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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Bligh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gronk Kowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Skillet - Monster. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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290 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Captain Bligh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gronk Kowski!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bligh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bligh is working for takedown but Kowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kowski has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bligh is trying to keep an underhook but Kowski manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bligh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kowski pulls his head out easily.
Bligh wants to improve his position but Kowski is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Kowski there.
Bligh has hold of Kowski's hands but Kowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bligh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bligh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowski is nestled in close to Bligh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bligh looking for submissions off his back.
Kowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bligh trying to hold on to Kowski's head to control him but Kowski postures up.
Kowski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bligh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kowski lands strikes from half guard.
Kowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bligh actively working from the bottom here.
Bligh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kowski connects with a nice short shot to Bligh's temple.
Kowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowski is nestled in close to Bligh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kowski lands a nice short elbow.
Bligh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kowski pulls his head out easily.
Kowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bligh is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowski lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Bligh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kowski scores with a big shot! Bligh's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Bligh! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gronk Kowski!
After winning the bout, Gronk Kowski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilafat Urskilz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mookie Magaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magaba has chosen Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become as his entrance music. 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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150 lbs
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149 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilafat Urskilz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mookie Magaba!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urskilz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab from Urskilz.
Urskilz tries to close the distance and clinch but Magaba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Urskilz connects with a solid leg kick.
Magaba throws out a loose jab but Urskilz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magaba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Urskilz.
Urskilz throws an off balance right hand
and Magaba counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Urskilz's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Urskilz wants to sweep here but Magaba controlling him for the moment.
Urskilz trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magaba drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Magaba as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Urskilz screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Magaba! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mookie Magaba!
Our winner, Mookie Magaba, 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Torrens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Torrens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Ross!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrens lands a nice hook to Ross's body. Ross takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Torrens misses the shot to the body.
Torrens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torrens tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ross scores with a jab. Torrens acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Torrens looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
Torrens fails to land with a series of punches.
Torrens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torrens sizes up Ross with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Torrens throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Torrens looks to land a right hand but Ross moved out of range.
A jab from Ross misses.
Ross scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Torrens is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross cracks Torrens with a big right hand but Torrens just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Torrens wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Torrens will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ross has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torrens is looking to reverse the position.
Ross controls the position.
Ross tries for a kimura but Torrens is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Torrens's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ross controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrens struggling a bit here.
Ross gets to mount! Torrens was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Torrens in a bad spot here, taking shots 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!
Torrens keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Torrens is rocked!
It looks like Jonathan Torrens has been cut.
The referee warns Torrens that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Torrens is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ross postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Torrens looks a forlorn figure.
Ross controlling from the full mount.
Ross lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross landing strikes, looking to finish!
Torrens tries to buck Ross off but he can't manage it.
Torrens is in a horrible position here. Ross smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ross tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ross lands a big shot to the head and Torrens winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mike Ross!
Mike Ross seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Thomas Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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275 lbs
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253 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Rewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ash Thomas Jr!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas Jr shoots in and drives through. Rewell sprawls well.
A low kick from Rewell is predictable there
and Thomas Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rewell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rewell tries to stall but Thomas Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rewell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thomas Jr dodges an elbow strike from Rewell.
Rewell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas Jr's elbow.
Rewell effectively controlling the action here.
Thomas Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rewell to keep the fight standing.
Thomas Jr working aggressively here.
Rewell blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thomas Jr as Rewell tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rewell can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Rewell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas Jr avoids it.
Thomas Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rewell misses with some punches.
Come on Rewell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thomas Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rewell is defending well.
Alexander Rewell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Thomas Jr.
Rewell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas Jr's elbow.
Rewell misses with some punches.
Thomas Jr is working for takedown but Rewell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rewell effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rewell for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexander Rewell.
Thomas Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rewell.
Rewell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas Jr.
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!
Rewell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rewell throws out a loose jab but Thomas Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander Rewell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Rewell misses.
Thomas Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Rewell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thomas Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alexander Rewell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rewell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomas Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thomas Jr looks gassed!
Rewell thuds his right hand into Thomas Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That kick from Rewell tenderised Thomas Jr's leg. Thomas Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rewell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rewell can pounce on him.
Thomas Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Rewell.
Rewell scores with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Rewell.
Rewell moves into the clinch successfully.
Thomas Jr blocks an uppercut.
Rewell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rewell stalling against the cage.
Rewell seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rewell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rewell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rewell.
Rewell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rewell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rewell misses with a body punch.
Rewell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rewell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rewell scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rewell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas Jr backwards.
Rewell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rewell lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Rewell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rewell 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 Thomas Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas Jr fails to land the takedown.
Rewell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Rewell finds it's way through Thomas Jr's defenses.
Thomas Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Rewell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rewell sprawls well. Rewell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thomas Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexander Rewell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rewell as he jumps to the side.
Rewell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas Jr's sensitive parts.
Thomas Jr needs to keep his hands up - Rewell had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas Jr is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rewell is looking to score with low kicks.
Rewell lands with a hook. Thomas Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ash Thomas Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rewell throws a monster overhand right that drops Thomas Jr! Rewell follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Rewell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Makritsky (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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263 lbs
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270 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Makritsky!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks shoots in and bounces Makritsky off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sparks stopping the sweep attempt from Makritsky.
Sparks is fighting to break Makritsky's control of his arms but Makritsky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Makritsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sparks looking to pass the guard.
Sparks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Makritsky's head.
Makritsky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sparks defends well.
Sparks advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks trying to mount his opponent but Makritsky defends it.
Sparks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Makritsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sparks slows the pace down in half guard.
Sparks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sparks is stalling here. Makritsky is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sparks seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Makritsky has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Makritsky controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks tries to bench press Makritsky off him but Makritsky keeps the position.
Sparks sneaks back into half guard.
Makritsky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makritsky prevents Sparks from improving his position.
Sparks is pressing down on Makritsky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Makritsky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makritsky pushing down on Sparks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sparks works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sparks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sparks keeping moving, preventing Makritsky from controlling successfully.
Makritsky distracts Sparks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks keeping moving, preventing Makritsky from controlling successfully.
Makritsky has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sparks to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Makritsky is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sparks pulls down on the head and he's put Makritsky to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ron Sparks!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJango Ibakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles has chosen Fat Lip- Sum 41 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, DJango Ibakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Miles!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miles.
Miles throws a right hand that Ibakka ducks under and follows up with a left that Ibakka also avoids with ease.
Ibakka misses with a hook
enabling Miles to counter with a crisp jab.
Ibakka throws a looping overhand right but Miles ducks down to avoid it.
Ibakka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ibakka misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ibakka 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 Miles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibakka. Miles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibakka throws a right hand that misses
and Miles counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Miles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miles throwing strikes but missing.
Miles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ibakka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ibakka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Miles tries to hold on but Ibakka pushes him away.
Miles is looking to get to half guard.
Miles wants to hold on but Ibakka pushes him away.
Ibakka content just to control the position here.
Miles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles tries to hold on but Ibakka postures up.
Ibakka looking to ground and pound but Miles is blocking nicely.
Miles tries to hold on but Ibakka postures up.
Miles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miles tries to lock up and control but Ibakka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibakka controlling from the full mount.
Miles wants to control but Ibakka is having none of it.
Miles looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Miles is looking to improve his position but Ibakka isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibakka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ibakka looking to finish with strikes here!
Ibakka sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Miles is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ibakka controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miles tries to hold on but Ibakka postures up.
Ibakka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Miles is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibakka wants to control the pace but Miles is squirming around nicely.
Ibakka content just to control the position here.
Ibakka tries to control but Miles wriggling away.
The ref stands the fighters back up because DJango Ibakka just wasn't active enough.
Miles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ibakka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miles shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miles lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Miles will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Miles or perhaps it was just good defense by Ibakka which made him look bad.
Ibakka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ibakka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miles ducks under a wild hook from Ibakka.
Miles takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ibakka lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Ibakka. Those never looked like landing.
Miles throws a right and a left that Ibakka avoids nicely.
Ibakka throws a hook to the side of Miles's head but Miles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ibakka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miles has time to react.
Miles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibakka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
DJango Ibakka is winning the standup battle so far.
Miles has a takedown stuffed.
DJango Ibakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibakka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miles counters with a two punch combo.
Miles slips a straight right by Ibakka.
Miles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibakka.
Ibakka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ibakka throws a monster overhand right that drops Miles! Ibakka follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJango Ibakka!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda has chosen ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL as his entrance music. 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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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash throws a leg kick but Arboleda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Arboleda.
Arboleda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crash counters with a leg kick.
Crash turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crash throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Crash blocks the leg kick.
Arboleda wants to clinch but Crash slips to the side
and Crash counters with a nice leg kick.
Crash throws a sloppy head kick and Arboleda moves out of range easily.
Arboleda closes the distance and clinches.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Crash avoids the damage to the body.
Crash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arboleda has him pressed against the cage.
Arboleda prevents Crash from breaking the clinch.
Crash is trying to force a seperation but Arboleda has the dominant position.
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crash's face.
Crash avoids the elbow strike from Arboleda, against the cage.
Crash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to clinch up
and Crash makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Arboleda really felt that one!
Crash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arboleda.
Crash lands a head kick!
It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
Crash tries a low kick but Arboleda avoids it.
Arboleda closes the distance but Crash moves to the side
and Crash counters with a leg kick.
Crash throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arboleda tries to clinch up
and Crash counters with an outside leg kick.
Crash lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crash throws a sloppy head kick and Arboleda moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda darts in and clinches Crash up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crash wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Arboleda is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arboleda.
Arboleda loads up on a big right hand but Crash slips the punch.
Arboleda avoids the head kick by Crash.
Crash tried to score with a low kick but Arboleda checks it.
Arboleda misses with a leg kick
and Crash counters with a thumping low kick.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Crash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crash swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Crash moves away
and Crash counters with an outside leg kick.
Crash looks to land a body kick but Arboleda moved away.
Arboleda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arboleda wants to clinch but Crash slips to the side
and Crash counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arboleda closes the distance and pushes Crash back into the cage.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crash is defending well for now.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Crash blocks with his arms.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crash.
Crash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crash is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling him.
Crash has had enough of the clinch but Arboleda keeps him there for the moment.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
Crash tries to break free but Arboleda pushes him back against the cage.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Arboleda pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crash avoids it.
Crash managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Crash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A bone on bone clash there as Arboleda blocks the leg kick.
Crash thumps Arboleda with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arboleda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crash counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Arboleda is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crash connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arboleda tries to clinch up
and Crash counters with a thumping low kick.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skull Crash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arboleda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crash counters with a good low kick that Arboleda was not able to check.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Skull Crash is winning the standup battle so far.
Arboleda wants to clinch but Crash slips to the side
and Crash counters with a leg kick.
Arboleda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crash.
Arboleda darts in trying to clinch
and Crash counters with a nice leg kick.
Arboleda is looking to score with low kicks.
Crash swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Crash keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arboleda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arboleda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Crash moves out of range.
Crash throws a leg kick which misses Arboleda's front leg but catches the back leg as Arboleda tries to avoid it.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arboleda moves to clinch but Crash breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arboleda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crash can pounce on him.
Crash throws a leg kick but Arboleda checks it.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arboleda.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crash dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arboleda. That did some damage!
Crash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arboleda tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Crash.
Crash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arboleda pushes Crash up against the cage in a clinch.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Crash blocks with his arms.
Crash breaks from the clinch.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but Crash is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arboleda closes the distance but Crash moves to the side
and Crash counters with an outside leg kick.
Arboleda throws a leg kick which misses Crash's front leg but catches the back leg as Crash tries to avoid it.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch there but Crash circles away.
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crash counters with a low kick, right behind Arboleda 's knee.
Crash throws a leg kick but Arboleda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crash throws a chopping leg kick but Arboleda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arboleda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Skull Crash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arboleda throws a chopping leg kick but Crash manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arboleda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crash counters with an outside leg kick.
Good work by Crash as he checks the leg kick.
Arboleda closes the distance but Crash moves to the side
and Crash counters with a thumping low kick.
Crash attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arboleda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crash counters with a body kick that stops Arboleda in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crash swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crash scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skull Crash dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Crash misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arboleda closes the distance but Crash moves to the side
and Crash counters with a low kick, right behind Arboleda 's knee.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arboleda has managed to clinch.
Crash is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda has him pressed against the cage.
Crash breaks the clinch.
Crash tries to work over Arboleda's front leg with a kick but Arboleda checks it.
Arboleda tries to clinch there but Crash circles away.
Crash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arboleda can pounce on him.
Arboleda tries to clinch up
and Crash counters with a big head kick but Arboleda shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash blocks a head kick by Arboleda.
Arboleda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arboleda darts in trying to clinch
and Crash counters with an inside leg kick.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Crash moves away
and Crash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crash keeps the fight on the outside.
Arboleda moves to clinch but Crash breaks away
and Crash finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Arboleda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crash is looking to chop away at Arboleda's legs.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Crash keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Crash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arboleda lands a head kick. Crash smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash takes a swing at Arboleda's ribcage but misses.
Crash has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Crash throws the kick towards the body but Arboleda avoids it.
Crash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arboleda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crash. That did some damage!
Arboleda tries to clinch but Crash moves out of range.
Crash connects with an inside leg kick.
Arboleda looks to clinch
and Crash counters with an outside leg kick.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crash throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arboleda avoids the head kick by Crash.
Arboleda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crash.
Arboleda checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Crash keeps it at a distance.
Crash looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crash throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Crash moves away
and Crash counters with a good low kick that Arboleda was not able to check.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Crash keeps it at a distance.
Arboleda blocks a head kick by Crash.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arboleda misses with a leg kick.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Crash.
Crash has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arboleda.
Arboleda misses with a head kick.
Crash looks to land a body kick but Arboleda moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Crash circles away and keeps his distance.
Arboleda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crash counters with a good low kick that Arboleda was not able to check.
Crash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arboleda.
Skull Crash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lazy left from Crash finds it's target.
Arboleda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arboleda throws a leg kick
and Crash counters with a nice leg kick.
Crash throws a head kick but Arboleda moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crash scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skull Crash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crash, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skull Crash!
After winning the bout, Skull Crash thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Rimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen If I cant do it. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Optimus Rimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rimes cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Rimes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Rimes fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick from Rimes.
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rimes wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rimes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jackson's guard! Nice work there by Rimes!
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rimes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rimes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rimes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimes wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rimes passes into side control.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson is trying to control Rimes's posture but Rimes avoids it.
Jackson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rimes off and has taken his back!
Rimes defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Jackson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Rimes trying to control the action but Jackson just sinks the hooks in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimes is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Rimes fending off the submission attempt from Jackson.
Jackson doesn't have the hooks in and Rimes manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rimes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Rimes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Optimus Rimes just wasn't active enough.
Rimes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Rimes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rimes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice jab there from Rimes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rimes throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Rimes which made him look bad.
Rimes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rimes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Rimes saw that one coming.
Rimes throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Rimes.
Rimes lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Rimes is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Rimes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rimes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Rimes.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Rimes scores with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Rimes. Beautiful body shot.
Rimes lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rimes.
Optimus Rimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rimes thumps Jackson with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rimes!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rimes. That one must have hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Rimes. Those never looked like landing.
Optimus Rimes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rimes throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Rimes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rimes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rimes. Rimes obviously looking to wear him down.
Rimes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rimes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
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!
Rimes feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rimes scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rimes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rimes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Rimes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rimes pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rimes.
A short left from Rimes.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Rimes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rimes.
A knee to the head by Rimes.
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rimes.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Rimes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rimes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Rimes.
Jackson wants to stall.
Rimes is working Jackson over against the cage.
Rimes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Rimes.
Rimes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Rimes drops Jackson with a big knee straight up the middle! Jackson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Curtis Jackson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crack! A monster head kick from Rimes and Jackson falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Rimes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Optimus Rimes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Kurtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shavo Odin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shavo Odin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Walter Kurtz's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Kurtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shavo Odin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odin tries a head kick but it misses.
Odin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kurtz is looking to clinch but Odin is avoiding it.
Kurtz is looking to slow Odin down with leg kicks.
Odin looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurtz tries to clinch there but Odin circles away.
Good work by Odin as he checks the leg kick.
Odin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Odin shoots in and gets a takedown into Kurtz's guard.
Odin postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurtz wants to sweep but no luck.
Odin trying to control but Kurtz is working from the bottom.
Kurtz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurtz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Odin won't allow Kurtz to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kurtz stuffs the takedown attempt from Odin. Odin gets slowly back to his feet.
Odin slips a straight right by Kurtz.
Kurtz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Odin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Shavo Odin has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kurtz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Odin's head backwards.
Odin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kurtz counters with a huge left! Odin is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kurtz isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Odin from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kurtz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Kurtz!
Walter Kurtz took some time post fight to say the following; ' I watched a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor. That's my dream; that's my nightmare. Crawling, slithering, along the edge of a straight razor... and surviving. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsumi Fujinami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Freak on a Leash kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tatsumi Fujinami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shamar Jackson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson swinging wildly here.
A jab from Fujinami misses.
Fujinami misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Fujinami looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fujinami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Fujinami avoids nicely.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Fujinami moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Fujinami.
Fujinami looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Fujinami is controlling him
Fujinami thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Fujinami looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fujinami working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fujinami.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami working Jackson over with strikes.
Fujinami scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fujinami scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Fujinami is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujinami is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Fujinami is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fujinami 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.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fujinami throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fujinami lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson tries to kick Fujinami off but Fujinami keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fujinami working Jackson over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fujinami scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fujinami scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Fujinami.
Jackson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fujinami looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Fujinami finish him?
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fujinami lands a couple of elbows.
Fujinami connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson looking to control.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fujinami is controlling him.
Fujinami wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Fujinami is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson looking to control.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fujinami!
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Fujinami manages to avoid easily.
Fujinami is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami holds of for dear life.
Jackson get's back to his feet.
Jackson moves out of range as Fujinami strikes.
Fujinami throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Fujinami is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jackson's half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Fujinami is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fujinami lands strikes from half guard.
Fujinami is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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!
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fujinami lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Fujinami postures up.
Fujinami lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fujinami content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Fujinami slips an elbow through the middle.
Fujinami content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fujinami working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fujinami makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fujinami.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Fujinami keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fujinami's guard.
Fujinami wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Fujinami trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsumi Fujinami dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fujinami misses with a looping left.
Fujinami throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Fujinami avoids them all with ease.
Fujinami is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jackson's half guard.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Fujinami is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Fujinami seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Fujinami drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujinami seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fujinami lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Fujinami in his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fujinami accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fujinami with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fujinami is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fujinami chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jackson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Fujinami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujinami drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fujinami scoring with some ground and pound.
Fujinami working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fujinami throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fujinami makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jackson controlling the position.
Fujinami loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fujinami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fujinami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Fujinami throwing strikes but missing.
Fujinami working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fujinami's guard.
Fujinami not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fujinami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fujinami is keeping the position for now.
Tatsumi Fujinami overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fujinami trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Fujinami.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fujinami gets a takedown into half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Fujinami is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Fujinami looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fujinami working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fujinami slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Fujinami winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujinami is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fujinami is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Fujinami is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fujinami looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fujinami working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fujinami is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fujinami working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson pushes Fujinami off looking to stand but Fujinami dives back in and keeps control.
Fujinami trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Fujinami working the head and body with strikes.
Fujinami slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fujinami connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fujinami lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujinami 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.
Fujinami trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Fujinami working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsumi Fujinami dominated that second round.
That's time! Fujinami's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fujinami shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Fujinami works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Fujinami lands a couple of elbows.
Fujinami is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fujinami looking to pass the guard.
Jackson striking off his back but it's not causing Fujinami any problems.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fujinami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fujinami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Fujinami postures up.
Fujinami is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Fujinami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fujinami connects with a couple of short punches.
Fujinami won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Fujinami chips away with some ground and pound.
Fujinami working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fujinami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fujinami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to keep Fujinami in close.
Jackson wants to stand up but Fujinami is controlling him.
Fujinami lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fujinami with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fujinami postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fujinami won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Jackson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fujinami is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Fujinami has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fujinami looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fujinami scores with a big shot! Jackson's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Jackson! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatsumi Fujinami!
Tatsumi Fujinami made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'yaruzoo'.
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