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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Rowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Purcell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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280 lbs
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247 lbs
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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
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Rowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Purcell!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Purcell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Purcell counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Purcell landing strikes.
Purcell lands some shots froms side control.
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!
Purcell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rowe sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Purcell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rowe defending well though.
Rowe wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Purcell lands a nice short elbow.
Rowe flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Purcell stops Rowe from getting back to his feet.
Purcell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Purcell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Purcell is landing with some decent strikes but Rowe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Purcell with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purcell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rowe looks a forlorn figure.
Purcell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rowe?
Rowe can't escape the position.
Purcell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Purcell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rowe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rowe is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooh a big shot lands for Purcell! Rowe is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dominic Purcell!
A very excited looking Dominic Purcell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kengo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as George Chambers enters the cage!
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212 lbs
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200 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 - 15 - 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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chambers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watanabe misses with a left hand
and Chambers counters with a good low kick that Watanabe was not able to check.
Chambers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watanabe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chambers avoids the body shot from Watanabe.
Chambers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watanabe slips under a jab.
Watanabe misses with a left hand
and Chambers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chambers lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Kengo Watanabe has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown but Chambers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kengo Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe throws out a loose jab but Chambers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watanabe swings widly with a right hand
and Chambers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chambers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watanabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Chambers.
Watanabe misses with a hook
and Chambers counters with a nice leg kick.
Chambers misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe shoots for a double leg takedown but Chambers sprawls well. He's pushed Watanabe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chambers lands with a good body shot.
Watanabe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Watanabe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kick In The Nutz Gym (14 Elite Coaches, Low Cap) in the buildup to the fight.
Watanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chambers counters with a nice leg kick.
Watanabe dives in and grabs Chambers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chambers pushes down on Watanabe's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chambers pinned against the cage. Chambers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
George Chambers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chambers leaves Watanabe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Watanabe misses with a hook
and Chambers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watanabe's knee momentarily.
Chambers just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a double jab.
Chambers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watanabe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chambers throws a right and a left that Watanabe avoids nicely.
Watanabe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watanabe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watanabe dodges the punch combination from Chambers.
Watanabe misses with a two punch combination.
Chambers misses with a body shot.
Watanabe missing with a left hand there. Chambers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a hook.
Watanabe fails to land with a series of punches.
Watanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chambers counters with a leg kick.
Watanabe looks to throw the jab but Chambers is out of range.
Watanabe misses with a hook. Chambers ducked under it nicely.
Watanabe throws a hook to the side of Chambers's head but Chambers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chambers's corner calls for a 1-2. Chambers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Watanabe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chambers slips a jab and a cross from Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a looping right.
Chambers stuns Watanabe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chambers misses with a series of wild punches.
Watanabe takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers swinging wildly here.
Watanabe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chambers has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Watanabe throws a right and a left that Chambers avoids nicely.
Watanabe throws a good cross that connects.
Chambers lands a nice shot to the body.
Watanabe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chambers. Chambers obviously looking to wear him down.
Watanabe misses with a wild combination.
Watanabe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chambers misses with a body kick.
Watanabe misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Chambers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kengo Watanabe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watanabe throws an overhand right that lands on Chambers's shoulder, as Chambers tries to avoid the shot.
Watanabe rushes Chambers and presses him up against the cage.
Watanabe tries to score a body lock takedown but Chambers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chambers gets underhooks to prevent Watanabe's takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Chambers.
Watanabe tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Chambers.
Chambers'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.
Chambers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A right handed body shot lands from Chambers.
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!
Chambers is leaning against Watanabe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chambers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watanabe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chambers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watanabe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chambers lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers lands a big right hand that sends Watanabe crashing to the mat! Chambers stays standing though and waves Watanabe back to his feet!
Watanabe is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe ducks into an uppercut from Chambers and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Chambers!
An out of breath George Chambers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Renninger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagdiyev has chosen Mamaliga as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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25
214 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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210 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Renninger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borat Sagdiyev!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renninger tries to land a front kick but Sagdiyev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Renninger lands a front kick.
Sagdiyev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Renninger can pounce on him.
Renninger misses with a leg kick
and Sagdiyev counters with a big head kick but Renninger shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renninger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick from Renninger lands but Sagdiyev takes it in his stride.
Renninger has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Renninger looks to score with a jab to the body but Sagdiyev is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sagdiyev checks a leg kick.
Sagdiyev lands a really nice looking cross but Renninger seems unphased.
No joy there for Renninger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Renninger throws a leg kick which misses Sagdiyev's front leg but catches the back leg as Sagdiyev tries to avoid it.
Renninger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sagdiyev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Renninger tries to clinch there but Sagdiyev circles away.
Sagdiyev throws a poor cross that misses
and Renninger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagdiyev misses with a punch to the body.
Renninger looking to slow down the pace here.
Sagdiyev manages to break the clinch.
Renninger cracks the inside of Sagdiyev's front leg.
Renninger's corner calls for a 1-2. Renninger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sagdiyev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Renninger misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Renninger. That's going to slow Sagdiyev down.
Renninger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sagdiyev.
Renninger misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renninger tries a head kick but it misses.
Renninger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Renninger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sagdiyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev slips under a jab from Renninger.
Sagdiyev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Renninger scores with a punch to the head.
Renninger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sagdiyev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Renninger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Renninger.
Renninger tries to score with a low kick but Sagdiyev moves his leg out of the way.
Renninger misses with a left hand
and Sagdiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sagdiyev swats away the attempt to clinch by Renninger.
Renninger lands with a hook. Sagdiyev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sagdiyev throws a shot from downtown. Renninger moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev lands a head shot.
Renninger tests Sagdiyev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Renninger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sagdiyev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Renninger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renninger, right into the meat.
Renninger throws a leg kick
letting Sagdiyev counter with a right hand.
It looks like Richard Renninger has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Renninger tries to close the distance and clinch but Sagdiyev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richard Renninger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renninger throws a head kick that misses.
Sagdiyev missing with a left hand there. Renninger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sagdiyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Renninger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Renninger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renninger thumps Sagdiyev with a low kick.
Sagdiyev cracks the inside of Renninger's front leg.
Sagdiyev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Renninger is looking to clinch.
Sagdiyev misses with an uppercut. Renninger saw that one coming.
Renninger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Renninger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Renninger throws a head kick that misses.
Sagdiyev throws a jab but it's blocked by Renninger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renninger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Renninger throws a leg kick which misses Sagdiyev's front leg but catches the back leg as Sagdiyev tries to avoid it.
Renninger throws a half hearted mid kick.
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.
The cut man is working on Richard Renninger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Renninger throws a chopping leg kick but Sagdiyev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Renninger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Renninger thows a leg kick but Sagdiyev checks it
and Sagdiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Renninger tries to clinch up.
Renninger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sagdiyev throws a low kick but Renninger moves out of range easily.
Sagdiyev takes a swing at Renninger's ribcage but misses.
Sagdiyev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sagdiyev checks a low kick from Renninger.
Renninger throws a front kick aimed at Sagdiyev's knee but Sagdiyev avoids it well.
Renninger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Renninger scores with a head kick. Sagdiyev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Sagdiyev.
Renninger lands a head kick. Sagdiyev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renninger throws a lazy body kick
and Sagdiyev counters with a crisp right hand that drops Renninger! Sagdiyev lets Renninger back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagdiyev moves out of range as Renninger throws a body kick.
Sagdiyev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sagdiyev moves out of range as Renninger throws a body kick.
Renninger connects with a solid leg kick.
Renninger misses with a low kick.
Renninger lands a high kick!
Renninger tries a low kick but Sagdiyev avoids it.
Renninger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Renninger misses with a low kick.
Renninger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagdiyev takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Renninger tries to clinch up
enabling Sagdiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Renninger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sagdiyev jabs Renninger right on the nose. Renninger blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Renninger finds it's way through Sagdiyev's defenses.
Renninger thows a leg kick but Sagdiyev checks it
and Sagdiyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sagdiyev lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Borat Sagdiyev!
A victorious Borat Sagdiyev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelemi Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoey Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia comes into the arena with The Offspring - All i Want blaring out of the sound system. Malone has chosen Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelemi Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zoey Malone!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone tries a low kick but Seia avoids it.
Seia cracks the inside of Malone's front leg.
Malone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Seia pushes Malone away with a front kick.
Malone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Zoey Malone has been cut.
Seia closes the distance and pushes Malone back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malone throws a head punch that misses.
Malone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seia backwards.
Malone blocks a body shot from Seia.
Seia throws a punch but it's blocked by Malone.
Seia is leaning against Malone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Seia lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Seia.
Seia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malone shoots in but no luck this time.
Malone misses with a leg kick.
Seia checks a leg kick.
Seia connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone misses with a looping left.
Malone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Malone tries to clinch up.
Malone instigates a clinch.
Seia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Seia is pushing Malone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Seia scores with a hook to the body.
Seia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Seia is looking to control Malone's arms but Malone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Seia has his back to the cage.
Seia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Seia fails to land.
Seia works on Malone's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Seia.
Seia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malone's elbow.
Seia throws a punch but it's blocked by Malone.
Malone tries for a takedown but Seia manages to get underhooks.
Kelemi Seia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoey Malone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seia tries to work over Malone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Seia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malone lands a nice shot to the body.
Seia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Seia lands with a left to the head.
Malone has Seia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Seia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Seia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Seia controlling the action here for a moment.
Malone prevents a body shot from Seia.
Seia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seia.
Seia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malone jumps guard but Seia stands there with Malone around his waist. Malone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seia blocking some punches.
Malone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Malone.
Seia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malone wants a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Seia is struggling to control the position.
Malone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seia's elbow.
Seia breaks the clinch.
Seia tests Malone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malone on the side of the head.
Malone moves out of range of the body kick from Seia.
Seia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Seia misses with a leg kick.
Seia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone slips a jab from Seia.
Malone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seia misses the shot to the body.
Kelemi Seia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seia throws a leg kick but Malone moved away.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Seia did well to prevent Malone getting side control.
Seia is staying active underneath Malone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Malone is looking for a kimura here.
Seia tries to get to full guard but Malone has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelemi Seia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoey Malone's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Malone takes a swing at Seia's ribcage but misses.
Seia throws a head kick but Malone moves out of range.
A head kick from Seia lands but Malone takes it in his stride.
Malone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelemi Seia is winning the standup battle so far.
Malone wants to slow Seia down by chopping away at his legs.
Seia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seia punishes Malone's body with a nice straight punch.
Malone clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Seia.
Seia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Malone.
Malone wants to break the clinch but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malone's elbow.
Malone swings wildly with an uppercut but Seia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seia can't find room to land a body shot as Malone controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Seia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Seia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Seia throws a head punch that misses.
Seia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
That has opened up Zoey Malone's cut even more.
Seia digs a right hand into Malone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malone's gas tank.
Malone is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Seia.
Seia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Seia.
Malone is looking for a takedown.
Seia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seia scores with a shot to the side of Malone's head.
Seia misses with a body punch.
Malone blocks a body shot from Seia.
A short left from Seia.
Seia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Seia fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Seia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Malone is working for takedown but Seia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kelemi Seia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoey Malone.
Malone wants to take the fight to the mat but Seia manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Seia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Seia prevents the takedown attempt.
Seia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Malone prevents a body shot from Seia.
Seia lands a body punch.
Seia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malone can do to turn this around?
Seia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malone or not.
Seia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Seia.
Seia digs a right hand underneath Malone's ribcage. Malone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Seia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Seia on the inside.
Malone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seia pushes Malone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Malone as Seia tries to tie him up.
Malone is looking to break free of the clinch but Seia has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia scores with a shot to the side of Malone's head.
The cut above Zoey Malone's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Malone misses with some punches.
Seia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malones head.
Malone is rocked!
Seia lands a nice shot to the body.
Malone is still on wobbly legs! Can Seia finish him?
Seia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia is working Malone over against the cage.
Seia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Come on Seia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Seia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Seia.
A right handed body shot lands from Seia.
Malone seems to have recovered his senses.
A left hand lands to the body for Seia.
A right hand to the body from Seia.
Seia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Seia.
Seia lands an uppercut.
Seia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zoey Malone's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Malone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seia digs a right hand into Malone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malone's gas tank.
Malone blocks a body shot from Seia.
Seia lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Seia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Seia after a bit of a struggle.
Seia lands a nice uppercut.
Seia lands a shot to the body.
Seia effectively controlling the action here.
Seia gets through Malone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Seia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Malone is looking to control Seia's arms but Seia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malone has his back to the cage.
Malone wants a takedown.
Malone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelemi Seia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zoey Malone's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Seia lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seia.
Seia thuds his shin into the meat of Malone's side.
Seia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seia connects with a leg kick. Malone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Seia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Seia.
Malone throws a front kick aimed at Seia's knee but Seia avoids it well.
Seia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seia tests Malone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seia clinches with his opponent.
Seia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malone misses with the head strike.
Seia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malone's elbow.
Seia taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Seia - that landed with a thud.
Seia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malone has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Seia regains guard immediately.
Seia pulls Malone in close to prevent any damage.
Seia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Seia decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Seia closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Seia.
Seia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malone's efforts to push away.
Seia misses with some punches.
Seia cracks Malone with a nice body shot.
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
Seia lands with a right to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zoey Malone's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kelemi Seia!
A relieved looking Kelemi Seia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Zoey Malone had this to say: 'Damn! That sucked!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Jutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jutila is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Best Is Yet To Come. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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209 lbs
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224 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timo Jutila!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jutila moves into the clinch.
Harunodo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jutila scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jutila checks a leg kick.
Jutila throws a head kick that misses.
Jutila ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Jutila there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jutila checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jutila tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harunodo throws a head kick that misses.
Jutila misses with a kick to the body.
Jutila fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harunodo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jutila moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harunodo lands with a left to the head.
Harunodo is trying to break the clinch but Jutila is controlling him.
Harunodo is trying to force a seperation but Jutila has the dominant position.
Harunodo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jutila blocks the body kick.
Jutila lands with a cross.
Nice jab there from Harunodo.
Harunodo scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harunodo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jutila connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harunodo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jutila avoids a kick to the body.
Harunodo misses with a wild combination.
Harunodo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jutila. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harunodo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harunodo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jutila throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Miles Harunodo has been cut.
Harunodo throws a sloppy head kick and Jutila moves out of range easily.
Jutila is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harunodo blocks a head kick by Jutila.
Harunodo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jutila is out of range.
Timo Jutila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Harunodo.
Jutila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harunodo.
Harunodo cracks Jutila with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Harunodo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jutila to stand back up!
Jutila is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harunodo cracks Jutila with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jutila falls to his knees and Harunodo doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Fontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Dobson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Fontes'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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Fontes!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fontes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dobson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dobson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fontes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Fontes misses.
Dobson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fontes is looking to clinch but Dobson is avoiding it.
Dobson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fontes takes a step back to recover.
Dobson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fontes manages to avoid it.
Fontes tries to clinch
and Dobson counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobson clobbers Fontes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Dobson.
Fontes moves out of range as Dobson throws a body kick.
Fontes blocks a head kick by Dobson.
Fontes forces Dobson back against the cage and clinches.
Dobson lands a hook that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
Dobson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dobson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fontes blocking some punches.
Dobson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Dobson.
Fontes takes a shot to the head.
Dobson has a couple of punches blocked by Fontes.
A right hook to the body lands for Dobson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fontes throws an elbow but misses.
Dobson scores with a shot to the side of Fontes's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dobson as Fontes tries to tie him up.
Fontes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobson.
Fontes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fontes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fontes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fontes is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dobson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dobson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
Fontes lands an elbow inside that Dobson shrugs off.
Dobson scores with a shoulder strike.
Dobson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fontes with a knee to the head.
Fontes misses with a knee to the head.
Dobson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dobson throws a body kick that misses.
Fontes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dobson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fontes.
A lazy left from Dobson finds it's target.
Dobson lunges at Fontes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fontes's hand.
Fontes throws a leg kick
and Dobson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ben Dobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobson throws a lazy right hand but Fontes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dobson keeps the fight on the outside.
Fontes is looking to clinch.
Dobson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dobson throws a nice head kick!
Fontes moves out of range of the body kick from Dobson.
Fontes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fontes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fontes tries to clinch up.
Dobson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fontes under the eye.
Fontes avoids the head kick by Dobson.
Fontes wants to clinch
and Dobson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fontes moves into range and clinches up with Dobson.
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!
Dobson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fontes throws an elbow that misses.
Dobson working aggressively here.
Fontes crunches a lovely knee into Dobson's ribcage.
Fontes misses with an elbow over the top.
Fontes throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dobson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dobson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fontes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dobson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dobson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fontes was well out of range. Poor timing from Dobson.
Dobson throws a sloppy head kick and Fontes moves out of range easily.
Fontes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fontes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dobson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fontes is looking to clinch but Dobson is avoiding it.
Fontes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fontes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dobson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fontes on the side of the head.
Fontes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dobson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dobson connects with a crisp jab.
Dobson keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fontes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dobson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fontes looks for the body kick but Dobson saw that one coming.
It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
Fontes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dobson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fontes.
Fontes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dobson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dobson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fontes.
Fontes wants to clinch up but Dobson keeps it at a distance.
Dobson throws the left hand but Fontes avoids the punch easily.
Fontes tries to clinch there but Dobson circles away.
Jab from Fontes.
Fontes moves in looking to clinch but Dobson pushes him off.
Fontes doesn't manage to clinch there - Dobson circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fontes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dobson scores with a leg kick.
Fontes tries to clinch but Dobson moves out of range.
Fontes tries to clinch but Dobson moves out of range.
Fontes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dobson's corner calls for a 1-2. Dobson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Dobson misses the shot to the body.
Dobson throws a leg kick but Fontes checks it.
Fontes moves out of range of the body kick from Dobson.
Fontes clinches with his opponent.
Dobson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dobson has a couple of punches blocked by Fontes.
Dobson'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.
A nice left hand lands by Dobson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dobson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dobson avoiding damage as Fontes throws knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fontes takes a shot to the head.
Fontes scores with a knee to the head.
Fontes lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dobson pushes Fontes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fontes lands an elbow just above Dobson 's eye.
Fontes looking to throw knees to the head but Dobson is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dobson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fontes connects with a knee to the head.
Fontes throws an elbow that misses.
Dobson misses with some punches.
Dobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fontes connects with a knee to the head.
Ben Dobson's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson tries to work over Fontes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fontes tries to land knees in the clinch but Dobson avoids the damage to the body.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fontes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dobson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fontes controls his hands.
Dobson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the head but Dobson blocks with his arms.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the head but Dobson blocks with his arms.
Fontes missing with knees to the body.
Dobson managing to block the knees to the body from Fontes.
Dobson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fontes takes a shot to the head.
Fontes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fontes missing with knees to the body.
Dobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fontes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dobson. Dobson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body punch from Dobson.
Fontes wants to clinch
and Dobson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dobson scores with a decent looking hook.
Dobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fontes moves in looking to clinch but Dobson pushes him off.
Dobson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dobson lands with a straight right. Fontes didn't see that one coming.
Fontes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dobson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Dobson.
Fontes darts in trying to clinch
and Dobson scores with a counter punch that sends Fontes to the canvas! Dobson smells blood - he's punishing Fontes with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Fontes has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dobson!
An out of breath Ben Dobson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laph Roaig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Work Hard, Play Hard. Roaig has chosen The Doors - Alabama song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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198 lbs
11 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Laph Roaig!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao blocks a head kick by Roaig.
Brandao scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Laph Roaig has been cut.
Brandao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brandao lands a body shot.
Brandao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roaig throws a lazy right hand but Brandao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roaig tries to clinch but Brandao moves out of range.
Roaig throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Roaig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Roaig misses.
Jose Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao jabs Roaig to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Roaig swings for the body but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roaig.
Roaig punishes Brandao's body with a nice straight punch.
Roaig misses with a few strikes there.
Roaig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been told by Brandao's head coaches at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roaig's sensitive parts.
Brandao slips under a jab.
Brandao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao looks to land a right hand but Roaig moved out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brandao!
Roaig keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brandao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brandao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brandao feints and then cracks Roaig's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roaig down.
Brandao lands a head kick. Roaig smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Roaig is rocked!
Roaig looks to land a combination but Brandao avoids it well.
Roaig is still on wobbly legs! Can Brandao finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Roaig out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Brandao!
A relieved looking Jose Brandao 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sadaharu Tanikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stig Helmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sadaharu Tanikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stig Helmer!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tanikawa!
Helmer is trying to get an arm triangle but Tanikawa is defending well.
Tanikawa struggling a bit here.
Helmer lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helmer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tanikawa can't do much from the bottom here.
Tanikawa manages to get back to half guard.
Tanikawa wants to improve his position but Helmer is controlling well.
Helmer 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.
Tanikawa tries to roll over but Helmer keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanikawa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Helmer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Helmer's back!
Tanikawa scores with punches and elbows.
It looks like Stig Helmer has been cut.
I really don't envy Helmer right now.
Helmer turns into Tanikawa and is now in his guard.
Helmer landing with the ground and pound.
My spies in GnP Factory Elite Gym inform me that Helmer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Helmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tanikawa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Helmer lands a couple of digs.
Helmer postures up.
Tanikawa 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.
Helmer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Helmer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tanikawa seems keen to control Helmer's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Helmer throws a strike but Tanikawa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Helmer looking for a sweep. Not yet Helmer, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helmer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanikawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tanikawa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That has opened up Stig Helmer's cut even more.
Helmer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tanikawa defends it easily.
Helmer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tanikawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tanikawa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The cut above Stig Helmer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Helmer looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tanikawa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Helmer trying to control the position.
Helmer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tanikawa distracts Helmer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tanikawa cracks Helmer with a solid left hand.
Stig Helmer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stig Helmer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sadaharu Tanikawa!
An out of breath Sadaharu Tanikawa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lee Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes to the cage accompanied by Kid Rock - Bawitdaba . Valentine has chosen Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Phoenix Valentine told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lee Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phoenix Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentine misses with a straight left.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Daniels sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Daniels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daniels feints and then cracks Valentine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentine down.
Valentine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valentine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Phoenix Valentine has been cut.
Daniels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniels throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valentine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Daniels connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daniels tries to bum rush Valentine with a series of wild strikes but Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Daniels wants to control but Valentine postures up.
Daniels defending against the ground and pound.
Daniels is looking to reverse the position.
Valentine fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Valentine in the domination position with Daniels hanging on.
Daniels regains half guard.
Daniels trying to control here.
Valentine trying to control from half guard but Daniels is working away.
Valentine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Valentine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine prevents Daniels from standing back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine throwing shots but Daniels is blocking nicely.
Valentine is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Valentine throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Daniels because Valentine loaded up on that one.
Daniels taking shots to the head.
Valentine landing strikes from the mount and Daniels is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels blocking the ground and pound.
Daniels taking shots to the head.
Valentine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Daniels wants to hold on but Valentine pushes him away.
Valentine unloads with some shots from mount but Daniels bucks and avoids them well.
Valentine lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Daniels really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Daniels is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Daniels's face.
Daniels tries to hold on but Valentine pushes him away.
Daniels is looking to improve his position but Valentine isn't that keen on the idea.
Valentine misses with some ground and pound and Daniels recovers position to half guard.
Daniels is looking for a sweep. Valentine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daniels tries to kick Valentine off but Valentine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Daniels wants to control but Valentine is keeping busy.
Valentine takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Valentine wants to control but Daniels is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine not doing much here.
Daniels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Valentine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valentine slows the pace down in half guard.
Daniels is refusing to be controlled, as Valentine sits in half guard.
Valentine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Valentine is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Valentine there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Valentine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Valentine's cut.
That's time! Daniels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Daniels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valentine.
Daniels throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
Daniels throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Bobby Lee Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Valentine if he has to take too many more of those.
Valentine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daniels connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valentine momentarily.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Daniels throws an off balance right hand
and Valentine counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Daniels controlling Valentine's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Valentine is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine tries to free his leg and advance position but Daniels is retaining full guard.
Daniels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Daniels controlling Valentine's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Daniels wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bobby Lee Daniels.
Valentine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a spinning back kick!
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Daniels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Daniels misses.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Daniels there.
Daniels is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Daniels scores with a spinning back kick!
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daniels digs a good hook to Valentine's body.
Daniels throws a low kick, looking for Valentine's leg but Valentine calmly moves out of range.
Daniels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a jab to the body
and Valentine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Daniels's guard now.
Daniels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Valentine wants to pass the guard but Daniels is keeping the position.
Daniels trying to keep a closed guard but Valentine is proving a slippery customer.
Valentine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Daniels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Valentine is controlling him.
Valentine postures up in Daniels's guard and throws a big left but Daniels blocks it.
Valentine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valentine throws a big elbow that misses.
Valentine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Valentine won't allow Daniels to sweep him here.
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daniels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels working a defensive guard here.
Valentine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Valentine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Daniels is looking to stand up but Valentine isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Valentine throws an elbow that misses. Daniels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valentine's guard. Nice move by Daniels!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lee Daniels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Valentine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Daniels misses.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valentine.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels stuffs the takedown.
Valentine blocks a jab.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Valentine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Daniels smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Daniels jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daniels throws a front kick aimed at Valentine's knee but Valentine avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Valentine manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Daniels on his heels. He'll look to pass Daniels's guard now, I'm sure.
Valentine postures up in Daniels's guard and throws a big left but Daniels blocks it.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Daniels wants to stand and escape but Valentine is having none of it.
Daniels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels has his feet on Valentine's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Valentine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a hook but Valentine blocks it.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Bobby Lee Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Daniels as he connects with a hook.
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!
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Valentine ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Daniels.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentine moves away.
Daniels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daniels takes a swing at Valentine's ribcage but misses.
Valentine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
Daniels blocks a head kick by Valentine.
Daniels throws a leg kick that is checked
so Valentine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Valentine controlling from the top position.
Phoenix Valentine has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Daniels is looking to stand back up but Valentine counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Daniels.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daniels's head.
Valentine thows a huge punch but Daniels dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Valentine is working away from the top position though.
Valentine wants to pass the guard but Daniels is defending well.
Daniels is trying to stand back up but Valentine is controlling him
Valentine misses with a head shot. Daniels uses the momentum to regain guard.
Valentine throwing strikes but missing.
Valentine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Daniels wants to sweep here but Valentine controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Lee Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daniels 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Lee Daniels!
In his post fight interview, Bobby Lee Daniels started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tedd Strongham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strongham comes to the cage accompanied by Creed - My Sacrifice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tedd Strongham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Camacho!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Camacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strongham.
We've been informed that Camacho has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Camacho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Camacho swinging wildly here.
Camacho is looking to chop away at Strongham's legs.
Camacho stuns Strongham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Strongham there.
It looks like Miguel Camacho has been cut.
Camacho looks to throw the jab but Strongham is out of range.
Strongham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strongham wants to clinch.
Strongham has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter's hideout in the buildup to the fight.
Miguel Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho tries to clinch but Strongham moves away
and Strongham counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camacho thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Camacho.
It looks like Tedd Strongham has been cut.
Camacho cracks the inside of Strongham's front leg.
Strongham tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danga de danga de dang - Strongham scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camacho throws a jab when Strongham was well out of range.
Camacho scores with a sloppy right hand. Strongham should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Strongham.
Strongham lands a big head kick that sends Camacho tumbling to the mat! Strongham takes a step backwards and waves Camacho back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Strongham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Camacho misses with a body punch
and Strongham finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongham moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Camacho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Strongham slips under a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Camacho.
Camacho connects with a leg kick. Strongham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strongham throws a leg kick but Camacho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Strongham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Strongham is just out of range.
Strongham on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Camacho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a lazy uppercut
and Strongham counters with a leg kick.
Strongham blocks a jab.
Strongham throws a leg kick
and Camacho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Strongham's knee momentarily.
Strongham throws a head kick but Camacho moves out of range.
Strongham scores with a push kick.
Strongham connects with a body shot that sends Camacho's belly button to the back.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strongham manages to avoid it.
Strongham lands a big head kick that sends Camacho to the canvas! Strongham follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tedd Strongham!
Tedd Strongham retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Tedd Strongham thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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