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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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165 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Carver Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Cade.
Nice defenses there by Cade.
Cade throws a hook but Pena blocks it.
Cade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pena throws out the jab.
Pena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cade swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
As Cade backs off Pena throws a huge counter combo but Cade manages to avoid it all.
A combination from Pena does no damage.
Pena on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cade. Cade obviously looking to wear him down.
Pena avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pena throws a series of punches but Cade avoids them all with ease.
Cade moves in looking to clinch but Pena pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cade shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pena's guard.
Pena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cade is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cade is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena wants to stand but Cade is controlling the position.
Pena working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cade.
Cade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cade wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cade closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pena's guard.
Cade might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pena is keeping the position for now.
Cade working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pena avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pena keeping moving, preventing Cade from controlling successfully.
Pena wants to stand but Cade is controlling the position.
Pena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cade throws a strike but Pena rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to stand but Cade is controlling from the bottom.
Pena is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pena won't allow Cade to sweep him here.
Cade is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pena would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pena on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cade scores with the left hand. Pena knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena looks to score with a jab to the body but Cade is just out of range.
Cade throws a body shot but no joy.
Pena defending well as Cade loads up on a big left hand.
Pena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pena lands a high kick!
Sloppy strikes from Pena. Those never looked like landing.
Pena on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pena misses the jab.
Pena misses the jab.
Cade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pena avoids the head kick by Cade.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cade avoids the body shot from Pena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena avoids the body shot from Cade.
A slow jab from Cade misses its intended target.
Pena jabs Cade to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carver Cade dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pena looks to land a combination but Cade avoids it well.
Pena scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Javier Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pena checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cade closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade.
Pena blocking some punches.
Cade swings wildly with an uppercut but Pena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cade misses with a punch to the body.
Pena blocks a body shot from Cade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cade.
Cade misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Cade as the two fighters clinch.
Cade misses with a punch to the body.
Cade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pena can do to turn this around?
Cade misses with a punch on the inside.
Cade misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Cade.
Pena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pena throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cade or perhaps it was just good defense by Pena, which made it look bad.
Pena feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a right hand that Cade ducks under and follows up with a left that Cade also avoids with ease.
Cade forces Pena back against the cage and clinches.
Cade lands a right hand.
Pena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Cade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pena stops a takedown attempt from Cade.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cade lands a shoulder strike.
Cade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pena has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pena backwards.
Cade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cade tries to work over Pena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cade prevents Pena from breaking the clinch.
Cade tries to throw a body punch but Pena avoids it by throwing Cade back against the cage.
Cade looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Cade fails to land.
Cade has a couple of punches blocked by Pena.
Cade working aggressively here.
Pena prevents a body shot from Cade.
Pena breaks the clinch.
Javier Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pena throws a hook but Cade blocks it.
Cade throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pena counter with a right hand.
Cade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pena throws out the jab.
Cade tried to counter with a leg kick but Pena avoided it.
Cade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.
Cade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cade tried to score with a low kick but Pena checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cade. Pena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena swings for the body but Cade moves out of range.
Cade looks to score with a jab to the body but Pena is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cade.
Good shot there by Cade.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cade slips a jab from Pena.
Cade feinted with a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cade. Pena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena ducks under a wild hook from Cade.
As Cade backs off Pena throws a huge counter combo but Cade manages to avoid it all.
Pena checks a low kick from Cade.
Pena swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cade lands a jab-cross combination.
Cade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carver Cade dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pena throws a series of punches but Cade moves out of range.
Pena fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carver Cade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cade blocks a head kick by Pena.
Cade gets a takedown into half guard.
Pena has one foot on Cade's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pena walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cade tries to clinch there but Pena circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cade. That's going to slow Pena down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade looks to land a right hand but Pena moved out of range.
Pena throws a counter combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cade, right into the meat.
A big left from Cade misses.
Cade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pena gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pena has had enough of the clinch but Cade keeps him there for the moment.
Cade is working for takedown but Pena is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cade lands a body punch.
Pena blocks a body shot from Cade.
Cade throws a head punch that misses.
Carver Cade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cade keeps control of Pena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cade looking for a takedown.
Javier Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carver Cade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade keeps control of Pena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pena is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pena backwards.
Pena is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pena wants to get back to striking at distance but Cade won't allow it.
Pena wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cade lands a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Cade's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Cade is controlling him.
Pena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pena blocks a body shot from Cade.
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.
Pena is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cade misses with the head strike.
Cade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cade scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pena blocking some punches.
Pena tries to throw a body punch but Cade avoids it by throwing Pena back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carver Cade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cade, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carver Cade!
Carver Cade really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Soul Supremacy Nutrition (90% laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Slyker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by The Mercenary. Slyker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It's Amazing by Kanye West. 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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19 - 18 - 0 |
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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
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 29 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Slyker!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slyker misses with a takedown attempt
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
It looks like Cain Slyker has been cut.
Slyker swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Slyker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Slyker shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Slyker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Slyker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slyker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slyker throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith is pulling down on Slyker's head. It's preventing any offense from Slyker, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cain Slyker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slyker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Terry Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Slyker.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Slyker's leg but Slyker calmly moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Slyker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Slyker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Slyker postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Slyker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slyker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slyker stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Slyker throws a big right hand that misses.
Slyker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slyker throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slyker's guard. Nice move by Smith!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Smith.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Smith wants to control from the top but Slyker keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Slyker with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith throws a low kick but Slyker moves out of range easily.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Slyker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Slyker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slyker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith drops Slyker with a naaaaasty hook - Slyker is in real trouble here! Smith dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Smith!
Terry Smith very nearly forgot to thank GREEN!160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Stoned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoned kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dr. Dre - The Watcher. Pereira has chosen K5 - Lovin' Feelin' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Clint Pereira 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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186 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Stoned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stoned.
Stoned pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pereira is out of range and Stoned settles back down.
Pereira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stoned.
Stoned scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pereira slaps away a takedown attempt from Stoned, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Stoned lands a jab to the nose.
Pereira instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoned looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
Stoned lands with a right to the head.
Stoned throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
Stoned swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pereira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Stoned. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira slows down the pace here.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
A head punch on the inside from Stoned fails to land.
Stoned misses with a punch on the inside.
Stoned goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pereira prevents it.
Stoned successfully pulls guard.
Stoned looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pereira preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoned pulls Pereira in to control the position.
Pereira looking to sit in guard and control but Stoned gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stoned passes Pereira's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stoned works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pereira is trying to reverse the position but instead Stoned has taken his back - oops!
Pereira is keeping busy.
Stoned connects with a big shot to the side of Pereira's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira rolls, trying to escape but Stoned keeps control of the position.
Stoned tightening his grip on Pereira, looking for the choke.
Stoned trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Pereira tries to escape but Stoned has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoned is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Stoned connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Pereira to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Stoned tries to keep control of the position but Pereira is staying busy.
Good control from Stoned.
Stoned is cranking Pereira's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Pereira! He's tightened the choke and Pereira is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oliver Stoned!
A very excited looking Oliver Stoned 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abaddon comes into the arena with Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Voda's choice of entrance music: Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Abaddon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Voda!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voda avoids the head kick by Abaddon.
Anthony Abaddon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abaddon lands an overhand right.
Abaddon looks to land a body kick but Voda moved away.
Voda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abaddon.
Abaddon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Voda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Abaddon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abaddon tries to clinch but Voda moves away
so Voda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Voda trying to control but Abaddon is working from the bottom.
Voda stands and throws Abaddon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Abaddon is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda wants to control but Abaddon is keeping him busy.
Voda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Voda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've been hearing good reports from Abaddon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Voda grinds an elbow into Abaddon's temple.
Voda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Voda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Voda trying to control the position but Abaddon is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon is trying to improve his position.
Voda in side control, throwing shots but Abaddon defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Voda trying to control the action but Abaddon is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Abaddon, who protects the arm well.
Voda trying to control the action but Abaddon is working from the bottom.
Voda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Voda is trying to get an arm triangle but Abaddon is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Voda has hold of Abaddon's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Abaddon tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Voda cranks the arm and Abaddon screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Abaddon, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jeremy Voda!
Jeremy Voda made sure to mention his sponsor, Ace of Spades Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuki Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Silva checks a leg kick.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but De Silva moves out of range.
De Silva wants to clinch.
Yamamoto rushes De Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Silva.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
De Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
De Silva is working Yamamoto over against the cage.
De Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Silva avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
De Silva lands an uppercut.
Yamamoto has De Silva pressed against the cage.
De Silva lands a body punch.
De Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from De Silva.
Yamamoto being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
De Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yamamoto.
De Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Silva.
De Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
Yamamoto is rocked!
De Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can De Silva finish him?
De Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Silva creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Yamamoto's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Yamamoto drops to his knees and De Silva pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior De Silva!
Junior De Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Markman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Markman!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marshall.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses.
Markman slips a straight right by Marshall.
Markman with the counter takedown but Marshall avoids it easily.
Markman leaves Marshall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marshall is pressed up against the cage. Markman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marshall down to the mat. Marshall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marshall lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marshall scores with a body shot.
Marshall throws a jab when Markman was well out of range.
Marshall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Markman's waist but Markman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marshall off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riley Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Markman is able to avoid easily.
Marshall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Markman throws out a counter right but Marshall avoids it with no problem.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Markman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Markman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marshall defends it well.
Marshall Rushes Markman and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Markman is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Marshall Piles on the pressure and Markman crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riley Marshall!
In his post fight interview, Riley Marshall started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Blood of Heroes! as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
It looks like Craig Johnson has been cut.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anastasio walks into a jab.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anastasio.
Anastasio scores with a nice head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Anastasio there.
Johnson drops Anastasio with a nice combination! Johnson dives into Anastasio's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Anthony Anastasio has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anastasio has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
Anastasio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Anastasio has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anastasio is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Anastasio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anastasio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anastasio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anastasio thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Anastasio lands with a good body shot.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook but Anastasio blocks it.
Anastasio slips under a jab.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anastasio on the side of the head.
Anastasio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anastasio throws out a powerful jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anastasio, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws a hook but Anastasio avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Anastasio.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Anastasio is just out of range.
Anastasio scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anastasio back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Anastasio. Johnson shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anastasio.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anastasio digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anastasio thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Craig Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Anastasio finds it's target.
Anastasio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anastasio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Anastasio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anastasio punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anastasio.
Anastasio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anastasio lands a nice shot to the body.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Anastasio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anastasio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Anastasio avoids a kick to the body.
Anastasio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anastasio ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Anastasio staying out of range there.
Anastasio fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
Anastasio scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Anastasio connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Anastasio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anastasio thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Anastasio scores with a body shot.
Anastasio scores with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Anastasio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Anastasio dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anastasio scores with a body shot.
Anthony Anastasio is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anastasio.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Anastasio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anastasio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anastasio.
Anastasio tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anastasio.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anastasio throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
That has opened up Craig Johnson's cut even more.
Anastasio lands with a nice body punch.
Anastasio connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anastasio connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anastasio connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Anastasio's body.
Anastasio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anastasio scores with a three punch combo!
The cut above Craig Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson cracks Anastasio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anastasio clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anastasio throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anastasio.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Anastasio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Anastasio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anastasio counters with a nice uppercut.
Anastasio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Anastasio as he connects with a hook.
Johnson is rocked!
Craig Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Anastasio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson swings for the body but Anastasio moves out of range.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anastasio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Anastasio.
Anastasio's corner calls for a 1-2. Anastasio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anastasio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anastasio, right into the meat.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Anastasio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A lazy left from Anastasio finds it's target.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anastasio. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
You can see that Johnson has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Anastasio feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anastasio counters with a straight right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anthony Anastasio!
Anthony Anastasio retains his middleweight title!
Anthony Anastasio thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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