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INY 23 Fayyad vs Rebel PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Wolodyjowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mateusz Wolodyjowski!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolodyjowski throws the kick towards the body but Funk avoids it.
Funk blocks a head kick by Wolodyjowski.
Funk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Funk dives in and scores a takedown into Wolodyjowski's guard.
Funk prevents Wolodyjowski from getting back to his feet.
Funk stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wolodyjowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Funk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Funk shoots in for a double leg but Wolodyjowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Funk fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Funk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolodyjowski gets caught napping as Funk dives in and scores a takedown. Wolodyjowski manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolodyjowski pushes Funk off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wolodyjowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Funk.
Wolodyjowski misses with a double jab.
Wolodyjowski scores with a nice strike.
Funk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wolodyjowski just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wolodyjowski feints and then cracks Funk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Funk down.
Wolodyjowski throws a leg kick but Funk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wolodyjowski loads up on a big right hand but Funk slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Funk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wolodyjowski throws a hook but Funk avoids it easily.
Funk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wolodyjowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolodyjowski throws a lazy right hand but Funk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wolodyjowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wolodyjowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolodyjowski looks gassed!
Wolodyjowski gets caught napping as Funk dives in and scores a takedown. Wolodyjowski manages to retain guard.
Funk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wolodyjowski is keeping the position for now.
Funk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wolodyjowski's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wolodyjowski dives on top into guard.
Funk has a closed guard, preventing Wolodyjowski from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funk working for a triangle but Wolodyjowski defends it easily.
Funk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wolodyjowski defends it easily.
Funk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wolodyjowski is aware though and is defending well.
Wolodyjowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Funk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolodyjowski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Funk's guard.
Wolodyjowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wolodyjowski wanted to stand there but Funk had control of the position.
Funk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Funk is looking for a triangle but Wolodyjowski pushes his legs off easily.
Wolodyjowski tries to stand but Funk is controlling from the bottom.
Funk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wolodyjowski defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolodyjowski won't allow Funk to sweep him here.
Funk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wolodyjowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wolodyjowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wolodyjowski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Funk is proving hard to escape from.
Wolodyjowski is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Funk is pulling down on Wolodyjowski's head to control his posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funk is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Wolodyjowski frees his head nicely. Oh but Funk has switched to an armbar! Wolodyjowski is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Frank Funk!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reiko Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reiko Saito had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reiko Saito!
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, Max Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Saito tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Henderson is in Saito's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Saito is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Saito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
Saito controlling the position.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saito is trying to keep Henderson in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saito trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.
Reiko Saito has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Saito throws a low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.
Saito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henderson.
Henderson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Saito was covering up waiting for the punch and Henderson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson won't allow Saito to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Saito could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Saito looking for a guillotine here but Henderson defends easily.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Saito blocks nicely.
Henderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saito wants to sweep here but Henderson controlling him for the moment.
Henderson trying to control but Saito is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saito controls Henderson momentarily but Henderson frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson works over Saito with some ground and pound from guard.
Saito is trying to control the position but Henderson postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saito on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saito tries to get out of the position.
Saito keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saito is pulling down on Henderson's head to control his posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Saito manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saito tries to land a front kick but Henderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Henderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Henderson slips a nice elbow through Saito's hands, connecting with Saito's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saito is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Henderson jumps into side control!
Saito struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saito tries to improve position but can't.
Henderson working away.
Henderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Saito on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Henderson landing a few strikes.
Saito wants to get back to his feet.
Saito is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson working the ground and pound from side control.
Henderson scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to advance to mount but Saito denies him.
Saito tries to improve position but can't.
Henderson cracks Saito with a big elbow.
Saito tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saito taking punishment in the form of punches.
Saito takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Henderson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Henderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Saito, who protects the arm well.
Henderson has hold of Saito's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Saito seems comfortable defending it but Henderson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Saito is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Saito is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Henderson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Henderson!
After the fight, Max Henderson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Courdoroy Shilenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skull Crash could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Courdoroy Shilenko's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
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, Courdoroy Shilenko!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shilenko moves out of range as Crash throws a body kick.
Crash cracks the inside of Shilenko's front leg.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shilenko throws out a leg kick but Crash moves out of range and Shilenko only half commits.
Shilenko misses with a double jab
and Crash counters with a right hand to the body.
Crash tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Shilenko.
Crash throws a body punch but Shilenko moves out of range.
A big right from Shilenko misses.
Shilenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crash will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shilenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shilenko checks a leg kick.
Shilenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash throws a body punch but Shilenko moves out of range.
Crash thows a body shot but no joy.
Crash shoots for a double leg takedown but Shilenko sprawls well. He's pushed Crash's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crash moves out of range as Shilenko throws a body kick.
Crash wants to slow Shilenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Shilenko misses with a body shot
and Crash counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shilenko won't be happy with that.
Crash looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shilenko is avoiding damage well.
Crash looking to control but instead Shilenko has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Shilenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Crash throwing shots but Shilenko is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shilenko is trying to maintain the position but Crash is very close to passing his half 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!
Crash thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shilenko's head.
Crash lands strikes from half guard.
Crash is controlling the pace.
Crash throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crash throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shilenko taking some punishment here, with Crash in his half guard.
Crash is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shilenko gets full guard.
Crash chips away with some ground and pound.
Shilenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crash manages to get himself to full guard.
Crash isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Shilenko stacks Crash on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Shilenko!
Crash 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Shilenko tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crash wants to control but Shilenko postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shilenko wants to control but Crash is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crash wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skull Crash 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.
Crash scores with a body shot.
Crash changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crash dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shilenko. That did some damage!
Shilenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Crash.
Crash throws a head kick but Shilenko moves out of range.
Crash tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Crash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Crash.
Nice cross by Shilenko.
Shilenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shilenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Courdoroy Shilenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crash throws a head kick but Shilenko moves out of range.
Shilenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skull Crash is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Crash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shilenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shilenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crash avoids the body shot from Shilenko.
Crash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crash swings for the body but Shilenko moves out of range.
Shilenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Crash fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shilenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shilenko misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shilenko.
Crash is looking to wear down Shilenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crash fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shilenko checks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crash.
Crash on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko avoids the head kick by Crash.
Crash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crash will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crash throws out a leg kick but Shilenko moves out of range and Crash only half commits.
Shilenko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crash throws a head kick that misses
and Shilenko counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crash throws a head kick but Shilenko moves out of range.
Courdoroy Shilenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Shilenko.
Crash tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shilenko swivels and escapes.
Shilenko throws a lazy head kick
and Crash counters with an outside leg kick.
Shilenko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crash gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shilenko throws a head kick that Crash semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash misses with a low kick as Shilenko jumps back.
Shilenko checks a leg kick.
Shilenko is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crash.
Crash scores with a kick to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Shilenko blocks the leg kick.
Crash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shilenko manages to avoid it.
Crash throws a low kick but Shilenko avoids it.
Shilenko avoids the head kick by Crash.
Shilenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shilenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shilenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shilenko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Crash - the referee stops the clock and Shilenko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Crash. Shilenko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shilenko is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash avoids the body shot from Shilenko.
Shilenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Crash shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shilenko as he jumps to the side.
Crash staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown by Crash or perhaps it was just good defense by Shilenko which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skull Crash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shilenko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shilenko.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crash avoids the head kick by Shilenko.
Courdoroy Shilenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shilenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crash was well out of range. Poor timing from Shilenko.
Crash tries to land a leg kick but Shilenko saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skull Crash dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shilenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Crash thows a leg kick but Shilenko checks it
and Shilenko counters with a low kick, right behind Crash 's knee.
A head kick misses from Shilenko.
Shilenko blocks a head kick by Crash.
Shilenko throws a head kick that misses
and Crash counters with a head kick. That will keep Shilenko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shilenko misses with a head kick.
Crash throws a chopping leg kick but Shilenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Decent striking displayed by Shilenko there.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Crash tries to work over Shilenko's front leg with a kick but Shilenko checks it.
Shilenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shilenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crash counters with a nice leg kick.
Shilenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shilenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crash slips a jab from Shilenko.
Shilenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shilenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shilenko avoids the head kick by Crash.
Shilenko misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Shilenko blocks the leg kick.
Crash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shilenko looks for the body kick but Crash saw that one coming.
Shilenko misses with a body kick.
Crash throws a low kick but Shilenko avoids it.
Shilenko misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Shilenko.
Crash throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shilenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash throws a leg kick but Shilenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crash lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shilenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Shilenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shilenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Crash.
Shilenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crash throws a front kick aimed at Shilenko's knee but Shilenko avoids it well.
Shilenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shilenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash scores with a hook to the body. Shilenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crash misses with a takedown attempt - Shilenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crash thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shilenko lands with a slapping head kick.
Crash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crash buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shilenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Crash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shilenko.
Shilenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crash can pounce on him.
Shilenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crash throws a chopping leg kick but Shilenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crash thows a body shot but no joy.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash digs a good body shot into Shilenko's ribs.
Crash feints and then cracks Shilenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shilenko down.
Crash tries to score with a low kick but Shilenko moves his leg out of the way.
Shilenko connects with a body shot.
Skull Crash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shilenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shilenko misses with an uppercut. Crash saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shilenko avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skull Crash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shilenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shilenko misses with a looping left.
Courdoroy Shilenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Shilenko misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skull Crash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crash has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skull Crash!
Skull Crash seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egor Ruslanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslanov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Subways - Oh Yeah. This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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169 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Egor Ruslanov!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruslanov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ruslanov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Williams reaches up to try and control the position but Ruslanov seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Williams rolls and tries to escape and now Ruslanov has his back!
Even with his hooks in, Ruslanov manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Williams tries to break free.
Williams turns into Ruslanov and is now in his guard.
Williams postures up.
Ruslanov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ruslanov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williams is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams drops back looking for a leg! Ruslanov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ruslanov manages to kick Williams off! Williams jumps back into Ruslanov's guard.
Ruslanov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ruslanov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruslanov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruslanov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruslanov working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Ruslanov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Ruslanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslanov pulls Williams in close to his closed guard and prevents Williams from doing any damage or advancing position.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ruslanov is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruslanov wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruslanov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williams is aware though and is defending well.
Ruslanov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruslanov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Williams stacks Ruslanov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Williams!
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ruslanov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ruslanov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ruslanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ruslanov is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Ruslanov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Ruslanov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruslanov working for submissions but it's allowed Williams to get to half guard.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ruslanov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!
Williams looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Williams just trying to survive but Ruslanov is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ruslanov struggling to keep hold of the position.
Williams tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams is trying to reverse the position but instead Ruslanov has taken his back - oops!
Ruslanov is persistently looking for the submission but Williams is defending it well.
Williams trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Egor Ruslanov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ruslanov has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ruslanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruslanov misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams digs a good hook to Ruslanov's body.
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Ruslanov's head back.
Williams tries to clinch there but Ruslanov circles away.
Williams wants to clinch.
Ruslanov scores a takedown into full mount!
Ruslanov punching from mount but Williams doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ruslanov landing strikes from the mount.
Ruslanov tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams tries to hold on but Ruslanov pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams regains half 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!
Ruslanov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruslanov on the ground.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ruslanov is working away from the top position though.
Ruslanov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruslanov.
Ruslanov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams is not content to let Ruslanov control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to roll over but Ruslanov keeps him under control.
Williams is staying active underneath Ruslanov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ruslanov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Williams is controlling Ruslanov's trapped leg to prevent Ruslanov from advancing to side control.
Williams is staying active underneath Ruslanov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Egor Ruslanov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Ruslanov.
Ruslanov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Will Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egor Ruslanov.
Ruslanov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Will Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Will Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams looks to land a combination. Ruslanov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ruslanov misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Egor Ruslanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruslanov has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruslanov is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Williams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ruslanov has his takedown stuffed
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruslanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruslanov's calf.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruslanov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruslanov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Ruslanov backing up. Ruslanov nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Will Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egor Ruslanov.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslanov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Ruslanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Ruslanov with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Williams clinches up against the cage.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Ruslanov's ribs.
Williams throws a right hand that Ruslanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruslanov also avoids with ease.
Ruslanov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ruslanov tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Williams.
Ruslanov shoots and misses
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams tests Ruslanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruslanov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a leg kick.
Williams scores with a one two! Ruslanov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ruslanov misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Ruslanov.
Ruslanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ruslanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruslanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruslanov backs up against the cage.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Ruslanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruslanov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams lands with a straight right. Ruslanov didn't see that one coming.
Ruslanov misses with a takedown
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruslanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Ruslanov with a poor takedown
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Williams duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslanov shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruslanov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Williams pushes Ruslanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruslanov backs up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ruslanov tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams lands a jab to Ruslanov's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruslanov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Williams!
Will Williams gave a mention to [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Dowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Schnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schnell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Chain Music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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137 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Dowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Schnell!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schnell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dowe quickly recovers to half guard.
Ground and pound from Schnell.
Nice strikes from Schnell there.
Dowe tries to get to full guard but Schnell has control of the leg.
Schnell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dowe!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dowe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dowe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schnell on the ground.
Schnell lands a heavy elbow.
Schnell is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dowe to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dowe shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schnell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Schnell prevents Dowe from getting the reversal.
Schnell is landing with some decent strikes but Dowe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schnell lands a big elbow.
Schnell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dowe is looking to escape.
Dowe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schnell working for a submission but Dowe is keeping him at bay.
Schnell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dowe?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowe regains half guard.
Schnell working Dowe over with strikes.
Dowe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dowe is working hard here to advance position.
Dowe has hold of Schnell's hands but Schnell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dowe has hold of Schnell's hands but Schnell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dowe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dowe actively working from the bottom here.
Schnell prevents Dowe from improving his position.
Dowe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dowe actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Schnell there.
Schnell seems to be working for a kimura but Dowe defends the submission attempt.
Dowe is trying to get back to full guard.
Dowe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schnell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dowe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Schnell slips a nice elbow through Dowe's hands, connecting with Dowe's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schnell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schnell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Schnell there.
Schnell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Schnell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dowe keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnell lands with a punch from half guard.
Schnell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dowe keeps working.
Schnell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dowe wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schnell lands a nice short elbow.
Dowe is pressing down on Schnell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Schnell drops back looking for a leg! Dowe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dowe manages to kick Schnell off! Schnell jumps back into Dowe's guard.
Schnell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A left and a right from Dowe both land. Nice combination.
Dowe misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Schnell.
Schnell misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schnell lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dowe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schnell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dowe circles away quickly and effectively.
Decent striking displayed by Dowe there.
Dowe throws a low kick but Schnell avoids it.
Donk. Dowe catches Schnell right on the button with a cross.
Dowe throws a body kick that misses.
Schnell dives in and grabs Dowe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dowe pushes down on Schnell's head and hops out.
Dowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schnell shoots in looking for a takedown but Dowe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schnell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowe lunges at Schnell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schnell's hand.
Schnell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dowe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dowe throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Schnell dominated that round.
That's time! Dowe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schnell shoots in looking for a takedown but Dowe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schnell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dowe connects with a crisp jab.
Schnell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Schnell does no damage.
Dowe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dowe misses with the combination.
Schnell misses with a double jab
and Dowe counters with a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dowe, as that shot connected.
Dowe swinging wildly here.
Schnell tries to clinch up but Dowe circles away and keeps his distance.
Dowe scores with a hook.
Schnell misses with the combination.
Schnell shoots in looking for a takedown. Dowe tries to sprawl out of it but Schnell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dowe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowe missing with a left hand there. Schnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schnell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dowe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Schnell is rocked!
Matt Schnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowe lands with a right and another and another! Schnell is in big trouble! Dowe lands again and this time it's lights out for Schnell! A quality knockout there for Dowe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). William Dowe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, William Dowe made sure he mentioned [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Stronger-Kanye West. The crowd seem to be enjoying Peterson's choice of entrance music: Angerville Sin City Rmx Ft. Snak The Ripper & Evil Ebenezer. Kevin Hawkins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Hawkins!
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, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Peterson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hawkins defends it easily.
Peterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peterson is trying to hold Hawkins in close to prevent damage but Hawkins has managed to pass into half guard.
Hawkins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Peterson sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson actively working from the bottom here.
Peterson has his hands clasped together around Hawkins's back. He's all about the action.
Hawkins seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson moves into full guard.
Hawkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peterson is pulling down on Hawkins's head. It's preventing any offense from Hawkins, at least for the moment.
Hawkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peterson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Peterson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Peterson is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Peterson is working for a kimura but Hawkins is defending it quite comfortably.
Peterson content to control rather than advance.
Peterson trying to pass the guard but Hawkins defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is not content to let Peterson control the position.
Hawkins gets back to full guard.
Hawkins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Peterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peterson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hawkins is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hawkins has escaped and now he's on top!
Hawkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hawkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Hawkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Peterson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Hawkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawkins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Peterson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hawkins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Peterson sees it coming and defends easily.
Peterson looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins is trying to work for a kimura but Peterson is defending well.
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 Kevin Hawkins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hawkins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hawkins.
Peterson has his takedown stuffed
enabling Hawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hawkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hawkins sprawls well. Hawkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Hawkins misses.
Kevin Hawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson fails to land the takedown.
Kevin Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Hawkins shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hawkins defends it nicely.
Peterson shoots and misses
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Hawkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Peterson shoots and misses
enabling Hawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hawkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawkins gets a double leg takedown into Peterson's guard.
Hawkins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Peterson pushes a forearm under Hawkins's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hawkins is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dylan Peterson!
An out of breath Dylan Peterson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Yaroslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nation comes to the cage accompanied by Red Nation. Yaroslev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. War is the Answer - Five Finger Death Punch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Red Nation has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Nation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksander Yaroslev!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaroslev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick by Nation misses
and Yaroslev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yaroslev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nation working a defensive guard here.
Nation working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Yaroslev has passed into half guard!
Still in half guard, Yaroslev seems content to control.
Nation is trying to stand up here but Yaroslev is controlling him well.
Yaroslev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaroslev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nation is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yaroslev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yaroslev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yaroslev passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nation is bucking up trying to escape but Yaroslev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Red Nation has been cut.
Yaroslev with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
BOOM! Yaroslev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nation is rocked!
Jeez, Red Nation's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Red Nation's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aleksander Yaroslev!
A pretty intense looking Aleksander Yaroslev took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ishkabibble Schmukinphart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmukinphart comes to the cage accompanied by Walk Like an Egyptian. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ishkabibble Schmukinphart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Schmukinphart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pierre.
It looks like Ishkabibble Schmukinphart has been cut.
Schmukinphart shoots for a takedown but Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schmukinphart gets the takedown into side control.
Pierre is trying to control Schmukinphart's posture but Schmukinphart avoids it.
Schmukinphart working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre is looking to reverse the position.
An elbow from Schmukinphart crashes against the mat.
Schmukinphart tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pierre is trying to get back to half guard.
Schmukinphart tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Schmukinphart looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmukinphart throws an elbow but Pierre slips to the side and avoids it well.
Schmukinphart wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pierre, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pierre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Schmukinphart asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Schmukinphart goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pierre has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Schmukinphart but great work by Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre landing strikes.
Pierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pierre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Schmukinphart regains half guard.
Pierre working the head and body with strikes.
Pierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmukinphart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pierre is looking for a kimura here.
Schmukinphart is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pierre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pierre's back!
Pierre defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Schmukinphart's arms.
Pierre is in bad spot here.
Schmukinphart struggling to land strikes to the head as Pierre covers up.
Pierre fending off the submission attempt from Schmukinphart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmukinphart is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pierre defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schmukinphart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pierre trying to control the hands but Schmukinphart won't let him.
Pierre is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Schmukinphart is looking for the choke from the back position but Pierre is controlling his hands well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre can't escape the position.
Schmukinphart is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Pierre taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Schmukinphart.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ishkabibble Schmukinphart!
Ishkabibble Schmukinphart was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmilson Murutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murutu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Flor do Campo. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edmilson Murutu!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
Murutu throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner rushes Murutu and presses him up against the cage.
Murutu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murutu can't break the clinch.
Turner misses with a knee strike.
Turner with a knee to the head.
It looks like Edmilson Murutu has been cut.
Turner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murutu's efforts to push away.
The referee is keeping an eye on Turner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Murutu is trying to push Turner away but Turner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Turner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Turner.
Murutu looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murutu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands a knee to the body.
Murutu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turner landing some nice looking 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!
Turner scores with a knee to the head.
Turner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murutu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murutu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turner tries a knee to the head but Murutu blocks it.
Turner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Murutu up against the cage.
Murutu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Turner gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Murutu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turner stalling the fight.
Murutu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Turner.
Turner throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Turner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Turner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Randy Turner.
Murutu misses with a jab to the body
and Turner counters with an inside leg kick.
Turner scores with a leg kick.
Turner lands a big head kick that sends Murutu tumbling to the mat! Turner takes a step backwards and waves Murutu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Murutu is rocked!
Turner moves into range and clinches up with Murutu.
Murutu is still on wobbly legs! Can Turner finish him?
Turner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murutu being controlled against the cage.
Turner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murutu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turner has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Murutu - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Turner, and another! Murutu is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Randy Turner!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saadi Al Fayyad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Rebel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Fayyad's entrance music is Desert Storm. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saadi Al Fayyad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Rebel!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Fayyad looks for the body kick but Rebel saw that one coming.
Rebel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rebel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rebel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Al Fayyad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Al Fayyad looking for a sweep. Not yet Al Fayyad, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rebel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rebel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rebel throwing strikes but missing.
Rebel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rebel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rebel throws a big elbow that misses.
Al Fayyad has momentary wrist control but Rebel slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebel postures up in Al Fayyad's guard and throws a big left but Al Fayyad blocks it.
Al Fayyad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rebel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rebel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rebel looking to pass the guard.
Rebel is working Al Fayyad over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rebel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Al Fayyad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Al Fayyad looking for a sweep. Not yet Al Fayyad, not yet.
Rebel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Al Fayyad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rebel.
Rebel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rebel landing with the ground and pound.
Rebel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rebel throws an elbow that misses. Al Fayyad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rebel's guard. Nice move by Al Fayyad!
Al Fayyad knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rebel on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rebel throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rebel tries to strike from the bottom.
Rebel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Al Fayyad passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebel moves into full guard.
Rebel is trying to control the position but Al Fayyad postures up.
Rebel thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rebel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rebel wants to stand and escape but Al Fayyad is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Al Fayyad is one step ahead there.
Rebel is looking to stand back up but Al Fayyad counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rebel.
Rebel actively working from the bottom here.
Rebel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Fayyad tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rebel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Rebel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rebel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Al Fayyad swivels and escapes.
Rebel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rebel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Al Fayyad's waist but Al Fayyad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rebel off to one side.
Saadi Al Fayyad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Rebel.
Rebel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al Fayyad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rebel's sensitive parts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rebel.
Rebel shoots in but no luck this time.
Al Fayyad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Saadi Al Fayyad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rebel shoots for a double leg takedown but Al Fayyad sprawls well. He's pushed Rebel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick from Al Fayyad lands but Rebel takes it in his stride.
Al Fayyad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rebel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Al Fayyad sprawls well. Al Fayyad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rebel gets slowly back to his feet.
Al Fayyad scores with a head kick. Rebel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rebel blocks a head kick by Al Fayyad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Al Fayyad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Al Fayyad misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebel fails to land the takedown.
Rebel tries for a takedown but Al Fayyad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Al Fayyad lands with a slapping head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al Fayyad, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Al Fayyad.
Rebel checks a leg kick nicely.
Al Fayyad misses with a kick to the body.
Rebel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Al Fayyad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rebel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Al Fayyad is fending him off so far but Rebel persists. Nope, Al Fayyad circles away and we're back to standing.
Al Fayyad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Rebel as he checks the leg kick.
Al Fayyad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rebel. That did some damage!
Horrible takedown by Rebel or perhaps it was just good defense by Al Fayyad which made him look bad.
Al Fayyad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rebel fails with the takedown.
Rebel is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Fayyad throws a solid leg kick but Rebel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Al Fayyad.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Fayyad. That's going to slow Rebel down.
Nice takedown defense from Al Fayyad. No joy for Rebel on that attempt.
Al Fayyad throws a leg kick but Rebel checks it.
Al Fayyad throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Saadi Al Fayyad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rebel blocks a leg kick.
Al Fayyad thumps Rebel with a low kick.
Al Fayyad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rebel shoots in for a takedown but Al Fayyad shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad thows a body kick. Rebel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rebel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Al Fayyad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rebel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Fayyad is looking to land body kicks.
Rebel shoots in for a takedown but Al Fayyad shows good takedown defense.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rebel checks a leg kick.
Al Fayyad connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Fayyad has closed the distance and engaged Rebel in a clinch.
Rebel blocks the elbow strike.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow strike.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow over the top.
Al Fayyad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Al Fayyad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Al Fayyad gets underhooks to prevent Rebel's takedown attempt.
Al Fayyad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rebel.
Rebel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice elbow from Al Fayyad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow over the top.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow just above Rebel 's eye.
It looks like Mark Rebel has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Fayyad throws an elbow but misses.
Al Fayyad is pressed up against the cage. Rebel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Al Fayyad down to the mat. Al Fayyad avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Rebel or perhaps it was just good defense by Al Fayyad which made him look bad.
Al Fayyad throws a wild body kick that Rebel sees coming a mile off.
Al Fayyad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rebel is out of range and Al Fayyad settles back down.
Saadi Al Fayyad is winning the standup battle so far.
Rebel shoots in for a takedown but Al Fayyad shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Fayyad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rebel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rebel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rebel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Al Fayyad tries to avoid it but Rebel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Al Fayyad to the ground. Al Fayyad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Al Fayyad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rebel takes a step back to recover.
Rebel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Al Fayyad avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saadi Al Fayyad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Rebel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Al Fayyad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Fayyad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al Fayyad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rebel avoids a kick to the body.
Rebel shoots for a takedown but Al Fayyad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Rebel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rebel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Al Fayyad tries to avoid it but Rebel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Al Fayyad to the ground. Al Fayyad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rebel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Al Fayyad - the referee stops the clock and Rebel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Al Fayyad. Rebel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Fayyad.
Rebel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Al Fayyad as he jumps to the side.
Saadi Al Fayyad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Rebel.
Al Fayyad tries to land a front kick but Rebel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Fayyad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al Fayyad moves into range and clinches up with Rebel.
Rebel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rebel blocks an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Rebel dodges an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Fayyad throws an elbow but misses.
Rebel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Al Fayyad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Al Fayyad is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow inside.
Rebel avoids the elbow strike from Al Fayyad, against the cage.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow inside that Rebel shrugs off.
Rebel avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow that stopped Rebel in his tracks for a moment.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow inside that Rebel shrugs off.
Al Fayyad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rebel blocks the elbow strike.
Rebel dodges an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rebel's defenses.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow that stopped Rebel in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Mark Rebel's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow over the top.
Rebel avoids the elbow strike from Al Fayyad, against the cage.
Al Fayyad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rebel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Al Fayyad after a bit of a struggle.
Al Fayyad lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Fayyad tries a knee to the head but Rebel blocks it.
Rebel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Al Fayyad after a bit of a struggle.
Rebel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Al Fayyad prevents it.
Al Fayyad lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Al Fayyad.
The cut above Mark Rebel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Al Fayyad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rebel's brow.
Al Fayyad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebel blocks an elbow strike.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow inside.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow just above Rebel 's eye.
Mark Rebel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rebel takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Rebel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Saadi Al Fayyad!
Saadi Al Fayyad retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Saadi Al Fayyad thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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