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TTFC Williams Vs Leonidas 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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169 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Callahan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Wayne.
A shot to the body from Callahan misses
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Harry Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callahan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Callahan throws a shot from downtown. Wayne moves away and avoids it.
Callahan throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Callahan.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Callahan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Callahan.
Callahan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wayne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Callahan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wayne.
Wayne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Callahan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Callahan unloads with some shots from mount but Wayne bucks and avoids them well.
Callahan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callahan raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wayne blocking the ground and pound.
Callahan throwing strikes here but Wayne is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wayne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Callahan lands a big elbow.
Callahan avoids the attempt from Wayne to control.
Callahan is landing with some decent strikes but Wayne is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Callahan is landing with some decent strikes but Wayne is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wayne is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callahan connects with a bit shot that sees Wayne covering up! More strikes from Callahan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Callahan is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Callahan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Harry Callahan waved his t-shirt featuring Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between New York Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bodies. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, New York Strangler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Durden connects with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Strangler is defended easily by Durden.
Durden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Durden looks to land a combination but Strangler avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strangler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strangler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Strangler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Durden defends it nicely.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strangler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Strangler does no damage.
Durden circles away from the clinch attempt.
New York Strangler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Durden finds it's way through Strangler's defenses.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strangler has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for New York Strangler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangler has closed the distance and engaged Durden in a clinch.
Durden swings wildly with an uppercut but Strangler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strangler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durden.
Durden lands a nice uppercut.
Durden manages to break the clinch.
Durden getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Strangler gets a clinch.
Strangler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strangler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strangler throws an elbow but it misses.
Durden blocking some punches.
Strangler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Durden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strangler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strangler dives in and grabs Durden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Durden pushes down on Strangler's head and hops out.
Durden stuffs the takedown.
Durden slaps away a takedown attempt from Strangler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Durden lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Durden.
Durden throws the left hand but Strangler avoids the punch easily.
Durden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durden throws a shot to the body.
Strangler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Strangler is looking to work some ground and pound but Durden has wrist control.
Durden is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strangler.
Strangler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Durden is defending well.
Strangler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strangler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Durden is fending him off so far but Strangler persists. Nope, Durden circles away and we're back to standing.
Durden lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like New York Strangler has been cut.
Strangler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durden forces Strangler back against the cage and clinches.
Strangler is trying to push Durden away but Durden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Strangler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durden prevents a body shot from Strangler.
Durden lands a left hand.
Strangler looking for a takedown.
Durden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strangler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durden circles away quickly and effectively.
Strangler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Durden swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strangler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Durden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Strangler is breathing heavily.
Strangler throws a sloppy head kick and Durden moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a hook to the side of Strangler's head but Strangler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Durden misses.
Durden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Strangler fails with the takedown.
Durden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strangler at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Durden.
Nice takedown defense from Durden. No joy for Strangler on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durden thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Strangler if he has to take too many more of those.
Strangler shoots for a double leg takedown but Durden sprawls well. He's pushed Strangler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Strangler shoots in but Durden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durden is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Durden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on New York Strangler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strangler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Durden misses with a straight right.
Tyler Durden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Durden.
Durden connects with a nice looking jab.
Durden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strangler.
Strangler fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for New York Strangler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strangler manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Durden on his heels. He'll look to pass Durden's guard now, I'm sure.
Strangler postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Durden is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Strangler, into his guard.
Durden is pushing down on Strangler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Strangler is fighting to maintain full guard but Durden has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden is trying to control the action in half guard but Strangler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Strangler actively working from the bottom here.
Strangler wants to control but Durden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Strangler tries to roll over but Durden keeps him under control.
Durden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Strangler is looking to improve his position.
Strangler is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Strangler trying to hold on to Durden's head to control him but Durden postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Durden lands a jab to Strangler's midsection.
Strangler throws a big shot that misses.
Durden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strangler's sensitive parts.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strangler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden cracks Strangler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Durden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strangler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Durden with a hook.
Durden lunges at Strangler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Strangler's hand.
Strangler throws a nice looking combination but Durden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Strangler moved out of range.
Durden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tyler Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durden lands with an overhand left.
Strangler tries for a takedown but Durden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Strangler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strangler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Durden connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Durden closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Durden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strangler tries for a takedown but Durden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Strangler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Durden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durden throws a body punch but Strangler moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durden, as that shot connected.
Durden lands with a nice body punch.
Durden throws the left hand but Strangler avoids the punch easily.
New York Strangler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durden keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strangler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Durden stuffs the takedown.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown but Durden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Durden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on New York Strangler's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Strangler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Strangler.
Durden lands a jab-cross combination.
Strangler is rocked!
Strangler walks straight into a right hand from Durden - that's dropped him! Durden jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Strangler from any more punishment! Strangler complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tyler Durden!
Tyler Durden made sure to mention his sponsor, Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry) in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Struthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Defying Gravity (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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169 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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170 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Struthers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Defying Gravity!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Struthers.
Struthers avoids the body shot from Gravity.
Struthers misses with a combination
letting Gravity counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Struthers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gravity throws a body kick that misses.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Struthers.
Gravity moves out of range of the strikes.
Struthers moves out of range of the strikes.
Gravity connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gravity misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Struthers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Struthers lands with a kick to the ribs.
Struthers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravity keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity works Struthers's body with a nice hook.
Struthers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gravity throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Struthers.
Struthers throws a body punch but Gravity moves out of range.
Gravity misses with an uppercut
and Struthers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Struthers 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.
Gravity goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gravity throws a jab but it's blocked by Struthers.
Struthers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gravity on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Struthers. Struthers obviously looking to wear him down.
Struthers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Struthers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity lands with a nice combination. Struthers backs away looking to recover.
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!
Gravity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Gravity as he connects with a hook.
Struthers is rocked!
Gravity misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Struthers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Struthers misses with the body kick
and Gravity connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gravity throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Struthers counters with a nice body shot.
Struthers throws a poor cross that misses
and Gravity counters with an inside leg kick.
Gravity walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Struthers drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gravity swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Struthers's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Defying Gravity!
An intense looking Defying Gravity took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thanks everyone! I'm still young, and im still hitting my stride, I feel like I can really make it in the fight game. Im going to keep training hard!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Jurcina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massive Attack (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitali Jurcina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Massive Attack!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurcina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Attack fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Attack shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Attack throwing strikes from guard but Jurcina blocks nicely.
Attack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jurcina is keeping the position for now.
Jurcina looking to hit a scissor sweep but Attack is one step ahead there.
Jurcina is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Attack wants to control from the top but Jurcina keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attack tries to free his leg and advance position but Jurcina is retaining full guard.
Attack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jurcina is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Attack is looking to work some ground and pound but Jurcina has wrist control.
Jurcina keeping moving, preventing Attack from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jurcina throws a solid leg kick but Attack takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jurcina.
Jurcina misses with a looping left.
Attack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Attack shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jurcina defends it nicely.
Jurcina works Attack's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jurcina throws a predictable looking body shot
and Attack counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jurcina swings away with a body shot that misses
and Attack counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attack is thwarting Jurcina's attempts to control the position.
Ground and pound from Attack.
Jurcina keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jurcina is looking to improve his position.
Jurcina has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Attack is working away from the top position though.
Jurcina blocking the ground and pound attempt from Attack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina is staying active underneath Attack, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jurcina trying to control here.
Attack drops an elbow to the side of Jurcina's head.
Jurcina on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jurcina tries to get out of the position.
Attack throws a strike but Jurcina avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Attack drops back looking for a leg! Jurcina is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jurcina manages to kick Attack off! Attack jumps back into Jurcina's guard.
Attack controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Attack wants to control from the top but Jurcina keeps moving.
Attack stopping the sweep attempt from Jurcina.
Attack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Attack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jurcina is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Attack advances position into side control!
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!
Attack is trying to get an arm triangle but Jurcina is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massive Attack dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Attack throws a series of punches but Jurcina avoids them all with ease.
Jurcina walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Attack looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jurcina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Attack manages to avoid it.
That kick from Jurcina tenderised Attack's leg. Attack is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jurcina throws a body punch but Attack moves out of range.
Attack tries to clinch up but Jurcina circles away and keeps his distance.
Attack misses with the combination.
Jurcina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Attack.
Jurcina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attack dives in and grabs Jurcina's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jurcina pushes down on Attack's head and hops out.
Jurcina misses with a hook to the body
and Attack counters with a straight right hand.
Attack takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Attack chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jurcina can pounce on him.
Attack shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jurcina defends it nicely.
Vitali Jurcina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massive Attack.
Attack takes one on the button.
Attack blocks a head kick by Jurcina.
Attack looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jurcina is fending him off so far but Attack persists. Nope, Jurcina circles away and we're back to standing.
Jurcina missing with a left hand there. Attack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jurcina dips to his left and cracks Attack with an uppercut!
Jurcina wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vitali Jurcina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jurcina lands a glancing blow to the side of Attack's head.
Jurcina keeps the fight on the outside.
Attack shoots in but Jurcina avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jurcina tries to land a body kick
and Attack counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jurcina won't be happy with that.
Jurcina is trying to get back to half guard.
Attack wants to control but Jurcina is keeping him busy.
Jurcina taking punishment in the form of punches.
Attack postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jurcina is not content to let Attack control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attack throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Attack sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jurcina is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jurcina tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Attack takes a little break here. Jurcina wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Attack looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jurcina is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina is letting Attack control him for a moment.
Attack tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jurcina can't do much from the bottom here.
Attack wants to control but Jurcina is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Attack tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Attack working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Massive Attack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jurcina. Attack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Attack shoots in and drives through. Jurcina sprawls well.
Jurcina avoids the body shot from Attack.
Jurcina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Attack.
Jurcina is looking to wear down Attack with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jurcina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Attack.
Nice takedown defense from Jurcina. No joy for Attack on that attempt.
Vitali Jurcina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massive Attack.
Attack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Attack doesn't manage to clinch there - Jurcina circles away.
Jurcina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jurcina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Attack closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jurcina circles away.
Jurcina misses with an uppercut. Attack saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Jurcina.
Attack looks for a takedown but Jurcina sprawls well.
Jurcina misses with a body shot.
Attack fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jurcina avoids it really well and circles away.
Jurcina swats away the attempt to clinch by Attack.
Jurcina's corner calls for a 1-2. Jurcina obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina lands a jab to the head.
Attack thows a leg kick but Jurcina checks it
and Jurcina counters with a nice body shot.
Jurcina swings for the body but Attack moves out of range.
Attack is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jurcina's half guard.
Attack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jurcina is looking to improve his position.
Attack is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jurcina holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina trying to control here.
Jurcina is trying to stand back up but Attack is controlling him
Jurcina knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Attack on the ground.
Attack is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jurcina defends it well.
Jurcina tries to roll over but Attack keeps him under control.
Jurcina tries to kick Attack off but Attack keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Attack is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jurcina defends it well.
Jurcina is trying to stand up here but Attack is controlling him well.
Vitali Jurcina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attack is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jurcina doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Attack.
Attack is working for a submission of some sort.
Attack seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vitali Jurcina.
I think Attack has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massive Attack!
An out of breath Massive Attack thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with East Bound And Down blaring out of the sound system. Bryan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nickelback - Burn It To the Ground. Randall Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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34
259 lbs
29 - 15 - 1 |
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30
270 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Bryan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Bryan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bryan.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bryan defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bryan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bryan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bryan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Randall Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryan tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Bryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Bryan circles away.
Johnson moves out of range as Bryan throws a body kick.
Bryan tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Randall Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Bryan moved out of range.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bryan circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Bryan keeps it at a distance.
Johnson delivers a nice body kick.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bryan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bryan.
Bryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bryan looks gassed!
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bryan. That did some damage!
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Bryan counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Bryan's body. Bryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bryan blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bryan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson throws a head kick but Bryan moves out of range.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bryan, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Bryan throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Bryan is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryan manages to avoid it.
Johnson tries to sprawl but Bryan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson trying to hold on to Bryan's head to control him but Bryan postures up.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bryan is looking to advance position but Johnson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Johnson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Johnson is looking to wear down Bryan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bryan moves out of range.
Bryan tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Bryan avoids the body shot from Johnson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Bryan against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Bryan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bryan.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Bryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson digs a good body shot into Bryan's ribs.
Bryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bryan misses with a body kick.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Bryan wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Bryan avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Bryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bryan takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Johnson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Johnson lands a jab to Bryan's midsection.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Bryan.
Bryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson swings for the body but Bryan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan lands a nice looking body kick.
Bryan moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson motions for Bryan to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Bryan or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Bryan avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bryan.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Bryan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Bryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randall Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Bryan.
Bryan tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Randall Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Bryan.
Bryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson tries to circle away but Bryan has him pinned against the cage.
Bryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson is trying to push Bryan away but Bryan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Bryan.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Bryan.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bryan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bryan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bryan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan trying to work for an americana but Johnson has managed to regain full guard.
Bryan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan looking for a sweep. Not yet Bryan, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Bryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Bryan moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Bryan's ribs.
Bryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bryan moves out of range.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bryans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bryan misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Johnson wants to slow Bryan down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Bryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bryan 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan passes into half guard.
Bryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bryan wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Bryan tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Bryan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson stands up and beckons Bryan to join him on the feet.
Randall Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Randall Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson throws a body punch but Bryan moves out of range.
Bryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bryan misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bryan.
Bryan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bryan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Bryan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
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!
Bryan misses with a leg kick.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Bryan throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Bryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
King Bryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Bryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bryan throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Johnson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Randall Johnson made sure he mentioned Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nando Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carpio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Derezzed. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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26
145 lbs
12 - 4 - 1 |
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30
146 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nando Rafael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafael keeps the fight on the outside.
Carpio closes the distance but Rafael moves to the side
and Rafael counters with a nice leg kick.
Rafael moves into range and clinches up with Carpio.
A short right from Carpio on the inside.
Nice elbow from Carpio.
Rafael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carpio's elbow.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rafael avoids it.
Carpio throws an elbow that misses.
Carpio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rafael lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carpio backwards.
Rafael scores with a shot to the side of Carpio's head.
Carpio pushes Rafael back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rafael throws a head punch that misses.
Rafael makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carpio misses with an elbow over the top.
Rafael lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rafael on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rafael gets through Carpio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carpio blocking some punches.
A short right from Rafael on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rafael.
Rafael lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rafael softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rafael misses with a body punch.
Carpio blocking some punches.
Rafael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rafael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carpio lands an elbow just above Rafael 's eye.
Rafael swings wildly with an uppercut but Carpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carpio throws an elbow but it misses.
Carpio misses with an elbow strike.
Carpio lands an elbow inside that Rafael shrugs off.
Carpio takes a shot to the head.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the head but Rafael blocks with his arms.
Carpio blocks an uppercut.
Rafael has a couple of punches blocked by Carpio.
Rafael throws a punch but it's blocked by Carpio.
Rafael pushes Carpio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Rafael.
Rafael lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rafael lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carpio backwards.
Rafael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rafael tries a body shot but Carpio blocks it.
Carpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rafael fails to land.
Rafael has a couple of punches blocked by Carpio.
Rafael lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carpio pushes off an throws an elbow but Rafael leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carpio swings wildly with an uppercut but Rafael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafael lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carpio backwards.
Rafael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rafael lands a shot to the body.
Carpio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rafael swings wildly with an uppercut but Carpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carpio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carpio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rafael backwards.
Rafael lands a hook that snaps the head of Carpio backwards.
Rafael lands a nice shot to the body.
Rafael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rafael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carpio.
Rafael lands a shot to the body.
Rafael throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael swings wildly with an uppercut but Carpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafael struggles to land a body shot inside as Carpio controls his hands.
Carpio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rafael softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rafael creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carpio scores a nice knee to the body.
Carpio lands a nice shot to the body.
Rafael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rafael.
Rafael misses with some punches.
Rafael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carpio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carpio swings wildly with an uppercut but Rafael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carpio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carpio throws an elbow but it misses.
Rafael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rafael misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Rafael.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael working aggressively here.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rafael avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Rafael fails to land.
Carpio throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rafael fails to land.
Rafael takes an elbow to the temple.
Rafael avoiding damage as Carpio throws knees to the body.
Carpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rafael blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rafael.
Rafael takes a shot to the head.
Rafael gets through Carpio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rafael lands a hook that snaps the head of Carpio backwards.
A right hand to the body from Rafael.
Carpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rafael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carpio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rafael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carpio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rafael's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Rafael.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafael misses with the head strike.
Rafael lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rafael misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rafael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carpio's elbow.
A short right from Rafael.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Rafael dominated that 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.
Decent striking displayed by Rafael there.
Carpio throws a front kick aimed at Rafael's knee but Rafael avoids it well.
Rafael clinches up against the cage.
Rafael takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carpio blocking some punches.
Carpio blocks an uppercut.
Carpio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carpio pushes off an throws an elbow but Rafael leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carpio throws a punch but it's blocked by Rafael.
Carpio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carpio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nando Rafael has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rafael lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carpio trying to land knees to the body.
Rafael lands with a short shot to the head.
Rafael lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Rafael scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Carpio.
Rafael misses with the head strike.
Rafael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carpio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael swings wildly with an uppercut but Carpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafael blocking some punches.
Carpio misses with an elbow over the top.
Carpio scores a nice knee to the body.
Carpio lands a damaging elbow.
Rafael on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rafael lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carpio backwards.
Carpio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rafael has a couple of punches blocked by Carpio.
Carpio looking to throw knees to the head but Rafael is blocking nicely.
Rafael working aggressively here.
Carpio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carpio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Rafael.
Carpio prevents a body shot from Rafael.
Carpio gets through Rafael's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rafael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rafael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rafael dodges an elbow strike from Carpio.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carpio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rafael's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rafael misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carpio prevents a body shot from Rafael.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the head but Rafael blocks with his arms.
Rafael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rafael misses with the head strike.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rafael avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carpio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rafael's brow.
Carpio blocks an uppercut.
Carpio blocks a body shot from Rafael.
Good body shot from Rafael.
Rafael lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carpio backwards.
Carpio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rafael lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rafael working aggressively here.
Rafael gets through Carpio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carpio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rafael creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rafael scores with a shot to the side of Carpio's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rafael.
A left hand lands to the body for Rafael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rafael's elbow.
Carpio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carpio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rafael's elbow.
A short right from Carpio.
Rafael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carpio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rafael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carpio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carpio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Rafael.
Nice body punch from Rafael - that landed with a thud.
Carpio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carpio pushes off an throws an elbow but Rafael leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carpio blocks an uppercut.
Carpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carpio is breathing heavily.
Carpio gets through Rafael's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Rafael scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Rafael.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael has a couple of punches blocked by Carpio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rafael swings wildly with an uppercut but Carpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafael working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carpio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Rafael.
Carpio misses with an elbow strike.
Carpio blocks an uppercut.
Rafael lands a body shot.
Carpio scores with a shot to the side of Rafael's head.
Carpio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carpio tries to work over Rafael's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carpio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carpio throws an elbow that misses.
Carpio lands an elbow just above Rafael 's eye.
Rafael lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rafael blocks it with crossed arms.
Carpio has a couple of punches blocked by Rafael.
Rafael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rafael lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Rafael dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Carpio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rafael tries a low kick but Carpio avoids it.
Rafael throws a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carpio prevents a body shot from Rafael.
A nice left hand lands by Rafael.
Rafael avoids a wild elbow strike from Carpio.
Carpio gets through Rafael's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carpio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rafael stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rafael fails to land.
Rafael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rafael creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rafael blocks it with crossed arms.
Rafael swings wildly with an uppercut but Carpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carpio throws an elbow but it misses.
Carpio working aggressively here.
Rafael working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rafael misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carpio takes a shot to the head.
Rafael avoids a wild elbow strike from Carpio.
Rafael throws a head punch that misses.
Carpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Rafael avoids the damage to the body.
Carpio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rafael works on Carpio's body with a couple of short punches.
Rafael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rafael has a couple of punches blocked by Carpio.
A right handed body shot lands from Rafael.
Carpio blocking some punches.
Carpio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rafael swings wildly with an uppercut but Carpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafael softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rafael misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rafael struggles to land a body shot inside as Carpio controls his hands.
Rafael scores with a shot to the side of Carpio's head.
Rafael stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rafael creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael tries to throw a body punch but Carpio avoids it by throwing Rafael back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rafael scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rafael pushes Carpio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Rafael.
A shot in the inside from Rafael.
Carpio misses with the head strike.
Carpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carpio misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Carpio fails to land.
Carpio misses with a knee to the head.
Rafael works on Carpio's body with a couple of short punches.
Rafael misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rafael.
Carpio is rocked!
Rafael digs a right hand underneath Carpio's ribcage. Carpio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rafael lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carpio is still on wobbly legs! Can Rafael finish him?
Rafael lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carpio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rafael lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Carpio to his knees! Rafael keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nando Rafael!
An out of breath Nando Rafael 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyo Nishiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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148 lbs
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147 lbs
31 - 15 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lester Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Akiyo Nishiura!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nishiura wants to clinch.
Nishiura misses with a low kick.
Nishiura is looking to slow Green down with leg kicks.
Nishiura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Green checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nishiura explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nishiura misses the shot to the body.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Nishiura blocks the leg kick.
Green lands with an overhand left.
Nishiura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Green in his tracks.
Nishiura connects with a body shot that sends Green's belly button to the back.
Green takes a swing at Nishiura's ribcage but misses.
Nishiura checks the leg kick nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Nishiura blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nishiura swivels and escapes.
Nishiura throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Nishiura moves into range and connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Green.
Green misses with a body kick.
Nishiura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Akiyo Nishiura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nishiura tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Akiyo Nishiura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nishiura connects with a jab.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nishiura but Nishiura pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Green blocks a head kick by Nishiura.
Nishiura tries to clinch up.
Nishiura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nishiura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Nishiura moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the cage and back into range.
Nishiura throws a low kick but Green moves out of range easily.
Green throws a wild body kick that Nishiura sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Nishiura.
Green throws a body punch but Nishiura moves out of range.
Nishiura misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nishiura tests Green's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Green slips a straight right by Nishiura.
Green throws a hook but Nishiura avoids it easily.
Nishiura scores with a jab to the body.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Nishiura.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nishiura.
Green dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nishiura. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nishiura.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from Nishiura.
Green is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nishiura's half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nishiura wants to control but Green is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nishiura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nishiura is staying active underneath Green, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Green perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Green trying to control the action but Nishiura is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lester Green.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nishiura, as that shot connected.
Nishiura swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nishiura looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Nishiura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nishiura stuffs the takedown attempt from Green. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nishiura misses with a wild body shot.
Nishiura takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiyo Nishiura dominated that round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nishiura closes the distance and clinches.
Nishiura tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Green tries to pull guard but Nishiura forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Green works on Nishiura's body with a couple of short punches.
Nishiura breaks the clinch.
Nishiura slaps away a takedown attempt from Green, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Green takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nishiura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nishiura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green catches Nishiura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Green tries to work over Nishiura's front leg with a kick but Nishiura checks it.
Green drives through and clinches with Nishiura against the cage.
Green is trying to maintain a safe position but Nishiura gets an underhook and turns Green into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Green drags the fight down to the ground.
Nishiura lands a couple of elbows.
Nishiura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Green's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nishiura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nishiura trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nishiura tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Green is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
Nishiura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nishiura would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nishiura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
Green is trying to keep Nishiura in close.
Nishiura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nishiura trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nishiura preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nishiura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nishiura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Green is looking for a triangle but Nishiura pushes his legs off easily.
Green manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nishiura is squirming around, avoiding Green's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Green lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Green lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Green dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nishiura darts in and clinches Green up against the cage.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nishiura working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Nishiura.
Nishiura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Green is trying to pull guard but Nishiura has him pressed against the cage.
Nishiura misses with the head strike.
Nishiura struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Green takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nishiura.
Green jumps guard but Nishiura turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nishiura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Green.
Nishiura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura misses with the head strike.
Nishiura has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nishiura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Green stalling in the clinch but Nishiura improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Green blocks a body shot from Nishiura.
Nishiura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nishiura to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nishiura tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Nishiura can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Nishiura lands a nice shot to the body.
Nishiura swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nishiura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nishiura can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Nishiura misses with a body punch.
Green is looking to control Nishiura's arms but Nishiura gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the cage.
Akiyo Nishiura seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nishiura pushes Green back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nishiura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nishiura can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Green tries to pull guard but Nishiura holds him up against the cage and eventually Green drops back down to his feet.
Nishiura can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura digs a right hand underneath Green's ribcage. Green let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nishiura lands with a short shot to the head.
Green is leaning against Nishiura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Green is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nishiura to keep the fight standing.
A right hand to the body from Nishiura.
Nishiura struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Nishiura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Green looking to stall.
Nishiura lands a left hand.
Nishiura tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Nishiura misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nishiura working aggressively here.
Nishiura has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Nishiura tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Nishiura back against the cage.
Nishiura swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nishiura lands an uppercut.
Green tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Green tries to pull guard but Nishiura won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nishiura is trying to stall.
Nishiura tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Nishiura back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akiyo Nishiura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nishiura has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akiyo Nishiura!
Akiyo Nishiura really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julius Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peppers comes into the arena with Day N Nite-Kid Cudi blaring out of the sound system. Pandora is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Trick Daddy- Let's Go. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julius Peppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peppers avoids a kick to the body.
Peppers throws a body punch but Pandora moves out of range.
Peppers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pandora.
Donk. Pandora catches Peppers right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Pandora.
That kick from Peppers tenderised Pandora's leg. Pandora is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peppers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pandora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peppers.
Pandora bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pandora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Peppers. That snapped Pandora's head back.
Peppers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pandora looks to land a right hand but Peppers moved out of range.
Pandora throws a shot from downtown. Peppers moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Peppers. That snapped Pandora's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Peppers.
Peppers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pandora is fending him off so far but Peppers persists. Nope, Pandora circles away and we're back to standing.
Pandora moves out of range of the body kick.
Peppers misses with a hook to the body
and Pandora counters with a nice body shot.
Pandora walks forward, straight into a front kick from Peppers.
Peppers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pandora.
Pandora misses with the combination.
Pandora tries a head kick but it misses.
Peppers staying out of range there.
Pandora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peppers.
Julius Peppers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandora misses with a double jab.
Pandora throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Peppers!
A bone on bone clash there as Peppers blocks the leg kick.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peppers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pandora counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Peppers's guard now.
Peppers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pandora is one step ahead there.
Pandora with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pandora is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pandora stopping the sweep attempt from Peppers.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peppers wants to stand up but Pandora is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pandora wants to control from the top but Peppers keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ronnie Pandora.
Pandora scores with a body shot.
Pandora displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peppers throws out the jab.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandora moves away.
Pandora feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peppers's calf.
Peppers delivers a nice body kick.
Pandora swings for the body but Peppers moves out of range.
Peppers moves in looking to clinch but Pandora pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Peppers throws out a loose jab but Pandora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peppers looks for the body kick but Pandora saw that one coming.
Pandora lands a nice hook to Peppers's body. Peppers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peppers scores with a nice right hand.
Peppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pandora misses with a head kick.
Pandora wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peppers throws a lazy right hand but Pandora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peppers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pandora.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Pandora. That snapped Peppers's head back.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandora moves away.
Pandora throws a looping overhand right but Peppers ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Pandora dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pandora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peppers.
Peppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandora was well out of range. Poor timing from Peppers.
A bone on bone clash there as Peppers blocks the leg kick.
Pandora looks to throw the jab but Peppers is out of range.
Peppers moves away from the strike by Pandora.
A solid body kick from Peppers.
Peppers misses with an uppercut. Pandora saw that one coming.
Peppers lands a nice looking body shot.
Peppers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pandora throws a shot from downtown. Peppers moves away and avoids it.
Peppers throws the left hand but Pandora avoids the punch easily.
Peppers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pandora.
Peppers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peppers throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Peppers misses the target.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandora swings for the body but Peppers moves out of range.
Peppers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pandora's calf.
Peppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandora manages to avoid it.
Peppers throws a lazy uppercut
and Pandora counters with a thumping low kick.
Peppers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandora.
Pandora keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Peppers slips under a jab from Pandora.
Pandora throws a right hand that misses
and Peppers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pandora scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peppers lands with a hook. Pandora tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peppers throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Peppers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers works Pandora's body with a nice hook.
Peppers loads up on a big right hand but Pandora slips the punch.
Pandora with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ronnie Pandora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Pandora.
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick and Peppers moves out of range easily.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandora loads up on a big right hand but Peppers slips the punch.
Pandora looks to throw the jab but Peppers is out of range.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Pandora. No joy for Peppers on that attempt.
A clash of legs there as Peppers blocks the low kick.
Peppers throws a body kick that misses.
Pandora wants to land a leg kick but Peppers is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peppers throws a push kick but Pandora slaps the foot to one side.
Peppers checks a low kick from Pandora.
Peppers misses with a body punch
and Pandora counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peppers moves into range and clinches up with Pandora.
Pandora throws a punch but it's blocked by Peppers.
Pandora stalling.
Peppers gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Peppers trying to control from half guard but Pandora is working away.
Pandora on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pandora is pressing down on Peppers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Peppers with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora wants to get back to his feet but Peppers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandora looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peppers is one step ahead there.
Peppers trying to control the position from guard on top but Pandora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peppers throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers throws an elbow that misses. Pandora uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peppers's guard. Nice move by Pandora!
Pandora stopping the sweep attempt from Peppers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Peppers 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. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Pandora there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peppers moves out of range of the body kick from Pandora.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandora moves away.
Peppers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses
and Pandora counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandora.
Peppers lands a leg kick that knocks Pandora off balance momentarily.
Pandora blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Peppers misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pandora.
Pandora connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peppers. Peppers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peppers. Peppers obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pandora.
Peppers misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Pandora to counter with a crisp jab.
Pandora lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pandora cracks Peppers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pandora has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peppers.
Peppers throws a front kick aimed at Pandora's knee but Pandora avoids it well.
Pandora changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peppers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Pandora there.
Pandora takes one to the side of the head.
Peppers looks to throw the jab but Pandora is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandora. Peppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Peppers misses
and Pandora counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peppers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pandora tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Peppers there.
Nice uppercut lands for Peppers. That snapped Pandora's head back.
Pandora cracks Peppers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandora just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers looks for the body kick but Pandora saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Pandora.
A jab from Pandora misses.
Peppers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pandora shoots in looking for a takedown. Peppers tries to sprawl out of it but Pandora keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peppers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A low kick from Peppers misses
and Pandora counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peppers connects with a nice looking jab.
Pandora takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pandora takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Pandora misses its intended target.
Pandora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peppers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pandora misses with a hook.
Peppers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pandora has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peppers digs a good body shot into Pandora's ribs.
Pandora throws a jab when Peppers was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. Pandora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peppers loads up on a big right hand but Pandora slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pandora's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peppers misses with a leg kick
and Pandora counters with a nice kick to the body.
Peppers misses with a hook to the body
and Pandora counters with a good low kick that Peppers was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pandora moves out of range of the strikes.
Pandora tries to bum rush Peppers with a series of wild strikes but Peppers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Peppers checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julius Peppers.
I think Peppers 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oil Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLeod's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Battle Hymn . Slick has chosen Careful With That Axe Eugene as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
28 - 10 - 1 |
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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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Connor MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oil Slick!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slick defending well as MacLeod loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by MacLeod.
Slick thows a body shot but no joy.
MacLeod slips under a jab from Slick.
A decent looking cross lands there for MacLeod.
MacLeod swinging wildly here.
MacLeod throws a right hand that Slick ducks under and follows up with a left that Slick also avoids with ease.
Slick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacLeod.
MacLeod avoids the head kick by Slick.
MacLeod throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slick lands a leg kick that knocks MacLeod off balance momentarily.
Slick shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. MacLeod is trying to defend but Slick finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick is looking to stall here but MacLeod recovers full guard.
MacLeod utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slick passes into half guard.
Slick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slick wants to control but MacLeod is keeping him busy.
Slick is looking to pass MacLeod's guard but actually MacLeod recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slick throwing strikes but missing.
Slick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MacLeod is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Slick postures up in MacLeod's guard and throws a big left but MacLeod blocks it.
Slick advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slick wants to pass to mount but MacLeod is defending the position.
Slick is taking a breather. MacLeod says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
MacLeod is not content to let Slick control the position.
MacLeod is trying to stand.
Slick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but MacLeod does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Slick throwing shots but MacLeod is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick wants to take a breather but MacLeod is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oil Slick was stalling too much, according to the referee.
MacLeod stalks Slick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Slick's face. Slick staggers backwards, shaken.
Slick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says MacLeod as he avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from MacLeod. Those never looked like landing.
Slick takes one to the chin there.
Slick throws out a leg kick but MacLeod moves out of range and Slick only half commits.
Slick tries a head kick but it misses.
MacLeod lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacLeod throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Slick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. MacLeod is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Connor MacLeod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacLeod's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! MacLeod scrambles back to his feet.
Slick is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oil Slick dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick by Slick misses
and MacLeod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. MacLeod tries to avoid it but Slick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag MacLeod to the ground. MacLeod escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Slick throws an overhand right that lands on MacLeod's shoulder, as MacLeod tries to avoid the shot.
MacLeod stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and MacLeod wants it to stay on the feet.
Oil Slick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacLeod will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacLeod scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Oil Slick has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for MacLeod. That snapped Slick's head back.
Slick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slick throws a leg kick that misses.
MacLeod throws an overhand right that lands on Slick's shoulder, as Slick tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod scores with a punch to the head.
MacLeod moves out of range as Slick strikes.
MacLeod rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slick throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Slick, right into the meat.
MacLeod misses with a straight right.
MacLeod misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Slick takes a swing at MacLeod's ribcage but misses.
Slick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but MacLeod avoids it really well and circles away.
Connor MacLeod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oil Slick.
Slick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slick lands with a cross.
MacLeod throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Slick.
Slick defending well as MacLeod loads up on a big left hand.
MacLeod wants to clinch up but Slick keeps it at a distance.
Slick bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slick misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Slick scores with a couple of short elbows.
Slick in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Slick throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slick misses with the ground and pound.
Slick with the ground and pound but MacLeod regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Slick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacLeod's head.
Slick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. MacLeod defending well though.
Slick looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Oil Slick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slick is working for a submission of some sort.
Slick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Slick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. MacLeod defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. MacLeod defending well though.
Slick is looking to take a break and control but MacLeod is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oil Slick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oil Slick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Slick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. MacLeod did well to prevent Slick getting side control.
Slick passes to full mount!
BOOM! Slick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Slick scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish MacLeod?
Slick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. MacLeod can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Slick controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slick working MacLeod over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick throwing strikes here but MacLeod is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Slick throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Slick throwing strikes here but MacLeod is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
MacLeod wants to get back to his feet.
Slick sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Slick landing strikes from the mount.
Slick misses with a head shot.
Connor MacLeod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns MacLeod that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slick cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Slick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as MacLeod is looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slick looking to ground and pound but MacLeod is blocking nicely.
Slick lands a big shot there that rocks MacLeod but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Slick breaks from MacLeod's wrist control and lands an elbow.
MacLeod is rocked!
Slick thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Slick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
MacLeod wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Slick.
Slick controlling the position easily from mount.
MacLeod avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick dominating with strikes here.
Slick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. MacLeod can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh MacLeod is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slick unloads with some shots from mount but MacLeod bucks and avoids them well.
Slick throwing strikes here but MacLeod is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
MacLeod seems to have got his legs back now.
Slick connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oil Slick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Slick looking to finish with strikes here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slick looking to finish MacLeod with some ground and pound. This is bad for MacLeod!
And that's the end of the fight!
Oil Slick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oil Slick!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Evan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Willie Nelson - Whiskey River . Leonidas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Spartan Warriors. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
Leonidas checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonidas.
Leonidas looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonidas.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leonidas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams motions for Leonidas to come forward. Williams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leonidas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonidas.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leonidas scores with a nice strike.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
That kick from Williams tenderised Leonidas's leg. Leonidas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonidas moves away.
Leonidas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Williams.
Leonidas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leonidas manages to break the clinch.
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
Leonidas lands a left hand.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonidas is defending well for now.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leonidas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leonidas tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Leonidas back against the cage.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Leonidas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leonidas throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a nice kick to the body.
Leonidas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Leonidas ducks down to avoid it.
Williams tries to clinch there but Leonidas circles away.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leonidas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leonidas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas moves out of range of the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws a low kick but Leonidas moves out of range easily.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leonidas's head.
Leonidas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams missing with a left hand there. Leonidas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonidas lands a right hook to the body.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leonidas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leonidas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams thumps Leonidas with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams tries to clinch up but Leonidas circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams is looking to clinch but Leonidas is avoiding it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Williams.
Leonidas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Leonidas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leonidas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leonidas lands with an overhand left.
Leonidas digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams forces Leonidas back against the cage and clinches.
Leonidas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonidas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leonidas is keeping busy.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Leonidas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leonidas can't break the clinch.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Leonidas working aggressively here.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Leonidas's head.
Leonidas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonidas lands with a good body shot.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Leonidas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams looks for the body kick but Leonidas saw that one coming.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Leonidas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Williams staying out of range there.
Leonidas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Leonidas gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Leonidas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonidas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonidas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Leonidas. Leonidas maintains the clinch.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Leonidas.
Leonidas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Leonidas fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Leonidas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Williams.
It looks like King Leonidas has been cut.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Leonidas has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Leonidas scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Leonidas closes the distance and clinches.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williams digs a right hand underneath Leonidas's ribcage. Leonidas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Evan Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leonidas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams wants to clinch up but Leonidas keeps it at a distance.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut.
Leonidas thows a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Leonidas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Leonidas blocks the leg kick.
Leonidas lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Leonidas lands an overhand right.
Leonidas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leonidas avoids the body shot from Williams.
Leonidas blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonidas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Leonidas's knee but Leonidas avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Leonidas is looking to clinch.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Leonidas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Williams tries to clinch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leonidas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams throws a leg kick but Leonidas checks it.
Leonidas misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evan Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses the jab.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Leonidas.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leonidas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Leonidas misses with a straight right.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Leonidas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Leonidas tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams throws a leg kick but Leonidas checks it.
A big left from Williams misses.
Leonidas wants to clinch.
Williams misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonidas misses the target.
Leonidas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Leonidas scores with a decent looking hook.
Leonidas forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Leonidas misses with some punches.
Leonidas misses with some punches.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leonidas's efforts to push away.
Leonidas takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonidas avoids it.
Leonidas is trying to break free.
Leonidas working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leonidas's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Leonidas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonidas.
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 Evan Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on King Leonidas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Leonidas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams misses the jab.
Williams slips under a jab from Leonidas.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonidas.
Leonidas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonidas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leonidas cracks Williams with a good jab.
Williams wants to clinch up but Leonidas keeps it at a distance.
Leonidas connects with the punch.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leonidas checks it well.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leonidas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Leonidas ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Leonidas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a low kick but Leonidas avoids it.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Leonidas looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leonidas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leonidas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leonidas throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonidas lands a jab to the nose.
Leonidas misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a leg kick.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leonidas throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leonidas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonidas tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Leonidas misses.
Leonidas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams pushes Leonidas away with a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
A head kick misses from Williams.
The crowd cheers as Leonidas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Leonidas is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Leonidas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams throws out a leg kick but Leonidas moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
Williams is looking to slow Leonidas down with leg kicks.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams is looking to chop away at Leonidas's legs.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams swings for the body but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leonidas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Leonidas checks a leg kick.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Leonidas saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a looping right.
Leonidas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams is looking to clinch but Leonidas is avoiding it.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonidas. That did some damage!
Williams throws a hook but Leonidas avoids it easily.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Leonidas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonidas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams scores with a kick to the body.
Williams wants to clinch up but Leonidas keeps it at a distance.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Leonidas connects with a jab.
Williams misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leonidas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leonidas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some bone on bone action there as Leonidas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Williams clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on King Leonidas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams throws a low kick but Leonidas avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leonidas moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams wants to clinch up but Leonidas keeps it at a distance.
Williams bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slow jab from Leonidas misses its intended target.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Leonidas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Leonidas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leonidas tries to clinch up.
Leonidas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams tries to clinch there but Leonidas circles away.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonidas.
Leonidas rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams has Leonidas pressed against the cage, preventing Leonidas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leonidas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Leonidas pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Leonidas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leonidas on the ground.
Leonidas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leonidas is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to stand but Leonidas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
Leonidas being controlled here, momentarily.
Leonidas has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Leonidas is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonidas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonidas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Leonidas dominating with strikes here.
Williams holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Leonidas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Leonidas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Leonidas punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is bucking up trying to escape but Leonidas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonidas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Leonidas is landing with some decent strikes but Williams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Leonidas lands a nice shot to the head.
Williams is rocked!
Leonidas looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Williams covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Leonidas!
King Leonidas is the new bantamweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, King Leonidas made sure he mentioned SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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