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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Sniddlegrass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Reese could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Benjamin Sniddlegrass's chin.
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Sniddlegrass!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese gets a double leg takedown into Sniddlegrass's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sniddlegrass pushes Reese off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sniddlegrass has managed to clinch.
Sniddlegrass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reese on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reese gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Benjamin Sniddlegrass has been cut.
Reese lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sniddlegrass backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reese lands a body shot.
Sniddlegrass trying to stall but Reese improves his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sniddlegrass throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reese blocks it with crossed arms.
Sniddlegrass misses with an elbow over the top.
Sniddlegrass trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Reese.
A bit of stalling here from Sniddlegrass.
Reese is leaning against Sniddlegrass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reese works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reese throws a big right hand that misses.
Reese chips away with some ground and pound.
Reese with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reese missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reese missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sniddlegrass is trying to control the position but Reese postures up.
Reese tries to free his leg and advance position but Sniddlegrass is retaining full guard.
Reese scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Reese 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.
Reese chips away with some ground and pound.
Reese throwing strikes from guard but Sniddlegrass blocks nicely.
Reese lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reese prevents Sniddlegrass from getting back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reese throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reese wants to control from the top but Sniddlegrass keeps moving.
Sniddlegrass is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reese is controlling him.
Sniddlegrass controls Reese momentarily but Reese frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Reese with a nice head shot there.
Sniddlegrass has momentary wrist control but Reese slips an elbow through the middle.
Reese throwing strikes from guard but Sniddlegrass blocks nicely.
Reese landing some decent shots from guard.
Sniddlegrass is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sniddlegrass is still in real trouble! Can Reese finish him?
Sniddlegrass wants to stand up but Reese is controlling him.
Sniddlegrass seems to have recovered his senses.
Reese working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sniddlegrass's head.
Reese is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reese working some strikes from top position.
Reese is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reese arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Sniddlegrass's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kyle Reese!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnie McDougle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Redding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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290 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnie McDougle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Redding!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redding misses with a looping right.
Redding comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Redding throws a jab when McDougle was well out of range.
Redding with a nice cross.
It looks like Arnie McDougle has been cut.
Redding misses with an uppercut
and McDougle counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redding swats away the attempt to clinch by McDougle.
McDougle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Redding misses with a two punch combination.
Redding stuffs the takedown.
McDougle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDougle throws a head kick that misses.
McDougle slips under a jab from Redding.
McDougle shoots for a takedown but Redding saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redding misses with a right hand
and McDougle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Redding thinking.
A slow jab from Redding misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Redding.
Redding throws a jab when McDougle was well out of range.
McDougle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arnie McDougle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDougle clinches with his opponent.
McDougle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Redding drops McDougle with a beautiful combination! McDougle stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Redding is looking for the KO!
Arnie McDougle's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redding bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redding connects with a body shot.
Redding misses with a hook
and Redding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Tom Redding has been cut.
Redding lands a head shot.
Arnie McDougle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McDougle tries to clinch up.
Redding misses with a right hand
and McDougle counters with an inside leg kick.
McDougle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Redding looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDougle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redding throws a right hand that misses
and McDougle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDougle has Redding up against the cage in a clinch.
McDougle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Redding throws a lazy right hand but McDougle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Redding might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redding swings widly with a right hand
and McDougle counters with a leg kick.
McDougle throws a jab but it's blocked by Redding.
Redding steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDougle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McDougle.
McDougle looks to throw the jab but Redding is out of range.
McDougle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redding on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from McDougle. Redding does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDougle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDougle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redding.
McDougle staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redding lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Redding avoids the body shot from McDougle.
Redding defending well as McDougle loads up on a big left hand.
McDougle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redding.
McDougle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from McDougle misses.
McDougle jabs at Redding's body.
McDougle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Redding has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDougle misses with a head kick.
Redding waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDougle.
McDougle misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Redding will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McDougle throws a push kick but Redding slaps the foot to one side.
McDougle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Redding has time to react.
McDougle scoring well with a low kick there.
Redding chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDougle can pounce on him.
Redding throws a big shot that misses.
Redding throws a right and a left that McDougle avoids nicely.
Redding throws a lazy uppercut
and McDougle counters with a low kick, right behind Redding 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDougle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Redding misses with a series of wild punches.
Redding is breathing heavily.
Redding stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDougle.
McDougle tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! McDougle slams his shin into Redding's torso.
Arnie McDougle is winning the standup battle so far.
Redding drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redding takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up Tom Redding's cut even more.
McDougle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Redding avoids it really well and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from McDougle. Those never looked like landing.
Redding avoids the head kick by McDougle.
McDougle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Redding has time to react.
The cut above Tom Redding's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McDougle throws a leg kick which misses Redding's front leg but catches the back leg as Redding tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redding chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDougle can pounce on him.
McDougle closes the distance but Redding moves to the side
and Redding counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDougle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Redding throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDougle wants to clinch but Redding slips to the side
enabling Redding to counter with a crisp jab.
Redding throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDougle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDougle throws a head kick that misses.
Redding looks to throw the jab but McDougle is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redding keeps the fight on the outside.
McDougle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tom Redding is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redding lands with a nice combination. McDougle backs away looking to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDougle, right into the meat.
Redding misses with a looping left.
McDougle misses with a straight left.
McDougle slips under a jab.
McDougle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDougle digs a good body shot into Redding's ribs.
McDougle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redding swings widly with a right hand
and Redding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDougle misses with a wild combination.
Redding on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tom Redding's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
McDougle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Redding throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDougle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Redding's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arnie McDougle!
A victorious Arnie McDougle 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Head-Now I Lay Thee Down. Johnson has chosen East Bound And Down as his entrance music. Randall Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vladimir Arlovski's chin.
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255 lbs
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259 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Arlovski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Randall Johnson has been cut.
Arlovski throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Arlovski lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Arlovski controls his hands.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Arlovski.
Arlovski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arlovski breaks the clinch.
Arlovski misses with a low kick.
Arlovski misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arlovski.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Arlovski sprawls well.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Arlovski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arlovski.
Johnson throws a hook but Arlovski avoids it easily.
Arlovski drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arlovski is looking for the KO!
Johnson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlovski ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Johnson's jaw. Johnson's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Arlovski does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladimir Arlovski!
An out of breath Vladimir Arlovski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebojsa Mihattovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihattovic has chosen Geto Boys - Still as his entrance music. Marcos Martini has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Martini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nebojsa Mihattovic!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihattovic throws a low kick, looking for Martini's leg but Martini calmly moves out of range.
Martini throws a push kick but Mihattovic slaps the foot to one side.
Martini blocks a jab.
Martini misses with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Mihattovic - just one landing.
Martini misses with a jab to the body
and Mihattovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Mihattovic.
Martini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Martini. Those never looked like landing.
Martini throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martini blocks a low kick nicely.
Mihattovic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mihattovic lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Martini is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mihattovic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martini's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini is looking to control Mihattovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martini avoid being mounted?
Martini wants to improve his position but Mihattovic is controlling well.
Martini regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mihattovic.
Mihattovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Martini is retaining full guard.
Mihattovic trying to control but Martini is working from the bottom.
Mihattovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martini is keeping the position for now.
Martini looking to control but Mihattovic passes into half guard.
Martini is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martini is refusing to be controlled, as Mihattovic sits in half guard.
Martini tries to roll over but Mihattovic keeps him under control.
Mihattovic thows a huge punch but Martini dodges it nicely.
Martini keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mihattovic wants to take a breather but Martini is having none of it.
Martini is looking to improve his position.
Martini is refusing to be controlled, as Mihattovic sits in half guard.
Mihattovic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Martini has managed to free his arm - good work.
Martini manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic stopping the sweep attempt from Martini.
Mihattovic passes Martini's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mihattovic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mihattovic frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mihattovic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Martini's face.
Martini tries to lock up and control but Mihattovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martini is looking to improve his position but Mihattovic isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Mihattovic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mihattovic moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Martini has worked his arm free - good work by Martini!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihattovic trying to control the position but Martini is working away.
Martini is looking to regain half guard here but Mihattovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Martini is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mihattovic working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Martini tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nebojsa Mihattovic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mihattovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mihattovic takes one on the button.
Martini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mihattovic is able to avoid easily.
Martini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mihattovic.
Mihattovic throws a head kick that misses.
Martini throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Martini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martini scores with a jab to the body.
Mihattovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martini moves into the clinch.
Martini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mihattovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Mihattovic.
Martini tries to land knees in the clinch but Mihattovic avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihattovic can't find room to land a body shot as Martini controls the action.
Martini takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Mihattovic on the inside.
Mihattovic lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihattovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Martini backwards.
A right hand to the body from Mihattovic.
Mihattovic has a couple of punches blocked by Martini.
A nice left hand lands by Mihattovic.
Mihattovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martini lands a body shot.
Martini misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Martini.
It looks like Nebojsa Mihattovic has been cut.
Martini tries to land knees in the clinch but Mihattovic avoids the damage to the body.
Mihattovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mihattovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Mihattovic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martini obliges.
Mihattovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martini has a couple of punches blocked by Mihattovic.
Martini takes a shot to the head.
Mihattovic is trying to maintain a safe position but Martini gets an underhook and turns Mihattovic into the cage.
Martini trying to land knees to the body.
Mihattovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mihattovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mihattovic misses the shot to the body.
Martini gets caught napping as Mihattovic dives in and scores a takedown. Martini manages to retain guard.
Martini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mihattovic is one step ahead there.
Mihattovic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mihattovic trying to control but Martini is working from the bottom.
Mihattovic distracts Martini with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martini manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mihattovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Martini throws an elbow that misses. Mihattovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martini's guard. Nice move by Mihattovic!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic passes Martini's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mihattovic works his way into full mount!
Mihattovic wants to control the pace but Martini is squirming around nicely.
Mihattovic looking to secure an arm triangle but Martini defends it well.
Martini throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mihattovic. What's that going to do exactly?
The referee warns Martini that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Martini is rocked!
Mihattovic postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Martini bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Mihattovic and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nebojsa Mihattovic!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nebojsa Mihattovic thanked KAISER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julius Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peppers comes to the cage accompanied by Day N Nite-Kid Cudi. Pandora is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trick Daddy- Let's Go. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
155 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Julius Peppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora misses with a two punch combination.
Peppers takes a swing at Pandora's ribcage but misses.
Peppers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peppers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Peppers misses the jab.
Pandora misses with a leg kick.
Pandora lands a right hook to the body.
Peppers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pandora lands a leg kick that knocks Peppers off balance momentarily.
Peppers moves out of range of the strikes.
Peppers loads up on a big right hand but Pandora slips the punch.
Peppers throws a hook but Pandora avoids it easily.
Peppers defending well as Pandora loads up on a big left hand.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
Pandora shoots for a double leg takedown but Peppers sprawls well. He's pushed Pandora's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Peppers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peppers throws out a powerful jab.
Pandora fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pandora is looking to chop away at Peppers's legs.
Pandora looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pandora thuds his right hand into Peppers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pandora lands a nice shot that snaps Peppers's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Peppers misses the target.
Pandora fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Peppers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pandora on the side of the head.
Pandora decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Peppers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Pandora there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers is trying to get back to full guard.
Pandora is trying to control. Peppers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pandora missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Peppers is looking for a sweep. Pandora is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers is trying to maintain the position but Pandora is very close to passing his half guard.
Pandora not doing much here.
Peppers is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pandora lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pandora landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peppers wants to improve his position but Pandora is controlling well.
Pandora throwing shots but Peppers is blocking nicely.
Pandora prevents Peppers from improving his position.
Pandora seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pandora looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers is pressing down on Pandora's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Peppers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pandora is one step ahead there.
Peppers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pandora's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peppers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pandora has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pandora working a defensive guard here.
Pandora wants to sweep but no luck.
Pandora is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ronnie Pandora wasn't active enough on the ground.
Peppers slips a jab from Pandora.
Pandora avoids the body shot from Peppers.
An inside leg kick lands from Peppers.
Pandora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peppers.
Pandora works the jab nicely.
Pandora walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peppers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pandora with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandora fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pandora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peppers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pandora but Pandora pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pandora - that will leave a mark!
Peppers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pandora.
Julius Peppers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peppers shoots in looking for a takedown but Pandora manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peppers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Pandora dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pandora chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Peppers checks a leg kick.
Pandora staying out of range there.
Peppers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandora.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandora.
Nice body punch from Pandora.
Pandora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandora fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peppers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peppers.
Peppers defending well as Pandora loads up on a big left hand.
Pandora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peppers, right into the meat.
Pandora fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandora was well out of range. Poor timing from Peppers.
Pandora connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peppers's hands.
Pandora lands a head kick. Peppers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers throws a hook but Pandora blocks it.
Peppers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pandora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peppers moves away.
Peppers misses with a body kick.
Peppers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pandora counters with an outside leg kick.
Pandora swings for the body but Peppers moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Pandora 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peppers shoots in for a takedown but Pandora shows good takedown defense.
Pandora has Peppers up against the cage in a clinch.
Pandora lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peppers.
Peppers blocks a body shot from Pandora.
Peppers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peppers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora misses with a body shot.
Peppers thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandora throws a jab when Peppers was well out of range.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandora throws a big shot that misses.
Peppers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Peppers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Peppers misses with a body shot.
Ronnie Pandora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peppers moves out of range as Pandora throws a body kick.
Peppers connects with a crisp jab.
Peppers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pandora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peppers.
Pandora plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Peppers misses with a body kick.
Pandora scores with the left hand. Peppers knows he should have avoided that one.
Peppers checks a low kick from Pandora.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peppers shoots in for a double leg but Pandora sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Peppers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peppers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pandora lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Peppers works Pandora's body with a nice hook.
Peppers connects with the punch.
Pandora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peppers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peppers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandora.
Peppers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandora.
A big left from Pandora misses.
Pandora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
Peppers thumps Pandora with a low kick.
Peppers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peppers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pandora avoids a kick to the body.
Peppers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Peppers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peppers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
Pandora shoots in for a takedown but Peppers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pandora shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Peppers is trying to maintain the position but Pandora is very close to passing his half guard.
Peppers has hold of Pandora's hands but Pandora slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers is refusing to be controlled, as Pandora sits in half guard.
Peppers wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ronnie Pandora will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Peppers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Peppers swings for the body but Pandora moves out of range.
Peppers stuffs the takedown attempt from Pandora. Pandora gets slowly back to his feet.
Pandora lands a leg kick that knocks Peppers off balance momentarily.
Pandora tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peppers was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandora.
Peppers dips to his left and cracks Pandora with an uppercut!
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandora connects with a jab.
Pandora checks a leg kick.
Pandora walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peppers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pandora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peppers checks the leg kick.
Peppers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pandora counters with a low kick, right behind Peppers 's knee.
Peppers blocks a head kick by Pandora.
Pandora throws a lazy head kick
and Peppers counters with a left and a right that stings Pandora.
Pandora misses with a body shot
and Peppers counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a body punch
and Pandora counters with a good low kick that Peppers was not able to check.
Pandora's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pandora will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pandora keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Peppers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peppers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peppers throws a hook but Pandora avoids it easily.
A combination from Pandora does no damage.
Pandora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pandora's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Peppers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pandora scrambles back to his feet.
Pandora connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. Pandora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandora throws a shot from downtown. Peppers moves away and avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Pandora. No joy for Peppers on that attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Peppers misses the target.
Pandora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peppers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Peppers as he checks the leg kick.
Peppers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pandora lands a jab.
A low kick from Pandora misses
and Peppers counters with a head kick. That will keep Pandora thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Peppers moves in looking to clinch but Pandora pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandora connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peppers's hands.
Pandora tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandora ducks under a wild hook from Peppers.
Peppers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pandora throws a right hand that misses
and Peppers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Peppers wants to control from the top but Pandora keeps moving.
Peppers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pandora swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peppers trying to move into half guard but instead Pandora has managed to sweep!
Julius Peppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pandora is in close to Peppers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peppers keeping moving, preventing Pandora from controlling successfully.
Pandora throwing strikes but missing.
Pandora lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pandora's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Peppers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pandora!
Peppers is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pandora has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pandora!
Peppers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pandora doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pandora manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pandora.
Pandora is stalling in the full guard.
Peppers keeping moving, preventing Pandora from controlling successfully.
Pandora with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandora tries to free his leg and advance position but Peppers is retaining full guard.
Pandora won't allow Peppers to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers keeping moving, preventing Pandora from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pandora got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peppers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pandora has managed to get both his arms back between Peppers's legs - danger averted.
Peppers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pandora defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie Pandora.
I've got Pandora winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Pandora!
After the big win, Ronnie Pandora made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TFP Graphics - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hossein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Hossein.
Hossein throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Hossein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morgan, right into the meat.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Hossein's front leg but catches the back leg as Hossein tries to avoid it.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hossein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hossein stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morgan thows a body kick. Hossein tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan walks into a left hand.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hossein manages to avoid it.
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hossein circles away.
Hossein throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Hossein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hossein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hossein moves away.
Hossein misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Morgan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hossein manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Hossein.
Hossein catches Morgan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sadiq Hossein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Hossein circles away.
Morgan misses with a hook. Hossein ducked under it nicely.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hossein throws out a powerful jab.
Morgan thuds his right hand into Hossein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hossein cracks Morgan with a good jab.
Morgan wants to slow Hossein down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Hossein tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hossein misses with a hook.
Hossein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dexter Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hossein avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hossein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Hossein scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan lunges at Hossein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hossein's hand.
The fighters circling - Hossein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hossein counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Hossein is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Hossein throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hossein.
Morgan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hossein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hossein looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hossein scores with a jab to the head.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Nice uppercut lands for Hossein. That snapped Morgan's head back.
Hossein digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
Hossein digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Hossein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hossein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hossein throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it.
A punch combination from Hossein misses.
Hossein stalks Morgan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morgan's face. Morgan staggers backwards, shaken.
Hossein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hossein lands with an uppercut that bounces Morgan off the cage and back into range.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Hossein saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Hossein moved out of range nicely.
Hossein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hossein scores with a hook to the body. Morgan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hossein looks for the body kick but Morgan saw that one coming.
Hossein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hossein throws out the jab.
Morgan moves out of range as Hossein strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadiq Hossein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hossein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Hossein misses the target.
Morgan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hossein connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morgan scrambles back to his feet.
Morgan lands a lovely overhand right.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hossein.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hossein slips a straight right by Morgan.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Hossein.
Hossein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hossein throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hossein tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body.
Hossein checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hossein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Morgan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein throws a big shot that misses.
Hossein lands with a shot to the body.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hossein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morgan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Hossein.
Morgan throws the left hand but Hossein avoids the punch easily.
Morgan scores with a jab to the head.
Hossein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan pushes Hossein up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
Hossein prevents the takedown attempt.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hossein scores with a punch to the head.
A left lands for Hossein.
Hossein moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Hossein circles away and keeps his distance.
Hossein is looking to land body kicks.
Sadiq Hossein is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan is looking to slow Hossein down with leg kicks.
Hossein throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Hossein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Hossein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hossein misses with a few strikes there.
Hossein lands a head shot.
Morgan tries to land a leg kick but Hossein saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hossein catches Morgan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hossein thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Hossein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hossein stuffs the takedown.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Morgan tries to score with a low kick but Hossein moves his leg out of the way.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Hossein ducks down to avoid it.
Hossein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morgan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hossein to the mat! Hossein manages to get full guard.
Morgan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hossein is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hossein has escaped and now he's on top!
Hossein decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hossein misses with a straight right.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hossein throws out the jab.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hossein defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Hossein misses with a series of wild punches.
Hossein stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hossein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan lands a really nice looking cross but Hossein seems unphased.
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sadiq Hossein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morgan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hossein tries to land a leg kick but Morgan saw it coming and moves away.
Hossein thuds his right hand into Morgan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morgan throws a shot to the body.
Morgan lands with an uppercut that bounces Hossein off the cage and back into range.
Nice uppercut lands for Morgan. That snapped Hossein's head back.
Morgan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morgan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hossein is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hossein prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hossein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hossein scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morgan in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
An inside leg kick from Hossein misses.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Hossein moved out of range nicely.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
Hossein gets caught flat footed, as Morgan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Morgan postures up in Hossein's guard and throws a big left but Hossein blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan is fighting to break Hossein's control of his arms but Hossein is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Hossein keeps moving.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hossein is keeping the position for now.
Dexter Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Hossein gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hossein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morgan holds on and takes a little breather.
Hossein's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sadiq Hossein.
Hossein keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Hossein avoids it well.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt - Hossein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hossein missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hossein was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan throws a wild body kick that Hossein sees coming a mile off.
Hossein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hossein misses with an uppercut.
Hossein lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hossein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hossein's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Hossein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hossein connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morgan. Morgan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hossein ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Hossein thuds a left hand into Morgan's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hossein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hossein throws a front kick aimed at Morgan's knee but Morgan avoids it well.
Hossein throws a combination that misses
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Hossein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hossein scores with the left hand. Morgan knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hossein lands with a shot to the body.
Morgan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hossein slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sadiq Hossein.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hossein, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sadiq Hossein!
Sadiq Hossein gave a mention to Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Magatsu Taito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyo Nishiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magatsu Taito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Akiyo Nishiura!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nishiura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taito fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nishiura listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taito tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nishiura swivels and escapes.
Taito takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nishiura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nishiura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akiyo Nishiura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taito slips under a jab from Nishiura.
Taito shoots in looking for a takedown. Nishiura tries to sprawl out of it but Taito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nishiura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magatsu Taito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Taito misses.
Nishiura tries to clinch but Taito is having none of it.
Taito 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.
Nishiura closes the distance but Taito moves to the side
and Taito counters with a nice body shot.
Taito throws a front kick aimed at Nishiura's knee but Nishiura avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taito gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Taito tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Taito with the ground and pound but Nishiura regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Taito throws a strike but Nishiura avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Taito throws a strike but Nishiura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nishiura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taito has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nishiura has managed to get both his arms back between Taito's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taito has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nishiura has managed to get both his arms back between Taito's legs - danger averted.
Nishiura wants to pass the guard but Taito is keeping the position.
Nishiura stands up from Taito's guard - Nishiura perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taito sizes up Nishiura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nishiura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nishiura lands with a right hand.
Nishiura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nishiura connects with a body shot that sends Taito's belly button to the back.
Taito fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura avoids the body shot from Taito.
Nishiura tries to clinch but Taito moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Nishiura misses
and Taito counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nishiura!
Taito takes Nishiura's back.
Taito is looking for a rear naked choke here but Nishiura reverses the position brilliantly into Taito's guard!
Taito is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nishiura defends well.
Nishiura tries to stand but Taito is controlling from the bottom.
Nishiura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nishiura tries to free his leg and advance position but Taito is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taito wants to sweep but no luck.
Nishiura slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Taito.
Taito works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nishiura wants to control from the top but Taito keeps moving.
Nishiura slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Taito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taito trying to control the position.
Taito looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nishiura passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taito is looking for a sweep. Nishiura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Magatsu Taito will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Taito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taito closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nishiura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taito.
Taito fails with a takedown attempt.
Taito bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nishiura gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Taito not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taito sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nishiura defending well though.
Nishiura wants to get back to his feet.
Taito takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Taito has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taito sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nishiura defending well though.
Nishiura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taito.
Nishiura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taito wants to take a breather but Nishiura is having none of it.
Taito is working for a submission of some sort.
Taito is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taito thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nishiura's head.
Taito drops an elbow to the side of Nishiura's head.
Nishiura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taito.
Nishiura wants to control but Taito is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taito wants to pass to mount but Nishiura is defending the position.
Nishiura regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Taito.
Nishiura wants to stand up but Taito is controlling him.
Taito scoring with some ground and pound.
Nishiura is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nishiura misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura scores with a shot to the side of Taito's head.
Nishiura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nishiura is trying to force a seperation but Taito has the dominant position.
Nishiura is trying to stall.
Nishiura prevents a takedown attempt there.
Taito throws a punch but it's blocked by Nishiura.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nishiura.
Nishiura blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Nishiura.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taito throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nishiura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nishiura is looking to control Taito's arms but Taito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nishiura has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magatsu Taito dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Taito blocks a head kick by Nishiura.
Taito takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Taito fails with the takedown.
Nishiura throws a leg kick but Taito checks it.
Horrible takedown by Taito or perhaps it was just good defense by Nishiura which made him look bad.
A jab from Taito finds it's way through Nishiura's defenses.
Taito jabs Nishiura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nishiura throws a body punch but Taito moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Nishiura as Taito shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magatsu Taito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nishiura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nishiura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taito turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Taito manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taito goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nishiura rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Taito's guard! Nice work there by Nishiura!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nishiura stands up and waves to Taito to follow him.
Taito throws a body punch but Nishiura moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taito.
Taito misses with an uppercut. Nishiura saw that one coming.
Nishiura takes a swing at Taito's ribcage but misses.
Nishiura slips a straight right by Taito.
Taito fails with the takedown.
Akiyo Nishiura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nishiura wants to clinch
and Taito counters with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Taito blocks the low kick.
Taito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nishiura.
Nishiura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taito swats away the attempt to clinch by Nishiura.
Taito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nishiura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Taito scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Nishiura looks to score with a jab to the body but Taito is just out of range.
Taito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nishiura.
A big left from Taito misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura moves out of range of the strikes.
Taito shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nishiura as he avoids it easily.
Akiyo Nishiura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nishiura tries to clinch up but Taito circles away and keeps his distance.
Nishiura throws a body punch but Taito moves out of range.
Taito scoring well with a low kick there.
Taito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taito doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nishiura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taito.
Nishiura digs a good body shot into Taito's ribs.
Nice cross by Taito.
Taito shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nishiura is trying to defend but Taito finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nishiura is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taito throws a big right hand that misses.
Taito is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nishiura is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nishiura has escaped and now he's on top!
Taito looking for a guillotine here but Nishiura defends easily.
Magatsu Taito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nishiura pushes down on Taito's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akiyo Nishiura.
I think Taito has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magatsu Taito!
Magatsu Taito decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Suraski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Asher (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Suraski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Asher Asher!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suraski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suraski fails to land the takedown.
Suraski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Asher at a distance.
Suraski clobbers Asher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Suraski drops Asher with a right and a left! Suraski comes rushing in but Asher regains his composure and manages to keep Suraski in guard.
It looks like Asher Asher has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Suraski wants to pass the guard but Asher is keeping the position.
Suraski trying to control but Asher is working from the bottom.
Suraski stands and throws Asher's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Asher dodges the ground and pound from Suraski.
Suraski lands a nice forearm strike.
Asher is trying to escape the position but Suraski is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Asher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Suraski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
An elbow from Suraski crashes against the mat.
Suraski working the body and head with strikes.
Suraski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suraski throwing strikes but Asher manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suraski is looking to reverse the position.
Suraski gets back to half guard.
Suraski trying to control but Asher postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suraski is looking for a sweep. Asher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Asher content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Suraski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Asher trying to control the position from guard on top but Suraski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suraski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Suraski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Asher is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Suraski breaks from Asher's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suraski wants to control the pace but Asher is squirming around nicely.
Suraski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Asher's face.
Asher is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suraski softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Asher is out cold! Suraski jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Suraski!
Dave Suraski very nearly forgot to thank Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Colbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prime has chosen Metalingus by Alter Bridge as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Colbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime defending well as Colbert loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Colbert.
Prime avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colbert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prime moves away.
Colbert misses with a low kick as Prime jumps back.
Prime wants to slow Colbert down by chopping away at his legs.
Prime shoots in but no luck this time.
Prime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Colbert.
Crunch! Colbert slams his shin into Prime's torso.
Colbert throws a right and a left that Prime avoids nicely.
Colbert leaves Prime with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colbert misses with a looping right.
A right-left combo lands from Colbert.
Prime lands a leg kick that knocks Colbert off balance momentarily.
Colbert cracks Prime with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Prime slips a jab from Colbert.
Prime misses with a hook.
Colbert defending well as Prime loads up on a big left hand.
Colbert staying out of range there.
Prime thows a leg kick but Colbert checks it
and Colbert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colbert.
Prime looks for a takedown but Colbert sprawls well.
Cain Colbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Optimus Prime.
Colbert cracks Prime with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Colbert lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colbert lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Colbert throws a head kick that Prime semi-blocks.
Prime checks the leg kick.
Colbert lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colbert manages to avoid it.
Colbert clobbers Prime with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No joy there for Prime, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prime throws an off balance right hand
and Colbert counters with a series of strikes. Prime will be more careful next time no doubt.
Colbert just misses with a punch to the body.
Colbert throws the kick towards the body but Prime avoids it.
Prime moves away from the strike by Colbert.
Prime throws a leg kick but Colbert sees it coming and moves out of range.
Colbert motions for Prime to come forward. Colbert throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Colbert there.
Prime takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Colbert looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cain Colbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colbert listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prime misses with a takedown
and Colbert counters with a low kick, right behind Prime 's knee.
Prime is trying desperately to land a takedown but Colbert is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Prime.
Prime slips a jab from Colbert.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Colbert tenderised Prime's leg. Prime is trying to keep his angry face on.
Colbert throws a low kick but Prime moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Colbert dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Colbert.
An inside leg kick from Colbert misses.
A cross from Colbert lands.
Prime punishes Colbert's body with a nice straight punch.
Prime looks to score with a jab to the body but Colbert is just out of range.
Cain Colbert is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prime.
Prime misses with a wild body shot.
Colbert avoids the body shot from Prime.
Prime lunges at Colbert with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Colbert's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colbert scores with a jab to the jaw.
Colbert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colbert thows a body shot but no joy.
Colbert scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Colbert misses its intended target.
Prime stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Colbert.
Colbert takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Colbert throws a low kick but it's checked well by Prime.
Prime gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Colbert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colbert fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Prime.
Prime shoots for a double leg takedown but Colbert sprawls well. He's pushed Prime's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Prime is just out of range.
Prime throws a hook to the side of Colbert's head but Colbert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Colbert throws a hook but Prime blocks it.
Prime shoots in for a double leg but Colbert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cain Colbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Optimus Prime.
Colbert throws a jab but it's blocked by Prime.
Prime fails with a takedown attempt.
Prime scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colbert misses with a right hand
and Prime counters with a nice uppercut.
Prime misses the shot to the body.
Colbert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colbert lands a high kick!
Colbert with a nice cross.
Prime throws a predictable looking body shot
and Colbert counters with a one-two to the body.
Colbert lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Colbert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Colbert.
Colbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prime defending well as Colbert loads up on a big left hand.
Colbert misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colbert scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Colbert dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Colbert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prime throws out the jab.
Prime avoids the body shot from Colbert.
Prime scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Colbert is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Prime thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Colbert.
Prime blocks a jab.
Prime takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Colbert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colbert throws a hook but Prime blocks it.
Colbert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Colbert's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prime under the eye.
Prime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colbert.
Colbert tries to score with a low kick but Prime moves his leg out of the way.
Prime staying out of range there.
Prime goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Prime throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colbert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Colbert throws a low kick, looking for Prime's leg but Prime calmly moves out of range.
Prime throws the left hand but Colbert avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prime fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Colbert to the ground. Prime is now in Colbert's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Prime throws a big elbow that misses.
Prime missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Colbert wants to sweep here but Prime controlling him for the moment.
Prime throws a strike but Colbert rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Optimus Prime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Colbert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colbert pushing down on Prime's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Colbert missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Colbert tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Prime.
Colbert wants to pass the guard but Prime is defending well.
Prime trying to hold on to Colbert's head to control him but Colbert postures up.
Prime manages to get to full guard.
Colbert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colbert stops Prime from standing up.
Colbert stopping the sweep attempt from Prime.
Colbert is fighting to break Prime's control of his arms but Prime is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prime working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Colbert.
Colbert throws a strike but Prime rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Optimus Prime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Colbert has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Colbert!
Cain Colbert gave a mention to TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dilbert Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavez has chosen When Worlds Colide as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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157 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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27
153 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Maddox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dilbert Chavez!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Maddox - just one landing.
Maddox throws an off balance right hand
and Maddox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez cracks Maddox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chavez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brian Maddox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maddox just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maddox avoids it really well and circles away.
Maddox throws a jab when Chavez was well out of range.
Maddox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chavez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chavez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maddox is trying to defend but Chavez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Maddox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chavez throwing shots but Maddox is blocking nicely.
Maddox wants to get back to full guard.
Maddox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maddox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez postures up.
Chavez throws a big right hand that misses.
Chavez preventing the sweep.
Chavez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maddox looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Maddox looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Chavez has picked Maddox up and slammed him! Maddox can't keep hold of the triangle and Chavez manages to pass to side control!
Maddox is pushing Chavez's head away, looking to escape. Chavez manages to hold on to the position though.
Chavez working the body and head with strikes.
Maddox regains half guard.
Chavez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chavez seems to be working for a kimura but Maddox defends the submission attempt.
Maddox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maddox moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maddox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chavez trying to control the position from guard on top but Maddox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavez throws an elbow that misses. Maddox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chavez's guard. Nice move by Maddox!
Chavez keeping full guard, as Maddox tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chavez wants to sweep but no luck.
Maddox showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chavez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chavez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox distracts Chavez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maddox is looking to work some ground and pound but Chavez has wrist control.
Chavez is pulling down on Maddox's head. It's preventing any offense from Maddox, at least for the moment.
Maddox trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maddox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maddox misses with a body kick.
Chavez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maddox doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dilbert Chavez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chavez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maddox looks to land a body kick but Chavez moved away.
Maddox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez shoots in and drives through. Maddox sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Maddox. No joy for Chavez on that attempt.
Brian Maddox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dilbert Chavez.
Maddox throws out a loose jab but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maddox connects with a leg kick. Chavez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chavez.
Maddox moves forwards but Chavez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Maddox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maddox fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chavez is out of range.
Maddox lands a right hook to the body.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maddox as he avoids it easily.
Chavez misses with a body punch
and Maddox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws out a loose jab but Maddox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maddox misses with a jab to the body
and Chavez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maddox thinking.
Maddox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chavez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chavez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chavez moves out of range as Maddox strikes.
Maddox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chavez keeps the fight on the outside.
Good shot there by Maddox.
Maddox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Chavez tries for a takedown but Maddox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chavez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chavez looks to land a right hand but Maddox moved out of range.
Chavez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox lunges at Chavez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chavez's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez with a nice cross.
Maddox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maddox blocks an uppercut.
Maddox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maddox swings wildly with an uppercut but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maddox.
Maddox misses with a body punch.
Maddox lands with a right to the head.
Chavez tries for a takedown but Maddox manages to get underhooks.
Maddox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chavez's elbow.
Maddox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chavezs head.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Maddox gets through Chavez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Dilbert Chavez has been cut.
Chavez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maddox is defending well.
Maddox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Maddox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chavez is defending well for now.
Maddox has a couple of punches blocked by Chavez.
Maddox gets through Chavez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chavez tries to work over Maddox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maddox pushes Chavez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chavez fails to land.
Maddox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maddox misses with some punches.
Chavez is looking for a takedown.
Chavez looking to throw knees to the head but Maddox is blocking nicely.
Maddox blocking some punches.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Maddox scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Maddox fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez blocks a body shot from Maddox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maddox lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Maddox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dilbert Chavez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maddox fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Chavez to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Chavez looks to clinch but Maddox throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Chavez taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brian Maddox!
Brian Maddox retains his featherweight title!
Brian Maddox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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