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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergen comes to the cage accompanied by Aria - Stand Up, Vanquish Fear. Daniel Bergen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Bergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevor Bernard!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergen connects with an inside leg kick.
Bergen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bernard under the eye.
Bernard throws a looping overhand right but Bergen ducks down to avoid it.
Bergen misses with a double jab.
Bergen scores with a kick to the body.
Bergen misses with a straight left.
Bergen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bergen blocks a head kick by Bernard.
Bernard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bergen.
Trevor Bernard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergen scores with a nice strike.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bergen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good shot there by Bergen.
Bergen throws a hook to the side of Bernard's head but Bernard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bernard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Bernard.
Bergen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bernard will feel that in the morning.
Bergen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bernard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Bernard misses.
A jab from Bergen misses.
Bernard scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernard moves away from the strike by Bergen.
Bernard tries to bum rush Bergen with a series of wild strikes but Bergen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bergen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch combination from Bernard misses.
Bergen connects with an inside leg kick.
Bernard throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick from Bergen lands but Bernard takes it in his stride.
Bergen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bergen lands with a right that hurts Bernard. Bernard looks to clinch but Bergen throws a short knee that drops Bernard. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Daniel Bergen!
After the big win, Daniel Bergen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors AnonymouS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Boudain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slevin comes into the arena with timber blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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282 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Slevin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Boudain!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudain throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Slevin. Those never looked like landing.
Slevin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boudain circles away quickly and effectively.
Boudain lands a big head kick that sends Slevin tumbling to the mat! Boudain takes a step backwards and waves Slevin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tony Slevin has been cut.
Slevin tries to bum rush Boudain with a series of wild strikes but Boudain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boudain tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slevin checks a leg kick.
Slevin swinging wildly here.
Slevin checks a low kick from Boudain.
Boudain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slevin.
Boudain misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boudain looks to land a body kick but Slevin moved away.
Slevin fails to land with a series of punches.
Slevin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boudain looks to land a body kick but Slevin moved away.
Slevin throws a right hand that Boudain ducks under and follows up with a left that Boudain also avoids with ease.
Slevin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boudain scores with a kick to the body.
Boudain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slevin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boudain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boudain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slevin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boudain.
Boudain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slevin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boudain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boudain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slevin misses with a series of wild punches.
Slevin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Slevin is breathing heavily.
Whack! Boudain lands a heavy head kick that drops Slevin. The ref tackles Boudain to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Slevin was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dante Boudain!
Tony Slevin was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be round your house later with the lads'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hard Headed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hard Headed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hard Headed!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Headed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Headed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Headed but Headed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crunch! Headed slams his shin into Barnett's torso.
A shot to the body from Barnett misses
and Headed moves into the clinch.
Headed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Headed breaks from the clinch.
Headed lands a high kick!
Headed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnett takes a step back to recover.
Headed clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Headed lands a knee to the body.
Barnett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Headed lands a knee to the body.
Barnett takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Josh Barnett has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Headed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Headed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnett, pushing him back against the cage.
Headed breaks from the clinch.
Headed lands a big head kick that sends Barnett tumbling to the mat! Headed takes a step backwards and waves Barnett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Headed - that will leave a mark!
Barnett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Headed can pounce on him.
Hard Headed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Headed clinches up with Barnett and pushes him back against the cage.
Barnett takes an elbow to the temple.
Headed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barnett's face.
Josh Barnett's cut is getting worse.
Headed breaks from the clinch.
Headed throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Headed moves into the clinch.
Barnett takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barnett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Headed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Headed continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Barnett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Headed after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Headed lands a nice elbow.
Headed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Headed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Headed pushes Barnett up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Headed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnett fails to land the takedown.
Barnett tries to keep at a distance but Headed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Headed obliges.
Headed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Headed obliges.
Headed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Headed clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Headed breaks from the clinch.
Barnett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Headed. 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!
Headed instigates a clinch.
Headed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Headed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Josh Barnett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Headed lands a big head kick that sends Barnett tumbling to the mat! Headed takes a step backwards and waves Barnett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A solid body kick from Headed.
Headed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnett is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Headed Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Barnett is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hard Headed!
Hard Headed bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Nott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seal - Whirlpool kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tyler Wilson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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197 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Nott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson avoids the body shot from Nott.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nott throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Nott throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Wilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nott's sensitive parts.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Nott as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Tyler Wilson has been cut.
A slow jab from Nott misses its intended target.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nott.
Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilson slowing the pace effectively.
Wilson keeps control of Nott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nott in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nott misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
It looks like Aaron Nott has been cut.
Nott tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
Nott is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Wilson landing knees to the head.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson stalling.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges.
Wilson landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nott seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wilson can turn it around.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Nott is blocking nicely.
Wilson keeps control of Nott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nott being controlled against the cage.
Wilson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Nott avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Nott's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilson is pushing Nott up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nott misses with some punches.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Nott has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped Nott in his tracks for a moment.
Wilson stalling.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nott's efforts to push away.
Wilson crunches a lovely knee into Nott's ribcage.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nott.
Wilson stalls.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nott's efforts to push away.
Come on Wilson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wilson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aaron Nott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nott lands with a straight right. Wilson didn't see that one coming.
Nott avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Wilson slips under a jab from Nott.
Nott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Nott avoids it well.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nott misses with a body shot.
Wilson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nott. Nott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nott lands a right hook to the body.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Wilson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nott lands with a hook. Wilson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nott just misses with a punch to the body.
Nott is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nott. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Nott scores with a punch to the head.
Nott takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aaron Nott is winning the standup battle so far.
Nott misses with a series of wild punches.
Nott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nott lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nott.
Nott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nott throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nott manages to avoid it.
Wilson with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nott is looking to land body kicks.
Nott looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
Nott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Wilson walks into a left hand.
It looks like Nott has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aaron Nott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nott moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilson.
Nott throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wilson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nott throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nott's head backwards.
Nott throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Nott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nott misses with a hook.
Nott lands a jab to the head.
That has opened up Tyler Wilson's cut even more.
Nott cracks Wilson with a good jab.
Nott swinging wildly here.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nott.
Nott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nott throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nott misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilson, right into the meat.
Wilson cracks Nott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wilson lands a jab to the head.
Nott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nott scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilson should have avoided that one.
Nott throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nott.
Donk. Nott catches Wilson right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nott scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilson should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Nott.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nott throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Nott.
Wilson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wilson scores with a leg kick.
Nott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson swings for the body but Nott moves out of range.
Wilson has closed the distance and engaged Nott in a clinch.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Nott blocks it.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Nott.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Nott dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Nott scores with a jab. Wilson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nott throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nott.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson thuds his right hand into Nott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nott lands with a straight right. Wilson didn't see that one coming.
Nott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nott throws out the jab.
Nott connects with a single shot there.
Nott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wilson moves forwards but Nott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nott feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nott misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nott. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nott throws a combination. Wilson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nott's sensitive parts.
Nott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nott misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nott!
Wilson is rocked!
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nott finish him?
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nott lands with a hook. Wilson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nott was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nott.
Nott just misses with a punch to the body.
Nott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson lands a jab to Nott's midsection.
Nott misses with a wild combination.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilson.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nott scores with a nice head shot.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Wilson lands a jab to Nott's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Nott takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson lands a high kick!
Nott misses with a wild body shot.
Nott misses the jab.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Nott digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Wilson swings for the body but Nott moves out of range.
Nott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nott's head backwards.
A nice combination there by Nott.
Nott throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Nott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nott throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilson cracks the inside of Nott's front leg.
Wilson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nott at a distance.
Nott misses the shot to the body.
Nott stalks Wilson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilson's face. Wilson staggers backwards, shaken.
The cut above Tyler Wilson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wilson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nott cracks Wilson with a good jab.
Nott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilson in his tracks.
Nott throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Nott.
Nott takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilson.
Wilson slips a straight right by Nott.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nott avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Nott throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nott is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Nott is blocking nicely.
Wilson avoiding damage.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Nott showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nott has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Nott!
Tyler Wilson was interviewed post fight and said 'Team Holding Cell, Sorry about this and gongrats to my opponent!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Stardust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stardust's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hate Being Sober. Riggs has chosen Deathamphetamine by EXODUS as his entrance music. Martin Riggs acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stuart Stardust!
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, Martin Riggs!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stardust throws a shot to the body.
Stardust throws a solid leg kick but Riggs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stardust.
Stuart Stardust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs fails with the takedown.
Stardust throws a sloppy head kick
and Riggs moves into the clinch.
Stardust prevents the takedown attempt.
Riggs manages to pull guard.
Riggs is looking to sweep but instead, Stardust has passed into half guard.
Riggs is trying to get back to full guard.
Stardust tries to stand but can't do so whilst Riggs controls his leg.
Riggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs is not content to let Stardust control the position.
Stardust stalling.
Riggs wants to improve his position but Stardust is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs wants to control but Stardust is keeping busy.
Stardust tries to pass the half guard into mount. Riggs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Riggs is trying to get back to full guard.
Riggs trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Stardust manages to pass to mount!
Stardust gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stardust misses with a few strikes there.
Stardust throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stardust manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riggs feints and then cracks Stardust's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stardust down.
Stardust pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stardust misses with a kick to the body.
Stardust ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riggs moves away.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stardust was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Stardust lands a head shot.
Stardust lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stardust on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stardust lands with an overhand left.
Stuart Stardust is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riggs rushes Stardust and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stardust misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riggs is trying to drag Stardust to the mat but Stardust just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stuart Stardust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Riggs.
Riggs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stardust to keep the fight standing.
Stardust misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stardust avoids it.
Riggs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stardust prevents it.
Stardust digs a right hand underneath Riggs's ribcage. Riggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riggs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stardust gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stardust.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stardust pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stardust fails to land with a series of punches.
Stardust throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riggs throws a head kick that misses.
Stardust scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stardust lands with a hook. Riggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stardust scores with a body shot.
Riggs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stardust defends it nicely.
Riggs looks winded!
Stardust swinging wildly here.
Stardust connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Stardust 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.
Riggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stardust. That did some damage!
Riggs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stardust.
It looks like Martin Riggs has been cut.
Riggs misses with a head kick.
Stuart Stardust is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Stardust misses.
Stardust takes a swing at Riggs's ribcage but misses.
Riggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stardust misses with the combination.
Stardust lands a really nice looking cross but Riggs seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Riggs misses.
Stardust throws a series of punches but Riggs moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riggs.
Riggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stardust has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stardust there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Riggs!
Riggs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stardust lands a jab.
Riggs is breathing heavily.
Stardust throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stardust swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riggs is looking to land body kicks.
Riggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stardust throws a good cross that connects.
Riggs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stardust is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riggs can do to turn this around?
Stardust fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riggs throws a solid leg kick but Stardust takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riggs.
Stardust throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riggs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stardust connects with a body shot.
Stardust connects with a body shot that sends Riggs's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stardust misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Stardust does no damage.
Stardust lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Riggs backs up against the cage.
Stardust throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stuart Stardust is winning the standup battle so far.
Riggs slips a jab and a cross from Stardust.
Riggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stardust.
Riggs dives in for a single leg takedown but Stardust sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stardust breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stardust misses with a two punch combination.
Stardust on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riggs. Riggs obviously looking to wear him down.
Riggs moves out of range of the body kick.
Stardust throws a combination that misses
and Riggs counters by moving into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries a body shot but Stardust blocks it.
Stardust scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riggs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stardust is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stuart Stardust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Riggs.
Riggs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stardust gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stardust manages to break the clinch.
Riggs misses with a low kick.
Stardust looks to throw a body kick
and Riggs counters by moving into the clinch.
Stardust lands a left hand.
Stardust is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stardust pushes Riggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stardust lands with a right to the head.
Stardust can't find room to land a body shot as Riggs controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stardust lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
Stardust gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riggs.
Stardust stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Riggs is looking to take this one to the mat.
Riggs jumps guard but Stardust turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Stardust.
Stardust lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stardust lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stardust lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riggs or not.
A short left from Stardust.
Stardust manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Stardust dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Riggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stardust misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stardust swats away the attempt to clinch by Riggs.
Stardust checks a low kick from Riggs.
Stardust misses with a wild combination.
Stardust throws a one two combo.
Stardust throws a series of punches but Riggs moves out of range.
Stardust is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Stardust does no damage.
Stardust throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riggs.
Riggs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Riggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stardust doesn't seem phased though.
Stardust slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs shoots in looking for a takedown. Stardust tries to sprawl out of it but Riggs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stardust manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Riggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stardust throws a right and a left that Riggs avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stardust just misses with a punch to the body.
Stardust misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Stardust.
Some wild striking there from Stardust.
Riggs is looking to slow Stardust down with leg kicks.
Stardust uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Stardust lands with an overhand left.
Riggs throws a series of punches but Stardust moves out of range.
Stardust scores with a jab. Riggs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stardust swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stardust throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stardust tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Stardust.
Stardust swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Riggs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Stardust - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs lands a head kick!
Stardust tries to bum rush Riggs with a series of wild strikes but Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riggs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riggs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stardust misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Stardust misses.
Stardust avoids the head kick by Riggs.
Riggs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stardust's waist but Stardust gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riggs off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stardust throws a series of punches but Riggs avoids them all with ease.
Stardust digs a good hook to Riggs's body.
Stardust lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stardust lands a lovely overhand right.
Stardust lands a nice shot to the body.
Riggs misses with a low kick as Stardust jumps back.
Riggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stardust tries to bum rush Riggs with a series of wild strikes but Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stardust works over Riggs's head and body with a nice combination.
Stardust connects with a body shot that sends Riggs's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stardust, as that shot connected.
Stardust throws a series of punches but Riggs avoids them all with ease.
Riggs checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stardust throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stardust misses with a wild combination.
Stardust throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stardust tries to bum rush Riggs with a series of wild strikes but Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stardust moves out of range as Riggs throws a body kick.
Riggs shoots in for a takedown but Stardust shows good takedown defense.
Stuart Stardust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Riggs.
Stardust misses with the combination.
Riggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riggs loads up on a big right hand but Stardust slips the punch.
Stardust is looking to wear down Riggs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riggs throws a leg kick but Stardust sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stardust showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riggs.
Stuart Stardust is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stardust looks to land a combination but Riggs avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stuart Stardust showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stardust has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Stardust!
A very excited looking Stuart Stardust made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Kopejtka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Morley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopejtka comes to the cage accompanied by Metamorphosis by Blue Stahli. The key to victory for Douglas Kopejtka has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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284 lbs
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Douglas Kopejtka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Morley!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopejtka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morley defends it nicely.
Morley feints and as Kopejtka raises his hands in defense, Morley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kopejtka wants to get back to his feet but Morley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kopejtka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morley.
Kopejtka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kopejtka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kopejtka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morley lands a nice short elbow.
Kopejtka wants to get back to his feet.
Kopejtka pushes Morley off and gets back to his feet.
Morley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kopejtka as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morley is defended easily by Kopejtka.
Kopejtka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morley's hands.
Kopejtka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kopejtka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Douglas Kopejtka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Morley.
Kopejtka stalks Morley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morley's face. Morley staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Adam Morley has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kopejtka kicks Morley off and gets back to his feet.
Morley dives in for a single leg takedown but Kopejtka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kopejtka works on Morley's body with a couple of short punches.
Morley looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kopejtka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kopejtka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morley is defending well.
Morley told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Morley tries to break free but Kopejtka pushes him back against the cage.
Kopejtka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morley smiles and moves away.
A punch combination from Kopejtka misses.
Kopejtka scores with a nice strike.
Kopejtka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morley trying to control the position from guard on top but Kopejtka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morley is looking to work some ground and pound but Kopejtka has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morley throws an elbow that misses. Kopejtka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morley's guard. Nice move by Kopejtka!
Morley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kopejtka manages to get himself to full guard.
Morley throws an elbow that misses. Kopejtka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morley's guard. Nice move by Kopejtka!
Morley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kopejtka is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kopejtka throwing strikes from guard but Morley blocks nicely.
Kopejtka stopping the sweep attempt from Morley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopejtka trying to control the position from guard on top but Morley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morley looking to control.
Kopejtka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morley is looking to stand up but Kopejtka isn't so interested in that idea.
Kopejtka trying to control the position from guard on top but Morley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kopejtka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Kopejtka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Morley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kopejtka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morley avoids it really well and circles away.
Morley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kopejtka tries to avoid it but Morley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kopejtka to the ground. Kopejtka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kopejtka moves away.
Kopejtka drops Morley with a beautiful combination! Morley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kopejtka is looking for the KO!
Morley is rocked!
Morley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morley is still on wobbly legs! Can Kopejtka finish him?
Kopejtka darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Morley's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Kopejtka before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Douglas Kopejtka!
After winning the bout, Douglas Kopejtka 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon's entrance music is Break Stuff. A fine choice. Brown has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. 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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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Brown!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Mallon ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Mallon moved out of range.
Mallon lands an overhand right.
A jab lands there for Mallon.
Mallon scores with a jab to the head.
Mallon lands a nice shot to the body.
Mallon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a head kick but Mallon moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice combination there by Mallon.
It looks like Joe Brown has been cut.
Mallon misses with a two punch combination.
Mallon lands with a good body shot.
A combination from Mallon does no damage.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a head kick but Mallon moves out of range.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Mallon moves out of range easily.
Mallon blocks a head kick by Brown.
Mallon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mallon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Mallon moves out of range easily.
Brown looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mallon!
Mallon misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Mallon misses.
Mallon misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Mallon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mallon lands with a nice combination. Brown backs away looking to recover.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown takes one to the chin 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!
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Mallon counters with a nice uppercut.
Mallon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mallon avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mallon lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Mallon is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mallon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Danga de danga de dang - Mallon scores with a four punch combination!
Mallon connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Brown throws a head kick but Mallon moves out of range.
Mallon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brown is rocked!
Brown has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brown throws a wild hook but Mallon just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Brown gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Mallon raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Mallon!
John Mallon managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, AnonymouS, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Joe Brown stepped up to the mic, saying 'Losing builds character. This will push me to come back stronger than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Booker Huffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is American Gangster. The key to victory for Frank Lucas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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189 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Lucas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Booker Huffman!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lucas.
Huffman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lucas's waist but Lucas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Huffman off to one side.
Huffman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Huffman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Huffman instigates a clinch.
Lucas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huffman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lucas walks away with a smile on his face. Huffman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lucas throws out a leg kick but Huffman moves out of range and Lucas only half commits.
Huffman drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Huffman pushing down on Lucas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lucas won't allow Huffman to pass to mount.
Huffman winds up and cracks Lucas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Huffman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lucas keeps working.
Huffman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Huffman is pressing down on Lucas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lucas is holding on for now.
Huffman slips a nice elbow through Lucas's hands, connecting with Lucas's forehead.
Huffman is nestled in close to Lucas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Huffman trying to control the action but Lucas is working from the bottom.
Huffman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huffman works his way into full mount!
Huffman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lucas is in a horrible position here. Huffman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Huffman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Huffman lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Huffman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lucas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Huffman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huffman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lucas gets back to half guard.
Lucas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Huffman.
Lucas wants to control but Huffman is keeping busy.
Huffman tries to pass to full mount but Lucas defends it.
Lucas is in trouble now - Huffman has advanced to mount!
Huffman is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lucas has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huffman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucas is squirming around, avoiding Huffman's attempts to control the action.
Huffman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lucas taking shots to the head.
Lucas is trying desperately to improve position.
Huffman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Booker Huffman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lucas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lucas throws a lazy right hand but Huffman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huffman fails with an attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Huffman blocks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Lucas. That snapped Huffman's head back.
Lucas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lucas throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huffman checks a low kick from Lucas.
Huffman has closed the distance and engaged Lucas in a clinch.
Lucas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucas.
Lucas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Huffman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lucas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huffmans head.
Huffman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lucas's efforts to push away.
Lucas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Huffman tries to score a body lock takedown but Lucas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lucas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huffman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lucas smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huffman 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Huffman checks a leg kick.
Huffman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucas.
Lucas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Huffman tries to clinch up.
Lucas throws a low kick, looking for Huffman's leg but Huffman calmly moves out of range.
Huffman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lucas's guard.
Lucas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huffman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huffman forces his way into half guard.
Lucas is looking for a sweep. Huffman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Huffman is looking to advance position but Lucas won't allow it.
Huffman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huffman is working for a kimura but Lucas is defending it quite comfortably.
Huffman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ground and pound from Huffman.
Huffman tries to pass to full mount but Lucas defends it.
Booker Huffman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lucas tries to get to full guard but Huffman has control of the leg.
Huffman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lucas dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lucas dips to his left and cracks Huffman with an uppercut!
Huffman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lucas misses with a body shot.
Lucas misses with an uppercut.
Lucas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huffman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Lucas finds it's way through Huffman's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas leaves Huffman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lucas gets tackled into the cage by Huffman. Huffman maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lucas breaks from the clinch.
Lucas throws a low kick but Huffman moves out of range easily.
Lucas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huffman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lucas clinches with his opponent.
Lucas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lucas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huffman's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lucas throws a punch but it's blocked by Huffman.
Lucas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huffman tries to pull guard but Lucas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Frank Lucas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Booker Huffman.
Huffman blocking some punches.
Lucas struggles to land a body shot inside as Huffman controls his hands.
Lucas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huffman jumps guard but Lucas stands there with Huffman around his waist. Huffman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lucas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Huffman closes the distance and clinches up with Lucas, looking for a takedown. Huffman pushes Lucas against the cage but Lucas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frank Lucas is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huffman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lucas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lucas is looking to regain half guard here but Huffman keeps moving and retains side control.
Huffman working the head with strikes.
Huffman working the head and body with strikes.
Lucas is looking for a sweep.
Huffman has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Huffman dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas tries to reverse the position but Huffman maintains control.
Lucas is working hard here to advance position.
Lucas tries to hold on but Huffman postures up.
Lucas is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Midnight MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Lucas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas is bucking up trying to escape but Huffman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lucas is looking to improve his position but Huffman isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huffman controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Frank Lucas did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Lucas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lucas throws a low kick but Huffman avoids it.
Lucas throws a body shot but no joy.
Huffman drives through with a takedown into Lucas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Huffman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lucas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Huffman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Huffman wants to pass the guard but Lucas is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huffman wants to control from the top but Lucas keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas is looking for a triangle but Huffman pushes his legs off easily.
Lucas wants to sweep but no luck.
Huffman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lucas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Huffman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Huffman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lucas keeping full guard, as Huffman tries to pass.
Huffman scoring with some ground and pound.
Lucas is trying to keep Huffman in close.
Huffman trying to control but Lucas is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lucas looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lucas slaps away a takedown attempt from Huffman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Huffman shoots in looking for a takedown. Lucas tries to sprawl out of it but Huffman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lucas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Booker Huffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huffman moves to clinch but Lucas breaks away
and Lucas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lucas pushing down on Huffman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lucas trying to control from half guard but Huffman is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huffman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Our spies down at at HARRY'S inform us that Huffman has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Huffman is on top in guard.
Huffman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Huffman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Huffman stands and throws Lucas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Huffman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lucas keeps working.
Huffman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Huffman lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas is looking for a sweep.
Huffman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lucas tries to control but Huffman manages to take his back.
Huffman is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Huffman scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Lucas is looking for a way out.
Can Lucas hold on?! Huffman is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huffman slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Huffman is punishing Lucas with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Booker Huffman dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lucas misses with a body kick.
Huffman rushes Lucas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lucas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huffman blocking some punches.
Huffman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Huffman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lucas tries to buck Huffman off but Huffman is having none of it.
Huffman trying to control the position but Lucas is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huffman is chipping away with strikes.
Huffman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Huffman scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Huffman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Huffman tries to advance to mount but Lucas instead regains half guard.
Huffman stalling.
Lucas looking for submissions off his back.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Huffman tries to pass to full mount but Lucas defends it.
Lucas is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Huffman winds up and cracks Lucas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Huffman is working for a submission of some sort.
Huffman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lucas defending well though.
Lucas is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Huffman.
Huffman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas is staying active underneath Huffman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Huffman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lucas throws a leg kick but Huffman moved away.
Lucas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good exchange - Lucas coming out on top.
A bone on bone clash there as Huffman blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huffman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lucas manages to get to full guard.
Huffman stands and throws Lucas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Huffman misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Lucas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huffman scoring with punches and elbows.
Huffman cracks Lucas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Booker Huffman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Huffman 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Booker Huffman!
Booker Huffman is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Lamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCool's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dearg Doom. Lamel has chosen Blk & Blu as his entrance music. Fionn McCool could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luther Lamel's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn McCool!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luther Lamel!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCool bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fionn McCool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCool throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamel misses the target.
McCool misses with a double jab.
Lamel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lamel lands a jab.
Lamel moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCool takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lamel slips under a jab.
McCool slips a jab from Lamel.
Lamel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCool shoots in looking for a takedown. Lamel tries to sprawl out of it but McCool keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lamel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCool looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCool tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lamel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCool somewhat.
McCool looks to throw the jab but Lamel is out of range.
A big left from McCool misses.
Lamel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCool throws a sloppy head kick and Lamel moves out of range easily.
Lamel lands a slapping body shot.
Lamel thuds a left hand into McCool's body.
Lamel lands with a nice body punch.
McCool is breathing heavily.
McCool misses with a straight right.
Lamel connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Fionn McCool has been cut.
Lamel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCool.
McCool throws a right hand that Lamel ducks under and follows up with a left that Lamel also avoids with ease.
Lamel moves away from the strike by McCool.
Lamel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCool scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lamel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamel throws a jab when McCool was well out of range.
Lamel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McCool rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lamel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lamel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCool's head.
McCool lands with a hook. Lamel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Lamel misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCool lands a nice shot to the body.
Lamel fails to land with a series of punches.
McCool wants to clinch
and McCool takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamel throws a nice looking combination but McCool bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lamel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCool is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamel.
McCool misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCool is looking to chop away at Lamel's legs.
McCool tries to close the distance and clinch but Lamel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCool connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luther Lamel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Lamel misses.
Lamel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCool was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamel.
Lamel throws the left hand but McCool avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Lamel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamel loads up on a big right hand but McCool slips the punch.
Lamel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCool pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamel thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamel loads up on a big right hand but McCool slips the punch.
Lamel slips under a jab from McCool.
Lamel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCool manages to avoid it.
McCool misses with a combination
and Lamel counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCool.
Lamel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McCool had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lamel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lamel scores with a body shot.
McCool misses with a hook.
McCool misses with a straight right.
Jab from Lamel.
McCool displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamel throws out the jab.
McCool throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lamel.
Lamel thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCool lands with an uppercut that bounces Lamel off the cage and back into range.
Lamel ducks under a wild hook from McCool.
Lamel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamel swats away the attempt to clinch by McCool.
Lamel throws a nice looking combination but McCool bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCool closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Luther Lamel has been cut.
Lamel just misses with a punch to the body.
McCool shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lamel sprawls well. Lamel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCool gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fionn McCool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCool manages to avoid it.
McCool swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCool misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCool takes a jab right on the kisser.
McCool ducks right into an uppercut from Lamel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamel jabs McCool to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lamel throws a jab but it's blocked by McCool.
McCool misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Lamel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McCool getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lamel catches McCool with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lamel scores with a sloppy right hand. McCool should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Lamel misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from McCool.
McCool lands with an uppercut that bounces Lamel off the cage and back into range.
Lamel is rocked!
McCool cracks Lamel with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Lamel falls to his knees and McCool 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 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fionn McCool!
Fionn McCool is the new light heavyweight champion!
Fionn McCool took some time post fight to say the following; 'I hunted the Saxon with Cú Chulainn, after that battle hold no surprises for me'.
Luther Lamel spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Stockton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaclav Mika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mika has chosen Notorious Big - Just a memory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vaclav Mika is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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275 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Stockton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaclav Mika!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stockton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stockton misses the shot to the body.
Mika uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stockton.
Mika drops his hands momentarily and Stockton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Vaclav Mika has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mika scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Duane Stockton has been cut.
Mika misses with an uppercut
letting Stockton counter with a right hand.
Stockton avoids the body shot from Mika.
Stockton misses the shot to the body.
Mika fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stockton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mika punishes Stockton's body with a nice straight punch.
Mika misses with a low kick.
Stockton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Stockton lands with a hook. Mika tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mika scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Mika misses.
Stockton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mika.
Mika misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stockton.
Vaclav Mika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mika scores with a hook.
Stockton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mika misses with a wild combination.
Stockton ducks under a wild hook from Mika.
Stockton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mika lands with a nice body punch.
Stockton loads up on a big right hand but Mika slips the punch.
Stockton misses with an uppercut.
Mika slips under a jab from Stockton.
Mika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stockton manages to avoid it.
Mika loads up on a big right hand but Stockton slips the punch.
Stockton walks into a jab.
Stockton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mika manages to avoid it.
Stockton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mika fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stockton misses with an uppercut.
Stockton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mika throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Stockton with a nice cross.
Mika with a nice cross.
Mika throws a shot from downtown. Stockton moves away and avoids it.
Stockton misses with a lunging right hand
and Mika counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stockton looks to score with a jab to the body but Mika is just out of range.
Stockton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stockton looks to throw the jab but Mika is out of range.
Mika tries to clinch but Stockton is having none of it.
Mika connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stockton. Stockton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mika misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Stockton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stockton blocks a jab.
Stockton just misses with a punch to the body.
Mika lands a slapping body shot.
Mika waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stockton.
Stockton misses with a straight left.
Stockton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mika.
Mika fails to land with a series of punches.
Mika throws the left hand but Stockton avoids the punch easily.
Stockton lands with a cross.
Mika lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stockton backs up against the cage.
Stockton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mika.
Mika misses with a wild body shot.
Stockton misses with an uppercut.
Stockton dodges the punch combination from Mika.
Stockton misses with a wild body shot.
Stockton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mika.
Mika lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stockton tries to bum rush Mika with a series of wild strikes but Mika uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donk. Mika catches Stockton right on the button with a cross.
Stockton lands a nice hook to Mika's body. Mika takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stockton keeps the fight on the outside.
Mika has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A punch combination from Stockton misses.
Stockton misses with a straight right.
Mika throws a combination that misses
and Stockton counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Mika.
Mika connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stockton is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stockton stalks Mika and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mika's face. Mika staggers backwards, shaken.
That has opened up Vaclav Mika's cut even more.
Stockton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stockton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mika connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stockton momentarily.
The fighters circling - Stockton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mika tries to clinch but Stockton is having none of it.
Mika fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stockton throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Mika as he connects with a hook.
Duane Stockton's cut is getting worse.
A combination from Stockton does no damage.
Mika throws a hook but Stockton blocks it.
Mika scores with a body shot.
Mika fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mika scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mika keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stockton loads up on a big right hand but Mika slips the punch.
Mika uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stockton.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stockton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vaclav Mika will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stockton throws a big shot that misses.
Stockton takes a swing at Mika's ribcage but misses.
Vaclav Mika seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mika. Stockton does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Mika misses.
Stockton throws out a powerful jab.
Mika smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mika just misses with a punch to the body.
Mika fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stockton on the side of the head.
Mika scores with a jab. Stockton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mika loads up on a big right hand but Stockton slips the punch.
Stockton looks to land a right hand but Mika moved out of range.
Stockton throws a jab but it's blocked by Mika.
Mika with a nice cross.
Oh Stockton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mika lands a big uppercut and Stockton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stockton looks OK. Mika waves Stockton back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mika connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Stockton out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vaclav Mika!
Vaclav Mika is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Vaclav Mika thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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