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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler has chosen Wrestling Machine as his entrance music. Mike Tyler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyler!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler postures up in Angelo's guard and throws a big left but Angelo blocks it.
Angelo keeping full guard, as Tyler tries to pass.
Angelo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tyler wants to take the fight to the mat but Angelo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Angelo lands a damaging elbow.
Tyler jumps guard but Angelo stands there with Tyler around his waist. Tyler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tyler gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tyler wants to advance to full mount but Angelo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
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!
Angelo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tyler!
Angelo controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo'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.
Michael Angelo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Angelo lands an elbow that stopped Tyler in his tracks for a moment.
Tyler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angelo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyler's defenses.
Tyler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Angelo to keep the fight standing.
Michael Angelo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyler.
Tyler working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Angelo.
Tyler gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angelo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Angelo is pressed up against the cage. Tyler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Angelo down to the mat. Angelo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Angelo has Tyler up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelo scores with a knee to the head.
Tyler takes an elbow to the temple.
Tyler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Angelo lands a nice elbow.
Angelo misses with a knee to the head.
Angelo with a knee to the head.
Angelo lands an elbow inside that Tyler shrugs off.
Tyler takes an elbow to the temple.
Angelo lands an elbow that stopped Tyler in his tracks for a moment.
Angelo lands an elbow that stopped Tyler in his tracks for a moment.
Tyler is trying to drag Angelo to the mat but Angelo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tyler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tyler looks gassed!
Angelo connects with a knee to the head.
Angelo landing knees to the head.
Tyler is rocked!
Angelo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tyler is still on wobbly legs! Can Angelo finish him?
Angelo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyler's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angelo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Angelo with a knee to the head.
Angelo lands an elbow inside.
Angelo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyler's face.
Angelo lands a nice elbow.
Tyler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Angelo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyler's defenses.
Tyler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Angelo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tyler wants a takedown.
Tyler seems to have recovered his senses.
Angelo lands a nice elbow.
Tyler takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Angelo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Angelo with a knee to the head.
Angelo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tyler.
Angelo lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Angelo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Angelo tries to clinch up.
Angelo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tyler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyler tries to keep at a distance but Angelo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Angelo with a knee to the head.
Angelo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Angelo lands an elbow inside that Tyler shrugs off.
Angelo landing knees to the body.
Angelo with a knee to the head.
Angelo lands an elbow that stopped Tyler in his tracks for a moment.
Tyler is looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Angelo.
Tyler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Angelo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Angelo instigates a clinch.
Angelo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Angelo scores with a knee 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!
Angelo lands a damaging elbow.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler wants a takedown.
Michael Angelo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyler.
Tyler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Angelo is defending well.
Angelo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Angelo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Angelo lands an elbow inside.
Tyler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Angelo lands an elbow inside that Tyler shrugs off.
Angelo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Angelo lands a knee to the head.
Angelo lands an elbow inside that Tyler shrugs off.
Tyler takes an elbow to the temple.
Angelo lands an elbow inside that Tyler shrugs off.
Angelo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyler's defenses.
Angelo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Angelo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Angelo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tyler takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Angelo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Angelo connects with a knee to the head.
Angelo lands an elbow inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Angelo as Tyler tries to tie him up.
Tyler takes an elbow to the temple.
Angelo landing knees to the head.
Angelo with a knee to the head.
Angelo prevents Tyler from breaking the clinch.
Angelo lands a nice elbow.
Angelo scores with a knee to the head.
Angelo stops a takedown attempt from Tyler.
Angelo lands a nice knee to the body.
Angelo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyler's defenses.
Angelo scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Angelo.
Angelo lands an elbow inside.
Angelo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Angelo lands an elbow that stopped Tyler in his tracks for a moment.
Tyler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Angelo lands an elbow just above Tyler 's eye.
Angelo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelo obliges.
Angelo lands an elbow just above Tyler 's eye.
Angelo with a knee to the head.
Angelo lands a nice elbow.
Angelo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Angelo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Angelo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyler can do to turn this around?
Angelo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tyler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Angelo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Angelo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Angelo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyler's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelo lands an elbow inside that Tyler shrugs off.
Tyler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Angelo lands a nice elbow.
Angelo lands a nice elbow.
Tyler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Angelo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
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!
Tyler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Angelo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Angelo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Angelo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Angelo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyler's face.
Angelo connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Angelo.
Tyler wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyler is trying to stall.
Angelo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyler's defenses.
Angelo lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Angelo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Angelo moves into range and clinches up with Tyler.
Nice elbow from Angelo.
Angelo prevents the takedown attempt.
Angelo connects with a knee to the head.
Angelo lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Tyler goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Angelo in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyler is looking to regain half guard here but Angelo keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Angelo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Angelo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Angelo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tyler to his feet.
Angelo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyler wants a takedown but no success here.
Angelo connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Tyler goes down! Angelo jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Angelo working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Tyler looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Angelo! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michael Angelo!
A very excited looking Michael Angelo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Rudolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase comes to the cage accompanied by Forever. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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205 lbs
10 - 15 - 0 |
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210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Rudolph!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudolph ducks right into an uppercut from Chase.
Chase misses with a wild body shot.
Chase fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Rudolph misses.
Chase lands with a nice body punch.
Horrible takedown by Rudolph or perhaps it was just good defense by Chase which made him look bad.
Chase thuds his right hand into Rudolph's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Christian Rudolph has been cut.
Chase stuffs the takedown attempt from Rudolph. Rudolph gets slowly back to his feet.
Rudolph takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rudolph fails to land the takedown.
Denny Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Rudolph.
Rudolph avoids the body shot from Chase.
Nice straight punches there by Chase. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chase.
Rudolph moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chase connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rudolph's hands.
Rudolph is rocked!
That has opened up Christian Rudolph's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudolph takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rudolph is still on wobbly legs! Can Chase finish him?
Rudolph looks gassed!
Rudolph takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rudolph seems to have recovered his senses.
Chase cracks Rudolph with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Rudolph tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Chase pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Rudolph is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denny Chase!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ontario Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes into the arena with Immortal Technique -Point of No Return blaring out of the sound system. Rashad Evans could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ontario Jones's chin.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ontario Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Evans.
Evans closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Evans takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Evans is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's 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.
Nice strikes from Evans there.
Evans lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Evans throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
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 scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones is looking to control Evans's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Jones kicks off Evans and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
Evans stands up and beckons Jones to join him on the feet.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Evans drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Evans stands up and beckons Jones to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones throws a body kick the misses
and Evans counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Evans.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Evans is working hard here to advance position.
Evans is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Evans has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Evans lands a nice short elbow.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Jones looks gassed!
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evans takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Evans working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Evans stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jones to get to his feet.
Jones throws a series of punches but Evans avoids them all with ease.
Evans shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Evans shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Evans.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans gets to his feet. Jones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Evans dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Evans's head and hops out.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Evans pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Evans takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Evans 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.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evans decides to return to a standing position.
Ontario Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Evans passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Evans lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rashad Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Evans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Evans working Jones over with strikes.
Jones is rocked!
Evans winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Evans finish him?
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Evans scores with a big shot! Jones's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Jones! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Evans!
Rashad Evans made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'My heart goes out to each and every one you fans that make it possible for me to keep fighting. Keep watching and keep supporting. I love you and thank you! And shoutout to the Blackzilians and my coaches.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Lesner!
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, Oliver Twist!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twist jabs Lesner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lesner looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lesner leaves Twist with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Twist - just one landing.
Lesner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Twist to the ground. Lesner is now in Twist's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Twist looking to control.
Lesner is posturing up here but Twist has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lesner tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lesner has to tap! Slick submission there by Twist!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oliver Twist!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Leads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Leads has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Leads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leads fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leads fails to land with a series of punches.
Leads fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leads ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
Leads looks to land a combination but Palmer avoids it well.
Palmer misses with a low kick.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leads moves away.
Oooooh!!! Leads has knocked Palmer down with a huge combo! Leads steps away and waves a wobbly Palmer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That has opened up Tim Palmer's cut even more.
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!
Oooooh!!! Leads has knocked Palmer down with a huge combo! Leads steps away and waves a wobbly Palmer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Palmer is rocked!
The cut above Tim Palmer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Leads throws an uppercut from hell that sends Palmer clean off his feet! He's out cold! Leads stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donald Leads!
Donald Leads really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Black Market Pharmacy and Laundromat logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. This should be fireworks!
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162 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Warren!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Warren.
Warren closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Warren lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warren is stalling in the full guard.
Warren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren stopping the sweep attempt from Mullen.
Mullen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Warren must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Warren looking to sit in guard and control but Mullen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Warren looking for a sweep. Not yet Warren, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullen wants to stand but Warren has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warren wants to sweep but no luck.
Mullen wants to pass the guard but Warren is keeping the position.
Mullen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Warren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mullen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mullen is in close to Warren's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Warren 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.
Warren looks gassed!
Mullen postures up in Warren's guard and throws a big left but Warren blocks it.
Mullen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mullen.
Mullen is looking to work some ground and pound but Warren has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mullen postures up in Warren's guard and throws a big left but Warren blocks it.
Mullen passes into half guard.
Mullen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mullen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Warren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mullen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Warren with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mullen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mullen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Warren is looking for a sweep. Mullen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren manages to get to full guard.
Mullen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mullen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mullen wants to control from the top but Warren keeps moving.
Mullen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Warren is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Warren keeping moving, preventing Mullen from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
James Warren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Mullen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mullen stalks Warren and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Warren's face. Warren staggers backwards, shaken.
Mullen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Warren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Warren fails with the takedown
and Mullen counters with a left and a right that stings Warren.
Warren is rocked!
Mullen plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Warren swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Warren face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Mullen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Fragoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soham Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Fragoso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Fragoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soham Roy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy clinches up with Fragoso and pushes him back against the cage.
Roy pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Roy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fragoso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fragoso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Roy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roy tries to stand and escape but Fragoso is controlling the position.
Roy trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Roy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fragoso is trying to stand back up but Roy is controlling him
Roy controlling the action here.
Fragoso makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Roy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Roy stands up out of the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy checks a low kick from Fragoso.
A head kick by Fragoso misses
and Roy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fragoso won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roy taking a breather here.
Roy trying to control the action but Fragoso is working from the bottom.
Roy slows the pace down.
Fragoso takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Roy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fragoso is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fragoso on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Roy just content to control the position.
Fragoso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roy on the ground.
Roy decides to stand back up.
Roy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fragoso can't keep his opponent in guard - Roy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Roy controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fragoso is refusing to be controlled, as Roy sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roy is working for a submission of some sort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy uses his free foot to push down on Fragoso's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fragoso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fragoso reaches up and holds on to Roy to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soham Roy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 9:10
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 9:10
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soham Roy!
A very excited looking Soham Roy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Nieddds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf has chosen The Imperial March as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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30
150 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Nieddds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Red Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieddds scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nieddds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolf moves out of range as Nieddds strikes.
Wolf throws a body punch but Nieddds moves out of range.
Nieddds tries to bum rush Wolf with a series of wild strikes but Wolf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolf lands a body shot.
Wolf loads up on a big right hand but Nieddds slips the punch.
Nieddds lands a jab to Wolf's midsection.
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nieddds misses with a lunging right hand
and Wolf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nieddds takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nieddds avoids the body shot from Wolf.
Wolf throws a hook but Nieddds blocks it.
Wolf looks to land a left hand but Nieddds moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieddds defending well as Wolf loads up on a big left hand.
Nieddds tests Wolf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nieddds takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nieddds doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nieddds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolf.
Wolf scores with a hook to the body. Nieddds takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wolf jabs Nieddds right on the nose. Nieddds blinks but takes it well.
Wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nieddds was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf.
Wolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nieddds.
Nieddds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wolf.
Wolf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nieddds.
Wolf misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wolf doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wolf jabs Nieddds to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nieddds connects with a body shot that sends Wolf's belly button to the back.
Wolf changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nieddds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nieddds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nieddds.
Nieddds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nieddds avoids the body shot from Wolf.
Nieddds misses with the combination.
Wolf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nieddds throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds lands an overhand right.
Nieddds scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolf doesn't seem bothered though.
Nieddds looks to land a combination but Wolf avoids it well.
Wolf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Nieddds. Those never looked like landing.
Nieddds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolf.
Nieddds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolf moves away from the strike by Nieddds.
Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nieddds's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wolf connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nieddds scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Nieddds does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolf.
Danga de danga de dang - Nieddds scores with a four punch combination!
Wolf throws a big shot that misses.
Red Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolf keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nieddds avoids the body shot from Wolf.
Nieddds tries to move into range but Wolf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Wolf lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nieddds doesn't seem phased though.
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!
A big left from Wolf misses.
Wolf is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nieddds had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wolf slips a jab from Nieddds.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieddds lands a body shot.
Nieddds scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wolf misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Wolf dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wolf thuds a left hand into Nieddds's body.
Nice defenses there by Wolf.
Wolf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nieddds counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wolf throws a shot from downtown. Nieddds moves away and avoids it.
Wolf scores with a body shot.
Wolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Nieddds is just out of range.
Nieddds lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wolf slips under a jab from Nieddds.
Nieddds pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wolf back to the cage. Nieddds follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nieddds. Wolf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nieddds jabs at Wolf's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nieddds. Wolf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolf throws a right and a left that Nieddds avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nieddds jabs Wolf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nieddds slips under a jab from Wolf.
Wolf misses with an uppercut
and Nieddds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nieddds is looking to wear down Wolf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wolf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Wolf.
Wolf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wolf tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nieddds looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolf is just out of range.
Red Wolf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Wolf. That snapped Nieddds's head back.
Nieddds throws a series of punches but Wolf avoids them all with ease.
Bobby Nieddds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Nieddds.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Nieddds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nieddds throws out a loose jab but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Nieddds. Beautiful body shot.
Nieddds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wolf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Nieddds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nieddds defending well as Wolf loads up on a big left hand.
Nieddds lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf misses with a wild body shot.
Nieddds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Nieddds misses with a body shot.
Wolf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nieddds counters with a three punch combo that has Wolf backing up. Wolf nods at Nieddds to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nieddds takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wolf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Wolf lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nieddds doesn't seem phased though.
Wolf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nieddds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nieddds misses with a wild combination.
Wolf checks the leg kick.
Nieddds ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wolf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nieddds.
Nieddds staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws the left hand but Nieddds avoids the punch easily.
Wolf just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolf misses with an uppercut. Nieddds saw that one coming.
A jab from Nieddds does it's job there.
Wolf misses with an uppercut. Nieddds saw that one coming.
Nieddds lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nieddds.
Nieddds swings for the body but Wolf moves out of range.
Nieddds misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolf takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf avoids the body shot from Nieddds.
Wolf scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nieddds in his tracks.
Nieddds throws a lazy right hand but Wolf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Nieddds dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wolf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nieddds misses with an uppercut. Wolf saw that one coming.
Wolf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wolf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nieddds doesn't seem bothered though.
Wolf tries to move into range but Nieddds moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nieddds defending well as Wolf loads up on a big left hand.
Wolf avoids the body shot from Nieddds.
Wolf thows a body shot but no joy.
Nieddds throws a right hand that Wolf ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolf also avoids with ease.
Wolf just misses with a punch to the body.
Nieddds misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Wolf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieddds throws a right and a left that Wolf avoids nicely.
Wolf avoids the body shot from Nieddds.
Wolf takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nieddds misses with a wild combination.
Nieddds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nieddds defending well as Wolf loads up on a big left hand.
Wolf thuds a left hand into Nieddds's body.
Wolf misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Nieddds counter with a right hand.
A big left from Wolf misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds misses with a straight left.
Wolf thuds a left hand into Nieddds's body.
Wolf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nieddds throws a body punch but Wolf moves out of range.
Wolf misses with a shot to the body
and Nieddds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nieddds ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nieddds moves away.
Wolf swings widly with a right hand
and Nieddds counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wolf thinking.
Nieddds takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf lands a jab to the nose.
Nieddds misses with a two punch combination.
Nieddds throws a right hand that Wolf ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolf also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds tries a low kick but Wolf avoids it.
Nieddds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolf avoids the body shot from Nieddds.
Wolf throws a body punch but Nieddds moves out of range.
Nieddds slips under a jab.
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nieddds swings for the body but Wolf moves out of range.
Wolf lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wolf.
Nieddds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wolf's hands.
Nieddds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nieddds takes one on the button.
Nieddds thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Wolf catches Nieddds right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Nieddds misses its intended target.
Wolf takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab lands there for Nieddds.
Nieddds connects with a body shot that sends Wolf's belly button to the back.
Wolf throws a sloppy body shot
and Nieddds counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf dodges the punch combination from Nieddds.
Nieddds throws a body punch but Wolf moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Wolf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wolf has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Wolf!
A relieved looking Red Wolf thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Ghambaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler comes to the cage accompanied by KEEP IT MOVIN. Ghambaryan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Right Said Fred - I`m Too Sexy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Ghambaryan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghambaryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diggler.
Dirk Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ghambaryan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Diggler scores with a nice body kick.
Ghambaryan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ghambaryan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diggler can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ghambaryan checks a leg kick.
Diggler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ghambaryan 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 Diggler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diggler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ghambaryan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diggler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ghambaryan counters with a good low kick that Diggler was not able to check.
Ghambaryan avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggler throws a sloppy head kick and Ghambaryan moves out of range easily.
Diggler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ghambaryan at a distance.
Diggler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambaryan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diggler's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Ghambaryan.
Diggler motions for Ghambaryan to come forward. Diggler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ghambaryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggler. That did some damage!
Ghambaryan thuds his right hand into Diggler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diggler defending well as Ghambaryan loads up on a big left hand.
Diggler throws a right hand that Ghambaryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ghambaryan also avoids with ease.
Diggler slips a jab from Ghambaryan.
Diggler checks a leg kick.
Diggler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diggler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diggler avoids the body shot from Ghambaryan.
Good work by Ghambaryan as he checks the leg kick.
Ghambaryan is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghambaryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggler.
Diggler blocks the body kick.
Ghambaryan tries to clinch up but Diggler circles away and keeps his distance.
Ghambaryan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ghambaryan throws a front kick that sends Diggler stumbling back into the cage.
Ghambaryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggler throws a combination that misses
and Ghambaryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diggler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghambaryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggler.
Diggler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diggler misses with a body kick.
Diggler checks a low kick from Ghambaryan.
Diggler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diggler is out of range and Ghambaryan settles back down.
Ghambaryan throws a push kick but Diggler slaps the foot to one side.
Ghambaryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diggler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diggler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ghambaryan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diggler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Ghambaryan. Those never looked like landing.
Ghambaryan closes the distance and clinches.
Ghambaryan trying to control the position but instead, Diggler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ghambaryan into the cage.
Ghambaryan blocks a body shot from Diggler.
Ghambaryan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghambaryan tries a knee to the head but Diggler blocks it.
Ghambaryan is pushing Diggler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Diggler fails to land.
Ghambaryan is trying to maintain a safe position but Diggler gets an underhook and turns Ghambaryan into the cage.
Ghambaryan seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ghambaryan fails to land.
Diggler tries to land knees in the clinch but Ghambaryan avoids the damage to the body.
Diggler misses with a body punch.
Ghambaryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee strike.
Ghambaryan trying to land knees to the body.
Ghambaryan keeps control of Diggler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ghambaryan controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Ghambaryan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diggler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ghambaryan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Diggler misses with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diggler.
It looks like Roman Ghambaryan has been cut.
Ghambaryan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diggler checks the leg kick.
Diggler tries to land a leg kick but Ghambaryan saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Ghambaryan is predictable there
and Diggler counters with a head kick.
Dirk Diggler is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghambaryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggler.
Ghambaryan misses with a body kick.
Diggler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ghambaryan throws a leg kick but Diggler moved away.
Ghambaryan throws a leg kick but Diggler checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambaryan instigates a clinch.
Diggler wants to break free but Ghambaryan has control.
Diggler blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee strike.
Ghambaryan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ghambaryan tries to land knees in the clinch but Diggler avoids the damage to the body.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee strike.
Ghambaryan tries to land knees in the clinch but Diggler avoids the damage to the body.
Diggler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ghambaryan backwards.
Ghambaryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diggler blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Diggler.
Diggler pushes Ghambaryan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diggler misses with a body punch.
Ghambaryan has a couple of punches blocked by Diggler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the head.
It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Diggler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ghambaryan throws a head kick that misses.
Ghambaryan tries to clinch
and Diggler counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ghambaryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ghambaryan tries to clinch up.
Ghambaryan is looking to land body kicks.
Diggler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ghambaryan motions for Diggler to come forward. Ghambaryan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diggler scores with a nice right hand.
Diggler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ghambaryan avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler misses with a hook. Ghambaryan ducked under it nicely.
Diggler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ghambaryan ducks right into an uppercut from Diggler.
Ghambaryan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diggler's corner calls for a 1-2. Diggler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diggler throws a low kick but Ghambaryan avoids it.
Diggler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diggler is looking to land body kicks.
Ghambaryan blocks the body kick.
Diggler throws a right hand that Ghambaryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ghambaryan also avoids with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ghambaryan - that will leave a mark!
Diggler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghambaryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggler.
Diggler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ghambaryan misses with a kick to the body.
Diggler misses with a wild body shot.
Ghambaryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diggler.
Diggler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ghambaryan is out of range.
Diggler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghambaryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghambaryan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diggler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ghambaryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Diggler dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ghambaryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good work by Diggler as he checks the leg kick.
Ghambaryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggler.
A shot to the body from Diggler misses
and Ghambaryan counters with a thumping low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ghambaryan!
Diggler checks a leg kick nicely.
Ghambaryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggler.
That kick from Diggler tenderised Ghambaryan's leg. Ghambaryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ghambaryan moves out of range of the body kick from Diggler.
Diggler misses the shot to the body.
Ghambaryan tries to clinch there but Diggler circles away.
Ghambaryan wants to slow Diggler down by chopping away at his legs.
Ghambaryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diggler blocks a jab.
Diggler feints a jab promting Ghambaryan to slip. Diggler then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ghambaryan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ghambaryan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diggler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diggler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ghambaryan tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Diggler.
A head kick misses from Diggler.
Diggler avoids the body shot from Ghambaryan.
Diggler is looking to wear down Ghambaryan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diggler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ghambaryan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ghambaryan is predictable there
and Diggler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggler swings for the body but Ghambaryan moves out of range.
Diggler misses with a leg kick.
Ghambaryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Diggler. Those never looked like landing.
Ghambaryan connects with a high kick.
Ghambaryan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diggler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan tried to score with a low kick but Diggler checks it.
Diggler connects with a high kick.
Ghambaryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggler. That did some damage!
Ghambaryan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diggler, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Diggler.
Diggler misses with a punch to the body.
Diggler tries to throw a body punch but Ghambaryan avoids it by throwing Diggler back against the cage.
Ghambaryan looking to throw knees to the head but Diggler is blocking nicely.
Diggler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ghambaryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diggler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diggler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ghambaryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diggler has had enough of the clinch but Ghambaryan keeps him there for the moment.
Ghambaryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ghambaryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diggler breaks from the clinch.
Diggler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ghambaryan counters with a big head kick but Diggler shrugs it off.
Diggler dodges the punch combination from Ghambaryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Diggler.
Ghambaryan tries to score with a low kick but Diggler moves his leg out of the way.
Ghambaryan misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggler swats away the attempt to clinch by Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ghambaryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diggler.
A low kick from Ghambaryan is predictable there
and Diggler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggler throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diggler.
Ghambaryan thows a leg kick but Diggler checks it
and Diggler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Diggler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diggler 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Diggler!
Dirk Diggler gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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