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SPNY 174: Smith - Krutcher PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Hines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Zane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zane is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alexisonfire - Mailbox Arson. Seth Zane is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Hines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seth Zane!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zane gets a double leg takedown into Hines's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zane controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zane wants to pass the guard but Hines is keeping the position.
Zane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zane wants to control from the top but Hines keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zane is pushing down on Hines's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hines is fighting to maintain full guard but Zane has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hines is trying to stand.
Zane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zane looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zane content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zane is trying to work for a kimura but Hines is defending well.
Zane seems to be looking for submissions.
Hines knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zane on the ground.
Hines is trying to stand up here but Zane is controlling him well.
Zane wants to pass to mount but Hines is defending the position.
Zane is trying to control the action in half guard but Hines is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zane is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hines doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zane.
Zane is trying for a kimura here. Hines looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Zane wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seth Zane!
A victorious Seth Zane thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Burley Haines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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152 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burley Haines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Preston !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haines looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haines shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Haines showed some decent athleticism there.
Preston preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Haines trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haines trying to mount his opponent but Preston defends it.
Preston looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Haines lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haines is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Preston doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haines.
Haines looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Haines takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Preston tries to get to full guard but Haines has control of the leg.
Haines is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haines seems to be working for a kimura but Preston defends the submission attempt.
Haines is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Haines avoids the attempt from Preston to control.
Haines controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haines is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Preston can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haines controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haines with a couple of short strikes.
Preston taking shots to the head.
Haines forces the positional change into back control.
Preston is keeping busy.
Haines has good solid back control here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haines has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Preston is defending well but eventually Haines manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Preston has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Burley Haines!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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135 lbs
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157 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry shoots in looking for a takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl out of it but Cherry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cherry.
Robinson cracks Cherry with a good jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cherry.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Cherry with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Robinson.
Robinson lands a slapping body shot.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Cherry got wobbled bad by a big combination! Robinson presses forward with punches and knees until Cherry stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Cherry closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Robinson!
An out of breath Sean Robinson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jack Cherry was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the drawing board to fix what I missed. No more no less. Embrace the grind'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dj Crabby Jef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Korpisuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crabby Jef's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Madd Skillz. Korpisuo has chosen Eläkeläiset - Humpparaakki as his entrance music. Dj Crabby Jef is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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198 lbs
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197 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dj Crabby Jef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 25 - 1, fighting out of New York, Risto Korpisuo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korpisuo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crabby Jef takes a swing at Korpisuo's ribcage but misses.
Korpisuo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Crabby Jef's half guard.
Korpisuo controlling the pace.
Korpisuo trying to control the action but Crabby Jef is working from the bottom.
Korpisuo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crabby Jef's head.
Korpisuo controlling the action here.
Korpisuo looks to land a strike but Crabby Jef avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpisuo pushes down on Crabby Jef's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Korpisuo stalling.
Korpisuo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crabby Jef is refusing to be controlled, as Korpisuo sits in half guard.
Crabby Jef blocking the ground and pound attempt from Korpisuo.
Korpisuo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Korpisuo trying to control the action but Crabby Jef is working from the bottom.
Crabby Jef has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Crabby Jef keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crabby Jef is looking to improve his position.
Crabby Jef blocking the ground and pound attempt from Korpisuo.
Korpisuo trying to control the action but Crabby Jef is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Crabby Jef manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Crabby Jef preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crabby Jef is pulling down on Korpisuo's head. It's preventing any offense from Korpisuo, at least for the moment.
Korpisuo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crabby Jef looking for a sweep. Not yet Crabby Jef, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Korpisuo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Korpisuo is looking to advance position but Crabby Jef has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Crabby Jef moves to the back.
Crabby Jef throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can Korpisuo hold on?! Crabby Jef is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Crabby Jef working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Crabby Jef is trying to stick to Korpisuo's back but Korpisuo is turning into Crabby Jef. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Crabby Jef's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Korpisuo.
Korpisuo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crabby Jef swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korpisuo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Korpisuo throws a strike but Crabby Jef rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korpisuo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Korpisuo pulls Crabby Jef in close to his closed guard and prevents Crabby Jef from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Korpisuo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big right from Crabby Jef misses.
Korpisuo throws a nice looking combination but Crabby Jef bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crabby Jef throws a leg kick but Korpisuo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Korpisuo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crabby Jef counters with a straight right hand.
Crabby Jef slaps away a takedown attempt from Korpisuo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Korpisuo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korpisuo moves away.
Nice body punch from Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Korpisuo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crabby Jef connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Korpisuo scrambles back to his feet.
Dj Crabby Jef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crabby Jef throws a looping overhand right but Korpisuo ducks down to avoid it.
Crabby Jef looks to land a left hand but Korpisuo moved out of range nicely.
Korpisuo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Korpisuo avoids the head kick by Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef misses with a hook. Korpisuo ducked under it nicely.
Crabby Jef scores with a hook to the body. Korpisuo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Korpisuo swinging wildly here.
Korpisuo ducks under a wild hook from Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Korpisuo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Korpisuo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crabby Jef up against the cage.
Korpisuo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo is trying to pull guard but Crabby Jef has him pressed against the cage.
Korpisuo successfully pulls guard.
Korpisuo managing to control the position.
Crabby Jef wants to control from the top but Korpisuo keeps moving.
Crabby Jef forces his way into half guard.
Korpisuo gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crabby Jef trying to control the position from guard on top but Korpisuo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crabby Jef sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Korpisuo's guard.
Korpisuo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crabby Jef.
Korpisuo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crabby Jef's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crabby Jef's back!
Korpisuo throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo missing with punches from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Crabby Jef takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Crabby Jef wants to escape the position.
Korpisuo throwing sloppy strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
I would not like to be Crabby Jef right now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korpisuo throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Risto Korpisuo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Korpisuo misses with a few strikes there.
Korpisuo blocks a head kick by Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Korpisuo avoids a kick to the body.
Crabby Jef swings for the body but Korpisuo moves out of range.
Crabby Jef walks into a straight right hand from Korpisuo.
Korpisuo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef throws a hook but Korpisuo blocks it.
Korpisuo swings for the body but Crabby Jef moves out of range.
Crabby Jef waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Korpisuo.
Risto Korpisuo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korpisuo throws a lazy right hand but Crabby Jef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Korpisuo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crabby Jef manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpisuo is looking to advance position but Crabby Jef has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Crabby Jef looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Korpisuo can't escape the position.
Korpisuo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Crabby Jef connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Korpisuo blocking the ground and pound.
Crabby Jef tries to push Korpisuo's head away but Korpisuo is holding on tight.
Korpisuo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dj Crabby Jef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo tries to kick Crabby Jef off in order to stand up. Crabby Jef Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Crabby Jef lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korpisuo is looking for a sweep.
Crabby Jef is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Korpisuo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Korpisuo can't do much from the bottom here.
Korpisuo tries to bench press Crabby Jef off him but Crabby Jef keeps the position.
I wouldn't like to be where Korpisuo is right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo is not content to let Crabby Jef control the position.
Korpisuo is looking to reverse the position.
Korpisuo is trying to control Crabby Jef's posture but Crabby Jef avoids it.
Korpisuo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Crabby Jef's best efforts.
Crabby Jef throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Risto Korpisuo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Korpisuo has one foot on Crabby Jef's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Crabby Jef connects with a leg kick. Korpisuo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Risto Korpisuo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo ducks under a wild hook from Crabby Jef.
Korpisuo avoids the head kick by Crabby Jef.
A jab from Crabby Jef misses.
Korpisuo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crabby Jef avoids it really well and circles away.
Crabby Jef swings for the body but Korpisuo moves out of range.
Korpisuo has his takedown stuffed
and Crabby Jef cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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.
Crabby Jef cracks a nice hook into Korpisuo's ribs.
Crabby Jef darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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 Dj Crabby Jef.
I think Korpisuo 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Risto Korpisuo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Risto Korpisuo thanked Just Fight (Everything 7$) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tamiwe Kamanula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Pierre Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamanula comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Jerome Pierre Louis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tamiwe Kamanula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Pierre Louis!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre Louis checks the leg kick.
Kamanula lands a leg kick that knocks Pierre Louis off balance momentarily.
Pierre Louis moves out of range of the body kick from Kamanula.
Kamanula misses with a body kick.
Kamanula lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierre Louis's sensitive parts.
Kamanula connects with a high kick.
It looks like Jerome Pierre Louis has been cut.
Pierre Louis avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Pierre Louis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tamiwe Kamanula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamanula motions for Pierre Louis to come forward. Kamanula throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kamanula fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pierre Louis is out of range.
Pierre Louis gets a double leg takedown into Kamanula's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kamanula controlling Pierre Louis's posture.
Pierre Louis advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre Louis is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kamanula is trying to escape and Pierre Louis transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kamanula is forced to tap! Nice work there by Pierre Louis! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerome Pierre Louis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kos Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivaldi's entrance music is Joker's Wild. A fine choice. Pellegrino has chosen Meiju Suvas - Pure Mua as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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199 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominick Rivaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kos Pellegrino!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldi misses with a hook.
Rivaldi connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivaldi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pellegrino. That one must have hurt.
Rivaldi connects with a crisp jab.
Rivaldi with a hook.
Pellegrino 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.
An inside leg kick from Rivaldi misses.
Rivaldi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rivaldi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Kos Pellegrino has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivaldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivaldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Pellegrino moves out of range easily.
Dominick Rivaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivaldi throws a front kick aimed at Pellegrino's knee but Pellegrino avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pellegrino checks a leg kick.
Rivaldi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi scores with a hook.
Rivaldi cracks the inside of Pellegrino's front leg.
Rivaldi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivaldi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pellegrino has time to react.
Rivaldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pellegrino tries to move into range but Rivaldi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rivaldi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rivaldi misses with a body shot.
Rivaldi is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Rivaldi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rivaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pellegrino moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pellegrino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivaldi. Rivaldi obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivaldi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pellegrino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick but Pellegrino sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rivaldi fakes the leg kick and cracks Pellegrino in the body.
Rivaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Pellegrino moves out of range easily.
Rivaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pellegrino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pellegrino scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rivaldi misses with an uppercut. Pellegrino saw that one coming.
Rivaldi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pellegrino checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivaldi avoids the head kick by Pellegrino.
A cross from Rivaldi lands.
Pellegrino misses with a body kick.
Pellegrino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A leg kick checked by Rivaldi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pellegrino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rivaldi - the referee stops the clock and Pellegrino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rivaldi. Pellegrino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rivaldi throws a shot from downtown. Pellegrino moves away and avoids it.
Rivaldi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pellegrino checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivaldi walks into a straight right hand from Pellegrino.
Rivaldi lands a leg kick that knocks Pellegrino off balance momentarily.
Rivaldi connects with a leg kick. Pellegrino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivaldi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rivaldi!
Rivaldi lands a head kick. Pellegrino smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivaldi 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.
Rivaldi lands a big head kick that sends Pellegrino to the canvas! Rivaldi follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick Rivaldi!
During a confident post fight interview, Dominick Rivaldi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Kos Pellegrino stepped up to the mic, saying 'I got robbed'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bawit Daba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daba comes to the cage accompanied by Kid Rock - Bawitdaba. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
275 lbs
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263 lbs
28 - 22 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bawit Daba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daba throws a sloppy head kick
and Nelson counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've been told by Daba's head coaches at Eternal Evil Training Centre that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Daba moves out of range of the body kick.
Daba throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Bawit Daba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Daba.
Nelson staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Daba.
Nelson throws a push kick but Daba slaps the foot to one side.
Daba connects with the punch.
Nelson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Daba misses with a head kick.
Daba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daba shoots for a takedown but Nelson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daba throws a head kick that misses
and Nelson counters with a low kick, right behind Daba 's knee.
Daba is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daba 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.
Daba throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daba throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
Hoy Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daba takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nelson gets a clinch.
Daba is trying to push Nelson away but Nelson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daba avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Daba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daba is defending well for now.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but Daba blocks it.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nelson controlling the action here for a moment.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daba avoids it.
Daba is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson just leaning against Daba, taking a breather.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nelson lands a knee to the head.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stalling in the clinch from Nelson.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Nelson working Daba over with knees to the body.
Daba being controlled against the cage.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daba.
Daba tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Daba back against the cage.
Nelson slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Nelson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hoy Nelson.
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daba is defending well for now.
Daba tries to circle away but Nelson has him pinned against the cage.
Daba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nelson is looking to control Daba's arms but Daba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Daba.
Daba is trying to break free.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daba breaks from the clinch.
Daba misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daba throws a lazy head kick
and Nelson counters with an inside leg kick.
Nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daba lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daba is defending well for now.
Daba is trying to break free.
Nelson stalling the fight.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daba is defending well for now.
Nelson stalling in the clinch.
Daba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Daba misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoy Nelson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Daba moves out of range easily.
Daba tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Daba pushes him off.
Hoy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson delivers a nice body kick.
Daba throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Daba is avoiding it.
Nelson pushes Daba up against the cage in a clinch.
Daba is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks.
Daba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow Daba down.
Daba on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Daba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. Daba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow Daba down.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson throws a head kick but Daba moves out of range.
Nelson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Daba's head.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
Daba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nelson defends it nicely.
Daba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson tries to clinch but Daba moves out of range.
Daba throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Daba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nelson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Daba somewhat.
Nelson feints and then cracks Daba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daba down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson lands a nice looking body kick.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Daba moves out of range easily.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Daba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson pushes Daba away with a front kick.
Daba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daba avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Daba.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Daba moves out of range easily.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bawit Daba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Daba wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daba as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Daba trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is stalling here.
Daba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daba is defending well for now.
Daba wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daba is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
Daba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daba's efforts to push away.
Nelson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoy Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Nelson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nelson lands with a kick to the temple. Daba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nelson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Daba blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Daba circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Daba.
Nelson gets a clinch.
Daba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Daba avoids the damage to the body.
Daba tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the cage.
Daba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Daba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nelson or not.
Daba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daba is defending well for now.
Daba will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nelson keeps control of Daba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nelson keeps control of Daba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daba is defending well for now.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daba.
Hoy Nelson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Daba.
Daba sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Nelson to the ground! Daba dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Hoy Nelson has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daba won't let Nelson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nelson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson stops Daba from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to stand up.
Bawit Daba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daba controlling the pace for now.
Daba looking to ground and pound but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Nelson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hoy Nelson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daba controlling the position easily from mount.
Nelson tries to buck Daba off but he can't manage it.
Nelson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Daba.
Daba throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to stand up.
Daba looking to control but Nelson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Daba wants to take Nelson's back here but Nelson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daba misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bawit Daba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nelson 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoy Nelson!
Hoy Nelson 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Haley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Diamond (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Haley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haley lands with a cross.
Diamond walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diamond ducks under a wild hook from Haley.
Haley misses with a body kick.
Diamond throws the left hand but Haley avoids the punch easily.
Diamond 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.
Diamond throws a leg kick but Haley moved away.
Diamond looks to land a right hand but Haley moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Haley.
Diamond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haley.
Diamond tries a low kick but Haley avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haley.
Haley moves into the clinch successfully.
Diamond blocking some punches.
Diamond looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haley has Diamond pressed against the cage, preventing Diamond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haley swings wildly with an uppercut but Diamond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diamond breaks from the clinch.
Haley shoots in but no luck this time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haley 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 Diamond has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diamond and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
so Haley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Diamond pulls Haley in close to his closed guard and prevents Haley from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haley advances position into side control!
Haley working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond is trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haley trying to control the action but Diamond is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Haley.
Haley trying to control the action but Diamond is working from the bottom.
Diamond tries to bench press Haley off him but Haley keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley trying to control the action but Diamond is working from the bottom.
Haley landing strikes.
Haley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diamond keeps working.
Diamond tries to buck Haley off but Haley is having none of it.
Diamond is still trying to improve position.
Diamond manages to work his way to half guard, despite Haley's best efforts.
Haley is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Diamond is adopting a defensive guard.
Diamond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond is trying to control the position but Haley postures up.
Diamond has control of Haley's left arm, preventing Haley from doing any damage.
Haley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diamond wants to sweep here but Haley controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but Diamond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diamond can't keep his opponent in guard - Haley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've been hearing that Haley has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haley prevents Diamond from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Haley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Haley misses with a straight right.
Diamond swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haley misses with a straight left.
Diamond lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diamond throws a leg kick but Haley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diamond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diamond throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circling - Haley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haley moves out of range of the leg kick from Diamond.
Haley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot lands for Diamond.
Haley misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diamond!
Haley throws a hook but Diamond avoids it easily.
Jason Diamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diamond feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haley's calf.
Haley is looking to slow Diamond down with leg kicks.
Diamond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diamond's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diamond duly obliges.
Diamond feints and then cracks Haley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haley down.
Diamond tries to work over Haley's front leg with a kick but Haley checks it.
Diamond 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.
Haley checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Diamond.
Haley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diamond.
Diamond looks to land a left hand but Haley moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Diamond. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diamond.
Haley tries to score with a low kick but Diamond moves his leg out of the way.
Diamond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diamond throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Dan Haley has been cut.
No joy there for Haley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dan Haley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diamond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haley.
Haley catches Diamond with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haley lands an overhand right.
Haley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diamond misses with a left hand
and Haley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diamond's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley postures up.
Diamond looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haley is one step ahead there.
Dan Haley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diamond is keeping the position for now.
Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but Diamond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diamond controlling Haley's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Haley postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jason Diamond hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Haley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diamond pinned against the cage. Diamond gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diamond checks a leg kick.
Diamond wants to land a leg kick but Haley is out of range.
Haley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamond moves away.
Haley throws the left hand but Diamond avoids the punch easily.
Haley scores with a sloppy right hand. Diamond should have avoided that one.
Haley gets a takedown into half guard.
Diamond is trying to stand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diamond makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diamond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dan Haley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diamond throws a series of punches but Haley avoids them all with ease.
Haley looks to throw the jab but Diamond is out of range.
Haley thumps Diamond with a low kick.
Haley connects with a single shot there.
Diamond staying out of range there.
Dan Haley is winning the standup battle so far.
Haley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haley lands a slapping body shot.
Diamond lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diamond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diamond walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diamond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley throws a leg kick but Diamond checks it.
Haley avoids the head kick by Diamond.
Diamond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diamond checks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haley.
Haley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haley looks to land a body kick but Diamond moved away.
Diamond is looking to slow Haley down with leg kicks.
Diamond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diamond scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jason Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a low kick.
Haley scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diamond was well out of range. Poor timing from Haley.
Haley throws an off balance right hand
and Diamond counters with a left and a right that stings Haley.
Haley misses with a low kick.
Haley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Diamond.
Haley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diamond checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haley lands a jab to the nose.
Diamond throws a lazy right hand but Haley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haley connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haley misses with a leg kick
and Diamond counters with a one-two to the body.
Haley fails to land the takedown.
Diamond motions for Haley to come forward. Diamond throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diamond.
Haley gets a clinch.
Haley misses with a body punch.
Dan Haley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diamond is trying to maintain a safe position but Haley gets an underhook and turns Diamond into the cage.
Diamond blocks an uppercut.
Diamond is trying to push Haley away but Haley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haley lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond has had enough of the clinch but Haley keeps him there for the moment.
Haley turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Haley controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diamond tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diamond is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Haley taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diamond wants to control but Haley postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Haley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Haley!
Dan Haley took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Daross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarred Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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220 lbs
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hendrik Daross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarred Rose!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daross's waist but Daross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rose off to one side.
Rose closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Daross to the mat! Daross manages to get full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Daross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rose throws a big right hand that misses.
Rose trying to control but Daross is working from the bottom.
Daross is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daross wants to stand and escape but Rose is having none of it.
Rose is pushing down on Daross's leg trying to pass to half guard. Daross is fighting to maintain full guard but Rose has managed to sneak the leg through.
Daross avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rose.
Rose looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It looks like Hendrik Daross has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daross holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rose looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose trying to control the action but Daross is working from the bottom.
Rose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rose slows the pace down in half guard.
Daross blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rose.
Rose not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Daross avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rose.
Rose stalling.
Rose wants to control but Daross is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rose looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Daross's coaches at Spetznaz Training Center have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Rose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jarred Rose was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rose looks for a takedown but Daross sprawls well.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daross looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rose gets a double leg takedown into Daross's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Daross keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daross pulls Rose in close to prevent any damage.
Rose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daross keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Daross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jarred Rose wasn't active enough on the ground.
Daross throws a low kick but Rose moves out of range easily.
Daross is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Daross fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rose.
Hendrik Daross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarred Rose.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daross tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rose is able to avoid easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Daross.
Rose misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Daross 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarred Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hendrik Daross's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
That kick from Daross tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rose drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Daross wants to control but Rose postures up.
Jarred Rose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rose swings around for an armbar but Daross sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rose's guard.
Daross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daross is one step ahead there.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Daross from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daross throwing strikes from guard but Rose blocks nicely.
Daross wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hendrik Daross wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rose checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Daross.
Daross lands a jab.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Daross moved out of range nicely.
Daross cracks Rose with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daross throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daross, right into the meat.
Daross lands with a hook. Rose tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daross cracks the inside of Rose's front leg.
Hendrik Daross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hendrik Daross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daross lands a glancing blow to the side of Rose's head.
Rose pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hendrik Daross is winning the standup battle so far.
Daross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daross, right into the meat.
Crunch! Daross slams his shin into Rose's torso.
Daross is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Daross thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rose if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daross connects with a leg kick. Rose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rose lands a jab to the nose.
Daross leaves Rose with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daross scores with a head kick. Rose tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daross.
Daross moves out of range of the leg kick from Rose.
Daross instigates a clinch.
Daross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Rose lands a nice hook to Daross's body. Daross takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daross lands a nice shot to the body.
Daross lands a head kick!
Daross scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daross scores with a jab.
Daross instigates a clinch.
Rose tries to break free but Daross pushes him back against the cage.
Rose looking for a takedown.
Hendrik Daross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarred Rose.
Rose is trying to pull guard but Daross has him pressed against the cage.
Rose dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Daross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daross tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Daross back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Daross.
Daross manages to break the clinch.
Rose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Daross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hendrik Daross's cut.
That's time! Daross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rose closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Daross to the mat! Daross manages to get full guard.
Rose looking to sit in guard and control but Daross gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Daross has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Daross sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rose has his foot on Daross's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daross works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daross doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daross manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daross trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Daross stopping the sweep attempt from Rose.
Daross's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hendrik Daross wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rose is defended easily by Daross.
Daross lands with a good body shot.
Rose has a takedown stuffed.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rose tries for a takedown but Daross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hendrik Daross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarred Rose.
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
Daross fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rose on the side of the head.
Daross jabs at Rose's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daross feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rose blocks a head kick by Daross.
Daross scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daross lands with a slapping head kick.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daross. Daross obviously looking to wear him down.
No luck for Rose with that takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daross lands a really nice looking cross but Rose seems unphased.
Daross scores with a sloppy right hand. Rose should have avoided that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daross, right into the meat.
Daross lands a head shot.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daross connects with a solid leg kick.
Daross throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Daross fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rose, pushing him back against the cage.
Daross lands a nice uppercut.
Daross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Daross - that landed with a thud.
Rose is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Daross pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Daross misses with some punches.
Daross lands a nice shot to the body.
Daross misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daross has Rose pushed against the cage.
Daross stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hendrik Daross showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daross has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendrik Daross!
Hendrik Daross decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Krutcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Duality - Slipknot. Krutcher is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fun Things - Savage. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Krutcher!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krutcher throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a jab when Krutcher was well out of range.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Krutcher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Krutcher is just out of range.
Smith lands with a right hand.
It looks like Jason Krutcher has been cut.
Krutcher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good exchange - Krutcher coming out on top.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Krutcher is just out of range.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krutcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith cracks Krutcher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krutcher in his tracks.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Krutcher ducks down to avoid it.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Krutcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krutcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Krutcher staying out of range there.
Krutcher throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krutcher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Krutcher wants to clinch.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Krutcher down.
Smith throws the left hand but Krutcher avoids the punch easily.
Smith works Krutcher's body with a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Krutcher 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 Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Krutcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krutcher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Krutcher ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Jason Krutcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krutcher moves away.
Krutcher connects with a jab.
Krutcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Krutcher's shoulder, as Krutcher tries to avoid the shot.
Krutcher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith cracks Krutcher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krutcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
That has opened up Jason Krutcher's cut even more.
Krutcher throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Krutcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith moves forwards but Krutcher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krutcher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krutcher throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith takes a swing at Krutcher's ribcage but misses.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Krutcher connects with a body shot.
Krutcher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krutcher manages to avoid it.
Krutcher has managed to clinch.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Krutcher gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Krutcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Krutcher lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Krutcher.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Krutcher.
Krutcher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krutcher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krutcher has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Krutcher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stall.
Krutcher misses with a body punch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Krutcher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Krutcher.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Krutcher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Krutcher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krutcher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Krutcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Krutcher.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krutcher manages to avoid it.
Krutcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Krutcher does it's job there.
Krutcher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith is rocked!
Krutcher throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Krutcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Krutcher's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Krutcher lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Noel Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krutcher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Krutcher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Krutcher cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Krutcher gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Smith is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Krutcher!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jason Krutcher waved his t-shirt featuring Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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