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RYZE 36: Battle Royale PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerron Nimoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerron Nimoh!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyoraku has Nimoh up against the cage in a clinch.
Nimoh wants to get back to striking at distance but Kyoraku won't allow it.
Nimoh misses with an elbow strike.
Kyoraku displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nimoh up against the cage.
Kyoraku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nimoh.
Kyoraku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nimoh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jerron Nimoh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyoraku walks into a left hand.
Kyoraku takes the fight into the clinch.
Nimoh lands with a left to the head.
Kyoraku lands a right hand.
Kyoraku managing to block the knees to the body from Nimoh.
Nimoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nimoh scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kyoraku lands a right hand.
Nimoh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nimoh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nimoh tries to land knees in the clinch but Kyoraku avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Kyoraku - that landed with a thud.
Kyoraku swings wildly with an uppercut but Nimoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nimoh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nimoh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nimoh stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyoraku.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nimoh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Come on Kyoraku - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nimoh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nimoh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kyoraku is defending well for now.
Nimoh tries a body shot but Kyoraku blocks it.
Kyoraku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nimoh is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kyoraku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nimoh's efforts to push away.
Nimoh lands a nice uppercut.
Nimoh gets through Kyoraku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoh breaks from the clinch.
Nimoh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyoraku.
Nimoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kyoraku. That's going to slow Nimoh down.
Kyoraku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kyoraku feints and then cracks Nimoh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nimoh down.
Nimoh loads up on a big right hand but Kyoraku slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kyoraku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nimoh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kyoraku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyoraku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nimoh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kyoraku instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyoraku prevents Nimoh from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nimoh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Kyoraku - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kyoraku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nimoh tries to land knees in the clinch but Kyoraku avoids the damage to the body.
Nimoh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nimoh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nimoh pushes off an throws an elbow but Kyoraku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nimoh can't break the clinch.
Nimoh is looking to break free of the clinch but Kyoraku has double underhooks.
Kyoraku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nimoh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kyoraku is keeping busy.
Nimoh prevents a body shot from Kyoraku.
Nimoh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jerron Nimoh will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A combination from Nimoh does no damage.
Kyoraku dodges the punch combination from Nimoh.
Nimoh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kyoraku drives through and clinches with Nimoh against the cage.
Nimoh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kyoraku avoiding damage as Nimoh throws knees to the body.
Kyoraku dodges an elbow strike from Nimoh.
Nimoh lands a nice elbow.
Nimoh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kyoraku looks to land a combination but Nimoh avoids it well.
Nimoh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nimoh tries to score with a low kick but Kyoraku moves his leg out of the way.
Nimoh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kyoraku forces Nimoh back against the cage and clinches.
Kyoraku lands a right hand.
Kyoraku takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoh misses with an elbow strike.
Kyoraku is leaning against Nimoh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nimoh tries to work over Kyoraku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nimoh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Nimoh controls the action.
Kyoraku lands a nice uppercut.
Nimoh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kyoraku blocks an elbow strike from Nimoh.
Nimoh wants to get back to striking at distance but Kyoraku won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kyoraku throws an elbow but misses.
Nimoh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nimoh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kyoraku's brow.
Kyoraku misses with a punch to the body.
Kyoraku avoiding damage as Nimoh throws knees to the body.
Nimoh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku blocks an elbow strike.
Kyoraku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nimoh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nimoh pushes off an throws an elbow but Kyoraku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyoraku stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nimoh takes an elbow to the temple.
Nimoh letting Kyoraku take a breather here.
Kyoraku misses with a body punch.
Nimoh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nimoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kyoraku missing with a left hand there. Nimoh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kyoraku closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kyoraku as Nimoh tries to tie him up.
Nimoh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nimoh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kyoraku lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nimoh or not.
Kyoraku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyoraku tries a body shot but Nimoh blocks it.
Kyoraku lands with a short shot to the head.
Kyoraku works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nimoh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kyoraku has him pressed against the cage.
Nimoh tries to break free but Kyoraku pushes him back against the cage.
Nimoh looking to stall.
Kyoraku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nimoh wants to break free but Kyoraku has control.
Kyoraku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nimoh backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nimoh working hard to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kyoraku - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kyoraku misses with an elbow over the top.
Nimoh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nimoh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kyoraku's defenses.
Nimoh tries to break the clinch but Kyoraku is controlling the position.
Kyoraku has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kyoraku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nimoh backwards.
Nimoh lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Nimoh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kyoraku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyoraku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nimoh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Kyoraku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nimoh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kyoraku.
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 Shunsui Kyoraku will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nimoh connects with a single shot there.
Nimoh misses with a two punch combination.
Kyoraku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimoh.
Nimoh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku takes the fight into the clinch.
Nimoh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kyoraku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kyoraku moves into range and clinches up with Nimoh.
Kyoraku managing to block the knees to the body from Nimoh.
Nimoh throws a head punch that misses.
Kyoraku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nimohs head.
Kyoraku just leaning against Nimoh, taking a breather.
Nimoh is trying to push Kyoraku away but Kyoraku has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nimoh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nimoh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kyorakus head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku lands a shoulder strike.
Kyoraku misses with an elbow strike.
Nimoh tries a body shot but Kyoraku blocks it.
Nimoh misses with a body punch.
Kyoraku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Kyoraku.
It looks like Jerron Nimoh has been cut.
Kyoraku slips under a jab from Nimoh.
Kyoraku uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nimoh has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyoraku misses with a straight left.
Kyoraku moves into the clinch.
Kyoraku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kyoraku stalling the fight.
Kyoraku misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nimoh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kyoraku's brow.
Nimoh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoh throws an elbow that misses.
Nimoh pushes Kyoraku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Nimoh controls his hands.
Nimoh missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nimoh fails to land.
A hook to the body from Kyoraku.
A right hand to the body from Kyoraku.
Nimoh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nimoh blocks a body shot from Kyoraku.
Nimoh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nimoh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nimoh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kyoraku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kyoraku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nimoh.
Nimoh misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nimoh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nimoh is trying to push Kyoraku away but Kyoraku has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nimoh blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nimoh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kyoraku's brow.
Nice body punch from Kyoraku.
A body shot lands from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku prevents Nimoh from breaking the clinch.
Nimoh throws an elbow but it misses.
Kyoraku digs a right hand underneath Nimoh's ribcage. Nimoh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kyoraku lands a body shot.
Kyoraku lands a shot to the body.
Nimoh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shunsui Kyoraku is winning the standup battle so far.
Kyoraku gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nimoh misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nimoh throws an overhand right that lands on Kyoraku's shoulder, as Kyoraku tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nimoh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kyoraku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nimoh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kyoraku fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nimoh, pushing him back against the cage.
Nimoh lands a damaging elbow.
Kyoraku has Nimoh pushed against the cage.
Kyoraku dodges an elbow strike from Nimoh.
Kyoraku scores with a hook to the body.
Shunsui Kyoraku has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nimoh swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyoraku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyoraku throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyoraku lands a nice uppercut.
Nimoh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nimoh missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shunsui Kyoraku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kyoraku 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shunsui Kyoraku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marrio Marselli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marrio Marselli told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Jamison!
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, Marrio Marselli !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marselli shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Marselli was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marselli tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jamison looks to move to half guard but instead Marselli has passed into mount! Damn!
Marselli looking to control but Jamison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jamison holds on for dear life.
Jamison is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jamison tries to lock up and control but Marselli gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marselli has control of Jamison's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jamison regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Marselli throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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.
Jamison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jamison is working hard here to advance position.
Marselli is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marselli wants to control the pace but Jamison is squirming around nicely.
Jamison is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marselli throws some wild stikes that Jamison manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jamison wants to hold on but Marselli pushes him away.
Jamison sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jamison is trying to control but Marselli passes into side control!
Jamison manages to get back to half guard.
Marselli seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marselli is trying to control the action in half guard but Jamison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison trying to hold on to Marselli 's head to control him but Marselli postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marselli trying to control from half guard but Jamison is working away.
Marselli wants to stand up but Jamison has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jamison trying to control but Marselli postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jamison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jamison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marselli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jamison is working away from the top position though.
Jamison wants to take a breather but Marselli is having none of it.
Jamison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jamison is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jamison not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamison is trying to control the action in half guard but Marselli is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jamison 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.
Marselli tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jamison counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marselli 's guard now.
Marselli controls Jamison momentarily but Jamison frees himself.
Jamison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jamison throws a big right hand that misses.
Jamison connects with a couple of short punches.
Jamison throwing strikes but missing.
Jamison throwing strikes from guard but Marselli blocks nicely.
Jamison postures up and lands a big shot to Marselli 's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marselli looking for a guillotine here but Jamison defends easily.
Marselli keeping moving, preventing Jamison from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison advances position into side control!
Jamison scores with punches from side control.
Jamison working the ground and pound.
Marselli is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jamison tries for a kimura but Marselli is defending well.
Jamison looks up at the clock and then as Marselli takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jamison smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison controlling from side mount.
Jamison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marselli keeps working.
Jamison cracks Marselli with a big right hand but Marselli just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Marselli takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jamison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marselli keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jamison trying to control the action but Marselli is working from the bottom.
Jamison works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marselli can't do much from the bottom here.
Marselli is trying to get back to half guard.
Jamison is looking to take a break and control but Marselli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marselli can't do much from the bottom here.
Jamison scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Marselli to see if he's OK.
Marselli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jamison lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Marselli down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marselli tries to improve position but can't.
Marselli defending against the ground and pound.
Jamison scoring with punches and elbows.
Marselli is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Marselli takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Marselli takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marselli wants to control but Jamison postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jamison dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jamison manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marselli on his heels. He'll look to pass Marselli 's guard now, I'm sure.
Jamison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marselli controls Jamison momentarily but Jamison frees himself.
Marselli had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jamison defends it easily.
Marselli keeping moving, preventing Jamison from controlling successfully.
Marselli trying to keep a closed guard but Jamison is proving a slippery customer.
Jamison slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jamison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison lands a couple of digs.
Marselli keeping moving, preventing Jamison from controlling successfully.
Marselli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marselli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jamison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marselli is keeping the position for now.
Jamison slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Marselli can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marselli taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jamison lands a nice forearm strike.
Jamison tries to move into full mount but can't pass Marselli 's legs.
Marselli is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Marselli is looking for a sweep.
Jamison landing strikes.
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!
Marselli is not content to let Jamison control the position.
Jamison passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Marselli !
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison lands a heavy elbow.
Jamison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jamison wants to finish this one by submission but Marselli is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jamison.
Jamison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marselli hang on?
Jamison controlling the position easily from mount.
Jamison scoring with strikes but Marselli is staying in there.
Jamison with the ground and pound from mount.
John Jamison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marselli tries to hold on but Jamison postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison raining down shots from the mount!
Jamison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jamison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marselli can do to turn this around?
Jamison looking to finish Marselli with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marselli !
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamison landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Jamison.
Jamison unloading with bombs!
Jamison cracks Marselli with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Marselli is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamison raining down hammerfists from mount.
Marselli is still in real trouble! Can Jamison finish him?
Jamison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marselli 's face.
Jamison postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Marselli in real trouble here! The ref calls for Marselli to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Jamison!
Our winner, John Jamison, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Axe Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome to the Jungle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alex Axe Man could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Pope's chin.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Axe Man!
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, Daniel Pope!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope misses with an uppercut
and Axe Man counters with a straight right hand.
Axe Man throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Pope throws a front kick aimed at Axe Man's knee but Axe Man avoids it well.
A jab from Axe Man does it's job there.
Axe Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Axe Man misses with a double jab.
Axe Man lands a big head kick that sends Pope tumbling to the mat! Axe Man takes a step backwards and waves Pope back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pope is rocked!
It looks like Daniel Pope has been cut.
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!
Pope swings away with a body shot that misses
and Axe Man counters with a huge left! Pope is in big trouble! He's backing up but Axe Man isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Pope from any more damage. A dominating finish by Axe Man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Axe Man!
Alex Axe Man 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Raziq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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Brawler
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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, Abdul Raziq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyron Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raziq throws a series of punches but Melendez avoids them all with ease.
Raziq buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Melendez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Raziq circles away.
Raziq changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Melendez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raziq gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raziq displaying some good clinch control by pressing Melendez up against the cage.
Raziq with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Melendez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raziq stops a takedown attempt from Melendez.
Abdul Raziq has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Melendez.
Raziq unloads a knee to the mid-section. Melendez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Melendez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Raziq is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raziq using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melendez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raziq controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raziq.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raziq - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Raziq lands an elbow that stopped Melendez in his tracks for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raziq - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Melendez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Raziq after a bit of a struggle.
Melendez can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raziq tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Raziq.
It looks like Tyron Melendez has been cut.
Raziq gets through Melendez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raziq lands a nice knee to the body.
Raziq lands an elbow that stopped Melendez in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Melendez has Raziq pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Raziq manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Raziq just leaning against Melendez, taking a breather.
Raziq landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee calls for Raziq to work.
Raziq with a knee to the head.
Melendez takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raziq lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melendez backwards.
Raziq taking a breather.
Melendez is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raziq.
Melendez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Raziq gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Melendez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Raziq scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raziq utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Melendez can't break the clinch.
Melendez takes an elbow to the temple.
Raziq lands with a short shot to the head.
Raziq is stalling here.
Raziq utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Raziq is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Melendez looks winded!
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.
Raziq gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raziq lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Raziq dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyron Melendez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Raziq stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Melendez or perhaps it was just good defense by Raziq which made him look bad.
Raziq moves out of range of the leg kick from Melendez.
Raziq displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Melendez.
Abdul Raziq has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Melendez.
Raziq feints a jab promting Melendez to slip. Raziq then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Melendez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Raziq tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Melendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raziq wants to clinch.
Melendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Melendez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raziq defends it nicely.
Raziq fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Melendez, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raziq leaning against his opponent.
Melendez can't get the takedown.
Abdul Raziq has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raziq scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raziq'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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abdul Raziq.
Raziq has closed the distance and engaged Melendez in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raziq lands an elbow just above Melendez 's eye.
Raziq lands a knee to the head.
Raziq lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Raziq putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Melendez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raziq lands an elbow inside that Melendez shrugs off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raziq stalling the fight.
Raziq tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raziq has Melendez pushed against the cage.
Raziq lands a damaging elbow.
Raziq lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raziq takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raziq gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abdul Raziq.
Raziq fails in his attempt to clinch.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Raziq as he avoids it easily.
Melendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Melendez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Raziq sprawls well initially but Melendez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Raziq is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melendez can do to turn this around?
Melendez is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raziq scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Melendez manages to mount him!
Raziq is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Raziq is bucking up trying to escape but Melendez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Melendez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Melendez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You get the feeling that Raziq really doesn't like being in this position too much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Raziq can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Melendez controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Raziq dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyron Melendez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Melendez is defended easily by Raziq.
Melendez shoots in but Raziq avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyron Melendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raziq scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Raziq lands with a nice body punch.
Melendez tries for a takedown but Raziq sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abdul Raziq has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Melendez.
Raziq rushes Melendez and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Raziq.
Raziq is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Melendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raziq unloads a knee to the mid-section. Melendez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Melendez takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raziq lands a good knee to the midsection. Melendez won't want to take too many of those.
Raziq lands an elbow inside that Melendez shrugs off.
Melendez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Raziq - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Raziq lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raziq with a knee to the head.
Melendez is rocked!
Raziq manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Raziq makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Melendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Raziq finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raziq stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Melendez seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees to the body from Raziq.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raziq lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raziq controlling the action here for a moment.
Raziq lands a damaging elbow.
Raziq connects with a nasty looking knee right to Melendez's face.
Raziq lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Raziq.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Raziq lands a good knee to the midsection. Melendez won't want to take too many of those.
Raziq lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Raziq landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raziq taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raziq prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Raziq.
Raziq lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Raziq.
Raziq is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raziq.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raziq stalling against the cage.
Raziq lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Raziq creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Melendez's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Raziq.
Tyron Melendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raziq crunches a lovely knee into Melendez's ribcage.
Raziq stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raziq makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Raziq showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raziq, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Raziq!
Abdul Raziq decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zed Zeddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
194 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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26
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zed Zeddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Zeddy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zeddy scores with a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Cruz wriggles free and stands up.
Cruz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cruz wants it to stay on the feet.
Cruz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zeddy swivels and escapes.
Cruz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cruz prevents Zeddy from improving his position.
Cruz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zeddy sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeddy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Cruz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Zeddy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.
Cruz is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zeddy keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeddy wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cruz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cruz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cruz wants to control but Zeddy is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cruz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zeddy down.
Zeddy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz controlling from side mount.
Cruz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cruz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zeddy down.
Cruz controlling the position.
Zeddy is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Cruz misses with the ground and pound.
Zeddy tries to buck Cruz off but Cruz is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeddy is working hard here to advance position.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zeddy keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Zeddy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cruz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zeddy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zeddy gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Zeddy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cruz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zeddy's face.
Cruz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zeddy's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controlling the position easily from mount.
Cruz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Cruz lands a big elbow.
Cruz working Zeddy over with strikes here.
Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz lands a nice shot to the head.
Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cruz wants to control the pace but Zeddy is squirming around nicely.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab lands there for Zeddy.
Zeddy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Chad Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zeddy looks for a takedown but Cruz sprawls well.
Zeddy misses the shot to the body.
Cruz gets a takedown into half guard.
Cruz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zeddy is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cruz slips a nice elbow through Zeddy's hands, connecting with Zeddy's forehead.
Cruz is trying to work for a kimura but Zeddy is defending well.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz is trying to control. Zeddy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cruz working Zeddy over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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. Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Zeddy's temple.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Zeddy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zeddy defending well though.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Zeddy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz controlling the action here.
Zeddy tries to kick Cruz off but Cruz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chad Cruz.
Cruz misses with a takedown
and Zeddy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cruz pushes Zeddy off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zeddy pinned against the cage. Zeddy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz shoots in and bounces Zeddy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control but Zeddy is working from the bottom.
Zeddy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zeddy tries to get out of the position.
Cruz passes Zeddy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zeddy taking some punishment here, with Cruz in his half guard.
Cruz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zeddy is looking to improve his position.
Zeddy is trying to control but Cruz passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working Zeddy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zeddy seems a little lost for a moment, as Cruz dominates the positioning.
Cruz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cruz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Zeddy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Zeddy is avoiding damage well.
Cruz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Zeddy!
Cruz tries to control but Zeddy wriggling away.
Cruz working Zeddy over with strikes here.
Cruz dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeddy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cruz looking to control but Zeddy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz controlling from the full mount.
Cruz working the ground and pound effectively.
Cruz controlling from mount.
Cruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz landing strikes from the mount.
Cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cruz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cruz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cruz lands a nice forearm strike.
Cruz just content to control the position.
Cruz works to advance to full mount. Zeddy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Cruz landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cruz content just to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zeddy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cruz controlling his opponent.
Zeddy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz landing strikes from the mount and Zeddy is in trouble!
Zeddy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cruz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Zeddy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Zeddy shrugs it off.
Cruz looking to control but Zeddy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zeddy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zeddy is squirming around, avoiding Cruz's attempts to control the action.
Cruz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cruz unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zeddy hang on?
The referee warns Zeddy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeddy is looking to get to half guard.
Cruz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cruz controlling from mount.
Cruz trying to control but Zeddy is having none of it.
Zeddy is in a horrible position here. Cruz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zeddy is desperately trying to improve his position but Cruz has a good base and remains in mount.
Cruz content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cruz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zeddy looks a forlorn figure.
Cruz dominating with strikes here.
Cruz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zed Zeddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz controlling from the full mount.
Cruz landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeddy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cruz tries to control but Zeddy wriggling away.
Cruz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cruz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cruz landing shots from mount.
Zeddy tries to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zeddy tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Cruz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Cruz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cruz with shots to the head and body - Zeddy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zeddy is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Zeddy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz breaks from Zeddy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cruz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Cruz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naturo Xpenza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little comes to the cage accompanied by Muse - Knights Of Cydonia . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Naturo Xpenza!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xpenza moves in looking to clinch but Little pushes him off.
Little misses with the combination.
Little keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xpenza swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Xpenza misses with a takedown attempt
and Little counters with a good low kick that Xpenza was not able to check.
Little getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Xpenza looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Xpenza swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Naturo Xpenza has been cut.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Xpenza.
Little throws a head kick that misses
and Xpenza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Little catches Xpenza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xpenza thows a body shot but no joy.
Xpenza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Little rather than just go for the knockout.
Xpenza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xpenza has managed to clinch.
A body shot lands from Xpenza.
Little wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Little wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Xpenza has Little pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Little manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dalton Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Naturo Xpenza.
Xpenza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Xpenza is looking to take this one to the mat.
Xpenza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xpenza lands a nice uppercut.
Xpenza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Little gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xpenza misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Xpenza fails to land.
Come on Xpenza - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Xpenza can't get the takedown.
Xpenza scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Xpenza.
Xpenza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little is defending well against a takedown attempt.
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!
Xpenza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Little pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Xpenza has a couple of punches blocked by Little.
Little stops a takedown attempt from Xpenza.
Xpenza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xpenza lands with a light punch inside.
Xpenza can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
Little takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Xpenza.
Xpenza is struggling to control the position.
Xpenza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xpenza struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
Xpenza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xpenza tries to score a body lock takedown but Little shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Xpenza lands a hook that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Xpenza has Little pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Little manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Little prevents the takedown attempt.
Xpenza has Little pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Little manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little prevents a body shot from Xpenza.
Xpenza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xpenza misses with a punch to the body.
Xpenza misses with a body punch.
Xpenza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xpenza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Xpenza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xpenza tries to throw a body punch but Little avoids it by throwing Xpenza back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Xpenza.
Xpenza can't get the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xpenza drops down looking for an ankle pick but Little pulls his leg out and moves away.
Xpenza misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naturo Xpenza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naturo Xpenza's cut.
That's time! Little's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Little digs a good hook to Xpenza's body.
Little defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Xpenza.
Xpenza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Little swats away the attempt to clinch by Xpenza.
Xpenza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Little.
A shot to the body from Xpenza misses
and Little counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xpenza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters with a right hand to the body.
Little rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Xpenza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Little looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Xpenza dodges the punch combination from Little.
Little throws a right and a left that Xpenza avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little slaps away a takedown attempt from Xpenza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Xpenza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Little throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Little bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Xpenza's head backwards.
Little lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Xpenza goes down and covers up as Little starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalton Little!
A relieved looking Dalton Little 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 Helson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Life. Happy Sack will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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181 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Sack!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sack throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie clinches up with Sack and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Sack pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie has Sack pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sack manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sack as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Sack throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Sack is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sack down to the mat. Sack avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sack throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sack tries to clinch up.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Sack circles away.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Sack slips a jab from Gracie.
Sack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Sack.
Helson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sack tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Happy Sack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sack gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Sack shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Sack misses with an elbow over the top.
Sack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sack uses from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Sack defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie looking for a triangle here. Sack is fighting it but it looks tight! Gracie pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sack is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Helson Gracie!
A relieved looking Helson Gracie 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaname Tosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Fran might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No Worries. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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158 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaname Tosen!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Fran lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Fran misses with a kick to the body.
De Fran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tosen checks a low kick from De Fran.
A good leg kick by De Fran.
A low kick from Tosen is predictable there
and De Fran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Tosen both land. Nice combination.
Tosen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Fran, pushing him back against the cage.
De Fran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Fran misses with an elbow strike.
De Fran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tosen taking a breather.
De Fran misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen avoids a wild elbow strike from De Fran.
De Fran'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.
Tosen blocks an elbow strike from De Fran.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Fran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tosen is keeping busy.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
Tosen looking to stall.
De Fran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Fran tries a knee to the head but Tosen blocks it.
De Fran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fran is trying to break the clinch but Tosen is controlling him.
De Fran missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tosen tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing Tosen back against the cage.
Tosen tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing Tosen back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from De Fran.
De Fran is trying to stall.
De Fran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tosen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tosen tries to work over De Fran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Tosen.
De Fran throws an elbow but it misses.
De Fran misses with an elbow strike.
De Fran wants to break free but Tosen has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran tries to stall but Tosen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tosen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but Tosen avoids the damage to the body.
Tosen tries to work over De Fran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tosen managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
Tosen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tosen misses with some punches.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
Tosen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Fran misses with an elbow strike.
Tosen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tosen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tosen as De Fran tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
De Fran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tosen tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Fran misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran presses Tosen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tosen wants a takedown.
Andr De Fran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaname Tosen.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, De Fran throws an elbow but misses.
De Fran tries to stall but Tosen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Fran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Fran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Tosen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Tosen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andr De Fran dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tosen clinches with his opponent.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tosen avoids it.
De Fran gets underhooks to prevent Tosen's takedown attempt.
De Fran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tosen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tosen breaks the clinch.
De Fran moves forwards but Tosen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Fran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tosen under the eye.
De Fran looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tosen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Fran's calf.
De Fran clinches up with Tosen and pushes him back against the cage.
Tosen is working for takedown but De Fran is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Fran lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Fran seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Tosen is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from De Fran.
Tosen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tosen - that landed with a thud.
De Fran missing with knees to the body.
Tosen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Fran gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Andr De Fran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaname Tosen.
Tosen tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Fran taking a breather.
De Fran misses with an elbow strike.
De Fran is trying to maintain a safe position but Tosen gets an underhook and turns De Fran into the cage.
Tosen struggles to land a body shot inside as De Fran controls his hands.
Tosen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tosen manages to end up in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran tries to bench press Tosen off him but Tosen keeps the position.
De Fran stops Tosen from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Fran can't do much from the bottom here.
Tosen trying to control the action but De Fran is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on De Fran's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Fran is not content to let Tosen control the position.
De Fran takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for De Fran!
De Fran tries to reverse the position but Tosen maintains control.
Tosen lands a big elbow.
Tosen is landing with some decent strikes but De Fran is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
De Fran is in a horrible position here. Tosen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
De Fran wants to control but Tosen is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tosen with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tosen lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaname Tosen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Fran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tosen finds it's way round the side to connect with De Fran's head.
De Fran lands a leg kick that knocks Tosen off balance momentarily.
Tosen thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tosen checks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Fran - that will leave a mark!
Tosen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Fran checks the leg kick.
De Fran takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Fran misses with a kick to the body.
De Fran connects with an inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by De Fran.
De Fran thumps Tosen with a low kick.
De Fran throws a low kick, looking for Tosen's leg but Tosen calmly moves out of range.
De Fran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tosen.
Andr De Fran is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tosen.
Tosen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fran.
De Fran throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Fran.
De Fran fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tosen, pushing him back against the cage.
De Fran wants to stall.
Tosen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tosen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tosen dodges an elbow strike from De Fran.
Tosen dodges an elbow strike from De Fran.
De Fran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tosen wants to take the fight to the mat but De Fran manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tosen blocks an elbow strike from De Fran.
De Fran blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Fran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tosen's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Fran lands a nice uppercut.
De Fran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andr De Fran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tosen drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Fran pulls his leg out and moves away.
Andr De Fran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaname Tosen.
A clash of legs there as Tosen blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from De Fran misses.
Tosen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tosen scores with a nice head shot.
De Fran lands a jab to Tosen's midsection.
Tosen delivers a nice body kick.
De Fran throws a head kick that misses.
Tosen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tosen takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Fran scores with a punch to the head.
Tosen scores with a punch to the head.
De Fran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tosen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Fran.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran forces Tosen back against the cage and clinches.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tosen.
De Fran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fran missing with knees to the body.
De Fran working aggressively here.
Tosen works on De Fran's body with a couple of short punches.
De Fran blocking some punches.
Tosen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tosen's defenses.
De Fran misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Fran looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tosen misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran landing knees to the body.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andr De Fran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Fran has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andr De Fran!
During a confident post fight interview, Andr De Fran thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haile Selassie I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Garvey Huey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Selassie I's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jah Army. Garvey Huey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jeru The Damaja - You Can't Stop The Prophet (Pete Rock Remix). The key to victory for Haile Selassie I has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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194 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
Dangerous GnP
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Haile Selassie I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Malcolm Garvey Huey!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selassie I gets caught flat footed, as Garvey Huey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Garvey Huey advances to half guard.
Garvey Huey controlling the action here.
Garvey Huey works his way into side control.
Selassie I is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Garvey Huey is looking to take a break and control but Selassie I is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Selassie I slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garvey Huey forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Selassie I manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selassie I has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garvey Huey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Selassie I keeping moving, preventing Garvey Huey from controlling successfully.
Garvey Huey stopping the sweep attempt from Selassie I.
Garvey Huey trying to control but Selassie I is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey Huey looking to sit in guard and control but Selassie I gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garvey Huey looking for a sweep. Not yet Garvey Huey, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Selassie I postures up.
Garvey Huey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Selassie I really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Garvey Huey looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selassie I regains half guard.
Selassie I trying to control but Garvey Huey postures up.
Garvey Huey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Selassie I defends it well.
Garvey Huey slows the pace down in half guard.
Garvey Huey is keen to just control but Selassie I is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey Huey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garvey Huey passes to side control.
Selassie I tries to buck Garvey Huey off but Garvey Huey is having none of it.
Garvey Huey working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Selassie I prevents Garvey Huey from improving position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garvey Huey moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Garvey Huey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Selassie I.
Selassie I looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Selassie I lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Selassie I. Garvey Huey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Selassie I ducks under a wild hook from Garvey Huey.
Selassie I misses with a looping right.
Selassie I gets caught flat footed, as Garvey Huey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Selassie I looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garvey Huey trying to control the position from guard on top but Selassie I is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garvey Huey looking to sit in guard and control but Selassie I gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Malcolm Garvey Huey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garvey Huey looking for a guillotine here but Selassie I defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey Huey looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Selassie I puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Garvey Huey manages to get to full guard.
Garvey Huey looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Selassie I puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Garvey Huey looking for a kimura from the bottom but Selassie I passes into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selassie I working away.
Garvey Huey is looking for a sweep.
Selassie I throws a strike aimed at the side of Garvey Huey's head but Garvey Huey avoids it well.
Selassie I cracks Garvey Huey with a big right hand but Garvey Huey just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Garvey Huey looking for a sweep but Selassie I has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Garvey Huey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Selassie I avoids the attempt from Garvey Huey to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvey Huey is working to get back to half guard.
Selassie I lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garvey Huey can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garvey Huey regains half guard.
Garvey Huey is looking to improve his position.
Selassie I tries to pass to full mount but Garvey Huey defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey Huey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garvey Huey trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Selassie I sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garvey Huey defending well though.
Garvey Huey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garvey Huey trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Malcolm Garvey Huey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Selassie I throws a low kick, looking for Garvey Huey's leg but Garvey Huey calmly moves out of range.
Selassie I smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garvey Huey blocks a head kick by Selassie I.
Garvey Huey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Selassie I tests Garvey Huey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garvey Huey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garvey Huey lands with an overhand left.
Garvey Huey shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Selassie I napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Garvey Huey is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Selassie I is trying to escape and Garvey Huey transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Selassie I is forced to tap! Nice work there by Garvey Huey! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Malcolm Garvey Huey!
Malcolm Garvey Huey made sure to mention his sponsor, Trill in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simon Stickler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DIE LIKE A ROCKSTAR kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Stickler !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Brown!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stickler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Stickler .
Brown missing with a left hand there. Stickler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stickler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stickler .
Stickler wants to stall.
Stickler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stickler misses with a knee strike.
Stickler stalling in the clinch but Brown improves position.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stickler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stickler stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stickler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Stickler .
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stickler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brown is trying to defend but Stickler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brown gets back to full guard.
Stickler preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stickler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Stickler is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stickler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown working a defensive guard but Stickler manages to pass into side control anyway.
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brown is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stickler misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown defending against the ground and pound.
Stickler fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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!
Stickler trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Stickler working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stickler trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stickler prevents Brown from standing back up.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Stickler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stickler is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stickler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Brown keeping hold of Stickler 's head, controlling as best he can.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Stickler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stickler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stickler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stickler prevents Brown from improving his position.
Brown is pressing down on Stickler 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stickler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stickler shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stickler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Stickler on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Stickler . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Stickler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Stickler moved out of range.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Brown misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stickler .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stickler was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
A big right from Brown misses.
Stickler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Stickler 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown swings for the body but Stickler moves out of range.
Brown misses with a hook. Stickler ducked under it nicely.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown takes a swing at Stickler 's ribcage but misses.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Stickler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stickler .
Stickler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stickler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stickler postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Stickler stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Stickler lands a couple of elbows.
Stickler throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stickler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stickler wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown has his foot on Stickler 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stickler works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stickler manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stickler is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown wants to get up but he can't break Stickler 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stickler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stickler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Stickler 's legs - danger averted.
Brown passes Stickler 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stickler wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working for a submission of some sort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are battling for position here. Stickler manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stickler 's guard.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Brown advances to full mount.
Stickler working to try and regain half guard.
Brown pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Stickler is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a big shot there that rocks Stickler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Brown connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brown goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Stickler turns into him and now he's in Brown's guard.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stickler defends it easily.
Stickler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown 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.
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Stickler defends easily.
Stickler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stickler with a nice head shot there.
Stickler trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stickler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Stickler from controlling successfully.
Stickler preventing the sweep.
Stickler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stickler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stickler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stickler with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stickler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brown jabs at Stickler 's body.
Danny Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stickler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Stickler swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Stickler ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown scores with the left hand. Stickler knows he should have avoided that one.
Stickler ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Stickler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Stickler looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stickler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stickler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Stickler . Stickler gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stickler counters with a stiff right hand.
Stickler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Stickler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Stickler sits in half guard.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stickler postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stickler tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stickler is looking for a sweep.
Brown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stickler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stickler is looking to reverse the position.
Stickler takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stickler can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stickler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stickler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stickler sneaks back into half guard.
Brown wants to pass to mount but Stickler is defending the position.
Stickler is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stickler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Stickler gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stickler is trying to escape the mount.
Brown wants to control the pace but Stickler is squirming around nicely.
Stickler bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stickler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stickler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stickler landing with the ground and pound.
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brown really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stickler momentarily.
Brown gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stickler to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Stickler from controlling successfully.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stickler defends it easily.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stickler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stickler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stickler controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stickler wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stickler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stickler advances to half guard.
Stickler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stickler trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Brown preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown is looking to escape.
Stickler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stickler wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown is not content to let Stickler control the position.
Brown gets full guard.
Stickler 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stickler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stickler trying to control here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Stickler is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stickler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stickler wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Brown seems content to control.
Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stickler is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to pass to mount but Stickler is defending the position.
Brown is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brown wants to control the pace but Stickler is squirming around nicely.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Brown prevents Stickler from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stickler wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Stickler is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Danny Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Stickler 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown wants to break free but Stickler has control.
Stickler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
Stickler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tests Stickler 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stickler .
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stickler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown jabs Stickler right on the nose. Stickler blinks but takes it well.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown lunges at Stickler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stickler 's hand.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Stickler . Stickler gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Danny Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stickler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Stickler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Stickler .
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stickler doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown tries for a takedown but Stickler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danny Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Brown misses.
Stickler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Stickler tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stickler .
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown moves to clinch but Stickler breaks away
and Stickler counters with a left to the body.
Stickler connects with a single shot there.
Stickler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Stickler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stickler wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling from the top position.
Simon Stickler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stickler wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown pushing down on Stickler 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 45:50
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Brown!
Danny Brown is the new featherweight champion!
Danny Brown took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Can't believe I was predicated to lose. I should have took his fuckin title. COLD BLOODED KILLERS MOTHERFUCKER!'.
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