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MLC 108: Clayton vs Oath PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rex Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Bigjones (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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193 lbs
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Solid boxing
Big heart |
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orlando Bigjones!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigjones slaps away a takedown attempt from Crawford, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Bigjones has managed to clinch.
Bigjones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crawford's efforts to push away.
Crawford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bigjones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice uppercut there from Bigjones.
Crawford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crawford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bigjones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bigjones misses with the combination.
Bigjones works over Crawford's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Bigjones.
Crawford misses with a two punch combination.
Crawford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bigjones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Bigjones keeps it at a distance.
Bigjones fails with a takedown attempt.
Bigjones lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigjones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawford. Bigjones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bigjones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Crawford. Those never looked like landing.
Bigjones tries to keep at a distance but Crawford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bigjones wants a takedown but no success here.
Bigjones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A clash of legs there as Crawford blocks the low kick.
Bigjones misses with a double jab.
Bigjones is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bigjones cracks Crawford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crawford looks to land a left hand but Bigjones moved out of range nicely.
Bigjones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crawford throws a head kick that misses.
Bigjones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crawford.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bigjones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bigjones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford.
A combination from Crawford does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crawford is rocked!
Crawford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bigjones.
Oh Crawford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crawford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crawford wants it to stay on the feet.
Rex Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Bigjones.
Bigjones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bigjones.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bigjones.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Crawford dodges the ground and pound from Bigjones.
Bigjones throws a strike aimed at the side of Crawford's head but Crawford avoids it well.
Bigjones trying to control the action but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Crawford seems to have got his legs back now.
Bigjones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones is looking to take a break and control but Crawford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bigjones lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones scores with punches from side control.
Bigjones decides to stand up, so the ref orders Crawford to his feet.
Crawford misses with a straight right.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Bigjones circles away.
Crawford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bigjones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bigjones keeps the fight on the outside.
Bigjones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bigjones duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crawford throws a right and a left that Bigjones avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bigjones stalks Crawford and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crawford's face. Crawford staggers backwards, shaken.
Bigjones pushes Crawford up against the cage in a clinch.
Crawford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crawford wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Bigjones 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.
Crawford looks to land a left hand but Bigjones moved out of range nicely.
Bigjones keeps the fight on the outside.
Bigjones closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Bigjones.
Bigjones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bigjones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bigjones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crawford lands with a kick to the temple. Bigjones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Orlando Bigjones has been cut.
Bigjones throws a sloppy head kick and Crawford moves out of range easily.
Bigjones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bigjones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crawford dodges the punch combination from Bigjones.
Bigjones moves out of range as Crawford strikes.
Bigjones throws a series of punches but Crawford avoids them all with ease.
Bigjones misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bigjones.
Crawford throws a nice looking combination but Bigjones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigjones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Crawford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bigjones can pounce on him.
Bigjones tries to clinch but Crawford moves out of range.
Crawford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bigjones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crawford tries to bum rush Bigjones with a series of wild strikes but Bigjones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crawford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bigjones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bigjones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bigjones wants it to stay on the feet.
Crawford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bigjones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Bigjones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bigjones lands a two punch combo.
Bigjones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Bigjones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bigjones lands a jab to the head.
Bigjones lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones throws a series of strikes that have Crawford backpedaling.
A lazy left from Bigjones finds it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bigjones connects with a jab.
Bigjones shoots in for a takedown but Crawford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bigjones punishes Crawford's body with a nice straight punch.
Bigjones lands with a nice combination. Crawford backs away looking to recover.
Crawford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bigjones doesn't manage to clinch there - Crawford circles away.
Bigjones lands a head shot.
Crawford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bigjones.
Bigjones digs a good hook to Crawford's body.
Bigjones tests Crawford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crawford throws a shot to the body.
Crawford blocks a head kick by Bigjones.
Bigjones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones gets a double leg takedown into Crawford's guard.
Bigjones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bigjones stands and steps away. Crawford gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bigjones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bigjones's corner calls for a 1-2. Bigjones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bigjones avoids the head kick by Crawford.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Bigjones avoids them all with ease.
Bigjones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bigjones throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Crawford colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Bigjones as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Crawford is left battered and dazed whilst Bigjones and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orlando Bigjones!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Heinze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and High Strangeness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). High Strangeness told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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280 lbs
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264 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andreas Heinze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, High Strangeness!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strangeness cracks the inside of Heinze's front leg.
Heinze shoots in and bounces Strangeness off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Heinze throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strangeness is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Strangeness looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Heinze controls from within his opponent's guard.
Heinze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Strangeness works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangeness manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Heinze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Heinze blocking the ground and pound.
Strangeness scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Heinze?
Strangeness lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strangeness scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Heinze?
It looks like Andreas Heinze has been cut.
Heinze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heinze is squirming around, avoiding Strangeness's attempts to control the action.
Strangeness sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Strangeness has hold of Heinze's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Heinze manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Strangeness lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strangeness misses with a head shot.
Strangeness wants to finish this one by submission but Heinze is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Strangeness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangeness punching from mount but Heinze doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Heinze is wriggling around trying to escape.
Heinze is squirming around, avoiding Strangeness's attempts to control the action.
Strangeness throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Strangeness breaks from Heinze's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heinze is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strangeness landing shots from mount.
Heinze is rocked!
Andreas Heinze's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andreas Heinze's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). High Strangeness!
During a confident post fight interview, High Strangeness thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deryk Tweedle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tweedle comes into the arena with Mickey Avalon-Stroke Me blaring out of the sound system. Glen Nelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deryk Tweedle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Glen Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Tweedle!
Nelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Tweedle sprawls well. He's pushed Nelson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tweedle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nelson if he has to take too many more of those.
Deryk Tweedle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tweedle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters circling a little - Tweedle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tweedle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
Tweedle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Tweedle misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson looking for a takedown.
Deryk Tweedle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Nelson.
Nelson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tweedle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tweedle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nelson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Tweedle lands a knee to the body.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Tweedle.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tweedle misses with a knee strike.
Tweedle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Tweedle missing with knees to the body.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Tweedle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nelson.
Nelson has hold of one of Tweedle's legs. Tweedle is fighting the takedown attempt but Nelson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nelson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nelson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nelson controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle wants to get back to his feet.
Nelson tries to move to mount but Tweedle blocks the move with his legs.
Nelson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tweedle is being controlled here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Tweedle is trying to escape and Nelson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Tweedle is forced to tap! Nice work there by Nelson! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glen Nelson!
Glen Nelson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Cournoyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bearach Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunningham is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scotland the Brave and the Green Hills of Tyrol. Bearach Cunningham is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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222 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Cournoyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bearach Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham misses with an uppercut
and Cournoyer counters with a series of strikes. Cunningham will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cournoyer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cournoyer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Ryan Cournoyer has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Cournoyer.
Cunningham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cunningham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cournoyer throws the kick towards the body but Cunningham avoids it.
Cournoyer throws a lazy right hand but Cunningham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cournoyer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cournoyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Nice cross by Cunningham.
Cournoyer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cunningham scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cournoyer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cunningham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cunningham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cunningham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cournoyer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cunningham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cunningham scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cunningham distracts Cournoyer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cournoyer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cunningham lands a couple of digs.
Cunningham lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cunningham lands a couple of digs.
Ryan Cournoyer's cut is getting worse.
Cunningham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cournoyer's head.
Cournoyer is rocked!
Cunningham must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cournoyer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cunningham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cunningham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oh Cournoyer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cunningham postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Cournoyer covers up, he's hurt! Cunningham keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Cunningham and the ref steps in to end the fight! Cunningham can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bearach Cunningham!
In his post fight interview, Bearach Cunningham started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pwnasaurus Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Forest. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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186 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pwnasaurus Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Brown!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Rex.
Rex tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Rex gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rex gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Brown regains guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rex preventing the sweep.
Rex not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rex postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rex is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rex's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rex wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Rex working some strikes from top position.
Rex got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rex has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rex slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rex is one step ahead there.
Brown looking for a triangle here. Rex is fighting it but it looks tight! Brown pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rex is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rob Brown!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rob Brown made sure he mentioned Snap Crackle Pop Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between General Zod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Animals as leaders -soraya kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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221 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, General Zod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kerry Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Lawson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lawson.
Zod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawson lands a glancing blow to the side of Zod's head.
Zod misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Zod is just out of range.
Zod swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawson.
Lawson moves into the clinch successfully.
Lawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson misses with a knee to the head.
Zod has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lawson throws a head punch that misses.
Lawson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson wants to stall.
Zod tries to circle away but Lawson has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Lawson.
Zod wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lawson has him pressed against the cage.
Lawson has Zod pressed against the cage, preventing Zod from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zod is looking to break free of the clinch but Lawson has double underhooks.
Lawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawson misses with the head strike.
Lawson stalling in the clinch.
Lawson trying to stall but Zod improves his position.
Lawson breaks the clinch.
Zod thows a body shot but no joy.
Zod throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zod throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lawson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Lawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Zod.
Lawson walks into a left hand.
Lawson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zod.
Zod takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lawson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zod finds it's way round the side to connect with Lawson's head.
Zod gets tackled into the cage by Lawson. Lawson maintains the clinch.
Zod tries to break the clinch but Lawson is controlling the position.
Lawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Zod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zod throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zod swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zod misses with an uppercut. Lawson saw that one coming.
Zod throws a jab when Lawson was well out of range.
Lawson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zod lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lawson backs up against the cage.
Lawson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zod throws out the jab.
Zod misses with a straight left.
Lawson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
and Lawson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Zod! He's just covering up as Lawson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kerry Lawson!
A very excited looking Kerry Lawson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Sisko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sisko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crooked (Remix) by the Bassbin Twins. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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197 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andreas Sisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings for the body but Sisko moves out of range.
Sisko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Sisko circles away.
Sisko cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Dan Smith has been cut.
Sisko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Andreas Sisko has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sisko. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sisko misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sisko takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sisko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries to clinch but Sisko is having none of it.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sisko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Sisko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sisko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Sisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sisko at a distance.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sisko's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Sisko. Those never looked like landing.
Sisko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Sisko misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sisko tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sisko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Sisko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Sisko tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sisko is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Sisko working hard to break the clinch.
Sisko tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisko moves out of range of the strikes.
Sisko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith lands a left and a right that send Sisko crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Andreas Sisko's cut is getting worse.
Smith misses with a hook.
Sisko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sisko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Sisko 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.
Sisko is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Sisko has control of the leg.
Sisko seems to be looking for submissions.
Sisko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is not content to let Sisko control the position.
Sisko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Smith.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Sisko with an uppercut!
Smith avoids the body shot from Sisko.
Sisko swinging wildly here.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Sisko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sisko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Smith.
Andreas Sisko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sisko.
Smith wants to clinch up but Sisko keeps it at a distance.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sisko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Sisko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
Sisko is breathing heavily.
Sisko misses the shot to the body.
Smith cracks the inside of Sisko's front leg.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Sisko blocks a body shot from Smith.
Sisko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sisko backwards.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jeez, Andreas Sisko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Smith is leaning against Sisko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sisko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith scores with a jab. Sisko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Sisko.
Smith clobbers Sisko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sisko is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andreas Sisko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dan Smith!
Dan Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Jolley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lei has chosen Rising Dawn as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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31
154 lbs
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32
152 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jolley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chan Lei!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lei slips a jab and a cross from Jolley.
Lei needs to keep his hands up - Jolley had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Chan Lei has been cut.
Jolley cracks Lei with a good jab.
Jolley 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.
Lei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jolley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lei shoots in for a double leg but Jolley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lei is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jolley's half guard.
Lei is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jolley sees it coming and defends easily.
Jolley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lei postures up.
Lei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jolley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lei gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lei passes Jolley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jolley gets full guard.
Lei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jolley is keeping the position for now.
Lei postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jolley is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lei, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jolley is working hard here to advance position.
Lei pushes a forearm under Jolley's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jolley is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chan Lei!
During a confident post fight interview, Chan Lei thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deacon Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine comes to the cage accompanied by Stupid KId. Griggs has chosen Church by T-Pain 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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147 lbs
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27
157 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
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deacon Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine misses with a body shot
and Griggs counters with a straight right hand.
Machine misses with a looping left.
Griggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machine.
Machine throws the left hand but Griggs avoids the punch easily.
Griggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machine. Griggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machine tries to clinch up but Griggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Griggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Machine misses with a body shot.
Machine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griggs.
Machine punishes Griggs's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Machine coming out on top.
Machine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Griggs on the side of the head.
Machine lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Machine.
A combination from Griggs does no damage.
Machine misses with a wild body shot.
Machine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Griggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Machine.
Machine throws an overhand right that lands on Griggs's shoulder, as Griggs tries to avoid the shot.
Griggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Machine misses its intended target.
Machine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Machine blocks a jab.
Griggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machine.
Griggs dodges the punch combination from Machine.
Griggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine misses with a body shot.
Griggs works the jab nicely.
Machine tries to clinch there but Griggs circles away.
Griggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machine.
Griggs cracks a nice hook into Machine's ribs.
Machine staying out of range there.
Ray Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machine with a hook.
Machine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Machine swinging wildly here.
Machine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machine. Griggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griggs swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Griggs.
Griggs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Machine misses its intended target.
Griggs throws an overhand right that lands on Machine's shoulder, as Machine tries to avoid the shot.
Machine wants to clinch up but Griggs keeps it at a distance.
Machine slips a jab and a cross from Griggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs walks into a straight right hand from Machine.
Griggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Machine is defended easily by Griggs.
Griggs 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.
Machine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Griggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Machine misses with a straight right.
Machine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griggs circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Machine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machine moves forwards but Griggs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Machine throws a lazy uppercut
and Griggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Machine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Griggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machine.
Machine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Griggs, pushing him back against the cage.
Machine wants a takedown but no success here.
Machine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machine throws out the jab.
Griggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machine has his takedown stuffed
and Griggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Machine misses with a body shot.
Machine misses with a takedown attempt
letting Griggs counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Machine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machine looks to score with a jab to the body but Griggs is just out of range.
Griggs lands a jab to Machine's midsection.
Machine looks to score with a jab to the body but Griggs is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Machine throws a shot from downtown. Griggs moves away and avoids it.
Griggs ducks under a wild hook from Machine.
Griggs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Griggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machine manages to avoid it.
Machine doesn't manage to clinch there - Griggs circles away.
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch but Griggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griggs looks to land a right hand but Machine moved out of range.
Machine tries to clinch up.
Griggs misses with a wild combination.
Machine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griggs moves away.
Griggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Machine lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Machine lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Griggs misses.
Machine throws a right hand that Griggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Griggs also avoids with ease.
Machine doesn't manage to clinch there - Griggs circles away.
Machine throws a series of punches but Griggs avoids them all with ease.
Griggs lands a slapping body shot.
Machine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griggs manages to avoid it.
Machine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griggs.
Deacon Griggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griggs slips under a jab.
Machine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Griggs missing with a left hand there. Machine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine misses with a wild body shot.
Griggs blocks a jab.
Machine throws a series of punches but Griggs moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Machine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Machine throws a nice looking combination but Griggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Griggs.
Machine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Griggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Machine has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Machine fails to land.
Griggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machine misses with some punches.
Machine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griggs.
Machine misses with a shot to the body
and Griggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Machine thinking.
Machine misses with an uppercut. Griggs saw that one coming.
Machine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griggs counters with a right hand to the body.
Machine cracks Griggs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ray Machine is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Machine throwing shots but Griggs is blocking nicely.
Griggs trying to hold on to Machine's head to control him but Machine postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Machine dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Griggs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griggs.
Machine misses with a shot to the body
and Griggs counters with a left to the body.
Machine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Griggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machine scores with a jab to the body.
Machine misses with a hook.
Griggs avoids the body shot from Machine.
Griggs misses with a wild combination.
Machine misses with a hook
and Griggs counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Machine misses.
Nice shot lands for Griggs.
Machine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs throws a lazy right hand but Machine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machine misses with the combination.
Griggs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Machine takes a swing at Griggs's ribcage but misses.
Machine misses with an uppercut
and Griggs counters with a straight right hand.
Machine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machine throws a looping overhand right but Griggs ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Machine there.
Machine misses with a wild body shot.
Griggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ray Machine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine throws a poor cross that misses
and Griggs counters with a series of strikes. Machine will be more careful next time no doubt.
Machine manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Griggs on his heels. He'll look to pass Griggs's guard now, I'm sure.
Machine throws a big right hand that misses.
Machine trying to control but Griggs is working from the bottom.
Griggs looking to control.
Griggs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Machine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Machine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Machine controls the pace.
Machine postures up.
Machine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A slow jab from Machine misses its intended target.
Griggs throws a hook to the side of Machine's head but Machine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griggs sizes up Machine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Machine shoots in for a takedown but Griggs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine throws a poor cross that misses
and Griggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griggs swings for the body but Machine moves out of range.
Griggs throws a hook but Machine avoids it easily.
Griggs thuds a left hand into Machine's body.
Machine misses with a right hand
and Machine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deacon Griggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Machine.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machine. Griggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machine misses with an uppercut. Griggs saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Griggs blocks a jab.
Machine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Machine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Machine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Machine!
Ray Machine made sure to mention his sponsor, BLKOUT CLothing 93% Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Oath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton's entrance music is I Want It All. A fine choice. Ken Oath will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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World class MT
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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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Oath!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oath lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Ethan Clayton has been cut.
Clayton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clayton cracks the inside of Oath's front leg.
Oath lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oath fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clayton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clayton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oath checks a leg kick.
Clayton misses with a straight right.
Ethan Clayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oath smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Clayton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oath throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Clayton throws a leg kick but Oath checks it.
Clayton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oath.
Oath checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clayton misses with a leg kick
and Oath counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oath.
Oath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Oath lands but Clayton takes it in his stride.
Oath lunges at Clayton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clayton's hand.
Clayton has Oath up against the cage in a clinch.
Oath landing knees to the head.
Ethan Clayton's cut is getting worse.
Oath tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oath prevents a body shot from Clayton.
Oath with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clayton misses with a body punch.
Oath blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clayton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oath is defending well for now.
Clayton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oath is keeping busy.
Clayton prevents a body shot from Oath.
Oath on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oath lands with a left to the head.
Clayton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oath avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oath lands with a short shot to the head.
Clayton scores a nice knee to the body.
Oath tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oath works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Oath.
Oath unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clayton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clayton is breathing heavily.
Oath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clayton throws a head punch that misses.
Oath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Claytons head.
Clayton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oath backwards.
Oath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oath trying to land knees to the body.
Oath comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clayton gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Clayton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oath keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oath has hold of Clayton's hands but Clayton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clayton throwing shots but Oath is blocking nicely.
Oath is looking for a sweep. Clayton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clayton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oath keeps working.
Clayton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clayton slips a nice elbow through Oath's hands, connecting with Oath's forehead.
Clayton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clayton thows a huge punch but Oath dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oath trying to control from the bottom.
Oath manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oath keeping moving, preventing Clayton from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clayton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clayton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oath swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clayton stands up over Oath, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
It looks like Ken Oath has been cut.
Oath has Clayton pulled in close to control his posture.
Oath bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clayton's guard.
Clayton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Clayton has his foot on Oath's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oath works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clayton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Oath will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice shot by Oath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oath, right into the meat.
Oath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clayton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oath lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clayton tried to score with a low kick but Oath checks it.
Clayton scores with a shot to the body.
Oath connects with the punch.
Oath lands a nice hook to Clayton's body. Clayton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oath is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clayton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Oath.
Clayton dives in and grabs Oath's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oath pushes down on Clayton's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clayton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oath scores with a sloppy right hand. Clayton should have avoided that one.
Oath catches Clayton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ethan Clayton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oath misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oath.
Oath uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oath lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clayton misses with a wild body shot.
Clayton throws a shot from downtown. Oath moves away and avoids it.
Oath connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clayton. Clayton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clayton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oath looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oath explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good exchange - Oath coming out on top.
Jeez, Ethan Clayton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ken Oath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Oath lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clayton doesn't seem phased though.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ethan Clayton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ken Oath!
Ken Oath 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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