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NYFN 17 : Nation vs Al Haddad PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Stepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Queen - We are the champions (mariachillout) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Stepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Stepp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stepp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stepp was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Stepp tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Moses Stepp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Stepp looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Stepp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Stepp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
It looks like Moses Stepp has been cut.
Stepp has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MadDogs Road House in the buildup to the fight.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepp shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Stepp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stepp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Stepp moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Stepp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Stepp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stepp lands an uppercut.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Stepp.
Stepp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Stepp closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Stepp won't allow it.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Stepp has him pressed against the cage.
Stepp misses with some punches.
Stepp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stepp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Stepp has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Stepp is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepp prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stepp fails to land.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Stepp is controlling him.
Stepp misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stepp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stepp has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stepp swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stepp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stepp throws a head punch that misses.
Stepp misses with some punches.
Stepp misses with a punch on the inside.
Stepp misses with a punch on the inside.
Stepp is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stepp misses with the head strike.
Stepp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Stepp is controlling him.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stepp has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Stepp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stepp wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Stepp misses the target.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stepp tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Stepp closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Stepp misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Stepp has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stepp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Stepp darts in trying to clinch
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stepp manages to avoid it.
Stepp's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stepp scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Stepp misses.
Stepp tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Stepp closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Stepp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Stepp has double underhooks.
Diaz tries to circle away but Stepp has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stepp seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diaz can turn it around.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Stepp has the dominant position.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stepp has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stepp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Carlos Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Diaz.
Stepp tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stepp looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Stepp tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moses Stepp's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stepp looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Stepp backing up. Stepp nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Stepp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stepp misses with a straight right.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz works Stepp's body with a nice hook.
Stepp wants to clinch
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Stepp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stepp wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Stepp tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Stepp tries to clinch up
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook but Stepp avoids it easily.
Carlos Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stepp misses with a hook.
Stepp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Stepp misses its intended target.
Stepp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stepp throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Stepp rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Stepp is controlling him.
Stepp misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz tries to circle away but Stepp has him pinned against the cage.
Stepp can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stepp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Stepp does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Stepp misses.
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!
Stepp tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stepp.
Stepp closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Stepp catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Stepp is rocked!
Stepp misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Stepp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stepp looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stepp looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Stepp moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Stepp off the cage and back into range.
Carlos Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stepp misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Stepp.
Stepp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Stepp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stepp forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stepp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Stepp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stepp tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stepp seems to have got his legs back now.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stepp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stepp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz looks to land a combination but Stepp avoids it well.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stepp back to the cage. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stepp moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
A big left from Stepp misses.
Stepp moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Stepp.
Stepp doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz lands a jab to Stepp's midsection.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Stepp avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Stepp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stepp is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stepp doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Stepp throws a wild hook but Diaz just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Stepp gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Diaz raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Diaz!
Carlos Diaz very nearly forgot to thank AnonymouS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Moses Stepp had this to say: 'Never gonna stop gotta kill me first.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aubrey Daggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Allan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aubrey Daggen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aubrey Daggen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Allan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daggen avoids the head kick by Allan.
Daggen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Allan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Daggen is in Allan's guard.
Daggen stays in close to Allan's body and controls the position.
Allan looking for a sweep. Not yet Allan, not yet.
Daggen wants to control from the top but Allan keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daggen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allan is looking to stand up but Daggen isn't so interested in that idea.
Daggen is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Allan trying to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Allan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daggen advances to half guard.
Daggen wants to work for an arm triangle but Allan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Daggen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Daggen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Allan gets back to full guard.
Daggen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Allan controls Daggen momentarily but Daggen frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Allan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daggen controls the pace.
Daggen preventing the sweep.
Allan is trying to keep Daggen in close.
Allan wants to sweep but no luck.
Allan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daggen manages to get himself to full guard.
Daggen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Allan manages to get himself to full guard.
Daggen advances position into side control!
Allan is looking to regain half guard here but Daggen keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daggen scoring with punches and elbows.
Allan is looking to regain half guard here but Daggen keeps moving and retains side control.
Daggen cracks Allan with a big elbow.
Allan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've been informed that Allan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Daggen happy to just control the position for now.
Daggen is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Allan is trying to escape and Daggen transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Allan is forced to tap! Nice work there by Daggen! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aubrey Daggen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Tybura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by Drago. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcin Tybura!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago pushes Tybura up against the cage in a clinch.
Tybura looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tybura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drago instigates a clinch.
Drago breaks from the clinch.
Tybura misses with a wild combination.
A left and a right from Drago both land. Nice combination.
Drago scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tybura, pushing him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Drago as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Drago.
Drago lands an uppercut.
Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago drops Tybura with a beautiful combination! Tybura stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Drago is looking for the KO!
Tybura is rocked!
It looks like Marcin Tybura has been cut.
Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
Tybura is still on wobbly legs! Can Drago finish him?
Drago rushes Tybura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Drago knocks Tybura out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivan Drago!
Post fight, Ivan Drago stared into the camera and said '"I fight to win!" "For me!" "For me!"'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spiral Stairs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver comes into the arena with Pepper - Butthole Suffers blaring out of the sound system. Rusty Driver 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rusty Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spiral Stairs!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver misses with a double jab.
Driver lands a nice looking body shot.
Driver misses with a low kick.
Driver connects with a single shot there.
Stairs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stairs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stairs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stairs avoids the head kick by Driver.
Stairs blocks a head kick by Driver.
Driver has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stairs finds it's way round the side to connect with Driver's head.
Stairs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by Driver's head coaches at Tetras Bowl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Driver missing with a left hand there. Stairs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Driver misses with a head kick.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stairs moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stairs.
A lazy left from Driver finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Driver on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stairs staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Driver.
Driver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stairs circles away quickly and effectively.
Driver takes a swing at Stairs's ribcage but misses.
Stairs avoids the head kick by Driver.
Stairs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Driver.
Stairs thumps Driver with a low kick.
Driver throws a head kick that misses.
Driver takes a swing at Stairs's ribcage but misses.
Driver looks to throw the jab but Stairs is out of range.
Driver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stairs.
Stairs wants to clinch up but Driver keeps it at a distance.
Stairs avoids the body shot from Driver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver throws a looping overhand right but Stairs ducks down to avoid it.
Stairs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Driver swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Driver misses with a double jab
and Stairs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Driver won't be happy with that.
Stairs looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stairs trying to control the position but Driver is working away.
Stairs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stairs is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Driver has escaped the position, nice work there.
Driver is looking to get back to his feet here but Stairs is keeping cool and he's managed to take Driver's back.
Driver might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Driver right now.
Stairs is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Driver taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Stairs.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Spiral Stairs!
Spiral Stairs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus Meridius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stefan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius gets a clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Meridius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Meridius avoiding damage.
Meridius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Meridius has Silva pressed against the cage.
Meridius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Meridius misses with an elbow over the top.
Meridius is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Meridius prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
Meridius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meridius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Stefan Silva has been cut.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Meridius pressing his opponent against the cage.
Meridius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meridius just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Meridius lands a nice elbow.
Meridius effectively controlling the action here.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Meridius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has Meridius pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meridius manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Meridius is blocking nicely.
Meridius misses with a body punch.
Meridius has Silva pressed against the cage.
Meridius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Meridius lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Meridius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meridius misses with an elbow strike.
Meridius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stefan Silva's cut is getting worse.
Meridius missing with knees to the body.
Meridius throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meridius misses with an elbow strike.
Meridius content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Meridius pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws an elbow that misses.
Meridius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meridius struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Meridius.
Silva is working for takedown but Meridius is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meridius throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meridius stalling.
Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Meridius, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meridius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meridius has managed to clinch.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meridius.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maximus Meridius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meridius throws an elbow that misses.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Meridius gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Meridius, against the cage.
Meridius looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meridius misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius effectively controlling the action here.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Meridius.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Meridius.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meridius lands a damaging elbow.
Meridius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meridius leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Meridius.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Meridius.
Meridius has Silva pushed against the cage.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meridius stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stefan Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Meridius back against the cage.
Meridius is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Meridius back against the cage.
Meridius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meridius misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meridius.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meridius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Meridius, against the cage.
Meridius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meridius.
Meridius misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Meridius fails to land.
Meridius throws an elbow but it misses.
Meridius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meridius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Meridius is defending well.
Meridius misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meridius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva prevents a body shot from Meridius.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Meridius has Silva pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stefan Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Meridius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Meridius throws an elbow that misses.
Meridius tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meridius lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meridius pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meridius.
Jeez, Stefan Silva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva is rocked!
Meridius is stalling here.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Meridius is blocking nicely.
Meridius struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Meridius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stefan Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maximus Meridius!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dax Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dax Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Stone!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Stone misses.
Stone scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Miller.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Miller. Stone shrugs it off though.
Miller scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Stone misses.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Miller avoids the body shot from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a body shot but no joy.
Stone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stone doesn't seem bothered though.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Dax Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stone if he has to take too many more of those.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Miller.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
Stone takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller scores with a spinning back kick!
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller motions for Stone to come forward. Miller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Stone digs a good hook to Miller's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Stone cracks Miller with an open hand slap.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
Stone misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Miller counters with a good low kick that Stone was not able to check.
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller misses with a low kick as Stone jumps back.
Miller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
Miller lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
Miller tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Miller slows down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miller stalling in the clinch.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dax Miller dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dax Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a nice leg kick.
Miller throws a head kick that half lands.
Miller lands a two punch combo.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
A big left from Stone misses.
Miller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Stone catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
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!
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Miller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stone is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone catches Miller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Miller defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Stone swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a nice body kick.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Miller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Stone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Miller.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Stone throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Stone misses.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stone throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Stone thuds his right hand into Miller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Miller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miller blocks a jab.
Stone throws a good cross that connects.
Stone swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with an inside leg kick.
Stone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Miller.
Miller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Miller connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stone takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Miller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller blocks a jab.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Miller tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller scores with a spinning back kick!
Miller takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Miller counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dax Miller dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Miller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Miller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miller.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Miller scores with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Stone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stone is rocked!
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Stone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stone lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone walks into a stiff left hand from Miller.
Miller connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller moves into range and clinches up with Stone.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Stone blocking some punches.
Stone seems to have recovered his senses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Miller tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Miller unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Stone! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Miller is unloading with more strikes now! Stone drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dax Miller!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quentin DeBramalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeBramalo comes into the arena with Also Sprach Zarathustra blaring out of the sound system. Price has chosen Right On Target as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quentin DeBramalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richie Price!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeBramalo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf.
DeBramalo takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Price 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.
DeBramalo moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
DeBramalo lands with an overhand left.
Price lands a jab to the head.
Price ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
DeBramalo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Price misses with an uppercut. DeBramalo saw that one coming.
DeBramalo works Price's body with a nice hook.
Price avoids the head kick by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Price works DeBramalo's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeBramalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Price misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Price there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo tries a head kick but it misses.
DeBramalo connects with a leg kick. Price looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A swing and a miss from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Price.
DeBramalo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Price moves out of range as DeBramalo throws a body kick.
DeBramalo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
DeBramalo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Price has time to react.
Richie Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Price keeps DeBramalo at a distance using the push kick.
Price 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Price.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeBramalo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a shot from downtown. DeBramalo moves away and avoids it.
Price takes a swing at DeBramalo's ribcage but misses.
Price cracks a nice hook into DeBramalo's ribs.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
DeBramalo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
DeBramalo moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Richie Price has been cut.
DeBramalo looks to land a combination but Price avoids it well.
DeBramalo throws a hook but Price blocks it.
DeBramalo clinches with his opponent.
Price is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
DeBramalo has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo prevents Price from breaking the clinch.
Price has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
DeBramalo blocks an uppercut.
DeBramalo lands a shoulder strike.
DeBramalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from DeBramalo.
Price dodges an elbow strike from DeBramalo.
Price blocks the elbow strike.
DeBramalo is trying to stall.
Price lands a hook that snaps the head of DeBramalo backwards.
Price is leaning against DeBramalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Price lands a shoulder strike.
Price lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeBramalo backwards.
DeBramalo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Price's efforts to push away.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Price is trying to break the clinch but DeBramalo has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeBramalo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Price lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Price working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price is trying to break the clinch but DeBramalo has him pressed against the cage.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by DeBramalo.
Price blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeBramalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Price softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
Price throws an elbow that misses.
DeBramalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
DeBramalo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
DeBramalo misses with the head strike.
Price looking to slow down the pace here.
DeBramalo lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Quentin DeBramalo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richie Price's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Price throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DeBramalo counters with a right hand to the body.
DeBramalo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
DeBramalo throws a leg kick but Price moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from DeBramalo.
Left hook, right uppercut from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Price.
DeBramalo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Quentin DeBramalo is winning the standup battle so far.
DeBramalo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
DeBramalo scores with a sloppy right hand. Price should have avoided that one.
Price misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeBramalo tries to clinch up but Price circles away and keeps his distance.
DeBramalo is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price lands with a nice body punch.
DeBramalo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Price paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Price stuns DeBramalo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
DeBramalo throws a leg kick but Price sees it coming and checks it nicely.
DeBramalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeBramalo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Price. That did some damage!
DeBramalo misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Price.
DeBramalo tries a head kick but it misses.
Price checks the leg kick.
Price lands a front kick.
Price works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
DeBramalo with a jab.
DeBramalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Price throws out the jab.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeBramalo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Price keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeBramalo.
A slapping leg kick lands for DeBramalo.
DeBramalo shoots in looking for a takedown. Price tries to sprawl out of it but DeBramalo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Price manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo fails to land with a series of punches.
DeBramalo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Price moves out of range as DeBramalo strikes.
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Price scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - DeBramalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
DeBramalo staying out of range there.
Price connects with the punch.
DeBramalo blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo slips under a jab.
DeBramalo throws a quick inside leg kick.
DeBramalo thumps Price with a low kick.
DeBramalo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Price is out of range and DeBramalo settles back down.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and DeBramalo counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Price pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Price takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
DeBramalo misses with a double jab.
DeBramalo scores with a shot to the body.
DeBramalo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Price's sensitive parts.
Price uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeBramalo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin DeBramalo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richie Price's cut.
That's time! DeBramalo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Price pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
DeBramalo throws a leg kick but Price sees it coming and moves out of range.
Price throws a body punch but DeBramalo moves out of range.
Price lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DeBramalo at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Price 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 DeBramalo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from DeBramalo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid leg kick lands there for DeBramalo.
Price throws a half hearted mid kick.
DeBramalo scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeBramalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
DeBramalo throws a leg kick but Price checks it.
Price throws a head kick but DeBramalo moves out of range.
DeBramalo slips a straight right by Price.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price takes a swing at DeBramalo's ribcage but misses.
Price stuns DeBramalo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
DeBramalo scoring well with a low kick there.
Price attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Price takes a swing at DeBramalo's ribcage but misses.
DeBramalo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Price's head backwards.
Price misses with a combination
and DeBramalo counters with a single leg into guard. Price didn't expect that.
DeBramalo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Price is keeping the position for now.
DeBramalo is working hard here to advance position.
Richie Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price controls DeBramalo momentarily but DeBramalo frees himself.
DeBramalo trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeBramalo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
DeBramalo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Price is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of DeBramalo, into his guard.
Price wants to control from the top but DeBramalo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price wants to pass the guard but DeBramalo is keeping the position.
DeBramalo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Price defends well.
DeBramalo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Price doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Price manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Price tries to free his leg and advance position but DeBramalo is retaining full guard.
Price trying to control the position from guard on top but DeBramalo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeBramalo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
DeBramalo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Quentin DeBramalo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeBramalo, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quentin DeBramalo!
Quentin DeBramalo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Nicolai Nation, I haven't decided if I'm going to tap you out or knock you out yet. Let me know if you have a preference.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Godfrid Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haraldsson comes to the cage accompanied by The Ballad of the Swords. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Godfrid Haraldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haraldsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Joseph if he has to take too many more of those.
Joseph steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haraldsson. That one must have hurt.
Haraldsson throws a head kick that misses.
Haraldsson throws a leg kick but Joseph checks it.
Haraldsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Joseph checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haraldsson moves forwards but Joseph connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joseph checks a leg kick nicely.
Haraldsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Joseph fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph avoids a kick to the body.
Haraldsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haraldsson throws a lazy body kick
and Joseph counters with a big head kick but Haraldsson shrugs it off.
Godfrid Haraldsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph throws a leg kick but Haraldsson moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Haraldsson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haraldsson, right into the meat.
Haraldsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joseph bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haraldsson's head backwards.
Haraldsson misses with a body kick.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
Haraldsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joseph has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haraldsson throws a leg kick which misses Joseph's front leg but catches the back leg as Joseph tries to avoid it.
Joseph misses with a body kick.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haraldsson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Joseph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haraldsson avoids the head kick by Joseph.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haraldsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haraldsson is looking to slow Joseph down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haraldsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haraldsson clinches with his opponent.
Haraldsson blocks an uppercut.
Haraldsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph lands with a left to the head.
Haraldsson blocks an uppercut.
Haraldsson crunches a lovely knee into Joseph's ribcage.
Haraldsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joseph misses with a punch on the inside.
Joseph misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haraldsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joseph working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joseph lands a left hand.
Joseph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joseph misses with some punches.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Our sources have told us that Haraldsson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Haraldsson missing with knees to the body.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haraldsson is defending well for now.
Joseph on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haraldsson tries to land a knee to the head but Joseph blocks with his arms.
Haraldsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joseph utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Joseph works on Haraldsson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Haraldsson.
Joseph lands with a short shot to the head.
Haraldsson has Joseph pressed against the cage, preventing Joseph from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haraldsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joseph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joseph misses with a punch on the inside.
Joseph on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haraldsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joseph scores with a shoulder strike.
Joseph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joseph lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
Haraldsson trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Joseph will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Haraldsson throws a head kick but Joseph moves out of range.
Haraldsson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Joseph counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Haraldsson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Haraldsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Godfrid Haraldsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Haraldsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Joseph there.
Haraldsson wants to land a leg kick but Joseph is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haraldsson.
Haraldsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haraldsson darts in and clinches Joseph up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph.
Haraldsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haraldsson blocks an uppercut.
Haraldsson scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph breaks the clinch.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
Haraldsson looks to land a body kick but Joseph moved away.
Haraldsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haraldsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Joseph checks a low kick from Haraldsson.
Joseph checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Haraldsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joseph checks it well.
Joseph takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haraldsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Joseph checks a leg kick.
Haraldsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haraldsson misses with a head kick.
Joseph thuds his right hand into Haraldsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joseph blocks a head kick by Haraldsson.
Joseph takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Joseph steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haraldsson. That one must have hurt.
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 nice leg kick lands there from Haraldsson.
A cross from Joseph lands.
Haraldsson pushes Joseph away with a front kick.
Haraldsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Joseph fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haraldsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Haraldsson is out of range.
Haraldsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Haraldsson tries to land a front kick but Joseph steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Haraldsson.
Haraldsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joseph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haraldsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Joseph is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good leg kick by Haraldsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joseph cracks Haraldsson with a good jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haraldsson.
Joseph has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson connects with a leg kick. Joseph looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph connects with a body shot.
Haraldsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joseph blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haraldsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A bone on bone clash there as Joseph blocks the leg kick.
Joseph circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haraldsson, right into the meat.
A big right from Joseph misses.
Joseph bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Godfrid Haraldsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Haraldsson throws a head kick that misses
and Haraldsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haraldsson misses with a body kick.
Joseph's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Joseph with a hook.
Haraldsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haraldsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joseph blocks the body kick.
Haraldsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haraldsson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Joseph counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haraldsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Haraldsson misses with a body kick.
Joseph finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joseph crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Haraldsson - the referee stops the clock and Joseph gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Haraldsson. Joseph manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Haraldsson.
Donk. Joseph catches Haraldsson right on the button with a cross.
Joseph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haraldsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joseph. That did some damage!
Haraldsson misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Joseph.
A head kick by Haraldsson misses
and Joseph counters with a nice uppercut.
Haraldsson cracks the inside of Joseph's front leg.
Haraldsson throws a sloppy head kick and Joseph moves out of range easily.
Haraldsson throws a body kick that misses
and Joseph connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haraldsson. That's going to slow Joseph down.
Joseph has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson misses with a leg kick
and Joseph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joseph avoids the head kick by Haraldsson.
Haraldsson throws a push kick but Joseph slaps the foot to one side.
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!
Haraldsson looks for the body kick but Joseph saw that one coming.
Haraldsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haraldsson throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Joseph blocks the leg kick.
Joseph is looking to slow Haraldsson down with leg kicks.
Haraldsson misses with a low kick.
Haraldsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joseph listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson throws a wild body kick that Joseph sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters circling a little - Joseph finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
You can see that Joseph has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haraldsson is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haraldsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haraldsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joseph walks forward, straight into a front kick from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson misses with a body kick.
Joseph tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joseph circles away from the clinch attempt
and Joseph connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joseph punishes Haraldsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Haraldsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haraldsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haraldsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph throws a right and a left that Haraldsson avoids nicely.
Haraldsson throws a leg kick but Joseph moved away.
Joseph takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haraldsson has Joseph up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Joseph.
I think Joseph has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Joseph!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Al Haddad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elias Al Haddad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolai Nation!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Haddad misses with an uppercut. Nation saw that one coming.
Al Haddad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Haddad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Al Haddad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nation counters with a nice uppercut.
Nation avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Haddad ducks under a wild hook from Nation.
A big right from Al Haddad misses.
Nation gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Al Haddad looks to score with a jab to the body but Nation is just out of range.
Nation misses with a hook to the body
and Al Haddad counters with a nice uppercut.
Nation ducks right into an uppercut from Al Haddad.
Nation is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Haddad throws out a loose jab but Nation uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Nation is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nation scores with a jab.
Nation seems to have got his legs back now.
Nation uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al Haddad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Al Haddad moves in looking to clinch but Nation pushes him off.
Nikolai Nation is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation scores with a jab.
Nikolai Nation seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nation ducks under a wild hook from Al Haddad.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nation.
Nation has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Sweat Lodge in the buildup to the fight.
A swing and a miss from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nation staying out of range there.
Nation fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Haddad manages to avoid it.
Al Haddad misses with an uppercut.
Al Haddad is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nation.
Nation throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Al Haddad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Nation scores with a jab.
Al Haddad fails with the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nation.
Nice defenses there by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Al Haddad throws a hook but Nation avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nation keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Al Haddad misses.
Nation blocks a jab.
Nation moves out of range as Al Haddad strikes.
Nation connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Al Haddad's hands.
Al Haddad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nation fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Haddad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Al Haddad misses with a hook to the body
and Nation counters with a crisp one two that drops Al Haddad! Nation thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Al Haddad to his feet! Al Haddad is in big trouble!
Al Haddad is rocked!
Nation lands a nice looking body shot.
Al Haddad is still on wobbly legs! Can Nation finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from Nation knocks Al Haddad out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikolai Nation!
Nikolai Nation retains his lightweight title!
Nikolai Nation 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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