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TTFC:A Thomas vs. Janek PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mort Shula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mort Shula will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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177 lbs
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189 cm
25
179 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mort Shula!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shula shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shula showed some decent athleticism there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shula winds up and cracks Kim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shula thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Kim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shula missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kim missing with punches from the bottom.
Shula throws a strike but Kim avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Shula working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shula loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shula must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shula's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shula stands up over Kim, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shula stands up over Kim, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shula's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shula throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
Shula lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shula postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shula loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shula throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shula can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kim looking to control.
Kim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shula postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shula postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shula throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shula postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shula throws a big right hand that misses.
Shula scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kim can't keep his opponent in guard - Shula advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shula seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shula thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Shula not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shula working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Shula.
Kim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shula landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shula is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shula working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shula is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shula scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shula throwing shots but Kim is blocking nicely.
Shula misses with a head shot. Kim uses the momentum to regain guard.
Shula throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shula scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shula.
Shula throws an elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shula's guard. Nice move by Kim!
Kim throws a big right hand that misses.
Shula wants to stand up but Kim is controlling him.
Kim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shula works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shula pushes Kim off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shula gets a double leg takedown into Kim's guard.
Shula trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kim is looking for a triangle but Shula pushes his legs off easily.
Kim is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shula scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shula is working Kim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shula keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kim's head.
Shula postures up.
Shula missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kim is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shula is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shula keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kim's head.
Shula is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shula lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shula in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mort Shula dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kim gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shula to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shula postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Shula throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shula avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kim working for a triangle but Shula defends it easily.
Shula postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shula is in close to Kim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mort Shula has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shula landing with the ground and pound.
Shula is working Kim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shula working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shula postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shula with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shula with a nice head shot there.
Shula working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Shula working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim has momentary wrist control but Shula slips an elbow through the middle.
Shula missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shula working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kim's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shula lands a couple of digs.
Shula scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shula's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shula lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shula makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kim has momentary wrist control but Shula slips an elbow through the middle.
Shula stands up over Kim, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shula postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shula in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shula is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shula connects with a couple of short punches.
Shula with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kim has momentary wrist control but Shula slips an elbow through the middle.
Shula is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shula throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
Shula is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shula is in close to Kim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shula connects with a couple of short punches.
Shula works over Kim with some ground and pound from guard.
Shula scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shula.
Shula throws a big right hand that misses.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kim could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shula working some strikes from top position.
Shula postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Kim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shula defends it easily.
Shula avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shula is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shula makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shula lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shula chips away with some ground and pound.
Shula is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shula keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kim's head.
Shula has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shula's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shula scoring with some ground and pound.
Shula scoring with some ground and pound.
Kim keeping full guard, as Shula tries to pass.
Shula chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shula postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shula landing some decent shots from guard.
Shula keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kim's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mort Shula showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shula tries to avoid it but Kim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shula to the ground. Shula escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kim gets caught napping as Shula dives in and scores a takedown. Kim manages to retain guard.
Kim is trying to keep Shula in close.
Shula postures up and lands a big shot to Kim's brow.
Shula scoring with some ground and pound.
Kim trying to keep a closed guard but Shula is proving a slippery customer.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shula landing with the ground and pound.
Shula works over Kim with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shula defends it easily.
Shula keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kim's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shula's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shula stands up over Kim, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shula keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shula keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kim is rocked!
Shula landing with the ground and pound.
Shula working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Shula scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shula won't allow Kim to get back to his feet.
Shula makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Kim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shula's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shula trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shula passes into half guard.
Shula is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shula throwing shots but Kim is blocking nicely.
Kim seems to have got his legs back now.
Shula lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shula scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shula takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shula seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shula working over Kim with some ground and pound. Kim looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shula working Kim over with strikes.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shula scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shula connects with a nice short shot to Kim's temple.
Shula lands with a punch from half guard.
Kim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shula seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shula drops an elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Shula lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shula scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shula lands a big elbow - Kim is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Shula!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mort Shula!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill comes into a darkened arena with his song building. sex money and murder kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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207 lbs
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24
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rufus Hill!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Hill swinging wildly here.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones rushes Hill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
Hill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hill is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hill is keeping busy.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hill prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Hill.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Hill breaks the clinch.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hill, right into the meat.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hill.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Hill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rufus Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Hill cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Hill catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Hill tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Hill throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Good exchange - Hill coming out on top.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hill.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hill is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Hill throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Jones clinches up with Hill and pushes him back against the cage.
Hill tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Hill tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hill to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Hill prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Hill has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
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!
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hill 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 Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hill throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Hill scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hill breaks from the clinch.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Hill throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Hill has him pressed against the cage.
Hill wants to stall.
Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hill scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Jones drives through and clinches with Hill against the cage.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hill pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Hill throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Hill gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Hill.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hill.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Hill misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Hill.
Jones tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Hill scores with a three punch combo!
Hill lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Hill.
Jones is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Hill.
Hill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hill has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hill avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Hill won't want to take too many of those.
Hill is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rufus Hill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Hill finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Hill misses with a few strikes there.
Hill throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Hill shrugs off.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Jones forces Hill back against the cage and clinches.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hill fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Hill.
Rufus Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hill.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rufus Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hill!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rufus Hill will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones'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!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Hill looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Hill stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones shoots in and bounces Hill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pushing down on Hill's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones stands up from half guard.
Hill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jones stands up and beckons Hill to join him on the feet.
Hill misses with a few strikes there.
Hill swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hill.
Hill scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hill avoids a kick to the body.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hill does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A combination from Hill does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones pushes Hill up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hill fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hill scores with a nice right hand.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hill sprawls well. Hill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Hill misses with a series of wild punches.
Hill throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hill.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hill tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hill to the ground. Hill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hill swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheers as Hill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones rushes Hill and presses him up against the cage.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones manages to break the clinch.
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!
Jones tries to clinch up.
Hill is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hill.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hill wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hill 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rufus Hill!
After the big win, Rufus Hill made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors PWNAGE™ (WOT) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Sisphar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Sisphar!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisphar shoots in but Archer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Sisphar.
Archer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Archer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sisphar is working to avoid the ground and pound but Archer connects with a decent elbow.
Archer is working to tighten is grip on Sisphar's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sisphar has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Archer is really squeezing tight and eventually Sisphar passes out! Archer breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Aaron Archer!
After the fight, Aaron Archer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kanki Onki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Biamonte (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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kanki Onki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Biamonte!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onki misses with a few strikes there.
Onki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Biamonte. No joy for Onki on that attempt.
Onki fails with a takedown attempt.
Biamonte misses with a wild combination.
Biamonte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Onki manages to avoid it.
Onki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Biamonte, pushing him back against the cage.
Onki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Biamonte is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanki Onki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Onki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Onki blocks the elbow strike.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Biamonte tries to land knees in the clinch but Onki avoids the damage to the body.
Biamonte has Onki pressed against the cage, preventing Onki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Biamonte looking to throw knees to the head but Onki is blocking nicely.
Onki avoiding damage as Biamonte throws knees to the body.
Biamonte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Onki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onki being controlled against the cage.
Biamonte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Onki wants a takedown but no success here.
Onki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Onki trying to stall but Biamonte improves his position.
Biamonte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Kanki Onki has been cut.
Onki jumps into guard, dragging Biamonte to the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Onki keeping moving, preventing Biamonte from controlling successfully.
Onki is pulling down on Biamonte's head to control his posture.
Biamonte advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte is thwarting Onki's attempts to control the position.
Onki is looking for a sweep. Biamonte is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Onki is trying to stand back up but Biamonte is controlling him
Onki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Biamonte wants to control from the top but Onki keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Diego Biamonte.
Onki wants to clinch
and Biamonte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Biamonte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Onki wants to take the fight to the mat but Biamonte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Onki wants to get back to striking at distance but Biamonte won't allow it.
Onki takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Onki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Onki working hard to break the clinch.
Biamonte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Onki tries to work over Biamonte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Onki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Onki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Onki gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Biamonte moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onki wants to control from the top but Biamonte keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Onki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Onki controlling from the top position.
Biamonte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kanki Onki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kanki Onki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Biamonte throws a lazy right hand but Onki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Biamonte tries to clinch up but Onki circles away and keeps his distance.
Onki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Biamonte avoids it really well and circles away.
Kanki Onki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Onki doesn't manage to clinch there - Biamonte circles away.
Onki throws a series of punches but Biamonte avoids them all with ease.
Biamonte tries to clinch but Onki is having none of it.
Biamonte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Onki, pushing him back against the cage.
Biamonte lands a knee to the body.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Biamonte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Biamonte.
Onki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Onki tries to clinch but Biamonte is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Biamonte misses the shot to the body.
Biamonte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Onki.
Onki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Biamonte sprawls well. Biamonte wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Onki gets slowly back to his feet.
Diego Biamonte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Biamonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Biamonte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Biamonte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Onki, pushing him back against the cage.
Biamonte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Onki.
Onki misses with a knee to the head.
Onki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Biamonte tries a knee to the head but Onki blocks it.
Onki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biamonte's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Onki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Onki is looking to break free of the clinch but Biamonte has double underhooks.
Onki avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Biamonte tries to land knees in the clinch but Onki avoids the damage to the body.
Onki is trying to break free.
Biamonte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Biamonte misses with a knee to the head.
Onki takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Biamonte throws an elbow but misses.
Biamonte avoiding damage.
Biamonte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Onki.
Onki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte misses with an elbow strike.
Onki can't break the clinch.
Biamonte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Onki.
Onki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanki Onki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biamonte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Onki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Biamonte to keep the fight standing.
Onki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Biamonte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Onki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Onki with that takedown attempt.
Onki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Biamonte, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte throws a nice looking combination but Onki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Onki closes the distance and clinches up with Biamonte, looking for a takedown. Onki pushes Biamonte against the cage but Biamonte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Onki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Biamonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Onki moves away.
Biamonte takes a swing at Onki's ribcage but misses.
Biamonte is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Onki rather than just go for the knockout.
Biamonte throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Onki's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biamonte takes the fight into the clinch.
Onki avoids the elbow strike from Biamonte, against the cage.
Onki is trying to break the clinch but Biamonte has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biamonte avoiding damage as Onki throws knees to the body.
Biamonte tries to land knees in the clinch but Onki avoids the damage to the body.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Biamonte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Biamonte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kanki Onki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Onki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Biamonte as he avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Biamonte.
Biamonte is looking to clinch.
Onki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Biamonte's waist but Biamonte gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Onki off to one side.
Onki shoots for a takedown but Biamonte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanki Onki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Onki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Onki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Biamonte is fending him off so far but Onki persists. Nope, Biamonte circles away and we're back to standing.
Onki misses with a wild body shot.
Biamonte goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Biamonte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Onkis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Onki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Biamonte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Onki was well out of range. Poor timing from Biamonte.
Onki slips a jab from Biamonte.
Biamonte lands a leg kick that knocks Onki off balance momentarily.
Biamonte misses with a body shot.
Diego Biamonte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biamonte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Onki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Biamonte avoids it really well and circles away.
Onki shoots in for a takedown but Biamonte shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biamonte connects with a high kick.
Diego Biamonte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Onki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Biamonte is looking to slow Onki down with leg kicks.
Biamonte checks a leg kick nicely.
Biamonte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Onki shoots in and drives through. Biamonte sprawls well.
Onki slips a straight right by Biamonte.
Biamonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Onki is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte throws a sloppy head kick and Onki moves out of range easily.
Onki wants to clinch.
Onki has managed to clinch.
Onki looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Biamonte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Onki is defending well for now.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Biamonte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Onki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Onki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Onki showed some decent athleticism there.
Biamonte trying to control but Onki postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte is refusing to be controlled, as Onki sits in half guard.
Biamonte trying to hold on to Onki's head to control him but Onki postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Diego Biamonte was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Onki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Biamonte circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onki shoots in and drives through. Biamonte sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Onki.
Biamonte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Onki fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Biamonte.
Biamonte is looking to clinch.
Biamonte tries to sprawl but Onki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Biamonte is looking to control Onki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Biamonte avoid being mounted?
Biamonte regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Biamonte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Biamonte 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Biamonte!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by run this town. Anderson Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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24
181 lbs
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201 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Silva!
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, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Byrne is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Byrne to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Byrne shrugs it off.
Byrne defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Byrne is blocking nicely.
Silva is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Byrne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva drives through and clinches with Byrne against the cage.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Byrne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Byrne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Byrne thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Good leg kick by Byrne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Byrne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Nice sprawl there from Byrne as Silva shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrne just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Byrne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Byrne lands with a shot to the body.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Byrne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Byrne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Byrne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva dives in and grabs Byrne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Byrne pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Byrne avoids it really well and circles away.
Byrne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Byrne.
Byrne connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Byrne scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Byrne.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Byrne sprawls well. Byrne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva looks for a takedown but Byrne sprawls well.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Byrne pinned against the cage. Byrne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Byrne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Byrne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Byrne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Byrne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Byrne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva wants to clinch up but Byrne keeps it at a distance.
Byrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Byrne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A good leg kick by Byrne.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Byrne jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Byrne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Byrne throws a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byrne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Byrne connects with a body shot.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Byrne lands with an overhand left.
Byrne cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Byrne stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
David Byrne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Byrne dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Byrne scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Byrne cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Byrne keeps the fight on the outside.
Byrne scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Byrne throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Byrne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Byrne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Byrne thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Byrne throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Byrne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Byrne connects with a solid leg kick.
Byrne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Byrne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Byrne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Byrne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Byrne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Whack! Byrne lands a heavy head kick that drops Silva. The ref tackles Byrne to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Silva was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). David Byrne!
David Byrne really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nick Cave has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Cave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Banner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cave!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Banner wants to finish this one by submission but Cave is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Banner.
Banner looking to secure an arm triangle but Cave defends it well.
Banner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cave can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cave defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Banner.
Cave tries to reverse the position but Banner maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner working for a guillotine from mount but Cave is in no mood to give up.
Banner throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Cave has his hands clasped together but Banner breaks the hold and Cave is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Banner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lamont Banner!
Lamont Banner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khulet Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Hollywood Undead - Been to Hell as his entrance music. Khulet Malapitan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sean Carter Williams's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khulet Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Carter Williams!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Malapitan is just out of range.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malapitan moves away.
Williams tries to clinch but Malapitan is having none of it.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malapitan was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Malapitan keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Malapitan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malapitan throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malapitan lands with a nice body punch.
Malapitan throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malapitan staying out of range there.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Malapitan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malapitan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malapitan tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Williams wants to clinch up but Malapitan keeps it at a distance.
Malapitan lands a slapping body shot.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Malapitan.
Malapitan is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Malapitan is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malapitan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams gets through Malapitan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Malapitan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Malapitan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams tries to clinch but Malapitan is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams tries to clinch there but Malapitan circles away.
Malapitan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malapitan throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Jab from Malapitan.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malapitan throws out the jab.
Malapitan tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malapitan misses with the combination.
Williams tries to clinch there but Malapitan circles away.
Malapitan misses with a series of wild punches.
Malapitan throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Malapitan only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Malapitan misses with a wild body shot.
Williams wants to clinch up but Malapitan keeps it at a distance.
Malapitan takes one on the button.
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!
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malapitan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Malapitan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malapitan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malapitan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malapitan tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Malapitan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malapitan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malapitan throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Malapitan only half commits.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Malapitan lands a jab.
Williams tries to clinch but Malapitan is having none of it.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malapitan circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Williams.
Malapitan prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Malapitan.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malapitan misses with a right hand
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Malapitan pushes him off.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malapitan.
Malapitan swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Malapitan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malapitan working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malapitan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malapitan looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Malapitan throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Malapitan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malapitan's head backwards.
Williams tries to clinch but Malapitan moves out of range.
Malapitan just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Malapitan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Malapitan pushes him off.
Malapitan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malapitan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams is looking to clinch but Malapitan is avoiding it.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Carter Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams tries to clinch but Malapitan moves out of range.
Williams works over Malapitan's head and body with a nice combination.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malapitan keeps the fight on the outside.
Malapitan looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Malapitan swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Malapitan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams lands with a cross.
Malapitan throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Khulet Malapitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malapitan throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Malapitan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams tries to clinch up but Malapitan circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Malapitan lands a right hook to the body.
Williams is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malapitan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Malapitan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malapitan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sean Carter Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams is looking to clinch but Malapitan is avoiding it.
A big left from Malapitan misses.
Malapitan swinging wildly here.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Malapitan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malapitan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Malapitan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Malapitan lands a jab to the nose.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malapitan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malapitan breaks the clinch.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Malapitan's head back.
Malapitan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Malapitan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malapitan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malapitan punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Malapitan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malapitan lands a slapping body shot.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malapitan.
Malapitan misses with a wild body shot.
Williams digs a good hook to Malapitan's body.
Williams clinches.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Malapitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams pushes Malapitan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Malapitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malapitan manages to break the clinch.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malapitan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malapitan throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Malapitan is just out of range.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Khulet Malapitan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams moves out of range as Malapitan strikes.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malapitan on the side of the head.
Malapitan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malapitan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malapitan tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Malapitan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Malapitan takes a shot to the head.
Malapitan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Malapitan's head.
Malapitan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Sean Carter Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malapitan throws a good cross that connects.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malapitan.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Malapitan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Malapitan misses
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Malapitan misses the shot to the body.
Malapitan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malapitan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Malapitan swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Malapitan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Malapitan is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Malapitan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malapitan tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malapitan's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Carter Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Malapitan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Malapitan misses with a straight right.
Williams tries to clinch but Malapitan is having none of it.
Malapitan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malapitan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams tries to clinch but Malapitan is having none of it.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams moves forwards but Malapitan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Malapitan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malapitan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malapitan backwards.
Malapitan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malapitan blocking some punches.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Malapitan working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams pushes Malapitan against the cage and as Malapitan bounces back, Williams cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Williams follows up with more strikes but Malapitan was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Carter Williams!
Sean Carter Williams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gage Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Janek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gage Thomas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gage Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Janek!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas avoids the body shot from Janek.
Janek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Janek. Janek circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Janek keeps it at a distance.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Janek's head.
Janek keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Janek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A low kick from Janek is predictable there
and Thomas counters with a crisp one two that drops Janek! Thomas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Janek to his feet! Janek is in big trouble!
Janek is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janek is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Janek is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Janek shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Janek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Janek seems to have recovered his senses.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Janek.
Gage Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janek dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Janek's head and hops out.
Gage Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Janek.
Janek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Janek avoids nicely.
Janek throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Janek. Janek gets slowly back to his feet.
Janek tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Janek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Janek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Janek throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janek throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Janek is trying desperately to land a takedown but Thomas is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Janek.
Good shot there by Thomas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
A bone on bone clash there as Thomas blocks the leg kick.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Janek moved out of range nicely.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Janek misses with a low kick as Thomas jumps back.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Janek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Janek moves away from the strike by Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Janek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Janek misses
and Thomas counters with a head kick that drops Janek to the mat! Janek scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janek throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas checks a low kick from Janek.
Janek throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Janek down.
Janek looks gassed!
Thomas closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Janek! Thomas dives in looking to finish! Janek is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gage Thomas!
Gage Thomas very nearly forgot to thank Hilo Clothing Co **Laundry 3% fee** amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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