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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Denver Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Stinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes into the arena with Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denver Washington!
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, Barney Stinson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stinson checks a leg kick.
Stinson ducks right into an uppercut from Washington.
Stinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stinson slips under a jab from Washington.
Barney Stinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Washington throws a right and a left that Stinson avoids nicely.
Stinson throws a series of punches but Washington avoids them all with ease.
Stinson throws a right and a left that Washington avoids nicely.
Washington scores with a jab. Stinson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Barney Stinson has been cut.
Stinson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Washington misses.
A big left from Stinson misses.
Washington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Washington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stinson.
Washington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stinson misses with an uppercut
and Washington counters with a left to the body.
Stinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Washington counter with a right hand.
Stinson looks winded!
Stinson misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Stinson misses with a body shot.
Stinson with a nice cross.
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Washington.
Washington lands a jab to the head.
Washington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Washington throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Washington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Washington cracks Stinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stinson is rocked!
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!
Washington wants to slow Stinson down by chopping away at his legs.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Washington with a nice cross.
Stinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Washington finish him?
Washington digs a good body shot into Stinson's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stinson checks a leg kick.
Stinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Washington sends Stinson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Washington is motioning to the referee to let Stinson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to score with a low kick but Stinson moves his leg out of the way.
Stinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Washington lands a jab to Stinson's midsection.
Washington dances in with a quick combination. Stinson is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Washington snaps Stinson's head back. Stinson stumbles backwards against the cage. Washington steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Stinson's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Stinson just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Denver Washington!
An out of breath Denver Washington thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Kaczjarg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaczjarg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BMTH - Alligator Blood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Kaczjarg!
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, Drake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaczjarg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Roberts.
Kaczjarg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roberts is trying to stall.
Kaczjarg prevents Roberts from breaking the clinch.
Kaczjarg pressing his opponent against the cage.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberts blocks a body shot from Kaczjarg.
Roberts is trying to drag Kaczjarg to the mat but Kaczjarg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts stalling against the cage.
Roberts tries for a takedown. No joy.
Roberts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaczjarg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Roberts breaks the clinch.
Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roberts working hard to break the clinch.
Kaczjarg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaczjarg tries to sprawl but Roberts drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kaczjarg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaczjarg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kaczjarg is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kaczjarg throwing strikes but missing.
Kaczjarg throws a big right hand that misses.
Roberts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roberts wants to stand up but Kaczjarg is controlling him.
Roberts has a closed guard, preventing Kaczjarg from standing up.
Roberts wants to stand up but Kaczjarg is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg throws a big elbow that misses.
Roberts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kaczjarg is one step ahead there.
Roberts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roberts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kaczjarg is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberts trying to control the position.
Kaczjarg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roberts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg wants to stand but Roberts has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kaczjarg sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaczjarg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kaczjarg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Roberts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaczjarg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaczjarg is trying to keep Roberts in close.
Kaczjarg wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drake Roberts 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.
Roberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kaczjarg avoids it really well and circles away.
Kaczjarg throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Roberts to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaczjarg tries to close the distance and clinch but Roberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts clinches with his opponent.
Roberts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaczjarg working Roberts over with knees to the body.
Kaczjarg trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaczjarg lands an elbow that stopped Roberts in his tracks for a moment.
Roberts working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kaczjarg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts tries to break free but Kaczjarg pushes him back against the cage.
Roberts tries to score a body lock takedown but Kaczjarg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kaczjarg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Roberts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaczjarg was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczjarg instigates a clinch.
Roberts is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kaczjarg is keeping busy.
Roberts blocks a body shot from Kaczjarg.
Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Kaczjarg takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kaczjarg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberts takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kaczjarg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roberts. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaczjarg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaczjarg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaczjarg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but Roberts moves out of range.
Kaczjarg misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg is looking to land body kicks.
Kaczjarg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adrian Kaczjarg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts sizes up Kaczjarg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts throws a hook but Kaczjarg blocks it.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaczjarg gets a clinch.
Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adrian Kaczjarg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts slips under a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roberts.
Adrian Kaczjarg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Roberts.
Roberts throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Roberts darts in and clinches Kaczjarg up against the cage.
Kaczjarg landing knees to the head.
It looks like Drake Roberts has been cut.
Roberts gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kaczjarg is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaczjarg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roberts blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaczjarg trying to land knees to the body.
Kaczjarg scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roberts gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kaczjarg regains guard.
Roberts is in close to Kaczjarg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Roberts with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaczjarg uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Kaczjarg. No joy for Roberts on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts fails to land the takedown.
Kaczjarg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaczjarg misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely.
Kaczjarg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adrian Kaczjarg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kaczjarg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaczjarg tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Kaczjarg misses with a knee to the head.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaczjarg darts in trying to clinch
and Roberts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Roberts. Those never looked like landing.
Kaczjarg rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.
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 Adrian Kaczjarg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Drake Roberts's cut.
That's time! Kaczjarg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Roberts scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kaczjarg manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kaczjarg is on top in guard.
Kaczjarg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drake Roberts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaczjarg advances to half guard.
Roberts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roberts does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kaczjarg prevents Roberts from improving his position.
Kaczjarg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roberts does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczjarg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaczjarg postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Roberts to stand up.
Nice takedown defense from Kaczjarg. No joy for Roberts on that attempt.
Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kaczjarg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roberts avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaczjarg connects with a knee to the head.
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaczjarg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts has Kaczjarg up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaczjarg tries to pull guard but Roberts won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts takes an elbow to the temple.
Roberts avoids the elbow strike from Kaczjarg, against the cage.
Roberts just leaning against Kaczjarg, taking a breather.
Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Kaczjarg throws a wild body kick that Roberts sees coming a mile off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaczjarg tries to clinch up.
Kaczjarg looks to throw a body kick
and Roberts counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Roberts.
Roberts breaks the clinch.
Kaczjarg wants to clinch up but Roberts keeps it at a distance.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kaczjarg moves in looking to clinch but Roberts pushes him off.
Kaczjarg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roberts counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Adrian Kaczjarg has been cut.
Roberts pushes Kaczjarg up against the cage in a clinch.
Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaczjarg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaczjarg.
Roberts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaczjarg won't allow it.
Roberts wants a takedown but no success here.
Adrian Kaczjarg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Roberts.
Kaczjarg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Roberts avoiding damage as Kaczjarg throws knees to the body.
Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaczjarg as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kaczjarg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roberts counters by clinching up.
Kaczjarg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kaczjarg lands a leg kick that knocks Roberts off balance momentarily.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaczjarg.
A jab from Roberts finds it's way through Kaczjarg's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaczjarg is looking to clinch.
Roberts throws a jab when Kaczjarg was well out of range.
Drake Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roberts lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roberts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Roberts!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Lord has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emilio Izturis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Lord!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord lands a nice hook to Izturis's body. Izturis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Izturis gets tackled into the cage by Lord. Lord maintains the clinch.
Lord lands a hook to the side of the head.
Izturis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lord is defending well.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lord.
Lord lands a body punch.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Izturis is trying to pull guard but Lord has him pressed against the cage.
Izturis tries to circle away but Lord has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lord.
Izturis can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Izturis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Izturis wants a takedown but no success here.
Lord scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lord makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lord is leaning against Izturis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lord lands with a short shot to the head.
Lord stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lord throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Izturis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord lands with a right to the head.
Lord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lord moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Izturis.
Izturis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Izturis misses with a low kick.
Lord paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lord throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Izturis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lord takes a swing at Izturis's ribcage but misses.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Izturis misses with a hook
and Lord counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Izturis.
Lord is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Izturis rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Lord throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izturis tries to land a leg kick but Lord saw it coming and moves away.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord doesn't manage to clinch there - Izturis circles away.
Izturis misses with a leg kick.
William Lord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Izturis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Izturis.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
Lord avoids the head kick by Izturis.
Izturis shoots in for a takedown but Lord shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Izturis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Izturis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lord wants to get back to full guard.
Lord is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Izturis controlling the action here.
Lord controlling the position for now.
Izturis wants to pass to mount but Lord is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izturis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Emilio Izturis.
Izturis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lord!
Izturis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Izturis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lord is not content to let Izturis control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Lord dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Izturis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Izturis misses with an uppercut.
Lord avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Lord.
Izturis is rocked!
Izturis slips a jab from Lord.
Oh Izturis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lord rushes Izturis and presses him up against the cage.
Lord breaks the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lord throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Izturis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Izturis slips a straight right by Lord.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Izturis moved out of range nicely.
Izturis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Lord plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Izturis to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Izturis just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). William Lord!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Johansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Johansen!
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, Francis Drake!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansen lands with a good body shot.
Drake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johansen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drake under the eye.
Johansen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johansen to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab from Johansen.
Good exchange - Johansen coming out on top.
A jab from Johansen does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansen misses with a body punch
and Drake counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johansen's guard now.
Johansen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johansen keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Johansen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Francis Drake hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johansen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johansen with a nice cross.
Johansen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drake backs up against the cage.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johansen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drake on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansen scores with a nice right hand.
Drake tries to clinch but Johansen moves away
and Johansen counters with a right hand to the body.
Drake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johansen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Johansen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johansen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johansen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johansen gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Johansen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short body shot lands from Johansen as the two fighters clinch.
Drake tries to break the clinch but Johansen is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake tries to circle away but Johansen has him pinned against the cage.
Johansen is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Johansen.
Drake jumps guard but Johansen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johansen breaks from the clinch.
Johansen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drake back to the cage. Johansen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johansen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johansen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Peter Johansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peter Johansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Drake.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt.
Drake looks winded!
A jab from Johansen does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johansen scores with a jab to the head.
Johansen lands a nice hook to Drake's body. Drake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johansen digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Johansen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johansen pushes Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Johansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johansen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drake in his tracks.
Drake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Johansen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johansen dips to his left and cracks Drake with an uppercut!
The fighters circle momentarily. Johansen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johansen throws a one two combo.
Johansen lands with an uppercut that bounces Drake off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansen. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johansen jabs Drake right on the nose. Drake blinks but takes it well.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Johansen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johansen sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johansen, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Johansen coming out on top.
A right-left combo lands from Johansen.
Drake is rocked!
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Johansen shows good takedown defense.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Johansen finish him?
Johansen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drake. Drake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Johansen does it's job there.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johansen.
Johansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Johansen clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drake seems to have recovered his senses.
A left lands for Johansen.
Johansen lands a body shot.
Drake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Johansen catches Drake right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drake on the side of the head.
Johansen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johansen tries to avoid it but Drake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johansen to the ground. Johansen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Peter Johansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Drake.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johansen.
Johansen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peter Johansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Drake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johansen.
Johansen thuds his right hand into Drake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johansen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansen scores with a jab.
Drake looks up at the clock. Bad move! Johansen lands a right hand from hell, dropping Drake. Johansen pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Johansen!
A very excited looking Peter Johansen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drago Novak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Novak comes to the cage accompanied by Battle Ready - Otep. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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285 lbs
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280 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drago Novak!
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, Charles Bronson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak sizes up Bronson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Novak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bronson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
Novak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Novak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronson.
Nice shot by Novak.
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
Bronson rushes Novak and presses him up against the cage.
Novak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novak prevents a body shot from Bronson.
Bronson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bronson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Novak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bronson smiles and moves away.
Novak throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bronson as Novak shoots in.
Novak thows a body shot but no joy.
Novak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronson.
Novak with a jab.
Novak is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Novak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Novak lands with a cross.
Bronson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Novak tries to clinch up but Bronson circles away and keeps his distance.
Bronson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Novak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novak misses with a takedown attempt - Bronson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drago Novak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronson looks to land a right hand but Novak moved out of range.
Drago Novak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson staying out of range there.
Novak misses with a shot to the body
and Bronson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Novak misses with a body shot.
Novak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Novak looks for a takedown but Bronson sprawls well.
Novak is looking to clinch but Bronson is avoiding it.
Bronson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Novak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Novak dives in and grabs Bronson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bronson pushes down on Novak's head and hops out.
Bronson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bronson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Novak.
Bronson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronson is working Novak over against the cage.
Novak is breathing heavily.
Bronson blocks an uppercut.
Novak blocking some punches.
Bronson has a couple of punches blocked by Novak.
Bronson'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.
Bronson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Bronson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Novak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Novak goes for a takedown attempt but Bronson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Novak tries to clinch up.
Novak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bronson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Novak somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bronson momentarily.
Novak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bronson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Novak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bronson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Novak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bronson throws a hook but Novak avoids it easily.
Novak is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bronson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Novak wants to clinch up but Bronson keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Novak connects with a jab.
Bronson throws a lazy uppercut
and Novak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Novak lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drago Novak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bronson clinches up against the cage.
Novak is trying to pull guard but Bronson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Novak blocks a body shot from Bronson.
Novak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bronson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Novak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bronson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drago Novak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronson misses with a body punch.
Novak lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bronson.
Novak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Novak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Novak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bronson.
Novak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bronson digs a right hand underneath Novak's ribcage. Novak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bronson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Bronson has Novak pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Novak.
Bronson lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Bronson on the inside.
Bronson lands a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bronson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson has a couple of punches blocked by Novak.
Novak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bronson is defending well.
Bronson'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.
Novak looking for a takedown.
Novak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Novak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Novak moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bronson throws an off balance right hand
and Novak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bronson thinking.
Drago Novak is winning the standup battle so far.
Novak wants to clinch up but Bronson keeps it at a distance.
Novak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bronson but Bronson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bronson throws a hook but Novak avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bronson misses.
Bronson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Novak moves away.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Novak.
Novak defending well as Bronson loads up on a big left hand.
Novak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Novak.
Novak walks into a straight right hand from Bronson.
Bronson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bronson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Novak, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Novak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Novak being controlled against the cage.
Bronson working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson blocking some punches.
Bronson misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson looking to slow down the pace here.
Novak tries to pull guard but Bronson holds him up against the cage and eventually Novak drops back down to his feet.
Novak gets control of Bronson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Novak will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bronson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bronson is looking to advance position but Novak has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Novak moves away.
Novak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bronson's waist but Bronson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Novak off to one side.
Novak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Novak closes the distance but Bronson moves to the side
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Novak there.
Novak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Novak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bronson momentarily.
Novak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bronson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bronson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Novak fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drago Novak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronson moves out of range as Novak strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson moves out of range as Novak strikes.
Novak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Novak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Novak throws a big shot that misses.
Bronson thuds a left hand into Novak's body.
Bronson jabs Novak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Novak looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronson is just out of range.
Bronson throws the left hand but Novak avoids the punch easily.
Novak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Bronson misses.
Bronson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Novak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Novak tries to clinch but Bronson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bronson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bronson struggles to land a body shot inside as Novak controls his hands.
Bronson misses with a punch on the inside.
Novak throws a punch but it's blocked by Bronson.
Bronson throws a head punch that misses.
Novak tries to pull guard but Bronson won't allow it.
Bronson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bronson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Novak misses with a body punch.
Bronson struggles to land a body shot inside as Novak controls his hands.
Bronson tries to work over Novak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronson scores with a shot to the side of Novak's head.
Bronson can't find room to land a body shot as Novak controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bronson to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Novak wants a takedown.
Bronson struggles to land a body shot inside as Novak controls his hands.
Bronson struggles to land a body shot inside as Novak controls his hands.
Bronson has a couple of punches blocked by Novak.
Bronson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Novak is keeping busy.
Bronson tries a body shot but Novak blocks it.
Novak wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bronson stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Novak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bronson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bronson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronson trying to stall but Novak improves his position.
Novak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bronson lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson just leaning against Novak, taking a breather.
Bronson is leaning against Novak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Bronson.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charles Bronson.
Novak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bronson is fending him off so far but Novak persists. Nope, Bronson circles away and we're back to standing.
Novak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Novak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Novak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bronson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Novak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Novak cracks Bronson with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Bronson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bronson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Bronson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Benny Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Diaz misses.
Drake shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diaz pushes Drake off looking to stand but Drake dives back in and keeps control.
Drake gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drake connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drake connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Drake lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drake lands with a punch from half guard.
Drake is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Drake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz is rocked!
Drake slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Drake finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Drake scores with a couple of nice shots.
Diaz is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
Drake keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Drake lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Diaz quite badly. Diaz pulls Drake in close trying to recover. Drake postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Diaz on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Diaz doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Drake!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Lonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastman comes to the cage accompanied by War Pigs - Black sabbath. Dan Eastman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aldo Lonni's chin.
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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, Dan Eastman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Lonni!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastman misses with a low kick.
Eastman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lonni avoids it really well and circles away.
Lonni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eastman shoots in and drives through. Lonni sprawls well.
Lonni catches Eastman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lonni misses with a wild body shot.
Lonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eastman staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Lonni there.
Lonni swats away the attempt to clinch by Eastman.
Lonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lonni's corner calls for a 1-2. Lonni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lonni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eastman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eastman wants to clinch up but Lonni keeps it at a distance.
Lonni swings for the body but Eastman moves out of range.
Lonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Eastman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Lonni. That snapped Eastman's head back.
Dan Eastman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lonni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Lonni as Eastman shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Eastman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lonni stuffs the takedown.
Eastman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lonni blocks a jab.
Eastman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eastman walks into a straight right hand from Lonni.
Lonni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eastman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Eastman tries to clinch up.
Lonni is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Eastman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eastman.
Lonni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eastman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lonni lands a jab to the head.
Eastman closes the distance and clinches up with Lonni, looking for a takedown. Eastman pushes Lonni against the cage but Lonni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eastman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastman shoots in looking for a takedown. Lonni tries to sprawl out of it but Eastman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lonni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eastman is breathing heavily.
Lonni lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lonni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eastman shoots in looking for a takedown but Lonni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Eastman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Eastman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lonni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lonni has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Eastman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lonni lands with a shot to the body.
Eastman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lonni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eastman.
Lonni lands a nice shot that snaps Eastman's head back.
Eastman takes a swing at Lonni's ribcage but misses.
Lonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eastman.
Lonni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Eastman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eastman on the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Eastman or perhaps it was just good defense by Lonni which made him look bad.
Eastman doesn't manage to clinch there - Lonni circles away.
Eastman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lonni manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lonni keeping moving, preventing Eastman from controlling successfully.
Eastman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lonni pulls Eastman in close to his closed guard and prevents Eastman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lonni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eastman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lonni wants to stand and escape but Eastman is having none of it.
Eastman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lonni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eastman won't allow Lonni to get back to his feet.
Eastman wants to pass the guard but Lonni is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eastman closes the distance and clinches up with Lonni, looking for a takedown. Eastman pushes Lonni against the cage but Lonni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eastman shoots in but Lonni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice uppercut there from Lonni.
Eastman tries to clinch up
and Lonni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eastman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lonni.
Lonni takes a swing at Eastman's ribcage but misses.
Lonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eastman moves forwards but Lonni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Lonni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lonni.
Lonni scores with a hook.
Lonni swats away the attempt to clinch by Eastman.
Eastman shoots for a takedown but Lonni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Lonni 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.
Eastman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lonni's waist but Lonni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eastman off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Lonni. No joy for Eastman on that attempt.
Eastman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Eastman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eastman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eastman tries to work over Lonni's front leg with a kick but Lonni checks it.
Lonni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eastman.
Lonni lands a jab to Eastman's midsection.
Lonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Lonni misses.
Eastman shoots for a double leg takedown but Lonni sprawls well. He's pushed Eastman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lonni scores with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eastman.
Eastman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lonni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lonni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eastman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonni throws a series of punches but Eastman moves out of range.
Lonni cracks Eastman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aldo Lonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lonni cracks Eastman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dan Eastman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lonni throws a shot to the body.
Eastman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lonni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eastman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lonni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eastman is looking to clinch.
Lonni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lonni clobbers Eastman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Lonni scores with a punch to the head.
Lonni throws a shot to the body.
Lonni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eastman's hands.
Lonni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eastman's sensitive parts.
Lonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lonni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Lonni as he connects with a hook.
Lonni scores with a hook to the body. Eastman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eastman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lonni lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Lonni. Beautiful body shot.
Lonni lands with a hook. Eastman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lonni cracks a nice hook into Eastman's ribs.
A jab lands there for Lonni.
Lonni scores with a shot to the body.
Lonni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eastman on the side of the head.
Lonni pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Eastman back to the cage. Lonni follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Eastman is rocked!
Eastman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lonni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aldo Lonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lonni scores with a jab. Eastman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eastman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lonni cracks Eastman with a good jab.
An inside leg kick from Lonni misses.
Lonni is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lonni. Eastman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eastman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eastman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lonni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lonni wants it to stay on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Lonni scores with a four punch combination!
Lonni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eastman.
Oh Eastman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Eastman moves in looking to clinch but Lonni pushes him off.
Eastman seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch lands to the side of Eastman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eastman needs to keep his hands up - Lonni had a free shot at his head there.
Eastman wants to clinch up but Lonni keeps it at a distance.
Lonni misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lonni to score with a decent uppercut.
Lonni stuffs the takedown.
Lonni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lonni works the jab nicely.
Eastman ducks right into an uppercut from Lonni.
Lonni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eastman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eastman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eastman finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Lonni's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Eastman falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Lonni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niacisse Kenmoghn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niacisse Kenmoghn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marco Cavalcante's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niacisse Kenmoghn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Cavalcante!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalcante fails with the takedown.
Cavalcante moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenmoghn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cavalcante manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cavalcante tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cavalcante bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kenmoghn's guard.
Kenmoghn is pulling down on Cavalcante's head. It's preventing any offense from Cavalcante, at least for the moment.
Cavalcante prevents Kenmoghn from getting back to his feet.
Kenmoghn looking for a sweep. Not yet Kenmoghn, not yet.
Kenmoghn is looking to stand up but Cavalcante isn't so interested in that idea.
Cavalcante preventing the sweep.
Kenmoghn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kenmoghn tries to get out of the position.
Cavalcante trying to control but Kenmoghn is working from the bottom.
Kenmoghn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenmoghn wants to get back to his feet but Cavalcante is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalcante trying to control but Kenmoghn is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cavalcante gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kenmoghn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kenmoghn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kenmoghn lands a couple of digs.
Kenmoghn wants to control from the top but Cavalcante keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cavalcante holds on and takes a little breather.
Kenmoghn wants to control from the top but Cavalcante keeps moving.
Cavalcante is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cavalcante manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kenmoghn manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante stops Kenmoghn from standing up.
Kenmoghn looking to control.
Cavalcante looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cavalcante preventing the sweep.
We're going to have a standup here because Niacisse Kenmoghn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cavalcante defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kenmoghn.
Niacisse Kenmoghn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenmoghn shoots in but Cavalcante avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kenmoghn fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niacisse Kenmoghn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Cavalcante as Kenmoghn shoots in.
Kenmoghn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cavalcante tries to avoid it but Kenmoghn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cavalcante to the ground. Cavalcante escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kenmoghn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cavalcante sprawls well initially but Kenmoghn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kenmoghn is breathing heavily.
Cavalcante wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Kenmoghn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cavalcante makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cavalcante.
Cavalcante avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cavalcante is trying to keep Kenmoghn in close.
Cavalcante looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kenmoghn being controlled here momentarily.
Cavalcante keeping full guard, as Kenmoghn tries to pass.
Cavalcante is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marco Cavalcante.
Kenmoghn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cavalcante is fending him off so far but Kenmoghn persists. Nope, Cavalcante circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cavalcante circles away.
Cavalcante loads up on a big right hand but Kenmoghn slips the punch.
Kenmoghn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cavalcante as he avoids it easily.
Kenmoghn looks for a takedown but Cavalcante sprawls well.
Kenmoghn tries for a takedown but Cavalcante sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kenmoghn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenmoghn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cavalcante's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cavalcante seems keen to control Kenmoghn's posture.
Cavalcante is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenmoghn wants to get back to his feet.
Cavalcante seems to be looking for submissions.
Kenmoghn is looking for a sweep. Cavalcante is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niacisse Kenmoghn 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.
Cavalcante throws a right hand that Kenmoghn ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenmoghn also avoids with ease.
Kenmoghn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kenmoghn throws a hook but Cavalcante avoids it easily.
Kenmoghn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cavalcante defends it nicely.
Kenmoghn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cavalcante swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niacisse Kenmoghn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cavalcante ducks under a wild hook from Kenmoghn.
Kenmoghn fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenmoghn moves out of range of the body kick.
Kenmoghn misses with a few strikes there.
Cavalcante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenmoghn throws the left hand but Cavalcante avoids the punch easily.
Kenmoghn fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenmoghn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cavalcante but Cavalcante pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalcante keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cavalcante throws the left hand but Kenmoghn avoids the punch easily.
Kenmoghn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cavalcante tries to work over Kenmoghn's front leg with a kick but Kenmoghn checks it.
Cavalcante moves out of range as Kenmoghn strikes.
Kenmoghn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cavalcante wants to control but Kenmoghn postures up.
Cavalcante is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kenmoghn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cavalcante's head.
Cavalcante is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kenmoghn is thwarting Cavalcante's attempts to control the position.
Kenmoghn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cavalcante makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cavalcante.
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!
Cavalcante trying to control the position.
Kenmoghn trying to control but Cavalcante is working from the bottom.
Kenmoghn throws an elbow that misses. Cavalcante uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kenmoghn's guard. Nice move by Cavalcante!
Kenmoghn 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.
Kenmoghn keeping moving, preventing Cavalcante from controlling successfully.
Cavalcante controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kenmoghn looking for a sweep. Not yet Kenmoghn, not yet.
Kenmoghn trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marco Cavalcante was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cavalcante slips under a jab from Kenmoghn.
Kenmoghn looks to land a right hand but Cavalcante moved out of range.
Cavalcante throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cavalcante misses the shot to the body.
Cavalcante throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kenmoghn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cavalcante sprawls well initially but Kenmoghn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kenmoghn passes into side control, despite Cavalcante's attempt to control the position.
Cavalcante gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kenmoghn moves into full mount! Cavalcante won't be happy about that!
Kenmoghn is landing with some decent strikes but Cavalcante is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Niacisse Kenmoghn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cavalcante holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kenmoghn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cavalcante is looking to improve his position but Kenmoghn isn't that keen on the idea.
Cavalcante tries to lock up and control but Kenmoghn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kenmoghn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cavalcante hang on?
Kenmoghn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kenmoghn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cavalcante is in a horrible position here. Kenmoghn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cavalcante is looking to improve his position but Kenmoghn isn't that keen on the idea.
Kenmoghn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niacisse Kenmoghn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kenmoghn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kenmoghn is trying to ground and pound but Cavalcante uses the momentary lack of control by Kenmoghn to regain half guard.
Kenmoghn trying to mount his opponent but Cavalcante defends it.
Cavalcante tries to roll over but Kenmoghn keeps him under control.
Kenmoghn winds up and cracks Cavalcante with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cavalcante manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kenmoghn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cavalcante swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kenmoghn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cavalcante not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marco Cavalcante hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kenmoghn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cavalcante!
Cavalcante sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cavalcante is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kenmoghn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kenmoghn's back!
Cavalcante doesn't have the hooks in and Kenmoghn manages to turn into his guard.
Kenmoghn throwing strikes but missing.
Kenmoghn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kenmoghn lands a couple of digs.
Kenmoghn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenmoghn trying to control the position from guard on top but Cavalcante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante trying to control the position.
Kenmoghn preventing the sweep.
Kenmoghn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cavalcante trying to control the position.
Kenmoghn wants to control from the top but Cavalcante keeps moving.
Cavalcante looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cavalcante controlling Kenmoghn's posture.
Kenmoghn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kenmoghn postures up in Cavalcante's guard and throws a big left but Cavalcante blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cavalcante 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.
Kenmoghn throwing strikes from guard but Cavalcante blocks nicely.
Cavalcante is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cavalcante looking for a sweep. Not yet Cavalcante, not yet.
Cavalcante is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cavalcante looking to control.
Marco Cavalcante has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kenmoghn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kenmoghn tries for a takedown but Cavalcante circles away easily
and Cavalcante counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kenmoghn!
Cavalcante trying to control the action but Kenmoghn is working from the bottom.
Kenmoghn tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante trying to control the action but Kenmoghn is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenmoghn gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kenmoghn tries to hold on but Cavalcante pushes him away.
Cavalcante jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kenmoghn manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cavalcante is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kenmoghn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenmoghn stops Cavalcante from passing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Niacisse Kenmoghn.
Well Kenmoghn 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niacisse Kenmoghn!
Niacisse Kenmoghn opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Baggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baggins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Baggins. Those never looked like landing.
Baggins takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Roy Henderson has been cut.
Baggins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Baggins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baggins feints a jab promting Henderson to slip. Baggins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Henderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baggins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baggins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Baggins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henderson thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson darts in trying to clinch
and Baggins counters with a two punch combo.
Henderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henderson looks to clinch
and Baggins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baggins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Baggins.
Baggins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baggins counters with a crisp one two that drops Henderson! Baggins thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Henderson to his feet! Henderson is in big trouble!
Henderson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Baggins just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Henderson has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fred Baggins!
Fred Baggins 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Naoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Boreling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boreling has chosen More than meets the eye as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeshi Naoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Boreling!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boreling drops his hands momentarily and Naoki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boreling gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Naoki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Naoki scores with a shoulder strike.
Boreling drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Naoki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Naoki effectively controlling the action here.
Naoki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borelings head.
Boreling tries for a takedown. No joy.
Takeshi Naoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Boreling.
Naoki pushes Boreling back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Naoki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boreling.
Boreling has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Naoki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Boreling has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Naoki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boreling goes for a takedown attempt but Naoki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Naoki misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki scores with a body shot.
Boreling shoots and misses
and Naoki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boreling looks winded!
A punch lands to the side of Boreling 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boreling shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Naoki counters with a straight right hand.
Boreling on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Naoki lands a nice looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Naoki, as that shot connected.
Naoki cracks Boreling with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Takeshi Naoki!
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