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TTFC Wednesday Night Fights 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Trillanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trillanes comes to the cage accompanied by It's A Fight - Three 6 Mafia. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Trillanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Capone!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trillanes slips a straight right by Capone.
Capone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Antonio Trillanes has been cut.
Capone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Trillanes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Capone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trillanes on the side of the head.
Capone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Capone delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trillanes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Capone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trillanes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trillanes has Capone up against the cage in a clinch.
Capone works on Trillanes's body with a couple of short punches.
Capone trying to land knees to the body.
Capone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trillanes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trillanes pulls Capone into guard.
Capone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trillanes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Capone wants to control from the top but Trillanes keeps moving.
Capone gets to his feet. Trillanes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Capone takes a swing at Trillanes's ribcage but misses.
Capone lands a body shot.
Capone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trillanes.
A jab from Capone does it's job there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Capone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capone misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone is looking to clinch but Trillanes is avoiding it.
That kick from Capone tenderised Trillanes's leg. Trillanes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trillanes misses with a head kick.
Trillanes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trillanes throws the left hand but Capone avoids the punch easily.
Trillanes misses with a looping right.
Capone clinches with his opponent.
Capone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trillanes managing to block the knees to the body from Capone.
Trillanes jumps guard but Capone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Capone scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Trillanes jumps guard but Capone stands there with Trillanes around his waist. Trillanes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trillanes trying to stall but Capone improves his position.
Capone 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.
Capone avoiding damage.
Trillanes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Capone looking to throw knees to the head but Trillanes is blocking nicely.
Trillanes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Capone keeps control of Trillanes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Capone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Antonio Trillanes's cut is getting worse.
Trillanes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Capone to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Trillanes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trillanes fails to pull guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes working hard to break the clinch.
Trillanes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trillanes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trillanes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Capone lands an uppercut.
Trillanes is trying to pull guard but Capone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Capone trying to control the position but instead, Trillanes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Capone into the cage.
Trillanes pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capone stands up and waves to Trillanes to follow him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Capone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Capone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Trillanes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Capone with a nice cross.
Capone misses the body punch
and Capone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Capone misses with a body punch
and Trillanes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Al Capone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trillanes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Capone counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Trillanes wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, if Capone 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.
Capone's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Capone is trying to control the action in half guard but Trillanes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Al Capone wasn't active enough on the ground.
Capone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone just misses with a punch to the body.
Trillanes throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Capone stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Trillanes follows into mount!
It looks like Al Capone has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Capone sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Capone is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Trillanes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Trillanes's back!
Trillanes prevents Capone from getting a body triangle.
Capone is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Capone tries to get the hooks in deep but Trillanes pushed the leg off.
Capone is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes can't escape the position.
Trillanes is keeping busy.
Trillanes tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Trillanes can't escape the position.
Trillanes is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Disciples Top Team , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Capone controlling from the full mount.
Trillanes wants to hold on but Capone pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone controlling his opponent.
Trillanes is desperately trying to improve his position but Capone has a good base and remains in mount.
Al Capone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Capone tries to control but Trillanes wriggling away.
Capone controlling the pace for now.
Capone trying to control but Trillanes is having none of it.
Trillanes regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Trillanes is looking to land body kicks.
Trillanes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Capone is rocked!
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!
Trillanes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Capone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Capone is breathing heavily.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Trillanes! Capone is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Trillanes!
An out of breath Antonio Trillanes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cross Odenkirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoliy Lapikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapikov has chosen AC/DC - Hells Bells as his entrance music. Cross Odenkirk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cross Odenkirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anatoliy Lapikov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapikov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lapikov clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Odenkirk fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Odenkirk scores with a nice short uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lapikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lapikov can't find room to land a body shot as Odenkirk controls the action.
Odenkirk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Odenkirk.
Odenkirk is working Lapikov over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Lapikov fails to land.
Lapikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Odenkirk misses with some punches.
Lapikov tries to work over Odenkirk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Odenkirk 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.
Lapikov looking to stall.
Odenkirk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Odenkirk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Lapikov.
Lapikov stalling in the clinch but Odenkirk improves position.
Odenkirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Lapikov.
Lapikov wants to take the fight to the mat but Odenkirk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Odenkirk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Anatoliy Lapikov has been cut.
Odenkirk tries to stall but Lapikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Odenkirk stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lapikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Odenkirk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lapikov or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lapikov.
Odenkirk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lapikov backwards.
Odenkirk is trying to maintain a safe position but Lapikov gets an underhook and turns Odenkirk into the cage.
Lapikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Odenkirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lapikov looking to stall.
Lapikov blocks a body shot from Odenkirk.
Odenkirk can't find room to land a body shot as Lapikov controls the action.
Odenkirk presses Lapikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapikov misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Odenkirk.
Odenkirk tries a body shot but Lapikov blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odenkirk.
Odenkirk lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Odenkirk.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lapikov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Odenkirk lands a hook that snaps the head of Lapikov backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lapikov as Odenkirk tries to tie him up.
Odenkirk just leaning against Lapikov, taking a breather.
Odenkirk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Odenkirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Lapikov.
Lapikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Odenkirk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lapikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Odenkirk blocks a body shot from Lapikov.
Odenkirk struggles to land a body shot inside as Lapikov controls his hands.
Lapikov is trying to stall.
Odenkirk blocking some punches.
Lapikov blocks an uppercut.
Odenkirk misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Odenkirk misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lapikov.
Odenkirk taking a breather.
Lapikov has Odenkirk pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lapikov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Odenkirk tumbling to the mat - Lapikov dives into Odenkirk's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Odenkirk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lapikov wants to pass the guard but Odenkirk is keeping the position.
Odenkirk looking to control.
Lapikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lapikov won't allow Odenkirk to sweep him here.
Lapikov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lapikov stopping the sweep attempt from Odenkirk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lapikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Odenkirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lapikov won't allow Odenkirk to sweep him here.
Odenkirk is working hard here to advance position.
Odenkirk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lapikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Odenkirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Odenkirk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lapikov.
Odenkirk instigates a clinch.
Odenkirk blocks a body shot from Lapikov.
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 Cross Odenkirk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anatoliy Lapikov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lapikov lands with a straight right. Odenkirk didn't see that one coming.
Lapikov misses with an uppercut. Odenkirk saw that one coming.
Lapikov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Odenkirk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Odenkirk is rocked!
Lapikov drops Odenkirk with a straight right hand, right on the button! Lapikov follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anatoliy Lapikov!
A victorious Anatoliy Lapikov 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Roncesvalles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roncesvalles's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Walk. The crowd seem to be enjoying De Vries's choice of entrance music: Duke Lion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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157 lbs
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonah Roncesvalles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roncesvalles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Vries tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roncesvalles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Vries tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roncesvalles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Roncesvalles.
Roncesvalles blocks the elbow strike.
De Vries pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Vries tries to clinch but Roncesvalles is having none of it.
De Vries rushes Roncesvalles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roncesvalles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Vries has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Vries misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roncesvalles is looking for a takedown.
Roncesvalles drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Vries gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Roncesvalles pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De Vries trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roncesvalles's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Vries wanted to stand there but Roncesvalles had control of the position.
De Vries wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Roncesvalles's closed guard. He's half up but Roncesvalles has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Roncesvalles pivots and extends the arm, De Vries falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Roncesvalles! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonah Roncesvalles!
Jonah Roncesvalles 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.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Nieddds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Nieddds!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins throws a hook but Nieddds blocks it.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Nieddds shows good takedown defense.
Jenkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nieddds.
Nieddds scores with a nice right hand.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
Jenkins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nieddds eats them both and turns towards Jenkins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jenkins takes one on the button.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nieddds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jenkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nieddds.
Nieddds has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nieddds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nieddds throws a combination. Jenkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieddds thuds a left hand into Jenkins's body.
Nieddds connects with a body shot that sends Jenkins's belly button to the back.
Jenkins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jenkins works over Nieddds with some ground and pound from guard.
Nieddds is controlling Jenkins's posture.
Nieddds's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nieddds keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jenkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jenkins won't allow Nieddds to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Nieddds has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nieddds lands with a straight right. Jenkins didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Nieddds.
Bobby Nieddds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins cracks the inside of Nieddds's front leg.
Jenkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Nieddds to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Nieddds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nieddds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Nieddds.
We've been told by Jenkins's head coaches at Hilo Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jenkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jenkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Nieddds shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nieddds.
Nieddds has Jenkins pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds stalling in the clinch but Jenkins improves position.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenkins misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Nieddds both land. Nice combination.
Nieddds lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Jenkins. Those never looked like landing.
Nieddds misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Nieddds moves out of range.
Jenkins shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nieddds avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nieddds manages to avoid it.
Nieddds will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jenkins drives through with a takedown into Nieddds's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
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!
Jenkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nieddds works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nieddds kicks Jenkins off and gets to his feet.
Jenkins throws an overhand right that lands on Nieddds's shoulder, as Nieddds tries to avoid the shot.
Jenkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nieddds circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nieddds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenkins.
Nieddds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jenkins misses with a hook.
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 Jesse Jenkins will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nieddds misses with a double jab.
Jenkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nieddds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nieddds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nieddds lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jenkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jenkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nieddds misses with an uppercut. Jenkins saw that one coming.
Jenkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins dodges the punch combination from Nieddds.
Nieddds paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jenkins takes one on the button.
Nieddds looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
A lazy left from Nieddds finds it's target.
Nieddds's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jenkins under the eye.
Jesse Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nieddds slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jenkins is rocked!
Jenkins lands a nice hook to Nieddds's body. Nieddds takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jenkins cracks Nieddds with an open hand slap.
Nieddds lands a glancing blow to the side of Jenkins's head.
Jesse Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nieddds to the mat! Nieddds manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Nieddds has control of Jenkins's left arm, preventing Jenkins from doing any damage.
Jenkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jenkins throws a strike but Nieddds rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jenkins pulls Nieddds in to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jenkins keeping full guard, as Nieddds tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jesse Jenkins just wasn't active enough.
Jenkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nieddds circles away.
Jenkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jenkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nieddds counters with a stiff right hand.
Jenkins misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nieddds. Jenkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Nieddds.
Nice jab there from Jenkins.
Jenkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to clinch.
Jenkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nieddds sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nieddds digs a good hook to Jenkins's body.
Nieddds jabs Jenkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Nieddds throws out a powerful jab.
Bobby Nieddds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieddds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Nieddds.
Jenkins dives in and grabs Nieddds's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nieddds pushes down on Jenkins's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins fails with the takedown
and Jenkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Nieddds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nieddds cracks Jenkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Jenkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nieddds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jenkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nieddds counters with a stiff right hand.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nieddds just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Jenkins with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a looping overhand right but Nieddds ducks down to avoid it.
Jenkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nieddds.
Nieddds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Nieddds.
Nieddds with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jenkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nieddds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nieddds's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jenkins under the eye.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins misses with a body shot
and Nieddds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jenkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nieddds lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jenkins at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nieddds moves out of range of the leg kick from Jenkins.
Nieddds misses with an uppercut.
Jenkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkins slips under a jab from Nieddds.
Nice body punch from Nieddds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nieddds jabs at Jenkins's body.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Nieddds with a series of wild strikes but Nieddds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jenkins misses with a hook. Nieddds ducked under it nicely.
Jenkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Nieddds.
Jenkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jenkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nieddds counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jenkins shoots in for a double leg but Nieddds sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nieddds scores with a nice right hand.
Jenkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nieddds lands with a good body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Nieddds scores with a four punch combination!
Jenkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nieddds lands with a nice body punch.
Donk. Nieddds catches Jenkins right on the button with a cross.
Nieddds throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Jenkins gets a takedown into half guard.
Jesse Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nieddds tries to kick Jenkins off but Jenkins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jenkins is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Jenkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Nieddds wants to get back to his feet but Jenkins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Nieddds keeps moving.
Jenkins stands up over Nieddds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Nieddds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nieddds has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Nieddds!
Bobby Nieddds managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Black Market Pharmacy and Laundromat, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cory Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshiro Kasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique-Point of no return. Kasumi has chosen Ai Wo Torimodose aka Song of Manliness as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kenshiro Kasumi 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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220 lbs
14 - 13 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cory Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Kasumi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasumi blocks a jab.
Kasumi dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Kasumi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kasumi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Steel's head.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasumi swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kasumi ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Cory Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasumi digs a good hook to Steel's body.
Kasumi jabs Steel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steel swinging wildly here.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steel gets caught napping as Kasumi dives in and scores a takedown. Steel manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel wants to get back to his feet but Kasumi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kasumi is standing up over Steel. Steel looks to escape but Kasumi dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasumi controls the position.
Steel wants to get back to his feet but Kasumi drags him back down.
Kasumi tries to move to mount but Steel blocks the move with his legs.
Kasumi tries to score with some ground and pound. Steel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kasumi tries for a kimura but Steel is defending well.
Steel bucks up and tries to throw Kasumi off but instead Kasumi has got his back!
I would not like to be Steel right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Steel has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kasumi throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kasumi.
Steel preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kasumi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel is trying to stand back up.
Steel avoids the strikes from Kasumi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is trying to stand back up.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Steel holding both Kasumi 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kasumi looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Steel is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kasumi gets his way!
Steel is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is taking a good look at Steel as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Kasumi!
Steel is taking damage to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshiro Kasumi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Steel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kasumi.
Cory Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kasumi misses with a low kick.
Steel throws a body punch but Kasumi moves out of range.
Kasumi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Nice uppercut there from Kasumi.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasumi throws a head kick that misses.
Kasumi thumps Steel with a low kick.
Steel throws a right and a left that Kasumi avoids nicely.
Kasumi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steel finds it's way round the side to connect with Kasumi's head.
Kasumi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel blocks the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Steel does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kasumi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steel. Steel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kasumi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steel counters with a left and a right that stings Kasumi.
Kasumi throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel lands a jab to the nose.
Kasumi misses with a jab to the body
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasumi connects with a high kick.
Steel misses with a wild combination.
A left and a right from Kasumi both land. Nice combination.
Kasumi lands a jab.
Steel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Kasumi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kasumi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steel lands a jab.
Steel throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kasumi to counter with a crisp jab.
Steel misses with a double jab
and Kasumi counters with a straight right hand.
Kenshiro Kasumi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel checks a low kick from Kasumi.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasumi circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasumi. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Kasumi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kasumi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kasumi misses with a two punch combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kasumi.
Kasumi misses with a head kick.
Kasumi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kasumi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steel rather than just go for the knockout.
Steel throws a series of strikes that have Kasumi backpedaling.
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kasumi counters with a good, hard body kick but Steel shrugs it off.
Steel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasumi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel throws an off balance right hand
and Kasumi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kasumi lands a leg kick that knocks Steel off balance momentarily.
Kasumi 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Kasumi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
Kasumi 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.
Nice shot lands for Kasumi.
Kasumi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kasumi throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel works over Kasumi's head and body with a nice combination.
Kasumi is rocked!
Kasumi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kasumi is still on wobbly legs! Can Steel finish him?
Steel flashes Kasumi a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Kasumi's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Kasumi crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Steel punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cory Steel!
Cory Steel bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hellson Ballswick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damage's entrance music is LMFAO Mash up. A fine choice. Heavy Damage had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heavy Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 34 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hellson Ballswick!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damage shoots in and bounces Ballswick off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ballswick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Damage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ballswick is trying to keep Damage in close.
Ballswick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ballswick seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Damage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Damage drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Damage jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ballswick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Damage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ballswick keeping full guard, as Damage tries to pass.
Ballswick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ballswick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ballswick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Damage lands a couple of digs.
Ballswick keeping full guard, as Damage tries to pass.
Ballswick controls Damage momentarily but Damage frees himself.
Ballswick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damage.
Ballswick working a defensive guard here.
Damage preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Damage's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballswick keeping full guard, as Damage tries to pass.
Damage postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Damage throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballswick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Damage gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ballswick wants to sweep here but Damage controlling him for the moment.
Ballswick controlling Damage's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Damage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Damage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Damage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ballswick is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ballswick is looking to sweep but instead, Damage has passed into half guard.
Ballswick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Damage is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Ballswick to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Damage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Damage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ballswick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ballswick is trying to keep Damage in close.
Ballswick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damage is fighting to break Ballswick's control of his arms but Ballswick is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Damage postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Damage postures up in Ballswick's guard and throws a big left but Ballswick blocks it.
Damage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ballswick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ballswick pulls Damage in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballswick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Damage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Damage dominated that round.
That's time! Damage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Damage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Damage.
Damage is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ballswick has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ballswick sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ballswick gets full guard.
Damage looking to pass the guard.
Ballswick controlling Damage's posture.
Heavy Damage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ballswick working a defensive guard here.
Damage throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballswick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damage tries to free his leg and advance position but Ballswick is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ballswick 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.
Damage is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Damage looking to pass the guard.
Ballswick pushes a forearm under Damage's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Damage is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hellson Ballswick!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hellson Ballswick made sure he mentioned Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump comes to the cage accompanied by mama always said. Hopkins has chosen Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gump. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gump jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gump moves out of range of the strikes.
Gump motions for Hopkins to come forward. Gump throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gump lands a leg kick that knocks Hopkins off balance momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gump.
Gump wants to clinch up but Hopkins keeps it at a distance.
Hopkins slips under a jab from Gump.
Gump is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gump. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gump looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hopkins stalks Gump and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gump's face. Gump staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Forrest Gump has been cut.
Hopkins has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins tests Gump's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gump is rocked!
Hopkins swinging wildly here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hopkins.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Gump.
Gump scores with a sloppy right hand. Hopkins should have avoided that one.
Gump lands with a good body shot.
Gump keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
Gump fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gump lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gump.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Gump moved out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Gump has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gump takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gump has time to react.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Hopkins throws out a leg kick but Gump moves out of range and Hopkins only half commits.
Hopkins stuffs the takedown.
Gump throws a leg kick but Hopkins checks it.
Gump with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gump scores with a jab to the body.
Gump tries to clinch there but Hopkins circles away.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump lands a jab to the head.
Hopkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gump.
Gump will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopkins.
Hopkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gump looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hopkins is fending him off so far but Gump persists. Nope, Hopkins circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Gump. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Gump. That's going to slow Hopkins down.
Gump with a hook.
Gump checks a low kick from Hopkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gump was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gump trying to control the position but Hopkins is working away.
You can see the frustration on Hopkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gump wants to control but Hopkins is keeping him busy.
Hopkins is looking for a sweep.
Hopkins is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gump is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump working away.
Gump happy to just control the position for now.
Gump is looking to take a break and control but Hopkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Gump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Gump's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gump fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hopkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hopkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gump looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gump manages to avoid it.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gump pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Gump.
Gump uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
Gump throws a series of punches but Hopkins moves out of range.
Gump lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tito Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins works the jab nicely.
Hopkins looks to land a combination but Gump avoids it well.
Gump with a hook.
Gump fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hopkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gump slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gump shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hopkins pinned against the cage. Hopkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forrest Gump is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Gump's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gump down.
Gump throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Gump.
Gump wants to land a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gump. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gump.
Hopkins connects with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopkins.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hopkins!
Hopkins throws the left hand but Gump avoids the punch easily.
Gump lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a jab.
Oh Gump is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat.
Gump with a hook.
Gump seems to have got his legs back now.
Forrest Gump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gump rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins counters with a left to the body.
Hopkins swings for the body but Gump moves out of range.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gump.
Gump throws a leg kick
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins blocks a head kick by Gump.
Hopkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gump is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Forrest Gump's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gump makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hopkins really felt that one!
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gump.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Gump is looking to score with low kicks.
Gump lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hopkins looks to land a body kick but Gump moved away.
Hopkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gump throws a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Gump.
Gump fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Gump. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Gump moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Hopkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Forrest Gump's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gump does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hopkins lands a really nice looking cross but Gump seems unphased.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Gump avoids them all with ease.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gump crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hopkins - the referee stops the clock and Gump gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hopkins. Gump manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Gump.
Gump fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hopkins checks it well.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gump.
An inside leg kick from Gump misses.
Good shot there by Hopkins.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Gump.
Hopkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gump throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hopkins lands a really nice looking cross but Gump seems unphased.
Gump looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gump tries to clinch up.
Hopkins lands with a straight right. Gump didn't see that one coming.
Gump scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Gump.
Hopkins jabs Gump to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins moves forwards but Gump connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gump moves away from the strike by Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to land a front kick but Gump steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Gump throws a chopping leg kick but Hopkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Gump moved out of range nicely.
Gump lands with a right hand.
Hopkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gump misses with a few strikes there.
Oooooh!!! Hopkins has knocked Gump down with a huge combo! Hopkins steps away and waves a wobbly Gump back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hopkins connects with a body shot.
Hopkins jabs Gump to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gump gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Hopkins gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Gump is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Hopkins!
Tito Hopkins really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conquer logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isiah Acer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Acer's choice of entrance music: Mad at Gravity- Burn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
214 lbs
21 - 17 - 1 |
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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
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joulu Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Isiah Acer!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pukki tries to avoid it but Acer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pukki to the ground. Pukki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pukki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pukki breaks the clinch.
Acer throws a sloppy body shot
and Pukki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pukki.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Acer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pukki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Acer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pukki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pukki is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at ELITE GYM that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Pukki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Acer's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acer has his foot on Pukki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pukki works his way back into a safe position though.
Pukki stopping the sweep attempt from Acer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pukki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Acer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pukki uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Acer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Acer tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Acer looks to move to half guard but instead Pukki has passed into mount! Damn!
Acer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pukki landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pukki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pukki controlling his opponent.
Pukki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Acer is looking to escape.
Acer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pukki lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pukki working Acer over with strikes here.
Pukki with shots to the head and body - Acer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pukki lands a big shot there that rocks Acer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Acer is rocked!
Pukki drops a big elbow. That's hurt Acer! More shots from Pukki and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joulu Pukki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Penagos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damme kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fight to Survive. Penagos has chosen Somebody Gonna Get Their Ass Whooped! as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Van Damme!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Carlos Penagos!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penagos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Damme looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Penagos throws a lazy right hand but Damme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damme takes one to the chin there.
We've been told by Damme's head coaches at The Gym : SPACES AVAILABLE that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Penagos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penagos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penagos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damme ducks under a wild hook from Penagos.
Damme avoids the body shot from Penagos.
Penagos looks to throw the jab but Damme is out of range.
Damme misses with a low kick.
Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penagos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damme.
Penagos throws a sloppy body shot
and Damme counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Damme scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penagos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Penagos ducks under a wild hook from Damme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme moves into the clinch.
Damme scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damme is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penagos.
Damme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damme blocks a body shot from Penagos.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Penagos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
Penagos prevents a body shot from Damme.
Penagos stalling in the clinch but Damme improves position.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Damme.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Penagos controls the action.
Penagos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damme throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Damme.
Damme managing to block the knees to the body from Penagos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme misses with some punches.
Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Damme misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damme.
A head punch on the inside from Penagos fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Damme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penagos trying to land knees to the body.
Damme throws a head punch that misses.
Penagos tries to throw a body punch but Damme avoids it by throwing Penagos back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Damme as the two fighters clinch.
Penagos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penagos can't find room to land a body shot as Damme controls the action.
Penagos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damme is leaning against Penagos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Damme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penagos struggles to land a body shot inside as Damme controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme lands a hook that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Damme.
A nice left hand lands by Damme.
Damme with a knee to the head.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
Penagos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penagoss head.
Damme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penagos lands a nice uppercut.
Penagos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damme avoids a wild elbow strike from Penagos.
Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Penagos tries a body shot but Damme blocks it.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme throws a punch but it's blocked by Penagos.
Damme throws a head punch that misses.
Penagos avoiding damage as Damme throws knees to the body.
Damme presses Penagos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penagos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damme.
Penagos misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penagos.
Damme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damme working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Damme as the two fighters clinch.
Penagos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penagos tries to throw a body punch but Damme avoids it by throwing Penagos back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Damme.
Damme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Penagos trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penagos.
Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Penagos misses with an uppercut.
Damme is looking to score with low kicks.
Penagos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damme was well out of range. Poor timing from Penagos.
A clash of legs there as Penagos blocks the low kick.
Damme connects with an inside leg kick.
Penagos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Penagos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damme. Damme obviously looking to wear him down.
Penagos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Damme will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penagos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Damme counters with a stiff right hand.
Damme clinches with his opponent.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Damme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Damme.
Penagos blocks an uppercut.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.
Damme throws an elbow that misses.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penagos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Damme up against the cage.
Penagos taking a breather.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Penagos controls his hands.
Damme misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penagos.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Penagos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penagos misses with a punch on the inside.
Damme working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Damme.
Damme lands an uppercut.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damme is defending well for now.
Penagos can't find room to land a body shot as Damme controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penagos.
Penagos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Damme lands a body punch in the clinch.
Penagos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Damme throws a punch but it's blocked by Penagos.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.
Penagos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Penagos controls his hands.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Penagos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penagos wants to stall.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Damme avoids the damage to the body.
Penagos scores a nice knee to the body.
Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Damme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Damme.
Penagos tries to work over Damme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penagos is trying to stall.
Van Damme has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Damme lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penagoss head.
A shot in the inside from Penagos.
Damme scores with a hook to the body.
Damme lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Damme avoids the damage to the body.
Damme misses with the head strike.
Penagos tries to work over Damme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penagos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damme lands a nice elbow.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damme stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penagos is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penagos blocks an uppercut.
Penagos lands an elbow that stopped Damme in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penagos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Damme lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Damme is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penagos is defending well for now.
Damme avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Penagos pushes off an throws an elbow but Damme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Damme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penagos tries to work over Damme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penagos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Penagos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.
Penagos avoids the elbow strike from Damme, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Damme avoids the damage to the body.
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damme avoids it.
Nice body punch from Damme - that landed with a thud.
Damme digs a right hand underneath Penagos's ribcage. Penagos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Damme lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Damme thows a body kick. Penagos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Penagos blocks the leg kick.
Damme takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Damme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Damme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Damme throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Damme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damme pushes Penagos up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Penagos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damme's brow.
Damme softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damme scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damme.
Damme misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Penagos struggles to land a body shot inside as Damme controls his hands.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damme lands a hook that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
Damme managing to block the knees to the body from Penagos.
A right hook to the body lands for Damme.
Penagos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damme tries to throw a body punch but Penagos avoids it by throwing Damme back against the cage.
Damme gets through Penagos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damme lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Damme.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
Damme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Damme.
Damme misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos misses with a body punch.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Penagos controls the action.
A short right from Damme on the inside.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damme.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Penagos can't find room to land a body shot as Damme controls the action.
Nice body punch from Damme.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Penagos controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Damme fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
Damme working aggressively here.
Damme gets through Penagos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penagos can do to turn this around?
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.
A hook to the body from Damme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos prevents a body shot from Damme.
Damme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penagos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damme has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Damme avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damme is defending well for now.
Damme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penagos managing to block the knees to the body from Damme.
Damme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Penagos controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Damme.
A short right from Damme.
Still in the clinch, Damme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Penagos controls his hands.
Penagos trying to land knees to the body.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Penagos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Damme tries a body shot but Penagos blocks it.
Damme lands a good knee to the midsection. Penagos won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damme pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Damme.
Damme lands a shoulder strike.
Penagos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Damme scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penagos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Damme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Damme lands with a right to the head.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Damme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Damme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Damme lands a leg kick that knocks Penagos off balance momentarily.
Penagos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Damme eats them both and turns towards Penagos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Damme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Penagos tries to keep at a distance but Damme has taken the fight into the clinch.
Damme misses with an elbow strike.
Damme misses with the head strike.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penagos takes a shot to the head.
Damme blocks an elbow strike.
Penagos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damme stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.
Damme tries to throw a body punch but Penagos avoids it by throwing Damme back against the cage.
Penagos working Damme over with knees to the body.
Penagos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos misses with a body punch.
Damme digs a right hand underneath Penagos's ribcage. Penagos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penagos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Damme.
Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
Damme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
Damme tries to work over Penagos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damme digs a right hand into Penagos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penagos's gas tank.
Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
Damme tries to land knees in the clinch but Penagos avoids the damage to the body.
Penagos blocks the elbow strike.
Penagos blocks an uppercut.
Penagos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Penagos controls his hands.
Penagos struggles to land a body shot inside as Damme controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damme.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penagos trying to land knees to the body.
Penagos slows down the pace here.
Damme blocks an elbow strike.
Penagos landing knees to the body.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Damme avoids the damage to the body.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Penagos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penagos lands a shoulder strike.
Penagos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Damme.
Damme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damme lands an elbow just above Penagos 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme digs a right hand into Penagos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penagos's gas tank.
Damme tries a knee to the head but Penagos blocks it.
Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
Damme scores with a shoulder strike.
Penagos blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penagos.
Penagos pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Damme.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
Damme lands with a short shot to the head.
Penagos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Damme.
Damme presses Penagos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Damme misses with a punch to the body.
Damme blocks an uppercut.
Damme prevents a body shot from Penagos.
Damme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penagos throws a head punch that misses.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Damme.
Damme avoids the elbow strike from Penagos, against the cage.
Penagos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damme avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Penagos is leaning against Damme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penagoss head.
Damme misses with a body punch.
Penagos is looking to control Damme's arms but Damme gets an underhook and turns him. Now Penagos has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme had his way with Carlos Penagos in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Damme tried to score with a low kick but Penagos checks it.
Penagos throws a hook to the side of Damme's head but Damme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penagos moves out of range as Damme throws a body kick.
Damme takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Penagos misses the shot to the body.
Penagos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Damme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Damme throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Damme is winning the standup battle so far.
Damme avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Damme throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Damme tries to land a leg kick but Penagos saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Damme clinches up against the cage.
Damme misses with a knee to the head.
Damme is leaning against Penagos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damme.
Penagos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Damme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damme tries to land knees in the clinch but Penagos avoids the damage to the body.
Damme avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Damme gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Penagos controls the action.
Penagos misses with a body punch.
Damme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Damme scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos misses with a punch to the body.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
Damme dodges an elbow strike from Penagos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.
A short right from Damme.
Damme dodges an elbow strike from Penagos.
Penagos is pushing Damme up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Damme lands a left hand.
Penagos tries to throw a body punch but Damme avoids it by throwing Penagos back against the cage.
Penagos lands a shoulder strike.
Damme is leaning against Penagos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penagos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damme's elbow.
Damme lands with a right to the head.
Damme tries to work over Penagos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penagos lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Damme tries to throw a body punch but Penagos avoids it by throwing Damme back against the cage.
Damme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penagos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Damme backwards.
Van Damme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penagos tries to throw a body punch but Damme avoids it by throwing Penagos back against the cage.
Penagos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damme is keeping busy.
Damme misses with the head strike.
Penagos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Penagos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Penagos blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Penagos.
Penagos blocks an elbow strike from Damme.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damme avoids it.
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damme avoids it.
Carlos Penagos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Damme fails to land.
Damme lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damme is defending well for now.
Come on Penagos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Penagos throws an elbow that misses.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damme.
A right hand to the body from Damme.
Penagos digs a right hand into Damme's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Damme's gas tank.
Penagos lands a knee to the body.
Penagos misses with an elbow strike.
Damme avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Damme avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damme.
Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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 Van Damme.
Well Damme has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Damme!
Van Damme retains his middleweight title!
Van Damme seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunstrom comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Spitfire. Mathers comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Superman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lars Thunstrom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Thunstrom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mathers doesn't seem phased though.
Thunstrom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thunstrom slips a jab from Mathers.
Thunstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Mathers.
Mathers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thunstrom misses with a straight left.
Thunstrom moves out of range of the leg kick from Mathers.
Mathers throws a big shot that misses.
Mathers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mathers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thunstrom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Mathers. Those never looked like landing.
Thunstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mathers.
Thunstrom fails with the takedown.
Thunstrom looks to throw the jab but Mathers is out of range.
Mathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunstrom moves away.
Thunstrom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom with a poor takedown
and Mathers counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Thunstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mathers can't break the clinch.
Mathers can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Thunstrom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mathers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thunstrom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thunstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thunstrom under the eye.
Mathers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A lazy left from Thunstrom finds it's target.
A head kick from Mathers lands but Thunstrom takes it in his stride.
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!
Thunstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Thunstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Mathers counters with a body kick.
Thunstrom drops his hands momentarily and Mathers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mathers. That's going to slow Thunstrom down.
Thunstrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers walks into a stiff left hand from Thunstrom.
Mathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunstrom moves away.
Thunstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Mathers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mathers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mathers with a jab.
Mathers has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Thunstrom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thunstrom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathers circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunstrom shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mathers defends it nicely.
Whack! Mathers lands a heavy head kick that drops Thunstrom. The ref tackles Mathers to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Thunstrom was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Marshall Mathers!
Marshall Mathers is the new lightweight champion!
Marshall Mathers 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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