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CONFLICT LXV on PPV (NY) PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kwaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin James Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Kwaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklin James Gatti!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti fails with the takedown
and Kwaak makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gatti really felt that one!
Kwaak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gatti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kwaak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gatti wants to clinch up but Kwaak keeps it at a distance.
Kwaak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gatti.
Kwaak connects with an inside leg kick.
Kwaak loads up on a big right hand but Gatti slips the punch.
Gatti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kwaak is fending him off so far but Gatti persists. Nope, Kwaak circles away and we're back to standing.
Gatti blocks a jab.
Gatti tries to clinch but Kwaak is having none of it.
Kwaak stuffs the takedown.
Sam Kwaak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin James Gatti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatti slips under a jab.
Gatti moves away from the strike by Kwaak.
Gatti lands with an uppercut that bounces Kwaak off the cage and back into range.
Kwaak 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak stuns Gatti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kwaak lands with a right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gatti.
Kwaak looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatti is just out of range.
Good work by Gatti as he checks the leg kick.
Gatti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kwaak looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatti is just out of range.
Gatti shoots in for a takedown but Kwaak shows good takedown defense.
Kwaak looks to land a combination but Gatti avoids it well.
Gatti shoots and misses
and Kwaak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gatti misses with a takedown attempt
and Kwaak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gatti looks winded!
Kwaak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti moves away.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Kwaak lands a jab to the head.
Kwaak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gatti's head.
Kwaak is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gatti takes one to the chin there.
Gatti shoots in looking for a takedown but Kwaak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gatti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gatti misses with a takedown
and Kwaak counters with a body kick that stops Gatti in his tracks momentarily.
Gatti misses with a takedown attempt - Kwaak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kwaak cracks Gatti with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gatti falls to his knees and Kwaak doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Kwaak!
A less than humble Sam Kwaak misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ambrogio Ballestrazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballestrazzi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Foxes - Holding Onto Heaven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Paul Harris has been cut.
Nice body kick from Harris.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ballestrazzi's sensitive parts.
Ballestrazzi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ballestrazzi throws a sloppy body shot
and Harris counters with a thumping low kick.
Ballestrazzi throws out a leg kick but Harris moves out of range and Ballestrazzi only half commits.
Ballestrazzi checks a low kick from Harris.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris looks for the body kick but Ballestrazzi saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ballestrazzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Ballestrazzi throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ballestrazzi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A cross from Ballestrazzi lands.
Ballestrazzi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ballestrazzi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ballestrazzi. That snapped Harris's head back.
Ballestrazzi scores with a hook.
Paul Harris's cut is getting worse.
Harris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ballestrazzi checks a low kick from Harris.
Ballestrazzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ballestrazzi circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Harris drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ballestrazzi follows Harris to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
After winning the bout, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Rafal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawid Rafal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juan Cabrillo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dawid Rafal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rafal counters with a good low kick that Cabrillo was not able to check.
Rafal lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabrillo loads up on a big right hand but Rafal slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Rafal - just one landing.
Rafal scores with a jab to the head.
Cabrillo misses with a right hand
enabling Rafal to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabrillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rafal.
Cabrillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rafal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rafal connects with a body shot that sends Cabrillo's belly button to the back.
Cabrillo tries to clinch up but Rafal circles away and keeps his distance.
Rafal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rafal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrillo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rafal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rafal cracks Cabrillo with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafal scoring well with a low kick there.
Rafal misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rafal misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rafal. Cabrillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrillo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cabrillo throws an overhand right that lands on Rafal's shoulder, as Rafal tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Rafal finds it's target.
Cabrillo swings for the body but Rafal moves out of range.
Rafal lands a leg kick that knocks Cabrillo off balance momentarily.
Rafal misses with a head kick.
Dawid Rafal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrillo checks the leg kick.
Cabrillo misses with a lunging right hand
and Rafal counters with a right hand to the body.
Rafal lands a body shot.
Rafal throws out a loose jab but Cabrillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafal dips to his left and cracks Cabrillo with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rafal is looking to chop away at Cabrillo's legs.
Rafal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rafal misses with an uppercut.
Rafal misses with a body kick.
Cabrillo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rafal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cabrillo blocks a head kick by Rafal.
Cabrillo wants to clinch.
Cabrillo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rafal. Rafal obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rafal 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 Cabrillo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cabrillo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rafal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rafal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rafal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrillo.
Rafal lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cabrillo misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Rafal.
Cabrillo closes the distance but Rafal moves to the side
and Rafal counters with a straight right hand.
Dawid Rafal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rafal moves out of range as Cabrillo strikes.
Rafal digs a good hook to Cabrillo's body.
A head kick from Cabrillo lands but Rafal takes it in his stride.
Rafal looks to land a left hand but Cabrillo moved out of range nicely.
Cabrillo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Cabrillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rafal counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabrillo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cabrillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rafal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cabrillo lands a head shot.
Rafal scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Rafal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cabrillo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cabrillo doesn't manage to clinch there - Rafal circles away.
A jab from Rafal does it's job there.
Rafal stuffs the takedown attempt from Cabrillo. Cabrillo gets slowly back to his feet.
Rafal misses with a hook. Cabrillo ducked under it nicely.
Rafal throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafal slips under a jab.
Cabrillo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Rafal.
Rafal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dawid Rafal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cabrillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Rafal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cabrillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rafal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Rafal.
Cabrillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cabrillo misses with a lunging right hand
and Rafal counters with a stiff right hand.
Rafal just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawid Rafal is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Rafal misses.
Cabrillo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rafal misses with a straight left.
Cabrillo is looking to clinch but Rafal is avoiding it.
Rafal misses the jab.
Rafal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rafal scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrillo misses with a hook. Rafal ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rafal misses with a straight right.
Cabrillo tries to clinch there but Rafal circles away.
Rafal stuns Cabrillo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rafal swats away the attempt to clinch by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rafal tries a low kick but Cabrillo avoids it.
Rafal swats away the attempt to clinch by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cabrillo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rafal throws a leg kick
and Cabrillo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cabrillo.
Rafal tries a body shot but Cabrillo blocks it.
Rafal has a couple of punches blocked by Cabrillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafal tries to land knees in the clinch but Cabrillo avoids the damage to the body.
Rafal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rafal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rafal blocks a body shot from Cabrillo.
A head punch on the inside from Rafal fails to land.
Rafal working Cabrillo over with knees to the body.
Rafal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabrillo shoots in and gets a takedown into Rafal's guard.
Rafal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cabrillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cabrillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafal looking to control.
Rafal pulls Cabrillo in close to his closed guard and prevents Cabrillo from doing any damage or advancing position.
We're going to have a standup here because Dawid Rafal wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rafal moves away from the strike by Cabrillo.
Rafal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabrillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabrillo swings widly with a right hand
and Rafal counters with a stiff right hand.
Rafal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrillo.
Cabrillo wants to clinch
and Rafal counters with a body kick that stops Cabrillo in his tracks momentarily.
Cabrillo checks a leg kick.
Cabrillo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rafal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Rafal does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo blocks a jab.
Rafal throws a body punch but Cabrillo moves out of range.
Rafal moves out of range of the body kick from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rafal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafal scoring well with a low kick there.
Rafal throws a low kick but Cabrillo avoids it.
Rafal misses with a leg kick.
Rafal misses the shot to the body.
Rafal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cabrillo is out of range and Rafal settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabrillo throws an off balance right hand
and Rafal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cabrillo thinking.
Rafal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cabrillo scores with a shot to the body.
Cabrillo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dawid Rafal dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jab from Rafal.
Cabrillo shoots in but Rafal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rafal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrillo.
Rafal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A cross from Rafal lands.
Rafal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cabrillo misses with a looping right.
Cabrillo tries to clinch but Rafal moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rafal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cabrillo tries to clinch up but Rafal circles away and keeps his distance.
Rafal throws a head kick but Cabrillo moves out of range.
Cabrillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Rafal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrillo swinging wildly here.
Rafal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrillo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rafal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rafal keeps the fight on the outside.
Cabrillo ducks under a wild hook from Rafal.
Rafal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rafal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrillo.
Rafal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rafal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrillo clinches with his opponent.
Rafal is looking to break free of the clinch but Cabrillo has double underhooks.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Rafal.
Cabrillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Rafal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rafal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo scores with a shot to the side of Rafal's head.
Rafal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rafal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cabrillo checks a leg kick.
Cabrillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabrillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rafal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cabrillo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rafal finds it's way round the side to connect with Cabrillo's head.
Rafal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cabrillo to score with a decent uppercut.
Rafal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cabrillo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rafal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rafal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabrillo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cabrillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rafal.
Rafal scores with a decent looking hook.
Cabrillo throws a jab when Rafal was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws a right hand that Rafal ducks under and follows up with a left that Rafal also avoids with ease.
Rafal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rafal misses with a looping right.
Rafal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rafal throws a hook to the side of Cabrillo's head but Cabrillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rafal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Juan Cabrillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafal misses with a looping left.
Cabrillo looks to throw the jab but Rafal is out of range.
A nice combination there by Rafal.
Rafal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rafal misses with a looping right.
Rafal 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 takedown attempt from Cabrillo is defended easily by Rafal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabrillo misses with a straight right.
Rafal connects with a solid leg kick.
Rafal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cabrillo has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rafal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rafal.
Cabrillo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cabrillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rafal lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabrillo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Rafal.
Rafal blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dawid Rafal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rafal, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dawid Rafal!
A relieved looking Dawid Rafal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Yee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artur Ross!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yee takes a swing at Ross's ribcage but misses.
Yee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ross takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Ross.
Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Ross takes an elbow to the temple.
Yee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yee misses with a punch on the inside.
Yee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross avoids the elbow strike from Yee, against the cage.
Ross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yee has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
Ross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ross wants to stall.
Ross blocks a body shot from Yee.
Ross trying to stall but Yee improves his position.
Yee lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Yee.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross blocking some punches.
Ross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
Yee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yee misses with an elbow strike.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ross looking to slow down the pace here.
Yee lands an elbow inside that Ross shrugs off.
Yee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Yee misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yee lands a damaging elbow.
Yee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ross's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yee.
Yee misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Yee.
Yee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yee swings wildly with an uppercut but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Yee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Yee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yee lands a body punch.
Yee lands with a short shot to the head.
Ross is rocked!
Ross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Yee finish him?
Yee unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ross! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Yee is unloading with more strikes now! Ross drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Yee!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Street Swag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johann Joensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Street Swag!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joensen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joensen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Swag manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Swag.
It looks like Johann Joensen has been cut.
Swag connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joensen. Joensen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joensen is rocked!
Swag gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Swag wants to stall.
Joensen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joensen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swag is defending well for now.
Joensen stalling in the clinch but Swag improves position.
A bit of stalling here from Swag.
I was talking to Joensen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Joensen trying to stall but Swag improves his position.
Swag misses with a punch to the body.
Swag lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Swag.
Oh Joensen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Swag takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joensen misses with a punch to the body.
Swag blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joensen seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Swag fails to land.
Joensen letting Swag take a breather here.
Joensen throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swag misses with the head strike.
Joensen prevents a body shot from Swag.
Joensen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swag tries to close the distance and clinch but Joensen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swag gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swag.
Swag softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Swag.
Joensen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swag is stalling here.
Joensen managing to block the knees to the body from Swag.
Joensen blocks an uppercut.
Swag stalling in the clinch but Joensen improves position.
Joensen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Swag lands a jab to Joensen's midsection.
Joensen is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Swag.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swag has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Joensen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice cross by Swag.
Swag swinging wildly here.
Swag lands with a right and another and another! Joensen is in big trouble! Swag lands again and this time it's lights out for Joensen! A quality knockout there for Swag.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Street Swag!
A victorious Street Swag thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Johann Joensen was interviewed post fight and said 'Lets go again boy! It's game time!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ayrton Pena Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MSgt. Rupert Ritzik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupert Ritzik. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ayrton Pena Milani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, MSgt. Rupert Ritzik!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritzik misses with a leg kick.
Pena Milani blocks a head kick by Ritzik.
Pena Milani throws a head kick but Ritzik moves out of range.
Ritzik misses with a straight left.
Ritzik dips to his left and cracks Pena Milani with an uppercut!
It looks like Ayrton Pena Milani has been cut.
Pena Milani tries a head kick but it misses.
Ritzik tries a head kick but it misses.
Ritzik cracks Pena Milani with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritzik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pena Milani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ritzik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pena Milani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pena Milani pushes Ritzik up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been informed that Ritzik 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.
Pena Milani is trying to break the clinch but Ritzik is controlling him.
Ritzik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pena Milani slips under a jab from Ritzik.
Pena Milani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ritzik.
Ritzik misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritzik has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pena Milani finds it's way round the side to connect with Ritzik's head.
It looks like MSgt. Rupert Ritzik has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Ritzik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pena Milani doesn't seem phased though.
Ritzik misses with a body kick.
Pena Milani misses with a body kick.
Ritzik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pena Milani throws a head kick that misses.
Ritzik throws a lazy uppercut
and Pena Milani counters with a head kick. That will keep Ritzik thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pena Milani takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ritzik misses the jab.
Pena Milani misses with a head kick.
Pena Milani misses with a head kick.
Pena Milani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ritzik doesn't seem bothered though.
Pena Milani throws a head kick that misses
and Ritzik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritzik cracks Pena Milani with an open hand slap.
Ritzik cracks the inside of Pena Milani's front leg.
Pena Milani is breathing heavily.
Pena Milani misses with a head kick.
Ritzik lunges at Pena Milani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pena Milani's hand.
Ritzik takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pena Milani wants to clinch up but Ritzik keeps it at a distance.
Ritzik lands a big right hand that sends Pena Milani crashing to the mat! Ritzik stays standing though and waves Pena Milani back to his feet!
Pena Milani is rocked!
Pena Milani throws a sloppy head kick and Ritzik moves out of range easily.
Oh Pena Milani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ritzik moves out of range as Pena Milani throws a body kick.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Ritzik engages and cracks Pena Milani with a massive lead left hook - Pena Milani tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Ritzik is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). MSgt. Rupert Ritzik!
MSgt. Rupert Ritzik decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clinton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Break Ya Neck. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Clinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clinton avoids the head kick by Hendrix.
Hendrix 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.
Hendrix avoids a kick to the body.
Hendrix looks to land a right hand but Clinton moved out of range.
Clinton throws a sloppy head kick and Hendrix moves out of range easily.
Clinton misses with a kick to the body.
Clinton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clinton throws a push kick but Hendrix slaps the foot to one side.
Clinton throws a head kick that Hendrix semi-blocks.
Hendrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jimi Hendrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendrix jabs Clinton right on the nose. Clinton blinks but takes it well.
Clinton misses with a series of wild punches.
A leg kick checked by Hendrix.
Hendrix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Clinton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Clinton.
Hendrix scores with a punch to the head.
Clinton misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix lands a head shot.
Hendrix lands a big head kick that sends Clinton tumbling to the mat! Hendrix takes a step backwards and waves Clinton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Clinton is rocked!
It looks like Bill Clinton has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendrix misses with an uppercut.
Oh Clinton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hendrix throws a hook to the side of Clinton's head but Clinton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Clinton.
A big left from Hendrix misses.
Clinton seems to have got his legs back now.
Hendrix drops Clinton with a beautiful combination! Clinton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hendrix is looking for the KO!
Clinton scoring well with a low kick there.
Clinton connects with a solid leg kick.
Crunch! Clinton slams his shin into Hendrix's torso.
Hendrix scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A combination from Clinton does no damage.
Clinton 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Clinton blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Hendrix misses.
Hendrix slips a jab and a cross from Clinton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hendrix's hands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clinton.
Hendrix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hendrix moves out of range as Clinton throws a body kick.
Clinton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendrix throws a series of punches but Clinton moves out of range.
Clinton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clinton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clinton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hendrix takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clinton lands a two punch combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hendrix. That's going to slow Clinton down.
Hendrix avoids a kick to the body.
Clinton takes one to the side of the head.
Clinton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clinton.
Hendrix blocks a jab.
Hendrix thuds his right hand into Clinton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clinton takes one to the side of the head.
Clinton misses with a takedown attempt - Hendrix sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hendrix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clinton cracks Hendrix with a good jab.
Clinton throws a jab when Hendrix was well out of range.
Clinton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hendrix tries a head kick but it misses.
Clinton throws a sloppy head kick
and Hendrix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clinton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Clinton is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendrix has wrist control.
Hendrix keeping moving, preventing Clinton from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hendrix is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hendrix wants to get back to his feet but Clinton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clinton postures up and lands a big shot to Hendrix's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendrix is looking to stand up but Clinton isn't so interested in that idea.
Clinton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hendrix is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Clinton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimi Hendrix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Clinton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clinton jabs Hendrix right on the nose. Hendrix blinks but takes it well.
Hendrix looks to land a right hand but Clinton moved out of range.
Hendrix lands a body shot.
Clinton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hendrix throws out the jab.
No joy there for Clinton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clinton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Hendrix coming out on top.
Clinton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clinton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hendrix slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendrix gets caught napping as Clinton dives in and scores a takedown. Hendrix manages to retain guard.
Hendrix is looking to stand up but Clinton isn't so interested in that idea.
Clinton trying to control but Hendrix is working from the bottom.
Hendrix wants to stand but Clinton is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hendrix has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clinton is trying to drag Hendrix to the mat but Hendrix just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clinton misses with a punch on the inside.
Hendrix stalls.
Hendrix is trying to maintain a safe position but Clinton gets an underhook and turns Hendrix into the cage.
Hendrix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hendrix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clinton throws a push kick but Hendrix slaps the foot to one side.
Clinton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hendrix.
A telegraphed right hand from Hendrix misses the target.
Bill Clinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Hendrix misses.
Clinton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clinton slips under a jab.
Clinton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hendrix defends it nicely.
Clinton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendrix.
Hendrix misses with a hook. Clinton ducked under it nicely.
Hendrix moves out of range of the body kick from Clinton.
Clinton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut there from Clinton.
Hendrix throws a looping overhand right but Clinton ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Clinton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clinton.
A good leg kick by Clinton.
Hendrix slips a straight right by Clinton.
Clinton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hendrix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clinton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hendrix throws a looping overhand right but Clinton ducks down to avoid it.
Clinton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hendrix gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clinton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jimi Hendrix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hendrix missing with a left hand there. Clinton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hendrix slaps away a takedown attempt from Clinton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Clinton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton throws a series of punches but Hendrix avoids them all with ease.
Hendrix's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clinton.
Oooooh!!! Clinton has knocked Hendrix down with a huge combo! Clinton steps away and waves a wobbly Hendrix back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hendrix is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Clinton misses the target.
Hendrix is still on wobbly legs! Can Clinton finish him?
Hendrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clinton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hendrix scores with a nice strike.
Clinton drops his hands momentarily and Hendrix takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clinton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hendrix seems to have recovered his senses.
Hendrix misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendrix connects with a looping right hand.
Jimi Hendrix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendrix ducks under a wild hook from Clinton.
Hendrix lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hendrix staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Clinton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill Clinton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hendrix does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Clinton blocks a head kick by Hendrix.
Hendrix swings for the body but Clinton moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hendrix.
Jab, jab by Clinton - just one landing.
Clinton checks a low kick from Hendrix.
Oooooh!!! Clinton has knocked Hendrix down with a huge combo! Clinton steps away and waves a wobbly Hendrix back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendrix lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Clinton backs up against the cage.
Clinton throws a front kick that sends Hendrix stumbling back into the cage.
Hendrix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hendrix slips a jab and a cross from Clinton.
Hendrix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clinton throws a hook but Hendrix blocks it.
Clinton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendrix.
Clinton blocks a jab.
Clinton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hendrix.
Clinton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendrix is pushing Clinton's head away, looking to escape. Clinton manages to hold on to the position though.
Clinton tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hendrix parries the strikes from Clinton easily there. Clinton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hendrix to escape.
Clinton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bill Clinton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hendrix is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Clinton is working Hendrix over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hendrix is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Clinton working the ground and pound but Hendrix is defending the strikes.
Hendrix is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Clinton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Clinton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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!
Hendrix parries the strikes from Clinton easily there. Clinton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hendrix to escape.
Clinton misses with the ground and pound.
Hendrix is trying to buck Clinton off.
Sloppy strikes there by Clinton.
Hendrix wants to get back to his feet.
Clinton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hendrix to see if he's OK.
Clinton is trying to get an arm triangle but Hendrix is defending well.
Clinton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton lands a few punches from side control.
Clinton working the ground and pound.
Hendrix wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've been hearing that Clinton has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Clinton trying to control the action but Hendrix is working from the bottom.
Hendrix tries to escape but Clinton is in control.
Hendrix tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Clinton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Clinton landing punches.
Hendrix is trying to stand.
Clinton with shots to the head and body - Hendrix looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Clinton looking to control but Hendrix is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Clinton! Hendrix is hurt baaadly! Clinton is firing away with more strikes - Hendrix is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Clinton!
An intense looking Bill Clinton took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'That's how you're gonna beat 'em, Billy. They keep underestimating you.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshal kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Remember the name. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eliah Marshal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gennaro Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gattuso is able to avoid easily.
Marshal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gattuso feints a jab promting Marshal to slip. Gattuso then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marshal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marshal throws a chopping leg kick but Gattuso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marshal.
Good standup being displayed there by Gattuso as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshal. Gattuso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marshal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gattuso.
Marshal misses with a wild body shot.
Gattuso looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gattuso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marshal misses with a double jab.
Marshal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gattuso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattuso misses with the combination.
Marshal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gattuso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marshal thows a body kick. Gattuso tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gattuso misses.
Gattuso stuns Marshal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab from Gattuso.
Marshal lands a jab.
Gattuso looks to throw the jab but Marshal is out of range.
Gattuso throws a series of punches but Marshal moves out of range.
Marshal misses with a hook to the body
and Gattuso counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Marshal!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Marshal struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Gattuso's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gattuso working the ground and pound.
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!
Gattuso lands a few punches from side control.
Marshal can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal tries to improve position but can't.
Gattuso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marshal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gattuso working the head with strikes.
Marshal struggling a bit here.
Gattuso working the ground and pound but Marshal is defending the strikes.
Gattuso working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gattuso tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gattuso throws an elbow but Marshal slips to the side and avoids it well.
Marshal parries the strikes from Gattuso easily there. Gattuso is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Marshal to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gattuso looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marshal is avoiding damage well.
Gattuso misses with the ground and pound.
Gattuso throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gattuso throwing strikes but Marshal manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Marshal is trying to get an arm triangle but Gattuso is defending well.
Gattuso is looking to regain half guard here but Marshal keeps moving and retains side control.
Gattuso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gattuso is not content to let Marshal control the position.
Marshal throws an elbow but Gattuso slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal wants to stand but Gattuso is controlling his arm.
Gattuso is not content to let Marshal control the position.
Marshal content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gattuso is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Gattuso's face as Marshal controls the position.
Gattuso tries to bench press Marshal off him but Marshal keeps the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Gattuso's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennaro Gattuso dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gattuso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gattuso throws a head kick but Marshal moves out of range.
Gattuso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshal moves away.
Gattuso looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gattuso clobbers Marshal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marshal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gattuso throws a series of punches but Marshal moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Gattuso.
Marshal lands a body shot.
Marshal stuffs the takedown attempt from Gattuso. Gattuso gets slowly back to his feet.
Gattuso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshal.
Marshal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gattuso doesn't seem bothered though.
Gattuso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marshal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshal plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Eliah Marshal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gattuso.
Gennaro Gattuso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gattuso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gattuso cracks Marshal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gattuso shoots for a double leg takedown but Marshal sprawls well. He's pushed Gattuso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eliah Marshal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
Gattuso manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marshal on his heels. He'll look to pass Marshal's guard now, I'm sure.
Marshal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marshal trying to keep a closed guard but Gattuso is proving a slippery customer.
Gattuso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Marshal keeps moving.
Gattuso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marshal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso postures up in Marshal's guard and throws a big left but Marshal blocks it.
Gattuso trying to control but Marshal is working from the bottom.
Marshal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gattuso is one step ahead there.
Marshal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gattuso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marshal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marshal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gattuso throws a big elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattuso is working Marshal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marshal keeping moving, preventing Gattuso from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marshal holds on and takes a little breather.
Marshal looking for a sweep. Not yet Marshal, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gattuso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marshal wants to stand up but Gattuso is controlling him.
Gattuso postures up in Marshal's guard and throws a big left but Marshal blocks it.
Gattuso throwing strikes from guard but Marshal blocks nicely.
Gattuso throws a strike but Marshal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marshal slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso actively working from the bottom here.
Marshal is just content to waste time from the top position. Gattuso takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Marshal won't allow Gattuso to sweep him here.
Gattuso is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gattuso is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marshal is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marshal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marshal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Marshal wants to pass the guard but Gattuso is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gennaro Gattuso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marshal, right into the meat.
Gattuso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gattuso staying out of range there.
Gattuso scores with a shot to the body.
Gattuso lands a jab to the head.
Marshal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gattuso lands a jab-cross combination.
Gattuso moves out of range as Marshal strikes.
Marshal tries to clinch up.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marshal as he avoids it easily.
Gattuso tries for a takedown but Marshal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marshal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gattuso has time to react.
Marshal lands a body shot.
Marshal misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Marshal.
Gattuso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshal.
Gattuso misses with the combination.
Gattuso misses with a straight right.
Marshal throws a hook but Gattuso blocks it.
Marshal slips a jab from Gattuso.
Marshal throws a hook but Gattuso avoids it easily.
Marshal misses with a hook.
Gattuso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marshal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gattuso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt.
Eliah Marshal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
Marshal pushes Gattuso away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso throws a big shot that misses.
Gattuso lands with a shot to the body.
Gattuso connects with a body shot that sends Marshal's belly button to the back.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt.
Eliah Marshal is winning the standup battle so far.
Gattuso closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marshal's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattuso trying to control but Marshal is working from the bottom.
Marshal keeping full guard, as Gattuso tries to pass.
Marshal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gattuso distracts Marshal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Marshal keeps moving.
Gattuso sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marshal's guard.
Marshal tries to roll over but Gattuso keeps him under control.
Marshal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gattuso is trying to work for a kimura but Marshal is defending well.
Marshal is looking for a sweep. Gattuso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gattuso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gattuso throwing shots but Marshal is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gattuso distracts Marshal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gattuso is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gattuso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gattuso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marshal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gattuso is pushing down on Marshal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marshal is fighting to maintain full guard but Gattuso has managed to sneak the leg through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gattuso.
Gattuso trying to control from half guard but Marshal is working away.
Marshal wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gattuso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marshal's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennaro Gattuso really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marshal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshal takes a swing at Gattuso's ribcage but misses.
Marshal lands with a hook. Gattuso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gattuso on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marshal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marshal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marshal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marshal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marshal misses the jab.
Gattuso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gattuso misses with the combination.
Gattuso staying out of range there.
A solid body kick from Gattuso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal moves away from the strike by Gattuso.
Marshal instigates a clinch.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.
Gattuso is working for takedown but Marshal is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marshal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gattuso decides to pull guard.
Marshal trying to control but Gattuso is working from the bottom.
Marshal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Marshal wants to control from the top but Gattuso keeps moving.
Gattuso had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marshal defends it easily.
Marshal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eliah Marshal just wasn't active enough.
Marshal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gattuso works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marshal cracks Gattuso with an open hand slap.
Marshal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gattuso.
Gattuso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marshal throws a nice head kick!
Marshal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marshal wants it to stay on the feet.
Eliah Marshal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
Marshal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gattuso closes the distance and clinches up with Marshal, looking for a takedown. Gattuso pushes Marshal against the cage but Marshal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gattuso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marshal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws a hook but Gattuso blocks it.
Marshal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Gattuso.
Marshal throws a series of punches but Gattuso avoids them all with ease.
Gattuso misses with a straight left.
Marshal moves out of range of the leg kick from Gattuso.
Marshal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marshal tries to clinch there but Gattuso circles away.
A jab from Marshal misses.
Marshal throws a body kick that misses.
Marshal throws a jab when Gattuso was well out of range.
Gattuso circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Marshal staying out of range there.
Gattuso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marshal misses with a looping right.
Gattuso shoots in looking for a takedown. Marshal tries to sprawl out of it but Gattuso keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marshal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gattuso throws a looping overhand right but Marshal ducks down to avoid it.
Gattuso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marshal ducks under a wild hook from Gattuso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gattuso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marshal misses with a low kick as Gattuso jumps back.
Marshal's corner calls for a 1-2. Marshal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back 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!
The fighters circling - Marshal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Marshal had his way with Gennaro Gattuso in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marshal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marshal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gattuso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Marshal. No joy for Gattuso on that attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marshal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marshal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gattuso blocks it with crossed arms.
Gattuso looking for a takedown.
Marshal digs a right hand into Gattuso's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gattuso's gas tank.
Gattuso blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Marshal.
Marshal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but Gattuso blocks with his arms.
Marshal misses with a body punch.
A short left from Marshal.
Gattuso manages to break the clinch.
Gattuso throws a big shot that misses.
Marshal digs a good body shot into Gattuso's ribs.
Gattuso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshal.
Marshal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marshal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marshal blocks a head kick by Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a sloppy head kick and Marshal moves out of range easily.
Marshal is looking to chop away at Gattuso's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gattuso there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gattuso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshal.
Gattuso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshal.
Gattuso shoots for a double leg takedown but Marshal sprawls well. He's pushed Gattuso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eliah Marshal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
Marshal closes the distance and pushes Gattuso back into the cage.
Marshal pushes Gattuso back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gattuso is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshal lands an elbow just above Gattuso 's eye.
It looks like Gennaro Gattuso has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Marshal fails to land.
Marshal keeps control of Gattuso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Gattuso.
Marshal lands an elbow that stopped Gattuso in his tracks for a moment.
Gattuso blocks a body shot from Marshal.
Gattuso wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshal has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshal obliges.
Marshal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gattuso or not.
Still in the clinch, Marshal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gattuso misses with a punch to the body.
Gattuso taking a breather.
Marshal tries to work over Gattuso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Marshal fails to land.
Gattuso tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marshal smiles and moves away.
Gattuso thows a leg kick but Marshal checks it
and Marshal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Eliah Marshal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gattuso can't find room to land a body shot as Marshal controls the action.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal.
Gennaro Gattuso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gattuso avoids a wild elbow strike from Marshal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
A hook to the body from Marshal.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gattuso is defending well for now.
Gattuso managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Marshal lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattuso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marshal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gattuso.
Marshal is pressed up against the cage. Gattuso has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marshal down to the mat. Marshal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marshal, as that shot connected.
Gattuso connects with a body shot that sends Marshal's belly button to the back.
Decent striking displayed by Marshal there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eliah Marshal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gattuso has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennaro Gattuso!
Gennaro Gattuso is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Gennaro Gattuso thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duck Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rubber Ducky. Kilpatrick has chosen Gentleman as his entrance music. Duck Tycoon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duck Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luke Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon jabs Kilpatrick right on the nose. Kilpatrick blinks but takes it well.
Kilpatrick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tycoon throws a low kick, looking for Kilpatrick's leg but Kilpatrick calmly moves out of range.
Kilpatrick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tycoon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kilpatrick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've been told by Tycoon's head coaches at Vicious Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kilpatrick goes for a double leg but Tycoon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tycoon continues to drive forward.
Kilpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kilpatrick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kilpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Tycoon - that landed with a thud.
Kilpatrick misses with some punches.
Kilpatrick trying to stall but Tycoon improves his position.
Kilpatrick tries a knee to the head but Tycoon blocks it.
Kilpatrick missing with knees to the body.
Kilpatrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tycoon backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tycoon lands a left hand.
Tycoon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilpatrick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tycoon misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Tycoon is working for takedown but Kilpatrick is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tycoon lands a shoulder strike.
Kilpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tycoon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kilpatrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tycoon backwards.
Tycoon throws a head punch that misses.
Tycoon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tycoon has Kilpatrick pressed against the cage.
Tycoon avoiding damage as Kilpatrick throws knees to the body.
Kilpatrick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tycoon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kilpatrick can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Tycoon fails to land.
Tycoon working Kilpatrick over with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick lands a shoulder strike.
Kilpatrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Tycoon.
Tycoon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilpatrick tries to stall but Tycoon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tycoon misses with a knee strike.
Tycoon lands an elbow that stopped Kilpatrick in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick misses with some punches.
Tycoon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kilpatrick.
Tycoon pushes off an throws an elbow but Kilpatrick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kilpatrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tycoon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tycoon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilpatricks head.
A hook to the body from Kilpatrick.
Tycoon wants to stall.
A short left from Kilpatrick.
Tycoon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kilpatrick just leaning against Tycoon, taking a breather.
Kilpatrick looking to throw knees to the head but Tycoon is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick stalling in the clinch.
Kilpatrick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tycoons head.
Kilpatrick pushes Tycoon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot to the body.
Tycoon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilpatrick tries to land a knee to the head but Tycoon blocks with his arms.
Kilpatrick lands with a right to the head.
Kilpatrick is pressed up against the cage. Tycoon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kilpatrick down to the mat. Kilpatrick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duck Tycoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tycoon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Kilpatrick finds it's way through Tycoon's defenses.
Tycoon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tycoon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kilpatrick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tycoon scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpatrick scores with a sloppy right hand. Tycoon should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tycoon.
Tycoon throws a shot from downtown. Kilpatrick moves away and avoids it.
Tycoon connects with a leg kick. Kilpatrick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kilpatrick throws a push kick but Tycoon slaps the foot to one side.
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body kick from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick feints and then cracks Tycoon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tycoon down.
Kilpatrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Tycoon circles away.
Kilpatrick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tycoon darts in looking for a takedown but Kilpatrick gets double underhooks and turns Tycoon into the cage.
Kilpatrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilpatrick lands with a left to the head.
Kilpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch.
Kilpatrick 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!
Kilpatrick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tycoon.
Kilpatrick scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Kilpatrick dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kilpatrick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kilpatrick tries to score with a low kick but Tycoon moves his leg out of the way.
Luke Kilpatrick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tycoon slips a straight right by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick scores with a push kick.
Kilpatrick scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tycoon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tycoon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tycoon checks the leg kick.
Tycoon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tycoon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kilpatrick, right into the meat.
Kilpatrick lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kilpatrick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tycoon blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilpatrick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kilpatrick as Tycoon tries to tie him up.
Tycoon scores with a knee to the head.
Kilpatrick scores with a shot to the side of Tycoon's head.
Kilpatrick is stalling here.
Kilpatrick is trying to maintain a safe position but Tycoon gets an underhook and turns Kilpatrick into the cage.
Tycoon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tycoon backwards.
A short right from Kilpatrick on the inside.
Tycoon is trying to drag Kilpatrick to the mat but Kilpatrick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kilpatrick blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tycoon.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kilpatrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Duck Tycoon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tycoon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch.
Kilpatrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Tycoon.
Kilpatrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tycoon.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilpatrick is working Tycoon over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kilpatrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kilpatrick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Kilpatrick.
Luke Kilpatrick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Kilpatrick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick lands a body punch.
Kilpatrick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kilpatrick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kilpatrick working Tycoon over with knees to the body.
Tycoon blocking some punches.
Kilpatrick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kilpatrick lands a right hand.
Tycoon trying to land knees to the body.
Tycoon misses with a punch to the body.
Kilpatrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kilpatrick lands a right hand.
Kilpatrick lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick blocks a body shot from Tycoon.
Tycoon looking to slow down the pace here.
Tycoon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tycoon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon tries to stall but Kilpatrick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kilpatrick misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick scores with a shoulder strike.
Tycoon misses with the head strike.
Kilpatrick working aggressively here.
Kilpatrick pushes Tycoon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tycoon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tycoon.
Kilpatrick misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kilpatrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kilpatrick on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Kilpatrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duck Tycoon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Kilpatrick misses the target.
Kilpatrick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tycoon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick from Tycoon lands but Kilpatrick takes it in his stride.
Kilpatrick throws a sloppy head kick and Tycoon moves out of range easily.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick but Tycoon sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tycoon. Kilpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tycoon loads up on a big right hand but Kilpatrick slips the punch.
That kick from Kilpatrick tenderised Tycoon's leg. Tycoon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tycoon throws a lazy right hand but Kilpatrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilpatrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick but Tycoon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kilpatrick connects with a jab.
Crunch! Kilpatrick slams his shin into Tycoon's torso.
Tycoon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpatrick scores with a hook.
Kilpatrick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kilpatrick.
Tycoon checks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kilpatrick!
Kilpatrick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilpatrick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tycoon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kilpatrick's head.
Tycoon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kilpatrick feints and then cracks Tycoon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tycoon down.
Tycoon avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick punishes Tycoon's body with a nice straight punch.
Kilpatrick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilpatrick.
Tycoon moves in looking to clinch but Kilpatrick pushes him off.
Tycoon fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tycoon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Tycoon is just out of range.
Tycoon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick scores with the left hand. Tycoon knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tycoon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick obviously looking to wear him down.
Tycoon tries to clinch up.
Tycoon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kilpatrick fails to land the takedown.
Tycoon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilpatrick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tycoon.
Kilpatrick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kilpatrick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick cracks the inside of Tycoon's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tycoon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kilpatrick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Kilpatrick tenderised Tycoon's leg. Tycoon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kilpatrick looks to land a body kick but Tycoon moved away.
Tycoon throws a body shot but no joy.
Kilpatrick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tycoon.
Kilpatrick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tycoon avoids it really well and circles away.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick which misses Tycoon's front leg but catches the back leg as Tycoon tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Kilpatrick.
Tycoon misses the shot to the body.
Kilpatrick closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Tycoon throws the kick towards the body but Kilpatrick avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kilpatrick, right into the meat.
Kilpatrick connects with a single shot there.
Tycoon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tycoon there as he acknowledges the shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick cracks the inside of Tycoon's front leg.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick which misses Tycoon's front leg but catches the back leg as Tycoon tries to avoid it.
Kilpatrick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tycoon can pounce on him.
Kilpatrick lands with a right hand.
Tycoon looks to throw the jab but Kilpatrick is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilpatrick catches Tycoon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kilpatrick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tycoon. That one must have hurt.
Duck Tycoon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilpatrick thumps Tycoon with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Kilpatrick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kilpatrick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Kilpatrick!
After winning the bout, Luke Kilpatrick thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach's entrance music is Rich Like Me. A fine choice. Johnny Reach has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla throws a body punch but Reach moves out of range.
Reach scores with a hook.
Padilla throws a shot from downtown. Reach moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Reach.
Reach scores with a body shot.
Padilla lands with a hook. Reach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Padilla misses with a body kick.
Reach misses with a body shot.
Padilla drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reach goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Padilla swings for the body but Reach moves out of range.
Reach lands a nice looking kick to the body. Padilla takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Padilla fakes the leg kick and cracks Reach in the body.
An inside leg kick from Reach misses.
Reach catches Padilla with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reach looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reach connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Padilla.
Reach is looking to clinch.
Reach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Padilla tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reach throws a nice looking combination but Padilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnny Reach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Padilla.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Padilla on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reach. Reach obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Padilla misses.
Padilla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Padilla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reach throws an off balance right hand
and Padilla counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Padilla throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reach makes his way to full guard, as Padilla worked for a kimura.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Padilla tries to free his leg and advance position but Reach is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Padilla passes into half guard.
Padilla stands up out of the half guard.
Reach getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Padilla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice jab there from Reach.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reach - that will leave a mark!
Reach cracks the inside of Padilla's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reach throws a low kick but Padilla moves out of range easily.
Reach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reach throws a leg kick but Padilla sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Padilla.
Reach pivots, looking for a leg kick but Padilla is out of range and Reach settles back down.
Padilla gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Padilla walks into a straight right hand from Reach.
Padilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Padilla ducks right into an uppercut from Reach.
Padilla misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reach scores with a jab.
Padilla blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Reach dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reach throws a quick head kick that knocks Padilla silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Reach is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Reach!
Johnny Reach retains his middleweight title!
Johnny Reach seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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