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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor McCallahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Cormier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Razor McCallahan's chin.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Cormier!
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, Razor McCallahan!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCallahan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McCallahan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cormier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Cormier.
McCallahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cormier just misses with a punch to the body.
McCallahan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cormier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCallahan moves away.
McCallahan tries to clinch but Cormier moves out of range.
Cormier throws a series of punches but McCallahan moves out of range.
McCallahan moves away from the strike by Cormier.
Cormier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cormier throws a shot to the body.
Cormier circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cormier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cormier shoots in and drives through. McCallahan sprawls well.
Cormier moves out of range of the body kick from McCallahan.
Cormier thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cormier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCallahan wants to clinch up but Cormier keeps it at a distance.
McCallahan tries to clinch there but Cormier circles away.
McCallahan has managed to clinch.
McCallahan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cormier's face.
Cormier is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCallahan to keep the fight standing.
McCallahan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cormier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cormier looking to slow down the pace here.
Cormier lands an uppercut.
McCallahan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cormier's efforts to push away.
Cormier manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cormier manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier controlling from the full mount.
Cormier with a couple of short strikes.
Cormier 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cormier looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cormier working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McCallahan is rocked!
It looks like Razor McCallahan has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cormier softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and McCallahan is out cold! Cormier jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Cormier!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Cronkite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiruku Matah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cronkite might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Croc song!. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Melvin Cronkite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hiruku Matah!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matah shoots in for a double leg but Cronkite sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matah darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cronkite actively working from the bottom here.
Cronkite is looking for a sweep. Matah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matah wants to pass the guard but Cronkite is defending well.
Cronkite tries to roll over but Matah keeps him under control.
Cronkite is trying to maintain the position but Matah is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cronkite manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Matah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cronkite swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matah drops back looking for a leg! Cronkite is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cronkite manages to kick Matah off! Matah jumps back into Cronkite's guard.
Cronkite looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cronkite is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cronkite keeping full guard, as Matah tries to pass.
Matah is pushing down on Cronkite's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cronkite is fighting to maintain full guard but Matah has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cronkite is trying to get back to full guard.
Cronkite slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Matah tries to free his leg and advance position but Cronkite is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cronkite wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matah looking to pass the guard.
Matah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cronkite trying to control the position.
Matah drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Matah jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Matah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cronkite is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cronkite bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Matah's guard.
Matah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cronkite looking to pass the guard.
Cronkite cracks Matah with a solid left hand.
Matah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cronkite doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cronkite manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cronkite stands and throws Matah's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cronkite in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Matah is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Melvin Cronkite!
A victorious Melvin Cronkite thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva-Badass. 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 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, Jakob Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Fresh!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander looks to land a combination but Fresh avoids it well.
Fresh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fresh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vlad Fresh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fresh wants to clinch up but Alexander keeps it at a distance.
Alexander swats away the attempt to clinch by Fresh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alexander is trying to push Fresh away but Fresh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fresh tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexander avoids the damage to the body.
Alexander pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alexander is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Fresh frees his head nicely. Oh but Alexander has switched to an armbar! Fresh is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jakob Alexander!
Jakob Alexander decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milad Yakubi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Valanciunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakubi comes to the cage accompanied by Panjabi MC Feat. Jay Z - Beware. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milad Yakubi!
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, Jonas Valanciunas!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakubi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valanciunas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yakubi has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yakubi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valanciunas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yakubi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valanciunas looks for the body kick but Yakubi saw that one coming.
Valanciunas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Valanciunas. Yakubi shrugs it off though.
Valanciunas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yakubi moves in looking to clinch but Valanciunas pushes him off.
Valanciunas tries to clinch there but Yakubi circles away.
Yakubi misses with a low kick.
Valanciunas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valanciunas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakubi doesn't manage to clinch there - Valanciunas circles away.
Yakubi defending well as Valanciunas loads up on a big left hand.
Valanciunas misses with a two punch combination.
Yakubi tries to clinch up.
Valanciunas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yakubi manages to avoid it.
Valanciunas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakubi.
Valanciunas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valanciunas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valanciunas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Valanciunas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas throws a nice looking combination but Yakubi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valanciunas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yakubi wants to clinch but Valanciunas slips to the side
and Valanciunas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valanciunas thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yakubi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yakubi moves in looking to clinch but Valanciunas pushes him off.
Yakubi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yakubi lands with a light punch inside.
Valanciunas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valanciunas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakubi's efforts to push away.
Yakubi struggles to land a body shot inside as Valanciunas controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakubi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yakubi effectively controlling the action here.
Valanciunas swings wildly with an uppercut but Yakubi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakubi tries to throw a body punch but Valanciunas avoids it by throwing Yakubi back against the cage.
Valanciunas lands a right hand.
Valanciunas lands a hook that snaps the head of Yakubi backwards.
Yakubi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Valanciunas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valanciunas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yakubi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yakubi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valanciunas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yakubi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Valanciunas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Yakubi. Those never looked like landing.
Valanciunas misses with a straight right.
Valanciunas throws a shot from downtown. Yakubi moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Yakubi misses
and Valanciunas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yakubi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valanciunas lands a nice looking body kick.
Yakubi moves in looking to clinch but Valanciunas pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valanciunas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valanciunas tries to clinch up but Yakubi circles away and keeps his distance.
Yakubi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Valanciunas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Valanciunas throws a right hand that Yakubi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yakubi also avoids with ease.
Valanciunas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yakubi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valanciunas.
Yakubi tries to clinch
and Valanciunas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yakubi's knee momentarily.
Yakubi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valanciunas, pushing him back against the cage.
Valanciunas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valanciunas misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Yakubi.
Valanciunas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yakubi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yakubi wants to break free but Valanciunas has control.
Yakubi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yakubi lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakubi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yakubi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valanciunas.
Yakubi moves in looking to clinch but Valanciunas pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valanciunas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Valanciunas doesn't manage to clinch there - Yakubi circles away.
Valanciunas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valanciunas tries to clinch up.
Yakubi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yakubi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Valanciunas.
Yakubi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yakubi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valanciunas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yakubi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valanciunas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yakubi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Valanciunas blocks the low kick.
Valanciunas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yakubi has time to react.
Valanciunas keeps the fight on the outside.
Yakubi is looking to clinch.
Valanciunas misses with a hook
and Yakubi counters with a nice body shot.
Jonas Valanciunas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas tried to score with a low kick but Yakubi checks it.
Jonas Valanciunas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valanciunas throws the kick towards the body but Yakubi avoids it.
Yakubi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valanciunas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yakubi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valanciunas keeps the fight on the outside.
Valanciunas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yakubi is out of range and Valanciunas settles back down.
Yakubi tries to clinch up but Valanciunas circles away and keeps his distance.
Yakubi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valanciunas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valanciunas throws a leg kick but Yakubi moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valanciunas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yakubi.
Yakubi can't break the clinch.
Yakubi wants to break free but Valanciunas has control.
Yakubi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yakubi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yakubi wants to break free but Valanciunas has control.
Valanciunas tries a body shot but Yakubi blocks it.
A short right from Yakubi on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Valanciunas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yakubi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yakubi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yakubi forces Valanciunas back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milad Yakubi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Valanciunas throws a sloppy head kick
and Yakubi counters with a nice body shot.
Valanciunas lands a head shot.
Valanciunas throws a leg kick but Yakubi checks it.
Yakubi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valanciunas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yakubi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yakubi.
Good body shot from Yakubi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakubi throws an elbow that misses.
Valanciunas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yakubi scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Yakubi.
Yakubi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valanciunas gets tackled into the cage by Yakubi. Yakubi maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakubi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yakubi throws a body punch but Valanciunas moves out of range.
Yakubi is looking to clinch but Valanciunas is avoiding it.
Yakubi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valanciunas.
Yakubi tries to bum rush Valanciunas with a series of wild strikes but Valanciunas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yakubi tries to clinch up.
Valanciunas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yakubi counters by clinching up.
Milad Yakubi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yakubi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yakubi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Valanciunas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakubi wants to clinch up but Valanciunas keeps it at a distance.
Yakubi tries to clinch up.
Valanciunas jabs Yakubi right on the nose. Yakubi blinks but takes it well.
Valanciunas tries a head kick but it misses.
Yakubi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yakubi closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Yakubi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valanciunas can't find room to land a body shot as Yakubi controls the action.
Valanciunas can't find room to land a body shot as Yakubi controls the action.
Valanciunas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yakubi prevents a body shot from Valanciunas.
Yakubi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valanciunas misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas has Yakubi pressed against the cage, preventing Yakubi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yakubi looking to slow down the pace here.
Yakubi lands a right hand.
Valanciunas tries a body shot but Yakubi blocks it.
Yakubi has Valanciunas pushed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yakubi.
Valanciunas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Valanciunas works on Yakubi's body with a couple of short punches.
Valanciunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valanciunas struggles to land a body shot inside as Yakubi controls his hands.
Yakubi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yakubi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakubi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valanciunas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yakubi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Valanciunas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yakubi doesn't seem phased though.
Yakubi clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Valanciunas misses with a body punch.
Yakubi prevents a body shot from Valanciunas.
Yakubi lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yakubi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valanciunas is rocked!
Yakubi stalling against the cage.
Valanciunas is still on wobbly legs! Can Yakubi finish him?
Valanciunas tries to work over Yakubi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yakubi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valanciunas seems to have recovered his senses.
Yakubi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Valanciunas misses with a body punch.
Valanciunas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yakubi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yakubi doesn't manage to clinch there - Valanciunas circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakubi thows a body shot but no joy.
Valanciunas swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakubi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milad Yakubi clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valanciunas dodges the punch combination from Yakubi.
Yakubi looks to land a right hand but Valanciunas moved out of range.
Yakubi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Valanciunas rushes Yakubi and presses him up against the cage.
Valanciunas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valanciunas tries to throw a body punch but Yakubi avoids it by throwing Valanciunas back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yakubi.
Yakubi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valanciunas is defending well for now.
Valanciunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yakubi prevents a body shot from Valanciunas.
Yakubi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valanciunas.
Yakubi throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yakubi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Yakubi.
Valanciunas is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Yakubi lands an uppercut.
Yakubi creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Valanciunas's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Valanciunas drops to his knees and Yakubi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milad Yakubi!
A relieved looking Milad Yakubi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ellic McCrae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ellic McCrae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arturo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCrae throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.
Rojas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McCrae misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Rojas as he connects with a hook.
McCrae with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rojas to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from McCrae misses the target.
Rojas stuns McCrae with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCrae lands a nice shot to the body.
Rojas falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCrae counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rojas throws a nice looking combination but McCrae bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCrae lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rojas throws a head kick that McCrae semi-blocks.
Rojas thows a body shot but no joy.
Rojas lands a nice shot that snaps McCrae's head back.
Arturo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCrae throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rojas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCrae fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas lands a lovely overhand right.
McCrae throws an off balance right hand
and Rojas counters with a series of strikes. McCrae will be more careful next time no doubt.
McCrae takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rojas slips a jab from McCrae.
McCrae moves out of range as Rojas throws a body kick.
McCrae walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas lands with a cross.
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojas moves away.
McCrae shoots in but Rojas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ellic McCrae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCrae has his takedown stuffed
and Rojas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rojas cracks McCrae with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rojas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCrae.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for McCrae. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
McCrae 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrae blocks a head kick by Rojas.
Rojas scores with a head kick.
Arturo Rojas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rojas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCrae.
Rojas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCrae is breathing heavily.
That kick from Rojas tenderised McCrae's leg. McCrae is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCrae takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rojas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rojas scoring well with a low kick there.
Rojas lands a leg kick that knocks McCrae off balance momentarily.
McCrae on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rojas. Rojas obviously looking to wear him down.
McCrae has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rojas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rojas.
Rojas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCraes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McCrae is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rojas connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rojas.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rojas.
McCrae tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Rojas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rojas stuns McCrae with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rojas connects with an inside leg kick.
Rojas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McCrae had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rojas lands a right hook to the body.
Rojas lands an overhand right.
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rojas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCrae.
Jab, jab by Rojas - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rojas slips a jab from McCrae.
Rojas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rojas cracks McCrae with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rojas has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McCrae to stand back up!
McCrae is rocked!
Rojas looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Rojas backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks McCrae's temple! It sends McCrae violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Rojas celebrates and the doctors try to help McCrae!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Arturo Rojas!
Arturo Rojas gave a mention to XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stig Helmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Romanov's choice of entrance music: hollywood undead- undead. Stig Helmer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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265 lbs
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286 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stig Helmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maksim Romanov!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov scores with a takedown into Helmer's guard.
Helmer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Romanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Helmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanov stopping the sweep attempt from Helmer.
Helmer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Romanov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Helmer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Maksim Romanov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov tries to hold on but Helmer postures up.
Helmer thowing shots but they're missing.
Romanov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Helmer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Helmer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmer punching from mount but Romanov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Romanov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Helmer.
Romanov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Helmer.
Helmer looking to secure an arm triangle but Romanov defends it well.
Romanov prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Helmer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Romanov hang on?
Helmer punching from mount but Romanov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Helmer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Romanov because Helmer loaded up on that one.
Helmer misses with a head shot.
Helmer wants to finish this one by submission but Romanov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Helmer.
Helmer looking to ground and pound but Romanov is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmer lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helmer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Romanov's face.
That has opened up Maksim Romanov's cut even more.
Helmer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Helmer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Helmer punching from mount but Romanov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Helmer prevents Romanov from getting the reversal.
Helmer looking to finish Romanov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Romanov!
The cut above Maksim Romanov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maksim Romanov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stig Helmer!
An out of breath Stig Helmer 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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