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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guevara kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is A Dios le Pido. Jack Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ernesto Guevara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guevara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Ernesto Guevara has been cut.
Guevara throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Guevara eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guevara is able to avoid easily.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guevara.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Guevara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guevara closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Guevara pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guevara staying out of range there.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guevara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Guevara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Guevara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Guevara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Guevara ducks down to avoid it.
Guevara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Guevara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Guevara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Guevara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson blocks a head kick by Guevara.
Guevara scores with a jab.
Jack Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Guevara misses its intended target.
Guevara scoring well with a low kick there.
Guevara throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Guevara tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Guevara.
Guevara misses with a straight right.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Guevara tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Guevara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guevara lands a jab.
It looks like Jack Johnson has been cut.
Guevara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guevara misses with a body shot.
Guevara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guevara.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guevara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
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!
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Guevara throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Guevara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ernesto Guevara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson takes a swing at Guevara's ribcage but misses.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Guevara misses its intended target.
Guevara misses with a looping left.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Guevara looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson staying out of range there.
Guevara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Guevara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Guevara dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Guevara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Guevara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Guevara checks a leg kick.
Ernesto Guevara is winning the standup battle so far.
Guevara throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson throws a hook but Guevara avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Guevara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Guevara.
Guevara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guevara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guevara manages to avoid it.
Guevara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Guevara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Guevara.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Guevara's hands.
Guevara lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guevara misses with a looping left.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guevara.
Johnson defending well as Guevara loads up on a big left hand.
No luck for Guevara with that takedown attempt.
Guevara connects with a crisp jab.
Guevara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Guevara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guevara is looking to score with low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Guevara there.
Johnson throws a right hand that Guevara ducks under and follows up with a left that Guevara also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to bum rush Guevara with a series of wild strikes but Guevara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Guevara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guevara misses with a looping left.
Guevara gets a clinch.
Guevara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Guevara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Guevara misses with an elbow over the top.
Guevara misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guevara has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Guevara is just out of range.
Guevara misses with a right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Guevara thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries to bum rush Guevara with a series of wild strikes but Guevara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guevara lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guevara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson stuns Guevara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guevara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Guevara 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. This is the final round!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Guevara.
Guevara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guevara throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Guevara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson moves out of range as Guevara throws a body kick.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guevara dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Guevara's head and hops out.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guevara misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Guevara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Guevara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guevara is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guevara on the side of the head.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guevara.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Guevara is just out of range.
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guevara throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Guevara ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Johnson misses
letting Guevara counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guevara shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Guevara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guevara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Guevara.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Guevara tries to clinch up.
Guevara lands with a right hand.
Guevara connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guevara.
Guevara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Guevara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guevara.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Guevara.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guevara, as that shot connected.
Guevara tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guevara looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guevara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Guevara.
Johnson swings for the body but Guevara moves out of range.
Guevara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's 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!
Guevara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guevara tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Guevara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch lands to the side of Guevara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Guevara avoids the head kick by Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Guevara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guevara 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Ernesto Guevara!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Ernesto Guevara!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Ernesto Guevara!
Ernesto Guevara wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Ernesto Guevara 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silvizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silvizzle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anderson Silvizzle!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvizzle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sampson throws out the jab.
Silvizzle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sampson throws out the jab.
Sampson throws an overhand right that lands on Silvizzle's shoulder, as Silvizzle tries to avoid the shot.
Silvizzle leaves Sampson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Silvizzle.
Silvizzle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sampson tries to avoid it but Silvizzle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sampson to the ground. Sampson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silvizzle throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Silvizzle does no damage.
Silvizzle shoots in looking for a takedown but Sampson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silvizzle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good leg kick by Silvizzle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silvizzle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silvizzle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sampson.
Sampson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvizzle was well out of range. Poor timing from Sampson.
Silvizzle tries to clinch up but Sampson circles away and keeps his distance.
Sampson dives in and grabs Silvizzle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silvizzle pushes down on Sampson's head and hops out.
A jab from Sampson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silvizzle circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Sampson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvizzle misses with a takedown attempt - Sampson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sampson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sampson in side control, throwing shots but Silvizzle defends.
Silvizzle is trying to buck Sampson off.
Sampson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sampson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silvizzle sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sampson lands a decent elbow from side control.
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Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvizzle is trying to get back to his feet.
Sampson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silvizzle sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Check out the look on Sampson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silvizzle is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sampson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvizzle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sampson.
Silvizzle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sampson.
Sampson wants to free his trapped foot but Silvizzle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silvizzle wants to improve his position but Sampson is controlling well.
Sampson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silvizzle defending well though.
Silvizzle is not content to let Sampson control the position.
Sampson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sampson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silvizzle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silvizzle wants to improve his position but Sampson is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvizzle tries to kick Sampson off but Sampson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sampson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silvizzle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sampson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sampson is looking for a kimura here.
Sampson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sampson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silvizzle defending well though.
Silvizzle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sampson.
Sampson 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.
Silvizzle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sampson is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sampson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silvizzle keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sampson is trying to control. Silvizzle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sampson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sampson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sampson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sampson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sampson wants to free his trapped foot but Silvizzle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sampson seems to be looking for submissions.
Silvizzle trying to control but Sampson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Sampson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silvizzle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sampson as he jumps to the side.
Sampson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sampson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sampson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silvizzle's guard.
Sampson is standing up over Silvizzle. Silvizzle looks to escape but Sampson dives into side control.
Sampson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silvizzle tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Silvizzle grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sampson loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Silvizzle hold on?
Sampson is cranking Silvizzle's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Silvizzle! He's tightened the choke and Silvizzle is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Sampson!
An out of breath Billy Sampson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liberius Beowulf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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228 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liberius Beowulf!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Liberius Beowulf has been cut.
Andre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beowulf.
Beowulf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andre.
Beowulf misses with a low kick.
Beowulf throws a half hearted mid kick.
Andre throws a head kick but Beowulf moves out of range.
Beowulf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beowulf looks to land a left hand but Andre moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Beowulf checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beowulf on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Andre is looking to score with low kicks.
Beowulf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andre thows a body shot but no joy.
Beowulf walks into a left hand.
Beowulf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre tries a head kick but it misses.
Beowulf takes a kick to the side of the head.
Andre blocks a head kick by Beowulf.
A punch combination from Andre misses.
Andre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Beowulf just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Andre misses
and Beowulf counters with a nice leg kick.
Beowulf misses with a low kick.
Andre misses with a kick to the body
and Beowulf counters with a solid body kick.
Andre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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 right-left combo lands from Andre.
Beowulf throws a low kick but Andre moves out of range easily.
Beowulf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beowulf tries to land a front kick but Andre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Andre throws a sloppy head kick and Beowulf moves out of range easily.
Beowulf fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Andre checks it well.
Beowulf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andre was well out of range. Poor timing from Beowulf.
Andre cracks Beowulf with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beowulf tries a head kick but it misses.
Andre avoids the head kick by Beowulf.
Beowulf is looking to land body kicks.
Beowulf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andre. Andre obviously looking to wear him down.
Andre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Andre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beowulf walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andre throws a head kick that half lands.
That has opened up Liberius Beowulf's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beowulf misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andre throws a right and a left that Beowulf avoids nicely.
Andre throws a lazy body kick
and Beowulf counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andre.
Andre misses with a head kick.
Andre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beowulf's head backwards.
Beowulf throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beowulf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andre.
Andre avoids a kick to the body.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beowulf manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beowulf takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Andre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beowulf moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Beowulf checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Andre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beowulf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beowulf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Beowulf blocks the low kick.
Andre is looking to slow Beowulf down with leg kicks.
Andre is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Andre throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andre throws a solid leg kick but Beowulf takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Andre.
Beowulf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marc Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beowulf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Andre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liberius Beowulf's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Beowulf lands a head kick!
Beowulf walks into a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Andre. Those never looked like landing.
Andre wants to land a leg kick but Beowulf is out of range.
Andre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Beowulf stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andre scores with a push kick.
Beowulf walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The cut above Liberius Beowulf's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Andre moves out of range of the body kick.
Andre moves out of range of the body kick.
Beowulf is breathing heavily.
Beowulf takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Andre scores with a nice strike.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Andre! Beowulf is out on his feet! Andre rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Beowulf is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Beowulf is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marc Andre!
A victorious Marc Andre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Siuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Dela Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
215 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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220 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marek Siuta!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siuta. Dela Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dela Cruz shoots for a takedown but Siuta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dela Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Siuta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siuta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Siuta throws an off balance right hand
so Dela Cruz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Siuta is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siuta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dela Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
Dela Cruz postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dela Cruz controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dela Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Siuta is keeping the position for now.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Siuta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. King Dela Cruz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dela Cruz shoots in and drives through. Siuta sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dela Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Siuta's waist but Siuta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dela Cruz off to one side.
Siuta misses with a double jab.
Siuta lands with a hook. Dela Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like King Dela Cruz has been cut.
Siuta stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Dela Cruz fails to land the takedown.
Dela Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Siuta tries to avoid it but Dela Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Siuta to the ground. Siuta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dela Cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dela Cruz jabs at Siuta's body.
The fighters circling - Siuta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Siuta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Siuta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dela Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
King Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Siuta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Siuta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siuta just misses with a punch to the body.
Siuta stuffs the takedown.
Siuta throws a big shot that misses.
Siuta misses with a few strikes there.
Dela Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into Siuta's guard.
Dela Cruz stays in close to Siuta's body and controls the position.
Dela Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Siuta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Siuta is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because King Dela Cruz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Siuta throws an overhand right that lands on Dela Cruz's shoulder, as Dela Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Siuta misses.
Dela Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Siuta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dela Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice sprawl there from Siuta as Dela Cruz shoots in.
Dela Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Siuta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dela Cruz somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marek Siuta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on King Dela Cruz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dela Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Siuta.
Dela Cruz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dela Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dela Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dela Cruz trying to control from Siuta's half guard. Siuta has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dela Cruz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dela Cruz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Siuta is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
King Dela Cruz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dela Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Siuta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Siuta looks to score with a jab to the body but Dela Cruz is just out of range.
Siuta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dela Cruz's hands.
Marek Siuta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siuta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Siuta wants it to stay on the feet.
Siuta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dela Cruz.
Horrible takedown by Dela Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Siuta which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siuta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dela Cruz under the eye.
Marek Siuta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siuta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dela Cruz thuds his right hand into Siuta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta clobbers Dela Cruz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Siuta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dela Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Siuta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dela Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dela Cruz shoots for a takedown but Siuta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dela Cruz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Siuta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dela Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dela Cruz is rocked!
King Dela Cruz's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Dela Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Siuta.
Dela Cruz fails with the takedown.
Siuta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Siuta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dela Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dela Cruz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Siuta circles away.
Dela Cruz drops his hands momentarily and Siuta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Siuta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dela Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Dela Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King Dela Cruz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Siuta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dela Cruz at a distance.
Dela Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siuta is pawing at Dela Cruz, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Dela Cruz's nose. Dela Cruz is badly hurt! Siuta pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Dela Cruz tries desperately to hold on but Siuta is relentless in his assault! As Dela Cruz receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Siuta away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marek Siuta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John David Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar has chosen chop suey! as his entrance music. John David Edgar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyler Durden's chin.
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26
185 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John David Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar wants to clinch.
Durden lands a slapping body shot.
Durden stuffs the takedown.
Edgar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Durden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edgar thinking.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown but Durden shows good takedown defense.
Durden works the jab nicely.
Edgar misses with a series of wild punches.
Edgar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyler Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John David Edgar.
Durden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Edgar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Edgar gets a double leg takedown into Durden's guard.
Edgar looks gassed!
Edgar wants to control from the top but Durden keeps moving.
Edgar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Edgar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Durden is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Durden has escaped and now he's on top!
Durden wants to stand but Edgar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar wants to stand but Durden is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar has a closed guard, preventing Durden from standing up.
Edgar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Durden would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden won't allow Edgar to get back to his feet.
Edgar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Edgar tries for a takedown but Durden manages to get underhooks.
Edgar wants a takedown but no success here.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Durden has him pressed against the cage.
Durden breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Durden lands.
Edgar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Edgar tries to clinch up but Durden circles away and keeps his distance.
Durden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar fails with a takedown attempt.
Durden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Durden lands a nice hook to Edgar's body. Edgar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Durden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Durden lands with an overhand left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durden connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Durden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Durden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oooooh!!! Durden has knocked Edgar down with a huge combo! Durden steps away and waves a wobbly Edgar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Durden 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.
Durden drops Edgar with a straight right hand, right on the button! Durden follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Durden!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Ewerlof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewerlof has chosen The Other Me as his entrance music. Erik Ewerlof has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
198 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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24
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Ewerlof!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewerlof just misses with a punch to the body.
Ewerlof throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Ewerlof's body.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ewerlof throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ewerlof can pounce on him.
Ewerlof looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Ewerlof blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ewerlof, right into the meat.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ewerlof's sensitive parts.
Morgan misses the jab.
Morgan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ewerlof counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ewerlof.
Ewerlof tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
It looks like Erik Ewerlof has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ewerlof.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ewerlof dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ewerlof can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Morgan lands an elbow that stopped Ewerlof in his tracks for a moment.
Morgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ewerlof in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Ewerlof stalling against the cage.
Ewerlof lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ewerlof unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewerlof is pushing Morgan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morgan lands a damaging elbow.
Ewerlof avoids a wild elbow strike from Morgan.
Ewerlof tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Ewerlof back against the cage.
Ewerlof leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morgan throws an elbow but misses.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ewerlof avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Ewerlof.
Morgan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ewerlof.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan pushes off an throws an elbow but Ewerlof leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewerlof tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ewerlof goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ewerlof lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ewerlof avoids the elbow strike from Morgan, against the cage.
Ewerlof tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
Ewerlof avoids a wild elbow strike from Morgan.
Morgan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ewerlof blocks an elbow strike from Morgan.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morgan throws an elbow that misses.
Ewerlof tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Ewerlof.
Ewerlof is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ewerlof has Morgan pressed against the cage.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Ewerlof.
Morgan scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ewerlof takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ewerlof throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan throws a nice head kick!
Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ewerlof at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Ewerlof's cut.
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.
Morgan wants to slow Ewerlof down by chopping away at his legs.
Ewerlof dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ewerlof fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid body kick from Ewerlof.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ewerlof, right into the meat.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trent Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ewerlof fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ewerlof walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ewerlof blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan with a jab.
Nice shot by Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Ewerlof is predictable there
and Morgan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Ewerlof.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Ewerlof misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Ewerlof blocks it.
Trent Morgan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ewerlof blocks an elbow strike.
Morgan throws an elbow but it misses.
Ewerlof blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ewerlof struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Ewerlof managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewerlof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ewerlof goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ewerlof tries to stall but Morgan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ewerlof 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.
Ewerlof misses with the head strike.
A short left from Morgan.
Ewerlof tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Morgan.
Morgan throws an elbow but it misses.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ewerlof scores with a hook to the body.
Morgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ewerlof in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ewerlof stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ewerlof.
Ewerlof lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morgan or not.
Ewerlof lands an elbow inside.
Ewerlof has Morgan pressed against the cage.
Morgan misses with an elbow strike.
Ewerlof blocks an elbow strike.
Morgan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Ewerlof.
Ewerlof takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Erik Ewerlof's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ewerlof avoids it.
Ewerlof stalling in the clinch but Morgan improves position.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ewerlof has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morgan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ewerlof blocks an elbow strike from Morgan.
Ewerlof scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ewerlof stalling in the clinch but Morgan improves position.
Morgan working Ewerlof over with knees to the body.
Morgan throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Ewerlof tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erik Ewerlof's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ewerlof scores with a head kick.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ewerlof circles away quickly and effectively.
Ewerlof uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Ewerlof takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Ewerlof falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Ewerlof scores with a nice head shot.
Morgan forces Ewerlof back against the cage and clinches.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Ewerlof.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ewerlof throws an elbow but misses.
Ewerlof wants to stall.
Morgan stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewerlof stalling the fight.
Morgan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ewerlof is trying to stall.
Ewerlof's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ewerlof scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but Ewerlof blocks with his arms.
Ewerlof cracks Morgan with a nice body shot.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
Ewerlof taking a breather.
Ewerlof with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ewerlof wants to stall.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan lunges at Ewerlof with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ewerlof's hand.
Ewerlof looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan clinches up against the cage.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ewerlof's elbow.
Ewerlof comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ewerlof digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Ewerlof avoids the elbow strike from Morgan, against the cage.
Ewerlof stalls.
Ewerlof blocks an elbow strike from Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ewerlof fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ewerlof fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan throws a head kick but Ewerlof moves out of range.
Trent Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ewerlof swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
Ewerlof wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ewerlof is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ewerlof tries a head kick but it misses.
Ewerlof fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morgan throws a lazy head kick
letting Ewerlof counter with a right hand.
Ewerlof throws a wild body kick that Morgan sees coming a mile off.
Ewerlof misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewerlof misses with a straight left.
Morgan is looking to land body kicks.
Ewerlof takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ewerlof scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ewerlof lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Ewerlof fails to land.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Ewerlof blocks it.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ewerlof is defending well for now.
Morgan misses with an elbow strike.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Ewerlof.
Ewerlof tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Erik Ewerlof.
Well Morgan 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Trent Morgan!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Trent Morgan!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Trent Morgan!
Trent Morgan wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firnanda Talha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCool's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Shipping Up to Boston. The crowd seem to be enjoying Talha's choice of entrance music: MOSCA -Tilt Shift. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
156 lbs
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155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter McCool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Firnanda Talha!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talha looking to score a takedown here. McCool is defending well but Talha drives through and ends up in McCool's guard.
McCool has his foot on Talha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Talha works his way back into a safe position though.
Talha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCool working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Talha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Talha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McCool bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Talha's guard.
Talha throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McCool stops Talha from standing up.
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!
Talha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McCool defends it easily.
McCool stands and throws Talha's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McCool working away.
Talha tries to bench press McCool off him but McCool keeps the position.
McCool has hold of Talha's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Talha seems comfortable defending it but McCool has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Talha is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Talha is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but McCool couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter McCool!
After the big win, Peter McCool made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BioPharm Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Jolley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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158 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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jolley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Mott!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolley misses with a body shot.
Mott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jolley.
Mott dips to his left and cracks Jolley with an uppercut!
Mott shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jolley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mott is trying to control. Jolley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jolley wants to improve his position but Mott is controlling well.
Jolley trying to hold on to Mott's head to control him but Mott postures up.
Mott trying to control from half guard but Jolley is working away.
Jolley trying to control but Mott postures up.
Mott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolley is not content to let Mott control the position.
Jolley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mott is posturing up here but Jolley has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mott tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mott has to tap! Slick submission there by Jolley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Jolley!
James Jolley decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manlio Marconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marconi comes to the cage accompanied by Hail Holy Queen. Muakbar has chosen That Punjabi Jay-Z song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manlio Marconi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haji Muakbar!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Marconi does no damage.
A left and a right from Muakbar both land. Nice combination.
A slow jab from Muakbar misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Muakbar misses
and Marconi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muakbar feints and as Marconi raises his hands in defense, Muakbar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Muakbar trying to control but Marconi is working from the bottom.
Muakbar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Muakbar advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marconi is looking for a sweep.
Muakbar has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Marconi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muakbar on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi is looking to get to half guard.
Muakbar dominating with strikes here.
Muakbar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Muakbar looking to control but Marconi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marconi is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muakbar controlling from mount.
Muakbar landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muakbar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Muakbar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Marconi is rocked!
Muakbar trying to control but Marconi is having none of it.
Marconi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Muakbar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muakbar with the ground and pound from mount.
Marconi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Muakbar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Marconi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marconi is looking to improve his position but Muakbar isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar connects with a bit shot that sees Marconi covering up! More strikes from Muakbar and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Muakbar is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haji Muakbar!
Haji Muakbar is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Haji Muakbar rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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