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TTFC Wednesday Night Fights 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Joiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. Joiner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whats the Difference. 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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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
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Unkind Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alvin Joiner!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joiner is looking to clinch but Artist is avoiding it.
Artist throws a leg kick but Joiner sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joiner is defended easily by Artist.
Joiner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joiner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joiner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joiner throws the kick towards the body but Artist avoids it.
Joiner looks to land a left hand but Artist moved out of range nicely.
Joiner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Artist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joiner moves away.
Artist throws a looping overhand right but Joiner ducks down to avoid it.
Artist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joiner manages to avoid it.
Joiner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Artist pinned against the cage. Artist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joiner tries to close the distance and clinch but Artist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, jab by Artist - just one landing.
Artist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joiner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Joiner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joiner throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joiner shoots in looking for a takedown but Artist manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Joiner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Unkind Artist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvin Joiner.
Nice takedown defense from Artist. No joy for Joiner on that attempt.
Joiner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joiner fails with the takedown.
Joiner shoots in for a takedown but Artist shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joiner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Artist is not content to let Joiner control the position.
Artist is trying to get back to half guard.
Artist manages to work his way to half guard, despite Joiner's best efforts.
Joiner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Artist tries to roll over but Joiner keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joiner lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joiner trying to pass the guard but Artist defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joiner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Artist is holding on to half guard well.
Joiner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Joiner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Joiner not doing much here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Artist scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Alvin Joiner has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joiner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Artist landing knees to the body.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joiner is working for takedown but Artist is calmly controlling the position for now.
Joiner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Artist after a bit of a struggle.
Joiner tries to score a body lock takedown but Artist shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Artist lands a knee to the head.
Joiner is rocked!
Artist gets through Joiner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joiner is still on wobbly legs! Can Artist finish him?
Artist has Joiner pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Joiner is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Artist - that's hurt Joiner badly! Oh, another knee lands and Joiner is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Joiner doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Unkind Artist!
During a confident post fight interview, Unkind Artist thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Stratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe comes to the cage accompanied by How could I just kill a man. The key to victory for John Doe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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201 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Stratton!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stratton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stratton misses with a straight left.
Doe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eric Stratton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stratton connects with a nice looking jab.
Stratton misses with a straight left.
Stratton gets the takedown into side control.
Stratton working the head with strikes.
Stratton taking a breather here.
An elbow from Stratton crashes against the mat.
Stratton is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Stratton works to advance to full mount. Doe defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton looking to ground and pound but Doe is blocking nicely.
Stratton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Doe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stratton controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eric Stratton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stratton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stratton thuds a left hand into Doe's body.
Stratton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Doe sprawls well initially but Stratton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stratton controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like Stratton might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Let's hope that Stratton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Doe is staying active underneath Stratton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratton is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Stratton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stratton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doe.
Stratton dives in and grabs Doe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doe pushes down on Stratton's head and hops out.
Stratton throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Doe to counter with a crisp jab.
Stratton fails to land the takedown.
Stratton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doe but Doe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.
The fighters circling - Stratton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stratton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stratton throws a shot from downtown. Doe moves away and avoids it.
Stratton catches Doe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Stratton misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Stratton with that takedown attempt.
Doe tries to bum rush Stratton with a series of wild strikes but Stratton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stratton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stratton looks to land a right hand but Doe moved out of range.
Stratton looks to land a combination but Doe avoids it well.
Stratton fails with a takedown attempt.
Stratton misses with an uppercut
and Doe counters with a good low kick that Stratton was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doe slaps away a takedown attempt from Stratton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Stratton does no damage.
John Doe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doe throws the left hand but Stratton avoids the punch easily.
Stratton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Stratton dominated that round.
That's time! Doe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stratton.
Stratton shoots in for a double leg but Doe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stratton misses with a double jab.
Stratton closes the distance and clinches up with Doe, looking for a takedown. Stratton pushes Doe against the cage but Doe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Doe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Doe avoids the body shot from Stratton.
Stratton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stratton shoots in looking for a takedown but Doe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stratton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
John Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.
Doe clobbers Stratton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Doe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stratton.
Doe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stratton.
Eric Stratton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stratton misses with a shot to the body
and Doe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stratton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stratton misses with a combination
and Doe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doe staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Stratton misses its intended target.
Doe has Stratton up against the cage in a clinch.
Stratton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stratton blocking some punches.
Doe breaks from the clinch.
Stratton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doe throws a looping overhand right but Stratton ducks down to avoid it.
Stratton misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Doe. Those never looked like landing.
Doe moves out of range as Stratton strikes.
Stratton moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe defending well as Stratton loads up on a big left hand.
Stratton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stratton shoots in but Doe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stratton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doe as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stratton scores with a jab.
Doe stuffs the takedown.
Stratton is breathing heavily.
Stratton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stratton tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stratton trying to control the position but Doe is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries to buck Stratton off but Stratton is having none of it.
Stratton wants to control but Doe is keeping him busy.
Stratton is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Doe's shoulder. That is not cool.
Stratton wants to control but Doe is keeping him busy.
Doe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stratton off and has taken his back!
Doe doesn't have the hooks in and Stratton manages to turn into his guard.
Eric Stratton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Doe being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eric Stratton.
Stratton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Doe on his heels. He'll look to pass Doe's guard now, I'm sure.
Stratton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eric Stratton.
Stratton misses with a takedown attempt - Doe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Stratton 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stratton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Doe misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Stratton. That snapped Doe's head back.
Stratton misses with a shot to the body
and Doe counters with an outside leg kick.
Doe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stratton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Stratton misses.
Doe gets caught napping as Stratton dives in and scores a takedown. Doe manages to retain guard.
Doe is pulling down on Stratton's head to control his posture.
Stratton controlling from the top position.
Stratton trying to control but Doe is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A left lands for Doe.
Stratton throws an off balance right hand
and Doe counters with a two punch combo.
Stratton shoots in and bounces Doe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stratton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stratton trying to control but Doe is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stratton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Eric Stratton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stratton instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doe tries to throw a body punch but Stratton avoids it by throwing Doe back against the cage.
Stratton goes for a takedown attempt but Doe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Doe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stratton dips to his left and cracks Doe with an uppercut!
Doe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stratton connects with a body shot that sends Doe's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries to clinch but Stratton is having none of it.
Doe cracks Stratton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab by Stratton.
Stratton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stratton misses with a series of wild punches.
Stratton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doe as he avoids it easily.
John Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.
Stratton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stratton fails to land the takedown.
Stratton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doe tries a head kick but it misses.
Doe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stratton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stratton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eric Stratton.
Doe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stratton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stratton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doe was well out of range. Poor timing from Stratton.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Stratton.
Doe instigates a clinch.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doe lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Stratton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stratton 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Stratton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hezekiah Stoltfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoltfus comes to the cage accompanied by The Chase. Griffin has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hezekiah Stoltfus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoltfus wants to land a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Griffin throws a right hand that Stoltfus ducks under and follows up with a left that Stoltfus also avoids with ease.
Stoltfus misses with a leg kick
and Griffin counters with a series of strikes. Stoltfus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stoltfus walks into a left hand.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stoltfus dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Stoltfus.
Stoltfus shoots in and gets a takedown into Griffin's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stoltfus landing some decent shots from guard.
Stoltfus 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.
Griffin looking to control.
Stoltfus distracts Griffin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stoltfus throws a big elbow that misses.
Griffin wants to sweep here but Stoltfus controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoltfus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stoltfus wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Stoltfus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stoltfus throws a big right hand that misses.
Stoltfus throws a big elbow that misses.
Stoltfus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stoltfus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stoltfus is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
Stoltfus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Griffin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Griffin seems keen to control Stoltfus's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stoltfus.
Griffin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Griffin has control of Stoltfus's left arm, preventing Stoltfus from doing any damage.
Forrest Griffin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stoltfus shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well.
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!
Stoltfus throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and Stoltfus moves out of range easily.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
Stoltfus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stoltfus with a nice cross.
Forrest Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin lands an overhand right.
No luck for Griffin with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Stoltfus with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Stoltfus avoids nicely.
Griffin misses with a jab to the body
and Stoltfus counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffin throws the left hand but Stoltfus avoids the punch easily.
Stoltfus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Griffin throws a head kick that Stoltfus semi-blocks.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoltfus.
Stoltfus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Griffin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Griffin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Griffin blocks the low kick.
Griffin lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin throws an overhand right that lands on Stoltfus's shoulder, as Stoltfus tries to avoid the shot.
Stoltfus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Griffin to score with a decent uppercut.
Griffin digs a good body shot into Stoltfus's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griffin.
Stoltfus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Griffin. Those never looked like landing.
Griffin connects with a high kick.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Stoltfus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Stoltfus. Stoltfus gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hezekiah Stoltfus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stoltfus has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin 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.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stoltfus avoids the head kick by Griffin.
Stoltfus moves away from the strike by Griffin.
Stoltfus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stoltfus misses with a low kick.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stoltfus circles away quickly and effectively.
Forrest Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stoltfus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Griffin looking to score a takedown here. Stoltfus is defending well but Griffin drives through and ends up in Stoltfus's guard.
Griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stoltfus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Griffin!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoltfus landing strikes from the mount.
Griffin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoltfus looking to finish with strikes here!
Stoltfus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stoltfus raining down hammerfists from mount.
Griffin is rocked!
Stoltfus scoring with strikes but Griffin is staying in there.
Griffin is still in real trouble! Can Stoltfus finish him?
Stoltfus connects with a bit shot that sees Griffin covering up! More strikes from Stoltfus and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Stoltfus is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hezekiah Stoltfus!
Hezekiah Stoltfus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deano Clavet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clavet kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Y Mouillera Pu Pantoute . Gunn has chosen Stranglehold- by Ted Nugent as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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183 lbs
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223 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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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
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Deano Clavet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn throws a right hand that Clavet ducks under and follows up with a left that Clavet also avoids with ease.
Clavet fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gunn.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clavet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clavet drops Gunn with a nice combination! Clavet dives into Gunn's guard, looking to finish!
Gunn is rocked!
It looks like Kyle Gunn has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clavet trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunn is still in real trouble! Can Clavet finish him?
Clavet arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Gunn's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Deano Clavet!
During a confident post fight interview, Deano Clavet 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Damage might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LMFAO Mash up. Peppers has chosen Day N Nite-Kid Cudi as his entrance music. Julius Peppers is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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29
159 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heavy Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Julius Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers misses with a looping left.
Damage shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Damage was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Peppers is looking for a sweep.
Damage tries to move into full mount but can't pass Peppers's legs.
Peppers is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Damage's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Peppers is looking for a sweep. Damage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peppers manages to get to full guard.
Damage won't allow Peppers to sweep him here.
Damage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Damage looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Damage 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.
Damage throws a big elbow that misses.
Damage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peppers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peppers has momentary wrist control but Damage slips an elbow through the middle.
Peppers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damage with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peppers wants to sweep but no luck.
Damage avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Peppers looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Damage puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Damage is trying to work for a kimura but Peppers is defending well.
Damage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers wants to improve his position but Damage is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damage is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Peppers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Damage.
Peppers is defending against the submission attempts here by Damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damage trying to pass the guard but Peppers defending well.
Peppers is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Peppers is looking to improve his position.
Peppers is trying to maintain the position but Damage is very close to passing his half guard.
Peppers manages to get to full guard.
Damage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peppers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damage is one step ahead there.
Peppers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Damage!
Peppers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers misses with a looping left.
Peppers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Damage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damage preventing the sweep.
Damage scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damage is working Peppers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Damage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peppers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Damage drops back, looking for a kneebar! Peppers looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Peppers looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Peppers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Heavy Damage will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peppers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Damage to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Damage scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peppers is on top in guard.
Damage looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Peppers passes into half guard.
Peppers moves into full mount! Damage won't be happy about that!
Peppers wants to control the pace but Damage is squirming around nicely.
Damage is looking to improve his position but Peppers isn't that keen on the idea.
Peppers looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage regains half guard.
Damage looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Peppers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damage keeps working.
Peppers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Damage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peppers trying to control the action but Damage is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage actively working from the bottom here.
Peppers trying to control from half guard but Damage is working away.
Damage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peppers is trying to control the action in half guard but Damage is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Damage tries to get to full guard but Peppers has control of the leg.
Peppers is trying to control the action in half guard but Damage is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Damage tries to roll over but Peppers keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage looking for submissions off his back.
Damage is not content to let Peppers control the position.
Damage is looking for a sweep. Peppers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Heavy Damage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peppers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Damage looking for submissions off his back.
Peppers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Damage tries to get to full guard but Peppers has control of the leg.
Damage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damage is pressing down on Peppers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Damage is looking for a triangle but Peppers pushes his legs off easily.
Damage working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Peppers has passed into half guard!
Damage tries to roll over but Peppers keeps him under control.
Peppers controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Heavy Damage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Heavy Damage will probably get the nod.
That's time! Damage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Peppers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peppers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damage drives through with a takedown into Peppers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Peppers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damage is one step ahead there.
Damage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Damage passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Peppers is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Damage tries to pass to full mount but Peppers defends it.
Damage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Damage moves into full mount! Peppers won't be happy about that!
Damage landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage has hold of Peppers's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Peppers manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Peppers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Damage scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Peppers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Damage.
Peppers is looking to get to half guard.
Damage goes for an armbar but Peppers turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Peppers.
Peppers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers tries to free his leg and advance position but Damage is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Damage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peppers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Damage working for a triangle but Peppers defends it easily.
Peppers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Julius Peppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Peppers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Damage looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Damage is looking for a sweep. Peppers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Damage is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Peppers pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peppers decides to return to a standing position.
Damage shoots in but no luck this time.
Peppers misses with a body kick.
Peppers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Julius Peppers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peppers connects with an inside leg kick.
Peppers cracks Damage with a good jab.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damage moves away.
Damage defending well as Peppers loads up on a big left hand.
Peppers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Damages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers misses the jab.
Peppers looks to throw the jab but Damage is out of range.
A big left from Peppers misses.
A low kick from Peppers misses
and Damage counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Damage drives through with a takedown into guard.
Damage keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peppers's head.
Damage avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Damage is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Heavy Damage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damage wants to control from the top but Peppers keeps moving.
Damage tries to free his leg and advance position but Peppers is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heavy Damage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damage, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heavy Damage!
A very excited looking Heavy Damage made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William has chosen Outlaw's Reward as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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31
215 lbs
26 - 10 - 0 |
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30
214 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joulu Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, James William!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pukki fails with an attempt to clinch.
William thows a body shot but no joy.
William cracks Pukki with a good jab.
Pukki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
William blocks a head kick by Pukki.
Pukki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
William pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
William walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pukki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
William keeps the fight on the outside.
Pukki moves into range and clinches up with William.
William misses with the head strike.
Pukki prevents a body shot from William.
Pukki has had enough of the clinch but William keeps him there for the moment.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pukki or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
William lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William tries to throw a body punch but Pukki avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
Pukki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pukki.
Pukki has William pushed against the cage.
Pukki working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from William.
William has clasped his hands together around Pukki's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pukki tries to improve position but can't.
Pukki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but William has just dragged him back down to the mat.
William is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pukki is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William throws a strike aimed at the side of Pukki's head but Pukki avoids it well.
William scores with a couple of short elbows.
William has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
William has an Americana. Pukki didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! William is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if William hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). James William!
James William took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brute for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrell Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez's entrance music is Renegades of Funk. A fine choice. Summers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Last Chance. Rico Dominguez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyrell Summers's chin.
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27
146 lbs
19 - 7 - 2 |
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31
144 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrell Summers!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez moves to clinch but Summers breaks away
and Summers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Summers wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Summers looking to pass the guard.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominguez wants to sweep but no luck.
Summers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dominguez trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyrell Summers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Summers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to clinch up
and Summers counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Summers are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Summers trying to control the action but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Dominguez parries the strikes from Summers easily there. Summers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dominguez to escape.
Summers in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dominguez is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyrell Summers!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Dinkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samson's entrance music is The Venture Brothers Opening Theme. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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33
300 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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27
300 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramses Dinkin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinkin lands a body shot.
Dinkin stuns Samson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Samson avoids the body shot from Dinkin.
Good leg kick by Dinkin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Samson is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dinkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Dinkin.
It looks like Brock Samson has been cut.
Dinkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Dinkin Rushes Samson and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Samson is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Dinkin Piles on the pressure and Samson crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramses Dinkin!
Ramses Dinkin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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37
157 lbs
37 - 17 - 0 |
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38
155 lbs
32 - 18 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Maddox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maddox.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Maddox decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Maddox thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Gracie pushes Maddox off looking to stand but Maddox dives back in and keeps control.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maddox takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Maddox prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Maddox trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Maddox 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.
Maddox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Maddox.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Maddox has control of the leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie has one foot on Maddox's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maddox throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Maddox shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maddox preventing the sweep.
Gracie is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Maddox dives into side control.
Gracie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Maddox is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Maddox raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maddox is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox working Gracie over with strikes here.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Maddox smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie is rocked!
Maddox lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Maddox finish him?
Maddox prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Gracie regains half guard.
Maddox winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maddox working Gracie over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Maddox.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Maddox loads up on a big left hand. Gracie felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Maddox looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Gracie can't hide his disappointment, as Maddox celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Maddox!
Brian Maddox retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Brian Maddox thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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