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Ascension 102 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomaz Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miquel Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomaz Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miquel Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taylor throws a chopping leg kick but Mendoza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mendoza doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mendoza moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Mendoza moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mendoza up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mendoza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendoza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendoza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mendoza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor is stalling here.
Taylor dodges an elbow strike from Mendoza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendoza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mendoza's hands.
Mendoza takes one to the side of the head.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendoza moves away.
Taylor throws a leg kick
and Mendoza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mendoza.
Taylor stalling against the cage.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Mendoza is controlling him.
Mendoza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mendoza lands a knee to the head.
Mendoza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Mendoza lands a nice uppercut.
Mendoza blocks an uppercut.
Mendoza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Mendoza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Mendoza rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mendoza misses with a knee to the head.
Mendoza throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
Mendoza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mendoza misses with a knee to the head.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendoza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mendoza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Taylor.
Taylor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mendoza tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Mendoza tries to clinch up.
Mendoza tries to clinch up.
Mendoza walks into a stiff left hand from Taylor.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Mendoza.
Mendoza checks the leg kick.
Mendoza wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Mendoza wants to clinch.
Mendoza closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendoza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taylor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Mendoza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendoza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mendoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mendoza looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taylor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Mendoza.
Mendoza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mendoza keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taylor looking to slow down the pace here.
Mendoza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendoza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendoza lands a knee to the body.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor blocks an elbow strike.
Mendoza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miquel Mendoza dominated that round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Mendoza slips the punch.
Mendoza has a takedown stuffed.
Miquel Mendoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendoza moves out of range as Taylor throws a body kick.
Mendoza looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Mendoza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taylor is out of range and Mendoza settles back down.
Miquel Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Mendoza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taylor misses with a shot to the body
and Mendoza counters with a leg kick.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendoza checks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taylor throws a solid leg kick but Mendoza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taylor.
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.
Horrible takedown by Mendoza or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
Mendoza fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomaz Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miquel Mendoza.
Taylor lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mendoza.
Taylor tried to score with a low kick but Mendoza checks it.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendoza moves away.
Mendoza 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.
Taylor lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendoza off the cage and back into range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taylor.
Taylor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Taylor!
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendoza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taylor keeps Mendoza at a distance using the push kick.
Mendoza is looking to clinch.
Mendoza checks a leg kick nicely.
Mendoza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scoring well with a low kick there.
Mendoza rushes Taylor and presses him up against the cage.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taylor gets through Mendoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendoza.
Mendoza looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Mendoza tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Mendoza tries for a takedown. No joy.
Taylor wants to stall.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
Mendoza misses with a knee strike.
Taylor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mendoza up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mendoza throws an elbow but misses.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Mendoza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendoza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mendoza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Mendoza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mendoza.
Mendoza lands an elbow that stopped Taylor in his tracks for a moment.
Mendoza tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Mendoza avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Miquel Mendoza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taylor avoids the elbow strike from Mendoza, against the cage.
Mendoza lands an elbow that stopped Taylor in his tracks for a moment.
Mendoza trying to land knees to the body.
Mendoza is trying to drag Taylor to the mat but Taylor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Taylor is trying to maintain a safe position but Mendoza gets an underhook and turns Taylor into the cage.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendoza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Mendoza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomaz Taylor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Taylor misses the jab.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Mendoza misses.
Taylor throws a leg kick
so Mendoza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Taylor has his hands on Mendoza's head, controlling the position.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mendoza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is pulling down on Mendoza's head to control his posture.
Mendoza throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Mendoza controlling him for the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Thomaz Taylor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mendoza wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Mendoza takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taylor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mendoza is out of range and Taylor settles back down.
Mendoza tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mendoza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza tries for a takedown but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mendoza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Thomaz Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendoza. Mendoza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mendoza misses with a head kick.
Taylor jabs Mendoza right on the nose. Mendoza blinks but takes it well.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Mendoza is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendoza wants to clinch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor looks for the body kick but Mendoza saw that one coming.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendoza.
Mendoza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Mendoza is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Mendoza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That kick from Taylor tenderised Mendoza's leg. Mendoza is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taylor pinned against the cage. Taylor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mendoza misses with a wild combination.
Mendoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook.
Taylor wants to land a leg kick but Mendoza is out of range.
Mendoza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taylor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Some bone on bone action there as Mendoza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Mendoza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taylor throws a solid leg kick but Mendoza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taylor.
Mendoza doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mendoza looks to clinch
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendoza wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Taylor!
Thomaz Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendoza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taylor tries to avoid it but Mendoza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taylor to the ground. Taylor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thomaz Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miquel Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taylor.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taylor.
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!
Taylor connects with a crisp jab.
Mendoza tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor tries to score with a low kick but Mendoza moves his leg out of the way.
Taylor thuds his right hand into Mendoza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taylor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendoza takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mendoza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendoza moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomaz Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taylor 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomaz Taylor!
Thomaz Taylor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Goldsmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldsmith comes to the cage accompanied by Dos Equis. O Neill has chosen Sing for the moment - Eminem as his entrance music. Martin O Neill has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jonathan Goldsmith's chin.
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202 lbs
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan Goldsmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Martin O Neill!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldsmith is looking to land body kicks.
Goldsmith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Neill.
O Neill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
O Neill throwing strikes from guard but Goldsmith blocks nicely.
O Neill sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Goldsmith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Neill prevents Goldsmith from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldsmith keeping moving, preventing O Neill from controlling successfully.
O Neill looking to sit in guard and control but Goldsmith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goldsmith landing with the ground and pound.
O Neill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goldsmith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goldsmith got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Neill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goldsmith has managed to get both his arms back between O Neill's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Goldsmith wants to stand and escape but instead O Neill has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
O Neill trying to control but Goldsmith is working from the bottom.
Goldsmith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Neill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill wants to control from the top but Goldsmith keeps moving.
O Neill lands a couple of digs.
O Neill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goldsmith is keeping the position for now.
O Neill forces his way into half guard.
O Neill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Goldsmith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Neill.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Neill is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Goldsmith has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill is trying to control. Goldsmith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Neill trying to mount his opponent but Goldsmith defends it.
O Neill with the ground and pound but Goldsmith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin O Neill dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Goldsmith walks into a jab.
O Neill takes a swing at Goldsmith's ribcage but misses.
Goldsmith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Neill shoots in for a takedown but Goldsmith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Neill lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Neill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Goldsmith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Neill smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goldsmith avoids the body shot from O Neill.
O Neill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldsmith manages to avoid it.
Goldsmith throws a nice looking combination but O Neill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Neill tests Goldsmith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldsmith tries to clinch
and O Neill moves into the clinch.
Goldsmith is trying to break free.
Goldsmith is trying to pull guard but O Neill turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Goldsmith lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Neill backwards.
O Neill is trying to maintain a safe position but Goldsmith gets an underhook and turns O Neill into the cage.
O Neill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Neill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Goldsmith is looking to control O Neill's arms but O Neill gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goldsmith has his back to the cage.
Goldsmith swings wildly with an uppercut but O Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldsmith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill tries to throw a body punch but Goldsmith avoids it by throwing O Neill back against the cage.
O Neill has a couple of punches blocked by Goldsmith.
Goldsmith misses with some punches.
O Neill tries a body shot but Goldsmith blocks it.
O Neill tries a body shot but Goldsmith blocks it.
Goldsmith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Goldsmith is trying to maintain a safe position but O Neill gets an underhook and turns Goldsmith into the cage.
O Neill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neill lands a body punch.
Goldsmith misses with the head strike.
O Neill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goldsmith backwards.
Goldsmith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goldsmith tries to circle away but O Neill has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from O Neill - that landed with a thud.
O Neill pulls guard effortlessly.
Goldsmith got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Neill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goldsmith has managed to get both his arms back between O Neill's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goldsmith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
O Neill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goldsmith is one step ahead there.
O Neill has a closed guard, preventing Goldsmith from standing up.
Goldsmith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldsmith preventing the sweep.
Goldsmith got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Neill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goldsmith has managed to get both his arms back between O Neill's legs - danger averted.
Goldsmith slips nicely into half guard.
O Neill wants to improve his position but Goldsmith is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldsmith gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Goldsmith tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin O Neill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
A jab from O Neill does it's job there.
O Neill misses with a looping left.
Goldsmith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goldsmith wants it to stay on the feet.
O Neill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldsmith.
O Neill dodges the punch combination from Goldsmith.
O Neill scores with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Neill. Goldsmith shrugs it off though.
Martin O Neill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldsmith swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neill.
Goldsmith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Goldsmith checks a low kick from O Neill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldsmith staying out of range there.
Goldsmith throws a head kick but O Neill moves out of range.
Goldsmith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goldsmith counters with a series of strikes. O Neill will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Neill cracks a nice hook into Goldsmith's ribs.
Goldsmith keeps the fight on the outside.
Goldsmith slips a straight right by O Neill.
O Neill drives through with a takedown into Goldsmith's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Goldsmith looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Neill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goldsmith keeping moving, preventing O Neill from controlling successfully.
O Neill pushes down on Goldsmith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Neill is pressing down on Goldsmith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Goldsmith is holding on for now.
O Neill seems to be looking for submissions.
O Neill tries to pass to full mount but Goldsmith defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill is just content to waste time from the top position. Goldsmith takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
O Neill wants to control from the top but Goldsmith keeps moving.
O Neill looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
O Neill throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldsmith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Goldsmith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Neill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goldsmith is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin O Neill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Neill 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin O Neill!
An out of breath Martin O Neill 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Okabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulohot Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yokohama has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kenji Okabe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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177 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Okabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hulohot Yokohama!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okabe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Okabe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yokohama knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yokohama is looking to control Okabe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yokohama avoid being mounted?
Okabe works his foot free and advances to mount.
Okabe unloads with some shots from mount but Yokohama bucks and avoids them well.
Okabe landing strikes from the mount and Yokohama is in trouble!
Okabe raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe throws some wild stikes that Yokohama manages to avoid easily.
Yokohama is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Yokohama tries to reverse the position but Okabe maintains control.
Okabe tries to control but Yokohama wriggling away.
Okabe punching from mount but Yokohama doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Okabe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Okabe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Yokohama taking shots to the head.
Yokohama is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Yokohama is now in Okabe's guard. A big mistake from Okabe there, giving up the dominant position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okabe wants to stand and escape but Yokohama is having none of it.
Yokohama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okabe is keeping the position for now.
Yokohama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Okabe is pulling down on Yokohama's head to control his posture.
Okabe 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.
Okabe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yokohama is one step ahead there.
Okabe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Kenji Okabe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A combination from Okabe does no damage.
Yokohama stuffs the takedown attempt from Okabe. Okabe gets slowly back to his feet.
Okabe checks a leg kick.
Yokohama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Okabe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Okabe misses with a body punch
and Yokohama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Okabe misses
and Yokohama counters with an inside leg kick.
Yokohama tries to land a leg kick but Okabe saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okabe blocks a leg kick.
Yokohama leaves Okabe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Okabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yokohama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yokohama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okabe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yokohama counters with a nice uppercut.
Yokohama stuffs the takedown attempt from Okabe. Okabe gets slowly back to his feet.
Okabe needs to keep his hands up - Yokohama had a free shot at his head there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okabe misses with a looping right.
Okabe avoids a kick to the body.
Okabe fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Okabe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Okabe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Okabe lands a jab to the nose.
A left lands for Okabe.
Yokohama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yokohama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okabe throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Yokohama misses.
Okabe lands a jab to the nose.
Okabe misses with a looping left.
Yokohama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okabe.
Yokohama throws a hook but Okabe blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokohama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yokohama throws a low kick, looking for Okabe's leg but Okabe calmly moves out of range.
Yokohama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okabe.
Yokohama throws out a loose jab but Okabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okabe looks to land a right hand but Yokohama moved out of range.
Okabe throws a jab when Yokohama was well out of range.
Okabe staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yokohama.
Yokohama lands with a straight right. Okabe didn't see that one coming.
Okabe looks to land a left hand but Yokohama moved out of range nicely.
Yokohama moves out of range as Okabe strikes.
Okabe ducks under a wild hook from Yokohama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama stuffs the takedown attempt from Okabe. Okabe gets slowly back to his feet.
Yokohama throws a big shot that misses.
Okabe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okabe misses with an uppercut. Yokohama saw that one coming.
Yokohama misses with a low kick.
Okabe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yokohama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okabe thows a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Okabe blocks the leg kick.
Okabe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yokohama throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yokohama misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Yokohama misses its intended target.
Okabe blocks the body kick.
Yokohama throws a lazy right hand but Okabe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okabe closes the distance and clinches up with Yokohama, looking for a takedown. Okabe pushes Yokohama against the cage but Yokohama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Okabe just misses with a punch to the body.
Okabe lands with a right hand.
Okabe blocks a low kick nicely.
Yokohama misses with a body kick.
Okabe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yokohama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Okabe throws a jab when Yokohama was well out of range.
Yokohama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okabe.
Okabe cracks Yokohama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Okabe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That kick from Yokohama tenderised Okabe's leg. Okabe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yokohama moves away from the strike by Okabe.
Yokohama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okabe.
A bone on bone clash there as Okabe blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okabe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yokohama counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okabe throws a series of punches but Yokohama avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenji Okabe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Okabe misses with a wild body shot.
Okabe closes the distance and clinches up with Yokohama, looking for a takedown. Okabe pushes Yokohama against the cage but Yokohama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yokohama looks to score with a jab to the body but Okabe is just out of range.
A cross from Okabe lands.
A shot to the body from Okabe misses
and Yokohama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Okabe avoids a kick to the body.
Okabe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Okabe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yokohama defending well though.
Okabe thows a huge punch but Yokohama dodges it nicely.
Okabe wants to pass the guard but Yokohama is defending well.
Yokohama wants to improve his position but Okabe is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe trying to mount his opponent but Yokohama defends it.
Okabe working over Yokohama with some ground and pound. Yokohama looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Okabe thows a huge punch but Yokohama dodges it nicely.
Okabe stalling away here and it's allowed Yokohama to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Okabe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yokohama is keeping the position for now.
Okabe wants to control from the top but Yokohama keeps moving.
Hulohot Yokohama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe looking to pass the guard.
Okabe throws a big elbow that misses.
Okabe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Okabe working the ground and pound but Yokohama is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okabe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe tries to advance to mount but can't.
Okabe tries for a kimura but Yokohama is defending well.
Okabe trying to control the action but Yokohama is working from the bottom.
Yokohama prevents Okabe from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okabe trying to control the position but Yokohama is working away.
Okabe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yokohama is avoiding damage well.
Okabe looks up at the clock and then as Yokohama takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Okabe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yokohama is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okabe throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yokohama to regain full guard.
Okabe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yokohama throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Okabe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Okabe 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Okabe!
A victorious Kenji Okabe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cabrera's choice of entrance music: Hector. 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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33
157 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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32
155 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Falco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Falco misses with a looping right.
Falco looks for the body kick but Cabrera saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Cabrera does it's job there.
Cabrera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Falco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Falco connects with a body shot.
Falco with a nice cross.
Cabrera fakes the leg kick and cracks Falco in the body.
Falco walks into a straight right hand from Cabrera.
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!
Cabrera throws an off balance right hand
and Falco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera defending well as Falco loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrera fails to land with a series of punches.
Cabrera throws a combination that misses
and Falco counters with a nice uppercut.
Falco tries to score with a low kick but Cabrera moves his leg out of the way.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falco wants to slow Cabrera down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab from Falco.
Cabrera scoring well with a low kick there.
Cabrera misses the jab.
Falco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Falco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cabrera misses the jab.
Falco dodges the punch combination from Cabrera.
Falco lands with an overhand left.
Shane Falco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cabrera checks it well.
Cabrera swings for the body but Falco moves out of range.
Falco jabs Cabrera right on the nose. Cabrera blinks but takes it well.
Cabrera throws a series of punches but Falco avoids them all with ease.
Cabrera scores with a head kick.
It looks like Shane Falco has been cut.
Falco drops Cabrera with a beautiful combination! Cabrera stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Falco is looking for the KO!
Cabrera is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Falco.
Cabrera is still on wobbly legs! Can Falco finish him?
Falco lands the left hand.
Falco throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Cabrera colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Falco as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Cabrera is left battered and dazed whilst Falco and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Falco!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Marcolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Dinkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marcolini might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Raffaella Carra - Rumore. Ramses Dinkin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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259 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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300 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Marcolini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramses Dinkin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Marcolini 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dinkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marcolini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dinkin swings widly with a right hand
and Marcolini counters with a low kick, right behind Dinkin 's knee.
Dinkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Dinkin misses.
Marcolini takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ramses Dinkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcolini misses with a low kick as Dinkin jumps back.
Dinkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dinkin. Marcolini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcolini shoots in and drives through. Dinkin sprawls well.
Dinkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marcolini.
Marcolini tries to close the distance and clinch but Dinkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marcolini throws out a leg kick but Dinkin moves out of range and Marcolini only half commits.
Dinkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dinkin misses with a body shot.
Marcolini walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dinkin connects with a body shot.
Marcolini throws a head kick that half lands.
Dinkin stuns Marcolini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dinkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marcolini rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Marcolini misses.
Dinkin moves out of range of the leg kick from Marcolini.
Dinkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcolini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Dinkin.
Dinkin lands with a shot to the body.
Marcolini is breathing heavily.
Dinkin punishes Marcolini's body with a nice straight punch.
Dinkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh!!! Dinkin has knocked Marcolini down with a huge combo! Dinkin steps away and waves a wobbly Marcolini back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Marcolini is rocked!
It looks like Marco Marcolini has been cut.
Dinkin is stalking Marcolini. Marcolini circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Dinkin, and it's lights out! Marcolini really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ramses Dinkin!
During a confident post fight interview, Ramses Dinkin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hale Erwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimonds Bergmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erwin comes to the cage accompanied by Young Jeezy feat. T.I. - F.A.M.E.. Bergmanis has chosen Twiztid - We Don't Die as his entrance music. Raimonds Bergmanis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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260 lbs
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266 lbs
30 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hale Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimonds Bergmanis!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Erwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Bergmanis jabs Erwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bergmanis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Erwin punishes Bergmanis's body with a nice straight punch.
Bergmanis loads up on a big right hand but Erwin slips the punch.
Erwin with a jab.
Bergmanis throws a lazy right hand but Erwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Erwin!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bergmanis.
Bergmanis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Erwin misses.
Erwin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bergmanis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erwin.
Erwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergmanis avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bergmanis blocks the body kick.
Hale Erwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erwin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bergmanis staying out of range there.
A big left from Bergmanis misses.
Erwin throws a low kick but Bergmanis moves out of range easily.
Erwin is looking to land body kicks.
Bergmanis throws a body punch but Erwin moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Erwin.
Erwin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Erwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Erwin throws a solid leg kick but Bergmanis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Erwin.
Bergmanis ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Erwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bergmanis.
Erwin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bergmanis's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Erwin lands but Bergmanis takes it in his stride.
Hale Erwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bergmanis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bergmanis ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Erwin is looking to land body kicks.
Bergmanis tries to close the distance and clinch but Erwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Erwin misses with a kick to the body.
Erwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bergmanis.
Erwin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Erwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Erwin lands with a nice body punch.
Bergmanis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Erwin throws a hook but Bergmanis avoids it easily.
Erwin throws a sloppy head kick and Bergmanis moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis throws a leg kick but Erwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bergmanis is looking to chop away at Erwin's legs.
Erwin misses with a straight left.
Erwin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bergmanis under the eye.
Bergmanis slips a jab from Erwin.
Nice body punch from Erwin.
Erwin looks to throw a body kick
and Bergmanis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bergmanis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Erwin.
Erwin misses with a hook. Bergmanis ducked under it nicely.
Erwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bergmanis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin throws the kick towards the body but Bergmanis avoids it.
Bergmanis moves out of range of the body kick from Erwin.
Bergmanis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bergmanis. Bergmanis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bergmanis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Erwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Erwin avoids the body shot from Bergmanis.
Erwin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Erwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Erwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erwin throws a body kick that misses.
Bergmanis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Erwin doesn't seem bothered though.
Bergmanis throws a looping overhand right but Erwin ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erwin scores with a nice head shot.
Bergmanis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
Erwin jabs Bergmanis right on the nose. Bergmanis blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Bergmanis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Erwin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Erwin throws a right hand that Bergmanis ducks under and follows up with a left that Bergmanis also avoids with ease.
Erwin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bergmanis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Erwin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Erwin checks the leg kick.
Erwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergmanis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bergmanis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Erwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Erwin throws a combination. Bergmanis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erwin misses with a straight left.
Erwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bergmanis can do to turn this around?
Erwin throws a push kick but Bergmanis slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Bergmanis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bergmanis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Erwin rather than just go for the knockout.
Erwin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erwin.
Erwin throws a chopping leg kick but Bergmanis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bergmanis clobbers Erwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bergmanis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Bergmanis.
Erwin throws the kick towards the body but Bergmanis avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Erwin, right into the meat.
Erwin scores with a jab.
Erwin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bergmanis slips a jab from Erwin.
Bergmanis misses with a straight right.
Erwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergmanis moves out of range as Erwin throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin throws a combination. Bergmanis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bergmanis. That's going to slow Erwin down.
Erwin throws a shot from downtown. Bergmanis moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Erwin.
Bergmanis slips a straight right by Erwin.
Erwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Erwin misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Erwin.
Bergmanis fails to land the takedown.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Erwin, as that shot connected.
Erwin motions for Bergmanis to come forward. Erwin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Bergmanis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin tests Bergmanis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Erwin misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bergmanis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Erwin has got the better of the exchanges.
Bergmanis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bergmanis misses with a kick to the body.
Bergmanis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Erwin finds it's target.
Bergmanis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Erwin connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erwin throws a big shot that misses.
Erwin tried to score with a low kick but Bergmanis checks it.
Erwin wants to land a leg kick but Bergmanis is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis misses with a looping left.
Erwin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Erwin connects with a high kick.
Erwin scores with a jab to the body.
Bergmanis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bergmanis misses with a looping left.
Bergmanis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Erwin has time to react.
Erwin scores with a jab. Bergmanis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Erwin cracks Bergmanis with an open hand slap.
Bergmanis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erwin manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erwin works over Bergmanis's head and body with a nice combination.
Erwin misses with a body shot.
Bergmanis slips under a jab.
Bergmanis blocks a head kick by Erwin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Erwin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A telegraphed right hand from Erwin misses the target.
Bergmanis cracks Erwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Erwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergmanis manages to avoid it.
Bergmanis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Erwin scores with the left hand. Bergmanis knows he should have avoided that one.
Erwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bergmanis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bergmanis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Erwin doesn't seem bothered though.
Erwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bergmanis works over Erwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Bergmanis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergmanis checks a low kick from Erwin.
Bergmanis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Erwin there.
Erwin scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Erwin checks it well.
Bergmanis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Erwin.
Bergmanis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Erwin clobbers Bergmanis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Erwin tries to land a leg kick but Bergmanis saw it coming and moves away.
Erwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Erwin misses with a few strikes there.
Bergmanis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Erwin avoids it really well and circles away.
Erwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergmanis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bergmanis slips under a jab from Erwin.
Erwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raimonds Bergmanis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Erwin.
Erwin has closed the distance and engaged Bergmanis in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Erwin.
Erwin can't find room to land a body shot as Bergmanis controls the action.
Erwin throws an elbow but it misses.
Bergmanis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erwin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Erwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Bergmanis taking a breather.
Erwin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Erwin lands with a light punch inside.
Erwin throws a head punch that misses.
Bergmanis has a couple of punches blocked by Erwin.
A short right from Bergmanis.
Erwin throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin prevents a body shot from Bergmanis.
Erwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bergmanis misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bergmanis.
Bergmanis tries to work over Erwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bergmanis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erwin scores a nice knee to the body.
Erwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Erwin.
A short body shot lands from Erwin as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Erwin.
Erwin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Erwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Erwin misses with some punches.
Bergmanis blocks an uppercut.
Erwin misses with some punches.
Erwin drops Bergmanis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bergmanis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bergmanis is rocked!
Erwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bergmanis is still on wobbly legs! Can Erwin finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Erwin.
Bergmanis drops his hands momentarily. Erwin doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Bergmanis staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Bergmanis doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hale Erwin!
Hale Erwin 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Comet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by LL Cool J - Mamma Said Knock You Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Comet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Comet punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick by Comet misses
and Thompson counters with an outside leg kick.
Comet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Comet closes the distance and pushes Thompson back into the cage.
Comet cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
Comet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson is leaning against Comet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Comet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Comet.
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!
Comet is trying to break free.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Comet blocks an elbow strike.
Comet blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Comet misses with a punch to the body.
Comet lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Comet misses with a body punch.
Comet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Comet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Comet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Comet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comet throws a solid leg kick but Thompson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Comet.
Comet swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
A jab from Thompson finds it's way through Comet's defenses.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Comet pushes him off.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Comet throws a head kick that misses.
Comet blocks a head kick by Thompson.
That kick from Comet tenderised Thompson's leg. Thompson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Comet moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson scores with a decent looking hook.
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Comet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thompson checks a leg kick.
Thompson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Comet throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
A big left from Comet misses.
Thompson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Comet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Comet tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Thompson.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Comet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thompson.
Comet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Comet backwards.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Comet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Comet's elbow.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Comet's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pushes off an throws an elbow but Comet leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Comet tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Comet.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Comet controls his hands.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Comet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Comet.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Comet is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Comet struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Comet throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
A nice left hand lands by Comet.
Comet tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
Comet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Comet throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Comet avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson blocks a body shot from Comet.
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Comet struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Comet blocks an elbow strike from Thompson.
Comet blocks an elbow strike from Thompson.
A head punch on the inside from Comet fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Comet is trying to break free.
Comet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Comet.
Comet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Thompson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thompson.
Comet stalks Thompson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thompson's face. Thompson staggers backwards, shaken.
Thompson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Thompson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Comet has time to react.
Comet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thompson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Comet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jackson Comet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Comet tries a head kick but it misses.
Calvin Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Comet tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Comet throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Comet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Comet throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson rushes Comet and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Comet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Comet breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Thompson.
Comet scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Comet throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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!
Comet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Comet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Comet misses with a jab to the body
and Thompson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thompson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thompson works Comet's body with a nice hook.
Thompson closes the distance and pushes Comet back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Comet.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Comet.
Comet lands a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thompson 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.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Comet tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson digs a right hand into Comet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Comet's gas tank.
Calvin Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
A short right from Thompson.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Comet avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Comet tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
Thompson works on Comet's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Comet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Thompson presses Comet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Thompson.
A body shot lands from Thompson.
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Thompson gets through Comet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Comets head.
Comet is rocked!
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Comet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Comet controls his hands.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Comet swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson 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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Comet.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Comet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson tries to clinch but Comet moves out of range.
Comet seems to have got his legs back now.
Thompson lands a high kick!
Comet checks a low kick from Thompson.
Comet takes one to the chin there.
Thompson slips a straight right by Comet.
Comet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Comet throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson walks into a left hand.
Comet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Comet.
Thompson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Thompson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a low kick as Comet jumps back.
Comet avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Comet.
Thompson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice jab there from Comet.
Thompson lands a head shot.
Comet takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Comet wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Comet misses.
Comet drops his hands momentarily and Thompson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thompson lands a leg kick that knocks Comet off balance momentarily.
Comet takes the fight into the clinch.
Comet tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson gets through Comet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson working aggressively here.
Comet throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
A short right from Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Comet blocking some punches.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Comet backwards.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Jackson Comet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Comet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Thompson pushes Comet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Comet backwards.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Comet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Comet! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Thompson is unloading with more strikes now! Comet drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Thompson!
Calvin Thompson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan comes to the cage accompanied by Judgment night by Biohazard&Onyx. Ripgut has chosen Abominable Putridity - Throat Fisting Abortion 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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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ripgut!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ripgut throws a body punch but Jan moves out of range.
Jan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ripgut doesn't seem bothered though.
Ripgut misses with a straight right.
Jan takes a swing at Ripgut's ribcage but misses.
Jan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jan tried to score with a low kick but Ripgut checks it.
Jan lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Jan.
Jan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Sean Ripgut has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ripgut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ripgut tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jan is able to avoid easily.
Ripgut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jan throws out the jab.
Jan connects with the punch.
Jan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jan.
Ripgut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ripgut tries to clinch but Jan moves out of range.
Ripgut wants to clinch.
Jan scores with a leg kick.
Jan misses with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Jan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jan.
Jan loads up on a big right hand but Ripgut slips the punch.
Jan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ripgut throws a lazy body kick
and Jan scores with a counter punch that sends Ripgut to the canvas! Jan smells blood - he's punishing Ripgut with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Ripgut has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Jan!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Jan thanked SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaby might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Trying'da hold me down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toby Diaby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diaby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Wilson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diaby misses with a double jab.
Diaby defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
Wilson moves into the clinch.
Diaby struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Diaby pulls Wilson into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Diaby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilson is aware though and is defending well.
Wilson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diaby looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaby is trying to keep Wilson in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson wants to stand but Diaby is controlling his posture from full guard.
Diaby looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wilson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Diaby.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wade Wilson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Diaby swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Wade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tried to score with a low kick but Diaby checks it.
Diaby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Diaby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Diaby fails to pull guard.
Wilson presses Diaby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaby on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Diaby ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1-2. Wilson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaby's head backwards.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaby.
A leg kick checked by Diaby.
Diaby avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Wilson lands a leg kick that knocks Diaby off balance momentarily.
Diaby moves forwards but Wilson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diaby misses the jab.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaby.
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaby has time to react.
Diaby misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson scores with a body shot.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaby's sensitive parts.
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!
Wilson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaby counters with a left to the body.
Diaby throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Diaby.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Diaby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson throws out a powerful jab.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Diaby moved out of range nicely.
Wilson looks for the body kick but Diaby saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilson throws a low kick but Diaby moves out of range easily.
Wilson throws a leg kick which misses Diaby's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaby tries to avoid it.
Diaby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Wade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaby lands with a cross.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaby.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Diaby shoots in and drives through. Wilson sprawls well.
Wilson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good shot there by Wilson.
Wilson darts in and clinches Diaby up against the cage.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Diaby.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
Diaby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wilson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson feints and then cracks Diaby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaby down.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Diaby misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wade Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Diaby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaby scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson lands a high kick!
Diaby is rocked!
Wilson throws the left hand but Diaby avoids the punch easily.
Wilson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diaby takes a step back to recover.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Diaby pushes him off.
Diaby lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaby.
Diaby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaby closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away.
Wilson rushes Diaby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson letting Diaby take a breather here.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Diaby.
Diaby is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diaby pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diaby has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Diaby has Wilson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wilson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diaby tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson tries to work over Diaby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaby has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wilson is trying to keep an underhook but Diaby manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wilson is concentrating on defense, preventing Diaby from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaby.
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!
Diaby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
Diaby prevents Wilson from standing back up.
Diaby looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wilson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson tries to roll over but Diaby keeps him under control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Wade Wilson.
Diaby throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaby slips a jab from Wilson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilson.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Diaby moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaby, as that shot connected.
Diaby is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Wilson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaby. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilson.
Diaby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Wilson connects with an inside leg kick.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaby 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.
Diaby takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wilson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh Diaby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson throws the left hand but Diaby avoids the punch easily.
Diaby seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaby throws out the jab.
Diaby tries to clinch up.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wilson to score with a decent uppercut.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilson.
Wilson lands with a kick to the temple. Diaby shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diaby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaby.
Diaby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Wilson tenderised Diaby's leg. Diaby is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Wilson.
Diaby tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilson pushes Diaby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaby is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wilson to keep the fight standing.
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaby tries to stall but Wilson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaby backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilson as Diaby tries to tie him up.
Wilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaby backwards.
Diaby avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilson.
Diaby goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wilson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Diaby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaby misses with some punches.
Diaby takes a shot to the head.
Diaby is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wilson to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaby prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Diaby struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Wilson misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wade Wilson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diabys head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diaby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wilson tries to clinch but Diaby is having none of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wilson!
The fighters circle, before Wilson throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Diaby's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Wilson lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Wade Wilson!
Wade Wilson is the new middleweight champion!
Wade Wilson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Sanders had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blaze Christianson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders throws a series of punches but Christianson avoids them all with ease.
Christianson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christianson. Sanders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christianson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanders counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Christianson punishes Sanders's body with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Christianson.
Sanders misses with a body shot
and Christianson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanders throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christianson dips to his left and cracks Sanders with an uppercut!
It looks like Damien Sanders has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christianson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christianson.
Sanders checks a low kick from Christianson.
Sanders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanders throws a body punch but Christianson moves out of range.
Sanders misses with a body shot.
Christianson jabs Sanders to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Christianson cracks Sanders with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Sanders ducks right into an uppercut from Christianson.
Christianson ducks under a wild hook from Sanders.
Christianson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christianson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders swinging wildly here.
Christianson throws a hook but Sanders blocks it.
A jab lands there for Sanders.
Christianson works Sanders's body with a nice hook.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christianson lands a big right hand that sends Sanders crashing to the mat! Christianson stays standing though and waves Sanders back to his feet!
Sanders is rocked!
Damien Sanders's cut is getting worse.
Christianson lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blaze Christianson!
An out of breath Blaze Christianson 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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