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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gronk Kowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowski has chosen Skillet - Monster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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287 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Viceroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gronk Kowski!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viceroy scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Viceroy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Viceroy's waist but Viceroy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kowski off to one side.
Kowski shoots in and bounces Viceroy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kowski prevents Viceroy from getting back to his feet.
Viceroy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Viceroy tries to get out of the position.
Kowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Kowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Viceroy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Kowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Viceroy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kowski postures up in Viceroy's guard and throws a big left but Viceroy blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viceroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Viceroy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Viceroy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kowski controls the pace.
Kowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Kowski wants to control from the top but Viceroy keeps moving.
Viceroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Viceroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kowski wants to control from the top but Viceroy keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Kowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kowski throws an elbow that misses. Viceroy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kowski's guard. Nice move by Viceroy!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kowski, not yet.
Kowski will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kowski has a closed guard, preventing Viceroy from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Viceroy manages to get himself to full guard.
Kowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kowski trying to control but Viceroy is working from the bottom.
Kowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Viceroy's head.
Kowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Viceroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kowski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kowski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Viceroy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Viceroy has escaped and now he's on top!
Kowski has a closed guard, preventing Viceroy from standing up.
Kowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gronk Kowski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kowski scores with a shot to the body.
Kowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Viceroy off the cage and back into range.
Viceroy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Viceroy does no damage.
No joy there for Viceroy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kowski slips a straight right by Viceroy.
Kowski drives through with a takedown into Viceroy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kowski looking to sit in guard and control but Viceroy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kowski 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.
Kowski striking off his back but it's not causing Viceroy any problems.
Kowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kowski, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Viceroy manages to get himself to full guard.
Kowski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Viceroy's head.
Kowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Kowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Viceroy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Kowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kowski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gronk Kowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Viceroy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Viceroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Viceroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Viceroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kowski throwing strikes from guard but Viceroy blocks nicely.
Viceroy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kowski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kowski wants to control from the top but Viceroy keeps moving.
Kowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowski works over Viceroy with some ground and pound from guard.
Kowski postures up in Viceroy's guard and throws a big left but Viceroy blocks it.
Kowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Viceroy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Viceroy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kowski with a nice head shot there.
Kowski lands a couple of digs.
Kowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kowski has gone for a leg lock! Viceroy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kowski's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowski wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowski is looking to sweep but instead, Viceroy has passed into half guard.
Kowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Viceroy stopping the sweep attempt from Kowski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowski has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Viceroy has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gronk Kowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kowski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Viceroy quickly recovers to half guard.
Kowski is trying to work for a kimura but Viceroy is defending well.
Kowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Viceroy's head.
Kowski is looking for a kimura here.
Kowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowski throwing shots but Viceroy is blocking nicely.
Kowski passes to full mount!
Viceroy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kowski.
Viceroy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kowski.
Kowski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowski jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Viceroy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sloppy strikes there by Kowski.
Viceroy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kowski on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowski staying calm.
Kowski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Viceroy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kowski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Viceroy, who protects the arm well.
Viceroy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Viceroy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lord Viceroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kowski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kowski tries to score with some ground and pound. Viceroy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kowski scoring with punches from side control.
Viceroy defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kowski is chipping away with strikes.
Kowski is looking to take a break and control but Viceroy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gronk Kowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Kowski lands a nice forearm strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viceroy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kowski connects with a decent elbow.
Viceroy parries the strikes from Kowski easily there. Kowski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Viceroy to escape.
Kowski is working Viceroy over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gronk Kowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gronk Kowski!
After winning the bout, Gronk Kowski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Montes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda's entrance music is ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL. 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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154 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Humberto Montes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Montes is having none of it.
Montes throws a series of punches but Arboleda moves out of range.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montes swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Arboleda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arboleda darts in trying to clinch
and Montes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Montes.
Arboleda is trying to control the position but Montes postures up.
Arboleda wants to stand and escape but Montes is having none of it.
Montes has gone for a leg lock! Arboleda slips out almost immediately though and dives into Montes's guard.
Arboleda wants to stand but Montes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montes is looking for a triangle but Arboleda pushes his legs off easily.
Montes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Arboleda!
Montes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Arboleda has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Montes takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda is trying to get back to his feet but Montes has full control of the position and if anything, Arboleda has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Montes patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montes is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Arboleda knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Arboleda for a finish.
Montes is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Arboleda knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Arboleda for a finish.
Arboleda breaks Montes's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Montes has his foot on Arboleda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arboleda works his way back into a safe position though.
Arboleda would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Montes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Arboleda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Arboleda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda trying to control but Montes is working from the bottom.
Arboleda wants to stand but Montes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Montes has control of Arboleda's left arm, preventing Arboleda from doing any damage.
Montes looking for a sweep. Not yet Montes, not yet.
Arboleda wanted to stand there but Montes had control of the position.
Arboleda stopping the sweep attempt from Montes.
Arboleda wants to stand but Montes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montes has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Arboleda doesn't defend quickly enough and Montes has managed to lock this one up! Can Arboleda escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Montes on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Humberto Montes!
A very excited looking Humberto Montes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Von Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Von Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Black!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Hammer's shoulder, as Hammer tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Hammer.
Black shoots in but Hammer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hammer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Black blocks a jab.
John Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Hammer throws an off balance right hand
and Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hammer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Black postures up in Hammer's guard and throws a big left but Hammer blocks it.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.
Black postures up in Hammer's guard and throws a big left but Hammer blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammer has wrist control.
Black pushes down on Hammer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hammer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammer's head.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hammer defend it? Black steps over the head and cranks it - Hammer is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Black!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Black!
John Black took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kengo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Oliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kengo Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Oliva as Watanabe shoots in.
No joy there for Watanabe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watanabe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Kengo Watanabe has been cut.
Watanabe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Watanabe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Watanabe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Watanabe throws a combination that misses
and Oliva counters with a thumping low kick.
Oliva is looking to slow Watanabe down with leg kicks.
Oliva feints and then cracks Watanabe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watanabe down.
Watanabe is breathing heavily.
Watanabe misses with a wild body shot.
Crunch! Oliva slams his shin into Watanabe's torso.
Oliva pushes Watanabe away with a front kick.
Oliva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oliva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Watanabe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Oliva - the referee stops the clock and Watanabe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Oliva. Watanabe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Oliva avoids them all with ease.
Oliva scoring well with a low kick there.
Samir Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oliva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oliva, right into the meat.
The fighters circle, before Oliva throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Watanabe's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Oliva lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Samir Oliva!
During a confident post fight interview, Samir Oliva 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Demon Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bison Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Demon Knight could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bison Bradley's chin.
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Demon Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bison Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley avoids the head kick by Knight.
Knight wants to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Bradley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bradley scores with a spinning back kick!
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Knight darts in and clinches Bradley up against the cage.
Bradley taking a breather.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight cracks Bradley with a nice body shot.
Bradley is leaning against Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Bradley back against the cage.
Bradley can't get the takedown.
Bradley scores with a hook to the body.
Bradley misses with a knee to the head.
Knight misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Bradley lands a knee to the head.
It looks like The Demon Knight has been cut.
Bradley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Bradley.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bradley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bradley wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bradley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bradley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knight lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bradley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knight blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bradley obliges.
Bradley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bradley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Knight!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands with some strikes.
Bradley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knight?
Bradley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Knight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bradley on the ground.
A big strike lands for Bradley! That's really hurt Knight and he's turned his back - Bradley keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Bradley jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bison Bradley!
Bison Bradley 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoey Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Malone's choice of entrance music: Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
209 lbs
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29
218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles Harunodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zoey Malone!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone blocks a head kick by Harunodo.
Harunodo scores with a leg kick.
Malone takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Zoey Malone has been cut.
Malone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Malone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harunodo.
Malone throws an off balance right hand
and Harunodo counters with a nice body kick.
Malone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Malone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harunodo.
Good leg kick by Harunodo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harunodo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harunodo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Malone looks winded!
Malone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Malone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harunodo. That one must have hurt.
Harunodo lands with a cross.
Harunodo and Malone are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Harunodo throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Malone into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Harunodo knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miles Harunodo!
After the fight, Miles Harunodo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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25
254 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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243 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxim Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Flair!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Flair.
Simmons scores with a sloppy right hand. Flair should have avoided that one.
Flair throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Flair tries to clinch there but Simmons circles away.
Simmons fails with a takedown attempt.
Flair throws a leg kick that is checked
and Simmons counters with a right hand to the body.
Simmons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Simmons blocks a head kick by Flair.
Simmons connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Flair's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flair misses with an uppercut. Simmons saw that one coming.
Simmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flair manages to avoid it.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Flair napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Flair can't do much from the bottom here.
Simmons misses with the ground and pound.
Simmons scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Simmons.
Sloppy strikes there by Simmons.
Simmons in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Simmons trying to control the position but Flair is working away.
Simmons throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Simmons throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Simmons works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Simmons landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Flair is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons lands some shots froms side control.
Flair struggling a bit here.
Simmons trying to control the action but Flair is working from the bottom.
Simmons in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Simmons throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Flair tries to improve position but can't.
Simmons creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Flair some visible discomfort.
An elbow from Simmons crashes against the mat.
Simmons works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Simmons working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Flair avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Simmons.
Simmons in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Simmons throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Simmons working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simmons misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair regains half guard, as Simmons was trying to land strikes.
Simmons thows a huge punch but Flair dodges it nicely.
Flair tries to get to full guard but Simmons has control of the leg.
Simmons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flair keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simmons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Simmons there.
Simmons is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Simmons 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.
Simmons scores with a shot to the body.
Flair misses with a kick to the body.
Simmons looks to land a right hand but Flair moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Simmons.
Simmons cracks Flair with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Flair looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Simmons finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping body kick lands there for Flair.
Simmons uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Flair has time to react.
Flair is rocked!
Flair throws a head kick that misses.
Flair is still on wobbly legs! Can Simmons finish him?
Simmons walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Flair drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Simmons swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Flair's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxim Simmons!
A relieved looking Maxim Simmons 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shamar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Renninger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Freak on a Leash. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
213 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
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24
220 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shamar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Renninger!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renninger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice sprawl there from Renninger as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Renninger swivels and escapes.
Renninger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Renninger wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamar Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Renninger throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Renninger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into Renninger's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Renninger is keeping the position for now.
Renninger has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
Renninger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Renninger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Renninger is keeping the position.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Renninger keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Renninger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Renninger wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Renninger defending well though.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renninger wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Renninger defend it? Jackson steps over the head and cranks it - Renninger is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shamar Jackson!
Shamar Jackson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen American Bad Ass as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mike Henderson enters the cage!
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26
158 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
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26
153 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Young lands with a shot to the body.
Young throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Henderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A cross from Young lands.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Young lands a really nice looking cross but Henderson seems unphased.
Young throws a shot to the body.
Young shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Young showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Young missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young scoring with some ground and pound.
Young postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Young wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Young is working Henderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young lands a couple of digs.
Young wants to get up but he can't break Henderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Young wants to pass the guard but Henderson is keeping the position.
Young landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
Young postures up.
Henderson has Young pulled in close to control his posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson working a defensive guard here.
Young has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Henderson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.
Henderson lands a head kick!
Young lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a leg kick
and Henderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henderson tries to move into range but Young moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jimmy Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Young misses with a body shot.
Henderson takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young throws a chopping leg kick but Henderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Young throws a leg kick but Henderson moved away.
A left lands for Henderson.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Henderson moves out of range as Young strikes.
Young cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Young connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young is trying to break free.
Young pressing his opponent against the cage.
Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Young drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson connects with a leg kick. Young looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Young is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Young scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Young dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Young misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Henderson. That's going to slow Young down.
Henderson jabs Young right on the nose. Young blinks but takes it well.
Henderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
A shot to the liver by Henderson. Beautiful body shot.
Henderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Henderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Young is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Young throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Young misses with a looping left.
Mike Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Henderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Young shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Henderson is trying to defend but Young finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Henderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henderson tries to kick Young off but Young keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Young is looking for a kimura but Henderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Young to get the leverage.
Henderson wants to control but Young is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is doing well to control the position and prevent Young from advancing to side control.
Young trying to mount his opponent but Henderson defends it.
Young throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young 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.
Henderson tries to roll over but Young keeps him under control.
Young is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson's head.
Henderson is pressing down on Young's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Henderson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Young wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Young stands and throws Henderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Henderson dodges the ground and pound from Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Young is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Henderson reverses the position - he's now on top in Young's guard.
Henderson stopping the sweep attempt from Young.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Young wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson content to stall in guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Henderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Young throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
Young has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Young's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Young scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Henderson digs a good hook to Young's body.
Henderson works the jab nicely.
Henderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Young.
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps Young's head back.
The crowd cheers as Henderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young doesn't seem phased though.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Young shakes it off.
Young works the jab nicely.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Henderson lands with an overhand left.
Young is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Henderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henderson, as that shot connected.
Oh Young is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Young.
Henderson drops Young with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Young! Henderson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Henderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Henderson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tedd Strongham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strongham comes into the arena with Creed - My Sacrifice blaring out of the sound system. Sagdiyev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mamaliga. Tedd Strongham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
18 - 3 - 0 |
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191 cm
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210 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tedd Strongham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borat Sagdiyev!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagdiyev throws an off balance right hand
and Strongham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strongham tries a head kick but it misses.
Sagdiyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sagdiyev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strongham.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Strongham checks a leg kick.
Sagdiyev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strongham.
Strongham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sagdiyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strongham throws a series of punches but Sagdiyev avoids them all with ease.
A low kick from Strongham is predictable there
and Sagdiyev counters with a leg kick.
Sagdiyev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sagdiyev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sagdiyev's corner calls for a 1-2. Sagdiyev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sagdiyev throws a leg kick
and Strongham counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sagdiyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strongham tries a low kick but Sagdiyev avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Sagdiyev blocks the low kick.
Sagdiyev throws a big shot that misses.
Sagdiyev misses with a body punch
and Strongham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strongham tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sagdiyev misses with a hook.
Borat Sagdiyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagdiyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagdiyev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Strongham counters with an inside leg kick.
Strongham swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sagdiyev misses the target.
A slow jab from Sagdiyev misses its intended target.
Strongham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongham throws a head kick but Sagdiyev moves out of range.
Strongham scores with a one two! Sagdiyev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagdiyev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Strongham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strongham takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sagdiyev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sagdiyev loads up on a big right hand but Strongham slips the punch.
Sagdiyev thuds his right hand into Strongham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sagdiyev throws an overhand right that lands on Strongham's shoulder, as Strongham tries to avoid the shot.
Sagdiyev tries to clinch but Strongham is having none of it.
Sagdiyev throws the left hand but Strongham avoids the punch easily.
Sagdiyev avoids the head kick by Strongham.
Sagdiyev checks a leg kick.
Sagdiyev throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Sagdiyev misses.
Sagdiyev scores with a shot to the body.
Strongham slips under a jab.
Sagdiyev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strongham.
The fighters circling - Sagdiyev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strongham.
Sagdiyev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strongham looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sagdiyev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sagdiyev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strongham.
Sagdiyev misses with a lunging right hand
and Strongham counters with a stiff right hand.
Strongham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Sagdiyev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Strongham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sagdiyev. Sagdiyev obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongham misses with a low kick.
Sagdiyev swings for the body but Strongham moves out of range.
Strongham slips a jab from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Strongham counters with a good low kick that Sagdiyev was not able to check.
Strongham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sagdiyev finds it's way round the side to connect with Strongham's head.
Strongham slips under a jab from Sagdiyev.
Strongham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Strongham staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Strongham. That snapped Sagdiyev's head back.
Sagdiyev throws a right hand that misses
and Strongham counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strongham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sagdiyev checks it well.
Sagdiyev connects with a crisp jab.
Sagdiyev misses with a leg kick
and Strongham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Borat Sagdiyev will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Strongham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev slips a straight right by Strongham.
Strongham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sagdiyev slips a straight right by Strongham.
Sagdiyev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strongham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sagdiyev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sagdiyev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Strongham. Strongham circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sagdiyev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Strongham throws a leg kick but Sagdiyev moved away.
A head kick misses from Strongham.
Sagdiyev throws a jab when Strongham was well out of range.
Sagdiyev is looking to chop away at Strongham's legs.
A low kick from Sagdiyev misses
and Strongham counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Strongham checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagdiyev throws a head kick that misses.
Sagdiyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strongham manages to avoid it.
Sagdiyev throws out a leg kick but Strongham moves out of range and Sagdiyev only half commits.
Strongham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sagdiyev can pounce on him.
Strongham slips a jab from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev with a hook.
Strongham moves away from the strike by Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev misses with a kick to the body.
Strongham throws a jab when Sagdiyev was well out of range.
Strongham looks to land a left hand but Sagdiyev moved out of range nicely.
Strongham lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice defenses there by Strongham.
Sagdiyev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strongham counters with an outside leg kick.
Sagdiyev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Strongham counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strongham lands a right hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sagdiyev. That's going to slow Strongham down.
Sagdiyev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sagdiyev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Strongham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagdiyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Strongham.
Sagdiyev throws a low kick but Strongham avoids it.
Strongham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sagdiyev misses with a kick to the body
and Strongham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sagdiyev misses with a straight right.
Strongham lands a slapping body shot.
Borat Sagdiyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sagdiyev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strongham moves out of range as Sagdiyev strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev misses with an uppercut
and Strongham counters with a nice leg kick.
Strongham lands a high kick!
Sagdiyev throws a jab when Strongham was well out of range.
Sagdiyev tries to score with a low kick but Strongham moves his leg out of the way.
Strongham jabs at Sagdiyev's body.
Sagdiyev is breathing heavily.
Sagdiyev moves forwards but Strongham connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sagdiyev throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sagdiyev throws a push kick but Strongham slaps the foot to one side.
Sagdiyev misses with a right hand
and Strongham counters with a body kick that stops Sagdiyev in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagdiyev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Strongham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sagdiyev walks into a stiff left hand from Strongham.
Strongham explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev tries to move into range but Strongham moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sagdiyev is rocked!
A thudding body kick lands there by Strongham!
Sagdiyev is still on wobbly legs! Can Strongham finish him?
Strongham is looking to slow Sagdiyev down with leg kicks.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Strongham! Sagdiyev is out on his feet! Strongham rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Sagdiyev is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Sagdiyev is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tedd Strongham!
In his post fight interview, Tedd Strongham started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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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