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HFC 4: UNDISPUTED PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irinel Big Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Irinel Big Man!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Big Man on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson controls the position from side control.
Johnson decides to stand back up. Johnson steps back and let's Big Man get back to his feet.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Big Man manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Big Man was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!
Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Big Man, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Big Man sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Big Man is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Big Man is keeping busy.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Big Man is defending well for now.
Big Man lands a knee to the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Big Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Big Man.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into Big Man's guard.
Johnson stands and throws Big Man's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Big Man can't do much from the bottom here.
Big Man looks winded!
Big Man takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Big Man fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Big Man shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Big Man gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson is working Big Man over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big Man wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Big Man circles away.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Big Man in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Big Man which made him look bad.
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!
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Big Man shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Big Man stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Big Man keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Big Man displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Big Man.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Big Man clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Big Man wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Big Man keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Man tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Big Man blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson pulls Big Man into guard.
Johnson pushes Big Man off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Big Man misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Big Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Big Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Alex Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Irinel Big Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Big Man fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Big Man fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Big Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Big Man which made him look bad.
Big Man shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Big Man to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Big Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Big Man shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alex Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Big Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Big Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Big Man pinned against the cage. Big Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Big Man instigates a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Big Man swivels and escapes.
Big Man has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Big Man lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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!
Big Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Alex Johnson will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Big Man.
Johnson stands up and waves to Big Man to follow him.
Nice sprawl there from Big Man as Johnson shoots in.
Big Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Big Man sprawls well. Big Man wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Big Man keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Big Man pinned against the cage. Big Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Big Man shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Big Man manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Big Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Big Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Big Man with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Big Man counters with a straight right hand.
Big Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Big Man being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson controlling from side mount.
Johnson stands up.
Big Man keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Big Man circles away.
Johnson looking to score a takedown here. Big Man is defending well but Johnson drives through and ends up in Big Man's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson stands and steps away. Big Man gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Big Man sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Big Man shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Big Man can do to turn this around?
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Big Man but Big Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Irinel Big Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Big Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Johnson!
Alex Johnson very nearly forgot to thank Nuclear Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is ME Against the World. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Hogan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith tries to roll over but Hogan keeps him under control.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hogan pulls his head out easily.
Hogan prevents Smith from improving his position.
Hogan drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hogan pulls his head out easily.
Hogan lands with a punch from half guard.
Hogan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hogan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith moves into full guard.
Hogan cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Smith is rocked!
Hogan loads up on a big left hand. Smith felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Hogan looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Smith can't hide his disappointment, as Hogan celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulk Hogan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hulk Hogan waved his t-shirt featuring Pinoy Fightwear (90% Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abrafo Cadoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffy has chosen Down with the Sickness as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abrafo Cadoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cadoc moves away.
Duffy looks to score with a jab to the body but Cadoc is just out of range.
Duffy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cadoc manages to avoid it.
Duffy misses with a wild body shot.
Duffy misses with a body shot.
Cadoc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cadoc tries to clinch up.
Duffy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cadoc throws a sloppy head kick and Duffy moves out of range easily.
Duffy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duffy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duffy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cadoc rather than just go for the knockout.
Cadoc closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Duffy quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cadoc wants to control but Duffy is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duffy gets back to full guard.
Cadoc trying to control the position from guard on top but Duffy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadoc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cadoc wanted to stand there but Duffy had control of the position.
Duffy is pulling down on Cadoc's head. It's preventing any offense from Cadoc, at least for the moment.
Cadoc trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Duffy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Duffy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy throws a big right hand that misses.
Duffy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cadoc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duffy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cadoc shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Duffy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cadoc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cadoc stopping the sweep attempt from Duffy.
Duffy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cadoc manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy tries to free his leg and advance position but Cadoc is retaining full guard.
Duffy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Duffy stops Cadoc from standing up.
Duffy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Duffy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy slows the pace down.
Duffy lands a nice forearm strike.
Cadoc on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Duffy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cadoc is avoiding damage well.
Cadoc is looking to regain half guard here but Duffy keeps moving and retains side control.
Duffy is looking to take a break and control but Cadoc is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duffy lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Duffy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cadoc looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duffy is fending him off so far but Cadoc persists. Nope, Duffy circles away and we're back to standing.
Cadoc rushes Duffy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duffy can't find room to land a body shot as Cadoc controls the action.
Cadoc fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duffy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Duffy can't find room to land a body shot as Cadoc controls the action.
Cadoc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duffy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Duffy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Duffy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cadoc with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cadoc wants to get back to full guard.
Cadoc has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Duffy is working away from the top position though.
Duffy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cadoc on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cadoc tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duffy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadoc is trying to stand up here but Duffy is controlling him well.
Cadoc has hold of Duffy's hands but Duffy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cadoc is in trouble now - Duffy has advanced to mount!
Cadoc tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Duffy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Duffy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Duffy wants to control the pace but Cadoc is squirming around nicely.
Duffy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Duffy landing strikes from the mount and Cadoc is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cadoc can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Duffy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cadoc?
Duffy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Duffy controlling from mount.
Duffy working Cadoc over with strikes here.
Duffy working the ground and pound effectively.
Duffy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Duffy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cadoc looks a forlorn figure.
Duffy with a couple of short strikes.
Duffy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cadoc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duffy on the ground.
Duffy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cadoc is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy controlling from mount.
Cadoc is in a horrible position here. Duffy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Duffy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cadoc is in a horrible position here. Duffy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Duffy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Duffy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Duffy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cadoc is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy scoring with strikes but Cadoc is staying in there.
Duffy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Duffy lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duffy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Duffy with shots to the head and body - Cadoc looks very uncomfortable down there.
Duffy with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duffy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duffy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cadoc is rocked!
Cadoc is looking to improve his position but Duffy isn't that keen on the idea.
Oh Cadoc is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duffy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A big strike lands for Duffy! That's really hurt Cadoc and he's turned his back - Duffy keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Duffy jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Duffy!
Mikey Duffy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jok Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebron James is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jok Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lebron James!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cohen misses with a body shot.
James swinging wildly here.
James goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
James misses with a hook.
James slips a straight right by Cohen.
James ducks under a wild hook from Cohen.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cohen tries to clinch there but James circles away.
James swinging wildly here.
Cohen moves out of range of the body kick.
Cohen misses with a right hand
and James counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cohen slips a jab and a cross from James.
James looks to land a body kick but Cohen moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Cohen misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cohen fails in his attempt to clinch.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Cohen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Jok Cohen has been cut.
James looks winded!
James misses with a kick to the body.
James slips a straight right by Cohen.
Cohen moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cohen missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Lebron James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cohen throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cohen misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen closes the distance and clinches.
Cohen jumps guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cohen is pulling down on James's head to control his posture.
Cohen 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.
Cohen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cohen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cohen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jok Cohen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
James slips a jab from Cohen.
Cohen dodges the punch combination from James.
James ducks under a wild hook from Cohen.
Cohen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cohen looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Cohen is looking to clinch.
James tries to bum rush Cohen with a series of wild strikes but Cohen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cohen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Lebron James has been cut.
James slips a straight right by Cohen.
Cohen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cohen misses with a looping left.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cohen circles away quickly and effectively.
Cohen looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Cohen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cohen slips a jab from James.
No joy there for Cohen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cohen moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Cohen.
A short left from Cohen.
James is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cohen decides to pull guard.
Cohen keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
Cohen trying to keep a closed guard but James is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jok Cohen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cohen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cohen looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
Cohen moves out of range of the body kick.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
James throws a hook but Cohen blocks it.
Jok Cohen is winning the standup battle so far.
Cohen throws a left and a right that both miss
and James counters with a left to the body.
James throws the kick towards the body but Cohen avoids it.
Cohen misses with an uppercut.
Cohen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. James's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cohen misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from James.
Cohen misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Cohen misses with a straight right.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cohen.
Cohen misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Cohen misses.
Cohen throws a big shot that misses.
Cohen misses the shot to the body.
James misses with a double jab.
Cohen missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cohen misses with the combination.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cohen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James is breathing heavily.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cohen.
Cohen misses with a looping right.
James slips a straight right by Cohen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Cohen misses.
James misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Cohen misses.
James throws a body punch but Cohen moves out of range.
Lebron James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cohen circles away quickly and effectively.
Cohen throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James throws a half hearted mid kick.
James swinging wildly here.
Cohen misses with a looping right.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James throws a right and a left that Cohen avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James slips under a jab from Cohen.
James tried to score with a low kick but Cohen checks it.
Cohen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cohen throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from James.
Cohen misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cohen.
Cohen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Cohen looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James looks to land a combination but Cohen avoids it well.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James ducks under a wild hook from Cohen.
Cohen instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cohen.
Cohen is trying to drag James to the mat but James just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cohen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cohen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cohen trying to keep a closed guard but James is proving a slippery customer.
Cohen keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
Cohen 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cohen is working hard here to advance position.
James is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jok Cohen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
James avoids the body shot from Cohen.
Cohen throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James throws a combination. Cohen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cohen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cohen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
Good work by Cohen as he checks the leg kick.
Cohen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James misses with a few strikes there.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Cohen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cohen.
Cohen throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cohen throws out the jab.
Cohen swinging wildly here.
Cohen thows a body shot but no joy.
Cohen tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James throws a series of punches but Cohen moves out of range.
Cohen swinging wildly here.
James ducks under a wild hook from Cohen.
Cohen misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
Cohen throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James blocks a jab.
A combination from James does no damage.
Cohen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cohen prevents James from breaking the clinch.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cohen avoids it.
James is looking to control Cohen's arms but Cohen gets an underhook and turns him. Now James has his back to the cage.
James being controlled against the cage.
Cohen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James prevents a takedown attempt there.
James tries to break free but Cohen pushes him back against the cage.
Cohen works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cohen is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jok Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cohen.
Cohen wants a takedown but no success here.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but James turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cohen displaying some good clinch control by pressing James up against the cage.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cohen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lebron James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cohen lands a left hand.
Cohen goes for a takedown in the clinch but James prevents it.
Cohen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cohen fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cohen blocks it with crossed arms.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James tries a knee to the head but Cohen blocks it.
A short right from Cohen on the inside.
Cohen lands a nice uppercut.
Cohen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cohen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cohen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but James has him pressed against the cage.
Cohen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Cohen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. James just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cohen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jok Cohen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jok Cohen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cohen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jok Cohen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Fetisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fetisov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Skillet. Pete Davies had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitaly Fetisov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fetisov lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Davies crumples to the floor! Fetisov milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vitaly Fetisov!
A relieved looking Vitaly Fetisov 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome McMann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Zamfirescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamfirescu has chosen Tribal Dance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome McMann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Zamfirescu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zamfirescu misses with a few strikes there.
Zamfirescu tries to bum rush McMann with a series of wild strikes but McMann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McMann fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zamfirescu avoids it really well and circles away.
McMann throws a right and a left that both miss.
McMann just misses with a punch to the body.
McMann's corner calls for a 1-2. McMann obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zamfirescu lands with a good body shot.
McMann is breathing heavily.
McMann fails with the takedown.
Zamfirescu bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops McMann! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Jerome McMann has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zamfirescu wants to stand but McMann is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamfirescu wants to stand and escape but instead McMann has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
McMann won't allow Zamfirescu to get back to his feet.
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.
McMann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McMann prevents Zamfirescu from getting back to his feet.
McMann throws a big right hand that misses.
McMann 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.
Zamfirescu is looking to stand up but McMann isn't so interested in that idea.
McMann's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zamfirescu wants to stand and escape but McMann is having none of it.
Zamfirescu keeping moving, preventing McMann from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jerome McMann wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Zamfirescu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McMann.
Zamfirescu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zamfirescu throws out a loose jab but McMann uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMann moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamfirescu breaks from the clinch.
Zamfirescu tries to bum rush McMann with a series of wild strikes but McMann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McMann fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome McMann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zamfirescu leaves McMann with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McMann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zamfirescu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zamfirescu wants it to stay on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Zamfirescu. Those never looked like landing.
Jerome McMann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMann shoots in for a double leg but Zamfirescu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McMann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zamfirescu.
McMann doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMann walks straight into a right hand from Zamfirescu - that's dropped him! Zamfirescu jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save McMann from any more punishment! McMann complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Zamfirescu!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between MR Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, MR Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Obi Wan Kenobi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson tries to clinch but Kenobi is having none of it.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kenobi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kenobi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kenobi fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenobi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kenobi.
MR Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obi Wan Kenobi.
Kenobi fails to land the takedown.
Kenobi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Kenobi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oooooh!!! Tyson has knocked Kenobi down with a huge combo! Tyson steps away and waves a wobbly Kenobi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kenobi is rocked!
It looks like Obi Wan Kenobi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson shoots in and drives through. Kenobi sprawls well.
Kenobi is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyson finish him?
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenobi.
Kenobi seems to have recovered his senses.
Kenobi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tyson shoots in for a double leg but Kenobi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Kenobi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenobi looks for a takedown but Tyson sprawls well.
Kenobi throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson shoots for a double leg takedown but Kenobi sprawls well. He's pushed Tyson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyson shoots for a takedown but Kenobi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kenobi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tyson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kenobi.
Kenobi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes.
Tyson looks to clinch
letting Kenobi counter with a right hand.
Kenobi throws a combination that misses
and Tyson counters with a left to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kenobi.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Kenobi looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Kenobi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tyson back to the cage. Kenobi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tyson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kenobi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kenobi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenobi shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Kenobi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes.
Tyson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tyson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kenobi parries the strikes from Tyson easily there. Tyson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kenobi to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to score with some ground and pound. Kenobi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Kenobi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tyson slows the pace down.
Kenobi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kenobi wants to control but Tyson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenobi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tyson's best efforts.
Tyson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MR Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Obi Wan Kenobi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kenobi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kenobi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kenobi shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Kenobi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Kenobi misses.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Kenobi pushes him off.
MR Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenobi moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
Tyson tries a body shot but Kenobi blocks it.
Kenobi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kenobi fails to land.
Kenobi looking to slow down the pace here.
Tyson jumps guard but Kenobi stands there with Tyson around his waist. Tyson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kenobi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyson walks away with a smile on his face. Kenobi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
MR Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obi Wan Kenobi.
Horrible takedown by Kenobi or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Kenobi or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson which made him look bad.
Kenobi is breathing heavily.
Kenobi misses with a series of wild punches.
Kenobi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenobi pushes Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tyson smiles and moves away.
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Kenobi. Kenobi gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson shoots in but Kenobi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Obi Wan Kenobi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kenobi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenobi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Kenobi moved away.
Kenobi tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kenobi slaps away a takedown attempt from Tyson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kenobi tries to avoid it but Tyson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kenobi to the ground. Kenobi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kenobi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kenobi fails to land the takedown.
Tyson shoots in for a double leg but Kenobi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kenobi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kenobi fails to land with a series of punches.
MR Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson has Kenobi up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson tries to pull guard but Kenobi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kenobi struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Kenobi decides to pull guard.
Kenobi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kenobi wants to control the position but Tyson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kenobi wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kenobi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Obi Wan Kenobi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Obi Wan Kenobi's cut.
That's time! Tyson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenobi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kenobi closes the distance and clinches up with Tyson, looking for a takedown. Kenobi pushes Tyson against the cage but Tyson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
MR Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obi Wan Kenobi.
Kenobi stuffs the takedown.
Tyson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kenobi tries to avoid it but Tyson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kenobi to the ground. Kenobi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Kenobi.
Kenobi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kenobi fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Kenobi keeps it at a distance.
Kenobi fails with the takedown.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
Tyson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kenobi.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Kenobi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kenobi shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kenobi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Kenobi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kenobi throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kenobi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.
Kenobi avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Kenobi rushes Tyson and presses him up against the cage.
Tyson jumps guard but Kenobi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kenobi wants to take the fight to the mat but Tyson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenobi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson tries to clinch but Kenobi moves out of range.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kenobi looks for a takedown but Tyson sprawls well.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenobi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Tyson as Kenobi shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Kenobi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kenobi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson tries to keep at a distance but Kenobi has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kenobi.
Kenobi breaks the clinch.
Kenobi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kenobi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Kenobi does no damage.
Kenobi shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to MR Tyson.
I think Tyson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MR Tyson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boyong Makoter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Den Duston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makoter comes to the cage accompanied by BM. Duston has chosen Evil Eyes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boyong Makoter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Den Duston!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duston looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Makoter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Makoter working for a triangle but Duston defends it easily.
Duston wants to stand but Makoter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Duston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Makoter has momentary wrist control but Duston slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duston lands a couple of digs.
Duston wants to stand and escape but instead Makoter has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duston trying to keep a closed guard but Makoter is proving a slippery customer.
Makoter looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makoter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Makoter won't allow Duston to get back to his feet.
Duston lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Makoter!
Makoter could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Duston avoids the attempt from Makoter to control.
Duston landing punches.
It looks like Boyong Makoter has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makoter working to try and regain half guard.
Duston is landing with some decent strikes but Makoter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Duston is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Makoter goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Duston!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Den Duston!
Den Duston is the new super heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Den Duston took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Den Duston throws out his mouthguard and points his finger at his opponent with some trash talk.'.
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