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LMS Openweight Championship PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tikuana St Regis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No No (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). No No is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tikuana St Regis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, No No!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No No seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Regis closes this distance looking for a takedown but No circles away.
St Regis swats away the attempt to clinch by No.
No shoots in for a takedown but St Regis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As No backs away, St Regis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
St Regis circles away from the clinch attempt.
No tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Regis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
No stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and No wants it to stay on the feet.
No lands a nice hook to St Regis 's body. St Regis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for No with that takedown attempt.
No is looking to clinch but St Regis is avoiding it.
No misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No tries to sprawl but St Regis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
St Regis throwing shots but No is blocking nicely.
St Regis is looking for a kimura but No is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Regis to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Regis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Regis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St Regis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
No really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Regis . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Regis is thwarting No's attempts to control the position.
St Regis seems to be looking for submissions.
St Regis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks No with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
St Regis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
St Regis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Regis throwing shots but No is blocking nicely.
St Regis is looking for a kimura here.
No won't allow St Regis to pass to mount.
No is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
No regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from St Regis .
St Regis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Regis wants to control from the top but No keeps moving.
Our spies down at at The Armory $375 inform us that No has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
St Regis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
St Regis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St Regis loads up on a big left hand. No felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - St Regis looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! No can't hide his disappointment, as St Regis celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tikuana St Regis !
Tikuana St Regis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Total Eh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apogeum Pandemonium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Total Eh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Apogeum Pandemonium!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eh scores with a head kick. Pandemonium tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pandemonium misses with a takedown attempt - Eh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pandemonium throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eh tests Pandemonium's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pandemonium shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eh as he jumps to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Eh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pandemonium fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Total Eh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apogeum Pandemonium.
Pandemonium closes the distance and pushes Eh back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pandemonium is working for takedown but Eh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pandemonium's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pandemonium up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eh as Pandemonium tries to tie him up.
Eh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eh prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eh clinches.
Eh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eh lands with an overhand left.
Eh 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.
Apogeum Pandemonium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandemonium misses with a leg kick
and Eh moves into the clinch.
Eh breaks the clinch.
Eh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pandemonium's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Eh.
Pandemonium looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pandemonium looks winded!
Eh scores with a decent looking hook.
Eh feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Pandemonium collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Total Eh!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aecio Neves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aecio Neves!
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, AJ Jackson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Neves has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Neves breaks the clinch.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Neves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neves as he jumps to the side.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but Neves sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Neves throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Neves is in Jackson's guard.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Neves defends easily.
Neves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Neves wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Neves gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A slow jab from Neves misses its intended target.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Neves.
Neves fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Neves persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Neves's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
Neves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Neves is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jackson trying to control but Neves is working from the bottom.
Neves looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jackson passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but Neves defends it.
Neves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Neves has managed to free his arm - good work.
Neves is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Neves seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Jackson has gone for a leg lock! Neves slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jackson's guard.
We've been informed that Jackson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neves is pressing down on Jackson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Neves keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson won't allow Neves to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aecio Neves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Neves clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Neves.
Neves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neves closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neves trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neves.
Neves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson wants to improve his position but instead Neves has moved into half guard.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Jackson taking shots to the head.
Neves throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jackson tries to hold on but Neves postures up.
Neves looking to ground and pound but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Neves content just to control the position here.
Neves looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Neves has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jackson's body.
Jackson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Neves.
Aecio Neves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson rolls, trying to escape but Neves keeps control of the position.
Neves misses with a punch to the head.
Neves looking to break Jackson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jackson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Neves will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jackson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position but Neves manages to sink in the hooks.
Neves controlling well, preventing Jackson from escaping the position.
Jackson prevents Neves from getting a body triangle.
Neves has good solid back control here.
Neves is hanging on to Jackson's back as he tries to escape.
Neves doesn't have the hooks in and Jackson manages to turn into his guard.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Neves is retaining full guard.
Neves is trying to keep Jackson in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Neves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neves is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aecio Neves dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Neves looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Neves throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Neves gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the cage.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Neves circles away.
Neves wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Neves moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neves's elbow.
Neves has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jackson is trying to keep an underhook but Neves manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neves slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to hold on to Neves's head to control him but Neves postures up.
Neves is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neves wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neves is looking to stall here but Jackson recovers full guard.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Neves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Neves advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neves is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Neves eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Neves controls the pace.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neves tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Neves drives through with a takedown into Jackson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Neves pushing down on Jackson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Neves has control of the leg.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neves tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
AJ Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson trying to control but Neves postures up.
Aecio Neves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neves is taking a breather. Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aecio Neves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Neves 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 Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aecio Neves!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronny James Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronny James Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Jacobson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jacobson misses with a straight left.
Dio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jacobson wants to clinch
and Dio counters with a straight right hand.
Dio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dio throws out a loose jab but Jacobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jacobson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dio misses with a looping left.
Jacobson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jacobson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dio circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobson misses with a looping left.
It looked like Dio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jacobson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dio.
Dio misses with an uppercut. Jacobson saw that one coming.
Jacobson misses with the combination.
It looked like Dio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jacobson.
Dio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio scores with a hook to the body. Jacobson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dio misses with a body shot.
Jacobson misses with the combination.
Dio avoids the body shot from Jacobson.
Jacobson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dio.
Jacobson misses the shot to the body.
Dio lands with a hook. Jacobson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dio misses with an uppercut.
Dio missing with a left hand there. Jacobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dio looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobson is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dio, as that shot connected.
Dio ducks under a wild hook from Jacobson.
Dio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobson misses the shot to the body.
Dio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacobson.
Ronny James Dio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dio. Jacobson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jacobson's head backwards.
Jacobson is rocked!
Dio walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Jacobson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Dio swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Jacobson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronny James Dio!
Ronny James Dio spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Faceless Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Wrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Faceless Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Wrestler!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestler avoids the body shot from Man.
Wrestler steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Man.
Wrestler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wrestler feints and as Man raises his hands in defense, Wrestler changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wrestler trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestler tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing Wrestler from controlling successfully.
Wrestler tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler wanted to stand there but Man had control of the position.
Man wants to sweep here but Wrestler controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wrestler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Man as he connects with a hook.
Man sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wrestler's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wrestler's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Wrestler on that attempt.
Faceless Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Wrestler.
Man misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler misses with a low kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Man enables Wrestler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Man manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Man is pulling down on Wrestler's head. It's preventing any offense from Wrestler, at least for the moment.
Man has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Man'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.
Wrestler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wrestler wanted to stand there but Man had control of the position.
Wrestler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wrestler tries to work over Man's front leg with a kick but Man checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Man misses its target.
Wrestler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Wrestler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrestler shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Wrestler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Faceless Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wrestler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Man was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wrestler.
Wrestler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wrestler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wrestler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Man feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wrestler tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
Wrestler looks winded!
Man connects with the punch.
Wrestler with a poor takedown
and Man finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faceless Man dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wrestler in his tracks.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wrestler can do to turn this around?
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wrestler is defended easily by Man.
Man scores with a push kick.
Wrestler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Man avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestler has his takedown stuffed
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep Wrestler thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Faceless Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Wrestler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Man counters with a left to the body.
Wrestler is breathing heavily.
Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Wrestler's head.
Man gets caught flat footed, as Wrestler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Man 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.
Man keeping moving, preventing Wrestler from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Man is adopting a defensive guard.
Wrestler trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wrestler wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wrestler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Wrestler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wrestler shoots in looking for a takedown but Man manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wrestler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wrestler scores with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
The Wrestler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wrestler misses with a head kick.
Wrestler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wrestler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Man is fending him off so far but Wrestler persists. Nope, Man circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Man.
Wrestler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man leaves Wrestler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Man half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wrestler.
Man was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Man.
Wrestler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man is looking to slow Wrestler down with leg kicks.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wrestler. That did some damage!
Wrestler walks into a left hand.
Wrestler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faceless Man dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wrestler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Man as he avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
Wrestler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wrestler throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been told by Man's head coaches at Instincts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wrestler or perhaps it was just good defense by Man, which made it look bad.
Man is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Faceless Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Wrestler.
Wrestler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Man. Beautiful body shot.
Wrestler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Man throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wrestler avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wrestler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Man is looking to counter with a body kick.
Man paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
Wrestler is rocked!
Man drops Wrestler with a big left hand! Wrestler is injured, injured bad! Man jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Faceless Man!
Faceless Man took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley has chosen Queen - It's A Hard Life as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 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
46 - 56 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley tries to keep at a distance but Spliff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spliff misses with a knee strike.
Spliff pushes Riley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spliff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spliff working aggressively here.
Riley breaks from the clinch.
Riley keeps the fight on the outside.
Spliff is looking to clinch.
Riley throws a counter combo.
Riley thuds his right hand into Spliff's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spliff wants to clinch.
Riley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spliff wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance.
Riley looks to land a left hand but Spliff moved out of range nicely.
Riley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spliff's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Riley looks to move away, Spliff throws a big counter combo bu Riley just gets out of the way.
Spliff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spliff tries to land knees in the clinch but Riley avoids the damage to the body.
Riley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spliff breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Riley.
Spliff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riley breaks from the clinch.
Riley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spliff has closed the distance and engaged Riley in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riley.
Riley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riley.
Riley tries a body shot but Spliff blocks it.
Riley tries a knee to the head but Spliff blocks it.
Riley takes a shot to the head.
Riley can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with a body punch.
Riley can't find room to land a body shot as Spliff controls the action.
Knees to the body from Riley.
Spliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riley tries to throw a body punch but Spliff avoids it by throwing Riley back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Riley.
Riley lands a body punch.
Spliff is trying to pull guard but Riley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Riley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spliff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spliff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Riley. Beautiful body shot.
Riley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A good leg kick by Riley.
Spliff tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spliff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riley throws a chopping leg kick but Spliff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spliff tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spliff moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Riley lands with a nice body punch.
Spliff wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance.
Spliff wants to clinch.
Riley throws a jab but it's blocked by Spliff.
An attempted straight right counter from Spliff misses the target.
Ronnie Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley lands with a cross.
Spliff clinches.
Riley tries a body shot but Spliff blocks it.
Riley with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mustaffa Spliff has been cut.
Spliff has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
Riley tries a body shot but Spliff blocks it.
Spliff lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliff lands a shoulder strike.
Riley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by Spliff.
Spliff leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spliff throws a head punch that misses.
Spliff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spliff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Riley controls his hands.
Spliff manages to pull guard.
Spliff wants to stand and escape but Riley is having none of it.
Riley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Riley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mustaffa Spliff's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spliff tries to clinch up but Riley circles away and keeps his distance.
Riley takes a swing at Spliff's ribcage but misses.
Spliff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Riley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spliff doesn't seem phased though.
Spliff tries to clinch there but Riley circles away.
Riley misses with a looping right.
Spliff quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spliff checks a leg kick.
Riley misses with a leg kick
and Spliff counters with a left to the body.
Spliff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spliff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spliff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Riley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spliff tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Spliff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spliff blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spliff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spliff is able to avoid easily.
Riley throws the left hand but Spliff avoids the punch easily.
Spliff moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Riley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Riley throws an overhand right that lands on Spliff's shoulder, as Spliff tries to avoid the shot.
Spliff is looking to clinch but Riley is avoiding it.
Riley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Spliff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spliff ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Spliff clinches with his opponent.
Spliff working aggressively here.
Riley blocks a body shot from Spliff.
Riley gets underhooks to prevent Spliff's takedown attempt.
Spliff lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with a punch on the inside.
Spliff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Spliff is looking to take this one to the mat.
Spliff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spliff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Riley - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliff clinches up against the cage.
Riley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spliff manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riley.
Spliff blocks the body kick.
Riley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spliff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riley tries a quick counter leg kick but Spliff is wise to it.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spliff avoids a kick to the body.
Riley connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Riley misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spliff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riley. Riley obviously looking to wear him down.
Riley throws a leg kick which misses Spliff's front leg but catches the back leg as Spliff tries to avoid it.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spliff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spliff tries to clinch up but Riley circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spliff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Riley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spliff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riley throws a body punch but Spliff moves out of range.
Spliff 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.
Spliff moves out of range of the strikes.
Spliff tries to clinch up but Riley circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a looping overhand right but Spliff ducks down to avoid it.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spliff doesn't manage to clinch there - Riley circles away.
Riley connects with a nice looking jab.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Spliff.
Spliff tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Spliff checks a low kick from Riley.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Spliff.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley keeps the fight on the outside.
Spliff slips under a jab from Riley.
Spliff moves away from the strike by Riley.
Spliff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spliff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spliff's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mustaffa Spliff's cut.
That's time! Spliff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Riley thumps Spliff with a low kick.
Riley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good leg kick by Riley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spliff avoids the head kick by Riley.
Some bone on bone action there as Spliff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spliff thinks about countering with a head kick.
Spliff doesn't manage to clinch there - Riley circles away.
Spliff avoids the body shot from Riley.
Riley lands a really nice looking cross but Spliff seems unphased.
Riley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riley digs a good body shot into Spliff's ribs.
Spliff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riley. Riley obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Riley.
Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spliff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spliff moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Riley misses with a body kick.
Spliff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Spliff wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Riley is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riley lands a front kick.
Spliff slips a jab from Riley.
Spliff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spliff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but Spliff blocks with his arms.
Spliff works on Riley's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Spliff.
Riley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riley misses with a body punch.
Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riley feints and then cracks Spliff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spliff down.
Riley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riley lands with a good body shot.
Riley scores with a jab to the body.
Spliff checks a low kick from Riley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Spliff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spliff.
Riley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spliff checks it well.
Riley lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Riley misses.
Riley swings for the body but Spliff moves out of range.
Spliff jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Spliff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch but Riley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spliff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riley can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley dives in and scores a takedown into Spliff's guard.
Spliff wants to stand and escape but Riley is having none of it.
Spliff keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
Riley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spliff's head.
Mustaffa Spliff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spliff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Spliff trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Riley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spliff is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Spliff wants to get back to his feet but Riley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Spliff checks the leg kick.
Spliff tries to clinch there but Riley circles away.
Riley is looking to land body kicks.
Riley with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Spliff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronnie Riley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Riley lands a jab to Spliff's midsection.
Riley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spliff doesn't seem bothered though.
Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spliff throwing a counter right hand but Riley manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Riley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Riley!
After the big win, Ronnie Riley made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Modnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie MacArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elijah Modnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elijah Modnar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie MacArthur!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modnar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
MacArthur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
MacArthur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Modnar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've been hearing reports that Modnar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Modnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Elijah Modnar has been cut.
MacArthur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Modnar dodges the punch combination from MacArthur.
Modnar motions for MacArthur to come forward. Modnar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacArthur avoids a kick to the body.
MacArthur throws out a counter right but Modnar avoids it with no problem.
Modnar lets loose with a powerful body kick. MacArthur will feel that in the morning.
MacArthur throws a body shot but no joy.
MacArthur tries to bum rush Modnar with a series of wild strikes but Modnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacArthur throws a hook but Modnar avoids it easily.
Modnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but MacArthur sprawls and moves away.
MacArthur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Modnar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modnar falls off balance throwing a combination
and MacArthur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Modnar throws a front kick aimed at MacArthur's knee but MacArthur avoids it well.
MacArthur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Modnar's hands.
MacArthur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Modnar scores with a jab to the jaw.
MacArthur checks a leg kick nicely.
MacArthur unleashes a big counter combination but Modnar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
MacArthur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Modnar's hands.
MacArthur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Elijah Modnar's cut is getting worse.
MacArthur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Modnar counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on MacArthur's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
MacArthur is looking for a sweep.
Modnar misses with the ground and pound.
Modnar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modnar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
MacArthur is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
MacArthur is trying to control Modnar's posture but Modnar avoids it.
MacArthur is not content to let Modnar control the position.
Modnar lands some shots froms side control.
Modnar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Modnar working away.
Modnar scoring with punches and elbows.
Modnar in side control lands a decent elbow.
MacArthur avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Modnar.
MacArthur is trying to get back to half guard.
MacArthur parries the strikes from Modnar easily there. Modnar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable MacArthur to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Modnar misses with the ground and pound.
Modnar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear MacArthur down.
MacArthur is trying to improve his position.
MacArthur on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
MacArthur is looking to reverse the position.
Modnar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear MacArthur down.
MacArthur is rocked!
Modnar scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh MacArthur is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Modnar can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elijah Modnar!
Elijah Modnar is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Elijah Modnar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski comes to the cage accompanied by Hemp Gru - Sami swoi . Stamatis has chosen Lose Yourself 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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154 lbs
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184 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
46 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
59 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tarnowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tarnowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Stamatis.
Stamatis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarnowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tarnowski tries to sprawl but Stamatis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tarnowski is looking to improve his position.
Tarnowski is working hard here to advance position.
Tarnowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tarnowski is trying to control but can't.
Tarnowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Tarnowski regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarnowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tarnowski is keeping the position for now.
Stamatis trying to control but Tarnowski is working from the bottom.
Stamatis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stamatis trying to control but Tarnowski is working from the bottom.
Tarnowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stamatis looking to pass the guard.
Tarnowski throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stamatis uses it to pass to side control.
Stamatis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tarnowski keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tarnowski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tarnowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stamatis pulls his head out easily.
Stamatis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tarnowski wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stamatis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tarnowski is looking for a sweep. Stamatis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tarnowski is looking to control Stamatis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tarnowski avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tarnowski avoids a kick to the body.
Stamatis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tarnowski.
Stamatis misses with a low kick.
Stamatis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tarnowski needs to keep his hands up - Stamatis had a free shot at his head there.
Stamatis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tarnowski is rocked!
Stamatis wobbles Tarnowski with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Stamatis dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Tarnowski to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Athan Stamatis!
In his post fight interview, Athan Stamatis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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