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ECFC 10 - Dayshus vs Tappanii PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between WareDa Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Jordan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, WareDa Beef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Jordan. Those never looked like landing.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jordan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Beef manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Beef is trying to control. Jordan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Beef stands up and beckons Jordan to join him on the feet.
Jordan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jordan.
Beef wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beef pulls Jordan into guard.
Beef has his feet on Jordan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Jordan does no damage.
Jordan closes the distance and pushes Beef back into the cage.
Beef taking a breather.
Beef avoiding damage as Jordan throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef goes for a takedown attempt but Jordan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beef looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beef closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beef lands in his opponent's guard.
Beef sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jordan wants to stand but Beef is controlling the position.
Beef engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up. WareDa Beef wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Beef.
Jordan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jordan 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.
Beef tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jordan takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beef trying to land knees to the body.
Beef is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jordan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beef is trying to pull guard but Jordan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hugh Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan catches Beef with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like WareDa Beef has been cut.
Beef moves into the clinch.
Jordan trying to control the position but instead, Beef has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jordan into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Beef is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jordan is aware though and is defending well.
Jordan prevents Beef from getting back to his feet.
Jordan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Beef, up you get!
Beef dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Beef.
Beef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan throws a head kick but Beef moves out of range.
Beef tries to clinch up.
Jordan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Beef sprawls well initially but Jordan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beef is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jordan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jordan's back!
Beef wants to control but Jordan is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beef controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beef looking for the RNC.
Jordan looking very determined here, making life difficult for Beef.
Jordan trying to get back to his feet but Beef is in full control for now.
Beef biding his time, looking for the opening.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beef wants to control but Jordan is keeping busy.
Beef is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Beef punishes Jordan with strikes from the back mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
WareDa Beef dominated that round.
The cut man is working on WareDa Beef's cut.
That's time! Beef's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beef has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jordan is looking to control Beef's arms but Beef gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jordan has his back to the cage.
Beef trying to control the position but instead, Jordan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beef into the cage.
Jordan taking a breather.
Jordan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beef tries to break free but Jordan pushes him back against the cage.
Jordan throws an elbow but it misses.
Beef tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jordan smiles and moves away.
Beef blocks a head kick by Jordan.
Jordan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jordan drives through and clinches with Beef against the cage.
Beef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beef connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jordan avoids it really well and circles away.
Jordan clinches with his opponent.
Jordan lands a right hand.
Jordan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jordan scores with a shot to the side of Beef's head.
Beef drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jordan pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for WareDa Beef. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan lands a lovely overhand right.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jordan decides to return to a standing position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jordan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jordan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
Beef is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beef throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Beef throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Beef is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jordan is controlling him.
WareDa Beef overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beef not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beef looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beef pulls Jordan in close to prevent any damage.
Beef trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beef trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of WareDa Beef.
Jordan rushes Beef and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jordan lands an uppercut.
A short left from Jordan.
Beef manages to break the clinch.
Jordan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jordan throws a right and a left that Beef avoids nicely.
Beef shoots in but Jordan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jordan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Beef!
Beef is looking to regain half guard here but Jordan keeps moving and retains side control.
Beef is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jordan off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan wants to escape the position.
Beef biding his time, looking for the opening.
Beef working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Beef is looking for the choke from the back position but Jordan is controlling his hands well.
Jordan defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Beef keeping moving, preventing Jordan from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beef's head.
Beef keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hugh Jordan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on WareDa Beef's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Beef fails to land with a series of punches.
Beef fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jordan to the ground. Beef is now in Jordan's guard.
Beef throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beef won't allow Jordan to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beef sitting in guard here, content to control.
Beef stands up from Jordan's guard - Beef perhaps looking for a knockout.
Beef tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jordan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jordan.
Beef works over Jordan's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan closes the distance and clinches.
Beef successfully pulls guard.
Beef has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jordan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jordan stands and steps away. Beef gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
WareDa Beef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
Beef closes the distance and clinches up with Jordan, looking for a takedown. Beef pushes Jordan against the cage but Jordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jordan sizes up Beef with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beef tries to clinch but Jordan moves out of range.
Beef closes the distance and clinches.
Jordan lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jordan.
Jordan managing to block the knees to the body from Beef.
Jordan pushes Beef back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beef wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jordan has him pressed against the cage.
Jordan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jordan prevents Beef from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beef is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jordan is keeping busy.
Beef tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jordan smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for WareDa Beef. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beef is trying to control but can't.
Jordan wants to take a breather but Beef is having none of it.
Beef throws a strike from the bottom but Jordan passes into side control!
Beef managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jordan.
Beef is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Morbid Conditioning School $150, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beef regains half guard.
Beef wants to get back to full guard.
Beef is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jordan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jordan's back!
Beef tries to get the hooks in deep but Jordan pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beef is looking for the choke from the back position but Jordan is controlling his hands well.
Beef patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Jordan is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Beef drives through and clinches with Jordan against the cage.
Beef wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beef misses with a body punch.
Beef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Jordan does no damage.
Beef fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beef shoots in looking for a takedown but Jordan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beef's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beef wants to clinch up but Jordan keeps it at a distance.
Beef wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beef tries to close the distance and clinch but Jordan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jordan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Beef is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jordan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Beef wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beef struggling a bit here.
Beef tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to WareDa Beef.
I think Beef has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... WareDa Beef!
Our winner, WareDa Beef, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roque Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Never Go Where the Pagans Go (Warrior King). Peterson has chosen Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roque Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Peterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Peterson.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Peterson jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Peterson jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Peterson looking to control.
Peterson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roque Johnson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Peterson looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson drops Peterson with a beautiful combination! Peterson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
Peterson is rocked!
It looks like Adrian Peterson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Peterson out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roque Johnson!
A very excited looking Roque Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Adrian Peterson spoke after the fight, saying 'Non omnis moriare'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Place Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keenan Miao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miao has chosen discolamon as his entrance music. Place Holder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Place Holder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keenan Miao!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holder darts in and clinches Miao up against the cage.
Miao has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Holder clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Holder tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Miao controlling his opponent.
Holder is in all sorts of trouble here.
Miao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Holder working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Miao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holder trying to control here.
Holder manages to get to full guard.
Miao wants to stand but Holder has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Holder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Holder is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miao defends well.
Miao tries to stand but Holder is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder is pulling down on Miao's head. It's preventing any offense from Miao, at least for the moment.
Miao wanted to stand there but Holder had control of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miao wants to stand but Holder has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Holder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miao wants to stand but Holder is controlling his posture from full guard.
Miao wants to stand and escape but instead Holder has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Holder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holder throws a big right hand that misses.
Miao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holder.
Holder scoring with punches to the head and body.
Holder throws a big elbow that misses.
Holder slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Holder 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holder.
Holder trying to control but Miao is working from the bottom.
Miao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Holder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holder throwing strikes from guard but Miao blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holder.
Holder is looking to work some ground and pound but Miao has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Place Holder dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miao misses with a few strikes there.
Holder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miao misses with a combination
and Holder counters with a single leg into guard. Miao didn't expect that.
Holder passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Holder in side control, throwing shots but Miao defends.
Miao managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Holder.
We've been hearing good reports from Holder's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Miao managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Holder.
Sloppy strikes there by Holder.
Holder sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miao is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Holder throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holder landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Holder lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miao takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Holder throws a strike aimed at the side of Miao's head but Miao avoids it well.
Holder grinds an elbow into Miao's temple.
Holder misses with the ground and pound.
Holder trying to control the position but Miao is working away.
Miao takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Miao trying to remain calm as Holder controls from the top position.
Holder lands a nice forearm strike.
Holder working the head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holder slows the pace down.
Holder cracks Miao with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miao is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Holder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miao can do to turn this around?
Miao managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Holder.
Holder working the ground and pound.
Holder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Miao is rocked!
Holder sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miao is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Holder working the ground and pound but Miao is defending the strikes.
Holder looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Miao is avoiding damage well.
Check out the look on Holder's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Holder creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Miao sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Holder in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Holder lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Miao down.
Miao is breathing heavily.
Holder throws a strike aimed at the side of Miao's head but Miao avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Miao is still in real trouble! Can Holder finish him?
Holder just content to control the position.
Holder working the body and head with strikes.
Holder landing a few strikes.
Holder working the head with strikes.
Holder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miao keeps working.
Holder creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miao avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Holder.
Holder is looking to take a break and control but Miao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miao seems to have recovered his senses.
Miao is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miao on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Holder looks up at the clock and then as Miao takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Holder smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Holder trying to control the action but Miao is working from the bottom.
Holder is chipping away with strikes.
Holder cracks Miao with a big right hand but Miao just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Holder scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holder is chipping away with strikes.
Holder is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Miao's shoulder. That is not cool.
Holder creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Place Holder dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Holder.
Miao throws a right hand that Holder ducks under and follows up with a left that Holder also avoids with ease.
Miao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miao misses with the combination.
Holder fails with a takedown attempt.
Miao misses with the combination.
Keenan Miao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holder misses with a low kick.
Miao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miao looks to land a combination but Holder avoids it well.
Holder throws a leg kick but Miao checks it.
Holder scores with a push kick.
Miao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holder closes the distance and pushes Miao back into the cage.
Holder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miao.
Miao takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miao tries to break the clinch but Holder is controlling the position.
Holder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miao is defending well for now.
Miao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holder lands an elbow inside.
Miao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miao avoids it.
Holder misses with a knee to the head.
Miao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miao wants to break free but Holder has control.
Holder turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Holder throws an elbow but Miao slips to the side and avoids it well.
Holder sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miao is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Holder tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Holder misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Keenan Miao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Holder politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Holder prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sloppy strikes there by Holder.
Holder working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holder lands a decent elbow from side control.
Holder landing strikes.
Holder lands an elbow.
Holder working the ground and pound.
Holder working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Holder working the ground and pound from side control.
Holder lands a strong strike to the head of Miao. That's dazed him! Holder looking to finish here. Miao is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Holder lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Place Holder!
Place Holder seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Keenan Miao was interviewed post fight and said 'i don't need this shit'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drock Lesnar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Blake!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blake seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lesnar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blake scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lesnar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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 walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blake lands a nice short elbow.
Blake working over Lesnar with some ground and pound. Lesnar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blake is nestled in close to Lesnar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It looks like Drock Lesnar has been cut.
Blake lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Lesnar quite badly. Lesnar pulls Blake in close trying to recover. Blake postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Lesnar on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Lesnar doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Blake!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Bojan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Juan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bojan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Burn it Down. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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156 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Bojan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Juan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bojan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Juan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bojan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bojan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Juan defends it well.
Juan wants to improve his position but Bojan is controlling well.
Juan trying to control from the bottom.
Bojan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Juan pushes Bojan off looking to stand but Bojan dives back in and keeps control.
Bojan is working for a submission of some sort.
Juan is defending against the submission attempts here by Bojan.
Juan tries to get to full guard but Bojan has control of the leg.
Juan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bojan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan tries to roll over but Bojan keeps him under control.
Juan gets back to full guard.
Bojan is stalling in the full guard.
Juan controls Bojan momentarily but Bojan frees himself.
Juan wants to stand and escape but Bojan is having none of it.
Bojan distracts Juan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Juan is adopting a defensive guard.
Bojan stands and steps away. Juan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Juan throws a body punch but Bojan moves out of range.
Bojan tries for a takedown but Juan circles away easily
and Juan counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Juan as he avoids it easily.
Bojan moves away from the strike by Juan.
Bojan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Bojan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juan throws a body punch but Bojan moves out of range.
Bojan gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juan tries to get to full guard but Bojan has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juan controlling the position well.
Juan trying to control but Bojan postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bojan wants to work for an arm triangle but Juan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Juan manages to get to full guard.
Bojan wants to control from the top but Juan keeps moving.
Bojan won't allow Juan to sweep him here.
Juan keeping moving, preventing Bojan from controlling successfully.
Juan looking for a sweep. Not yet Juan, not yet.
Juan keeping full guard, as Bojan tries to pass.
Juan controls Bojan momentarily but Bojan frees himself.
Stan Bojan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Juan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bojan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bojan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bojan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Juan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Juan struggling a bit here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bojan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Juan regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bojan is working for a kimura but Juan is defending it quite comfortably.
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 Stan Bojan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Juan misses with a body kick.
Juan lands a head kick. Bojan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Juan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bojan.
Juan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Juan misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Juan.
Bojan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Juan's waist but Juan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bojan off to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juan.
Juan has closed the distance and engaged Bojan in a clinch.
Juan tries to throw a body punch but Bojan avoids it by throwing Juan back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bojan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bojan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Juan.
Bojan avoiding damage as Juan throws knees to the body.
Bojan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Bojan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juan trying to land knees to the body.
Juan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bojan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bojan managing to block the knees to the body from Juan.
Bojan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Juan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bojan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bojan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Juan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juan misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juan has closed the distance and engaged Bojan in a clinch.
Bojan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bojan manages to pull guard.
Bojan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bojan trying to control from half guard but Juan is working away.
Juan gets full guard.
Juan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bojan is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Juan has taken his back.
Bojan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan prevents Juan from getting a body triangle.
Bojan wants to escape the position.
Juan trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bojan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bojan is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan is trying to control but Bojan is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Juan stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Bojan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Juan counters with a thumping low kick.
Bojan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Juan stuffs the takedown.
Juan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bojan fails with a takedown attempt.
Juan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Juan misses the target.
Juan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Juan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Juan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bojan moves away.
Juan closes the distance and clinches.
Bojan managing to block the knees to the body from Juan.
Our sources have told us that Bojan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Juan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bojan blocks it with crossed arms.
Bojan jumps guard but Juan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bojan jumps guard but Juan stands there with Bojan around his waist. Bojan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bojan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Juan stops a takedown attempt from Bojan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Bojan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Juan lands a good knee to the midsection. Bojan won't want to take too many of those.
Juan misses with the head strike.
Juan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bojan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bojan takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan missing with knees to the body.
Juan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bojan avoids the damage to the body.
Juan with a knee to the head.
Juan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Juan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Stan Bojan has been cut.
Bojan is looking for a takedown.
Juan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juan trying to land knees to the body.
Juan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bojan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Juan missing with knees to the body.
Juan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bojan's defenses.
Juan trying to land knees to the body.
Juan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan gets the takedown into side control.
Bojan wants to control but Juan is keeping him busy.
Juan is trying to get back to half guard.
Juan pushes Bojan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bojan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Juan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bojan takes a little break here. Juan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bojan wants to control but Juan is keeping him busy.
Juan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bojan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bojan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Juan, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan can't do much from the bottom here.
Bojan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Juan is trying to control Bojan's posture but Bojan avoids it.
Juan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Juan passes to side control.
Juan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bojan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Juan decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan throws a leg kick but Bojan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bojan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Juan but Juan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck for Bojan with that takedown attempt.
Bojan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Juan.
Bojan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Juan's waist but Juan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bojan off to one side.
Juan tries to clinch but Bojan is having none of it.
Bojan dives in for a single leg takedown but Juan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
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.
Bojan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juan stops a takedown attempt from Bojan.
Juan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bojan is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Juan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Juan 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Juan!
Sean Juan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Branton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Branton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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194 lbs
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26
193 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Branton!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great checks a leg kick.
Branton swinging wildly here.
We've been hearing reports that Great has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Branton swinging wildly here.
Great goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Branton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Billy Branton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Great moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Great gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Branton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Great.
Great sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Great slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Alexander Great wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Great slips a straight right by Branton.
Jab from Branton.
Branton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Branton throws a right hand that Great ducks under and follows up with a left that Great also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branton throws a combination that misses
and Great counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Branton thinking.
Branton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Branton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Great slips a jab from Branton.
Branton leaves Great with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Great closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Great lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Branton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Great controls the pace.
Great throwing strikes from guard but Branton blocks nicely.
Great's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great drops back, looking for a kneebar! Branton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Branton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Branton!
Branton tries to stand but Great controls the position and pulls Branton into his guard.
Great pulls Branton in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alexander Great just wasn't active enough.
Nice takedown defense from Branton. No joy for Great on that attempt.
We've been informed that Branton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Great looks for a takedown but Branton sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Great. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Branton fails to land with a series of punches.
Branton throws a series of strikes that have Great backpedaling.
Great walks into a straight right hand from Branton.
Branton stuffs the takedown attempt from Great. Great gets slowly back to his feet.
Branton swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Great tries to clinch but Branton is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Branton.
Great feints and as Branton raises his hands in defense, Great changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Great will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Great closes the distance and clinches up with Branton, looking for a takedown. Great pushes Branton against the cage but Branton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Billy Branton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Branton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexander Great is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Branton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Great is rocked!
Great on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh Great is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Branton steps in with a hook that catches Great right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Branton follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Great looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Branton!
Billy Branton spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Loggia Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebasti Perreira De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Loggia Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Perreira De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perreira De Souza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Loggia Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Perreira De Souza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Loggia Jr's waist but Loggia Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perreira De Souza off to one side.
Loggia Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perreira De Souza avoids it really well and circles away.
Loggia Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perreira De Souza gets caught flat footed, as Loggia Jr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Perreira De Souza controlling the position.
Perreira De Souza wants to stand and escape but Loggia Jr is having none of it.
Perreira De Souza seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Perreira De Souza wants to stand but Loggia Jr is controlling the position.
Perreira De Souza seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sebasti Perreira De Souza has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Perreira De Souza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip 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!
Loggia Jr tries to kick Perreira De Souza off but Perreira De Souza keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Loggia Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza is taking a breather. Loggia Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Loggia Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perreira De Souza on the ground.
Perreira De Souza winds up and cracks Loggia Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Loggia Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Loggia Jr tries to get out of the position.
Perreira De Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perreira De Souza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Perreira De Souza there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Perreira De Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Perreira De Souza looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perreira De Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loggia Jr's head.
Loggia Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Loggia Jr is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at HARRY'S, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Perreira De Souza winds up and cracks Loggia Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Perreira De Souza throwing shots but Loggia Jr is blocking nicely.
Perreira De Souza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Perreira De Souza controlling the action here.
Loggia Jr taking some punishment here, with Perreira De Souza in his half guard.
Perreira De Souza keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Loggia Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perreira De Souza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Loggia Jr is trying to maintain the position but Perreira De Souza is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Loggia Jr has hold of Perreira De Souza's hands but Perreira De Souza slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza winds up and cracks Loggia Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Perreira De Souza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perreira De Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Perreira De Souza slips a nice elbow through Loggia Jr's hands, connecting with Loggia Jr's forehead.
Perreira De Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perreira De Souza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loggia Jr has hold of Perreira De Souza's hands but Perreira De Souza slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Perreira De Souza keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Perreira De Souza is keen to just control but Loggia Jr is a slippery customer.
Perreira De Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Perreira De Souza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perreira De Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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. Perreira De Souza connects with a nice short shot to Loggia Jr's temple.
Perreira De Souza working Loggia Jr over with strikes.
Loggia Jr is breathing heavily.
Perreira De Souza is taking a breather. Loggia Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Perreira De Souza moves nicely into side control.
Loggia Jr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Perreira De Souza cracks Loggia Jr with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Loggia Jr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Loggia Jr is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perreira De Souza working the ground and pound.
Oh Loggia Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perreira De Souza lands a few punches from side control.
Perreira De Souza is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Loggia Jr's shoulder. That is not cool.
Perreira De Souza lands a strong strike to the head of Loggia Jr. That's dazed him! Perreira De Souza looking to finish here. Loggia Jr is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Perreira De Souza lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebasti Perreira De Souza!
Sebasti Perreira De Souza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moerder Manni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Yody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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25
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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245 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moerder Manni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Yody!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manni is looking to clinch but Yody is avoiding it.
Manni shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yody is trying to defend but Manni finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Manni tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yody knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Manni trying to control from half guard but Yody is working away.
Manni is working for a submission of some sort.
Manni is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yody defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manni trying to control from half guard but Yody is working away.
Yody wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manni works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yody keeps working.
Manni slows the pace down.
Manni is trying to get an arm triangle but Yody is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manni tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Manni is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yody has escaped the position, nice work there.
Manni is working to tighten his grip on Yody's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Yody has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Manni is really squeezing tight and eventually Yody passes out! Manni breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Moerder Manni!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Lonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Lonni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Li!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li throws a shot from downtown. Lonni moves away and avoids it.
Lonni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Li misses with a hook.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lonni.
Lonni cracks Li with a right hand to the side of the head.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lonni ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lonni counters with a left and a right that stings Li.
Li misses with a straight right.
Li scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lonni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Lonni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lonni ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li gets a double leg takedown into Lonni's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but Lonni has wrist control.
Li stops Lonni from standing up.
Lonni will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Lonni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lonni wants to stand and escape but Li is having none of it.
Li trying to control but Lonni is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John Li has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lonni!
Lonni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Li throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Li with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lonni to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lonni's hands.
Li misses with a left hand
and Lonni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Lonni's head coaches at Kick In The Nutz Gym (14 Elite Coaches, Low Cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lonni is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lonni slips under a jab from Li.
Li is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lonni tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
Li taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonni wants to break free but Li has control.
Lonni can't break the clinch.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lonni backwards.
Lonni breaks the clinch.
Li tries to clinch but Lonni is having none of it.
Li staying out of range there.
Li tries to clinch but Lonni is having none of it.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lonni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Li doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Li misses.
Li tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lonni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck for Li with that takedown attempt.
John Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Li.
Arturo Lonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Li.
Lonni lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lonni clobbers Li with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lonni shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Li eats them both and turns towards Lonni to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A cross from Lonni lands.
A slow jab from Lonni misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lonni, as that shot connected.
Li throws a hook but Lonni blocks it.
Lonni slips under a jab from Li.
Lonni is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lonni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
Lonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.
Li is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lonni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Lonni dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Li missing with a left hand there. Lonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lonni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Arturo Lonni is winning the standup battle so far.
Lonni scores with the left hand. Li knows he should have avoided that one.
Li closes the distance but Lonni moves to the side
and Lonni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lonni moves out of range of the strikes.
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lonni.
Li slips under a jab from Lonni.
Lonni keeps the fight on the outside.
Li jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Lonni circles away.
Lonni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is looking to clinch.
Li rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lonni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Li misses with a straight left.
Li throws a shot from downtown. Lonni moves away and avoids it.
Li throws a lazy uppercut
and Lonni counters with a right hand to the body.
Lonni needs to keep his hands up - Li had a free shot at his head there.
Li misses with the combination.
Li shoots in and bounces Lonni off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lonni wants to stand up but Li is controlling him.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lonni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li stops Lonni from standing up.
Li throws a big right hand that misses.
Lonni keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lonni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Li chips away with some ground and pound.
Lonni is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Li is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to control from the top but Lonni keeps moving.
Li stops Lonni from standing up.
Li trying to control but Lonni is working from the bottom.
Li must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lonni wants to stand up but Li is controlling him.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lonni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lonni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Li is in close to Lonni's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a big elbow that misses.
Li trying to control but Lonni is working from the bottom.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lonni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lonni keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Li wasn't active enough on the ground.
Li shoots in for a takedown but Lonni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Li.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Li tries to clinch but Lonni is having none of it.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Li lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lonni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Lonni.
Lonni cracks a nice hook into Li's ribs.
Lonni lands a body shot.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Lonni circles away.
Li misses with a hook
and Lonni counters with a left to the body.
Li throws the left hand but Lonni avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a right hand
and Lonni counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the liver by Lonni. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Li staying out of range there.
Li throws out a loose jab but Lonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Li throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arturo Lonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lonni staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Li misses the target.
A big left from Li misses.
Li on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Li looks to land a right hand but Lonni moved out of range.
Lonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lonni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Li throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li swings widly with a right hand
and Lonni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Li throws an off balance right hand
and Lonni counters with a straight right hand.
Li shoots for a takedown but Lonni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lonni. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li misses with a takedown attempt - Lonni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arturo Lonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Li.
Lonni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lonni stuffs the takedown.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lonni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Li looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lonni is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonni trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lonni pushes Li off but Li dives into side control.
Li controls the position.
Lonni is pushing Li's head away, looking to escape. Li manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li scores with a couple of short elbows.
Li trying to control the action but Lonni is working from the bottom.
Lonni tries to escape but Li is in control.
Li wants to control but Lonni is keeping him busy.
John Li has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lonni managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Li.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lonni wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but John Li just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Lonni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Li takes a swing at Lonni's ribcage but misses.
Li misses with a straight left.
Lonni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Li swings widly with a right hand
and Lonni counters with a nice body shot.
Li shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lonni as he avoids it easily.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lonni jabs Li to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Li wants to clinch
and Lonni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li throws a body punch but Lonni moves out of range.
Li takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Lonni finds it's way through Li's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li wants to clinch.
Li has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Li wants to clinch.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Li on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lonni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
Li looks to land a right hand but Lonni moved out of range.
Li takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lonni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Li is looking to clinch but Lonni is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Lonni circles away.
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Li rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lonni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lonni throws a good cross that connects.
Lonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lonni misses with an uppercut.
Lonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Lonni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Li throws a jab but it's blocked by Lonni.
Li misses with a lunging right hand
letting Lonni counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lonni gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Li tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arturo Lonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Li.
Li is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonni wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Lonni blocking some punches.
Li misses with the head strike.
Li has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lonni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Li tries for a takedown but Lonni manages to get underhooks.
Lonni lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Lonni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lonni as Li tries to tie him up.
Lonni breaks from the clinch.
Li tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lonni defends well and Li ends up having to push Lonni into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lonni lands with a short shot to the head.
Li tries to pull guard but Lonni won't allow it.
Li jumps guard but Lonni stands there with Li around his waist. Li gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lonni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Lonni circles away.
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Li misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Lonni finds it's target.
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!
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lonni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li takes one on the button.
Lonni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Li gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Lonni.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lonni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li looks to land a right hand but Lonni moved out of range.
Li takes one to the side of the head.
Li tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lonni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Lonni had his way with John Li in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Li on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Lonni misses its intended target.
Li looks for a takedown but Lonni sprawls well.
Lonni lands a jab to Li's midsection.
Li tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lonni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li wants to clinch.
Lonni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Li tries to clinch there but Lonni circles away.
Lonni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lonni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lonni lands with a nice body punch.
Lonni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Li throws a hook to the side of Lonni's head but Lonni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lonni.
Li tries to clinch but Lonni is having none of it.
Li wants to clinch up but Lonni keeps it at a distance.
Li shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lonni is trying to stand.
Li wants to control but Lonni is keeping him busy.
Lonni is trying to stand back up but Li is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to take a breather but Lonni is having none of it.
Li thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lonni is trying to stand.
Li wants to control but Lonni is keeping him busy.
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 is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lonni is trying to stand up here but Li is controlling him well.
Li thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Li tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lonni knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lonni wants to get back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Li is nestled in close to Lonni, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lonni is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is keen to just control but Lonni is a slippery customer.
Li thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lonni's head.
Lonni pushes Li off and gets back to his feet.
Lonni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lonni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lonni misses with a wild body shot.
Lonni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Li throws a big shot that misses.
Lonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Li throws a lazy right hand but Lonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Li changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lonni tries to avoid it but Li manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lonni to the ground. Lonni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Li moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to clinch up but Lonni keeps it at a distance.
Lonni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Li throws a hook to the side of Lonni's head but Lonni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lonni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lonni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li throws a looping overhand right but Lonni ducks down to avoid it.
Lonni swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Li.
I think Li 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:48
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:48
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Li! John Li retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking John Li made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Dayshus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Tappanii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dayshus comes to the cage accompanied by Kansas-carry on wayward son. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Dayshus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Tappanii!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappanii darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dayshus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tappanii is working away from the top position though.
Dayshus wants to get back to full guard.
Dayshus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dayshus wants to improve his position but Tappanii is controlling well.
Tappanii is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tappanii is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tappanii wants to pass to mount but Dayshus is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayshus wants to control but Tappanii is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tappanii is trying for a kimura here. Dayshus looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tappanii wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hannu Tappanii!
Hannu Tappanii is the new middleweight champion!
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