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MMM 179 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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11 - 13 - 2 |
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159 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benson Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
Angelo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Angelo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Angelo throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Angelo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Angelo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson throws a front kick aimed at Angelo's knee but Angelo avoids it well.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Angelo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
Henderson connects with a jab.
Henderson staying out of range there.
Angelo gets tackled into the cage by Henderson. Henderson maintains the clinch.
Angelo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Angelo tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Angelo's efforts to push away.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelo wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Angelo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Angelo misses with a head kick.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Angelo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Angelo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Angelo looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Angelo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Angelo circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo throws a leg kick but Henderson moved away.
Angelo moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson lands with a nice combination. Angelo backs away looking to recover.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Angelo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson cracks Angelo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henderson lands a really nice looking cross but Angelo seems unphased.
Angelo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Angelo is rocked!
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Angelo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Angelo is defending well for now.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Angelo seems to have got his legs back now.
Henderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Henderson keeps control of Angelo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Henderson to work.
Angelo is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
Angelo is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Angelo avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson stalling.
Angelo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Angelo lands but Henderson takes it in his stride.
Angelo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Angelo.
Angelo keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Henderson cracks Angelo with an open hand slap.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Angelo circles away.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Angelo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Angelo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Angelo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Angelo.
Henderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Angelo, pushing him back against the cage.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angelo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angelo blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson trying to stall but Angelo improves his position.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee calls for Henderson to work.
Angelo manages to break the clinch.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Angelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Angelo back to the cage. Henderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Angelo throws a lazy head kick
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Angelo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henderson blocks a leg kick.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Angelo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Henderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henderson avoids the head kick by Angelo.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michael Angelo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Angelo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Henderson gets a clinch.
Angelo is trying to break free.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Angelo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Angelo working hard to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Angelo.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angelo blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Angelo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Angelo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Angelo keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Benson Henderson has been cut.
Angelo misses with a head kick.
Henderson throws a combination. Angelo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Angelo.
Angelo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Angelo is trying to break the clinch but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angelo blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Angelo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Angelo avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Angelo is defending well for now.
Benson Henderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angelo managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson landing knees to the head.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Angelo's takedown attempt.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson 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.
Henderson connects with a jab.
Henderson throws a front kick that sends Angelo stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Henderson.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson.
Angelo is looking to chop away at Henderson's legs.
Henderson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Angelo will feel that in the morning.
Jab by Henderson.
Henderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Angelo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Angelo's efforts to push away.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Angelo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Angelo tries to score with a low kick but Henderson moves his leg out of the way.
Henderson throws a good cross that connects.
Angelo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henderson. Henderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angelo blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Angelo avoids it.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Angelo avoids the damage to the body.
Angelo is trying to break free.
Angelo managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Angelo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angelo avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Angelo is blocking nicely.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Henderson as Angelo tries to tie him up.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Angelo avoids the damage to the body.
Angelo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Angelo managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Angelo wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Angelo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Angelo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Angelo is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benson Henderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Henderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Angelo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Angelo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Angelo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Angelo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Angelo's corner calls for a 1-2. Angelo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Henderson.
Angelo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson 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.
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!
Henderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Angelo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benson Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Angelo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Henderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Angelo.
Henderson 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.
Henderson tries to clinch but Angelo moves out of range.
Benson Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson instigates a clinch.
Angelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelo is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Angelo fails to pull guard.
Angelo working hard to break the clinch.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Angelo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Angelo jumps guard but Henderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Angelo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angelo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angelo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Angelo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angelo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Angelo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson cracks Angelo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Angelo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henderson scores with a nice head shot.
Angelo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henderson connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Angelo.
Angelo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Angelo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Angelo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henderson checks the leg kick.
Henderson drops Angelo with a big left hand! Angelo is injured, injured bad! Henderson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Henderson!
After the fight, Benson Henderson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Brandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nes Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Brandt had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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25
268 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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22
255 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nes Quick!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Quick as Brandt shoots in.
Brandt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Quick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Quick moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Quick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Brandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Quick. Beautiful body shot.
Brandt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brandt needs to keep his hands up - Quick had a free shot at his head there.
Brandt fails with a takedown attempt.
Nes Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brandt is defended easily by Quick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brandt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brandt works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brandt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quick is looking to stand up but Brandt isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brandt throws a big elbow that misses.
Quick wants to get back to his feet but Brandt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quick wriggles free and stands up.
Quick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandt.
Quick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brandt.
Brandt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quick is fending him off so far but Brandt persists. Nope, Quick circles away and we're back to standing.
Brandt shoots in for a double leg but Quick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brandt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brandt is breathing heavily.
Quick tries to kick Brandt off but Brandt keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandt is working for a kimura but Quick is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick wants to get back to his feet.
Brandt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Quick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brandt prevents Quick from standing back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brandt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brandt is keen to just control but Quick is a slippery customer.
Quick is trying to stand up here but Brandt is controlling him well.
Brandt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brandt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick wants to get back to his feet.
Brandt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brandt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brandt frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Quick is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Quick is in a horrible position here. Brandt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Quick is bucking up trying to escape but Brandt cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brandt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quick is looking to escape.
Brandt controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandt landing strikes from the mount.
Quick is squirming around, avoiding Brandt's attempts to control the action.
Oooh a big shot lands for Brandt! Quick is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tom Brandt!
Our winner, Tom Brandt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damme comes into the arena with Fight to Survive blaring out of the sound system. Doe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. How could I just kill a man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Doe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Van Damme's chin.
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damme tries to clinch up
and Doe counters with a straight right hand.
Doe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Doe.
Doe clinches up against the cage.
Damme working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Damme fails to land.
Damme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doe has Damme pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Doe.
Damme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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!
Doe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doe lands an uppercut.
Damme misses with the head strike.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe wants to take the fight to the mat but Damme manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doe is working Damme over against the cage.
Doe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Damme lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doe or not.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doe's elbow.
Doe blocks an uppercut.
Doe gets through Damme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Doe controls his hands.
Damme has Doe pressed against the cage, preventing Doe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Damme has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damme working aggressively here.
Damme lands a right hand.
Doe takes a shot to the head.
Doe stalling in the clinch but Damme improves position.
Damme misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Doe.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Doe controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doe.
Damme throws a head punch that misses.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Doe controls the action.
Doe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doe.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
Doe looking to stall.
Doe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damme's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doe blocking some punches.
A short right from Doe.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damme.
A short right from Damme.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme misses with a body punch.
Doe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Damme is defending well.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doe's elbow.
Doe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Damme has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
The referee is keeping an eye on Doe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice left hand lands by Damme.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head.
Doe can't find room to land a body shot as Damme controls the action.
Damme lands a hook that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Still in the clinch, Damme scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head.
Doe blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Damme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damme working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
A short uppercut from Doe.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Doe controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Damme.
Doe struggles to land a body shot inside as Damme controls his hands.
Damme avoiding damage as Doe throws knees to the body.
Doe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
Damme throws a punch but it's blocked by Doe.
Damme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doe.
Damme throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doe.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
Damme tries to work over Doe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Doe cracks a nice hook into Damme's ribs.
Doe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Damme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doe throws out the jab.
Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damme tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
Doe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Damme tries to clinch but Doe moves away
and Doe counters with a right hand to the body.
Some wild striking there from Damme.
Damme tries to clinch up.
Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Doe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doe loads up on a big right hand but Damme slips the punch.
Doe avoids the head kick by Damme.
Doe moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Damme.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.
Doe blocks a body shot from Damme.
Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doe gets through Damme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doe lands a knee to the head.
Damme lands a shoulder strike.
Damme scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Doe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damme misses with a body punch.
Damme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damme lands a left hand.
A short left from Doe.
Doe misses with a body punch.
A short right from Doe on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme cracks Doe with a nice body shot.
Damme tries a body shot but Doe blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Damme.
Doe is breathing heavily.
Damme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Damme.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme tries to work over Doe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damme.
Damme lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Doe controls his hands.
Damme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Damme lands with a left to the head.
Doe is rocked!
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe is still on wobbly legs! Can Damme finish him?
Doe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doe seems to have recovered his senses.
Damme scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Doe controls the action.
Doe prevents a body shot from Damme.
Doe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
Van Damme has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doe scores with a shot to the side of Damme's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Damme as Doe tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doe tries to circle away but Damme has him pinned against the cage.
Damme pushes Doe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe prevents a body shot from Damme.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Damme up against the cage.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damme lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe is trying to stall.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doe just leaning against Damme, taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme misses with a body punch.
Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Doe lands with a hook. Damme tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Damme tries to clinch there but Doe circles away.
Damme misses with a wild body shot.
Damme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doe.
Damme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doe has Damme up against the cage in a clinch.
Doe looking to slow down the pace here.
Damme throws a punch but it's blocked by Doe.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Doe.
Damme misses with some punches.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doe looking for a takedown.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe blocks an uppercut.
Damme throws a punch but it's blocked by Doe.
A short right from Doe on the inside.
Damme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.
Doe lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Damme is trying to stand up here but Doe is controlling him well.
Damme regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damme keeping moving, preventing Doe from controlling successfully.
Doe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damme swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Damme is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Doe wants to pass the guard but Damme is keeping the position.
Damme is trying to keep Doe in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damme is really struggling to control Doe but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Van Damme wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Doe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damme tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doe just misses with a punch to the body.
Damme is looking to clinch.
Van Damme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Doe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Damme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doe.
Doe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Doe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damme tries to clinch there but Doe circles away.
Damme is looking to clinch.
Doe throws a low kick but Damme avoids it.
Damme lands a high kick!
Nice shot lands for Doe.
Damme connects with an inside leg kick.
Damme fails to land with a series of punches.
Damme takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Damme lands a two punch combo.
Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doe moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Damme fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme scores with a shoulder strike.
Damme lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
Doe manages to break the clinch.
Damme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damme.
Damme takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damme scores with the left hand. Doe 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.
Damme throws a series of punches but Doe moves out of range.
Doe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damme thows a body shot but no joy.
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 Van Damme.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damme, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Damme!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermann Von Duisberg (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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24
169 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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30
165 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hermann Von Duisberg!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Duisberg scores with a leg kick.
Von Duisberg throws out a leg kick but Ballzonya moves out of range and Von Duisberg only half commits.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ballzonya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Von Duisberg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ballzonya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Von Duisberg's head backwards.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Von Duisberg lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ballzonya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ballzonya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Von Duisberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ballzonya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ballzonya blocks a head kick by Von Duisberg.
Ballzonya avoids a kick to the body.
Ballzonya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Duisberg throws a big shot that misses.
Von Duisberg wants to land a leg kick but Ballzonya is out of range.
Von Duisberg misses with a head kick.
Von Duisberg checks a low kick from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya lands with a cross.
Ballzonya lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballzonya misses with a hook.
Ballzonya loads up on a big right hand but Von Duisberg slips the punch.
Von Duisberg throws a push kick but Ballzonya slaps the foot to one side.
Von Duisberg ducks under a wild hook from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ballzonya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Von Duisberg is keeping the position for now.
Ballzonya slips nicely into half guard.
Von Duisberg keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Von Duisberg tries to roll over but Ballzonya keeps him under control.
Ballzonya is looking to advance position but Von Duisberg won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Von Duisberg's head.
Von Duisberg taking some punishment here, with Ballzonya in his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ballzonya looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ballzonya seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballzonya is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ballzonya is pressing down on Von Duisberg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Von Duisberg is holding on for now.
Von Duisberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ballzonya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Von Duisberg defending well though.
Ballzonya lands strikes from half guard.
Ballzonya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Von Duisberg defending well though.
Ballzonya controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Von Duisberg regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ballzonya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya 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.
Ballzonya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballzonya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Von Duisberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Ballzonya dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ballzonya cracks a nice hook into Von Duisberg's ribs.
Von Duisberg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Von Duisberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballzonya lands a nice hook to Von Duisberg's body. Von Duisberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ballzonya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Von Duisberg thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ballzonya if he has to take too many more of those.
Von Duisberg throws a big shot that misses.
Von Duisberg lands a head kick. Ballzonya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A clash of legs there as Ballzonya blocks the low kick.
Von Duisberg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ballzonya.
Von Duisberg is trying to control Ballzonya's posture but Ballzonya avoids it.
Ballzonya misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Von Duisberg stops Ballzonya from passing to mount.
Ballzonya is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Von Duisberg will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ballzonya tries to move into full mount but can't pass Von Duisberg's legs.
The strikes coming from Ballzonya are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Duisberg is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ballzonya is controlling him well.
Ballzonya 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.
Ballzonya fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Von Duisberg parries the strikes from Ballzonya easily there. Ballzonya is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Von Duisberg to escape.
Ballzonya trying to control the action but Von Duisberg is working from the bottom.
Ballzonya landing a few strikes.
Ballzonya in side control, throwing shots but Von Duisberg defends.
Ballzonya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Von Duisberg keeps working.
Ballzonya controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya in side control, throwing shots but Von Duisberg defends.
Ballzonya tries to score with some ground and pound. Von Duisberg controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Von Duisberg taking a bit of punishment here - Ballzonya scoring with strikes.
Ballzonya throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ballzonya working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Von Duisberg avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ballzonya.
Ballzonya working the ground and pound but Von Duisberg is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Von Duisberg regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ballzonya's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Harry Ballzonya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ballzonya in particular looking to stall.
Ballzonya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, if Ballzonya is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Von Duisberg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Ballzonya dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Von Duisberg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Von Duisberg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ballzonya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Von Duisberg on the side of the head.
Ballzonya scores with a punch to the head.
Ballzonya lands with a nice body punch.
Ballzonya lands a leg kick that knocks Von Duisberg off balance momentarily.
Von Duisberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballzonya.
Von Duisberg moves away from the strike by Ballzonya.
No luck for Ballzonya with that takedown attempt.
Ballzonya fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Von Duisberg sprawls well initially but Ballzonya persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballzonya with the ground and pound but Von Duisberg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ballzonya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Von Duisberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ballzonya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Duisberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Von Duisberg controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya controls from within his opponent's guard.
Von Duisberg working a defensive guard here.
Ballzonya 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hermann Von Duisberg.
Von Duisberg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Von Duisberg misses with a body shot.
Ballzonya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Von Duisberg doesn't seem bothered though.
Von Duisberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Von Duisberg throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ballzonya slips a nice elbow through Von Duisberg's hands, connecting with Von Duisberg's forehead.
Ballzonya has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ballzonya landing strikes from the mount and Von Duisberg is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballzonya working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballzonya thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ballzonya scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ballzonya tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ballzonya with the ground and pound from mount.
Von Duisberg is rocked!
Von Duisberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ballzonya connects with a bit shot that sees Von Duisberg covering up! More strikes from Ballzonya and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ballzonya is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Ballzonya!
Harry Ballzonya spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuey Chuleta (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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29
185 lbs
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World class 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
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Callaghan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuey Chuleta!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaghan jabs Chuleta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chuleta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Callaghan throws out the jab.
Jab by Callaghan.
Callaghan tries to clinch up but Chuleta circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Chuleta or perhaps it was just good defense by Callaghan which made him look bad.
Callaghan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chuleta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Callaghan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chuleta's calf.
Chuleta throws a series of punches but Callaghan moves out of range.
Callaghan swinging wildly here.
A big right from Chuleta misses.
A swing and a miss from Callaghan.
Callaghan moves out of range of the strikes.
Chuleta misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Callaghan misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Callaghan misses with a low kick.
Callaghan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chuleta moves away.
Callaghan lands with a straight right. Chuleta didn't see that one coming.
Chuleta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Callaghan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chuleta moves out of range as Callaghan strikes.
Callaghan misses with a left hand
and Chuleta counters with an outside leg kick.
A combination from Chuleta does no damage.
Chuleta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Callaghan tries to avoid it but Chuleta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Callaghan to the ground. Callaghan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Callaghan. Beautiful body shot.
Callaghan throws a good cross that connects.
Callaghan throws a jab when Chuleta was well out of range.
Chuleta misses with a looping left.
Callaghan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta throws a hook to the side of Callaghan's head but Callaghan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Callaghan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chuleta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chuleta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Callaghan.
Chuleta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Callaghan is looking to chop away at Chuleta's legs.
Callaghan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chuleta checks a low kick from Callaghan.
Callaghan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Callaghan throws a leg kick which misses Chuleta's front leg but catches the back leg as Chuleta tries to avoid it.
Chuleta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Callaghan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chuleta blocks a low kick nicely.
Callaghan throws a good cross that connects.
Callaghan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chuleta.
Callaghan throws a chopping leg kick but Chuleta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Chuleta blocks the leg kick.
Callaghan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Callaghan throws a body kick that misses.
Chuleta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Callaghan misses with a low kick.
Callaghan blocks a jab.
Chuleta 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.
Callaghan lands a nice hook to Chuleta's body. Chuleta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Callaghan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chuleta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chuleta connects with a single shot there.
Chuleta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richard Callaghan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Callaghan misses its intended target.
Callaghan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A lazy left from Chuleta finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Callaghan throws a body kick that misses.
Chuleta scores with a jab. Callaghan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Callaghan moves out of range as Chuleta throws a body kick.
That kick from Callaghan tenderised Chuleta's leg. Chuleta is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chuleta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Callaghan. Callaghan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chuleta throws an off balance right hand
and Callaghan counters with a big head kick but Chuleta shrugs it off.
Callaghan lands a right hook to the body.
Callaghan throws a chopping leg kick but Chuleta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chuleta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Callaghan.
Callaghan throws a right hand that Chuleta ducks under and follows up with a left that Chuleta also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Callaghan tests Chuleta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Callaghan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Callaghan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chuleta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chuleta misses the jab.
Chuleta defending well as Callaghan loads up on a big left hand.
Callaghan looks to land a body kick but Chuleta moved away.
Chuleta gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chuleta throwing strikes but Callaghan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Chuleta parries the strikes from Callaghan easily there. Callaghan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chuleta to escape.
Callaghan scores with punches from side control.
Callaghan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Callaghan trying to control the action but Chuleta is working from the bottom.
Callaghan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chuleta is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Callaghan 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.
Callaghan controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuleta tries to bench press Callaghan off him but Callaghan keeps the position.
Chuleta can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Callaghan trying to control the action but Chuleta is working from the bottom.
Chuleta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Callaghan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Callaghan wants to control for a moment but Chuleta uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta is not content to let Callaghan control the position.
Callaghan lands with a punch from half guard.
Chuleta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Callaghan trying to control but Chuleta is working from the bottom.
Callaghan throws an elbow that misses. Chuleta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Callaghan's guard. Nice move by Chuleta!
Callaghan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Callaghan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chuleta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan keeping moving, preventing Chuleta from controlling successfully.
Chuleta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chuleta wants to control from the top but Callaghan keeps moving.
Callaghan keeping full guard, as Chuleta tries to pass.
Chuleta is working Callaghan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chuleta preventing the sweep.
Callaghan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Callaghan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chuleta!
Chuleta is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan looking to control but Chuleta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chuleta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Callaghan looking to control but Chuleta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chuleta can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Callaghan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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 Richard Callaghan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chuleta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Callaghan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Callaghan misses with a wild body shot.
Chuleta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Callaghan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chuleta was well out of range. Poor timing from Callaghan.
Callaghan lands a nice hook to Chuleta's body. Chuleta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chuleta checks a leg kick.
Callaghan misses with a straight left.
Chuleta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Callaghan finds it's way round the side to connect with Chuleta's head.
Chuleta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Callaghan's waist but Callaghan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chuleta off to one side.
The fighters circling - Chuleta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chuleta moves out of range of the strikes.
Callaghan misses with a straight left.
Callaghan stuffs the takedown.
Chuleta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Callaghan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuleta throws a right and a left that Callaghan avoids nicely.
Callaghan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chuleta moves away.
Callaghan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chuletas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Callaghan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chuleta checks it well.
Chuleta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Callaghan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chuleta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richard Callaghan is winning the standup battle so far.
Callaghan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Chuleta does it's job there.
Callaghan throws a head kick that half lands.
Chuleta misses with a few strikes there.
Callaghan misses with a looping left.
Callaghan cracks Chuleta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chuleta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Callaghan scores with a nice head shot.
Chuey Chuleta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta loads up on a big right hand but Callaghan slips the punch.
Callaghan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Callaghan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Chuleta blocks the leg kick.
Callaghan rushes Chuleta and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Callaghan works on Chuleta's body with a couple of short punches.
Chuleta tries to score a body lock takedown but Callaghan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Richard Callaghan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuey Chuleta.
Chuleta throws a punch but it's blocked by Callaghan.
Chuleta throws a head punch that misses.
Chuleta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Chuleta.
Callaghan lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Chuey Chuleta has been cut.
Callaghan blocks a body shot from Chuleta.
Chuleta misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chuleta.
Chuleta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan lands an elbow just above Chuleta 's eye.
Callaghan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Callaghan pushes Chuleta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Callaghan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chuleta's defenses.
Chuleta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chuleta misses with a body punch.
Callaghan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Callaghan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chuletas head.
Chuleta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Chuleta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chuleta blocks an elbow strike from Callaghan.
Callaghan digs a right hand underneath Chuleta's ribcage. Chuleta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chuleta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chuleta trying to control the position but instead, Callaghan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chuleta into the cage.
Callaghan cracks Chuleta with a nice body shot.
Chuleta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Callaghan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Callaghan scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan lands an elbow inside that Chuleta shrugs off.
Richard Callaghan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That has opened up Chuey Chuleta's cut even more.
Chuleta takes an elbow to the temple.
Callaghan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chuleta backwards.
The cut above Chuey Chuleta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chuleta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chuleta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Callaghan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chuleta's face.
Chuey Chuleta's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Callaghan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chuleta backwards.
Chuleta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Callaghan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Callaghan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chuleta's defenses.
Callaghan lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chuey Chuleta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Richard Callaghan!
Richard Callaghan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Arkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Sykloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sykloni's choice of entrance music: David Arkenstone - Carrickfergus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Arkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Sykloni!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sykloni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arkley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arkley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sykloni counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Arkley slips under a jab.
Arkley misses with a body kick.
Arkley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arkley misses with an uppercut
and Sykloni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arkley throws a head kick but Sykloni moves out of range.
Sykloni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arkley.
An inside leg kick from Sykloni misses.
Arkley misses with an uppercut
and Sykloni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arkley throws an overhand right that lands on Sykloni's shoulder, as Sykloni tries to avoid the shot.
Sykloni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sykloni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arkley.
Sykloni connects with a leg kick. Arkley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykloni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkley lands a jab.
Sykloni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arkley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arkley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sykloni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arkley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arkley rushes Sykloni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sykloni misses with a punch to the body.
Sykloni ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sykloni no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Arkley wants to control from the top but Sykloni keeps moving.
Sykloni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arkley defends it easily.
Arkley wants to stand but Sykloni is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Arkley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Arkley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sykloni makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sykloni.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sykloni looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Arkley has picked Sykloni up and slammed him! Sykloni can't keep hold of the triangle and Arkley manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni manages to get back to half guard.
Sykloni trying to hold on to Arkley's head to control him but Arkley postures up.
Still in half guard, Arkley seems content to control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sykloni manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sykloni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arkley forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni with the active half guard here but Arkley passes nicely into side control.
Sykloni is trying to control Arkley's posture but Arkley avoids it.
Arkley has control of an arm but Sykloni manages to advance to Arkley's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arkley has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Sykloni dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sykloni scores with the left hand. Arkley knows he should have avoided that one.
Sykloni throws a hook but Arkley blocks it.
Arkley scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Sykloni.
Nice straight punches there by Arkley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arkley.
It looks like Sami Sykloni has been cut.
Arkley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sykloni.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sykloni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sykloni thows a body shot but no joy.
Arkley clobbers Sykloni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arkley throws a jab but it's blocked by Sykloni.
Sykloni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sykloni throws a leg kick which misses Arkley's front leg but catches the back leg as Arkley tries to avoid it.
Arkley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sykloni tries to work over Arkley's front leg with a kick but Arkley checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkley closes the distance and clinches.
Arkley looking to throw knees to the head but Sykloni is blocking nicely.
Arkley misses with a knee strike.
Sykloni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arkley misses with a knee strike.
Arkley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sykloni lands a hook that snaps the head of Arkley backwards.
Sykloni tries a body shot but Arkley blocks it.
Arkley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arkley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sykloni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sykloni swings wildly with an uppercut but Arkley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykloni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Arkley.
Sykloni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arkley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Arkley misses with a lunging right hand
and Sykloni counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkley slips a jab and a cross from Sykloni.
Sykloni takes a swing at Arkley's ribcage but misses.
Arkley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sykloni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arkley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Sykloni tenderised Arkley's leg. Arkley is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Arkley blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Sykloni misses.
Sykloni ducks under a wild hook from Arkley.
Arkley looks to clinch
and Arkley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sykloni lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, jab by Arkley - just one landing.
Sykloni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arkley.
Arkley misses with a hook.
Arkley looks to throw the jab but Sykloni is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkley throws a series of punches but Sykloni moves out of range.
Arkley ducks under a wild hook from Sykloni.
Sykloni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arkley backs up against the cage.
Sami Sykloni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arkley scoring well with a low kick there.
Arkley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sykloni.
Sykloni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sykloni avoids the head kick by Arkley.
Sykloni scores with a leg kick.
Sykloni lands a nice shot that snaps Arkley's head back.
Sykloni lands a glancing blow to the side of Arkley's head.
Sykloni delivers a nice body kick.
Sykloni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arkley circles away quickly and effectively.
Sykloni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sykloni lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Sykloni misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arkley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sykloni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arkley throws an overhand right that lands on Sykloni's shoulder, as Sykloni tries to avoid the shot.
Sykloni throws a body punch but Arkley moves out of range.
Sykloni scores with a shot to the body.
Sykloni lands a jab to Arkley's midsection.
Sykloni scores with a nice body kick.
Sykloni jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arkley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arkley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arkley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sykloni.
Arkley throws a wild body kick that Sykloni sees coming a mile off.
Sykloni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sykloni scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Sykloni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sami Sykloni's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sykloni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arkley momentarily.
Arkley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arkley slips a jab and a cross from Sykloni.
Arkley blocks a head kick by Sykloni.
Arkley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sykloni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arkley.
Sykloni throws a jab when Arkley was well out of range.
Arkley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arkley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sykloni connects with a nice looking jab.
Arkley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sykloni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arkley.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sykloni in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Arkley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sykloni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arkley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sykloni.
Sykloni takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Arkley - just one landing.
Arkley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sykloni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arkley checks a low kick from Sykloni.
Arkley avoids the head kick by Sykloni.
Arkley throws a hook but Sykloni blocks it.
Arkley throws an off balance right hand
and Sykloni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Sykloni.
Arkley is looking to clinch.
Sykloni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sykloni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arkley.
An inside leg kick lands from Sykloni.
Sykloni misses with a leg kick
and Arkley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Arkley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sykloni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arkley. That did some damage!
James Arkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arkley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sykloni throws out the jab.
Arkley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arkley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sykloni misses with a low kick.
Arkley misses with an uppercut. Sykloni saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arkley checks a leg kick.
Sykloni scores with the left hand. Arkley knows he should have avoided that one.
Arkley lands with a slapping head kick.
Sykloni throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sykloni jabs at Arkley's body.
Arkley misses with a looping left.
Arkley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arkley takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni throws a good cross that connects.
A lazy left from Arkley finds it's target.
Arkley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sami Sykloni is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arkley throws out a loose jab but Sykloni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykloni throws a head kick that Arkley semi-blocks.
Arkley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arkley fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Arkley misses its intended target.
Arkley throws the left hand but Sykloni avoids the punch easily.
Sykloni lands a slapping body shot.
Arkley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sykloni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arkley moves into the clinch successfully.
Arkley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sykloni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkley misses with a knee to the head.
Arkley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sykloni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sykloni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sykloni lands with a cross.
Sykloni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arkley's hands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sykloni, as that shot connected.
Arkley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sykloni can pounce on him.
Sykloni scores with a nice body kick.
Sykloni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arkley at a distance.
Arkley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sykloni connects with a leg kick. Arkley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sykloni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arkley tries to clinch up but Sykloni circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Sykloni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sykloni 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Sykloni!
Post fight, an emotional Sami Sykloni said 'Well it happens, Bitch! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddard Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Ondahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddard Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Klas Ondahl!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark leaves Ondahl with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stark shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stark throwing strikes but missing.
Stark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ondahl is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Stark frees his head nicely. Oh but Ondahl has switched to an armbar! Stark is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Klas Ondahl!
Klas Ondahl took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krazy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clasie comes to the cage accompanied by Sensation White Anthem. Horse is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Otis. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Clasie misses the target.
Horse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clasie scores with a jab. Horse acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clasie.
Clasie misses with an uppercut. Horse saw that one coming.
Horse lands a jab to the head.
Horse misses with an uppercut.
Clasie misses with a straight left.
Clasie cracks Horse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horse fails with a takedown attempt.
Horse scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clasie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horse lands a glancing blow to the side of Clasie's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horse.
Clasie tries to clinch up but Horse circles away and keeps his distance.
Horse closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clasie quickly recovers to half guard.
Horse thows a huge punch but Clasie dodges it nicely.
Horse is looking to take a break and control but Clasie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Horse thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Horse decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Horse as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clasie throws a head kick that misses.
Clasie is looking to clinch but Horse is avoiding it.
Marcel Clasie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horse throws a combination that misses
and Clasie counters with a head kick. That will keep Horse thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Clasie forces Horse back against the cage and clinches.
Clasie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clasie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Horse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Horse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Horse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Horse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Clasie.
Horse lands a damaging elbow.
Horse tries a body shot but Clasie blocks it.
Horse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Marcel Clasie has been cut.
Clasie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clasie.
Clasie is trying to maintain a safe position but Horse gets an underhook and turns Clasie into the cage.
Horse lands a nice elbow.
Horse pushes Clasie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horse working aggressively here.
Clasie stalls.
Clasie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clasie misses with some punches.
Horse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Horse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clasie stalling in the clinch but Horse improves position.
Clasie throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.
Horse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clasie backwards.
Horse misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clasie.
A head punch on the inside from Clasie fails to land.
Clasie blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horse.
Horse has a couple of punches blocked by Clasie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horse throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Clasie as the two fighters clinch.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clasie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horse working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krazy Horse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Clasie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clasie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clasie.
Clasie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horse feints and then cracks Clasie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clasie down.
Clasie tries to clinch up but Horse circles away and keeps his distance.
Horse on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clasie has closed the distance and engaged Horse in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Horse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Clasie controls the action.
Horse misses with the head strike.
Krazy Horse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Come on Clasie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clasie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clasie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Clasie to work.
Clasie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Horses head.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.
Horse gets through Clasie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Horse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clasie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clasie is looking to control Horse's arms but Horse gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clasie has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Horse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horse content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Horse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marcel Clasie's cut is getting worse.
Horse works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Clasie has momentary wrist control but Horse slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse trying to control but Clasie is working from the bottom.
Horse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clasie's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Horse's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Horse missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clasie keeping moving, preventing Horse from controlling successfully.
Clasie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clasie tries to get out of the position.
Horse tries to free his leg and advance position but Clasie is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse wants to control from the top but Clasie keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Krazy Horse was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Clasie works the jab nicely.
Clasie ducks under a wild hook from Horse.
Marcel Clasie is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Horse.
Clasie connects with a body shot that sends Horse's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clasie.
Horse bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clasie's head backwards.
Horse staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse throws an off balance right hand
and Clasie counters with a series of strikes. Horse will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clasie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Horse.
Clasie wants to clinch.
Clasie tries to keep at a distance but Horse has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Horse as the two fighters clinch.
Clasie blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clasie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.
Horse digs a right hand into Clasie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clasie's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krazy Horse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcel Clasie's cut.
That's time! Clasie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horse closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Clasie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Horse.
Horse tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Horse has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Horse is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clasie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Horse trying to control the action but Clasie is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Clasie is looking to clinch but Horse is avoiding it.
Horse throws an overhand right that lands on Clasie's shoulder, as Clasie tries to avoid the shot.
Horse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horse bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Clasie prevents Horse from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Horse.
Horse decides to stand back up.
Horse lands a jab.
Horse clobbers Clasie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horse has closed the distance and engaged Clasie in a clinch.
Clasie is struggling to control the position.
Horse misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clasie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horse lands a left hand.
Clasie presses Horse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clasie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clasie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horse misses the jab.
Clasie misses the shot to the body.
Clasie moves out of range as Horse throws a body kick.
Horse throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clasie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clasie moves in looking to clinch but Horse pushes him off.
Horse throws a nice looking combination but Clasie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clasie throws a lazy uppercut
and Horse counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horse lunges at Clasie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clasie's hand.
Horse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clasie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clasie.
Horse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clasie at a distance.
Horse scores with a nice body kick.
Horse fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clasie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horse connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horse. That's going to slow Clasie down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krazy Horse really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Clasie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Horse misses.
Horse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clasie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horse rushes Clasie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Horse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clasie stalling in the clinch but Horse improves position.
Clasie seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Horse is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horse.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clasie blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Horse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clasie's brow.
Horse content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clasie.
A short left from Horse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Horse.
Clasie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Horse.
Clasie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horse.
Clasie is rocked!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Horse misses with the head strike.
Oh Clasie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horse tries to throw a body punch but Clasie avoids it by throwing Horse back against the cage.
Horse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clasie seems to have got his legs back now.
Clasie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clasie throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Horse misses with the head strike.
Clasie can't find room to land a body shot as Horse controls the action.
Clasie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clasie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Horse as Clasie tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clasie blocks an uppercut.
Clasie blocks an elbow strike from Horse.
Horse manages to break the clinch.
Horse misses with a body kick.
Clasie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clasie tries to clinch up but Horse circles away and keeps his distance.
Horse tried to score with a low kick but Clasie checks it.
Clasie misses with a head kick.
Horse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clasie.
Clasie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clasie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clasie slips a straight right by Horse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A left lands for Horse.
Nice straight punches there by Horse. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Horse.
Clasie throws a body kick that misses.
Clasie darts in and clinches Horse up against the cage.
Clasie just leaning against Horse, taking a breather.
Horse lands a big right hand that sends Clasie to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Clasie!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horse thows a huge punch but Clasie dodges it nicely.
Horse thows a huge punch but Clasie dodges it nicely.
Horse wants to pass the guard but Clasie is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Horse in particular looking to stall.
It looks like Horse is going to stand back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Clasie taking some punishment here, with Horse in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horse decides to return to a standing position.
Clasie fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krazy Horse dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Clasie'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. And we move into the final round!
Horse lands a big head kick that sends Clasie tumbling to the mat! Horse takes a step backwards and waves Clasie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Clasie wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horse closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clasie.
Clasie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Horse working aggressively here.
Horse throws a punch but it's blocked by Clasie.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clasie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.
Clasie looking to stall.
Good body shot from Clasie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clasie pushes Horse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horse lands a big knee to the head and Clasie goes down! Horse is looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horse stands up and beckons Clasie to his feet.
Clasie moves out of range as Horse strikes.
Clasie misses with a right hand
and Horse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Horse.
Clasie tries to close the distance and clinch but Horse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clasie wants to clinch.
Clasie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krazy Horse 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.
Clasie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Horse.
Clasie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clasie has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Clasie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clasie lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Clasie to work.
Horse blocks a body shot from Clasie.
Marcel Clasie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Clasie.
Clasie can't find room to land a body shot as Horse controls the action.
Clasie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clasie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clasie wants to stall.
Clasie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clasie leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Horse.
Marcel Clasie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clasie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clasie misses with a body punch.
Clasie takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clasie struggles to land a body shot inside as Horse controls his hands.
Clasie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clasie swings wildly with an uppercut but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Krazy Horse.
Well Horse has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krazy Horse! Krazy Horse retains his heavyweight title!
Krazy Horse decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Leads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Su Nami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nami's choice of entrance music: New York. 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, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Leads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Su Nami!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leads cracks Nami with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leads throws a right hand that Nami ducks under and follows up with a left that Nami also avoids with ease.
Leads keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nami.
Leads keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nami.
Nami jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leads misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leads loads up on a big right hand but Nami slips the punch.
Nami thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leads loads up on a big right hand but Nami slips the punch.
Nami uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leads.
Leads misses with a straight right.
Su Nami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nami avoids the body shot from Leads.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leads thows a body shot but no joy.
Leads moves forwards but Nami connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leads sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leads walks into a straight right hand from Nami.
Leads displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nami throws out the jab.
Nami dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nami clinches up against the cage.
Nami goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leads blocking some punches.
Nami misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leads pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nami slips a straight right by Leads.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leads swinging wildly here.
Nami closes the distance and clinches.
Nami lands a nice uppercut.
Nami misses with some punches.
Leads looking to throw knees to the head but Nami is blocking nicely.
Nami is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leads with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Leads scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leads misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nami fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leads.
Nami goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nami.
Nami tries to throw a body punch but Leads avoids it by throwing Nami back against the cage.
Leads throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nami as Leads tries to tie him up.
Leads is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nami's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nami misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nami.
Leads blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leads creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leads working aggressively here.
Leads misses with a body punch.
Nami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Leads.
Nami misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nami throws a head punch that misses.
Leads is trying to stall.
Nami swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nami misses with a punch to the body.
Leads breaks from the clinch.
Leads misses with a body punch
and Nami counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leads just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nami misses with a hook. Leads ducked under it nicely.
Nami cracks Leads with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Su Nami dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nami tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leads counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nami jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leads on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leads moves away.
Nami dodges the punch combination from Leads.
Nami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nami moves away from the strike by Leads.
Nami connects with a nice looking jab.
Nami lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leads at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Leads - just one landing.
Leads fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nami misses with a body shot.
Nami misses with an uppercut
and Leads counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nami pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leads is out of range and Nami settles back down.
Nami thows a left - swing and a miss!
Su Nami seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Leads catches Nami right on the button with a cross.
Nami takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nami loads up on a big right hand but Leads slips the punch.
Nami is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Leads uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nami.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leads. Nami does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Leads misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leads blocks a jab.
Leads moves into the clinch.
Nami tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leads throws a punch but it's blocked by Nami.
A head punch on the inside from Nami fails to land.
A short right from Nami.
Leads blocking some punches.
Leads tries to circle away but Nami has him pinned against the cage.
Nami blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nami tries a body shot but Leads blocks it.
Leads is trying to break free.
Nami goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leads.
Nami misses with the head strike.
Nami misses with a body punch.
Leads is looking to control Nami's arms but Nami gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leads has his back to the cage.
Nami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leads misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Leads.
Leads goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nami lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leads backwards.
Leads is trying to maintain a safe position but Nami gets an underhook and turns Leads into the cage.
Leads blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leads lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nami misses with a body punch.
Leads has had enough of the clinch but Nami keeps him there for the moment.
Leads is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leads is struggling to control the position.
Leads is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Su Nami seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leads lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leads blocks a body shot from Nami.
Leads can't break the clinch.
Leads throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Leads dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leads swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leads looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Nami misses.
Leads throws a right hand that Nami ducks under and follows up with a left that Nami also avoids with ease.
Nami avoids the body shot from Leads.
Nami tries to clinch there but Leads circles away.
Leads misses the shot to the body.
Leads swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leads misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donald Leads is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nami catches Leads with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nami tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leads swats away the attempt to clinch by Nami.
Leads lands with a hook. Nami tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leads on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Leads. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leads.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nami darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leads connects with a body shot that sends Nami's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leads pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leads avoids the body shot from Nami.
Nami misses the shot to the body.
Nami misses with a combination
and Leads counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leads gets tackled into the cage by Nami. Nami maintains the clinch.
Leads has Nami pushed against the cage.
Leads tries to circle away but Nami has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nami.
Still in the clinch, Leads scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leads trying to control the position but instead, Nami has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leads into the cage.
Nami tries to throw a body punch but Leads avoids it by throwing Nami back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leads with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Su Nami has been cut.
Leads stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leads looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leads is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Leads here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nami misses with a punch on the inside.
Nami swings wildly with an uppercut but Leads uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nami stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leads.
Leads's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nami tries to clinch but Leads moves away
and Leads counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leads swats away the attempt to clinch by Nami.
Nami misses with a right hand
and Leads counters with a left and a right that stings Nami.
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!
Leads keeps the fight on the outside.
Leads walks into a left hand.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Nami got wobbled bad by a big combination! Leads presses forward with punches and knees until Nami stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Nami closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Leads!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Donald Leads made sure he mentioned Black Market Pharmacy and Laundromat, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters has chosen Hip Hop as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marcos Duarte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcos Duarte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derek Waters!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters blocks a jab.
Waters walks into a stiff left hand from Duarte.
Waters throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Waters takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Waters ducks under a wild hook from Duarte.
Duarte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Waters momentarily.
Waters defending well as Duarte loads up on a big left hand.
Duarte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Waters looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
An elbow from Duarte crashes against the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waters tries to buck Duarte off but Duarte is having none of it.
Duarte is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Duarte is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Waters has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte working away.
Duarte tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Waters is looking for a sweep.
Duarte connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Waters some visible discomfort.
Duarte is working Waters over with some ground and pound from side control.
Duarte tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters can't do much from the bottom here.
Duarte in side control lands a decent elbow.
Duarte tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Duarte wants to control for a moment but Waters uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duarte 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. Waters tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Duarte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcos Duarte!
Marcos Duarte retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Marcos Duarte 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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