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NYFN 7: Big Show PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kar Caminsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhys Drew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhys Drew will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kar Caminsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhys Drew!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caminsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drew moves in looking to clinch but Caminsky pushes him off.
Drew is looking to clinch.
Caminsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caminsky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Caminsky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Caminsky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drew circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kar Caminsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caminsky.
Caminsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caminsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drew tries to close the distance and clinch but Caminsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drew lands a two punch combo.
Caminsky lands a two punch combo.
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!
Caminsky pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drew back to the cage. Caminsky follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Drew tries to clinch up but Caminsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Drew shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Caminsky manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew tries to stand but Caminsky is controlling from the bottom.
Caminsky looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Drew is defending well. Caminsky quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Drew has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Caminsky celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kar Caminsky!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Hallava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julius Hallava has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Hallava!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke is looking to chop away at Hallava's legs.
Hallava keeps the fight on the outside.
Hallava misses with a low kick.
Hallava fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Locke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot lands for Hallava.
We've been informed that Hallava has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hallava moves out of range as Locke strikes.
Hallava throws a body kick that misses.
Locke drives through and clinches with Hallava against the cage.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Hallava avoids it by throwing Locke back against the cage.
Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Locke misses with a two punch combination.
Locke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Locke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hallava can pounce on him.
Hallava dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Locke. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallava takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A good leg kick by Hallava.
Locke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hallava sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hallava throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Locke misses with a lunging right hand
and Hallava counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hallava throws a shot from downtown. Locke moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Hallava.
Hallava stalks Locke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Locke's face. Locke staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Ivan Locke has been cut.
Locke throws a right and a left that Hallava avoids nicely.
Locke is breathing heavily.
Locke missing with a left hand there. Hallava was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Locke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hallava looks to land a combination but Locke avoids it well.
Hallava looks to land a combination but Locke avoids it well.
We've been hearing reports that Locke has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
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!
Locke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Locke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hallava. Hallava obviously looking to wear him down.
Locke misses with a body shot.
Hallava moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hallava lands a head kick. Locke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hallava throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke throws a low kick but Hallava avoids it.
Hallava lands a really nice looking cross but Locke seems unphased.
A jab from Hallava finds it's way through Locke's defenses.
Locke is rocked!
Locke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hallava counters with a monster head kick that knocks Locke out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Julius Hallava!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Van Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Rufus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke Rufus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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192 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Van Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke Rufus!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Adams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rufus was covering up waiting for the punch and Van Adams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Van Adams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rufus trying to control the position.
Van Adams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rufus working a defensive guard here.
Van Adams engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Van Adams connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Adams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rufus controls Van Adams momentarily but Van Adams frees himself.
Van Adams seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Duke Rufus.
Rufus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Victor Van Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rufus lands a jab to the nose.
Van Adams shoots in and bounces Rufus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rufus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Adams engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Adams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Adams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Adams content to stall in guard here.
Rufus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Adams wants to control from the top but Rufus keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Victor Van Adams wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rufus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Adams backs up against the cage.
Van Adams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rufus's waist but Rufus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Adams off to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rufus, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rufus to the mat! Rufus manages to get full guard.
Van Adams content to stall in guard here.
Van Adams's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Van Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rufus is keeping the position for now.
Van Adams postures up.
Van Adams scoring with some ground and pound.
Rufus throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rufus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rufus keeping moving, preventing Van Adams from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams stands up over Rufus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Van Adams slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in 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!
Rufus controls Van Adams momentarily but Van Adams frees himself.
Van Adams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rufus's head.
Rufus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Adams throwing strikes from guard but Rufus blocks nicely.
Van Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rufus is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rufus keeping moving, preventing Van Adams from controlling successfully.
Van Adams scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Van Adams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Adams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Rufus. No joy for Van Adams on that attempt.
Rufus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Van Adams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Van Adams wants to control from the top but Rufus keeps moving.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Van Adams here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Van Adams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rufus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van Adams controls the pace.
Van Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Rufus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Victor Van Adams.
Van Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rufus.
Rufus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Adams.
Van Adams avoids the body shot from Rufus.
Van Adams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rufus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Van Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rufus swings for the body but Van Adams moves out of range.
Rufus lands a jab to the head.
Van Adams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rufus swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Adams is defended easily by Rufus.
Van Adams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rufus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Rufus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Adams misses the jab.
Rufus thuds a left hand into Van Adams's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Adams.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Adams is defended easily by Rufus.
Nice sprawl there from Rufus as Van Adams shoots in.
Van Adams shoots in for a takedown but Rufus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rufus slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Adams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rufus sizes up Van Adams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rufus lands a jab to Van Adams's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rufus scores with a body shot.
Rufus scores with a jab. Van Adams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rufus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rufus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Rufus.
Rufus stuffs the takedown.
Van Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rufus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rufus with a nice cross.
Van Adams shoots for a takedown but Rufus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Adams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Van Adams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Adams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rufus parries the strikes from Van Adams easily there. Van Adams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rufus to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams cracks Rufus with a big elbow.
Rufus explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Van Adams throws a looping overhand right but Rufus ducks down to avoid it.
Van Adams drives through with a takedown into Rufus's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Van Adams trying to control but Rufus is working from the bottom.
Van Adams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rufus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Van Adams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Adams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rufus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Adams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Van Adams dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Rufus as Van Adams shoots in.
Van Adams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Adams shoots in for a takedown but Rufus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Adams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good exchange - Rufus coming out on top.
Rufus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van Adams.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Van Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Adams scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rufus is looking for a sweep. Van Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rufus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rufus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Adams is working away from the top position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Adams is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Van Adams working the head and body with strikes.
Victor Van Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Adams is trying to control the action in half guard but Rufus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Van Adams is thwarting Rufus's attempts to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Adams dives in for a single leg takedown but Rufus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Van Adams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rufus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Van Adams wants a takedown.
Rufus trying to stall but Van Adams improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rufus regains guard immediately.
Rufus wants to stand up but Van Adams is controlling him.
Van Adams 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.
Van Adams postures up and lands a big shot to Rufus's brow.
Rufus wants to get back to his feet but Van Adams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van Adams landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Adams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Van Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Rufus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Rufus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Victor Van Adams.
Rufus lands with a straight right. Van Adams didn't see that one coming.
Rufus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rufus cracks Van Adams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Adams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rufus to the mat! Rufus manages to get full guard.
Van Adams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Van Adams landing with the ground and pound.
Van Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams lands a couple of digs.
Van Adams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rufus's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Van Adams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rufus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Adams works over Rufus with some ground and pound from guard.
Van Adams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rufus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rufus being controlled here, momentarily.
Duke Rufus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Van Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Adams stands up and waves to Rufus to follow him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Van Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Adams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Van Adams!
Duke Rufus was interviewed post fight and said 'I will come back stronger'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Jarman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Tattum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psycho Jarman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Tattum!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarman misses with a low kick.
Tattum throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tattum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tattum scores with a head kick.
Tattum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarman.
Tattum throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tattum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jarman.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tattum!
Tattum scores with a head kick. Jarman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tattum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jarman's calf.
Tattum lands a big head kick that sends Jarman tumbling to the mat! Tattum takes a step backwards and waves Jarman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tattum scores with a spinning back kick!
Jarman throws a lazy uppercut
and Tattum counters with an outside leg kick.
Tattum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattum plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tattum lands a big head kick that sends Jarman tumbling to the mat! Tattum takes a step backwards and waves Jarman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jarman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarman drops his hands momentarily and Tattum needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Jarman just on the top of the head. Jarman drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Jarman - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dominic Tattum!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cal Naughton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naughton has chosen Magic Man as his entrance music. Maximus Meridius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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192 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cal Naughton!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naughton swats away the attempt to clinch by Meridius.
Meridius clinches with his opponent.
Meridius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Meridius takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Naughton.
Meridius lands an elbow just above Naughton 's eye.
Meridius stalling.
Meridius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Naughton blocks an uppercut.
Meridius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Cal Naughton has been cut.
Meridius lands a damaging elbow.
Meridius lands an elbow that stopped Naughton in his tracks for a moment.
Naughton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Meridius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius lands an elbow that stopped Naughton in his tracks for a moment.
Meridius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meridius.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meridius.
Naughton takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meridius.
Naughton successfully pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Meridius stands up from Naughton's guard - Meridius perhaps looking for a knockout.
Meridius moves into the clinch successfully.
Meridius stalling the fight.
Meridius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Meridius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naughton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Naughton.
Meridius lands an elbow just above Naughton 's eye.
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!
Naughton takes an elbow to the temple.
Meridius lands a nice elbow.
Meridius misses with the head strike.
Naughton is trying to pull guard but Meridius turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Naughton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meridius lands an elbow that stopped Naughton in his tracks for a moment.
Naughton takes an elbow to the temple.
Meridius lands a nice shot to the body.
Naughton looks winded!
Meridius lands an elbow inside that Naughton shrugs off.
Meridius lands a vicious elbow to the side of Naughton's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Meridius tries to finish him with strikes but Naughton still seems able to defend himself so Meridius steps back and lets Naughton get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Naughton is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naughton shoots in but no luck this time.
Naughton is still on wobbly legs! Can Meridius finish him?
Maximus Meridius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cal Naughton.
Meridius darts in and clinches Naughton up against the cage.
Clinched against the cage, Meridius lands a big elbow that drops Naughton! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Naughton is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Meridius!
The defeated Cal Naughton had this to say: 'I wet my bed until I was nineteen. There's no shame in that! Ain't no shame in losing either.. Shake N Bake!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flash Gordon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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184 lbs
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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, Flash Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sly Stallone!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon closes the distance and clinches.
Stallone avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Stallone in his tracks for a moment.
Stallone jumps guard and drags Gordon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stallone managing to control the position.
Gordon wants to control from the top but Stallone keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sly Stallone hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gordon clinches up with Stallone and pushes him back against the cage.
Stallone blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon pushes Stallone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stallone manages to pull guard.
Gordon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stallone pulls Gordon in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sly Stallone wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gordon closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Stallone dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stallone's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
Stallone is trying to pull guard but Gordon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Stallone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stallone is stalling here.
Stallone blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stallone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Stallone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Stallone shrugs off.
It looks like Sly Stallone has been cut.
Stallone jumps into guard, dragging Gordon to the mat.
Gordon prevents Stallone from getting back to his feet.
Gordon trying to control but Stallone is working from the bottom.
Stallone has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Slim Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gordon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Flash Gordon.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stallone blocking some punches.
Stallone blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Stallone 's eye.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Stallone avoiding damage.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Stallone 's eye.
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.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stallone stalling the fight.
Stallone is working for takedown but Gordon is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flash Gordon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sly Stallone's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gordon instigates a clinch.
Stallone jumps guard but Gordon stands there with Stallone around his waist. Stallone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
Stallone just leaning against Gordon, taking a breather.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stallone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stallone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stallone fails to pull guard.
Stallone takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon misses with a knee strike.
Stallone blocks an uppercut.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Stallone wants a takedown but no success here.
Flash Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sly Stallone.
Stallone ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stallone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gordon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stallone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sly Stallone hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gordon clinches up against the cage.
Stallone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
I was talking to Gordon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stallone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike.
Stallone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stallone.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of Stallone's head.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Stallone throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
Stallone tries to pull guard but Gordon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gordon stops a takedown attempt from Stallone.
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!
Stallone lands with a left to the head.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Stallone in his tracks for a moment.
Stallone working aggressively here.
Stallone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stallone avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Stallone shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Stallone leaning against his opponent.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stallone's defenses.
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stallone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Gordon managing to block the knees to the body from Stallone.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Stallone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon slowing the pace effectively.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Stallone avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Stallone.
Gordon has a couple of punches blocked by Stallone.
Gordon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stallone blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stallone.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
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!
Gordon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stallone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gordon smiles and moves away.
Stallone gets tackled into the cage by Gordon. Gordon maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flash Gordon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sly Stallone's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Gordon clinches up with Stallone and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gordon fails to land.
Stallone is trying to pull guard but Gordon has him pressed against the cage.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Stallone.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stallone tries for a takedown but Gordon manages to get underhooks.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Stallone wants a takedown but no success here.
Flash Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sly Stallone.
Stallone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Stallone tries to pull guard but Gordon holds him up against the cage and eventually Stallone drops back down to his feet.
Stallone tries to score a body lock takedown but Gordon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stallone jumps guard but Gordon stands there with Stallone around his waist. Stallone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike.
Gordon lands with a short shot to the head.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stallone fails to pull guard.
Stallone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stallone blocking some punches.
Stallone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stallone blocks the elbow strike.
Stallone takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Stallone 's eye.
Stallone blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stallone jumps guard but Gordon stands there with Stallone around his waist. Stallone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Gordon fails to land.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Stallone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gordon smiles and moves away.
Stallone gets tackled into the cage by Gordon. Gordon maintains the clinch.
Flash Gordon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Stallone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gordon pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon moves into range and clinches up with Stallone.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stallone's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Stallone 's eye.
Stallone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gordon after a bit of a struggle.
Stallone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gordon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stallone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon lands with a left to the head.
Stallone is rocked!
Gordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stallone can do to turn this around?
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Sly Stallone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stallone is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stallone goes for a takedown attempt but Gordon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon has closed the distance and engaged Stallone in a clinch.
Gordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon.
Gordon has a couple of punches blocked by Stallone.
A short right from Gordon on the inside.
Stallone tries to pull guard but Gordon won't allow it.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Stallone with a big uppercut! Stallone tries to clinch up but Gordon pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Stallone to the mat! Stallone covers up and Gordon unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Flash Gordon!
During a confident post fight interview, Flash Gordon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dax Miller (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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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stefan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dax Miller!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miller counters with a nice body kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Miller sprawls well. Miller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miller counters with a head kick that drops Silva to the mat! Silva scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Silva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing that Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Miller's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Miller pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Miller dives on top into guard.
Miller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Miller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miller stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Miller tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Dax Miller has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Miller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A hook to the body from Miller.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miller - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Miller.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Miller uses from the top position.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Miller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Miller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Miller is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Miller has managed to sneak the leg through.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Miller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Miller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva has given up his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
What can Silva do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dax Miller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Miller lands with a nice body punch.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miller defends it nicely.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miller counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That kick from Miller tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Miller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Miller rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Miller.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Miller crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Miller.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Miller unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Silva! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Miller is unloading with more strikes now! Silva drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dax Miller!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franco Micheli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maua Wauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franco Micheli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maua Wauna!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheli tries to clinch but Wauna moves out of range.
Wauna swinging wildly here.
Micheli is looking to clinch.
Wauna clinches with his opponent.
Micheli working Wauna over with knees to the body.
Micheli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Micheli utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wauna tries to break the clinch but Micheli is controlling the position.
Micheli stalling in the clinch.
Wauna takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Maua Wauna has been cut.
Wauna has a couple of punches blocked by Micheli.
Micheli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wauna lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wauna looks winded!
Micheli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Micheli obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheli is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Micheli lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Micheli lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Micheli.
Wauna is rocked!
Micheli drops Wauna with a big knee straight up the middle! Wauna is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wauna is still on wobbly legs! Can Micheli finish him?
That has opened up Maua Wauna's cut even more.
Micheli 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Micheli clinches.
Micheli lands a knee to the body.
Micheli drops Wauna with a big knee straight up the middle! Wauna is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Micheli has managed to clinch.
Micheli working the clinch nicely. Wauna is working for position but Micheli cracks him with a big knee to the head! Wauna crumples up against the cage and Micheli lands two more shots before the ref can save Wauna! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Franco Micheli!
Franco Micheli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coaker Kluge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coaker Kluge could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jin Kim's 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coaker Kluge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim misses with a few strikes there.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kluge.
Kluge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kluge lands a left and a right that send Kim crashing to the mat, dazed. Kluge thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kluge misses with a wild combination.
Kluge works Kim's body with a nice hook.
Kim throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Coaker Kluge has been cut.
Kim slips a straight right by Kluge.
Kluge looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kluge takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kluge.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kluge throws out the jab.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kluge was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
A swing and a miss from Kluge.
Kluge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kim takes one to the chin there.
Kluge throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Kluge moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Kim connects with a looping right hand.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kim jabs Kluge to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kluge.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kluge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Kluge.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kluge avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Kluge steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Kluge.
Kluge throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
Kim scores with a shot to the body.
Kluge throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluge misses the shot to the body.
Kluge cracks Kim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kluge scores with a nice head shot.
Kluge tests Kim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kluge fails to land with a series of punches.
Kluge throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Kluge cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kluge throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim misses with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Kluge misses its intended target.
Kim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kluge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kim throws the left hand but Kluge avoids the punch easily.
Kim tries a low kick but Kluge avoids it.
Kluge is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kluge moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluge throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Kim throws a leg kick but Kluge moved away.
Kim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kluge rather than just go for the knockout.
Kim moves out of range as Kluge strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
Kluge lands the left hand.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Kluge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim is rocked!
Kluge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim is still on wobbly legs! Can Kluge finish him?
Kluge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kluge connects with a body shot that sends Kim's belly button to the back.
Kim seems to have recovered his senses.
Kluge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Kluge avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kluge throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Kluge getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kluge fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kim on the side of the head.
Kluge throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Kluge sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Kluge off balance momentarily.
Kluge scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kim doesn't seem bothered though.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kim. Those never looked like landing.
Kluge throws a chopping leg kick but Kim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kim misses with a low kick as Kluge jumps back.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kluge throws a right hand that Kim ducks under and follows up with a left that Kim also avoids with ease.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Kluge moved away.
Kluge misses with a looping right.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kluge scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kluge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kluge manages to avoid it.
Kluge missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kluge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coaker Kluge dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kim throws a front kick that sends Kluge stumbling back into the cage.
Kluge 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Kluge misses the target.
Kim looks for the body kick but Kluge saw that one coming.
Kim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kluge takes a step back to recover.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kluge avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A clash of legs there as Kim blocks the low kick.
Kim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kim checks the leg kick.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kluge checks it well.
A combination from Kim does no damage.
Kim tried to score with a low kick but Kluge checks it.
Kluge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kluge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluge misses with a body shot.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kluge.
Kim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kluge throws a one two combo.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Kluge throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Kluge.
Kluge has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kluge misses with a two punch combination.
Kluge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim throws a push kick but Kluge slaps the foot to one side.
Kluge throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kluge checks it well.
Kluge throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluge blocks the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Kluge as he connects with a hook.
Kim throws a leg kick that misses.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kluge throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
Kluge lands with a nice body punch.
Kim lands a jab to Kluge's midsection.
Jin Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kluge lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kluge looks to land a combination but Kim avoids it well.
Kluge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kluge blocks the body kick.
Kim throws a low kick, looking for Kluge's leg but Kluge calmly moves out of range.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kluge to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Jin Kim's cut even more.
Kluge throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim 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 Kluge has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kluge and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kim slips under a jab from Kluge.
Kim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kluge misses with a low kick.
Kluge throws a right hand that Kim ducks under and follows up with a left that Kim also avoids with ease.
Kluge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coaker Kluge is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim slips a jab from Kluge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Nice body kick there by Kim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kluge misses with a straight right.
Kim throws a series of punches but Kluge avoids them all with ease.
Kluge scores with a nice strike.
Nice jab there from Kim.
Nice uppercut lands for Kim. That snapped Kluge's head back.
Kluge is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kim throws a series of punches but Kluge avoids them all with ease.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Kluge moved away.
Kim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kluge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Kluge moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Kluge jabs Kim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kluge scores with a decent looking hook.
Kluge scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kluge misses with a double jab.
Kluge bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kim's head backwards.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kluge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kim defending well as Kluge loads up on a big left hand.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Kluge moves out of range easily.
Kluge throws a combination that misses
and Kim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kluge misses with a double jab.
Kim misses with a low kick as Kluge jumps back.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kluge is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim tries to work over Kluge's front leg with a kick but Kluge checks it.
Kim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kluge misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Kluge steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kim. That one must have hurt.
Kluge misses with a lunging right hand
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kluge looks to land a combination but Kim avoids it well.
Kluge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Kluge misses with an uppercut. Kim saw that one coming.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kluge.
Kluge avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kim throws a hook but Kluge blocks it.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kluge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
Kluge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kluge throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Kim. Beautiful body shot.
Kluge blocks the body kick.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a low kick but Kluge moves out of range easily.
Kluge misses with a wild combination.
Kim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kluge throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim thuds a left hand into Kluge's body.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kluge throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Kluge finds it's target.
Kluge moves out of range of the body kick from Kim.
Kim misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Kluge misses.
Kluge throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
Kluge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluge scores with a hook to the body. Kim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kluge getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kluge connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kim momentarily.
Kluge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kluge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Kluge steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kluge checks a leg kick.
Kluge scores with a nice right hand.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Kluge.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kluge keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kluge's corner calls for a 1-2. Kluge obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice cross by Kluge.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim lands a really nice looking cross but Kluge seems unphased.
Kluge blocks a leg kick.
Kluge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kluge throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Kluge takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim blocks a jab.
Kim avoids the body shot from Kluge.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Kluge moved away.
Kluge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Kluge blocks the leg kick.
Kluge lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kim there as he acknowledges the shot.
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 Coaker Kluge.
Well Kluge 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Coaker Kluge!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarik Belson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul De Muerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Muerta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Crystal Method. Jarik Belson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarik Belson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raoul De Muerta!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Muerta lands a nice shot that snaps Belson's head back.
Belson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Muerta moves away.
De Muerta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belson doesn't seem bothered though.
Belson throws a poor cross that misses
and De Muerta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belson thinking.
Belson throws a body punch but De Muerta moves out of range.
Belson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Belson swings for the body but De Muerta moves out of range.
Belson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Muerta moves away.
De Muerta throws a series of punches but Belson moves out of range.
Belson shoots in for a takedown but De Muerta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Belson misses the shot to the body.
De Muerta misses with a body kick.
De Muerta lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belson has his takedown stuffed
and De Muerta counters with a monster head kick that knocks Belson out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raoul De Muerta!
Raoul De Muerta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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