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SPNY 152: Atomi - Cross PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Demarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Demarco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison moves into the clinch successfully.
Demarco tries to pull guard but Harrison won't allow it.
Demarco is trying to drag Harrison to the mat but Harrison just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Demarco wants to break free but Harrison has control.
Harrison looking to throw knees to the head but Demarco is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harrison with a knee to the head.
Harrison is stalling here.
Harrison lands a nice knee to the body.
Harrison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harrison connects with a knee to the head.
Harrison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harrison gets underhooks to prevent Demarco's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Demarco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Harrison.
Harrison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Demarco in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harrison lands an elbow inside.
Harrison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrison prevents the takedown attempt.
Harrison effectively controlling the action here.
Demarco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harrison obliges.
Harrison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison scores a nice knee to the body.
Harrison lands a good knee to the midsection. Demarco won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the head but Demarco blocks with his arms.
Demarco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Harrison unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harrison landing knees to the body.
Harrison lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrison lands a good knee to the midsection. Demarco won't want to take too many of those.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrison working Demarco over with knees to the body.
Demarco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harrison lands an elbow that stopped Demarco in his tracks for a moment.
Harrison connects with a knee to the head.
Harrison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarco is trying to drag Harrison to the mat but Harrison just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Demarco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Demarco is breathing heavily.
Demarco trying to stall but Harrison improves his position.
Demarco tries to break the clinch but Harrison is controlling the position.
Harrison with a knee to the head.
Demarco has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harrison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harrison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demarco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harrison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Harrison.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the head but Demarco blocks with his arms.
Harrison lands an elbow just above Demarco 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harrison obliges.
Demarco being controlled against the cage.
Harrison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harrison scores with a knee to the head.
Harrison lands an elbow that stopped Demarco in his tracks for a moment.
Harrison lands a good knee to the midsection. Demarco won't want to take too many of those.
Harrison stalls.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Harrison.
Harrison prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Harrison dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Demarco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demarco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Demarco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Demarco misses
and Harrison counters by moving into the clinch.
Harrison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harrison has Demarco pressed against the cage, preventing Demarco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Harrison.
Demarco wants a takedown but no success here.
Demarco fails to pull guard.
Harrison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harrison landing knees to the head.
William Harrison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harrison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrison working Demarco over with knees to the body.
Demarco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Demarco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Harrison.
Harrison lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harrison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Demarco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrison working Demarco over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Harrison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harrison obliges.
Harrison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Demarco's defenses.
Harrison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Demarco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demarco looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Demarco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Harrison.
Demarco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harrison has Demarco pushed against the cage.
Harrison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Demarco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demarco letting Harrison take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harrison leaning against his opponent.
Harrison landing knees to the head.
Harrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harrison obliges.
Harrison has Demarco pushed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Harrison.
Harrison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Demarco's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands an elbow that stopped Demarco in his tracks for a moment.
Harrison leaning against his opponent.
Harrison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Demarco's defenses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harrison - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by William Harrison.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demarco closes the distance and pushes Harrison back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Demarco.
Harrison tries to clinch but Demarco is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Harrison. No joy for Demarco on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Demarco.
Anthony Demarco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Demarco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Harrison. No joy for Demarco on that attempt.
Harrison is looking to clinch.
Harrison wants to clinch but Demarco slips to the side
and Demarco counters with a low kick, right behind Harrison 's knee.
Harrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrison is looking to clinch but Demarco is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrison tries to clinch up but Demarco circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison stuffs the takedown attempt from Demarco. Demarco gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Demarco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demarco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demarco scores with a jab. Harrison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harrison wants to clinch but Demarco slips to the side
and Demarco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarco throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Harrison counters with a good, hard body kick but Demarco shrugs it off.
Demarco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrison moves in looking to clinch but Demarco pushes him off.
William Harrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Demarco misses with a series of wild punches.
Harrison moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harrison with a knee to the head.
Harrison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrison pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harrison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Harrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harrison has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Harrison!
William Harrison decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Jay Wadenah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wadenah has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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183 lbs
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Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ogami Itto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 3, fighting out of New York, Toby Jay Wadenah!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wadenah scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ogami Itto has been cut.
Itto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Itto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wadenah napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wadenah regains half guard.
Itto moves nicely into side control.
Itto in side control, throwing shots but Wadenah defends.
Wadenah parries the strikes from Itto easily there. Itto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wadenah to escape.
Wadenah is trying to control Itto's posture but Itto avoids it.
Itto 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.
Wadenah is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itto working away.
Itto trying to control the action but Wadenah is working from the bottom.
Wadenah is looking for a sweep.
Wadenah is trying to control Itto's posture but Itto avoids it.
Itto working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wadenah is trying to get back to half guard.
Wadenah sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wadenah looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wadenah is looking to improve his position.
Wadenah moves into full guard.
Itto forces his way into half guard.
Itto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wadenah pushes Itto off looking to stand but Itto dives back in and keeps control.
Itto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wadenah doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Itto.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wadenah tries to kick Itto off but Itto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Itto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Itto trying to mount his opponent but Wadenah defends it.
Itto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wadenah doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Itto.
Itto working Wadenah over with strikes.
Wadenah is pressing down on Itto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Itto wants to control from the top but Wadenah keeps moving.
Wadenah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wadenah 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.
Itto is looking to work some ground and pound but Wadenah has wrist control.
Wadenah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Itto is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Itto.
Wadenah looking for a sweep. Not yet Wadenah, not yet.
Wadenah is pulling down on Itto's head. It's preventing any offense from Itto, at least for the moment.
Itto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Itto works over Wadenah with some ground and pound from guard.
Itto trying to control the position from guard on top but Wadenah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Itto preventing the sweep.
Wadenah has control of Itto's left arm, preventing Itto from doing any damage.
Wadenah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Itto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wadenah is keeping the position for now.
Itto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wadenah wants to sweep but no luck.
Wadenah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Itto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itto postures up in Wadenah's guard and throws a big left but Wadenah blocks it.
Wadenah trying to control the position.
Wadenah is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wadenah wants to get back to his feet but Itto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wadenah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wadenah is still trying to improve position.
Itto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Itto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wadenah wants to stand and escape but Itto is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itto gets to his feet - Wadenah follows without any prompting.
Wadenah scores with a punch to the head.
Wadenah tries to clinch up but Itto circles away and keeps his distance.
Itto takes a jab right on the kisser.
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 Ogami Itto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ogami Itto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wadenah doesn't manage to clinch there - Itto circles away.
Itto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wadenah as he avoids it easily.
Itto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Itto wants to control from the top but Wadenah keeps moving.
Wadenah wants to sweep here but Itto controlling him for the moment.
Itto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wadenah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wadenah wants to control the position but Itto says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wadenah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wadenah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Itto.
Wadenah is controlling Itto's trapped leg to prevent Itto from advancing to side control.
Wadenah is defending against the submission attempts here by Itto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wadenah kicks Itto off and gets back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wadenah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Itto throws a lazy right hand but Wadenah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wadenah leaves Itto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Itto swats away the attempt to clinch by Wadenah.
Wadenah works the jab nicely.
Itto thows a body kick. Wadenah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Itto cracks Wadenah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Toby Jay Wadenah has been cut.
Wadenah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wadenah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Itto. Itto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wadenah moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Itto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wadenah is trying to maintain a safe position but Itto gets an underhook and turns Wadenah into the cage.
Itto lands a right hand.
Itto misses with the head strike.
Wadenah misses with a punch on the inside.
Wadenah keeps control of Itto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wadenah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Itto's elbow.
Itto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wadenah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ittos head.
Wadenah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Itto tries a body shot but Wadenah blocks it.
Itto tries to score a body lock takedown but Wadenah shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ogami Itto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Itto is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Wadenah.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wadenah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah lands with a left to the head.
Itto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Itto tries to circle away but Wadenah has him pinned against the cage.
Wadenah lands with a right to the head.
Itto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wadenah's elbow.
Wadenah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Itto backwards.
Wadenah cracks Itto with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wadenah.
Wadenah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Itto.
Itto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Itto.
Itto blocks an uppercut.
Itto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wadenah after a bit of a struggle.
Wadenah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Itto.
Itto throws a head punch that misses.
Wadenah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itto has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wadenah regains guard immediately.
Ogami Itto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Itto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Itto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wadenah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Itto wants to control from the top but Wadenah keeps moving.
Wadenah has Itto pulled in close to control his posture.
Itto trying to control the position from guard on top but Wadenah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Itto wants to stand but Wadenah is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wadenah wants to stand but Itto is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Ogami Itto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Itto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Itto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Jay Wadenah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wadenah lands a two punch combo.
Wadenah throws a shot to the body.
Itto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wadenah misses the shot to the body.
Wadenah throws out a powerful jab.
Good work by Wadenah as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Wadenah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Itto doesn't seem phased though.
Itto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wadenah.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wadenah.
A head kick misses from Wadenah.
Itto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Itto.
Itto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wadenah sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Itto somewhat.
Wadenah throws a lazy uppercut
and Itto counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wadenah is trying to defend but Itto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Itto trying to control from half guard but Wadenah is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wadenah manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Itto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wadenah tries to avoid it but Itto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wadenah to the ground. Wadenah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Itto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wadenah.
Itto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wadenah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Itto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Itto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wadenah stuffs the takedown attempt from Itto. Itto gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ogami Itto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wadenah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Itto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wadenah as he avoids it easily.
Wadenah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wadenah throws a right hand that Itto ducks under and follows up with a left that Itto also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah thuds his right hand into Itto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wadenah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wadenah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donk. Wadenah catches Itto right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Itto is defended easily by Wadenah.
Some wild striking there from Itto.
Itto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wadenah avoids it really well and circles away.
Wadenah connects with a jab.
Itto with a jab.
Wadenah is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wadenah connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itto misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab by Itto.
Wadenah tries to clinch but Itto is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Itto.
Wadenah throws a leg kick but Itto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Itto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Itto shoots in looking for a takedown. Wadenah tries to sprawl out of it but Itto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wadenah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Itto tries to move into range but Wadenah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wadenah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Itto.
Wadenah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wadenah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Itto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Wadenah.
Toby Jay Wadenah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wadenah misses the jab.
Wadenah has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah connects with a high kick.
Itto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Itto misses with a takedown attempt - Wadenah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wadenah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Itto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wadenah dips to his left and cracks Itto with an uppercut!
Itto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Itto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wadenah scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Itto.
Itto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Itto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Itto there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Jay Wadenah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wadenah 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Jay Wadenah!
An intense looking Toby Jay Wadenah took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Hey man I want to say Alysian for coming to fight and good luck to my boy Julio later tonight. Hes coming for that belt.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bon Joy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joy comes into the arena with The Prodigy - Breathe blaring out of the sound system. O Conghaile is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Deer's Cry by Angelina. Bon Joy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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34
199 lbs
21 - 9 - 1 |
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29
201 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bon Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Conghaile throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
O Conghaile plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
O Conghaile throws a head kick but Joy moves out of range.
O Conghaile misses with a body kick.
O Conghaile delivers a nice body kick.
Joy tries to clinch
and O Conghaile counters with a nice kick to the body.
Joy looks to clinch
and O Conghaile counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Joy wants to clinch but O Conghaile slips to the side
and O Conghaile counters with a flying knee. Nice.
O Conghaile connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joy. Joy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joy looks to clinch
and O Conghaile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Conghaile scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oooooh!!! O Conghaile has knocked Joy down with a huge combo! O Conghaile steps away and waves a wobbly Joy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Joy is rocked!
Joy is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. O Conghaile Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Joy is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oisin O Conghaile!
A relieved looking Oisin O Conghaile thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Surangel Oiterong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oiterong comes to the cage accompanied by American Idiot. Surangel Oiterong has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
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184 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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Surangel Oiterong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Oiterong misses its intended target.
Rabago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oiterong cracks Rabago with an open hand slap.
Rabago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oiterong, pushing him back against the cage.
Oiterong breaks the clinch.
Rabago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rabago cracks the inside of Oiterong's front leg.
Oiterong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rabago throws a looping overhand right but Oiterong ducks down to avoid it.
Rabago moves into range and clinches up with Oiterong.
Oiterong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rabago backwards.
Oiterong gets through Rabago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oiterong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oiterong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oiterong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rabago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rabago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oiterong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rabago misses with a knee strike.
Oiterong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago looks for the body kick but Oiterong saw that one coming.
Rabago finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oiterong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rabago looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rabago looks to land a body kick but Oiterong moved away.
Rabago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Oiterong counter with a right hand.
Oiterong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Oiterong.
Oiterong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for Oiterong.
Nice defenses there by Rabago.
Rabago ducks under a wild hook from Oiterong.
Oiterong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rabago misses the shot to the body.
Oiterong throws a series of strikes that have Rabago backpedaling.
Oiterong is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Oiterong throws a right hand that Rabago ducks under and follows up with a left that Rabago also avoids with ease.
Good shot there by Oiterong.
That's two 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!
Oiterong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oiterong scores with a three punch combo!
Rabago gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oiterong misses with a body punch.
Oiterong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rabago's elbow.
Rabago lands a left hand.
Rabago works on Oiterong's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oiterong.
Rabago keeps control of Oiterong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oiterong working aggressively here.
Rabago prevents Oiterong from breaking the clinch.
Oiterong blocks an elbow strike from Rabago.
Oiterong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rabago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Rabago.
Rabago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oiterong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rabago throws out the jab.
Rabago walks into a left hand.
Oiterong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good work by Oiterong as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oiterong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabago was well out of range. Poor timing from Oiterong.
Oiterong looks to throw the jab but Rabago is out of range.
Oiterong avoids the head kick by Rabago.
Oiterong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oiterong.
Rabago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oiterong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oiterong misses with a wild body shot.
Oiterong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oiterong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rabago counters with an inside leg kick.
Oiterong misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Oiterong does no damage.
Oiterong misses with a straight right.
Oiterong tries to keep at a distance but Rabago has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rabago keeps control of Oiterong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rabago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oiterong avoids it.
Oiterong stalling against the cage.
Oiterong manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago avoids the body shot from Oiterong.
Oiterong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oiterong throws a series of punches but Rabago avoids them all with ease.
Rabago pushes Oiterong up against the cage in a clinch.
Oiterong is trying to push Rabago away but Rabago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oiterong is trying to break free.
Oiterong wants to get back to striking at distance but Rabago won't allow it.
Rabago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oiterong backwards.
Oiterong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oiterong wants to get back to striking at distance but Rabago won't allow it.
Rabago keeps control of Oiterong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oiterong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rabago creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oiterong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rabago moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rabago throws a poor cross that misses
and Oiterong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rabago closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rabago lands a leg kick that knocks Oiterong off balance momentarily.
Rabago rushes Oiterong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Surangel Oiterong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rabago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oiterong.
Rabago throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oiterong misses with a wild combination.
Rabago chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oiterong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rabago. That one must have hurt.
Oiterong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rabago.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rabago.
Oiterong pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rabago back to the cage. Oiterong follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Adam Rabago has been cut.
Oiterong takes a swing at Rabago's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oiterong. Rabago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oiterong tries to bum rush Rabago with a series of wild strikes but Rabago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oiterong checks the leg kick.
Oiterong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Surangel Oiterong is winning the standup battle so far.
Rabago fakes the leg kick and cracks Oiterong in the body.
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!
Oiterong misses with a lunging right hand
and Rabago counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Oiterong misses.
Rabago throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Surangel Oiterong has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago cracks Oiterong with an open hand slap.
Rabago lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rabago - that will leave a mark!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rabago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rabago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rabago stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rabago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oiterong.
Rabago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oiterong moves out of range of the body kick from Rabago.
Oiterong lands a really nice looking cross but Rabago seems unphased.
Oiterong with a hook.
Oiterong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oiterong connects with a right hand. Rabago shakes it off.
Rabago fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oiterong throws an overhand right that lands on Rabago's shoulder, as Rabago tries to avoid the shot.
Oiterong circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oiterong. Rabago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oiterong misses with an uppercut.
Oiterong throws a lazy right hand but Rabago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oiterong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rabago needs to keep his hands up - Oiterong had a free shot at his head there.
Rabago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oiterong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rabago throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oiterong.
Oiterong swings widly with a right hand
and Rabago moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rabago.
Rabago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oiterong avoids it.
Oiterong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rabago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oiterongs head.
Rabago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oiterong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oiterong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oiterong has had enough of the clinch but Rabago keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rabago.
Rabago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oiterong backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oiterong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oiterong's defenses.
Rabago lands a shoulder strike.
Oiterong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rabago lands a shot to the body.
Rabago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oiterong's defenses.
Rabago tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rabago is working Oiterong over against the cage.
Oiterong blocks an elbow strike from Rabago.
Rabago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oiterong misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rabago.
Oiterong is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Rabago.
Oh Oiterong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Rabago.
Clinched against the cage, Rabago lands a big elbow that drops Oiterong! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Oiterong is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Rabago!
A victorious Adam Rabago thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haloti Gnata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rokka's choice of entrance music: Twilight Guardians - Out of Our Hands. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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27
209 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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25
212 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haloti Gnata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antero Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gnata fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rokka, pushing him back against the cage.
Rokka blocks a body shot from Gnata.
Gnata tries to throw a body punch but Rokka avoids it by throwing Gnata back against the cage.
Gnata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gnata drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rokka takes a swing at Gnata's ribcage but misses.
Rokka lands a leg kick that knocks Gnata off balance momentarily.
Good exchange - Gnata coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rokka cracks Gnata with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rokka tests Gnata's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rokka scores with the left hand. Gnata knows he should have avoided that one.
Rokka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gnata.
Rokka connects with a nice looking jab.
Rokka connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka misses with a low kick.
Rokka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rokka cracks Gnata with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gnata has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men of Mayhem (1 TPL, 6 DBL, 5 SGL)(55 member cap) in the buildup to the fight.
Rokka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rokka throws a head kick that misses
and Gnata counters with a series of strikes. Rokka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Antero Rokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gnata swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rokka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rokka.
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!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gnata working a defensive guard here.
Rokka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rokka pushing down on Gnata's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gnata wants to get back to his feet.
Rokka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rokka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnata wants to get back to full guard.
Rokka wants to control but Gnata is keeping him busy.
Gnata is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rokka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gnata does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rokka is thwarting Gnata's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rokka throws a head kick that misses.
Rokka throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Rokka.
A jab lands there for Rokka.
Gnata misses with a hook
and Rokka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gnata's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka looking to sit in guard and control but Gnata gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gnata controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gnata trying to control the position from guard on top but Rokka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rokka can't keep his opponent in guard - Gnata advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rokka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rokka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gnata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rokka keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rokka is trying to maintain the position but Gnata is very close to passing his half guard.
Gnata not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rokka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gnata pulls his head out easily.
Rokka is looking for a sweep. Gnata is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rokka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rokka keeping moving, preventing Gnata from controlling successfully.
Gnata controlling from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gnata throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rokka wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Rokka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rokka!
Gnata throws a right hand that Rokka ducks under and follows up with a left that Rokka also avoids with ease.
Rokka connects with a body shot.
Rokka catches Gnata with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rokka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gnata moves away.
Rokka throws a head kick but Gnata moves out of range.
Rokka scores with a body shot.
Rokka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rokka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Rokka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gnata manages to break the clinch.
Gnata darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rokka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rokka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gnata's hands.
A head kick from Rokka lands but Gnata takes it in his stride.
Gnata looks to land a combination but Rokka avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Rokka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gnata lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gnata.
Rokka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gnata.
Rokka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Antero Rokka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gnata throws an overhand right that lands on Rokka's shoulder, as Rokka tries to avoid the shot.
Gnata on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rokka throws a good cross that connects.
Gnata loads up on a big right hand but Rokka slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rokka.
Rokka throws a wild body kick that Gnata sees coming a mile off.
Rokka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rokka throws out a loose jab but Gnata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rokka lands a head kick. Gnata smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rokka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rokka misses with a head kick.
Rokka throws a head kick that misses.
Gnata throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rokka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rokka.
Gnata dodges the punch combination from Rokka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Rokka.
Gnata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gnata checks a low kick from Rokka.
Rokka throws a looping overhand right but Gnata ducks down to avoid it.
Rokka misses the shot to the body.
Gnata tries a head kick but it misses.
Gnata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokka moves away.
Rokka just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gnata misses with a straight left.
Rokka scores with the left hand. Gnata knows he should have avoided that one.
Rokka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rokka is trying to pull guard but Gnata turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gnata blocks an uppercut.
Gnata taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rokka.
Rokka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gnata smiles and moves away.
Gnata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rokka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Rokka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Gnata takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gnata throws a hook but Rokka blocks it.
Rokka wants to slow Gnata down by chopping away at his legs.
Gnata throws a chopping leg kick but Rokka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rokka throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Gnata does no damage.
Gnata takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rokka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gnata is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rokka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gnata in his tracks.
Rokka is looking to clinch but Gnata is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Gnata misses its intended target.
Gnata checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gnata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gnata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rokka.
Rokka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Haloti Gnata has been cut.
Gnata takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
An inside leg kick lands from Rokka.
Haloti Gnata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gnata moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rokka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rokka lands a leg kick that knocks Gnata off balance momentarily.
Rokka throws a head kick but Gnata moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rokka.
Gnata throws a looping overhand right but Rokka ducks down to avoid it.
Rokka throws a leg kick
and Gnata counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rokka swings widly with a right hand
and Gnata counters with a nice uppercut.
Rokka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rokka connects with a leg kick. Gnata looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rokka digs a good body shot into Gnata's ribs.
Rokka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gnata on the side of the head.
Antero Rokka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gnata throws a shot from downtown. Rokka moves away and avoids it.
Rokka misses with a low kick.
Rokka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rokka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gnata back to the cage. Rokka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rokka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rokka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rokka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rokka clobbers Gnata with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rokka 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.
Rokka misses with a straight right.
Haloti Gnata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rokka.
Rokka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gnata looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Gnata misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gnata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rokka connects with the punch.
Rokka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gnata, pushing him back against the cage.
Rokka struggles to land a body shot inside as Gnata controls his hands.
Rokka prevents a body shot from Gnata.
Rokka is trying to pull guard but Gnata has him pressed against the cage.
Rokka blocking some punches.
Gnata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rokka lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rokka fails to land.
Gnata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rokka manages to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antero Rokka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rokka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antero Rokka!
An out of breath Antero Rokka thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Madz Ladz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Cronkite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronkite has chosen Croc song! as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Madz Ladz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Melvin Cronkite!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronkite shoots in but Ladz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cronkite stuffs the takedown.
Ladz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cronkite's waist but Cronkite gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ladz off to one side.
Ladz shoots in looking for a takedown. Cronkite tries to sprawl out of it but Ladz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cronkite manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Madz Ladz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ladz shoots in but Cronkite avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cronkite decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cronkite trying to mount his opponent but Ladz defends it.
Cronkite keeps trying to improve his position.
Cronkite trying to control the action but Ladz is working from the bottom.
Ladz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at GnP Factory Elite Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ladz is looking to escape.
Cronkite wants to pass the guard but Ladz is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronkite is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ladz defends it well.
Cronkite looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cronkite is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ladz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ladz is trying to control the position but Cronkite postures up.
Cronkite lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ladz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite looking to pass the guard.
Ladz is trying to control the position but Cronkite postures up.
Cronkite trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cronkite trying to control the position from guard on top but Ladz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ladz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ladz, not yet.
Cronkite looking to sit in guard and control but Ladz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cronkite working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cronkite looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ladz is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite wants to improve his position but instead Ladz has moved into half guard.
Cronkite is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ladz lands a nice short elbow.
It looks like Melvin Cronkite has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ladz is looking to advance position but Cronkite won't allow it.
Cronkite wants to improve his position but Ladz is controlling well.
Cronkite is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cronkite on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That has opened up Melvin Cronkite's cut even more.
Cronkite has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladz wants to control but Cronkite is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ladz lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ladz connects with a nice short shot to Cronkite's temple.
The cut above Melvin Cronkite's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Melvin Cronkite's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Madz Ladz!
Madz Ladz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the cage accompanied by Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings. Urameshi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Two Piece by Tech N9ne. Yusuke Urameshi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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182 lbs
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180 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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phan Tran Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urameshi moves out of range as Le strikes.
Urameshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le misses with a head kick.
Urameshi connects with a leg kick. Le looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Urameshi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Le misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Urameshi throws a lazy body kick
and Le counters with a thumping low kick.
Urameshi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Le checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Le.
Urameshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Urameshi avoids the head kick by Le.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urameshi, right into the meat.
Le slips a jab from Urameshi.
Urameshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le connects with a body shot that sends Urameshi's belly button to the back.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi cracks Le with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Le uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Le dodges the punch combination from Urameshi.
Le swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Urameshi lands the left hand.
Urameshi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Urameshi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Urameshi tries to land a front kick but Le steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Urameshi misses with a low kick.
Urameshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urameshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with a hook
and Urameshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Le.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Urameshi tries a head kick but it misses.
Le takes one to the side of the head.
Le throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Le.
Urameshi misses the jab.
Urameshi drives through and clinches with Le against the cage.
Le taking a breather.
Urameshi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Le tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le lands with a right to the head.
Le swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Urameshi lands a shoulder strike.
Urameshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urameshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi looks to land a right hand but Le moved out of range.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le manages to avoid it.
Urameshi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from Urameshi misses
enabling Le to counter with a crisp jab.
Urameshi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Urameshi is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Urameshi is still on wobbly legs! Can Le finish him?
Le landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Urameshi looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Urameshi - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Le, and another! Urameshi is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Phan Tran Le!
A relieved looking Phan Tran Le thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pops Cama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy McLure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cama comes to the cage accompanied by Lollipop. McLure is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Simpsons Theme Song. Troy McLure has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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303 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pops Cama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy McLure!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLure rushes Cama and presses him up against the cage.
McLure working aggressively here.
McLure works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McLure misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cama.
McLure working hard to break the clinch.
Cama lands a body shot.
Cama managing to block the knees to the body from McLure.
McLure keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cama's efforts to push away.
Cama prevents a body shot from McLure.
McLure looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cama dodges an elbow strike from McLure.
Cama pushes McLure back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cama tries to work over McLure's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cama wants to break free but McLure has control.
Cama swings wildly with an uppercut but McLure uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cama struggles to land a body shot inside as McLure controls his hands.
Cama lands a body punch.
McLure tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McLure blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLure misses with a punch to the body.
Cama breaks the clinch.
McLure has taken the fight to the clinch.
McLure lands a nice elbow.
Cama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McLure darts in and clinches Cama up against the cage.
McLure throws an elbow but it misses.
McLure tries a body shot but Cama blocks it.
Cama breaks the clinch.
McLure has managed to clinch.
Cama has McLure pressed against the cage, preventing McLure from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cama tries to throw a body punch but McLure avoids it by throwing Cama back against the cage.
McLure pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McLure uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cama.
The crowd cheers as Cama lands an impressive looking overhand right. McLure doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Troy McLure has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from McLure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLure misses with a head kick.
Cama misses with the body kick
and McLure counters with a nice body kick.
McLure looks to clinch
and Cama counters with a good, hard body kick but McLure shrugs it off.
McLure drives through and clinches with Cama against the cage.
Cama struggles to land a body shot inside as McLure controls his hands.
McLure misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cama.
McLure tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McLure wants to stall.
McLure working Cama over with knees to the body.
Cama scores with a shot to the side of McLure's head.
Cama struggles to land a body shot inside as McLure controls his hands.
Cama throws a head punch that misses.
McLure tries to stall but Cama uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by McLure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLure lands a nice elbow.
Cama breaks from the clinch.
Cama swats away the attempt to clinch by McLure.
Cama lands a nice shot to the body.
McLure tries to clinch up
and Cama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cama scores with a hook.
McLure gets tackled into the cage by Cama. Cama maintains the clinch.
Cama swings wildly with an uppercut but McLure uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLure looking to slow down the pace here.
Cama can't break the clinch.
McLure trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McLure lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McLure.
Cama blocks the elbow strike.
Cama avoiding damage as McLure throws knees to the body.
Cama scores with a hook to the body.
McLure manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cama managing to block the knees to the body from McLure.
Cama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cama rushes McLure and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McLure tries to work over Cama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cama.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Cama as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cama.
McLure is looking to control Cama's arms but Cama gets an underhook and turns him. Now McLure has his back to the cage.
Cama lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLure backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Cama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Troy McLure's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cama lands a nice looking body shot.
Cama has McLure up against the cage in a clinch.
McLure is trying to break the clinch but Cama has him pressed against the cage.
McLure blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cama lands a shoulder strike.
McLure blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Cama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cama lands a body shot.
Cama breaks from the clinch.
Cama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McLure shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cama cracks McLure with a hook to the temple - McLure is on wobbly legs here! Cama swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! McLure falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Cama wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pops Cama!
A victorious Pops Cama thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Troy McLure had this to say: '"Duff Man... says a lot of things! Oh, yeah!"'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Rodinerio Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salcedo comes to the cage accompanied by Sail-Awolnation. Bravo has chosen Damian Marley - Confrontation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joey Rodinerio Bravo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
215 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
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Salcedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Salcedo. No joy for Bravo on that attempt.
Bravo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salcedo.
Bravo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bravo tries to clinch up but Salcedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Salcedo tests Bravo 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salcedo cracks Bravo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Joey Rodinerio Bravo 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!
BOOM! Salcedo lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bravo . Bravo tries to recover but Salcedo is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bravo lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Salcedo!
A relieved looking Oscar Salcedo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Joey Rodinerio Bravo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sure he applied WD-40 to his body, so i couldn't get a hold of him!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Atomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Atomi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stratovarius - Abyss Of Your Eyes. Tomi Atomi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomi Atomi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Conan Cross!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atomi throws a body kick that misses
and Cross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cross cracks Atomi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Atomi scores with a nice strike.
Atomi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cross moves away from the strike by Atomi.
Atomi throws a big shot that misses.
Atomi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Atomi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cross loads up on a big right hand but Atomi slips the punch.
Atomi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Atomi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Atomi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cross looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cross throws a head kick that misses
and Atomi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cross!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross struggling a bit here.
Cross has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Atomi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cross tries to buck Atomi off but Atomi is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross dodges the ground and pound from Atomi.
Atomi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cross is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Atomi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cross is trying to control Atomi's posture but Atomi avoids it.
Atomi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cross keeps working.
Cross avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Atomi.
Atomi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cross is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cross manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Atomi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atomi is refusing to be controlled, as Cross sits in half guard.
Atomi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cross is working away from the top position though.
Atomi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cross scores with a couple of nice shots.
Atomi wants to control but Cross is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi is staying active underneath Cross, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Atomi looking for subs from the bottom but Cross mounts him!
Atomi tries to reverse the position but Cross maintains control.
Cross connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cross sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cross scoring with strikes but Atomi is staying in there.
Atomi is squirming around, avoiding Cross's attempts to control the action.
Atomi tries to hold on but Cross pushes him away.
Atomi is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries to control but Atomi wriggling away.
Atomi regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Atomi wants to get back to full guard but Cross has mounted him!
Cross wants to control the pace but Atomi is squirming around nicely.
Atomi regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atomi wants to get back to full guard.
Cross missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cross working Atomi over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conan Cross will probably get the nod.
That's time! Atomi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Atomi lands a nice looking body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cross.
Atomi throws a shot from downtown. Cross moves away and avoids it.
Cross goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Atomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Cross.
Cross fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Atomi checks it well.
Atomi is looking to slow Cross down with leg kicks.
Atomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from Atomi.
Conan Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atomi tries a head kick but it misses.
Atomi cracks a nice hook into Cross's ribs.
Atomi missing with a left hand there. Cross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Atomi, as that shot connected.
Atomi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atomi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cross has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cross and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Atomi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atomi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cross pivots, looking for a leg kick but Atomi is out of range and Cross settles back down.
Cross throws a body punch but Atomi moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cross, right into the meat.
Atomi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atomi lands a right hook to the body.
Cross stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Atomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atomi misses with a wild body shot.
Atomi throws a leg kick
and Cross counters with a nice kick to the body.
Atomi ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Atomi tries to land a leg kick but Cross saw it coming and moves away.
Atomi connects with a solid leg kick.
Cross lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross loads up on a big right hand but Atomi slips the punch.
Atomi blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atomi moves out of range of the leg kick from Cross.
Atomi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Atomi misses with a looping left.
Cross wants to land a leg kick but Atomi is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Atomi.
Atomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cross keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cross gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cross prevents a body shot from Atomi.
Atomi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atomi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atomi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cross walks away with a smile on his face. Atomi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Conan Cross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atomi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Atomi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Atomi lands with a cross.
Cross looks to throw the jab but Atomi is out of range.
Atomi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cross as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomi Atomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cross closes the distance looking to clinch
and Atomi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Atomi.
Atomi forces his way into half guard.
Cross tries to get to full guard but Atomi has control of the leg.
Atomi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cross defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi is looking to take a break and control but Cross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atomi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atomi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Atomi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cross tries to reverse the position but Atomi maintains control.
Atomi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross is desperately trying to improve his position but Atomi has a good base and remains in mount.
Cross taking shots to the head.
Atomi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Atomi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cross wants to clinch up but Atomi keeps it at a distance.
Atomi's corner calls for a 1-2. Atomi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Atomi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cross closes this distance looking for a takedown but Atomi circles away.
Atomi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cross has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Atomi misses with a body kick.
Atomi scores with a punch to the head.
Atomi throws a front kick that sends Cross stumbling back into the cage.
Cross shoots in and drives through. Atomi sprawls well.
Atomi misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cross, right into the meat.
Cross cracks Atomi with a good jab.
Atomi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cross looks to land a body kick but Atomi moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Atomi was covering up waiting for the punch and Cross finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cross preventing the sweep.
Atomi 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.
Atomi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cross can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Atomi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cross has passed into side control.
Cross connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Atomi some visible discomfort.
Atomi is trying to get back to half guard.
Atomi is working hard here to advance position.
Atomi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi tries to roll over but Cross keeps him under control.
Atomi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cross pulls his head out easily.
Atomi is looking to improve his position.
Atomi gets back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atomi keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.
Atomi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cross passes Atomi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tomi Atomi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi trying to hold on to Cross's head to control him but Cross postures up.
Atomi is looking to improve his position.
Cross wants to take a breather but Atomi is having none of it.
Atomi is trying to get back to full guard.
Atomi trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atomi is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi is trying to control but can't.
Cross is pressing down on Atomi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Atomi is holding on for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Atomi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cross.
Cross lands with a straight right. Atomi didn't see that one coming.
Cross 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.
Cross throws an off balance right hand
and Atomi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Atomi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cross keeps working.
Atomi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atomi trying to pass the guard but Cross defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Atomi clearly takes 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.
Atomi misses with a jab to the body
and Cross counters with a takedown into side control.
Atomi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cross wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Atomi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cross off and has taken his back!
Cross avoids the strikes from Atomi.
Cross covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Atomi doesn't have the hooks in and Cross manages to turn into his guard.
Atomi wants to hit a switch here but Cross passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Atomi there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross is trying to control here but Atomi has managed to regain half guard.
Atomi tries to roll over but Cross keeps him under control.
Cross works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cross putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Atomi is working to get back to half guard.
Cross trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cross cracks Atomi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Atomi tries to lock up and control but Cross gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Atomi is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross controlling his opponent.
Cross unloading with bombs!
Cross landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Cross connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cross can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Atomi is looking to escape.
Atomi tries to reverse the position but Cross maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a nice shot to the head.
Atomi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Atomi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cross slips a nice elbow through Atomi's hands, connecting with Atomi's forehead.
Atomi trying to control here.
Cross is looking to take a break and control but Atomi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atomi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Atomi.
Atomi working for a triangle but Cross defends it easily.
Cross wants to control from the top but Atomi keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cross defends well.
Cross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cross is sitting in close to Atomi's body. Atomi has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cross is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cross is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Atomi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tomi Atomi!
Tomi Atomi retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Tomi Atomi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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