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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lebron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes to the cage accompanied by Baby by Me. 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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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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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 New York, Jake Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lebron!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis connects with a right hand. Lebron shakes it off.
Lebron throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lebron was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis slips under a jab from Lebron.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
Lewis misses with a looping right.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Lebron saw that one coming.
Lewis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lewis jabs at Lebron's body.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Lebron.
Lewis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A cross from Lebron lands.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebron throws a looping overhand right but Lewis ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lebron eats them both and turns towards Lewis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A cross from Lewis lands.
Lebron walks into a left hand.
Lewis digs a good hook to Lebron's body.
Lebron blocks a jab.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lebron.
Jake Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Lebron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis connects with a right hand. Lebron shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Lewis lands a glancing blow to the side of Lebron's head.
Lebron is rocked!
Lebron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Lebron is still on wobbly legs! Can Lewis finish him?
Lebron staying out of range there.
Lewis lands with a right and another and another! Lebron is in big trouble! Lewis lands again and this time it's lights out for Lebron! A quality knockout there for Lewis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Lewis!
Jake Lewis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dingo Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Throttle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingo Warrior has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 New York, Dingo Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Throttle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Throttle fails with the takedown
and Warrior makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Throttle really felt that one!
Throttle tries to clinch but Warrior moves out of range.
Throttle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Warrior doesn't seem bothered though.
Throttle misses with a head kick.
Throttle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warrior moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Throttle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Throttle throws a nice looking combination but Warrior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Throttle.
Warrior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Throttle has his takedown stuffed
and Warrior counters with a head kick. That will keep Throttle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dingo Warrior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Throttle.
Throttle closes the distance but Warrior moves to the side
and Warrior counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Throttle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Throttle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warrior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Throttle is looking to clinch but Warrior is avoiding it.
Throttle pushes Warrior away with a front kick.
Dingo Warrior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Throttle misses with a takedown
and Warrior makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Throttle really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Throttle wants to clinch.
Throttle gets the takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Warrior holds on to Throttle's head and controls the position momentarily.
Warrior is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Throttle's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Throttle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Warrior knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Warrior is refusing to be controlled, as Throttle sits in half guard.
Throttle wants to free his trapped foot but Warrior is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Warrior is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Throttle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warrior keeps working.
Dick Throttle has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Warrior misses with a head kick.
Throttle tries to clinch up but Warrior circles away and keeps his distance.
Throttle moves to clinch but Warrior breaks away
and Warrior counters with a big head kick but Throttle shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Throttle shoots in for a takedown but Warrior shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Throttle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Warrior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Warrior.
Warrior takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Throttle wants to slow Warrior down by chopping away at his legs.
Warrior keeps the fight on the outside.
Throttle fails with the takedown
and Warrior finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Throttle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Throttle misses with a takedown
and Warrior counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Throttle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Warrior has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Throttle misses with a takedown attempt
and Warrior counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dingo Warrior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Throttle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Throttle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Throttle blocks a head kick by Warrior.
Throttle moves to clinch but Warrior breaks away
and Warrior counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Throttle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Throttle misses with a takedown attempt
and Warrior counters with a body kick that stops Throttle in his tracks momentarily.
Throttle misses with a takedown
and Warrior counters with a head kick.
Warrior circles away from the clinch attempt
and Warrior counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Throttle throws a leg kick
and Warrior counters by moving into the clinch.
Warrior manages to pull guard.
Warrior avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Throttle trying to control the position from guard on top but Warrior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Throttle is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Throttle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warrior is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dick Throttle wasn't active enough on the ground.
Throttle shoots in looking for a takedown but Warrior manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Throttle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Throttle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Throttle throws a series of punches but Warrior moves out of range.
Throttle darts in trying to clinch
and Warrior makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Throttle misses with a leg kick
and Warrior counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Throttle jumps guard but Warrior turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Throttle tries to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling the position.
Throttle wants to break free but Warrior has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Throttle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Throttle is working for takedown but Warrior is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warrior wants the takedown. Throttle is fighting it off but Warrior persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Throttle's guard against the cage.
Throttle isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Warrior stacks Throttle on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Warrior!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dingo Warrior dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Warrior throws a head kick but Throttle moves out of range.
Throttle has his takedown stuffed
and Warrior counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Warrior fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Throttle, pushing him back against the cage.
Warrior is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Throttle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Throttle tries a body shot but Warrior blocks it.
Throttle goes for a takedown attempt but Warrior pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Warrior really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Throttle looks to clinch
and Warrior counters with a head kick. That will keep Throttle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Throttle. Those never looked like landing.
Throttle tries to close the distance and clinch but Warrior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dick Throttle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Throttle throws a series of punches but Warrior avoids them all with ease.
Throttle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Warrior makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dingo Warrior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Throttle.
Warrior throws a sloppy head kick and Throttle moves out of range easily.
Warrior throws a head kick but Throttle moves out of range.
Throttle throws a head kick that misses
and Warrior counters with a head kick.
Throttle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Throttle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior throws a head kick that misses.
Throttle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Warrior counters with a big head kick but Throttle shrugs it off.
Throttle misses with a takedown
and Warrior counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Warrior.
Warrior is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Throttle is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Come on Throttle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Throttle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior has Throttle pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Warrior pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Throttle tumbling to the mat - Warrior dives into Throttle's guard.
Throttle working a defensive guard but Warrior manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Throttle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is staying tight to Throttle's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Throttle can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dingo Warrior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Warrior has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dingo Warrior!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Mckethan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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219 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayden Mckethan!
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, Ron Franco!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco moves into the clinch successfully.
Mckethan is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Franco with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jayden Mckethan has been cut.
Franco working Mckethan over with knees to the body.
Mckethan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mckethan is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Franco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mckethan's defenses.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mckethan's ribcage.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mckethan's face.
Franco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mckethan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franco landing knees to the body.
Franco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mckethan's face.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mckethan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Jayden Mckethan's cut is getting worse.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mckethan in his tracks for a moment.
Mckethan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Franco with a knee to the head.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckethan's efforts to push away.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Mckethan takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mckethan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckethan's efforts to push away.
Mckethan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mckethan's defenses.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mckethan can't break the clinch.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Mckethan won't want to take too many of those.
Mckethan is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franco prevents Mckethan from breaking the clinch.
Mckethan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mckethan's face.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mckethan in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckethan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Mckethan tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the cage.
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mckethan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mckethan is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Mckethan avoids the damage to the body.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckethan's efforts to push away.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mckethan is defending well for now.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Mckethan is blocking nicely.
Franco has Mckethan pressed against the cage, preventing Mckethan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckethan avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the cage.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Mckethan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
Mckethan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckethan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mckethan's face.
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Mckethan wants to break free but Franco has control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mckethan takes an elbow to the temple.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Mckethan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mckethan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayden Mckethan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Franco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Franco closes the distance and clinches.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mckethan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Mckethan won't want to take too many of those.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco landing knees to the head.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mckethan's defenses.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mckethan takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco.
Mckethan wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Franco prevents Mckethan from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mckethan's ribcage.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Mckethan won't want to take too many of those.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Mckethan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ron Franco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franco has Mckethan pressed against the cage, preventing Mckethan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mckethan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckethan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mckethan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckethan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Mckethan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mckethan.
Mckethan wants to break free but Franco has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands an elbow inside.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Mckethan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mckethan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mckethan avoids it.
Mckethan working hard to break the clinch.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mckethan tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco has Mckethan pressed against the cage, preventing Mckethan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mckethan is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
A frustrated look appears on Mckethan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franco lands an elbow inside.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Mckethan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mckethan wants to break free but Franco has control.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Mckethan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mckethan is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Franco has Mckethan pressed against the cage, preventing Mckethan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mckethan wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Mckethan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mckethan takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Mckethan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mckethan is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Mckethan tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mckethan's ribcage.
Mckethan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mckethan in his tracks for a moment.
Mckethan tries to break free but Franco pushes him back against the cage.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
Mckethan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco prevents Mckethan from breaking the clinch.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mckethan working hard to break the clinch.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Mckethan won't want to take too many of those.
Mckethan avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the cage.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Franco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jayden Mckethan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mckethan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mckethan thuds a left hand into Franco's body.
Franco walks into a stiff left hand from Mckethan.
Franco pushes Mckethan up against the cage in a clinch.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Mckethan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mckethan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mckethan is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Mckethan tries to break free but Franco pushes him back against the cage.
Mckethan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckethan can't break the clinch.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mckethan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mckethan tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the cage.
Mckethan can't break the clinch.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mckethan's ribcage.
Mckethan is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Franco.
A frustrated look appears on Mckethan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mckethan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Franco has Mckethan pressed against the cage, preventing Mckethan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mckethan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Mckethan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckethan wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mckethan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mckethan wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Mckethan shrugs off.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckethan's efforts to push away.
Franco keeps control of Mckethan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckethan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Mckethan won't want to take too many of those.
Franco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Franco has Mckethan pressed against the cage, preventing Mckethan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mckethan in his tracks for a moment.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckethan's efforts to push away.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Mckethan tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the cage.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Mckethan managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Mckethan is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckethan's efforts to push away.
Mckethan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands an elbow just above Mckethan 's eye.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mckethan's ribcage.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Mckethan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Mckethan wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mckethan wants to break free but Franco has control.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mckethan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mckethan tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the cage.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Jayden Mckethan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ron Franco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Franco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Franco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Franco!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ipod Apple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Konifka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todd Konifka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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199 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ipod Apple!
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, Todd Konifka!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konifka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Konifka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Apple gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Konifka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Konifka prevents Apple from getting back to his feet.
Konifka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Apple might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apple wants to stand up but Konifka is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Todd Konifka was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Apple throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Apple closes the distance and pushes Konifka back into the cage.
Apple can't find room to land a body shot as Konifka controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konifka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Apple lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Konifka.
Konifka tries to break the clinch but Apple is controlling the position.
Apple goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Konifka is looking for a takedown.
Apple tries to break free but Konifka pushes him back against the cage.
Apple gets underhooks to prevent Konifka's takedown attempt.
Apple misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apple tries to circle away but Konifka has him pinned against the cage.
Apple breaks from the clinch.
Apple could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Apple shoots in but Konifka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Konifka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ipod Apple has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Konifka.
Konifka feints and as Apple raises his hands in defense, Konifka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apple has his feet on Konifka's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Apple with a lazy takedown attempt
and Konifka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Konifka fails with the takedown.
Apple bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Konifka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Apple as he jumps to the side.
Apple moves in looking to clinch but Konifka pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Konifka.
Konifka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Apple.
A right hook to the body lands for Apple.
A short right from Apple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Apple's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Apple.
Apple tries a body shot but Konifka blocks it.
Apple lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Apple.
Apple misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Apple.
Konifka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Apple blocks it with crossed arms.
Konifka tries for a takedown but Apple manages to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Apple.
Apple misses with a hook to the ribs.
Konifka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Apple walks away with a smile on his face. Konifka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Konifka 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.
Apple wants to get back to his feet but Konifka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konifka trying to control but Apple is working from the bottom.
Konifka stops Apple from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Todd Konifka hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Apple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konifka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Apple moves in looking to clinch but Konifka pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Konifka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Todd Konifka 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.
Nice takedown defense from Apple. No joy for Konifka on that attempt.
Apple gets a clinch.
Konifka has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Apple after a bit of a struggle.
Apple wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Apple lands a body punch.
Apple wants to break free but Konifka has control.
Good body shot from Apple.
Apple tries to break free but Konifka pushes him back against the cage.
Apple scores with a hook to the body.
Apple has Konifka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Konifka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Apple presses Konifka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Apple.
Apple lands an uppercut.
Apple lands a nice uppercut.
Apple scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konifka prevents a body shot from Apple.
A body shot lands from Apple.
Apple tries a body shot but Konifka blocks it.
A body shot lands from Apple.
Apple is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Apple blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Konifka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Apple walks away with a smile on his face. Konifka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ipod Apple has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Konifka.
Konifka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Apple connects with a solid leg kick.
Konifka throws a series of punches but Apple avoids them all with ease.
Apple tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Konifka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Konifka loads up on a big right hand but Apple slips the punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Konifka is defended easily by Apple.
Ipod Apple seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apple gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konifka keeps control of Apple as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Konifka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Apple smiles and moves away.
Apple has taken the fight to the clinch.
Konifka trying to stall but Apple improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Apple.
Apple prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice body punch from Apple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konifka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Apple's efforts to push away.
Apple keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Konifka's efforts to push away.
Apple misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Konifka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apple wants to get back to striking at distance but Konifka won't allow it.
Konifka avoiding damage as Apple throws knees to the body.
Apple misses with a hook to the ribs.
Apple is leaning against Konifka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Apple wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Konifka has him pressed against the cage.
Konifka tries to pull guard but Apple won't allow it.
Apple tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apple is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Konifka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Apple tries to work over Konifka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Apple tries a body shot but Konifka blocks it.
Apple is trying to push Konifka away but Konifka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Apple goes for a takedown in the clinch but Konifka prevents it.
Konifka has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Apple clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konifka looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Konifka controlling the positon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Even with his hooks in, Konifka manages to miss with strikes from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Konifka has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Apple is defending well but eventually Konifka manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Apple has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Todd Konifka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Perrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coco Kolarich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Perrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coco Kolarich!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perrier with a jab.
Perrier cracks Kolarich with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Perrier has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kolarich to stand back up!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolarich closes the distance and clinches up with Perrier, looking for a takedown. Kolarich pushes Perrier against the cage but Perrier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Perrier cracks Kolarich with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Perrier has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kolarich to stand back up!
Kolarich is rocked!
Perrier darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Kolarich's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Perrier before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurt Perrier!
A relieved looking Kurt Perrier 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Mokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Colon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto Colon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Mokka!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Mokka to counter with a crisp jab.
Colon shoots in looking for a takedown. Mokka tries to sprawl out of it but Colon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mokka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Colon with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Colon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mokka throws out the jab.
Mokka misses with a series of wild punches.
Mokka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Colon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mokka sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Colon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mokka landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mokka cracks Colon with a big right hand but Colon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The strikes coming from Mokka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mokka landing a few strikes.
An elbow from Mokka crashes against the mat.
Colon taking a bit of punishment here - Mokka scoring with strikes.
Mokka is putting a hurting on Colon here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mokka scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Colon is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Mokka can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antero Mokka!
Antero Mokka decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Myron Obusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Obusan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Frontlines by Diabolic feat. Immortal Technique. 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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162 lbs
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182 lbs
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Myron Obusan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal King!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obusan is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Obusan circles away and we're back to standing.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Obusan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
King shoots for a takedown but Obusan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Myron Obusan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal King.
King shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Obusan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Obusan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King scores with a takedown into Obusan's guard.
King won't allow Obusan to get back to his feet.
Obusan keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
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!
King stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Obusan slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
King shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Obusan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
King looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Obusan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Obusan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Obusan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
King tries for a kimura but Obusan is defending well.
King goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Obusan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in King's guard! Nice work there by Obusan!
Obusan is working King over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeping full guard, as Obusan tries to pass.
King looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Obusan passes into half guard.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Obusan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Obusan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Obusan working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on King's thigh. King counters though and makes it back to full guard.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obusan got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Obusan has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King keeping full guard, as Obusan tries to pass.
King working for submissions but it's allowed Obusan to get to half guard.
Obusan trying to control from King's half guard. King has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obusan wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Obusan defends well.
King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
King looking for a guillotine here but Obusan defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Obusan defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal King 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.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Obusan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Obusan pinned against the cage. Obusan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Obusan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
Myron Obusan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal King.
King shoots and misses
and Obusan counters with a left hand that sends King to the canvas!
It looks like Hannibal King has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obusan trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obusan wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Obusan postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obusan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Obusan trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Obusan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King keeping moving, preventing Obusan from controlling successfully.
Obusan looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Obusan pushes King off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
King shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than King was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Obusan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obusan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
King tries for a kimura but Obusan is defending well.
Obusan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Obusan, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obusan throws King to one side and escapes!
Nice sprawl there from Obusan as King shoots in.
King is breathing heavily.
King shoots in for a double leg but Obusan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Obusan stuffs the takedown.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King shoots in for a double leg but Obusan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Obusan scores with a spinning back kick!
Obusan throws a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from King as Obusan shoots in.
Obusan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obusan lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obusan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Obusan lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
Obusan throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
King looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Obusan!
Obusan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
King with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obusan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
King wants to finish this one by submission but Obusan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myron Obusan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal King's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Obusan leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Obusan as he jumps to the side.
Myron Obusan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal King.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Obusan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Obusan. No joy for King on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as King checks a leg kick.
Obusan is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Obusan stuffs the takedown.
Hannibal King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King drops his hands momentarily and Obusan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
Obusan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Obusan lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
Hannibal King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obusan stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obusan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obusan just misses with a punch to the body.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Obusan circles away.
King walks into a left hand.
Obusan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
King is rocked!
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Obusan finish him?
Obusan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obusan is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Obusan circles away and we're back to standing.
King walks straight into a right hand from Obusan - that's dropped him! Obusan jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save King from any more punishment! King complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Myron Obusan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Norris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Jenkins!
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, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jenkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jenkins 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.
Jenkins throwing shots but Norris is blocking nicely.
Jenkins content to control rather than advance.
Jenkins passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Norris!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Norris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Norris is bucking up trying to escape but Jenkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Norris's face.
Norris is rocked!
Jenkins is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Norris goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Jenkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesse Jenkins!
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