chinaski fails to land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Beswicke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beswicke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chinaski misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Beswicke.
Beswicke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chinaski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chinaski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beswicke blocks a leg kick.
Beswicke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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 Henry Chinaski 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.
Chinaski tries to move into range but Beswicke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chinaski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chinaski moves out of range as Beswicke strikes.
Beswicke takes a swing at Chinaski's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Beswicke there.
Henry Chinaski is winning the standup battle so far.
Beswicke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beswicke misses with a double jab.
Beswicke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beswicke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beswicke tries to land a front kick but Chinaski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beswicke wants to clinch.
Beswicke needs to keep his hands up - Chinaski had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski scores with a jab. Beswicke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chinaski scores with a sloppy right hand. Beswicke should have avoided that one.
Beswicke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beswicke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chinaski misses with a straight left.
Chinaski scores with a jab. Beswicke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chinaski misses with a combination
and Beswicke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chinaski rushes Beswicke and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chinaski blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Beswicke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Beswicke continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Beswicke throws an elbow that misses.
Beswicke tries to stall but Chinaski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stalling in the clinch from Chinaski.
Chinaski tries a body shot but Beswicke blocks it.
Chinaski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chinaski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chinaski blocking some punches.
Chinaski breaks from the clinch.
Chinaski lands with a nice body punch.
Beswicke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski lands with a shot to the body.
Beswicke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chinaski throws a big shot that misses.
Beswicke lands with a good body shot.
Beswicke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chinaski misses with a few strikes there.
Beswicke slips a jab from Chinaski.
Chinaski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beswicke takes a swing at Chinaski's ribcage but misses.
Chinaski scores with the left hand. Beswicke knows he should have avoided that one.
Chinaski cracks Beswicke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beswicke is rocked!
It looks like Braylon Beswicke has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beswicke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chinaski blocks a head kick by Beswicke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski lands a nice shot to the body.
Chinaski cracks Beswicke with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Beswicke looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Chinaski finish him?
Beswicke is still on wobbly legs! Can Chinaski finish him?
Chinaski weaves into range and cracks Beswicke right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Beswicke goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Chinaski is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Chinaski!
Henry Chinaski retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Henry Chinaski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armin Merkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cook kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cormega - built for this. Merkel has chosen War Is My Destiny as his entrance music. Armin Merkel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Armin Merkel!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merkel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cooks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Chris Cook has been cut.
Merkel scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cook misses with a body shot.
Merkel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cook is breathing heavily.
Merkel walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Cook drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Merkel swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Cook's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armin Merkel!
An out of breath Armin Merkel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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