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MFN: Night 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Harden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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130 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Valor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Harden!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valor shoots in looking for a takedown. Harden tries to sprawl out of it but Valor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Valor fails to land the takedown.
Harden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harden throws a sloppy head kick and Valor moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden throws a head kick but Valor moves out of range.
Harden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harden looks to clinch
and Valor counters with a shoot takedown. Harden fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harden holds on and takes a little breather.
Valor is looking to stand up but Harden won't let him.
Valor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harden, up you get!
Harden takes the fight into the clinch.
Harden tries for a takedown but Valor manages to get underhooks.
Harden is trying to break the clinch but Valor has him pressed against the cage.
Harden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valor blocks an elbow strike.
Harden avoids the elbow strike from Valor, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Harden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valor keeps control of Harden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valor just stands there and leans against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harden misses with an elbow strike.
Harden has had enough of the clinch but Valor keeps him there for the moment.
Valor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valor misses with an elbow over the top.
Harden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valor has him pressed against the cage.
Harden tries to break the clinch but Valor is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harden misses with a knee strike.
Valor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jack Harden has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harden's brow.
Harden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harden misses with some punches.
Valor throws an elbow but it misses.
Harden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harden can't break the clinch.
Valor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harden's efforts to push away.
Harden stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harden is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Valor throws an elbow but misses.
Harden misses with a knee strike.
Harden is trying to break free.
Harden is trying to break the clinch but Valor has him pressed against the cage.
Harden dodges an elbow strike from Valor.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Harden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Harden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Harden.
Harden tries to land a front kick but Valor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harden tries to clinch but Valor moves out of range.
Harden misses with a head kick.
John Valor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valor closes the distance and clinches up with Harden, looking for a takedown. Valor pushes Harden against the cage but Harden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valor has his takedown stuffed
and Harden counters with a thumping low kick.
Harden tries to clinch up
and Valor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harden's guard now.
Valor gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Harden misses with the combination.
Harden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harden.
Harden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harden is breathing heavily.
Harden misses with a looping right.
Harden throws a head kick but Valor moves out of range.
Valor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harden throws a lazy head kick
and Valor counters with a takedown into side control.
Harden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valor stands up and beckons Harden to his feet.
Harden darts in trying to clinch
and Valor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valor decides to stand and escape the position.
Jack Harden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harden throws a lazy right hand but Valor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harden throws a low kick but Valor moves out of range easily.
Valor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harden sprawls well. Harden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valor gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Valor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harden fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valor shoots in looking for a takedown but Harden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Valor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Harden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Harden tries to close the distance and clinch but Valor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harden drives through and clinches with Valor against the cage.
Harden blocks the elbow strike.
Harden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harden tries to land knees in the clinch but Valor avoids the damage to the body.
Harden blocks an elbow strike.
Harden tries to work over Valor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harden wants to break free but Valor has control.
Valor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harden's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden tries to break the clinch but Valor is controlling the position.
Harden looking to throw knees to the head but Valor is blocking nicely.
Harden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harden blocks an elbow strike from Valor.
A head punch on the inside from Harden fails to land.
Harden avoids a wild elbow strike from Valor.
Harden working hard to break the clinch.
Valor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harden tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden tries to clinch but Valor is having none of it.
Valor tries for a takedown but Harden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valor has a takedown stuffed.
Harden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valor.
Jack Harden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harden wants to clinch but Valor slips to the side
and Valor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Valor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jack Harden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Harden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harden just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valor's brow.
Harden dodges an elbow strike from Valor.
Harden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harden blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valor pushes off an throws an elbow but Harden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valor.
Valor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harden has had enough of the clinch but Valor keeps him there for the moment.
Valor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Harden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harden blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harden can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Harden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harden 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Harden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Argiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Takedown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Argiropoulos comes to the cage accompanied by Grafh - Knock'em Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
145 lbs
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18
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Argiropoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lord Takedown!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Argiropoulos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Argiropoulos pushes Takedown up against the cage in a clinch.
Takedown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Argiropoulos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Argiropoulos wants to take the fight to the mat but Takedown manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Takedown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Argiropoulos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Argiropoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takedown tries for a takedown. No joy.
Takedown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takedown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Argiropoulos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Takedown gets a double leg takedown into Argiropoulos's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takedown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Takedown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Argiropoulos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takedown is working away from the top position though.
Argiropoulos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Argiropoulos tries to kick Takedown off but Takedown keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Takedown working over Argiropoulos with some ground and pound. Argiropoulos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Takedown seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Takedown is keen to just control but Argiropoulos is a slippery customer.
Takedown thows a huge punch but Argiropoulos dodges it nicely.
Argiropoulos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Takedown controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argiropoulos is trying to maintain the position but Takedown is very close to passing his half guard.
Takedown slips a nice elbow through Argiropoulos's hands, connecting with Argiropoulos's forehead.
Argiropoulos wants to improve his position but Takedown is controlling well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takedown wants to pass the guard but Argiropoulos is defending well.
Takedown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Argiropoulos defends it well.
Ground and pound from Takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takedown seems to be looking for submissions.
Takedown is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Argiropoulos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Takedown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Takedown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Argiropoulos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Argiropoulos trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Argiropoulos is looking for a sweep. Takedown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Argiropoulos is breathing heavily.
Takedown sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takedown is looking to take a break and control but Argiropoulos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Argiropoulos trying to control but Takedown postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Takedown stuffs the takedown.
Takedown tries to clinch but Argiropoulos moves out of range.
Takedown is looking to clinch but Argiropoulos is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takedown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Argiropoulos is being controlled here.
Takedown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Argiropoulos to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Takedown dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Takedown gets a double leg takedown into Argiropoulos's guard.
Takedown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Takedown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Argiropoulos keeping moving, preventing Takedown from controlling successfully.
Takedown is looking to advance position but Argiropoulos has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Takedown is looking to improve his position but Argiropoulos isn't that keen on the idea.
Takedown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takedown wants to control but Argiropoulos is having none of it.
Takedown is looking to get to half guard.
Takedown slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takedown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Takedown is defending against the submission attempts here by Argiropoulos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takedown is controlling Argiropoulos's trapped leg to prevent Argiropoulos from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Takedown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Takedown is looking to sweep but instead, Argiropoulos has passed into half guard.
Takedown pushes Argiropoulos off and gets back to his feet.
Argiropoulos shoots in for a double leg but Takedown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Takedown wants to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takedown misses the body punch
and Argiropoulos counters with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Argiropoulos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takedown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Argiropoulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takedown changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Argiropoulos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Argiropoulos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takedown wants to take a breather but Argiropoulos is having none of it.
Takedown is thwarting Argiropoulos's attempts to control the position.
Takedown slows the pace down in half guard.
Takedown wants to control but Argiropoulos is keeping him busy.
Takedown works his foot free and advances to mount.
Takedown in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Takedown.
Takedown lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takedown content just to control the position here.
Takedown lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takedown working the ground and pound effectively.
Takedown raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takedown controlling from the full mount.
Takedown landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Takedown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Takedown scores with a takedown into Argiropoulos's guard.
Argiropoulos has momentary wrist control but Takedown slips an elbow through the middle.
Argiropoulos keeping full guard, as Takedown tries to pass.
Argiropoulos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Takedown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Argiropoulos is keeping the position for now.
Takedown sitting in guard here, content to control.
Takedown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Takedown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Takedown looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takedown throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takedown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lord Takedown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takedown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Takedown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Argiropoulos is rocked!
Takedown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oh Argiropoulos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takedown stands up over Argiropoulos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Takedown chips away with some ground and pound.
Takedown with a nice head shot there.
Takedown postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Argiropoulos covers up, he's hurt! Takedown keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Takedown and the ref steps in to end the fight! Takedown can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lord Takedown!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clayson McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Ray Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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143 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clayson McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Ray Miranda!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miranda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miranda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miranda tries for a takedown but McCarthy circles away easily
and McCarthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnny Ray Miranda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miranda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy wants to clinch.
McCarthy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCarthy avoids the head kick by Miranda.
McCarthy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miranda.
Miranda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McCarthy is fending him off so far but Miranda persists. Nope, McCarthy circles away and we're back to standing.
McCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miranda takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy has managed to clinch.
Miranda pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Miranda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCarthy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCarthy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miranda wants to sweep here but McCarthy controlling him for the moment.
McCarthy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miranda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCarthy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Miranda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miranda working for a triangle but McCarthy defends it easily.
Miranda controls McCarthy momentarily but McCarthy frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miranda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clayson McCarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Ray Miranda.
Miranda takes a jab right on the kisser.
McCarthy slaps away a takedown attempt from Miranda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miranda avoids the body shot from McCarthy.
Miranda has taken the fight to the clinch.
McCarthy controlling the action here for a moment.
McCarthy lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy controlling the action here for a moment.
McCarthy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McCarthy landing knees to the body.
McCarthy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarthy leaning his opponent against the cage.
McCarthy working Miranda over with knees to the body.
Miranda looks winded!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miranda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Miranda is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McCarthy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayson McCarthy 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.
Miranda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McCarthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCarthy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miranda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miranda swinging wildly here.
Miranda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clayson McCarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Ray Miranda.
McCarthy moves into the clinch.
McCarthy just leaning against Miranda, taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for McCarthy.
Miranda is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McCarthy scores with a shot to the side of Miranda's head.
McCarthy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A left hand lands to the body for McCarthy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCarthy controlling the action here for a moment.
McCarthy working Miranda over with knees to the body.
A short left from McCarthy.
Miranda managing to block the knees to the body from McCarthy.
McCarthy lands a damaging elbow.
Miranda takes an elbow to the temple.
McCarthy looking to throw knees to the head but Miranda is blocking nicely.
Miranda has McCarthy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McCarthy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from McCarthy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McCarthy lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miranda takes a knee right on the jaw!
McCarthy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McCarthy lands a damaging elbow.
McCarthy landing knees to the body.
McCarthy misses with a knee strike.
McCarthy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McCarthy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCarthy tries to land a knee to the head but Miranda blocks with his arms.
McCarthy prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy tries a knee to the head but Miranda blocks it.
McCarthy is pushing Miranda up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miranda is trying to break the clinch but McCarthy has him pressed against the cage.
McCarthy gets underhooks to prevent Miranda's takedown attempt.
McCarthy crunches a lovely knee into Miranda's ribcage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Miranda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from McCarthy.
McCarthy stalling against the cage.
McCarthy lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McCarthy lands an elbow just above Miranda 's eye.
Miranda is trying to break the clinch but McCarthy has him pressed against the cage.
McCarthy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCarthy slows down the pace here.
McCarthy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McCarthy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCarthy lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCarthy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McCarthy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayson McCarthy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McCarthy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miranda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Miranda keeps the fight on the outside.
Miranda shoots in looking for a takedown. McCarthy tries to sprawl out of it but Miranda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCarthy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miranda tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Miranda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miranda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCarthy lands with a good body shot.
Miranda has closed the distance and engaged McCarthy in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda takes a knee to the side of the body.
A left hand lands to the body for McCarthy.
Miranda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miranda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCarthy lands a good knee to the midsection. Miranda won't want to take too many of those.
McCarthy landing knees to the body.
McCarthy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCarthy slows down the pace here.
McCarthy landing knees to the head.
McCarthy lands a good knee to the midsection. Miranda won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from McCarthy.
Clayson McCarthy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
McCarthy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCarthy lands a good knee to the midsection. Miranda won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy connects with a knee to the head.
McCarthy stalling.
Nice body punch from McCarthy - that landed with a thud.
McCarthy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miranda is trying to pull guard but McCarthy has him pressed against the cage.
Miranda takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCarthy scores a nice knee to the body.
McCarthy tries a knee to the head but Miranda blocks it.
McCarthy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miranda can do to turn this around?
McCarthy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miranda is trying to pull guard but McCarthy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Clayson McCarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Ray Miranda.
McCarthy tries to land a knee to the head but Miranda blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCarthy tries to land a knee to the head but Miranda blocks with his arms.
McCarthy lands a body punch.
Miranda tries to pull guard but McCarthy holds him up against the cage and eventually Miranda drops back down to his feet.
McCarthy digs a right hand into Miranda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miranda's gas tank.
McCarthy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McCarthy controlling the action here for a moment.
McCarthy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McCarthy with a knee to the head.
Miranda pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy preventing the sweep.
McCarthy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miranda on the ground.
Miranda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCarthy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McCarthy gets to his feet - Miranda follows without any prompting.
Johnny Ray Miranda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miranda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCarthy.
Clayson McCarthy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCarthy lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clayson McCarthy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCarthy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayson McCarthy!
A very excited looking Clayson McCarthy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Bocek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Putnel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bocek might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kashmir - Led Zeppelin. Bruce Bocek has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
161 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Bocek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Putnel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bocek gets a takedown into half guard.
Putnel is looking to get back to is feet but Bocek passes into side control.
Bocek has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Putnel!
Bocek sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Putnel tries to reverse the position but Bocek maintains control.
Putnel taking shots to the head.
Putnel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bocek controlling his opponent.
Putnel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bocek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putnel tries to control the position but Bocek now has his back.
Bocek is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Putnel is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bruce Bocek!
Our winner, Bruce Bocek, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keenan Tarrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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21
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamie Jones!
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, Keenan Tarrick!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarrick looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Tarrick misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Keenan Tarrick has been cut.
Tarrick tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jamie Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keenan Tarrick.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tarrick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tarrick fails with the takedown.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Jones lands a big uppercut and Tarrick crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tarrick looks OK. Jones waves Tarrick back to his feet!
Tarrick is rocked!
Jones is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Jones shuts the power down on Tarrick. Lights out, game over! Jones is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jamie Jones!
Jamie Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Soufian Fekar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soufian Fekar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clyde Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fekar tries to clinch but Dillinger is having none of it.
Fekar misses with a takedown attempt
and Dillinger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dillinger postures up in Fekar's guard and throws a big left but Fekar blocks it.
Fekar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dillinger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dillinger landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fekar looking to control.
Dillinger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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!
Fekar trying to control the position here.
Dillinger lands a couple of elbows.
Dillinger is in close to Fekar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dillinger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dillinger scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger with a nice head shot there.
Dillinger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dillinger wants to control from the top but Fekar keeps moving.
Dillinger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dillinger drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fekar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fekar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fekar!
Fekar is trying to get an arm triangle but Dillinger is defending well.
Dillinger tries to buck Fekar off but Fekar is having none of it.
Dillinger gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dillinger controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger wants to get back to full guard.
Dillinger gets back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillinger uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fekar fails with the takedown
and Dillinger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fekar is breathing heavily.
Dillinger with a nice head shot there.
Dillinger landing some decent shots from guard.
Dillinger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dillinger wants to control from the top but Fekar keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dillinger works over Fekar with some ground and pound from guard.
Dillinger cracks Fekar with a solid left hand.
Dillinger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fekar is keeping the position for now.
Dillinger connects with a couple of short punches.
Dillinger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dillinger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dillinger postures up and lands a big shot to Fekar's brow.
Dillinger controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillinger trying to control but Fekar is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dillinger working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dillinger decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fekar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soufian Fekar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fekar wants to clinch up but Dillinger keeps it at a distance.
Fekar fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clyde Dillinger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fekar closes the distance and clinches up with Dillinger, looking for a takedown. Fekar pushes Dillinger against the cage but Dillinger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dillinger is looking to clinch.
Fekar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillinger manages to avoid it.
Fekar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fekar looks for a takedown but Dillinger sprawls well.
Dillinger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters circling a little - Fekar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dillinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fekar.
Dillinger is looking to clinch but Fekar is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fekar shoots in but Dillinger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soufian Fekar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fekar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillinger.
Dillinger avoids the head kick by Fekar.
Fekar tries for a takedown but Dillinger circles away easily
and Dillinger moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fekar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dillinger uses from the top position.
Dillinger postures up.
Dillinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Fekar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillinger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dillinger is working Fekar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dillinger controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dillinger works over Fekar with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillinger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dillinger stopping the sweep attempt from Fekar.
Dillinger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dillinger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dillinger cracks Fekar with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dillinger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dillinger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dillinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Fekar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillinger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fekar can't keep his opponent in guard - Dillinger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nice strikes from Dillinger there.
Fekar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dillinger drops an elbow to the side of Fekar's head.
Fekar is rocked!
Dillinger is thwarting Fekar's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillinger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Fekar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dillinger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fekar looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Fekar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dillinger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A big strike lands for Dillinger! That's really hurt Fekar and he's turned his back - Dillinger keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Dillinger jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clyde Dillinger!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Argun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Tischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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21
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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18
144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrey Argun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Tischer!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tischer lands with a hook. Argun tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Argun throws a leg kick
and Tischer counters with a stiff right hand.
Tischer scores with a punch to the head.
Argun gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tischer.
Argun throws a series of punches but Tischer moves out of range.
Argun shoots and misses
enabling Tischer to counter with a crisp jab.
Tischer with a jab.
Argun misses with a body punch
and Tischer counters with a nice body shot.
Tischer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Argun doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tischer counters with a nice uppercut.
Argun throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tischer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Argun is rocked!
Tischer lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Argun shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tischer counters with a left and a right that stings Argun.
Oh Argun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Argun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tischer lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tischer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tischer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tischer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tischer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marcus Tischer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tischer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Argun takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tischer lands a nice shot to the body.
Argun seems to have got his legs back now.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Argun. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Argun tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tischer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Argun thinking.
Argun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tischer connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tischer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy left from Tischer finds it's target.
Argun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tischer counters with a big right hand! Oh Argun is in trouble here! Tischer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Tischer!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. papa roach- scars kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dan Henderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dion Watts's chin.
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135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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18
139 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dion Watts!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Watts did well to prevent Henderson getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Henderson tries to pass to full mount but Watts defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henderson lands a nice short elbow.
Henderson stalling.
Watts trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Henderson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Henderson trying to control the action but Watts is working from the bottom.
Watts tries to get to full guard but Henderson has control of the leg.
Henderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Watts looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson breaks from Watts's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Henderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Henderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Watts is rocked!
Henderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Watts is still in real trouble! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson lands a heavy elbow.
Henderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big strike lands for Henderson! That's really hurt Watts and he's turned his back - Henderson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Henderson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Henderson!
After winning the bout, Dan Henderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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pop
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