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HWP: Martin vs. Dingleberry PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby McBain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santo Vaccaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBain comes to the cage accompanied by The Drunk Scottsman. 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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240 lbs
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290 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby McBain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santo Vaccaro!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaccaro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vaccaro prevents McBain from improving his position.
Vaccaro is trying for a kimura here. McBain looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Vaccaro wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Santo Vaccaro!
The defeated Bobby McBain had this to say: 'I will return better that ever. Thank you.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Zoranovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Saliva-Badass. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
227 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced |
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milan Zoranovic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoranovic checks a low kick from King.
Zoranovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Zoranovic is just out of range.
Zoranovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King cracks Zoranovic with an open hand slap.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zoranovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zoranovic with the counter takedown but King avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoranovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King swings for the body but Zoranovic moves out of range.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King lands with a kick to the ribs.
King throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King feints and then cracks Zoranovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zoranovic down.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Zoranovic enables King to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zoranovic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
King is in close to Zoranovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zoranovic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
King slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
King seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zoranovic for as long as he can get away with.
Our spies down at at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $425 fee) inform us that Zoranovic has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
King won't allow Zoranovic to sweep him here.
King controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Zoranovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoranovic lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Zoranovic won't allow King to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is working hard here to advance position.
King keeping full guard, as Zoranovic tries to pass.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
King is trying to control the position but Zoranovic postures up.
King keeping full guard, as Zoranovic tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoranovic is looking to pass into half guard but King pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now King is in guard.
King gets to his feet. Zoranovic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
King throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zoranovic was covering up waiting for the punch and King finishes the takedown easily into guard.
King trying to move into half guard but instead Zoranovic has managed to sweep!
Zoranovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
King wants to stand and escape but Zoranovic is having none of it.
Zoranovic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zoranovic.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Zoranovic from controlling successfully.
Zoranovic stands and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zoranovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
King is looking for a sweep.
Zoranovic is chipping away with strikes.
Zoranovic is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony King dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
King throws a series of strikes that have Zoranovic backpedaling.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Zoranovic circles away.
Zoranovic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
King throws a body punch but Zoranovic moves out of range.
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Zoranovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Zoranovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zoranovic can do to turn this around?
King shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zoranovic is trying to defend but King finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zoranovic is controlling King's trapped leg to prevent King from advancing to side control.
Zoranovic moves into full guard.
King stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tony King is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zoranovic has a takedown stuffed.
King feinted with a counter takedown.
King takes a swing at Zoranovic's ribcage but misses.
King dives in and scores a takedown into Zoranovic's guard.
King wanted to stand there but Zoranovic had control of the position.
Zoranovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as King controls the pace.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoranovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoranovic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zoranovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
King wants to control from the top but Zoranovic keeps moving.
King trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zoranovic's guard.
Zoranovic wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zoranovic throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King throws out a loose jab but Zoranovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoranovic feints the counter takedown.
Zoranovic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Zoranovic tries to counter it with a takedown but King pushes his down on his head and steps out.
King drops Zoranovic with a beautiful combination! Zoranovic stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - King is looking for the KO!
King closes the distance and clinches.
Zoranovic tries to score a body lock takedown but King shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King breaks from the clinch.
Tony King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zoranovic at a distance.
King throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Zoranovic stumbling backwards into the cage! Zoranovic bounces back off the cage towards King, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! King lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! King celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony King!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony King thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Milan Zoranovic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Judges are comletely incompetent!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mubarak Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junk Memorex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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209 lbs
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226 lbs
12 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mubarak Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junk Memorex!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Machida throws a head kick that misses
and Memorex counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Machida is predictable there
and Memorex counters with a left and a right that stings Machida.
Machida thuds his shin into the meat of Memorex's side.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Memorex unleashes a big counter combination but Machida bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Machida throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida misses with the body kick
and Memorex counters with a two punch combo.
Memorex slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Memorex.
A little jabbing left from Memorex on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Machida misses the body punch
and Memorex counters with a one-two to the body.
Memorex takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Machida.
Machida lands a leg kick that knocks Memorex off balance momentarily.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Memorex moves out of range easily.
Memorex looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with the body kick
and Machida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been hearing reports that Machida has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Machida swings widly with a right hand
and Memorex counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Machida looks for a takedown but Memorex sprawls well.
Machida misses with a kick to the body
and Memorex counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Memorex checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Memorex throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Machida manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Memorex on his heels. He'll look to pass Memorex's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Memorex is keeping the position for now.
Memorex really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Machida looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Machida throws a strike but Memorex rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Machida is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Memorex defends well.
Machida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Memorex gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Machida has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Machida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Memorex doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Memorex manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junk Memorex dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Machida misses with a double jab.
Memorex swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Machida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Junk Memorex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Memorex's guard.
Machida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Machida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida preventing the sweep.
Machida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Machida trying to control but Memorex is working from the bottom.
Memorex preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
An elbow from Machida crashes against the mat.
Machida looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Machida throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Machida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Memorex knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Machida working the ground and pound but Memorex is defending the strikes.
Mubarak Machida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida in side control, throwing shots but Memorex defends.
Machida is looking to take a break and control but Memorex is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Machida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Memorex dodges the ground and pound from Machida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Memorex takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
An elbow from Machida crashes against the mat.
Machida moves into full mount!
Machida throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Memorex because Machida loaded up on that one.
Machida wants to control the pace but Memorex is squirming around nicely.
Machida controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Machida looking to ground and pound but Memorex is blocking nicely.
Machida has hold of Memorex's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Memorex manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mubarak Machida dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Machida tries for a takedown but Memorex circles away easily
and Memorex counters with a nice uppercut.
Machida throws a leg kick
and Memorex counters with a left and a right that stings Machida.
Machida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Memorex circles away.
Memorex is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida tries a low kick but Memorex avoids it.
Memorex looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Machida looks for a takedown but Memorex sprawls well.
Memorex unleashes a big counter combination but Machida bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mubarak Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida with a poor takedown
and Memorex counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Machida.
Machida gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Machida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Memorex keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Memorex let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Machida misses with a takedown
and Memorex counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Memorex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machida wants to land a leg kick but Memorex is out of range.
Memorex throws a counter combo.
Machida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Memorex avoids it really well and circles away.
Memorex is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick
and Memorex counters with a left and a right that stings Machida.
Machida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Memorex swivels and escapes.
Memorex is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Machida with a body shot.
Machida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Memorex counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Machida badly! He tries to strike back but Memorex puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Machida out cold! Oh man, Machida will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Junk Memorex!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Skrumbellos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Skrumbellos 's choice of entrance music: CANT BE TOUCHED!!!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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268 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Skrumbellos !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Skrumbellos to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kenji Aoki has been cut.
Skrumbellos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Skrumbellos cracks Aoki with a left hook right on the temple and Aoki goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Skrumbellos lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Aoki is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Devin Skrumbellos !
Devin Skrumbellos 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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198 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
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248 lbs
13 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruggiero tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stevens defends well and Ruggiero ends up having to push Stevens into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stevens throws a wild body kick that Ruggiero sees coming a mile off.
Stevens digs a good body shot into Ruggiero's ribs.
Ruggiero has Stevens up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruggiero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stevens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruggiero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruggiero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruggiero tries to counter with a clinch but Stevens shakes him off and moves away.
We've been told by Stevens's head coaches at Bi-polar Asylum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ruggiero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stevens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruggiero.
Stevens looks to land a left hand but Ruggiero moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero with a poor takedown
and Stevens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevens lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruggiero off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Vinny Ruggiero has been cut.
No joy there for Stevens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevens misses with a hook.
Ruggiero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ruggiero rushes Stevens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens being controlled against the cage.
Ruggiero wants to stall.
Ruggiero scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike Stevens has been cut.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero stalling in the clinch but Stevens improves position.
Stevens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruggiero has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens tries for a takedown but Ruggiero manages to get underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruggiero lands a nice knee to the body.
Stevens wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruggiero won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ruggiero.
A short uppercut from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruggiero scores with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stevens working hard to break the clinch.
Stevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruggiero has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stevens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but Stevens blocks with his arms.
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens dives in for a single leg takedown but Ruggiero sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ruggiero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Ruggiero throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruggiero slips under a jab.
Ruggiero clinches up against the cage.
Ruggiero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevens tried to score with a low kick but Ruggiero checks it.
Stevens looks to throw the jab but Ruggiero is out of range.
Mike Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruggiero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ruggiero.
Stevens misses the jab.
Stevens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruggiero, pushing him back against the cage.
Ruggiero is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stevens is keeping busy.
Ruggiero prevents Stevens from breaking the clinch.
Stevens wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens has picked Ruggiero up - he's going for a ride! Stevens dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruggiero defending well though.
Stevens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruggiero's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens is looking to stall here but Ruggiero recovers full guard.
Stevens stays in close to Ruggiero's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Stevens will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stevens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruggiero circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruggiero clinches up with Stevens and pushes him back against the cage.
Ruggiero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevens wants a takedown.
Ruggiero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stevens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stevens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruggiero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stevens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruggiero landing knees to the head.
Ruggiero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stevens wants to break free but Ruggiero has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruggiero landing knees to the head.
Stevens avoiding damage as Ruggiero throws knees to the body.
Stevens looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevens managing to block the knees to the body from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevens blocks it with crossed arms.
Stevens tries to break free but Ruggiero pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens working hard to break the clinch.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch but Ruggiero keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruggiero.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stevens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruggiero misses with a knee strike.
Ruggiero landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruggiero landing knees to the head.
Ruggiero lands an elbow inside that Stevens shrugs off.
Mike Stevens's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but Stevens blocks with his arms.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruggiero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevenss head.
Ruggiero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevens avoids it.
Stevens blocks the elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruggiero dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ruggiero is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but Stevens blocks with his arms.
Ruggiero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruggiero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero keeps control of Stevens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruggiero obliges.
A knee to the head by Ruggiero.
Ruggiero with a knee to the head.
Stevens can't break the clinch.
Ruggiero landing knees to the body.
Ruggiero throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
Stevens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruggiero.
Stevens connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruggiero circles away quickly and effectively.
Stevens throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruggiero is looking to clinch.
Ruggiero looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stevens!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ruggiero's best efforts.
Stevens trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ruggiero manages to pass to mount!
Ruggiero controlling from the full mount.
Ruggiero tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Ruggiero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevens is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stevens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ruggiero pushes Stevens up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruggiero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stevens managing to block the knees to the body from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruggiero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevens's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stevens avoiding damage as Ruggiero throws knees to the body.
Ruggiero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stevens takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens managing to block the knees to the body from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ruggiero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stevens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but Stevens blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Ruggiero.
Mike Stevens's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vinny Ruggiero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ruggiero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruggiero closes the distance and clinches.
Ruggiero looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Stevens looking to slow down the pace here.
Ruggiero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ruggiero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruggiero throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
Ruggiero trying to land knees to the body.
Ruggiero tries to throw a body punch but Stevens avoids it by throwing Ruggiero back against the cage.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruggiero tries for a takedown but Stevens circles away easily
and Stevens counters with a two punch combo.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruggiero moves away.
Ruggiero looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stevens looks to throw the jab but Ruggiero is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stevens throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fighters circling - Stevens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ruggiero.
Mike Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Ruggiero.
Stevens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stevens drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Ruggiero keeps moving.
Stevens is really struggling to control Ruggiero but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stevens preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stevens stands and throws Ruggiero's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stevens throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mike Stevens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stevens trying to control the action but Ruggiero is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Stevens.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruggiero being controlled for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Stevens.
I think Stevens has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vinny Ruggiero!
A relieved looking Vinny Ruggiero thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Dingleberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Downstait - This Is My Life. Dingleberry has chosen PANTERA - F*CKING HOSTILE as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Dingleberry!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dingleberry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dingleberry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dingleberry wants it to stay on the feet.
Martin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dingleberry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dingleberry misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Martin's head coaches at Xtreme HGH Fight Club (best in Amsterdam) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Martin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dingleberry circles away.
Martin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dingleberry to the mat! Dingleberry manages to get full guard.
Dingleberry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dingleberry keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin postures up.
Martin content to stall in guard here.
Dingleberry working for a triangle but Martin defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingleberry keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Dingleberry working for a triangle but Martin defends it easily.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martin wants to control from the top but Dingleberry keeps moving.
Martin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dingleberry looking for a triangle here. Martin is fighting it but it looks tight! Dingleberry pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Martin is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dick Dingleberry!
Dick Dingleberry 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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