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SPNY 44: Nunes - Gillespie PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clris Cutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Leeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeder has chosen Pantera - Cowboys From Hell as his entrance music. Van Leeder struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Van Leeder will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clris Cutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Van Leeder!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutter looks to score with a jab to the body but Leeder is just out of range.
Cutter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leeder moves away.
Cutter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cutter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutter blocks a head kick by Leeder.
Cutter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leeder was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutter.
Leeder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cutter.
Cutter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cutter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leeder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cutter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cutter swings for the body but Leeder moves out of range.
Cutter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leeder moves away.
Leeder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cutter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leeder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cutter.
Cutter swings for the body but Leeder moves out of range.
Cutter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leeder.
No joy there for Leeder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cutter takes a swing at Leeder's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Leeder.
Cutter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutter connects with a body shot that sends Leeder's belly button to the back.
Leeder lands a left and a right that send Cutter crashing to the mat, dazed. Leeder thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leeder manages to avoid it.
Leeder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leeder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cutter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cutter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cutter misses with a body shot.
Clris Cutter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutter throws a body punch but Leeder moves out of range.
Leeder avoids the body shot from Cutter.
Leeder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cutter.
Leeder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cutter throws a body punch but Leeder moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeder doesn't manage to clinch there - Cutter circles away.
Cutter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leeder moves away.
Cutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leeder manages to avoid it.
Cutter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leeder doesn't seem bothered though.
Cutter misses with a wild body shot.
Leeder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cutter swings for the body but Leeder moves out of range.
Leeder moves into the clinch.
Cutter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leeder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cutter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cutter throws out a loose jab but Leeder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leeder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leeder is looking to clinch but Cutter is avoiding it.
Leeder throws a series of punches but Cutter moves out of range.
Cutter misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cutter moves away.
Cutter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leeder counters by clinching up.
Cutter manages to break the clinch.
Leeder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cutter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cutter looks to score with a jab to the body but Leeder is just out of range.
Cutter is looking to wear down Leeder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leeder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leeder pushes Cutter up against the cage in a clinch.
Cutter manages to break the clinch.
Cutter misses the shot to the body.
Cutter takes a swing at Leeder's ribcage but misses.
Cutter thows a body shot but no joy.
Cutter ducks under a wild hook from Leeder.
Leeder misses with a hook. Cutter ducked under it nicely.
Cutter throws a body punch but Leeder moves out of range.
Cutter takes a swing at Leeder's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeder tries to clinch up.
Cutter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cutter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutter punishes Leeder's body with a nice straight punch.
Cutter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leeder.
Cutter misses the shot to the body.
Cutter jabs at Leeder's body.
Cutter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leeder moves away.
Leeder tries to clinch but Cutter moves out of range.
Cutter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leeder moves away.
Cutter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutter misses the shot to the body.
Leeder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cutter dodges the punch combination from Leeder.
Cutter keeps the fight on the outside.
Cutter takes a swing at Leeder's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Van Leeder will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cutter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cutter swings for the body but Leeder moves out of range.
Van Leeder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cutter just misses with a punch to the body.
Cutter lands with a good body shot.
Cutter misses the shot to the body.
Cutter misses with a wild body shot.
Cutter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leeder tries to clinch but Cutter moves out of range.
Cutter throws a body punch but Leeder moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Cutter.
Cutter misses the shot to the body.
Cutter misses the shot to the body.
Cutter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clris Cutter is winning the standup battle so far.
Cutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leeder manages to avoid it.
Cutter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cutter misses with a body shot.
Cutter misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeder wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cutter. Leeder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cutter swings for the body but Leeder moves out of range.
Cutter misses with a wild body shot.
Leeder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cutter moves away from the strike by Leeder.
Leeder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leeder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leeder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cutter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cutter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cutter thows a body shot but no joy.
Leeder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cutter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leeder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leeder moves away.
Cutter takes a swing at Leeder's ribcage but misses.
Cutter takes a swing at Leeder's ribcage but misses.
Leeder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cutter.
Cutter misses the shot to the body.
Leeder drives through and clinches with Cutter against the cage.
Cutter tries to break free but Leeder pushes him back against the cage.
Leeder is leaning against Cutter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leeder prevents Cutter from breaking the clinch.
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!
Cutter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cutter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutter just misses with a punch to the body.
Cutter misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cutter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leeder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leeder tries to clinch up but Cutter circles away and keeps his distance.
Cutter misses with a body shot.
Leeder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cutter thows a body shot but no joy.
Leeder fails to land the takedown.
Cutter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leeder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cutter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cutter just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cutter. Leeder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cutter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leeder counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cutter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leeder.
Leeder tries to clinch but Cutter is having none of it.
Cutter misses with a shot to the body
and Leeder counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leeder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cutter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cutter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutter jabs Leeder to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leeder tries to close the distance and clinch but Cutter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leeder avoids the body shot from Cutter.
Leeder rushes Cutter and presses him up against the cage.
Cutter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leeder is looking to clinch but Cutter is avoiding it.
Cutter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leeder.
Leeder fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cutter misses with a body shot.
Cutter digs a good body shot into Leeder's ribs.
Leeder looks to score with a jab to the body but Cutter is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clris Cutter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Leeder throws a nice looking combination but Cutter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leeder manages to avoid it.
Leeder misses with a double jab.
Leeder tries to close the distance and clinch but Cutter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cutter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leeder was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutter.
Cutter punishes Leeder's body with a nice straight punch.
Leeder avoids the body shot from Cutter.
Cutter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leeder manages to avoid it.
Cutter misses the shot to the body.
Cutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leeder manages to avoid it.
Leeder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cutter.
Cutter thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cutter. Leeder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cutter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutter looks to score with a jab to the body but Leeder is just out of range.
Cutter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cutter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leeder was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutter.
Cutter swings for the body but Leeder moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cutter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leeder moves away.
Cutter misses with a wild body shot.
Leeder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cutter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cutter misses with a body shot.
Leeder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leeder is looking to clinch.
Leeder is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Leeder doesn't manage to clinch there - Cutter circles away.
Cutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leeder manages to avoid it.
Cutter lands a right hook to the body.
Leeder lands a jab to the nose.
Cutter throws a sloppy body shot
and Leeder counters with a left and a right that stings Cutter.
Cutter is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leeder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Cutter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leeder was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutter.
Cutter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leeder.
Cutter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cutter seems to have got his legs back now.
Leeder moves in looking to clinch but Cutter pushes him off.
Cutter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leeder holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leeder displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cutter up against the cage.
Leeder tries to break the clinch but Cutter is controlling the position.
Cutter keeps control of Leeder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leeder tries to break the clinch but Cutter is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leeder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leeder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cutter.
Cutter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutter misses the shot to the body.
Leeder misses with a few strikes there.
Cutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leeder manages to avoid it.
Cutter just misses with a punch to the body.
Cutter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leeder avoids the body shot from Cutter.
A shot to the body from Cutter misses
and Leeder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cutter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leeder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cutter lands with a nice body punch.
Leeder swinging wildly here.
Leeder avoids the body shot from Cutter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeder is looking to clinch but Cutter is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leeder. Cutter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cutter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutter throws a body punch but Leeder moves out of range.
Cutter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leeder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cutter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutter punishes Leeder's body with a nice straight punch.
Leeder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cutter moves away.
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!
Leeder tries to clinch up.
Cutter takes a swing at Leeder's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leeder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cutter.
Cutter misses the shot to the body.
Cutter thows a body shot but no joy.
Cutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leeder manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Van Leeder.
I think Leeder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Leeder!
Van Leeder 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdoul Murquite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murquite is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Năo Posso Mais. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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299 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdoul Murquite!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murquite looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lopez trying to control the position but Murquite is working away.
Murquite is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lopez working away.
Lopez misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez trying to control the action but Murquite is working from the bottom.
Murquite regains half guard.
Murquite is looking to improve his position.
Lopez thows a huge punch but Murquite dodges it nicely.
Lopez working over Murquite with some ground and pound. Murquite looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez trying to control the pace.
Murquite wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
Lopez working over Murquite with some ground and pound. Murquite looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lopez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Murquite wants to get back to full guard.
Murquite works his way to full guard. Good work.
Murquite has control of Lopez's left arm, preventing Lopez from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez postures up.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Murquite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lopez looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Tony Lopez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murquite.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez gets a takedown into half guard.
Murquite is positioning himself well to prevent Lopez advancing to mount.
Murquite is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lopez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Murquite reverses the position - he's now on top in Lopez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murquite loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murquite looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murquite accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murquite throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lopez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murquite has gone for a leg lock! Lopez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Murquite's guard.
Murquite controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murquite keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murquite's head.
Murquite wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Murquite gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Murquite from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murquite passes Lopez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Lopez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murquite sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lopez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murquite defends it nicely.
Murquite will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murquite shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lopez defends it nicely.
Lopez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Murquite quickly recovers to half guard.
Lopez stalling away here and it's allowed Murquite to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Murquite wants to sweep but no luck.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Murquite keeps moving.
Lopez lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murquite keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Murquite bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lopez's guard.
Murquite drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lopez dives on top into guard.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Murquite gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lopez is trying to keep Murquite in close.
Murquite throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murquite throws a big right hand that misses.
Murquite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murquite throws a big right hand that misses.
Murquite throws a big elbow that misses.
Lopez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murquite working some strikes from top position.
Murquite has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murquite wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murquite looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murquite loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murquite postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.
Murquite works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Murquite is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lopez sees it coming and defends easily.
Murquite is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lopez has hold of Murquite's hands but Murquite slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murquite is working for a kimura but Lopez is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murquite looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdoul Murquite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Murquite fails with a takedown attempt.
Murquite fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murquite shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lopez but Lopez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tony Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdoul Murquite.
Lopez stuffs the takedown attempt from Murquite. Murquite gets slowly back to his feet.
Murquite shoots in but no luck this time.
Tony Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Murquite manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lopez throws an elbow that misses. Murquite uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lopez's guard. Nice move by Murquite!
Murquite throws a sloppy strike and Lopez has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Murquite is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Lopez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Lopez!
A relieved looking Tony Lopez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heathcliff Huxtable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiruku Matah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huxtable comes to the cage accompanied by Night and Day. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heathcliff Huxtable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hiruku Matah!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matah leaves Huxtable with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Huxtable shoots in for a double leg but Matah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huxtable swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Huxtable.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heathcliff Huxtable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matah scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Matah is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Huxtable is just riding it out for now. Matah eventually gives up the hold.
Matah looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Matah tries to pass the half guard into mount. Huxtable knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Huxtable tries to roll over but Matah keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxtable is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Matah's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Matah's back!
Huxtable is trying to stick to Matah's back but Matah is turning into Huxtable. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Huxtable's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Matah.
Matah tries to free his leg and advance position but Huxtable is retaining full guard.
Matah is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Huxtable looking for a sweep. Not yet Huxtable, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huxtable trying to control the position.
Matah drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Matah jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Matah wants to pass the guard but Huxtable is keeping the position.
Huxtable looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Huxtable keeping full guard, as Matah tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Matah forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matah is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Huxtable sees it coming and defends easily.
Huxtable gets back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matah is pushing down on Huxtable's leg trying to pass to half guard. Huxtable is fighting to maintain full guard but Matah has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Huxtable trying to hold on to Matah's head to control him but Matah postures up.
Matah seems to be working for a kimura but Huxtable defends the submission attempt.
Matah is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable wants to get back to full guard.
Matah is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Matah seems to be working for a kimura but Huxtable defends the submission attempt.
Huxtable is defending against the submission attempts here by Matah.
Matah is looking for a kimura but Huxtable is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Matah to get the leverage.
Huxtable is trying to maintain the position but Matah is very close to passing his half guard.
Huxtable manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Huxtable working the head and body with strikes.
Matah actively working from the bottom here.
Huxtable winds up and cracks Matah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Huxtable lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Huxtable working Matah over with strikes.
Matah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Huxtable scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Huxtable lands a nice short elbow.
Matah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Huxtable scores with a couple of nice shots.
Huxtable will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Huxtable looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Matah is pressing down on Huxtable's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Matah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huxtable with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Matah has his foot on Huxtable's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huxtable works his way back into a safe position though.
Matah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huxtable defends well.
Huxtable scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Heathcliff Huxtable will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Huxtable tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matah swivels and escapes.
Matah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Huxtable as he jumps to the side.
Huxtable shoots in looking for a takedown. Matah tries to sprawl out of it but Huxtable keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Huxtable misses with a takedown attempt - Matah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heathcliff Huxtable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matah has a takedown stuffed.
Huxtable fails with a takedown attempt.
Matah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Huxtable sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matah somewhat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Matah enables Huxtable to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Matah manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Matah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huxtable defends well.
Huxtable landing some decent shots from guard.
Huxtable scoring with punches to the head and body.
Matah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Huxtable manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matah tries to free his leg and advance position but Huxtable is retaining full guard.
Matah advances position into side control!
Huxtable is looking to reverse the position.
Matah is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Huxtable knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Matah wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Huxtable, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable wants to control but Matah postures up.
Matah is trying to get an arm triangle but Huxtable is defending well.
Huxtable is trying to improve his position.
Huxtable on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Huxtable tries to get out of the position.
Matah tries to advance to mount but Huxtable denies him.
Matah has hold of Huxtable's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Huxtable seems comfortable defending it but Matah has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Huxtable is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Huxtable is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Matah couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hiruku Matah!
Hiruku Matah 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Valesquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valesquez comes into the arena with "Ratamahatta" by Sepultura blaring out of the sound system. Tyler Jung is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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142 lbs
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154 lbs
17 - 3 - 2 |
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Good kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabricio Valesquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tyler Jung!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valesquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyler Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jung is looking to clinch.
Valesquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jung.
Jung tries to clinch but Valesquez moves out of range.
Valesquez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jungs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jung fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jung lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Jung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung closes the distance and pushes Valesquez back into the cage.
Valesquez is trying to pull guard but Jung has him pressed against the cage.
Valesquez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jung pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jung attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valesquez throws a solid leg kick but Jung takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valesquez.
Jung closes the distance looking to clinch
and Valesquez counters with a low kick, right behind Jung 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jung is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valesquez is defended easily by Jung.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Valesquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jung tries to clinch there but Valesquez circles away.
Jung tries to clinch but Valesquez is having none of it.
Valesquez 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez shoots for a double leg takedown but Jung sprawls well. He's pushed Valesquez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jung tries to clinch but Valesquez moves out of range.
Jung clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jung.
Valesquez has Jung pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jung manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jung obliges.
Jung utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jung gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Valesquez.
Valesquez takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Fabricio Valesquez has been cut.
Jung lands an elbow just above Valesquez 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Jung.
Jung landing knees to the head.
Valesquez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valesquez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jung walks away with a smile on his face. Valesquez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jung wants to clinch.
Jung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valesquez throws a jab when Jung was well out of range.
Jung closes the distance but Valesquez moves to the side
and Valesquez counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Jung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabricio Valesquez's cut.
That's time! Valesquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jung pushes Valesquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Valesquez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jung gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jung prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Valesquez shrugs off.
Jung pressing his opponent against the cage.
Valesquez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jung just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Valesquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valesquez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jung after a bit of a struggle.
Valesquez jumps guard but Jung turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Valesquez dodges an elbow strike from Jung.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jung just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valesquez's brow.
Valesquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesquez fails to pull guard.
Valesquez is looking for a takedown.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Valesquez shrugs off.
Valesquez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jung to keep the fight standing.
Jung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valesquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valesquez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jung pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jung scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jung.
Valesquez tries to pull guard but Jung won't allow it.
Jung lands an elbow just above Valesquez 's eye.
Valesquez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jung to keep the fight standing.
Jung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valesquez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jung utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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!
Valesquez jumps guard but Jung stands there with Valesquez around his waist. Valesquez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Valesquez shrugs off.
Fabricio Valesquez's cut is getting worse.
Jung lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jung.
Valesquez is trying to pull guard but Jung turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Valesquez shrugs off.
Fabricio Valesquez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Valesquez jumps guard but Jung stands there with Valesquez around his waist. Valesquez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jung lands a nice knee to the body.
Jung is pushing Valesquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jung lands an elbow inside.
Valesquez fails to pull guard.
Jung lands a damaging elbow.
Jung misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Fabricio Valesquez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Valesquez tries to pull guard but Jung holds him up against the cage and eventually Valesquez drops back down to his feet.
Jung will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Valesquez up against the cage.
Valesquez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jung pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jung clinches with his opponent.
Jung misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jung.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fabricio Valesquez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyler Jung!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Upton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagdiyev comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Firestarter. Upton has chosen DL Incognito - Proof as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
185 lbs
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32
181 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borat Sagdiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Upton!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagdiyev misses with a low kick.
Sagdiyev throws a head kick that misses.
Upton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Upton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Upton is looking for a kimura but Sagdiyev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Upton to get the leverage.
Upton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Upton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sagdiyev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Upton is in close to Sagdiyev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sagdiyev looking for a guillotine here but Upton defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Upton throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Upton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sagdiyev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Upton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Upton postures up in Sagdiyev's guard and throws a big left but Sagdiyev blocks it.
Sagdiyev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Upton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Upton throws a big right hand that misses.
Upton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Upton landing some decent shots from guard.
Upton looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upton postures up in Sagdiyev's guard and throws a big left but Sagdiyev blocks it.
Upton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Upton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sagdiyev pulls Upton in close to prevent any damage.
Upton throws an elbow that misses. Sagdiyev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Upton's guard. Nice move by Sagdiyev!
Upton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Upton looking for a guillotine here but Sagdiyev defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev wants to pass the guard but Upton is keeping the position.
Upton working for a triangle but Sagdiyev defends it easily.
Sagdiyev preventing the sweep.
Upton looking for a guillotine here but Sagdiyev defends easily.
Sagdiyev slips nicely into half guard.
Upton tries to get to full guard but Sagdiyev has control of the leg.
Upton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sagdiyev works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sagdiyev working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Upton is trying to escape the mount.
Upton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sagdiyev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
Upton is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Upton gets back to half guard.
Upton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sagdiyev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Upton has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Upton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sagdiyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Upton moves out of range as Sagdiyev throws a body kick.
Sagdiyev gets caught flat footed, as Upton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Upton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sagdiyev manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Upton has Sagdiyev in his guard.
Upton can't keep his opponent in guard - Sagdiyev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sagdiyev moves into full mount! Upton won't be happy about that!
Sagdiyev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Upton's face.
Upton is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Sagdiyev locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Upton is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Borat Sagdiyev!
A pretty intense looking Borat Sagdiyev took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philmore Butts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaun Styles is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philmore Butts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaun Styles!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butts swats away the attempt to clinch by Styles.
Butts has closed the distance and engaged Styles in a clinch.
Butts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Styles misses with a takedown
and Butts counters with a three punch combo that has Styles backing up. Styles nods at Butts to acknowledge the strikes.
Oooooh!!! Butts has knocked Styles down with a huge combo! Butts steps away and waves a wobbly Styles back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Styles is rocked!
It looks like Shaun Styles has been cut.
Styles looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butts lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Styles out cold! Styles is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Philmore Butts!
In his post fight interview, Philmore Butts 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haloti Gnata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony McCowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony McCowan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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209 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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219 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haloti Gnata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony McCowan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab-cross combination lands for Gnata and sends McCowan crashing to the mat! Gnata follows him down to the mat - McCowan regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
McCowan is rocked!
It looks like Tony McCowan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gnata is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, McCowan is hurt! He's hurt bad - Gnata fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save McCowan from any more punishment! Congratulations to Gnata! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haloti Gnata!
Haloti Gnata spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon comes to the cage accompanied by Dark Tranquillity - Iridium. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Finch!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dixon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Finch sprawls well initially but Dixon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Finch trying to control but Dixon postures up.
Finch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dixon working Finch over with strikes.
Finch pushes Dixon off and gets back to his feet.
Finch tries to clinch but Dixon moves away
letting Dixon counter with a right hand.
Dixon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Finch.
Finch drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dixon is trying to control the position but Finch postures up.
Finch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Finch postures up and lands a big shot to Dixon's brow.
Finch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dixon is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch trying to control the position from guard on top but Dixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finchis looking to pass into half guard but Dixon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dixon is in guard.
Dixon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finch looking to control.
Finch has control of Dixon's left arm, preventing Dixon from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kenny Finch wasn't active enough on the ground.
Finch tries to clinch but Dixon is having none of it.
Dixon shoots in looking for a takedown. Finch tries to sprawl out of it but Dixon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Finch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dixon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finch pulls Dixon in to control the position.
Dixon stays in close to Finch's body and controls the position.
Finch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon throwing strikes from guard but Finch blocks nicely.
Dixon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dixon preventing the sweep.
Finch working a defensive guard here.
Dixon throws an elbow that misses. Finch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dixon's guard. Nice move by Finch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon striking from the bottom here.
Dixon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dixon wants to stand up but Finch is controlling him.
Finchis looking to pass into half guard but Dixon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dixon is in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dixon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finch manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dixon is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to control but Dixon wriggling away.
Finch punishing his opponent with strikes.
Finch lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dixon's face.
Dixon taking shots to the head.
Dixon manages to control the position for a moment.
Finch fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Joey Dixon has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finch sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Finch looking to control but Dixon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finch thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Finch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Dixon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finch dives in and grabs Dixon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dixon pushes down on Finch's head and hops out.
Dixon moves into range and clinches up with Finch.
A short uppercut from Dixon.
It looks like Kenny Finch has been cut.
Finch tries to throw a body punch but Dixon avoids it by throwing Finch back against the cage.
Dixon works on Finch's body with a couple of short punches.
Dixon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Finch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dixon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dixon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Finch is trying to keep an underhook but Dixon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dixon.
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but Finch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Finch moves into full guard.
Dixon being controlled here momentarily.
Dixon with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dixon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dixon 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.
Finch keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Dixon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dixon trying to control the position from guard on top but Finch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dixon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kenny Finch has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Finch scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dixon regains half guard.
Finch is looking for a kimura here.
Dixon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Finch.
Finch is looking to take a break and control but Dixon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Finch trying to mount his opponent but Dixon defends it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon taking some punishment here, with Finch in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dixon defending well though.
Dixon trying to control from the bottom.
Dixon gets back to full guard.
Dixon wants to sweep here but Finch controlling him for the moment.
Finch tries to free his leg and advance position but Dixon is retaining full guard.
Dixon trying to keep a closed guard but Finch is proving a slippery customer.
Dixon has control of Finch's left arm, preventing Finch from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Finch tries to free his leg and advance position but Dixon is retaining full guard.
Finch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joey Dixon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Finch tries to clinch but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Finch manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Finch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dixon!
Finch lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dixon is trying to escape the mount.
Finch punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joey Dixon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dixon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Finch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dixon's waist but Dixon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Finch off to one side.
Dixon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Finch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joey Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dixon showed some decent athleticism there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dixon connects with a nice short shot to Finch's temple.
Finch looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dixon slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon thows a huge punch but Finch dodges it nicely.
Dixon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dixon prevents Finch from improving his position.
Dixon is trying to control. Finch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Finch wants to get back to full guard.
Dixon is trying to control. Finch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joey Dixon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Finch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dixon.
Dixon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Finch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dixon landing some decent shots from guard.
Dixon trying to control the position from guard on top but Finch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dixon landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throwing strikes but missing.
Dixon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dixon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dixon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dixon lands a couple of digs.
Finch wants to sweep but no luck.
Dixon postures up and lands a big shot to Finch's brow.
Finch is trying to control the position but Dixon postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a big elbow that misses.
Finch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dixon!
Dixon manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Dixon, under a barage of strikes from Finch.
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!
Finch trying to control from half guard but Dixon is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Finch lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dixon is looking for a sweep. Finch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Finch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Dixon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dixon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joey Dixon!
During a confident post fight interview, Joey Dixon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Thunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Goc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunders comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't That A Kick In The Head by Dean Martin. Goc has chosen Two Steps From Hell - ASAP as his entrance music. Johnny Thunders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Thunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacek Goc!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Goc.
Goc misses with a low kick as Thunders jumps back.
Goc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunders moves away.
Goc throws a one two combo.
It looks like Johnny Thunders has been cut.
Goc throws a looping overhand right but Thunders ducks down to avoid it.
Goc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thunders.
An inside leg kick from Goc misses.
Goc just misses with a punch to the body.
Goc fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thunders is out of range.
Goc ducks under a wild hook from Thunders.
Goc misses the jab.
Thunders throws a front kick aimed at Goc's knee but Goc avoids it well.
Goc throws a lazy right hand but Thunders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunders takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thunders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goc misses with a kick to the body.
Thunders throws a hook to the side of Goc's head but Goc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick by Thunders misses
and Goc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunders misses with a straight left.
Thunders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunders throws a lazy head kick
and Goc counters with a right hand to the body.
Goc lands a right hook to the body.
Thunders steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Goc. That one must have hurt.
Goc throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thunders's head.
Donk. Goc catches Thunders right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Goc finds it's way through Thunders's defenses.
Thunders staying out of range there.
Goc displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thunders throws out the jab.
Thunders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunders 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.
Thunders tries a head kick but it misses.
Goc is looking to slow Thunders down with leg kicks.
Goc lands a slapping body shot.
Goc throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thunders on the side of the head.
Thunders throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goc counters with a good, hard body kick but Thunders shrugs it off.
Thunders is breathing heavily.
Thunders takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thunders throws a jab when Goc was well out of range.
Goc cracks Thunders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goc scores with a jab. Thunders acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thunders looks to land a right hand but Goc moved out of range.
Thunders with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Goc misses the target.
Goc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goc shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Goc throws a head kick that misses.
Goc connects with a right hand. Thunders shakes it off.
Thunders lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thunders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thunders misses with a low kick.
Goc fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thunders checks it well.
Goc explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Goc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunders.
Thunders lands with a cross.
Goc throws a one two combo.
Goc throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goc throws a leg kick that misses.
Thunders blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Thunders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goc fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunders.
Thunders tries to clinch up but Goc circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Thunders.
Thunders swings for the body but Goc moves out of range.
Goc shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thunders eats them both and turns towards Goc to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thunders throws an overhand right that lands on Goc's shoulder, as Goc tries to avoid the shot.
Thunders throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Goc fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goc is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thunders had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Goc scores with a decent looking hook.
Thunders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goc blocks a head kick by Thunders.
Goc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunders moves away.
Thunders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goc.
A good leg kick by Goc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goc throws a right and a left that Thunders avoids nicely.
Goc keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Goc misses.
Thunders takes one on the button.
Goc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thunders stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thunders misses with a straight right.
Goc with a hook.
Goc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goc dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thunders. That did some damage!
Goc has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thunders lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thunders keeps Goc at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goc can pounce on him.
Thunders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goc.
Thunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thunders lets loose with a powerful body kick. Goc will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Goc dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Thunders's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thunders misses with a wild combination.
Thunders throws a big shot that misses.
Goc moves out of range of the strikes.
Thunders fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thunders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunders thows a body shot but no joy.
Goc looks for the body kick but Thunders saw that one coming.
Thunders throws a head kick but Goc moves out of range.
Nice shot by Thunders.
Goc throws a leg kick which misses Thunders's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunders tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunders. Goc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunders looks to score with a jab to the body but Goc is just out of range.
Thunders 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.
Goc lands a nice shot to the body.
Goc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunders.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goc. That's going to slow Thunders down.
Thunders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goc throws a head kick that misses.
Thunders has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thunders there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thunders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thunders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thunders loads up on a big right hand but Goc slips the punch.
Thunders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goc lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thunders needs to keep his hands up - Goc had a free shot at his head there.
Goc scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Goc. Thunders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunders bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goc's head.
Goc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goc lands with an overhand left.
Goc scores with a leg kick.
Jacek Goc seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goc scores with a body shot.
Goc connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thunders. Thunders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goc was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunders.
Goc connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thunders. Thunders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Goc's corner calls for a 1-2. Goc obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goc looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunders is just out of range.
Goc throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thunders looks to land a left hand but Goc moved out of range nicely.
Goc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunders.
Thunders takes a swing at Goc's ribcage but misses.
Thunders misses with a straight left.
Thunders misses with a looping right.
Goc catches Thunders with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnny Thunders's cut is getting worse.
Goc throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thunders throws out a loose jab but Goc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunders clobbers Goc with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunders thuds his right hand into Goc's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Thunders misses.
Goc misses with a kick to the body.
Goc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goc lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thunders throws a right hand that misses
and Goc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goc scores with a hook to the body. Thunders takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Goc throws a leg kick which misses Thunders's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunders tries to avoid it.
Thunders is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goc digs a good hook to Thunders's body.
Thunders throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunders was well out of range. Poor timing from Goc.
Thunders tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Thunders throws a lazy uppercut
and Goc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goc lands with a cross.
Thunders is looking to slow Goc down with leg kicks.
Thunders is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunders dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thunders takes one on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thunders checks a leg kick.
Thunders tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goc misses with a body shot.
Goc connects with a jab.
Thunders looks to land a left hand but Goc moved out of range nicely.
Goc jabs Thunders right on the nose. Thunders blinks but takes it well.
Thunders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goc misses the shot to the body.
Thunders tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goc lands with a good body shot.
Goc blocks a jab.
Goc with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goc buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Goc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Thunders's cut.
That's time! Thunders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thunders throws a right hand that misses
and Goc counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thunders's knee momentarily.
Goc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goc fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunders.
Goc lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goc throws a shot to the body.
Thunders wants to clinch up but Goc keeps it at a distance.
Goc misses with a series of wild punches.
Goc lands with a right hand.
Goc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goc throws out a leg kick but Thunders moves out of range and Goc only half commits.
Thunders throws a body punch but Goc moves out of range.
Thunders walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Goc connects with a leg kick. Thunders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Goc lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goc thuds his shin into the meat of Thunders's side.
Thunders has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Goc.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunders moves away.
Goc throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thunders looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Danga de danga de dang - Goc scores with a four punch combination!
Thunders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thunders dodges the punch combination from Goc.
Thunders takes a swing at Goc's ribcage but misses.
Thunders misses with an uppercut. Goc saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Goc.
Goc walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thunders checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Goc throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goc attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thunders misses with a left hand
and Goc counters with a good low kick that Thunders was not able to check.
That kick from Goc tenderised Thunders's leg. Thunders is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goc cracks Thunders with an open hand slap.
Thunders misses with a hook.
Johnny Thunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goc scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Thunders.
Goc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goc blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goc. Thunders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goc.
Thunders throws a hook but Goc blocks it.
Goc catches Thunders with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thunders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goc's sensitive parts.
Goc checks a low kick from Thunders.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thunders.
Goc scores with a body shot.
Goc lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goc moves out of range as Thunders strikes.
Goc dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thunders. That did some damage!
Good shot there by Goc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goc lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thunders backs up against the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Goc. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Goc.
Thunders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goc.
A low kick from Thunders is predictable there
letting Goc counter with a right hand.
Goc scores with a leg kick.
Goc throws a series of punches but Thunders moves out of range.
Goc connects with a solid leg kick.
Goc connects with the punch.
Goc connects with a solid leg kick.
Goc thuds a left hand into Thunders's body.
Thunders closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunders shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Goc tries to land a front kick but Thunders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Goc scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Goc is looking to slow Thunders down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunders moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thunders smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goc scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thunders doesn't seem bothered though.
Thunders misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thunders misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Goc counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Goc moves away from the strike by Thunders.
Thunders takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thunders throws a hook but Goc blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Goc.
Thunders throws a shot from downtown. Goc moves away and avoids it.
Goc scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunders 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.
Thunders gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Goc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thunders on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacek Goc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goc 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacek Goc!
Jacek Goc thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evangelista Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arron Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes comes to the cage accompanied by Never Be Alone. Gillespie has chosen Attack Attack! - The Wretched as his entrance music. 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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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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Evangelista Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arron Gillespie!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gillespie.
Gillespie misses with a wild combination.
Nunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gillespie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nunes thuds his right hand into Gillespie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nunes throws a leg kick which misses Gillespie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gillespie tries to avoid it.
Gillespie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nunes throws a nice looking combination but Gillespie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nunes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nunes thuds his shin into the meat of Gillespie's side.
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!
Nunes throws a series of punches but Gillespie moves out of range.
Gillespie looks to land a combination but Nunes avoids it well.
A head kick from Nunes lands but Gillespie takes it in his stride.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gillespie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nunes - the referee stops the clock and Gillespie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nunes. Gillespie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gillespie looks winded!
Nunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gillespie misses with a double jab
and Nunes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes throws a series of punches but Gillespie moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nunes.
Nunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick by Nunes - that's a beauty! Gillespie is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Nunes can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Evangelista Nunes!
In his post fight interview, Evangelista Nunes gave a big smile as he said 'I told yall that I wasnt playing around. Arron Gillespie, thanks for taking the fight, but you are not on my level. Tony Hendricks, I am coming for you boy. We have unfinished business and I want a rematch!!'.
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