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UFF 3 Shilt vs Neuer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demonic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demonic's entrance music is The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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168 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Demonic tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Demonic to the ground. Demonic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Demonic counters with a straight right hand.
Demonic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Demonic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Demonic can pounce on him.
Jones throws a leg kick
enabling Demonic to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Russell Jones has been cut.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Demonic counters with a one-two to the body.
Demonic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demonic throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Demonic lands with a good body shot.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demonic.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Demonic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones looks gassed!
Demonic works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demonic scores with a nice head shot.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Demonic lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones is rocked!
Demonic drops Jones with a naaaaasty hook - Jones is in real trouble here! Demonic dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demonic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mya Nich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Snow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mya Nich's chin.
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175 lbs
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168 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mya Nich!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nich pinned against the cage. Nich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nich!
It looks like Jon Snow has been cut.
Snow has a takedown stuffed.
A right-left combo lands from Nich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh!!! Nich has knocked Snow down with a huge combo! Nich steps away and waves a wobbly Snow back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Snow is rocked!
Nich batters Snow with a massive right followed by a huge left! Snow is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Nich lands a final crushing right hand to drop Snow to the mat with a gruesome thud! Nich is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mya Nich!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Miyaichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards has chosen Cry me a river - Michael buble as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Miyaichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Richards!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyaichi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Richards blocks a jab.
Miyaichi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richards circles away.
Richards scores with a kick to the midsection.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miyaichi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richards as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryo Miyaichi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Miyaichi - just one landing.
Miyaichi shoots for a takedown but Richards saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miyaichi fails with the takedown.
Miyaichi dives in and grabs Richards's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes down on Miyaichi's head and hops out.
Miyaichi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richards circles away.
Miyaichi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richards stuffs the takedown attempt from Miyaichi. Miyaichi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyaichi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miyaichi shoots in but Richards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyaichi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miyaichi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Richards counters with a leg kick.
Miyaichi fails with the takedown.
Richards keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miyaichi is breathing heavily.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyaichi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miyaichi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyaichi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Richards misses the jab.
Miyaichi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Richards sprawls well initially but Miyaichi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Richards wants to get back to his feet.
Richards is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miyaichi is trying to control. Richards wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Richards keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miyaichi drops an elbow to the side of Richards's head.
Richards is trying to stand back up but Miyaichi is controlling him
Miyaichi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Richards has managed to free his arm - good work.
Miyaichi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyaichi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miyaichi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Richards is trying to stand up here but Miyaichi is controlling him well.
Miyaichi is keen to just control but Richards is a slippery customer.
Richards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miyaichi.
Richards is looking to escape.
Miyaichi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Miyaichi thows a huge punch but Richards dodges it nicely.
Richards avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miyaichi.
Miyaichi winds up and cracks Richards with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Richards is doing well to control the position and prevent Miyaichi from advancing to side control.
Miyaichi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Richards taking some punishment here, with Miyaichi in his half guard.
Richards keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Miyaichi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyaichi slips a nice elbow through Richards's hands, connecting with Richards's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyaichi has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Richards defend it? Miyaichi steps over the head and cranks it - Richards is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Miyaichi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryo Miyaichi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernie Busto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Cronkite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronkite has chosen Croc song! as his entrance music. Melvin Cronkite acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernie Busto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Melvin Cronkite!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronkite gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cronkite working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cronkite has an Americana. Busto didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Cronkite is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Cronkite hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Melvin Cronkite!
During a confident post fight interview, Melvin Cronkite thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Mullen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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162 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Good low kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Mullen misses.
A combination from Winchester does no damage.
Winchester closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mullen to the mat! Mullen manages to get full guard.
Winchester throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winchester is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mullen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mullen has escaped and now he's on top!
Winchester keeping full guard, as Mullen tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Winchester can do anything to dispel that myth.
Winchester has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Winchester has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mullen should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Winchester has tightened it up now! Mullen should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dean Winchester!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Doomsday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuji Rikidozan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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216 lbs
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derek Doomsday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsuji Rikidozan!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rikidozan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rikidozan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doomsday.
Rikidozan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doomsday swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doomsday closes the distance and pushes Rikidozan back into the cage.
Doomsday blocks an uppercut.
Rikidozan tries a body shot but Doomsday blocks it.
Doomsday lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rikidozan.
Doomsday tries to stall but Rikidozan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doomsday works on Rikidozan's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rikidozan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rikidozan blocking some punches.
Rikidozan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Rikidozan fails to land.
Doomsday taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rikidozan throws a head punch that misses.
Doomsday taking a breather.
Doomsday wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikidozan scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Derek Doomsday has been cut.
Rikidozan lands a right hand.
Rikidozan swings wildly with an uppercut but Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rikidozan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doomsday has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doomsday.
Rikidozan digs a right hand into Doomsday's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doomsday's gas tank.
Doomsday misses with the head strike.
Doomsday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doomsday scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doomsday blocks an uppercut.
Doomsday gets through Rikidozan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doomsday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doomsday misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rikidozan checks a low kick from Doomsday.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan staying out of range there.
Derek Doomsday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rikidozan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doomsday counters with a solid body kick.
Rikidozan is looking to clinch.
Doomsday misses with a straight right.
Doomsday moves out of range as Rikidozan throws a body kick.
Doomsday connects with a single shot there.
Rikidozan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doomsday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rikidozan.
Rikidozan forces Doomsday back against the cage and clinches.
Doomsday misses with the head strike.
Doomsday tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doomsday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan lands an uppercut.
Rikidozan throws a head punch that misses.
Rikidozan throws a head punch that misses.
Doomsday blocks a body shot from Rikidozan.
Doomsday is trying to maintain a safe position but Rikidozan gets an underhook and turns Doomsday into the cage.
Rikidozan scores with a hook to the body.
Doomsday is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rikidozan is keeping busy.
Rikidozan misses with the head strike.
Rikidozan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doomsday blocking some punches.
Doomsday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rikidozan's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doomsday.
Doomsday gets through Rikidozan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doomsday misses with the head strike.
Doomsday blocks an uppercut.
Doomsday lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Doomsday.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rikidozan lands a hook that snaps the head of Doomsday backwards.
Rikidozan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doomsday.
Doomsday swings wildly with an uppercut but Rikidozan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rikidozan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rikidozan tries to throw a body punch but Doomsday avoids it by throwing Rikidozan back against the cage.
Doomsday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rikidozan throws a head punch that misses.
Doomsday keeps control of Rikidozan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rikidozan swings wildly with an uppercut but Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rikidozan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rikidozan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doomsday's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doomsday lands a shoulder strike.
Doomsday tries to break free but Rikidozan pushes him back against the cage.
Doomsday working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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 Derek Doomsday will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derek Doomsday's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rikidozan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doomsday on the side of the head.
Doomsday blocks a head kick by Rikidozan.
Doomsday lands a big shot that drops Rikidozan! Can he finish him?
It looks like Katsuji Rikidozan has been cut.
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!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Doomsday lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rikidozan is rocked!
Doomsday is stalling in the full guard.
Rikidozan is still in real trouble! Can Doomsday finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doomsday with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doomsday slips nicely into half guard.
Rikidozan seems to have recovered his senses.
Doomsday trying to control from half guard but Rikidozan is working away.
Doomsday takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Doomsday seems to be working for a kimura but Rikidozan defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday is working for a kimura but Rikidozan is defending it quite comfortably.
Doomsday is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Doomsday sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rikidozan defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rikidozan is refusing to be controlled, as Doomsday sits in half guard.
Doomsday not doing much here.
Doomsday wants to take a breather but Rikidozan is having none of it.
Doomsday throwing shots but Rikidozan is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday seems to be working for a kimura but Rikidozan defends the submission attempt.
Rikidozan is trying to stand.
Doomsday missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Doomsday is pressing down on Rikidozan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rikidozan is holding on for now.
Rikidozan is staying active underneath Doomsday, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Doomsday tries to pass to full mount but Rikidozan defends it.
Rikidozan wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Doomsday in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Rikidozan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Doomsday!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Derek Doomsday!
Derek Doomsday managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellbent , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephoune Father (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Also Zarathustra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zarathustra has chosen Red Birds Will Fly Out Of The East And Destroy Paris In A Night as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephoune Father!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Also Zarathustra!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarathustra looks for the body kick but Father saw that one coming.
Zarathustra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Father to score with a decent uppercut.
Zarathustra just misses with a punch to the body.
Father walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zarathustra is looking to chop away at Father's legs.
Father fails with the takedown.
Zarathustra scores with the left hand. Father knows he should have avoided that one.
Father shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zarathustra but Zarathustra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Father throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zarathustra was covering up waiting for the punch and Father finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Father seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Father lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Father pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zarathustra is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Father with a nice head shot there.
Zarathustra looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Father wants to control from the top but Zarathustra keeps moving.
Zarathustra can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Father controls the pace.
Father got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zarathustra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Father has managed to get both his arms back between Zarathustra's legs - danger averted.
Father engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Father trying to control but Zarathustra is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Father stopping the sweep attempt from Zarathustra.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stephoune Father wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Zarathustra throws a nice looking combination but Father bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zarathustra looks to land a left hand but Father moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Father.
Zarathustra scores with a hook to the body. Father takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Zarathustra lands an impressive looking overhand right. Father doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra leaves Father with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephoune Father. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Father shoots in for a takedown but Zarathustra shows good takedown defense.
Father throws a series of punches but Zarathustra moves out of range.
Zarathustra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Father.
Zarathustra looks to land a right hand but Father moved out of range.
Zarathustra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Father.
Zarathustra looks to score with a jab to the body but Father is just out of range.
Zarathustra moves out of range of the strikes.
Father fails with the takedown
and Zarathustra counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Father misses the shot to the body.
Zarathustra throws a series of strikes that have Father backpedaling.
It looks like Stephoune Father has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zarathustra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Father slips under a jab from Zarathustra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra thows a body shot but no joy.
Father shoots in but Zarathustra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Father missing with a left hand there. Zarathustra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Zarathustra.
Father shoots in for a takedown but Zarathustra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Father misses the shot to the body.
Zarathustra feints and then cracks Father's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Father down.
Father shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zarathustra pinned against the cage. Zarathustra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Father ducks under a wild hook from Zarathustra.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Father on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zarathustra. Zarathustra obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Also Zarathustra will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stephoune Father's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zarathustra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Father stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zarathustra lands a jab.
Father tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zarathustra sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Father somewhat.
Father slips a jab and a cross from Zarathustra.
Zarathustra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Father missing with a left hand there. Zarathustra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zarathustra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zarathustra looks to land a combination but Father avoids it well.
Father changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zarathustra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zarathustra is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zarathustra is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Father's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Father controlling the pace.
Father prevents Zarathustra from improving his position.
Father is looking to take a break and control but Zarathustra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zarathustra actively working from the bottom here.
Father is taking a breather. Zarathustra says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Father seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zarathustra for as long as he can get away with.
Father with the ground and pound but Zarathustra uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zarathustra looking to control.
Father engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We're going to have a standup here because Stephoune Father wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Father misses with a straight left.
Father clobbers Zarathustra with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zarathustra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donk. Zarathustra catches Father right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Father swings for the body but Zarathustra moves out of range.
Father misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Father uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zarathustra.
Zarathustra connects with a solid leg kick.
Father thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zarathustra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zarathustra slips a straight right by Father.
Father ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Father misses its intended target.
Zarathustra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Father looks to land a combination. Zarathustra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zarathustra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Father cracks Zarathustra with a good jab.
Zarathustra misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zarathustra scores with a jab to the body.
Zarathustra slips a straight right by Father.
Zarathustra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Father keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Father fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zarathustra on the side of the head.
Also Zarathustra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zarathustra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zarathustra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zarathustra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stephoune Father's cut is getting worse.
Zarathustra throws a body punch but Father moves out of range.
Zarathustra pushes Father up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zarathustra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Father.
Zarathustra tries a body shot but Father blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Also Zarathustra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stephoune Father's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Father dips to his left and cracks Zarathustra with an uppercut!
Father walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Father blocks the body kick.
Zarathustra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zarathustra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Father.
Jab by Father.
Zarathustra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Father misses with a series of wild punches.
Father fails with a takedown attempt.
Father fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Father throws a body punch but Zarathustra moves out of range.
Father moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Father cracks Zarathustra with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarathustra throws a head kick that misses.
Zarathustra walks into a left hand.
Zarathustra stalks Father and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Father's face. Father staggers backwards, shaken.
Zarathustra thuds his right hand into Father's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Zarathustra does it's job there.
Zarathustra gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Father closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Zarathustra tries to roll over but Father keeps him under control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zarathustra has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Father is working away from the top position though.
Father with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Also Zarathustra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra is looking to control Father's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zarathustra avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Father seems content to control.
Stephoune Father overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Stephoune Father wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zarathustra tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Father is able to avoid easily.
Father lands with an uppercut that bounces Zarathustra off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Also Zarathustra has been cut.
Father thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zarathustra. That's going to slow Father down.
Zarathustra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zarathustra stuns Father with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Father shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zarathustra but Zarathustra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephoune Father. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Father fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zarathustra misses the shot to the body.
Father changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zarathustra tries to avoid it but Father manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zarathustra to the ground. Zarathustra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Also Zarathustra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Father looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zarathustra throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Father misses.
Zarathustra slips under a jab.
Father defending well as Zarathustra loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra lands a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zarathustra. Father shrugs it off though.
Father misses with a looping left.
Zarathustra misses the shot to the body.
Father takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zarathustra moves out of range of the strikes.
Father fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zarathustra bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zarathustra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Father throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zarathustra's waist but Zarathustra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Father off to one side.
Father shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zarathustra but Zarathustra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stephoune Father has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zarathustra lands with a kick to the ribs.
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 Stephoune Father.
I think Zarathustra has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Also Zarathustra!
A less than humble Also Zarathustra misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rojas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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198 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arturo Rojas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Rojas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rojas is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Rojas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Morgan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Rojas's head back.
Rojas throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rojas misses the target.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rojas lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rojas.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rojas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rojas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas throws a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by Morgan.
Rojas misses with a body kick.
Rojas throws a body kick that misses.
Rojas is looking to land body kicks.
Rojas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Rojas tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rojas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morgan pushes Rojas away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Rojas.
Rojas throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Trent Morgan has been cut.
Rojas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan tries to clinch there but Rojas circles away.
A jab from Rojas misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rojas back to the cage. Morgan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rojas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morgan tries to bum rush Rojas with a series of wild strikes but Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Rojas with that takedown attempt.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Rojas misses with a double jab.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Morgan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Arturo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan wants to clinch.
A big left from Rojas misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rojas counters with an outside leg kick.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Rojas misses.
Morgan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Rojas.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Rojas avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan cracks Rojas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rojas is looking to score with low kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Morgan.
Rojas throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Rojas lands a nice hook to Morgan's body. Morgan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojas.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Rojas moved away.
Morgan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rojas.
Rojas is looking to score with low kicks.
Rojas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rojas. That's going to slow Morgan down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rojas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Morgan blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rojas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Morgan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rojas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rojas with a nice cross.
Morgan defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Rojas avoids it.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body.
Rojas tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Arturo Rojas is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan drives through and clinches with Rojas against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas avoids a wild elbow strike from Morgan.
Rojas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Rojas misses
and Morgan counters with a head kick. That will keep Rojas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Trent Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Morgan throws a body punch but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan scores with a head kick.
Morgan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rojas finds it's way round the side to connect with Morgan's head.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rojas misses with a series of wild punches.
Rojas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morgan in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a right hand that Rojas ducks under and follows up with a left that Rojas also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Morgan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rojas rather than just go for the knockout.
Rojas throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Morgan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Rojas.
Morgan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rojas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Rojas sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Rojas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Rojas persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Rojas throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a nice body kick.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rojas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rojas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Rojas misses.
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rojas throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a left and a right that stings Rojas.
Rojas connects with a leg kick. Morgan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses.
Rojas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morgan. That did some damage!
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Rojas moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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!
Rojas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Rojas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Rojas down.
Rojas throws a leg kick but Morgan moved away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rojas.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rojas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Rojas off balance momentarily.
Rojas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rojas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Rojas scores with a four punch combination!
A good leg kick by Rojas.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Rojas.
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 Arturo Rojas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trent Morgan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Rojas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan moves out of range of the leg kick from Rojas.
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Rojas.
Rojas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan checks a low kick from Rojas.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rojas tried to score with a low kick but Morgan checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Rojas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rojas throws a chopping leg kick but Morgan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morgan clinches up with Rojas and pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Rojas throws a head kick that Morgan semi-blocks.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojas circles away.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Rojas thows a body shot but no joy.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses.
Rojas swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rojas.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojas.
Rojas connects with a crisp jab.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Rojas moves out of range easily.
Rojas thumps Morgan with a low kick.
Morgan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Rojas keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Morgan.
Rojas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojas.
Some bone on bone action there as Morgan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan slips a jab from Rojas.
Rojas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morgan is out of range and Rojas settles back down.
Morgan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rojas looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rojas.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rojas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Morgan blocks the low kick.
Rojas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rojas.
Rojas thows a body shot but no joy.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rojas 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.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojas.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Rojas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rojas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rojas clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Morgan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rojas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rojas. That did some damage!
Morgan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rojas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rojas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morgan takes one to the chin there.
Morgan is rocked!
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rojas.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Rojas finish him?
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Rojas.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Rojas avoids them all with ease.
Morgan gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arturo Rojas!
Arturo Rojas retains his middleweight title!
Arturo Rojas made sure to mention his sponsor, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stig Helmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Magomedov's choice of entrance music: Ave Maria. Konstantin Magomedov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stig Helmer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stig Helmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Konstantin Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmer fails with the takedown
and Magomedov counters with a leg kick.
Helmer with a poor takedown
and Magomedov counters with a thumping low kick.
Magomedov moves into the clinch.
Helmer being controlled against the cage.
Magomedov is pressed up against the cage. Helmer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Magomedov down to the mat. Magomedov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stig Helmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magomedov throws a front kick that sends Helmer stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stig Helmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helmer is breathing heavily.
Magomedov throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magomedov. That's going to slow Helmer down.
A good leg kick by Magomedov.
Helmer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Magomedov cracks Helmer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Stig Helmer has been cut.
Magomedov cracks Helmer with a big right hand and Helmer goes down!
Helmer is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Magomedov landing some decent shots from guard.
Oh Helmer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magomedov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Helmer covers up, he's hurt! Magomedov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Magomedov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Magomedov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Magomedov!
During a confident post fight interview, Konstantin Magomedov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sem Shilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Neuer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sem Shilt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Neuer!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neuer misses with a head kick.
Neuer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shilt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shilt misses with a wild combination.
Shilt throws a wild body kick that Neuer sees coming a mile off.
Shilt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neuer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shilt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neuer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid body kick from Shilt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shilt throws a wild body kick that Neuer sees coming a mile off.
Neuer throws a head kick that misses
and Shilt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Neuer really felt that one!
Neuer misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilt avoids the head kick by Neuer.
Shilt blocks a head kick by Neuer.
Shilt throws a front kick that sends Neuer stumbling back into the cage.
Neuer looks gassed!
Shilt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shilt lands a front kick.
Shilt works over Neuer's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Manuel Neuer has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shilt lands a nice hook to Neuer's body. Neuer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shilt lands with a kick to the temple. Neuer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Neuer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick by Shilt - that's a beauty! Neuer is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Shilt can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sem Shilt!
Sem Shilt is the new heavyweight champion!
Sem Shilt very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc 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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