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EFL12: New Beginnings PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Little Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Brodka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Hardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Brodka!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardon lands a lovely overhand right.
Hardon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hardon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brodka is defending against the submission attempts here by Hardon.
Brodka is trying to stand back up but Hardon is controlling him
Hardon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hardon 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.
Brodka is staying active underneath Hardon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hardon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hardon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodka trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hardon manages to pass to mount!
Hardon stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Brodka tries to keep at a distance but Hardon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hardon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brodka tries to clinch
and Hardon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brodka tries to clinch up
and Hardon counters with a three punch combo that has Brodka backing up. Brodka nods at Hardon to acknowledge the strikes.
Brodka closes the distance but Hardon moves to the side
and Hardon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardon throws a right and a left that Brodka avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon lands with an uppercut that bounces Brodka off the cage and back into rage.
Brodka is rocked!
Hardon moves in close and cracks Brodka with a massive right hand! Brodka, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Hardon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Little Hardon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bang Bang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sho Gun's chin.
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bang Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sho Gun!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bang defends it nicely.
Gun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gun avoids the body shot from Bang.
Bang clinches.
Bang breaks from the clinch.
Bang misses with a few strikes there.
Bang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gun throws a lazy right hand but Bang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Bang.
Gun throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bang avoids the head kick by Gun.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gun.
Gun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Sho Gun has been cut.
Bang instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gun wants to get back to striking at distance but Bang won't allow it.
Gun can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang gets underhooks to prevent Gun's takedown attempt.
Bang Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sho Gun.
Bang lands with a short shot to the head.
Bang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bang breaks from the clinch.
Bang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bang misses with the combination.
Gun smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bang checks a leg kick.
Gun throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gun looks gassed!
Gun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gun is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang misses with a hook.
Gun is still on wobbly legs! Can Bang finish him?
Bang clinches up with Gun and pushes him back against the cage.
Bang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bang lands with a short shot to the head.
Bang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang cracks Gun with a left hook right on the temple and Gun goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Bang lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Gun is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bang Bang!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt King will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt King!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slice keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
No luck for Slice with that takedown attempt.
Nice body kick from Slice.
Slice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
King looks to land a left hand but Slice moved out of range nicely.
Slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slice checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slice.
Slice throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Slice looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Slice throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slice tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
Slice is breathing heavily.
King lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
King cracks Slice with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. King has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Slice to stand back up!
Slice is rocked!
It looks like Ken Slice has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King feints a jab and as Slice dips his head, King unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Slice right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Slice falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! King smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matt King!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zod Arfel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zod Arfel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Burt Brown's chin.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zod Arfel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Burt Brown!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arfel's head backwards.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown throws a low kick but Arfel avoids it.
Arfel throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Arfel slips a straight right by Brown.
Arfel scores with a body shot.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Arfel tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Arfel checks a leg kick.
Arfel with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown dodges the punch combination from Arfel.
Arfel misses with a two punch combination.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Arfel.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Arfel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arfel scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Arfel tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Arfel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown looks gassed!
Arfel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arfel.
Arfel tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Arfel tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arfel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Burt Brown has been cut.
A shot to de liver by Arfel. Beautiful body shot.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Brown is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arfel misses with the combination.
Arfel lands with a nice combination. Brown backs away looking to recover.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Arfel finish him?
Arfel drops Brown with a right and a left! Arfel comes rushing in but Brown regains his composure and manages to keep Arfel in guard.
Arfel passes into half guard.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arfel wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Arfel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Arfel working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Brown's thigh. Brown counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Arfel stops Brown from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wriggles free and stands up.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Arfel.
Arfel lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arfel takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arfel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Arfel throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arfel tries to stall but Brown uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Arfel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arfel blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brown as Arfel tries to tie him up.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arfel.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arfel's efforts to push away.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown throws and low kick but Arfel moves out of range easily.
Arfel is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burt Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a low kick as Arfel jumps back.
Arfel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zod Arfel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Burt Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arfel scores with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Arfel moves out of range easily.
Arfel throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arfel digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Arfel clinches with his opponent.
Arfel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalling in the clinch from Arfel.
Brown prevents Arfel from breaking the clinch.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Arfel avoids the damage to the body.
Arfel is stalling here.
Arfel tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Arfel taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arfel seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Brown is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown tries to work over Arfel's front leg with a kick but Arfel checks it.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arfel.
Arfel drops Brown with a left right combo! Arfel follows him down to the ground into side control.
Arfel tries to advance to mount but Brown denies him.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arfel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arfel has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Brown!
Arfel throwing strikes here but Brown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arfel throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brown because Arfel loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown has given up his back.
I really don't envy Brown right now.
Arfel looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Brown taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zod Arfel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ron mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Edelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mexico comes to the cage accompanied by I want war. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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188 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, ron mexico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Edelman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edelman connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Edelman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edelman thuds a left hand into mexico's body.
mexico throws a hook but Edelman avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Edelman!
It looks like ron mexico has been cut.
mexico shoots in but no luck this time.
mexico is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Edelman's half guard.
Edelman is trying to get back to full guard.
Edelman gets back to full guard.
mexico is working Edelman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Edelman wants to sweep here but mexico controlling him for the moment.
mexico is looking to work some ground and pound but Edelman has wrist control.
mexico lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edelman has momentary wrist control but mexico slips an elbow through the middle.
Edelman controls mexico momentarily but mexico frees himself.
mexico with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edelman trying to control the position.
Edelman wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mexico slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Edelman manages to get back to half guard.
Edelman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
mexico landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
mexico 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.
Edelman is rocked!
Edelman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. mexico is working away from the top position though.
Edelman works his way to full guard. Good work.
mexico 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.
Edelman looks gassed!
mexico is in close to Edelman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Edelman is still in real trouble! Can mexico finish him?
mexico advances position into side control!
mexico landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mexico working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
mexico is chipping away with strikes.
mexico in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Edelman looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! mexico turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ron mexico!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Otto Wille Kuusinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lowell Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusinen comes to the cage accompanied by Agit Prop - Olen kommunisti. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otto Wille Kuusinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lowell Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Stanley.
Stanley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stanley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuusinen on the side of the head.
Stanley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stanley stalks Kuusinen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kuusinen's face. Kuusinen staggers backwards, shaken.
Kuusinen throws a nice looking combination but Stanley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuusinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stanley looks to land a combination but Kuusinen avoids it well.
Stanley lands a head shot.
Kuusinen is rocked!
Stanley connects with a superb combination that knocks Kuusinen out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Stanley before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Kuusinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lowell Stanley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Murder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Lunatic Fringe by Red Ryder as his entrance music. Doc Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Murder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doc Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murder.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas cracks the inside of Murder's front leg.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas shoots in and bounces Murder off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thomas tries to stand but Murder is controlling from the bottom.
Thomas trying to control but Murder is working from the bottom.
Murder is trying to keep Thomas in close.
Murder has momentary wrist control but Thomas slips an elbow through the middle.
Thomas throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thomas slips nicely into half guard.
Murder tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
Murder is refusing to be controlled, as Thomas sits in half guard.
Murder wants to control the action here but instead Thomas manages to pass to full mount!
Murder tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thomas scoring with strikes but Murder is staying in there.
Murder is trying desperately to improve position.
Thomas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Murder hang on?
Thomas working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Thomas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Murder working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomas dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murder keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thomas throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murder because Thomas loaded up on that one.
Murder wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thomas.
Murder tries to reverse the position but Thomas maintains control.
Thomas dominating with strikes here.
Thomas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thomas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Thomas trying to control but Murder is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas goes for an armbar but Murder turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Murder.
Thomas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thomas looks gassed!
Murder wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murder defends it easily.
Thomas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murder defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Thomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murder takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murder sprawls well initially but Thomas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Murder keeps moving.
Murder managing to control the position.
Thomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Murder keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murder is trying to keep Thomas in close.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Murder looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Murder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murder dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Murder's head and hops out.
Frank Murder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murder looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Murder 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.
Murder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murder ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas is looking to slow Murder down with leg kicks.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murder defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Murder misses the shot to the body.
Frank Murder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas throws a head kick but Murder moves out of range.
Murder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Murder is just out of range.
Murder slips a jab from Thomas.
Murder tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Murder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murder misses with the combination.
Thomas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thomas misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Frank Murder has been cut.
Murder swinging wildly here.
Thomas throws a hook but Murder avoids it easily.
Murder is looking to clinch.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Murder moves out of range easily.
Murder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Murder is looking for a sweep.
Thomas fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Murder wants to control but Thomas postures up.
Murder takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Murder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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Murder is looking to regain half guard here but Thomas keeps moving and retains side control.
Thomas tries to advance to mount but can't.
Thomas stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Murder throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Murder's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Murder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Murder avoids them all with ease.
Murder looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thomas is staying active underneath Murder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
Thomas misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but Murder is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Murder misses with a low kick.
Murder lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas punishes Murder's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Murder moves out of range easily.
Murder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murder throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murder.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Murder on that attempt.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Murder checks it.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murder. Murder obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murder tries a head kick but it misses.
Murder shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Murder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Murder's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murder misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
Murder shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thomas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murder's half guard.
Doc Thomas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thomas.
Murder is looking to improve his position.
Murder trying to control from the bottom.
Thomas wants to control but Murder is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Murder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murder wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Murder misses with a looping left.
Doc Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murder misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Murder is looking to clinch.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Murder.
Murder tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.
Murder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thomas tries to land a body kick
and Murder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thomas lands a high kick!
Thomas misses with a combination
and Murder counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murder throwing strikes but missing.
Thomas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Thomas controlling the position.
Murder trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas trying to control the position here.
Murder trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frank Murder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Thomas holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Murder.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Thomas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Briatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emperor Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader has chosen Heresy by Pantera as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Emperor Vader will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Silvio Briatore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emperor Vader!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vader is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Briatore.
A big right from Briatore misses.
The fighters circling - Vader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Briatore misses with a hook.
Briatore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Briatore was well out of range. Poor timing from Vader.
Vader misses the shot to the body.
Vader blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader connects with the punch.
It looks like Silvio Briatore has been cut.
A jab from Briatore does it's job there.
Vader throws a hook to the side of Briatore's head but Briatore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briatore slips under a jab from Vader.
Briatore lands with a right hand.
Briatore throws a series of punches but Vader avoids them all with ease.
Vader connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vader throws a lazy right hand but Briatore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vader connects with a nice looking jab.
Briatore ducks under a wild hook from Vader.
Briatore shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vader is positioning himself well to prevent Briatore advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briatore thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vader's head.
Briatore content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briatore missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader pushes Briatore off looking to stand but Briatore dives back in and keeps control.
Briatore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vader defending well though.
Briatore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vader throws a shot to the body.
Briatore sizes up Vader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Briatore throws a lazy right hand but Vader sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader misses with a wild body shot.
Vader defending well as Briatore loads up on a big left hand.
Briatore throws a looping overhand right but Vader ducks down to avoid it.
Briatore staying out of range there.
Emperor Vader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Vader misses the target.
A big left from Briatore misses.
Vader slips under a jab from Briatore.
A jab from Vader misses.
Briatore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Briatore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vader.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emperor Vader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Briatore's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vader cracks Briatore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vader Rushes Briatore and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Briatore is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Vader Piles on the pressure and Briatore crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emperor Vader! Emperor Vader retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Binzo has chosen Hair of the Dog by Nazareth as his entrance music. Binzo Binzo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chuck Swift's chin.
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220 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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221 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Swift!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Binzo Binzo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binzo tries to clinch up but Swift circles away and keeps his distance.
Swift scores with a jab to the jaw.
Binzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Binzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Binzo looks to throw the jab but Swift is out of range.
Swift uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Binzo.
Binzo tries to clinch but Swift moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Binzo.
Swift misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Binzo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Swift throws a nice looking combination but Binzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Binzo scores with a jab.
Binzo pushes Swift away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swift moves out of range as Binzo throws a body kick.
Swift throws a nice looking combination but Binzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A clash of legs there as Binzo blocks the low kick.
Swift walks into a stiff left hand from Binzo.
Binzo looks to land a right hand but Swift moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo walks into a jab.
Binzo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Binzo throws a series of punches but Swift avoids them all with ease.
Swift throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Binzo looks to land a body kick but Swift moved away.
Swift avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Binzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swift manages to avoid it.
Chuck Swift is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swift keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Binzo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Swift is trying to control but can't.
Swift slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Swift preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift wants to sweep but no luck.
Swift keeping moving, preventing Binzo from controlling successfully.
Swift scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Swift pushes Binzo up against the cage in a clinch.
Swift blocking some punches.
Swift blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swift wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swift is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Binzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Swift uses good head movement to avoid it.
Binzo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Swift is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Binzo to the mat. Binzo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Binzo looking for a guillotine here but Swift defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binzo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Swift is aware though and is defending well.
Binzo looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift preventing the sweep.
Swift keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Binzo's head.
Binzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Binzo is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Swift rolls with it to try and escape but Binzo cranks on the arm and Swift is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Binzo Binzo! Binzo Binzo retains his light heavyweight title!
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