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TTFC Tuesday Night Fights 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillan comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Matthews comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disturbed-Conflict kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Dillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kevin Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Dillan finds it's target.
Dillan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillan misses with an uppercut.
Matthews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dillan throws a series of punches but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dillan pinned against the cage. Dillan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matthews misses with a hook.
Matthews ducks right into an uppercut from Dillan.
Dillan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matthews.
It looks like Max Dillan has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matthews lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Matthews.
Some wild striking there from Dillan.
Matthews thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matthews shoots in and gets a takedown into Dillan's guard.
Dillan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matthews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matthews lands a couple of elbows.
Dillan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dillan keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
Dillan wants to get back to his feet but Matthews is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Matthews stopping the sweep attempt from Dillan.
Matthews must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Matthews scoring with some ground and pound.
Matthews avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matthews advances to half guard.
Matthews takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillan tries to roll over but Matthews keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillan is working hard here to advance position.
Dillan is refusing to be controlled, as Matthews sits in half guard.
Dillan manages to get to full guard.
Matthews is looking to work some ground and pound but Dillan has wrist control.
Matthews sitting in guard here, content to control.
Matthews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dillan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matthews is looking to stand up but Dillan won't let him.
Dillan is trying to keep Matthews in close.
Matthews stays in close to Dillan's body and controls the position.
Kevin Matthews has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dillan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan dips to his left and cracks Matthews with an uppercut!
Dillan missing with a left hand there. Matthews was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dillan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matthews moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matthews scores with a nice right hand.
Dillan digs a good body shot into Matthews's ribs.
Dillan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
Matthews will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matthews loads up on a big right hand but Dillan slips the punch.
Matthews misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Dillan.
Matthews throws a hook to the side of Dillan's head but Dillan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dillan throws a big shot that misses.
Dillan throws a hook but Matthews blocks it.
Dillan moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews staying out of range there.
Dillan throws a big shot that misses.
Dillan misses with a straight right.
Nice takedown defense from Dillan. No joy for Matthews on that attempt.
Max Dillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Matthews.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillan.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillan moves away.
Matthews throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dillan connects with a looping right hand.
Dillan takes a swing at Matthews's ribcage but misses.
Matthews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillan was well out of range. Poor timing from Matthews.
Dillan throws out a loose jab but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Matthews throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Matthews misses.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
A jab from Dillan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Matthews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Dillan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dillan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matthews is fending him off so far but Dillan persists. Nope, Matthews circles away and we're back to standing.
Kevin Matthews seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillan connects with a nice looking jab.
Max Dillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews misses with a few strikes there.
Dillan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dillan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matthews keeps working.
Dillan seems to be working for a kimura but Matthews defends the submission attempt.
Dillan is pressing down on Matthews's thigh, looking to free his foot. Matthews is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dillan working over Matthews with some ground and pound. Matthews looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dillan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dillan passes to side control.
Dillan working the strikes but Matthews uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Matthews is looking to escape.
Max Dillan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matthews is not content to let Dillan control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to stand back up but Dillan is controlling him
Dillan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dillan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dillan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dillan trying to control from Matthews's half guard. Matthews has other ideas though and has regained full 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!
Matthews preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dillan landing some decent shots from guard.
Dillan is looking to work some ground and pound but Matthews has wrist control.
Dillan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matthews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matthews is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dillan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dillan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dillan.
Dillan trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dillan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dillan trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matthews utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dillan 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dillan dodges the punch combination from Matthews.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Dillan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Dillan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Dillan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matthews dodges the punch combination from Dillan.
Dillan lands a jab-cross combination.
Dillan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Dillan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
Dillan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dillan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Matthews to regain full guard.
Dillan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dillan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews is looking to stand up but Dillan isn't so interested in that idea.
Dillan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dillan throws a strike but Matthews rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Matthews advances position into side control!
Matthews sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dillan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dillan is not content to let Matthews control the position.
Dillan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillan is looking to improve his position.
Matthews wants to control but Dillan is keeping him busy.
Dillan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dillan.
Matthews postures up in Dillan's guard and throws a big left but Dillan blocks it.
Dillan wants to sweep but no luck.
Matthews gets to his feet. Dillan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dillan 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!
Dillan slaps away a takedown attempt from Matthews, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dillan just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillan looks to land a left hand but Matthews moved out of range nicely.
Matthews misses with a body shot.
Matthews scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan slips under a jab from Matthews.
Matthews uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dillan.
Dillan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dillan looks to land a combination but Matthews avoids it well.
Dillan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dillan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matthews was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillan.
Dillan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Matthews throws a hook to the side of Dillan's head but Dillan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dillan walks into a left hand.
Matthews on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dillan thuds his right hand into Matthews's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dillan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matthews sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dillan slips a jab from Matthews.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a hook but Dillan avoids it easily.
Matthews throws a hook to the side of Dillan's head but Dillan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dillan finds it's way round the side to connect with Matthews's head.
Matthews lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dillan at a distance.
Matthews connects with a jab.
Matthews throws a hook but Dillan avoids it easily.
Dillan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dillan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matthews. Matthews circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matthews misses with a right hand
letting Dillan counter with a right hand.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillan moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews loads up on a big right hand but Dillan slips the punch.
Matthews misses with an uppercut. Dillan saw that one coming.
Matthews looks to land a left hand but Dillan moved out of range nicely.
Matthews throws a nice looking combination but Dillan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Dillan.
I think Dillan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Dillan!
Max Dillan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Buchanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janjak Boran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buchanen comes to the cage accompanied by Stranglehold. Boran has chosen Lief Klein Konijntje as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Buchanen!
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, Janjak Boran!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Buchanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Buchanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boran moves into range and clinches up with Buchanen.
Buchanen tries to break free but Boran pushes him back against the cage.
Boran struggles to land a body shot inside as Buchanen controls his hands.
Boran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boran with a jab.
Boran throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boran looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Buchanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boran has a couple of punches blocked by Buchanen.
Boran working aggressively here.
Boran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boran pushes Buchanen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buchanen is struggling to control the position.
Boran working aggressively here.
Boran throws a punch but it's blocked by Buchanen.
Buchanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Boran uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Boran.
Boran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janjak Boran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boran throws a head kick that Buchanen semi-blocks.
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!
Buchanen shoots in for a double leg but Boran sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boran scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boran throws a head kick that Buchanen semi-blocks.
Boran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boran looks to land a body kick but Buchanen moved away.
Boran works Buchanen's body with a nice hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boran!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Boran coming out on top.
Buchanen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boran defends it nicely.
Boran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boran clinches up with Buchanen and pushes him back against the cage.
Boran lands with a right to the head.
Boran lands a shoulder strike.
Buchanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boran scores with a shot to the side of Buchanen's head.
Boran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boran throws a punch but it's blocked by Buchanen.
Buchanen is trying to break the clinch but Boran is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boran is working Buchanen over against the cage.
Boran throws a head punch that misses.
Boran misses with the head strike.
Boran tries a body shot but Buchanen blocks it.
Boran lands a shoulder strike.
Boran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boran, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boran lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buchanen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Buchanen, as that shot connected.
Buchanen fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janjak Boran dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boran throws a predictable looking body shot
and Buchanen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buchanen throws a head kick that misses.
Boran throws a head kick that misses.
Boran misses with a body kick.
Buchanen tries to clinch but Boran is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Buchanen.
Janjak Boran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boran misses with the combination.
Boran throws a shot to the body.
Buchanen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Janjak Boran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buchanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boran has his hands on Buchanen's head, controlling the position.
Boran manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Buchanen manages to get himself to full guard.
Boran controlling from the top position.
Boran wants to stand and escape but instead Buchanen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boran wants to stand but Buchanen is controlling the position.
Buchanen stopping the sweep attempt from Boran.
Boran looking to control.
Buchanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Buchanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Boran is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boran wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boran is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boran trying to control but Buchanen is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Janjak Boran hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Buchanen throws a head kick but Boran moves out of range.
Boran throws a head kick but Buchanen moves out of range.
Boran has managed to clinch.
Boran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boran.
Boran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buchanen backwards.
Buchanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buchanen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boran is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boran gets through Buchanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buchanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boran backwards.
Buchanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boran throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Buchanen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Buchanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buchanen takes one to the chin there.
Boran is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Buchanen rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
Boran moves into range and clinches up with Buchanen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boran lands a shoulder strike.
Boran lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buchanen.
Boran manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janjak Boran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Buchanen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boran sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ed Buchanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boran moves out of range of the body kick from Buchanen.
Buchanen is looking to land body kicks.
Boran scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Buchanen tries to move into range but Boran moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boran.
Boran lets loose with a powerful body kick. Buchanen will feel that in the morning.
Boran has managed to clinch.
Boran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boran closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boran lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buchanen.
Boran lands with a light punch inside.
Boran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Boran.
Boran is working Buchanen over against the cage.
Boran scores with a shoulder strike.
Boran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boran lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Boran.
Janjak Boran seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boran lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boran.
Boran breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boran lands a jab to the head.
Boran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boran scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boran.
Buchanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boran swivels and escapes.
Boran lands a glancing blow to the side of Buchanen's head.
Boran scores with a body shot.
Buchanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boran moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boran connects with a solid leg kick.
Boran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buchanen.
No luck for Buchanen with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Buchanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Boran lands but Buchanen takes it in his stride.
Buchanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boran throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Buchanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boran misses with a wild combination.
Boran misses with a body kick.
Buchanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Buchanen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boran, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Boran.
Boran tests Buchanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ed Buchanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice leg kick lands there from Boran.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janjak Boran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boran has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janjak Boran!
Janjak Boran thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesley comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Thing by Tone-Loc. Jenkins has chosen 3 little pigs as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Wesley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jenkins rushes Wesley and presses him up against the cage.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wesley is defending well for now.
Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Wesley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wesley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jenkins.
It looks like Ryan Wesley has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesley lands the left hand.
Wesley tries to sprawl but Jenkins drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins lands strikes from half guard.
Jenkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jenkins stops Wesley from getting back to his feet.
Jenkins working over Wesley with some ground and pound. Wesley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wesley is rocked!
Jenkins lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Wesley quite badly. Wesley pulls Jenkins in close trying to recover. Jenkins postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Wesley on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Wesley doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Jenkins!
Jeremy Jenkins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Salita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Saint Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salita comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself by Eminem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Saint Roc's choice of entrance music: Rock superstar. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pierre Saint Roc enters the cage!
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220 lbs
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219 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicky Salita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pierre Saint Roc!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Salita.
Saint Roc closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Saint Roc throws a leg kick but Salita sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salita tried to score with a low kick but Saint Roc checks it.
Saint Roc connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salita momentarily.
Salita throws a low kick, looking for Saint Roc's leg but Saint Roc calmly moves out of range.
Saint Roc looks to land a left hand but Salita moved out of range nicely.
Salita jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Salita.
Salita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salita scores with a jab to the body.
Salita checks a low kick from Saint Roc.
Nicky Salita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint Roc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salita.
Saint Roc misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Roc bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint Roc throws out a loose jab but Salita uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salita closes the distance and clinches.
Salita tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Saint Roc scores with a nice short uppercut.
Salita misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salita misses with the head strike.
Saint Roc lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salita.
Saint Roc is leaning against Salita and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Salita working aggressively here.
Saint Roc misses with a knee to the head.
Saint Roc will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Salita up against the cage.
Salita misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Roc throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salita throws an elbow but it misses.
Saint Roc misses with a body punch.
Salita misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Saint Roc.
A left hand lands to the body for Salita.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Roc lands a nice uppercut.
Saint Roc working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saint Roc throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saint Roc blocks an uppercut.
Saint Roc manages to break the clinch.
Saint Roc lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salita tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint Roc throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salita on the side of the head.
Salita walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saint Roc feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salita's calf.
Good work by Saint Roc as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Salita misses.
Saint Roc moves forwards but Salita connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salita throws a series of punches but Saint Roc moves out of range.
Saint Roc scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Salita misses.
Saint Roc throws a shot to the body.
Salita throws out a loose jab but Saint Roc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Roc manages to avoid it.
Saint Roc lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Salita on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Saint Roc.
Salita is rocked!
Saint Roc lands a big right hook! Salita looks hurt but is still standing! Saint Roc lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Salita falls down and Saint Roc dives in with a huge hammer fist! Salita's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Saint Roc runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pierre Saint Roc!
An out of breath Pierre Saint Roc 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaydub Spliffenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spliffenberger comes to the cage accompanied by Roll 'em Up. Russo has chosen Destroy Everything as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaydub Spliffenberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Russo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Russo throws a hook but Spliffenberger avoids it easily.
Spliffenberger scores with a spinning back kick!
Spliffenberger throws a push kick but Russo slaps the foot to one side.
Russo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spliffenberger at a distance.
Russo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russo throws a hook but Spliffenberger avoids it easily.
Russo tries a head kick but it misses.
Russo forces Spliffenberger back against the cage and clinches.
Russo has Spliffenberger pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Russo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Spliffenberger tumbling to the mat - Russo dives into Spliffenberger's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffenberger is trying to control the position but Russo postures up.
Russo slips nicely into half guard.
Spliffenberger is trying to get back to full guard.
Spliffenberger wants to control but Russo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffenberger won't allow Russo to pass to mount.
Spliffenberger trying to control here.
Russo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spliffenberger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Russo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Russo's back!
Russo staying busy and making it hard for Spliffenberger to control.
Spliffenberger is looking for a rear naked choke here but Russo reverses the position brilliantly into Spliffenberger's guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spliffenberger looking for a sweep. Not yet Spliffenberger, not yet.
Spliffenberger keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
Russo looking to pass the guard.
Spliffenberger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Russo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Russo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Russo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spliffenberger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Russo throws out a loose jab but Spliffenberger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jimmy Russo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russo throws a hook to the side of Spliffenberger's head but Spliffenberger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spliffenberger counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Russo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Russo loads up on a big right hand but Spliffenberger slips the punch.
Spliffenberger misses the shot to the body.
Spliffenberger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Russo can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo loads up on a big right hand but Spliffenberger slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spliffenberger.
Russo avoids a kick to the body.
Russo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger scores with a punch to the head.
Russo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Jimmy Russo has been cut.
Spliffenberger tries to land a body kick
and Russo counters with a nice body shot.
Russo throws a hook to the side of Spliffenberger's head but Spliffenberger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spliffenberger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Russo's calf.
Russo checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffenberger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Russo loads up on a big right hand but Spliffenberger slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Russo blocks the leg kick.
Spliffenberger lands a leg kick that knocks Russo off balance momentarily.
Spliffenberger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Russo.
Spliffenberger cracks the inside of Russo's front leg.
Russo avoids a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Russo.
Spliffenberger throws a head kick that misses.
Spliffenberger thuds his right hand into Russo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spliffenberger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spliffenberger fakes the leg kick and cracks Russo in the body.
Russo stuffs the takedown.
Russo scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo misses with a combination
and Spliffenberger counters with a body kick that stops Russo in his tracks momentarily.
Russo looks gassed!
Spliffenberger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Russo's calf.
Spliffenberger misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaydub Spliffenberger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Russo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spliffenberger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Russo connects with a single shot there.
Russo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spliffenberger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spliffenberger keeps Russo at a distance using the push kick.
Russo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Russo looks to land a right hand but Spliffenberger moved out of range.
Spliffenberger tries to work over Russo's front leg with a kick but Russo checks it.
An inside leg kick from Spliffenberger misses.
Russo with a jab.
Spliffenberger delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Spliffenberger.
Russo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Russo is breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Russo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Russo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Russo misses with a lunging right hand
and Spliffenberger counters with an inside leg kick.
Spliffenberger tests Russo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Russo misses with a right hand
and Spliffenberger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Spliffenberger scores with a nice body kick.
Spliffenberger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Spliffenberger scores with a jab. Russo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Spliffenberger.
Russo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spliffenberger. Spliffenberger obviously looking to wear him down.
Spliffenberger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Russo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spliffenberger passes Russo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo is defending against the submission attempts here by Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Russo's thigh. Russo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Spliffenberger wants to pass the guard but Russo is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo wants to hit a switch here but Spliffenberger passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Russo there!
Spliffenberger fails to advance to Russo's back.
Spliffenberger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Russo is looking to escape.
Russo stops Spliffenberger from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo can't escape the position.
Russo has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Russo breaks Spliffenberger's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jaydub Spliffenberger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Russo tries to free his leg and advance position but Spliffenberger is retaining full guard.
Spliffenberger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spliffenberger keeping full guard, as Russo tries to pass.
Spliffenberger looking for a sweep. Not yet Spliffenberger, not yet.
Spliffenberger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaydub Spliffenberger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Russo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Spliffenberger lands a glancing blow to the side of Russo's head.
Jaydub Spliffenberger is winning the standup battle so far.
Russo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spliffenberger.
Russo throws a poor cross that misses
and Spliffenberger counters with an inside leg kick.
Spliffenberger digs a good body shot into Russo's ribs.
Russo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spliffenberger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Russo throws a right hand that misses
and Spliffenberger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spliffenberger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spliffenberger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spliffenberger avoids a kick to the body.
Spliffenberger connects with a body shot.
Spliffenberger pushes Russo away with a front kick.
Russo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slow jab from Russo misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Spliffenberger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Russo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Russo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Spliffenberger.
Russo misses with a hook
and Spliffenberger counters with a body kick that stops Russo in his tracks momentarily.
Spliffenberger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Russo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut lands for Spliffenberger. That snapped Russo's head back.
Russo is rocked!
Spliffenberger moves in close and cracks Russo with a massive right hand! Russo, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Spliffenberger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaydub Spliffenberger!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jaydub Spliffenberger thanked >>> Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (159++ Recovery $35) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiranuka Stakanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dis Styxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stakanu comes to the cage accompanied by Oy, To Ne Vecher. Styxx has chosen Snoop Dogg: Gin & Juice as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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280 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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275 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiranuka Stakanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dis Styxx!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stakanu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Styxx moves out of range of the strikes.
Styxx takes a swing at Stakanu's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Styxx as Stakanu shoots in.
Styxx throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stakanu with a poor takedown
and Styxx counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Styxx moves out of range as Stakanu strikes.
Styxx turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stakanu shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiranuka Stakanu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Styxx. Those never looked like landing.
Stakanu misses with a body shot.
Styxx avoids the body shot from Stakanu.
Styxx throws a solid leg kick but Stakanu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Styxx.
Stakanu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stakanu shoots for a double leg takedown but Styxx sprawls well. He's pushed Stakanu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Styxx misses with a low kick as Stakanu jumps back.
Styxx misses with a body shot.
Styxx lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Stakanu throws the left hand but Styxx avoids the punch easily.
Styxx misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Styxx finds it's target.
Styxx wants to land a leg kick but Stakanu is out of range.
Stakanu misses with a straight right.
A right-left combo lands from Styxx.
Stakanu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No luck for Stakanu with that takedown attempt.
Stakanu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Styxx's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stakanu under the eye.
Styxx misses with a kick to the body.
Stakanu misses with an uppercut. Styxx saw that one coming.
Styxx buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dis Styxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stakanu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Styxx checks it well.
Stakanu shoots in but no luck this time.
Styxx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stakanu moves away.
Styxx moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stakanu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Styxx!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stakanu looking to finish with strikes here!
Stakanu throwing strikes here but Styxx is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Styxx is looking to improve his position but Stakanu isn't that keen on the idea.
Stakanu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stakanu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Styxx because Stakanu loaded up on that one.
Styxx avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stakanu.
Stakanu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stakanu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Styxx is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Stakanu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stakanu 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Styxx tries to reverse the position but Stakanu maintains control.
Stakanu lands a big shot there that rocks Styxx but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Styxx really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stakanu looking to ground and pound but Styxx is blocking nicely.
Stakanu misses with a head shot.
Stakanu working for a guillotine from mount but Styxx is in no mood to give up.
Stakanu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styxx taking shots to the head.
Styxx is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stakanu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Styxx hang on?
Styxx is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu connects with a bit shot that sees Styxx covering up! More strikes from Stakanu and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Stakanu is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiranuka Stakanu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Jurcina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine has chosen Slaughter - Billy Preston as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitali Jurcina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Raine!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Jurcina misses the target.
Jurcina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raine manages to avoid it.
Raine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jurcina.
Jurcina throws a sloppy head kick and Raine moves out of range easily.
Raine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jurcina cracks Raine with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Raine.
Jurcina throws a sloppy body shot
and Raine counters with a low kick, right behind Jurcina 's knee.
Jurcina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jurcina misses with a body shot.
Raine tries to clinch
enabling Jurcina to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jurcina throws a hook but Raine blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurcina attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jurcina throws a combination that misses
and Raine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jurcina is looking to wear down Raine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jurcina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raine.
A cross from Raine lands.
Vitali Jurcina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jurcina loads up on a big right hand but Raine slips the punch.
Raine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raine checks a leg kick nicely.
Jurcina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raine moves away.
Raine throws a big shot that misses.
Raine tries a head kick but it misses.
Jurcina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raine was well out of range. Poor timing from Jurcina.
Raine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jurcina on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raine tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raine is looking to slow Jurcina down with leg kicks.
Jurcina tries to bum rush Raine with a series of wild strikes but Raine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raine blocks a head kick by Jurcina.
Jurcina lands an overhand right.
Raine is looking to chop away at Jurcina's legs.
Jurcina tries a head kick but it misses.
Raine scores with a nice strike.
Raine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raine presses Jurcina against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Raine.
Raine stalling.
Raine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raine taking a breather.
Raine lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jurcina misses with a knee to the head.
Jurcina tries to stall but Raine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jurcina tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jurcina is trying to maintain a safe position but Raine gets an underhook and turns Jurcina into the cage.
Jurcina blocks a body shot from Raine.
Raine lands with a short shot to the head.
Raine can't find room to land a body shot as Jurcina controls the action.
Jurcina working aggressively here.
Jurcina breaks from the clinch.
Jurcina moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine throws a hook but Jurcina blocks it.
Jurcina shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jurcina gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raine rushes Jurcina and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raine tries to throw a body punch but Jurcina avoids it by throwing Raine back against the cage.
Jurcina misses with some punches.
Jurcina tries a body shot but Raine blocks it.
Raine presses Jurcina against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Raine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raine avoids the head kick by Jurcina.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurcina stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jurcina swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raine counters with an outside leg kick.
Raine throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Raine is looking to clinch but Jurcina is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine 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.
A big right from Raine misses.
Jurcina swings for the body but Raine moves out of range.
Raine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jurcina misses the body punch
and Raine counters with a solid body kick.
No joy there for Jurcina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jurcina misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle, before Raine throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Jurcina's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Raine lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Aldo Raine!
Aldo Raine thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agamemnon Coon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cam Stroud is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
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214 lbs
22 - 14 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Agamemnon Coon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cam Stroud!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Stroud. That's going to slow Coon down.
Coon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stroud.
Coon fails with a takedown attempt.
Coon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coon.
Coon shoots in for a takedown but Stroud shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agamemnon Coon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stroud ducks under a wild hook from Coon.
A good leg kick by Stroud.
Coon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stroud shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coon as he jumps to the side.
Stroud fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coon misses with a wild body shot.
Stroud slaps away a takedown attempt from Coon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud delivers a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stroud.
Stroud gets a clinch.
Stroud lands a body punch.
Stroud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stroud is looking for a takedown.
Stroud landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coon is breathing heavily.
Coon takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Stroud prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stroud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stroud missing with knees to the body.
Stroud goes for a takedown attempt but Coon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Coon throws a hook but Stroud avoids it easily.
Stroud's corner calls for a 1-2. Stroud obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Coon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stroud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coon manages to avoid it.
Stroud scores with a jab to the body.
Stroud scores with a jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Coon. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Coon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stroud sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Coon somewhat.
Stroud lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coon's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stroud cracks Coon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No luck for Coon with that takedown attempt.
Stroud throws a sloppy head kick and Coon moves out of range easily.
Stroud tries a head kick but it misses.
Coon misses with a left hand
and Stroud counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stroud.
Stroud lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coon's sensitive parts.
Stroud moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stroud slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coon avoids it.
Stroud lands a good knee to the midsection. Coon won't want to take too many of those.
Coon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stroud effectively controlling the action here.
Stroud receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Stroud tries a body shot but Coon blocks it.
Stroud lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coon tries for a takedown but Stroud manages to get underhooks.
Stroud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stroud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Stroud dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stroud feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coon's calf.
Stroud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stroud cracks a nice hook into Coon's ribs.
Stroud throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stroud drops Coon with a beautiful combination! Coon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stroud is looking for the KO!
Coon is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroud finds Coon's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Coon flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Stroud lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Coon will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cam Stroud!
During a confident post fight interview, Cam Stroud thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Saurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saurus comes to the cage accompanied by Kraantje Pappie - Waar is Kraan? . Johnson has chosen It's A Fight as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andy Johnson enters the cage!
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28
166 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
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25
169 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Saurus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Saurus misses with a looping left.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Saurus's front leg but catches the back leg as Saurus tries to avoid it.
Saurus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Frank Saurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saurus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson moves away from the strike by Saurus.
Johnson sizes up Saurus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saurus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Saurus on his heels. He'll look to pass Saurus's guard now, I'm sure.
Saurus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Saurus is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Johnson frees his head nicely. Oh but Saurus has switched to an armbar! Johnson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Frank Saurus!
Frank Saurus retains his lightweight title!
Frank Saurus looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Sorry..... For Party Rocking !!??!!'.
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