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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Bourdeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Achilles Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Bourdeau!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourdeau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leonidas can pounce on him.
Leonidas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bourdeau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bourdeau. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrew Bourdeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourdeau misses with a straight right.
Bourdeau throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas stuffs the takedown attempt from Bourdeau. Bourdeau gets slowly back to his feet.
Bourdeau closes the distance and clinches.
Leonidas landing knees to the head.
Leonidas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bourdeau looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas with a knee to the head.
It looks like Andrew Bourdeau has been cut.
Bourdeau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leonidas connects with a knee to the head.
Leonidas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leonidas with a knee to the head.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leonidas obliges.
Leonidas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bourdeau's face.
Leonidas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leonidas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bourdeau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leonidas lands a knee to the head.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas slowing the pace effectively.
Leonidas keeps control of Bourdeau as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leonidas working Bourdeau over with knees to the body.
Leonidas connects with a knee to the head.
Bourdeau is rocked!
Leonidas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leonidas lands a good knee to the midsection. Bourdeau won't want to take too many of those.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourdeau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leonidas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leonidas working Bourdeau over with knees to the body.
Leonidas stalling in the clinch.
Leonidas with a knee to the head.
Bourdeau wants to get back to striking at distance but Leonidas won't allow it.
Leonidas scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bourdeau up against the cage.
Bourdeau wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leonidas crunches a lovely knee into Bourdeau's ribcage.
Leonidas connects with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leonidas.
Leonidas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bourdeau's efforts to push away.
Leonidas lands a knee to the head.
Leonidas landing knees to the body.
Leonidas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leonidas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bourdeau's face.
Bourdeau working hard to break the clinch.
Leonidas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bourdeau is trying to break free.
Leonidas crunches a lovely knee into Bourdeau's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas prevents Bourdeau from breaking the clinch.
Leonidas crunches a lovely knee into Bourdeau's ribcage.
Leonidas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leonidas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leonidas lands a good knee to the midsection. Bourdeau won't want to take too many of those.
Leonidas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Achilles Leonidas.
Leonidas scores with a leg kick.
Bourdeau takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Bourdeau misses with a takedown
and Leonidas counters with a low kick, right behind Bourdeau 's knee.
Leonidas cracks the inside of Bourdeau's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas is looking to slow Bourdeau down with leg kicks.
A jab from Bourdeau misses.
Leonidas rushes Bourdeau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leonidas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bourdeau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bourdeau is looking to break free of the clinch but Leonidas has double underhooks.
Leonidas lands a knee to the body.
Leonidas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bourdeau's face.
Leonidas landing knees to the body.
Leonidas with a knee to the head.
Leonidas lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leonidas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonidas lands a knee to the body.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bourdeau being controlled against the cage.
Knees to the body from Leonidas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achilles Leonidas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Bourdeau'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.
Leonidas throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Bourdeau misses.
Bourdeau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leonidas lands a big head kick that sends Bourdeau tumbling to the mat! Leonidas takes a step backwards and waves Bourdeau back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bourdeau is still on wobbly legs! Can Leonidas finish him?
Andrew Bourdeau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas scoring well with a low kick there.
Leonidas clinches with his opponent.
Leonidas lands a knee to the body.
Leonidas working Bourdeau over with knees to the body.
Leonidas with a knee to the head.
Leonidas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Leonidas.
Leonidas jerks Bourdeau's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Bourdeau drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Leonidas goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Leonidas because Bourdeau was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Achilles Leonidas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Orange!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Orange. That snapped Kahn's head back.
Orange throws a hook to the side of Kahn's head but Kahn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orange swings widly with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a shoot takedown. Orange fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Orange throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orange working for a triangle but Kahn defends it easily.
Orange has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kahn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kahn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Orange looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kahn is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange trying to control the position.
Kahn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orange on the ground.
Orange tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orange is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Orange is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kahn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Orange wants to sweep here but Kahn controlling him for the moment.
Orange keeping moving, preventing Kahn from controlling successfully.
Kahn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson Kahn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Orange.
Kahn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Orange connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orange finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kahn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahn fails with the takedown
and Orange counters with a stiff right hand.
Kahn throws a leg kick but Orange sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kahn throws a hook but Orange blocks it.
Orange uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Orange misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kahn's head.
Kahn misses with an uppercut
and Orange counters with a series of strikes. Kahn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kahn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orange.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orange, as that shot connected.
A right-left combo lands from Orange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orange scores with a sloppy right hand. Kahn should have avoided that one.
Kahn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orange on the side of the head.
Orange looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for Orange, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kahn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orange checks it well.
Kahn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orange.
A head kick misses from Kahn.
Orange moves away from the strike by Kahn.
Kahn moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orange connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kahn's hands.
Orange scores with a jab to the body.
Orange steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Kahn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Orange connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kahn misses with a wild body shot.
Kahn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orange misses with a looping left.
Kahn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kahn throws an off balance right hand
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Orange counters with a nice uppercut.
Kahn shoots in looking for a takedown but Orange manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kahn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orange misses with a looping right.
Kahn blocks a jab.
Orange is looking to score with low kicks.
Kahn wants to slow Orange down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Orange dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kahn lands a jab to Orange's midsection.
Kahn throws out a powerful jab.
Orange ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Tyson Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orange moves forwards but Kahn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mr Orange seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orange misses with a looping left.
Kahn tries to clinch up.
Orange shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kahn moves out of range of the strikes.
Orange swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orange misses with a looping left.
Orange takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kahn lands a really nice looking cross but Orange seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orange throws a looping overhand right but Kahn ducks down to avoid it.
Kahn looks for a takedown but Orange sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Kahn as he checks the leg kick.
Kahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Orange.
Orange slips a straight right by Kahn.
Orange throws a leg kick but Kahn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kahn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orange.
Kahn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orange misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahn.
Orange lands with a cross.
Orange lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orange throws a nice looking combination but Kahn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kahn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Orange - just one landing.
Kahn throws a wild body kick that Orange sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orange throws out the jab.
Orange missing with a left hand there. Kahn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown by Orange or perhaps it was just good defense by Kahn which made him look bad.
Good work by Orange as he checks the leg kick.
Kahn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn throws a front kick aimed at Orange's knee but Orange avoids it well.
Kahn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Orange momentarily.
Kahn throws a hook but Orange avoids it easily.
Orange misses with a low kick.
Kahn moves away from the strike by Orange.
Kahn misses with a looping right.
Orange throws a hook but Kahn avoids it easily.
Orange throws a looping overhand right but Kahn ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange moves out of range of the strikes.
Orange throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kahn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orange slips a jab from Kahn.
Orange cracks Kahn with an open hand slap.
Kahn checks a low kick from Orange.
Kahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orange moves away.
Kahn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orange lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy left from Orange finds it's target.
A jab from Kahn misses.
Kahn scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orange misses with a hook. Kahn ducked under it nicely.
Orange works Kahn's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Orange manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Orange has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kahn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Orange looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Orange is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kahn wants to control from the top but Orange keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kahn wants to pass the guard but Orange is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyson Kahn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kahn connects with a leg kick. Orange looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orange defending well as Kahn loads up on a big left hand.
Orange moves away from the strike by Kahn.
Kahn tries to work over Orange's front leg with a kick but Orange checks it.
Kahn misses with a left hand
and Orange counters with a nice uppercut.
Kahn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Orange.
Orange uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahn.
Kahn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orange blocks a low kick nicely.
Kahn wants to slow Orange down by chopping away at his legs.
Orange pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kahn is out of range and Orange settles back down.
Orange misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange connects with the punch.
Kahn misses with a double jab.
Orange keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Orange misses.
Orange scores with a nice strike.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orange, as that shot connected.
Kahn slips under a jab from Orange.
Orange waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kahn.
A slow jab from Kahn misses its intended target.
Kahn misses with a straight right.
Kahn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orange circles away.
Kahn gets a double leg takedown into Orange's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kahn looking to pass the guard.
Orange looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kahn passes Orange's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Orange regains full guard. Nicely done.
Orange working for a triangle but Kahn defends it easily.
Kahn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kahn controls the pace.
Kahn throws a strike but Orange rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kahn controlling the position.
Orange sitting in guard here, content to control.
Orange throws a big right hand that misses.
Orange slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Orange scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orange loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orange trying to control the position from guard on top but Kahn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kahn keeping full guard, as Orange tries to pass.
Kahn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kahn tries to get out of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Orange takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kahn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kahn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kahn, as that shot connected.
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!
Kahn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kahn misses with a lunging right hand
and Orange counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mr Orange.
Well Orange has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Mr Orange!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Mr Orange!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Mr Orange!
Mr Orange wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Conlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentino comes to the cage accompanied by Bangarang. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddy Valentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brendan Conlon!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conlon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentino was well out of range. Poor timing from Conlon.
Conlon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valentino is fending him off so far but Conlon persists. Nope, Valentino circles away and we're back to standing.
Conlon shoots in but Valentino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Conlon shoots in but no luck this time.
Eddy Valentino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Conlon.
Conlon shoots in for a double leg but Valentino sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valentino lands a jab.
Conlon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conlon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Conlon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Valentino!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino is trying to get back to half guard.
Conlon tries for a kimura but Valentino is defending well.
Conlon tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Valentino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino is not content to let Conlon control the position.
Valentino holds on to Conlon's head and controls the position momentarily.
Valentino throws Conlon to one side and escapes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Conlon ducks under a wild hook from Valentino.
Conlon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Conlon defending well as Valentino loads up on a big left hand.
Valentino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conlon, pushing him back against the cage.
Valentino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valentino is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Valentino.
Valentino lands a body shot.
Valentino lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Valentino.
Good body shot from Valentino.
Valentino cracks Conlon with a nice body shot.
Valentino cracks Conlon with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentino holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Conlon tries to pull guard but Valentino won't allow it.
The referee calls for Valentino to work.
Conlon avoiding damage as Valentino throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Valentino dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Conlon shoots in but Valentino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Valentino stuffs the takedown attempt from Conlon. Conlon gets slowly back to his feet.
Conlon takes one on the button.
Valentino takes the fight into the clinch.
Valentino displaying some good clinch control by pressing Conlon up against the cage.
Conlon jumps guard but Valentino turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Eddy Valentino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Conlon.
A right handed body shot lands from Valentino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino lands a body shot.
Valentino lands with a right to the head.
Valentino pushes Conlon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentino lands with a left to the head.
Valentino lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Conlon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentino scores with a shoulder strike.
Valentino digs a right hand underneath Conlon's ribcage. Conlon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valentino - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Valentino lands a shot to the body.
Valentino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valentino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentino digs a right hand underneath Conlon's ribcage. Conlon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valentino lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Conlon is breathing heavily.
Conlon managing to block the knees to the body from Valentino.
Valentino tries to land a knee to the head but Conlon blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Conlon up against the cage.
Valentino works on Conlon's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Valentino - that landed with a thud.
Valentino is working Conlon over against the cage.
Valentino scores with a hook to the body.
Valentino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conlon is defending well for now.
Valentino cracks Conlon with a nice body shot.
Valentino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conlons head.
Valentino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conlons head.
Nice body punch from Valentino - that landed with a thud.
Valentino digs a right hand into Conlon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conlon's gas tank.
Valentino is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Valentino - that landed with a thud.
Valentino lands a right hand.
Valentino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentino lands a nice shot to the body.
Valentino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valentino avoiding damage.
Valentino lands a body punch.
Valentino lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Valentino.
Valentino is leaning against Conlon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Valentino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Conlon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valentino lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valentino is pushing Conlon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino digs a right hand underneath Conlon's ribcage. Conlon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valentino lands with a light punch inside.
Valentino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conlon or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Valentino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conlon is defending well for now.
Valentino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conlon can't get the takedown.
Valentino content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conlon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valentino walks away with a smile on his face. Conlon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Valentino lands a right hook to the body.
Valentino scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Valentino dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Valentino takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Valentino.
Conlon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Conlon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valentino just stands there and leans against the cage.
Valentino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conlon backwards.
Conlon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Valentino pulls his leg out and moves away.
Valentino clobbers Conlon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Conlon is rocked!
Valentino ducks right into an uppercut from Conlon.
Valentino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino fails to land with a series of punches.
Valentino moves into the clinch successfully.
Valentino's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hand to the body from Valentino.
Nice body punch from Valentino.
Conlon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valentino gets through Conlon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valentino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conlon is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Valentino.
Eddy Valentino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valentino lands a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Valentino.
Conlon tries for a takedown but Valentino manages to get underhooks.
Eddy Valentino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Conlon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valentino pressing his opponent against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentino gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Valentino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Conlon is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Conlon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Valentino is pushing Conlon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valentino digs a right hand underneath Conlon's ribcage. Conlon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valentino is working Conlon over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Valentino - that landed with a thud.
Valentino lands a left hand.
Valentino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conlon can do to turn this around?
Valentino leaning against his opponent.
Valentino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conlon backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Valentino.
Valentino lands with a light punch inside.
Valentino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valentino lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valentino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valentino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conlon or not.
Valentino is struggling to control the position.
Valentino presses Conlon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eddy Valentino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Valentino.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Valentino to work.
Valentino lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valentino.
Valentino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conlon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Valentino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valentino digs a right hand underneath Conlon's ribcage. Conlon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentino just leaning against Conlon, taking a breather.
Valentino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valentino pushes Conlon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brendan Conlon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentino dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddy Valentino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valentino, 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 John Roberts scores the fight for Eddy Valentino!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Eddy Valentino!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Eddy Valentino!
Eddy Valentino wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Eddy Valentino took to the microphone: 'Eyyo Adriaaaaan!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little's entrance music is Muse - Knights Of Cydonia . A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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150 lbs
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135 lbs
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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, Dalton Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dion Watts!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Little's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Watts falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalton Little!
Dalton Little thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Minden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (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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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Minden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minden shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Minden is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rua trying to control here.
Rua tries to roll over but Minden keeps him under control.
Minden wants to get back to his feet.
Minden is thwarting Rua's attempts to control the position.
Minden tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rua manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rua is looking to stand up but Minden isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rua wants to clinch up but Minden keeps it at a distance.
Minden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Minden blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua tries to circle away but Minden has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Rua ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rua no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Minden wanted to stand there but Rua had control of the position.
Minden gets to his feet. Rua looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minden wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Minden thows a body shot but no joy.
Minden fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua.
Rua lands with a kick to the temple. Minden shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Minden tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Minden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Minden swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Minden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minden misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Minden misses.
Rua thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Minden if he has to take too many more of those.
Rua plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Minden cracks Rua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Minden throws a series of strikes that have Rua backpedaling.
Minden is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minden closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rua wants to control but Minden postures up.
Minden stands up and beckons Rua to his feet.
Minden drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rua is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Minden wanted to stand there but Rua had control of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Minden wants to stand but Rua has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minden controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Minden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ray Minden wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Minden scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Minden wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua pushes Minden off looking to stand but Minden dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minden wants to stand up but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua wants to control but Minden is keeping busy.
Minden wants to stand up but Rua has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Minden dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Minden shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rua napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Minden wants to stand but Rua has his arm trapped.
Rua tries to escape but Minden is in control.
Rua is trying to get back to half guard.
Minden tries to stand but Rua is controlling his head.
Rua dodges the ground and pound from Minden.
Minden tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rua wants to control but Minden postures up.
Minden decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rua to his feet.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Minden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Minden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a head kick. That will keep Minden thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rua is breathing heavily.
Rua throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ray Minden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minden closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rua to the mat! Rua manages to get full guard.
Minden wants to stand but Rua is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua trying to keep a closed guard but Minden is proving a slippery customer.
Rua wants to stand up but Minden is controlling him.
Minden wanted to stand there but Rua had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minden stands up and waves to Rua to follow him.
Minden misses with a few strikes there.
Minden feints a jab promting Rua to slip. Minden then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Minden manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rua on his heels. He'll look to pass Rua's guard now, I'm sure.
Minden wants to stand but Rua is controlling his posture from full guard.
Minden being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking for a sweep. Not yet Rua, not yet.
Minden has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rua is proving hard to escape from.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rua is looking to clinch but Minden is avoiding it.
Minden swinging wildly here.
Ray Minden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Minden stalks Rua and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rua's face. Rua staggers backwards, shaken.
Minden closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rua quickly recovers to half guard.
Rua gets full guard.
Rua wants to get back to his feet but Minden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minden controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minden preventing the sweep.
Rua trying to control the position.
Minden would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ray Minden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ray Minden just wasn't active enough.
Minden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Minden tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Minden wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minden lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Minden swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Minden keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Minden dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua tries to clinch there but Minden circles away.
Rua tries to clinch up but Minden circles away and keeps his distance.
Minden lands a two punch combo.
Minden scores with a nice strike.
Minden connects with a single shot there.
Rua is rocked!
Rua gets caught napping as Minden dives in and scores a takedown. Rua manages to retain guard.
Rua is still in real trouble! Can Minden finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua wants to sweep but no luck.
Minden would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rua wants to stand up but Minden is controlling him.
Rua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Minden controlling from the top position.
Rua seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Minden bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Minden wants to stand but Rua is controlling his arm.
Rua stops Minden from passing to mount.
Minden tries to stand but Rua is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua regains half guard.
Minden is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rua has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Minden is working away from the top position though.
Minden is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rua is looking to control Minden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rua avoid being mounted?
Minden tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rua controls his leg.
Rua is trying to stand.
Minden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Minden trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Minden with a jab.
Minden connects with a body shot that sends Rua's belly button to the back.
Rua takes one on the button.
Rua is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Minden is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rua's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua trying to control from the bottom.
Minden stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rua to get to his feet.
Jab from Minden.
Rua throws a head kick but Minden moves out of range.
Minden lands a nice hook to Rua's body. Rua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Minden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Minden shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rua manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Minden trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rua's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minden looking to pass the guard.
Rua kicks Minden off and gets to his feet.
Minden closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Minden.
Rua has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Minden is working away from the top position though.
Rua moves into full guard.
Minden trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rua's guard.
Minden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rua swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to sweep here but Minden controlling him for the moment.
Minden trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rua's guard.
Minden trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minden is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rua wants to stand but Minden is controlling the position.
Minden gets to his feet - Rua follows without any prompting.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minden tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Mauricio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Minden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Minden wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Minden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Minden, 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 John Roberts scores the fight for Ray Minden!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Ray Minden!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Ray Minden!
Ray Minden wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Ubeerem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Butcher is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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156 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alistar Ubeerem!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ubeerem fails with a takedown attempt.
Ubeerem looks to land a body kick but Butcher moved away.
Ubeerem wants to clinch up but Butcher keeps it at a distance.
Butcher connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ubeerem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ubeerem on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Butcher scores with a one two! Ubeerem had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alistar Ubeerem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher is looking to slow Ubeerem down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher connects with a body shot.
Ubeerem looks to throw the jab but Butcher is out of range.
Ubeerem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick there by Butcher.
Butcher lands a right hook to the body.
Ubeerem looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ubeerem fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Butcher lands with a cross.
Butcher lunges at Ubeerem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ubeerem's hand.
Ubeerem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butcher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Butcher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Butcher connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher lands with a cross.
Butcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ubeerem is rocked!
Butcher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Butcher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ubeerem's calf.
Ubeerem is still on wobbly legs! Can Butcher finish him?
Butcher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ubeerem has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Butcher.
Butcher lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Ubeerem up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Butcher from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Ubeerem's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pete Butcher!
Pete Butcher decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn comes to the cage accompanied by Say It Aint So by Weezer. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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19
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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20
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Glenn!
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, Dan Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glenn shoots in looking for a takedown. Butcher tries to sprawl out of it but Glenn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Butcher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Butcher.
Butcher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Butcher lands an overhand right.
Butcher digs a good hook to Glenn's body.
Butcher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glenn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Butcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glenn fails with the takedown
and Butcher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher scores with a kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Butcher scores with a four punch combination!
Glenn tries for a takedown but Butcher circles away easily
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Glenn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butcher slaps away a takedown attempt from Glenn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Butcher lands with an uppercut that bounces Glenn off the cage and back into range.
Butcher feints and then cracks Glenn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Glenn down.
Butcher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Butcher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Butcher instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Butcher.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Butcher landing knees to the body.
Glenn being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Butcher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Glenn blocks it.
Glenn can't get the takedown.
Butcher works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Butcher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glenn backwards.
Butcher lands a good knee to the midsection. Glenn won't want to take too many of those.
Glenn is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Butcher.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Glenn. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Butcher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Glenn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Butcher is defending well.
Butcher is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Butcher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Butcher breaks the clinch.
Glenn has his takedown stuffed
and Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butcher moves into range and clinches up with Glenn.
Butcher pushes Glenn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher stalling against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Butcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Butcher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Butcher delivers a nice body kick.
Glenn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Butcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice jab there from Butcher.
Glenn is rocked!
Butcher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Glenn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Butcher is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Butcher clinches.
Butcher breaks the clinch.
Butcher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Butcher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oh Glenn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcher cracks Glenn with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Glenn falls to his knees and Butcher doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Butcher!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Butcher thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Bellanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Sphinx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellanca's entrance music is Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold. A fine choice. Romeo Bellanca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Romeo Bellanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mack Sphinx!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellanca takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sphinx misses with a wild body shot.
Bellanca shoots in and bounces Sphinx off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bellanca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sphinx looking for a sweep. Not yet Sphinx, not yet.
Bellanca controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellanca is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bellanca is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sphinx wants to get back to his feet but Bellanca is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bellanca thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bellanca is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bellanca trying to control but Sphinx is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeo Bellanca has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bellanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sphinx.
Bellanca ducks right into an uppercut from Sphinx.
Romeo Bellanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bellanca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sphinx counters with a two punch combo.
Nice body punch from Sphinx.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sphinx cracks Bellanca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No luck for Bellanca with that takedown attempt.
Sphinx feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Bellanca crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mack Sphinx!
A relieved looking Mack Sphinx 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 Melvin Gustin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melvin Gustin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melvin Gustin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Gustin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gustin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gustin is fending him off so far but Cruz persists. Nope, Gustin circles away and we're back to standing.
Gustin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gustin throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Cruz stumbling backwards into the cage! Cruz bounces back off the cage towards Gustin, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Gustin lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Gustin celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Melvin Gustin!
Melvin Gustin retains his middleweight title!
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