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RYZE 56: No Way Out PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grizzly Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Raatikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raatikainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Children of Bodom - Are you dead yet. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grizzly Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaska Raatikainen!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raatikainen scores with a kick to the body.
Raatikainen connects with a body shot.
Raatikainen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raatikainen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adams wants to clinch
and Raatikainen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Adams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Raatikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Grizzly Adams has been cut.
Adams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt
letting Raatikainen counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Raatikainen.
Adams shoots and misses
and Raatikainen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adams's knee momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raatikainen.
Adams wants to clinch
and Raatikainen counters with a straight right hand.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Raatikainen! Adams is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaska Raatikainen!
An out of breath Jaska Raatikainen 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Finkle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Finkle swivels and escapes.
Finkle lands a nice looking body kick.
Nikolaev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nikolaev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Finkle defends well and Nikolaev ends up having to push Finkle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Finkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nikolaev.
Finkle lands a hook that snaps the head of Nikolaev backwards.
Finkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Nikolaev avoids the damage to the body.
Finkle is pressed up against the cage. Nikolaev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Finkle down to the mat. Finkle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ray Finkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Nikolaev.
Nikolaev fails with the takedown
and Finkle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nikolaev takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finkle throws an elbow but misses.
Finkle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finkle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Finkle on the inside.
Finkle lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nikolaev avoids it.
Nikolaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nikolaev avoids a wild elbow strike from Finkle.
Finkle pushes Nikolaev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Finkle trying to land knees to the body.
Nikolaev blocks an elbow strike.
Finkle tries a body shot but Nikolaev blocks it.
Nikolaev takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Vladimir Nikolaev has been cut.
Nikolaev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nikolaev takes an elbow to the temple.
Finkle misses with an elbow strike.
Finkle tries to throw a body punch but Nikolaev avoids it by throwing Finkle back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nikolaev is trying to pull guard but Finkle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Finkle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Finkle pushes off an throws an elbow but Nikolaev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finkle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Finkle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Finkle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finkle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finkle lands a right hand.
Finkle pushes off an throws an elbow but Nikolaev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finkle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Finkle throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Finkle on the inside.
Finkle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nikolaev is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nikolaev blocks an elbow strike from Finkle.
Nikolaev managing to block the knees to the body from Finkle.
Finkle lands an elbow inside.
Finkle working aggressively here.
Finkle misses with the head strike.
Nikolaev can't get the takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Finkle.
Finkle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nikolaev jumps guard but Finkle stands there with Nikolaev around his waist. Nikolaev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Finkle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikolaev tries to advance to mount but Finkle denies him.
Finkle tries to buck Nikolaev off but Nikolaev is having none of it.
Nikolaev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nikolaev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finkle keeps working.
Finkle is trying to control Nikolaev's posture but Nikolaev avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Finkle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Nikolaev's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body kick there by Finkle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nikolaev.
Finkle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nikolaev fails with the takedown.
Finkle scores with a head kick.
Vladimir Nikolaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finkle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nikolaev on the side of the head.
Nikolaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finkle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finkle tries to clinch but Nikolaev is having none of it.
Finkle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finkle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nikolaev wants to clinch but Finkle slips to the side
and Finkle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finkle rushes Nikolaev and presses him up against the cage.
Nikolaev avoids a wild elbow strike from Finkle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finkle lands a left hand.
Nikolaev wants a takedown but no success here.
Ray Finkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Nikolaev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nikolaev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Finkle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nikolaev is looking to clinch but Finkle is avoiding it.
Ray Finkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nikolaev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Finkle circles away.
Finkle lands with an overhand left.
Finkle lands with an uppercut that bounces Nikolaev off the cage and back into range.
Vladimir Nikolaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finkle is looking to clinch but Nikolaev is avoiding it.
Finkle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nikolaev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nikolaev wants to clinch up but Finkle keeps it at a distance.
Finkle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Finkle.
Nikolaev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ray Finkle is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikolaev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finkle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikolaev fails with a takedown attempt.
Finkle lands with an uppercut that bounces Nikolaev off the cage and back into range.
Nikolaev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nikolaev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nikolaev is breathing heavily.
Finkle scores with a shot to the body.
Finkle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nikolaev will feel that in the morning.
Finkle lands with a good body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Finkle - that will leave a mark!
Finkle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finkle lands with an overhand left.
Nikolaev misses with a takedown attempt - Finkle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Finkle scores with the left hand. Nikolaev knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle works over Nikolaev's head and body with a nice combination.
Finkle clinches.
A short right from Finkle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Finkle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finkle throws an elbow but misses.
Finkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finkle lands a nice shot to the body.
Finkle lands with a short shot to the head.
Finkle tries to work over Nikolaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finkle wants to stall.
Nikolaev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finkle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nikolaev avoids a wild elbow strike from Finkle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle lands a damaging elbow.
Nikolaev takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short uppercut from Finkle.
Finkle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nikolaev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finkle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nikolaevs head.
Nikolaev is rocked!
Finkle connects with a big uppercut there that sends Nikolaev tumbling to the ground! Finkle follows him down into his guard.
Nikolaev is still in real trouble! Can Finkle finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finkle postures up in Nikolaev's guard and throws a big left but Nikolaev blocks it.
Finkle passes Nikolaev's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Finkle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Finkle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Still in half guard, Finkle seems content to control.
Finkle throwing shots but Nikolaev is blocking nicely.
Finkle is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Finkle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Finkle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice strikes from Finkle there.
Nikolaev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Finkle.
Finkle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Finkle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Nikolaev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nikolaev fails with a takedown attempt.
Nikolaev seems to have recovered his senses.
Finkle lands a high kick!
Finkle connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Nikolaev! He's out on his feet! Finkle rushes in and drops Nikolaev with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ray Finkle!
A victorious Ray Finkle 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 Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebeneezer McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ebeneezer McCoy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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Excellent 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ebeneezer McCoy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holyfield.
Holyfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Holyfield throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holyfield is looking for a kimura but McCoy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holyfield to get the leverage.
Holyfield throwing shots but McCoy is blocking nicely.
Holyfield throwing shots but McCoy is blocking nicely.
McCoy wants to get back to his feet.
McCoy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCoy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holyfield.
McCoy is trying to get back to full guard.
Holyfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield trying to control the action but McCoy is working from the bottom.
McCoy has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Holyfield is on him like a limpet, forcing McCoy back against the cage.
Holyfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holyfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holyfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McCoy as Holyfield tries to tie him up.
McCoy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McCoy lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Holyfield.
Holyfield can't find room to land a body shot as McCoy controls the action.
McCoy avoiding damage as Holyfield throws knees to the body.
McCoy avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy prevents a body shot from Holyfield.
McCoy pushes off an throws an elbow but Holyfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holyfield pushes McCoy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield throws an elbow that misses.
McCoy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holyfield misses with a punch to the body.
McCoy missing with knees to the body.
Holyfield managing to block the knees to the body from McCoy.
Holyfield tries to throw a body punch but McCoy avoids it by throwing Holyfield back against the cage.
McCoy stalling in the clinch but Holyfield improves position.
McCoy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holyfield blocks it with crossed arms.
McCoy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCoy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from McCoy on the inside.
Holyfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCoy lands an elbow just above Holyfield 's eye.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
McCoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holyfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
McCoy managing to block the knees to the body from Holyfield.
A knee to the head by McCoy.
Holyfield working aggressively here.
Holyfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
McCoy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCoy lands an elbow inside.
McCoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as McCoy controls his hands.
A short right from Holyfield on the inside.
Holyfield tries a body shot but McCoy blocks it.
Holyfield misses with a punch to the body.
Holyfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holyfield lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCoy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holyfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield is trying to maintain a safe position but McCoy gets an underhook and turns Holyfield into the cage.
Holyfield tries for a takedown but McCoy manages to get underhooks.
McCoy stalling against the cage.
McCoy lands a nice elbow.
McCoy'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.
Holyfield blocks the elbow strike.
McCoy tries to land a knee to the head but Holyfield blocks with his arms.
Holyfield gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Holyfield throwing strikes but missing.
Holyfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield landing with the ground and pound.
Holyfield prevents McCoy from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Holyfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCoy moves away.
McCoy slips a jab from Holyfield.
McCoy tries to clinch up.
Holyfield has McCoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Holyfield misses with a punch to the body.
McCoy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holyfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Holyfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCoy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holyfield has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
Holyfield managing to block the knees to the body from McCoy.
Evander Holyfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCoy is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCoy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holyfield's brow.
Holyfield is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McCoy is defending well.
A short uppercut from McCoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy trying to land knees to the body.
Holyfield blocks an elbow strike from McCoy.
McCoy lands a damaging elbow.
McCoy connects with a knee to the head.
Evander Holyfield's cut is getting worse.
McCoy throws an elbow but it misses.
McCoy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCoy misses with an elbow strike.
Holyfield lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holyfield.
McCoy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Holyfield.
Holyfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holyfield as McCoy tries to tie him up.
Holyfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCoy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holyfield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holyfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as McCoy controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy dodges an elbow strike from Holyfield.
Holyfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCoy trying to stall but Holyfield improves his position.
Holyfield lands a body shot.
McCoy is breathing heavily.
Holyfield misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holyfield is trying to drag McCoy to the mat but McCoy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Holyfield misses with an elbow strike.
McCoy looking to stall.
McCoy looking to throw knees to the head but Holyfield is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holyfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holyfield trying to land knees to the body.
Holyfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holyfield pushes McCoy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCoy is rocked!
Holyfield lands with a short shot to the head.
McCoy is still on wobbly legs! Can Holyfield finish him?
Holyfield tries for a takedown but McCoy manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCoy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Holyfield is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McCoy to the mat. McCoy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Holyfield is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Holyfield loads up on a big left hand. McCoy felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Holyfield looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! McCoy can't hide his disappointment, as Holyfield celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evander Holyfield!
A relieved looking Evander Holyfield 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by back passage only. Graeme Norton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graeme Norton!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cade fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Cade has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Norton misses with an uppercut. Cade saw that one coming.
Norton swings for the body but Cade moves out of range.
Cade tries to clinch but Norton moves out of range.
Cade throws a sloppy head kick and Norton moves out of range easily.
Cade rushes Norton and presses him up against the cage.
Norton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cade just leaning against Norton, taking a breather.
Cade lands a shoulder strike.
Norton misses with a punch to the body.
Cade keeps control of Norton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Norton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Cade on the inside.
Cade swings wildly with an uppercut but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Cade throws a body kick that misses.
Cade lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Graeme Norton has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton takes one on the button.
Norton is looking to chop away at Cade's legs.
Norton throws a body punch but Cade moves out of range.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
Norton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cade moves into the clinch.
Norton tries to circle away but Cade has him pinned against the cage.
Norton misses with a body punch.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cade lands a hook that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cade's elbow.
Cade pushes Norton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton presses Cade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Cade lands an uppercut.
Cade can't find room to land a body shot as Norton controls the action.
The referee calls for Cade to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cade.
Cade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cade throws a sloppy head kick and Norton moves out of range easily.
Cade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norton scores with a jab to the head.
Carl Cade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cade.
Cade doesn't manage to clinch there - Norton circles away.
Cade lands a head kick. Norton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch combination from Cade misses.
Cade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norton swings wildly with an uppercut but Cade uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cade blocks a body shot from Norton.
Norton misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton can't find room to land a body shot as Cade controls the action.
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
Cade struggles to land a body shot inside as Norton controls his hands.
Norton pushes Cade back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Norton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cade scores with a shoulder strike.
Cade blocks a body shot from Norton.
Cade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cade manages to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cade scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton scores with a jab to the body.
Cade looks to throw the jab but Norton is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton tries to keep at a distance but Cade has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cade lands a hook that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Norton is trying to break the clinch but Cade has him pressed against the cage.
Norton misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Norton.
Norton working aggressively here.
Norton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cade.
Norton tries a body shot but Cade blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cade blocks a body shot from Norton.
Norton scores with a shot to the side of Cade's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cade manages to break the clinch.
Cade has managed to clinch.
Cade lands an uppercut.
Cade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Cade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Graeme Norton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norton circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Norton both land. Nice combination.
Cade wants to clinch.
No luck for Cade with that takedown attempt.
Cade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.
Norton scores with a nice head shot.
Cade tries to close the distance and clinch but Norton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
Cade darts in trying to clinch
and Norton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Norton jabs Cade to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cade darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cade wants to pass the guard but Norton is defending well.
Norton pushes Cade off looking to stand but Cade dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cade stands up and beckons Norton to join him on the feet.
Norton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carl Cade is winning the standup battle so far.
Norton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cade pushes Norton up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norton misses with the head strike.
Cade taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cade lands a glancing blow to the side of Norton's head.
Cade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norton blocks a head kick by Cade.
Cade connects with a right hand. Norton shakes it off.
Cade moves into the clinch successfully.
Cade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Norton up against the cage.
Cade has a couple of punches blocked by Norton.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cade.
Still in the clinch, Cade scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Cade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cade doesn't manage to clinch there - Norton circles away.
Cade rushes Norton and presses him up against the cage.
Cade misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Norton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cade tries to clinch up.
Norton throws a body punch but Cade moves out of range.
Norton clobbers Cade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Graeme Norton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cade at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton lands the left hand.
Norton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cade rather than just go for the knockout.
Norton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norton throws a body punch but Cade moves out of range.
Good exchange - Cade coming out on top.
Norton throws the left hand but Cade avoids the punch easily.
Jab from Norton.
Norton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cade.
Norton lands a slapping body shot.
Norton throws a shot from downtown. Cade moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cade clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Graeme Norton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Graeme Norton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton misses the shot to the body.
Cade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
Norton takes a swing at Cade's ribcage but misses.
Norton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cade counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cade throws a leg kick but Norton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cade tries to score a power double leg takedown but Norton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cade somewhat.
Cade is looking to clinch.
Cade clinches.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade lands a right hand.
Cade lands a hook that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Cade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cade.
Norton struggles to land a body shot inside as Cade controls his hands.
Carl Cade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cade.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norton misses with a hook.
Norton keeps the fight on the outside.
Norton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carl Cade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norton throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Cade.
Cade lunges at Norton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Norton's hand.
Cade throws a series of strikes that have Norton backpedaling.
Norton is rocked!
Cade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norton is still on wobbly legs! Can Cade finish him?
Cade drives through and clinches with Norton against the cage.
Norton seems to have recovered his senses.
Cade working aggressively here.
Cade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Cade on the inside.
Norton scores with a hook to the body.
Cade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Cade.
Cade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norton.
Cade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cade wants to clinch.
Cade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norton misses with a straight left.
Cade moves into range and clinches up with Norton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton misses with a body punch.
Norton lands a left hand.
Norton misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Cade - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cade's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norton has a couple of punches blocked by Cade.
Cade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cade backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Cade lands a right hand.
Cade manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton throws a low kick, looking for Cade's leg but Cade calmly moves out of range.
Cade clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Cade.
A right hook to the body lands for Cade.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Cade showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cade 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Cade!
Carl Cade was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Graeme Norton had this to say: 'Another fight best out of three. I went for power shots going for the knockout. Next time i will box his head off for three rounds just like in the first fight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latvala kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Children of Bodom - Tie my rope. Kenny Worner 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roope Latvala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Worner!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worner walks into a straight right hand from Latvala.
Latvala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Latvala shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Worner is trying to defend but Latvala finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Latvala wants to pass the guard but Worner is defending well.
Latvala lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, if Latvala is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Latvala looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Worner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Worner has hold of Latvala's hands but Latvala slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Latvala is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Latvala in particular looking to stall.
Worner taking some punishment here, with Latvala in his half guard.
Latvala slows the pace down in half guard.
Latvala tries to pass the half guard into mount. Worner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Latvala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Worner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Latvala. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Latvala 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.
Latvala looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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.
Latvala is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Worner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Latvala slips a nice elbow through Worner's hands, connecting with Worner's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Latvala landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Worner wants to get back to full guard.
Latvala lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Latvala there.
Latvala working over Worner with some ground and pound. Worner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Worner is rocked!
Latvala controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Worner is out! Latvala gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roope Latvala!
An out of breath Roope Latvala 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johniel Ocampo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Frost!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ocampo misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frost lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ocampo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ocampo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ocampo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Frost to the mat! Frost manages to get full guard.
Ocampo looking to pass the guard.
Frost controls Ocampo momentarily but Ocampo frees himself.
Ocampo 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.
Ocampo looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocampo wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
Ocampo is fighting to break Frost's control of his arms but Frost is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ocampo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Frost controls Ocampo momentarily but Ocampo frees himself.
Tony Frost has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A jab lands there for Frost.
Frost misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Frost checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Frost throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ocampo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo moves out of range of the body kick from Frost.
Frost misses the shot to the body.
Frost scores with a body shot.
Ocampo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Frost was covering up waiting for the punch and Ocampo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Frost pulls Ocampo in to control the position.
Frost wants to sweep here but Ocampo controlling him for the moment.
Ocampo sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost is trying to control the position but Ocampo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Ocampo from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ocampo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frost.
Ocampo throws a hook to the side of Frost's head but Frost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ocampo lands a body shot.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Ocampo.
A swing and a miss from Ocampo.
Ocampo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost is trying to get back to full guard.
Ocampo is thwarting Frost's attempts to control the position.
Ocampo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frost blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ocampo.
Frost is looking to control Ocampo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Frost avoid being mounted?
Ocampo is trying to control the action in half guard but Frost is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johniel Ocampo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ocampo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost slaps away a takedown attempt from Ocampo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frost throws an overhand right that lands on Ocampo's shoulder, as Ocampo tries to avoid the shot.
Ocampo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Frost is able to avoid easily.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost loads up on a big right hand but Ocampo slips the punch.
Ocampo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Frost sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ocampo somewhat.
Frost looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Frost. No joy for Ocampo on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johniel Ocampo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Frost lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ocampo doesn't seem phased though.
Frost looks to land a right hand but Ocampo moved out of range.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Ocampo.
Ocampo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frost throws the left hand but Ocampo avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tony Frost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
Ocampo lands a really nice looking cross but Frost seems unphased.
Frost lands an overhand right.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ocampo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frost throws a shot from downtown. Ocampo moves away and avoids it.
Frost misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a straight right.
Ocampo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ocampo controlling the pace.
Frost wants to improve his position but Ocampo is controlling well.
Ocampo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Frost is looking for a sweep. Ocampo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ocampo throwing shots but Frost is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ocampo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ocampo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frost's head.
Ocampo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frost defending well though.
Ocampo is looking to stall here but Frost recovers full guard.
Frost has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost is trying to keep Ocampo in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Frost will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A lazy left from Frost finds it's target.
Frost throws a looping overhand right but Ocampo ducks down to avoid it.
Frost throws a head kick that misses.
Ocampo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ocampo.
Frost scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ocampo doesn't seem bothered though.
Frost takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ocampo misses with a hook. Frost ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a right hand that misses
and Ocampo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Frost!
Frost avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ocampo.
Frost can't do much from the bottom here.
Ocampo looks up at the clock and then as Frost takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ocampo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A lull in the action here as Ocampo stalls from top position.
Frost tries to bench press Ocampo off him but Ocampo keeps the position.
Ocampo taking a break here but Frost is having none of it and regains half guard.
Ocampo throwing shots but Frost is blocking nicely.
Johniel Ocampo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frost has hold of Ocampo's hands but Ocampo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ocampo is trying to control the action in half guard but Frost is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ocampo tries to pass to full mount but Frost defends it.
Frost keeping control of the position.
Frost is trying to get back to full guard.
Frost felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ocampo.
Ocampo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ocampo preventing the sweep.
Ocampo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ocampo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ocampo throws an elbow that misses. Frost uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ocampo's guard. Nice move by Frost!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frost lands a couple of elbows.
Frost throws an elbow that misses. Ocampo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Frost's guard. Nice move by Ocampo!
Frost has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ocampo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Frost working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ocampo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ocampo throwing strikes but missing.
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 Johniel Ocampo.
I think Ocampo 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johniel Ocampo!
After winning the bout, Johniel Ocampo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Illias Illiadis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvel Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arvel Garnett is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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5 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Illias Illiadis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arvel Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett moves out of range as Illiadis throws a body kick.
Illiadis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garnett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Illiadis counters by moving into the clinch.
Garnett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garnett working hard to break the clinch.
Garnett wants to get back to striking at distance but Illiadis won't allow it.
Illiadis stalling in the clinch.
Garnett manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Illiadis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garnett misses with an uppercut.
Garnett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garnett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Illiadis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garnett.
Illiadis slips a jab and a cross from Garnett.
Garnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garnett misses with a body punch
and Illiadis moves into the clinch.
Illiadis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Illiadis.
Come on Illiadis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Illiadis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garnett's efforts to push away.
Illiadis tries to work over Garnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garnett blocking some punches.
Garnett tries to break the clinch but Illiadis is controlling the position.
Illiadis lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Illiadis fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett tries to circle away but Illiadis has him pinned against the cage.
Garnett is trying to break the clinch but Illiadis is controlling him.
Illiadis is working Garnett over against the cage.
Illiadis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garnett backwards.
Illiadis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garnetts head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Illiadis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garnett manages to break the clinch.
Garnett tries to bum rush Illiadis with a series of wild strikes but Illiadis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garnett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garnett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arvel Garnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garnett slips a jab from Illiadis.
Garnett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Illiadis.
Garnett throws a shot from downtown. Illiadis moves away and avoids it.
Illiadis rushes Garnett and presses him up against the cage.
Illiadis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Illiadis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis has a couple of punches blocked by Garnett.
Illiadis is pushing Garnett up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Garnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garnett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Illiadis.
Garnett moves out of range of the leg kick from Illiadis.
Illiadis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garnett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Illiadis catches Garnett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garnett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garnett is rocked!
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Illiadis! Garnett is out on his feet! Illiadis rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Garnett is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Garnett is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Illias Illiadis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preston Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen JGMAR as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clyde Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Preston Miller!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller tries to clinch up
and Dixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Preston Miller has been cut.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Dixon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miller wants to clinch
and Dixon counters with a crisp one two that drops Miller! Dixon thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Miller to his feet! Miller is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller darts in looking for a takedown but Dixon gets double underhooks and turns Miller into the cage.
Miller is looking for a takedown.
Dixon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Dixon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miller or not.
Miller looks winded!
Miller is trying to pull guard but Dixon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Clyde Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Preston Miller.
Dixon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Dixon.
Dixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miller is rocked!
Dixon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Dixon finish him?
Dixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dixon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miller jumps guard but Dixon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dixon scores with a hook to the body.
Dixon scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Dixon.
Dixon tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Dixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dixon.
Miller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dixon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miller can turn it around.
Dixon digs a right hand into Miller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miller's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Dixon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dixon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dixon lands a right hand.
Dixon cracks Miller with a nice body shot.
Dixon drops Miller onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Miller is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dixon is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dixon drops Miller onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Miller is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dixon lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Miller to his knees! Dixon keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clyde Dixon!
A relieved looking Clyde Dixon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerron Nimoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shunsui Kyoraku is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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208 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerron Nimoh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyoraku with a jab.
Kyoraku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kyoraku throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nimoh looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyoraku is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyoraku. Nimoh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyoraku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nimoh throws a shot from downtown. Kyoraku moves away and avoids it.
Kyoraku gets a clinch.
Kyoraku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nimoh backwards.
Nimoh looking to slow down the pace here.
Nimoh working hard to break the clinch.
Nimoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nimoh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kyoraku.
Nimoh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kyoraku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nimoh throws a hook but Kyoraku avoids it easily.
Kyoraku fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Nimoh finds it's way through Kyoraku's defenses.
Nimoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyoraku was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimoh.
Nimoh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kyoraku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kyoraku is looking to clinch but Nimoh is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kyoraku, right into the meat.
Kyoraku misses with a low kick.
Kyoraku moves out of range of the strikes.
Nimoh swings for the body but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Nimoh misses with a jab to the body
and Kyoraku counters with a series of strikes. Nimoh will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nimoh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nimoh stuns Kyoraku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kyoraku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nimoh lands with a good body shot.
Kyoraku walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kyoraku misses with an uppercut. Nimoh saw that one coming.
A left lands for Nimoh.
Nimoh throws a poor cross that misses
and Kyoraku counters with a nice leg kick.
Nimoh swings for the body but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Kyoraku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimoh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kyoraku gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kyoraku throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Shunsui Kyoraku has been cut.
Nimoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nimoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyoraku lands with an uppercut that bounces Nimoh off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Jerron Nimoh has been cut.
Kyoraku wants to clinch up but Nimoh keeps it at a distance.
Kyoraku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nimoh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nimoh is looking to wear down Kyoraku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nimoh is looking to land body kicks.
Kyoraku walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nimoh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kyoraku tries a head kick but it misses.
Kyoraku throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyoraku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nimoh doesn't seem bothered though.
Kyoraku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nimoh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nimoh throws a big shot that misses.
Nimoh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nimoh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kyoraku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nimoh throws out the jab.
Kyoraku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nimoh on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Nimoh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nimoh.
A right-left combo lands from Kyoraku.
Nimoh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kyoraku fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kyoraku tries to bum rush Nimoh with a series of wild strikes but Nimoh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kyoraku lands a right hook to the body.
Nimoh wants to land a leg kick but Kyoraku is out of range.
Nimoh looks to land a combination but Kyoraku avoids it well.
Nimoh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kyoraku. That's going to slow Nimoh down.
Nimoh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kyoraku in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice uppercut lands for Kyoraku. That snapped Nimoh's head back.
Kyoraku cracks Nimoh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kyoraku takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyoraku lands a jab to Nimoh's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kyoraku throws a front kick aimed at Nimoh's knee but Nimoh avoids it well.
Nimoh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nimoh misses with an uppercut
and Kyoraku counters by clinching up.
Nimoh tries to stall but Kyoraku uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nimoh is looking to break free of the clinch but Kyoraku has double underhooks.
Nimoh tries to break the clinch but Kyoraku is controlling the position.
Kyoraku lands a right hand.
Nimoh trying to stall but Kyoraku improves his position.
Kyoraku being controlled against the cage.
Nimoh wants to get back to striking at distance but Kyoraku won't allow it.
Kyoraku presses Nimoh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nimoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kyoraku tries to work over Nimoh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nimoh misses with an elbow over the top.
Kyoraku throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyoraku slowing the pace effectively.
Nimoh wants to break free but Kyoraku has control.
Nimoh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kyoraku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nimoh working hard to break the clinch.
Kyoraku effectively controlling the action here.
Kyoraku tries to land knees in the clinch but Nimoh avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku blocking some punches.
Kyoraku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyoraku has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Nimoh lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kyoraku on the inside.
Kyoraku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kyoraku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nimoh misses with a wild body shot.
Kyoraku slips under a jab from Nimoh.
Kyoraku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kyoraku slips a jab and a cross from Nimoh.
Nimoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyoraku cracks Nimoh with an open hand slap.
Nimoh looks to land a combination but Kyoraku avoids it well.
Kyoraku scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, jab by Kyoraku - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nimoh misses with a kick to the body.
Kyoraku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimoh.
Nimoh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nimoh!
Nimoh looks to land a right hand but Kyoraku moved out of range.
Kyoraku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nimoh.
Kyoraku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyoraku lands with a thumping leg kick.
A left lands for Kyoraku.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyoraku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nimoh. Nimoh obviously looking to wear him down.
Kyoraku jabs Nimoh right on the nose. Nimoh blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kyoraku slips a jab from Nimoh.
Kyoraku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nimoh wants to land a leg kick but Kyoraku is out of range.
Nimoh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kyoraku takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nimoh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kyoraku throws a leg kick which misses Nimoh's front leg but catches the back leg as Nimoh tries to avoid it.
Kyoraku thumps Nimoh with a low kick.
Kyoraku tries to clinch up but Nimoh circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyoraku cracks the inside of Nimoh's front leg.
Nimoh misses with a series of wild punches.
Nimoh misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyoraku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kyoraku scores with a body shot.
Nimoh looks to land a left hand but Kyoraku moved out of range nicely.
Kyoraku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kyoraku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nimoh.
A good leg kick by Kyoraku.
An inside leg kick from Kyoraku misses.
Kyoraku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kyoraku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimoh.
Nimoh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyoraku.
Kyoraku throws a push kick but Nimoh slaps the foot to one side.
Kyoraku feints a jab promting Nimoh to slip. Kyoraku then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nimoh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Nimoh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kyoraku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kyoraku throws a hook to the side of Nimoh's head but Nimoh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nimoh throws a right hand that misses
and Kyoraku moves into the clinch.
Nimoh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kyoraku digs a right hand into Nimoh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nimoh's gas tank.
Nimoh is trying to push Kyoraku away but Kyoraku has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku lands an elbow inside that Nimoh shrugs off.
Nimoh is trying to break free.
Nimoh working hard to break the clinch.
Kyoraku lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kyoraku breaks from the clinch.
Nimoh swats away the attempt to clinch by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku moves in looking to clinch but Nimoh pushes him off.
Kyoraku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nimoh is out of range.
Nimoh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nimoh fails to land with a series of punches.
Nimoh missing with a left hand there. Kyoraku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nimoh slips a jab and a cross from Kyoraku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku connects with a body shot that sends Nimoh's belly button to the back.
Good standup being displayed there by Kyoraku as he connects with a hook.
Kyoraku misses with a head kick.
Nimoh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kyoraku counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Kyoraku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nimoh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kyoraku throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nimoh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nimoh throws a hook but Kyoraku blocks it.
Kyoraku moves away from the strike by Nimoh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kyoraku.
Kyoraku lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kyoraku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kyoraku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nimoh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nimoh missing with a left hand there. Kyoraku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kyoraku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nimoh counters with a one-two to the body.
Kyoraku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nimoh slips under a jab from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku throws a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kyoraku.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyoraku tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nimoh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nimoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nimoh misses its intended target.
Kyoraku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kyoraku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nimoh throws a right and a left that Kyoraku avoids nicely.
Kyoraku works Nimoh's body with a nice hook.
Nimoh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nimoh works Kyoraku's body with a nice hook.
That kick from Kyoraku tenderised Nimoh's leg. Nimoh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kyoraku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kyoraku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku rushes Nimoh and presses him up against the cage.
Kyoraku blocks an elbow strike.
Nimoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kyoraku scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoh.
Kyoraku avoiding damage as Nimoh throws knees to the body.
Kyoraku misses with some punches.
Kyoraku has Nimoh pressed against the cage.
Kyoraku has Nimoh pressed against the cage, preventing Nimoh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kyoraku swings wildly with an uppercut but Nimoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nimoh is trying to break the clinch but Kyoraku is controlling him.
Kyoraku blocks an uppercut.
Nimoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku connects with an inside leg kick.
Nimoh throws a body punch but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Nimoh lands a lovely overhand right.
Kyoraku throws a body punch but Nimoh moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Nimoh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nimoh. Kyoraku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nimoh misses with a looping right.
Kyoraku tries to clinch up.
Kyoraku is looking to land body kicks.
Nimoh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nimoh throws a combination that misses
and Kyoraku counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoh scores with a hook.
Kyoraku slips under a jab.
Kyoraku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kyoraku.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoh misses with an uppercut. Kyoraku saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kyoraku, right into the meat.
Nimoh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kyoraku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nimoh misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyoraku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nimoh.
Nimoh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kyoraku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kyoraku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nimoh.
Nimoh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nimoh just misses with a punch to the body.
Nimoh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kyoraku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nimoh throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimoh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kyoraku misses with a body shot.
Nimoh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Nimoh misses the target.
Nimoh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nimoh throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoh misses with a wild body shot.
Kyoraku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nimoh slips a jab from Kyoraku.
Nimoh scores with a shot to the body.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kyoraku checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nimoh moves away from the strike by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nimoh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nimoh misses with a hook.
Kyoraku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jerron Nimoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku ducks under a wild hook from Nimoh.
Kyoraku looks to score with a jab to the body but Nimoh is just out of range.
Kyoraku scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kyoraku lands a nice hook to Nimoh's body. Nimoh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nimoh punishes Kyoraku's body with a nice straight punch.
Nimoh connects with a body shot.
Kyoraku is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nice uppercut there from Kyoraku.
Nimoh thuds a left hand into Kyoraku's body.
Kyoraku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nimoh lands with an uppercut that bounces Kyoraku off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kyoraku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nimoh misses with a straight right.
Kyoraku on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nimoh scores with a body shot.
Nimoh's corner calls for a 1-2. Nimoh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nimoh throws a hook to the side of Kyoraku's head but Kyoraku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kyoraku moves into the clinch.
Nimoh has had enough of the clinch but Kyoraku keeps him there for the moment.
Nimoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nimoh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kyoraku.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nimoh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nimoh tries to break the clinch but Kyoraku is controlling the position.
Nimoh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kyoraku presses Nimoh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shunsui Kyoraku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kyoraku working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoh.
Nimoh has Kyoraku pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nimoh.
Nimoh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kyoraku pushes Nimoh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nimoh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kyoraku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nimoh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerron Nimoh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kyoraku has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 46:49
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shunsui Kyoraku!
Shunsui Kyoraku is the new light heavyweight champion!
Shunsui Kyoraku took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holm has chosen Warriors Heart as his entrance music. Dee Stroya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Holm!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holm tries for a takedown but Stroya circles away easily
and Stroya counters with an inside leg kick.
Holm throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stroya tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Holm is in Stroya's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Holm working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Stroya 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.
Holm looking to sit in guard and control but Stroya gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holm keeping moving, preventing Stroya from controlling successfully.
Holm has his foot on Stroya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stroya works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holm looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Holm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holm is looking for a triangle but Stroya pushes his legs off easily.
Stroya's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holm has his foot on Stroya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stroya works his way back into a safe position though.
Holm is trying to keep Stroya in close.
Stroya showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stroya has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Stroya trying to control but Holm is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dee Stroya.
Stroya throws a body punch but Holm moves out of range.
Stroya misses with a straight left.
Stroya misses with a hook
and Holm counters with a nice uppercut.
Stroya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stroya shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Holm eats them both and turns towards Stroya to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stroya misses with an uppercut
and Holm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stroya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroya punishes Holm's body with a nice straight punch.
Holm will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stroya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya throws a shot from downtown. Holm moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stroya, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroya throws a big shot that misses.
Stroya misses with a low kick.
Stroya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stroya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holm moves away.
Holm walks into a straight right hand from Stroya.
Stroya throws the kick towards the body but Holm avoids it.
Stroya scores with a nice strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Holm misses with a straight left.
Dee Stroya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroya misses with a shot to the body
and Holm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Stroya dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holm is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stroya lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stroya scores with a shot to the body.
Holm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stroya feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Holm sprawling to the canvas! Holm rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stroya finish him?!
Holm is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroya lands with a nice body punch.
Holm is still on wobbly legs! Can Stroya finish him?
Stroya shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Holm takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Stroya sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Holm bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dee Stroya!
During a confident post fight interview, Dee Stroya thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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