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Scrapyard - Paterson vs Zeman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Crain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fraz Dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dexter's choice of entrance music: Grandmaster Flash- message. Tony Crain has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Crain!
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, Fraz Dexter!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Crain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dexter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crain.
Crain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dexter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crain defends it nicely.
Crain swings for the body but Dexter moves out of range.
Crain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crain wants it to stay on the feet.
Dexter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crain's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dexter stops Crain from standing up.
Dexter is stalling in the full guard.
Dexter trying to control the position from guard on top but Crain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexter is standing up over Crain. Crain looks to escape but Dexter dives into side control.
Dexter has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Crain is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dexter yanks on the arm and Crain is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dexter.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fraz Dexter!
Fraz Dexter really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke Nukem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Todd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Todd with that takedown attempt.
Todd fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nukem to the ground. Todd is now in Nukem's guard.
Todd being controlled here momentarily.
Nukem on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nukem tries to get out of the position.
Nukem wants to sweep here but Todd controlling him for the moment.
Nukem looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nukem will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nukem is looking for a triangle but Todd pushes his legs off easily.
Todd 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Todd drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nukem dives on top into guard.
Nukem content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Todd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nukem not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nukem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nukem throws a strike but Todd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nukem seems keen to control Todd's posture.
Nukem's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Todd postures up.
Todd drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nukem dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Todd is proving hard to escape from.
Nukem postures up and lands a big shot to Todd's brow.
Nukem throws a strike but Todd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Todd drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nukem looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nukem looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nukem!
Nukem scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem wants to control but Todd is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Todd takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nukem working the strikes but Todd uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nukem slows the pace down in half guard.
Nukem moves into full mount! Todd won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Nukem dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nukem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nukem breaks from the clinch.
Todd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nukem avoids it really well and circles away.
Nukem takes the fight into the clinch.
Todd has Nukem pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nukem manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Todd lands a takedown into guard.
Nukem working for a triangle but Todd defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nukem is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Todd, into his guard.
Nukem wants to control from the top but Todd keeps moving.
Nukem throws a big right hand that misses.
Todd working for a triangle but Nukem defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem throws a big elbow that misses.
Nukem wants to stand and escape but instead Todd has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nukem looking for a sweep. Not yet Nukem, not yet.
Todd 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.
Nukem has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Todd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Todd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nukem pulls his head out easily.
Todd is breathing heavily.
Nukem is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Todd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nukem throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Todd to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nukem seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nukem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nukem postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nukem chips away with some ground and pound.
Nukem passes Todd's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Nukem dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Todd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nukem defends it nicely.
Nukem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nukem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Todd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nukem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nukem tries to clinch up but Todd circles away and keeps his distance.
Nukem shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Todd counters with a three punch combo that has Nukem backing up. Nukem nods at Todd to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd avoids the head kick by Nukem.
Nukem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Todd leaves Nukem with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Todd closes the distance and pushes Nukem back into the cage.
Nukem is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Todd is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Nukem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Todd lands a takedown into guard.
Todd drops back looking for a leg! Nukem is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nukem manages to kick Todd off! Todd jumps back into Nukem's guard.
Nukem is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem wants to stand up but Todd is controlling him.
Todd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nukem has his foot on Todd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Todd works his way back into a safe position though.
Todd has gone for a leg lock! Nukem slips out almost immediately though and dives into Todd's guard.
Todd looking for a guillotine here but Nukem defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nukem working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Todd's head.
Nukem engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Duke Nukem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem trying to control but Todd is working from the bottom.
Todd looking for a guillotine here but Nukem defends easily.
Nukem trying to stand up but can't free himself from Todd's guard.
Dylan Todd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke Nukem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nukem is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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 Duke Nukem.
Well Nukem 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Nukem!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Hawkwing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lews Therin Telamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artur Hawkwing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lews Therin Telamon!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telamon looks to land a right hand but Hawkwing moved out of range.
Hawkwing moves out of range of the body kick.
Hawkwing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Telamon.
Hawkwing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Telamon.
Telamon misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Hawkwing 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Telamon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Telamon is looking for a kimura here.
Telamon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hawkwing!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telamon controlling the pace for now.
Hawkwing is looking to improve his position but Telamon isn't that keen on the idea.
Hawkwing looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkwing turns into Telamon and is now in his guard.
Telamon 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.
Hawkwing would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Telamon has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hawkwing doesn't defend quickly enough and Telamon has managed to lock this one up! Can Hawkwing escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Telamon on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lews Therin Telamon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kruzov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards has chosen Feiticeira as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Kruzov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Edwards!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards moves out of range as Kruzov throws a body kick.
Kruzov misses with a head kick.
Kruzov throws a head kick but Edwards moves out of range.
Kruzov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kruzov scores with a head kick.
It looks like Josh Edwards has been cut.
Kruzov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kruzov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruzov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruzov looks to clinch
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruzov clinches up with Edwards and pushes him back against the cage.
Kruzov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kruzov manages to pull guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Edwards wants to get up but he can't break Kruzov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kruzov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Edwards throws a big elbow that misses.
Edwards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kruzov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards controls from within his opponent's guard.
Edwards trying to control but Kruzov is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Edwards was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kruzov throws a head kick but Edwards moves out of range.
Kruzov throws a head kick but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards circles away from the clinch attempt
and Edwards counters with a series of strikes. Kruzov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kruzov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Edwards as he connects with a hook.
Kruzov tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
Kruzov is looking to clinch but Edwards is avoiding it.
Edwards misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruzov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruzov wants to clinch but Edwards slips to the side
and Edwards counters by clinching up.
Kruzov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edwards is defending well for now.
Edwards is trying to force a seperation but Kruzov has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruzov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kruzov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edwards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kruzov throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Kruzov.
Edwards lands an overhand right.
Kruzov wants to clinch but Edwards slips to the side
so Edwards counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Kruzov keeps moving.
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!
Edwards is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Josh Edwards has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kruzov wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Edwards looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kruzov!
Edwards looking to control but instead Kruzov has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josh Edwards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Edwards's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kruzov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kruzov tries to clinch but Edwards is having none of it.
Edwards's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Edwards duly obliges.
Sergei Kruzov is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kruzov pinned against the cage. Kruzov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Edwards avoids the head kick by Kruzov.
Edwards has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kruzov.
Sloppy strikes from Edwards. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kruzov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruzov stuffs the takedown attempt from Edwards. Edwards gets slowly back to his feet.
Kruzov misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruzov clinches up with Edwards and pushes him back against the cage.
Kruzov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Edwards has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Kruzov lands a head kick!
Kruzov doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
Kruzov misses with a head kick.
Edwards on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kruzov. Kruzov obviously looking to wear him down.
Edwards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Kruzov tries to clinch
and Edwards moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Edwards moves out of range of the body kick from Kruzov.
Edwards swings for the body but Kruzov moves out of range.
Sergei Kruzov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards tries to land a front kick but Kruzov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kruzov.
Kruzov wants to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Edwards!
Kruzov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov tries to clinch there but Edwards circles away.
Edwards works over Kruzov's head and body with a nice combination.
Kruzov doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
No luck for Edwards with that takedown attempt.
Sergei Kruzov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Edwards.
Edwards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kruzov has Edwards up against the cage in a clinch.
Edwards wants to break free but Kruzov has control.
Kruzov has Edwards pushed against the cage.
Kruzov landing knees to the head.
Kruzov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards blocks an uppercut.
Kruzov pulls guard.
Kruzov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sergei Kruzov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kruzov tries to close the distance and clinch but Edwards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruzov tries to clinch up.
Kruzov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruzov fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kruzov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kruzov slaps away a takedown attempt from Edwards, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Kruzov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Edwards's cut.
That's time! Kruzov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Edwards throws a nice looking combination but Kruzov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruzov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Edwards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sergei Kruzov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruzov closes the distance but Edwards moves to the side
and Edwards counters with a two punch combo.
Kruzov throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
Edwards bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruzov's head.
Edwards lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kruzov throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kruzov moves into the clinch.
Kruzov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kruzov's half guard.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruzov is trying to stand up here but Edwards is controlling him well.
Still in half guard, Edwards seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Josh Edwards.
Kruzov lands with a slapping head kick.
Edwards throws a combination. Kruzov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kruzov throws a head kick that Edwards semi-blocks.
Kruzov is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov has managed to clinch.
Edwards wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kruzov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Edwards just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kruzov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Kruzov tenderised Edwards's leg. Edwards is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruzov throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Edwards.
Kruzov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruzov lands a high kick!
Edwards avoids the head kick by Kruzov.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edwards closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Edwards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruzov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Edwards shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Edwards showed some decent athleticism there.
Kruzov scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Edwards manages to mount him!
Edwards trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kruzov?
Edwards trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Edwards takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruzov is bucking up trying to escape but Edwards cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edwards 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Edwards!
Josh Edwards took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dawn Keebals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Kingston (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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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dawn Keebals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Kingston!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Keebals.
Keebals drops Kingston with a beautiful combination! Kingston stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Keebals is looking for the KO!
Kingston is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston works over Keebals's head and body with a nice combination.
Kingston is still on wobbly legs! Can Keebals finish him?
Some wild striking there from Kingston.
Kingston seems to have recovered his senses.
Kingston tries to bum rush Keebals with a series of wild strikes but Keebals uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kingston swinging wildly here.
Keebals throws a nice looking combination but Kingston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keebals keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keebals lands a left and a right that send Kingston crashing to the mat, dazed. Keebals thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kingston misses with a series of wild punches.
Kingston misses with an uppercut.
Kingston throws a jab when Keebals was well out of range.
Kingston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keebals.
Eddie Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston misses with a wild body shot.
Kingston lands a jab to the head.
Kingston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kingston misses with a wild combination.
Kingston misses with an uppercut.
Kingston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kingston.
A punch combination from Keebals misses.
Keebals lands with a straight right. Kingston didn't see that one coming.
Kingston looks to score with a jab to the body but Keebals is just out of range.
Keebals throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Kingston crashing down! Kingston tries to stagger back to his feet but Keebals just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Kingston asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dawn Keebals!
Dawn Keebals tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Khrepchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khrepchenko comes to the cage accompanied by In my mind. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Khrepchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marty Micheals!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khrepchenko lands with a slapping head kick.
Micheals takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Micheals cracks a nice hook into Khrepchenko's ribs.
A nice combination there by Micheals.
It looks like Alexander Khrepchenko has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Micheals misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko slips a jab from Micheals.
Danga de danga de dang - Khrepchenko scores with a four punch combination!
Micheals throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Micheals throws a looping overhand right but Khrepchenko ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch but Micheals moves out of range.
Micheals misses with a hook to the body
and Khrepchenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Micheals throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khrepchenko blocks a head kick by Micheals.
Micheals ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khrepchenko moves away.
Micheals misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marty Micheals seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khrepchenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals clinches up against the cage.
Khrepchenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khrepchenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khrepchenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Micheals.
Khrepchenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khrepchenko scores with a leg kick.
Micheals throws a sloppy body shot
and Khrepchenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Micheals lands a jab to Khrepchenko's midsection.
Micheals misses with a two punch combination.
Micheals looks winded!
Micheals throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Micheals throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Micheals fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khrepchenko manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Khrepchenko blocks the low kick.
Micheals doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khrepchenko counters with a low kick, right behind Micheals 's knee.
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!
Micheals closes the distance and clinches.
Khrepchenko slows down the pace here.
Khrepchenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Marty Micheals has been cut.
Khrepchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Micheals chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khrepchenko can pounce on him.
Micheals shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khrepchenko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Micheals takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Khrepchenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Micheals throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khrepchenko counters with a low kick, right behind Micheals 's knee.
Both fighters circling a little - Khrepchenko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko delivers a nice body kick.
Micheals's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Micheals on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khrepchenko. Khrepchenko obviously looking to wear him down.
Khrepchenko feints and then cracks Micheals's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Micheals down.
Micheals tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khrepchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Micheals.
Khrepchenko thuds his shin into the meat of Micheals's side.
Khrepchenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Khrepchenko with a knee to the head.
Khrepchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khrepchenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Micheals is trying to break free.
Khrepchenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Micheals is keeping busy.
Khrepchenko is pressed up against the cage. Micheals has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khrepchenko down to the mat. Khrepchenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alexander Khrepchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Micheals.
Khrepchenko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko slips a jab and a cross from Micheals.
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!
Khrepchenko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alexander Khrepchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Micheals swinging wildly here.
Khrepchenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Khrepchenko drives through and clinches with Micheals against the cage.
Khrepchenko landing knees to the head.
Khrepchenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Micheals lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khrepchenko stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Khrepchenko lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khrepchenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Micheals is keeping busy.
Micheals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Khrepchenko dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Micheals takes a kick to the side of the head.
Micheals forces Khrepchenko back against the cage and clinches.
Khrepchenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Micheals wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Micheals wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khrepchenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Micheals is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Khrepchenko is defending well.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khrepchenko.
Micheals has a couple of punches blocked by Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Micheals lands a body punch in the clinch.
Micheals is trying to force a seperation but Khrepchenko has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals can't break the clinch.
Khrepchenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khrepchenko misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Micheals fails to land.
Alexander Khrepchenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khrepchenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khrepchenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Micheals.
Khrepchenko lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khrepchenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Khrepchenko misses with a punch to the body.
Micheals tries to break the clinch but Khrepchenko is controlling the position.
Khrepchenko stalls.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Micheals is trying to break the clinch but Khrepchenko has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Micheals misses
and Khrepchenko counters by clinching up.
Khrepchenko with a knee to the head.
Micheals lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khrepchenko backwards.
Micheals wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Micheals throws a punch but it's blocked by Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Khrepchenko is pressed up against the cage. Micheals has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khrepchenko down to the mat. Khrepchenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Micheals shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khrepchenko lands with a kick to the temple. Micheals shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Micheals throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khrepchenko.
Micheals is breathing heavily.
Micheals moves into range and clinches up with Khrepchenko.
Micheals is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Micheals is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Micheals is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khrepchenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Micheals throws a leg kick
and Khrepchenko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Micheals's knee momentarily.
Alexander Khrepchenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch there but Micheals circles away.
Micheals has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Micheals paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Micheals drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Micheals won't allow Khrepchenko to get back to his feet.
Micheals engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Micheals loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Micheals is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Khrepchenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Micheals on the ground.
Micheals is working Khrepchenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals prevents Khrepchenko from getting back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Micheals is looking to work some ground and pound but Khrepchenko has wrist control.
Micheals is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Khrepchenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Micheals lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Micheals postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Micheals missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khrepchenko keeping moving, preventing Micheals from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marty Micheals will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Micheals scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khrepchenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Khrepchenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Micheals lands with a good body shot.
Khrepchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Micheals.
Khrepchenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Micheals has had enough of the clinch but Khrepchenko keeps him there for the moment.
Khrepchenko taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Micheals's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Micheals is looking to break free of the clinch but Khrepchenko has double underhooks.
Khrepchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Micheals throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Micheals tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khrepchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Micheals.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrepchenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Micheals in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch but Micheals is having none of it.
Khrepchenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Micheals takes the fight into the clinch.
Khrepchenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Micheals has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khrepchenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Khrepchenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Khrepchenko connects with a knee to the head.
Micheals tries to break the clinch but Khrepchenko is controlling the position.
Khrepchenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Micheals has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Micheals tries to break free but Khrepchenko pushes him back against the cage.
Khrepchenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Micheals's efforts to push away.
Khrepchenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Micheals is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Micheals gets an underhook and turns Khrepchenko into the cage.
Micheals looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khrepchenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Micheals swings for the body but Khrepchenko moves out of range.
Khrepchenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Micheals if he has to take too many more of those.
Micheals dives in and scores a takedown into Khrepchenko's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Micheals connects with a couple of short punches.
Micheals is looking to work some ground and pound but Khrepchenko has wrist control.
Khrepchenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Micheals connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals prevents Khrepchenko from getting back to his feet.
Micheals throwing strikes from guard but Khrepchenko blocks nicely.
Khrepchenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Micheals landing some decent shots from guard.
Micheals lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Micheals throws a big elbow that misses.
Micheals with a flurry of punches that miss.
Micheals controls from within his opponent's guard.
Micheals has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Micheals wants to control from the top but Khrepchenko keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals scoring with some ground and pound.
Micheals wants to control from the top but Khrepchenko keeps moving.
Khrepchenko wants to get back to his feet but Micheals is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Micheals working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khrepchenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Micheals advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Micheals is looking for a kimura but Khrepchenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Micheals to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marty Micheals comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Micheals 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty Micheals!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Mundo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Creed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to James Brown - Living in America. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Mundo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed lands a nice hook to Mundo's body. Mundo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Mundo.
Creed connects with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mundo throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mundo.
Mundo blocks a body shot from Creed.
Creed has a couple of punches blocked by Mundo.
Creed could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Creed working aggressively here.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Mundo controls the action.
Mundo lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mundo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Creed blocking some punches.
Mundo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mundo fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundo looks to score with a jab to the body but Creed is just out of range.
Creed misses with an uppercut.
Apollo Creed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Creed misses the shot to the body.
Creed gets tackled into the cage by Mundo. Mundo maintains the clinch.
Creed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Creed working aggressively here.
Creed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mundo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mundo wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Doctor Mundo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mundo closes the distance and clinches.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Mundo controls the action.
Creed throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Mundo lands with a right to the head.
Creed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mundo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Creed throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mundo's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Mundo.
Apollo Creed's cut is getting worse.
Mundo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundo lands a big left hand right to the temple and Creed goes down!
Creed is rocked!
Mundo is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Creed is hurt! He's hurt bad - Mundo fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Creed from any more punishment! Congratulations to Mundo! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doctor Mundo!
A very excited looking Doctor Mundo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln McLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLeod comes into the arena with Two Steps from Hell blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hale's choice of entrance music: Pillar - For Love Of The Game. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincoln McLeod!
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, Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLeod misses with a straight right.
Hale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McLeod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McLeod bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McLeod misses with a looping right.
McLeod moves out of range as Hale strikes.
Hale moves out of range as McLeod strikes.
McLeod misses with a hook.
Hale throws out a loose jab but McLeod uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLeod. Hale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hale misses with a hook.
Hale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McLeod.
McLeod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hale looks to land a left hand but McLeod moved out of range nicely.
Hale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from McLeod.
Hale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McLeod bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hale throws a good cross that connects.
Hale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McLeod circles away quickly and effectively.
McLeod just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln McLeod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLeod throws a sloppy head kick and Hale moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from McLeod.
Hale looks to throw the jab but McLeod is out of range.
No joy there for McLeod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hale might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLeod rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McLeod looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hale slips under a jab from McLeod.
McLeod slips a jab and a cross from Hale.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hale tries to bum rush McLeod with a series of wild strikes but McLeod uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McLeod scores with a nice head shot.
Hale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLeod.
Hale loads up on a big right hand but McLeod slips the punch.
Hale avoids the head kick by McLeod.
McLeod slips a jab from Hale.
Hale throws a hook to the side of McLeod's head but McLeod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hale throws a jab when McLeod was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale scores with a jab.
McLeod missing with a left hand there. Hale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McLeod throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McLeod connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hale. Hale circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McLeod throws a head kick that misses.
McLeod misses with an uppercut
and Hale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hale misses with a jab, cross combination.
McLeod throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McLeod takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from McLeod. Those never looked like landing.
Hale takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLeod looks to land a left hand but Hale moved out of range nicely.
Hale misses with a combination
and McLeod counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hale throws a combination that misses
and McLeod counters with a right hand to the body.
Hale darts in and clinches McLeod up against the cage.
Hale lands with a short shot to the head.
McLeod is trying to break the clinch but Hale is controlling him.
McLeod is looking for a takedown.
Hale lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hale prevents McLeod from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hale.
McLeod is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Hale dominated that round.
That's time! McLeod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hale throws a lazy right hand but McLeod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McLeod thows a body shot but no joy.
McLeod misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McLeod lunges at Hale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hale's hand.
Hale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hale misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Hale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McLeod.
McLeod misses with a hook. Hale ducked under it nicely.
Hale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLeod.
Hale misses with a left hand
and Hale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLeod lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Brandon Hale has been cut.
McLeod avoids a punch combination nicely.
McLeod misses with a straight left.
McLeod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hale.
Lincoln McLeod is winning the standup battle so far.
Hale misses with a series of wild punches.
McLeod throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
Hale throws a combination that misses
and McLeod counters with a nice uppercut.
McLeod misses with a looping left.
Hale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLeod misses with a hook.
Hale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McLeod circles away quickly and effectively.
Hale loads up on a big right hand but McLeod slips the punch.
McLeod throws a head kick that misses.
McLeod waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hale.
Hale misses with an uppercut.
Hale lands a jab to the head.
Hale tries to bum rush McLeod with a series of wild strikes but McLeod uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from McLeod misses.
McLeod throws a hook but Hale avoids it easily.
Hale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hale looks to score with a jab to the body but McLeod is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale throws a looping overhand right but McLeod ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from McLeod.
Some wild striking there from Hale.
McLeod shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McLeod misses with the combination.
Hale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hale throws a right hand that McLeod ducks under and follows up with a left that McLeod also avoids with ease.
Hale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McLeod slips a jab and a cross from Hale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale throws a lazy right hand but McLeod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McLeod takes a swing at Hale's ribcage but misses.
Brandon Hale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hale misses with a wild combination.
Hale blocks a head kick by McLeod.
McLeod keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hale.
McLeod thows a left - swing and a miss!
McLeod moves forwards but Hale connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McLeod jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hale tries to move into range but McLeod moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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 Lincoln McLeod will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Hale's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hale lands a glancing blow to the side of McLeod's head.
McLeod is rocked!
Hale fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh McLeod is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hale tries to bum rush McLeod with a series of wild strikes but McLeod uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hale blocks a jab.
Hale misses with a double jab
letting McLeod counter with a right hand.
Hale lands a big uppercut and McLeod crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McLeod looks OK. Hale waves McLeod back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLeod swings widly with a right hand
and Hale counters with a huge left! McLeod is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hale isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save McLeod from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hale!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Hale!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Johnson!
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, Troy Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lancaster sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lancaster dives in and scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lancaster is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lancaster scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lancaster working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lancaster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lancaster tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Lancaster got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lancaster has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lancaster 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.
Lancaster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lancaster is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lancaster scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lancaster defends it easily.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lancaster works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lancaster 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.
Lancaster has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Johnson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lancaster is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Johnson pulls down on the head and he's put Lancaster to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jerome Johnson!
A relieved looking Jerome Johnson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Zeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patterson comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z and Kanye West - Gotta Have It. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Patterson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Zeman!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Patterson.
Patterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patterson closes the distance and clinches up with Zeman, looking for a takedown. Patterson pushes Zeman against the cage but Zeman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zeman cracks Patterson with a good jab.
Zeman cracks Patterson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Zeman has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Patterson to stand back up!
Patterson is rocked!
Anton Zeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Patterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zeman throws a shot to the body.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
Zeman circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Patterson tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Zeman wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anton Zeman!
Anton Zeman is the new welterweight champion!
Anton Zeman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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