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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Ua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ White 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Claude Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mack Ua!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick gets a clinch.
Patrick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ua blocks it with crossed arms.
Ua has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patrick after a bit of a struggle.
Patrick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ua drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Patrick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ua taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patrick.
Patrick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ua tries a body shot but Patrick blocks it.
Ua looking for a takedown.
Jean Claude Patrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mack Ua.
Patrick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patrick tries a knee to the head but Ua blocks it.
Ua is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Patrick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ua drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ua tries to score a body lock takedown but Patrick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Patrick as the two fighters clinch.
Patrick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Patrick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Patrick lands an elbow inside.
Ua can't get the takedown.
Patrick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Patrick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patrick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Patrick lands a knee to the head.
Ua is rocked!
Patrick lands with a left to the head.
Ua is still on wobbly legs! Can Patrick finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patrick tries to land a knee to the head but Ua blocks with his arms.
Patrick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patrick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Patrick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Patrick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Patrick has Ua pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Ua is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Patrick - that's hurt Ua badly! Oh, another knee lands and Ua is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Ua doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jean Claude Patrick!
Our winner, Jean Claude Patrick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Trap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Irving's choice of entrance music: Reach For The Sky. Anthony Irving has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Trap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Irving!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trap looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Irving working a defensive guard here.
Trap trying to control the position from guard on top but Irving is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irving trying to control the position.
Irving preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trap in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Irving is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trap is looking to advance position but Irving has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irving looking to ground and pound but Trap is blocking nicely.
Trap in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Irving punishing his opponent with strikes.
Irving has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Irving working Trap over with strikes here.
Irving lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Irving cracks Trap with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Trap is wriggling around trying to escape.
Irving thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Irving lands with some strikes.
Trap is bucking up trying to escape but Irving cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Irving with good strikes from the mount here!
Trap is rocked!
Irving lands a big elbow - Trap is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Trap is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Anthony Irving!
A relieved looking Anthony Irving thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jon Trap was interviewed post fight and said 'its not my fault!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Capital Punishment (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Fulgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punishment comes to the ring accompanied by Everybody by: Yo Gotti. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Capital Punishment!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Fulgore!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulgore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fulgore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Punishment seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fulgore is looking to score with low kicks.
Fulgore throws the kick towards the body but Punishment avoids it.
Fulgore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Capital Punishment has been cut.
Fulgore throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Punishment tumbling to the canvas!
Punishment is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punishment can't keep his opponent in guard - Fulgore advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fulgore is working for a kimura but Punishment is defending it quite comfortably.
Punishment trying to control but Fulgore postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punishment tries to get to full guard but Fulgore has control of the leg.
Fulgore trying to advance position but Punishment counters by regaining guard.
Fulgore landing with the ground and pound.
Punishment throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Punishment looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Fulgore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fulgore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fulgore trying to control the position from guard on top but Punishment is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Punishment working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fulgore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fulgore manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulgore lands a couple of digs.
Fulgore lands a couple of digs.
Punishment is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fulgore is aware though and is defending well.
Fulgore wants to control from the top but Punishment keeps moving.
Fulgore looking to sit in guard and control but Punishment gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Punishment throws a big elbow that misses.
Fulgore looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fulgore is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punishment has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fulgore is proving hard to escape from.
Punishment won't allow Fulgore to sweep him here.
Fulgore looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fulgore is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fulgore is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Punishment is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Punishment drops back looking for a leg! Fulgore is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fulgore manages to kick Punishment off! Punishment jumps back into Fulgore's guard.
Punishment wants to control from the top but Fulgore keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Fulgore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Capital Punishment's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fulgore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Punishment.
Punishment keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punishment is looking for a counter combo.
Fulgore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fulgore throws a low kick but Punishment moves out of range easily.
Brutus Fulgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fulgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punishment manages to avoid it.
Punishment throws a big counter combination but Fulgore scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A jab lands there for Fulgore.
Fulgore lands with a cross.
Punishment closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fulgore counters with a left to the body.
Fulgore is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fulgore scores with a shot to the body.
Fulgore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punishment tries to clinch but Fulgore moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulgore waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Punishment. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Punishment to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Fulgore works over Punishment with some ground and pound from guard.
Oh Punishment is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fulgore trying to control but Punishment is working from the bottom.
Punishment seems to have got his legs back now.
Fulgore landing with the ground and pound.
Fulgore lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fulgore makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fulgore passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punishment is staying active underneath Fulgore, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punishment looking for submissions off his back.
Fulgore seems to be looking for submissions.
Fulgore seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Punishment does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fulgore working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Punishment trying to hold on to Fulgore's head to control him but Fulgore postures up.
Fulgore is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punishment is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fulgore connects with a nice short shot to Punishment's temple.
Fulgore trying to pass the guard but Punishment defending well.
Fulgore is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Punishment is looking for a sweep. Fulgore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fulgore wants to control but Punishment is keeping him busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fulgore moves nicely into side control.
Fulgore working the body and head with strikes.
Punishment struggling a bit here.
Fulgore has an Americana. Punishment didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Fulgore is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Fulgore hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Brutus Fulgore!
Brutus Fulgore seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armon Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armon Gill!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Fisher misses.
Fisher misses the shot to the body.
Gill has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fisher is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fisher tests Gill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gill tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Gill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gill throws a body shot but no joy.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fisher throws a hook to the side of Gill's head but Gill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fisher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gill at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher misses with an uppercut.
Gill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fisher steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gill. That one must have hurt.
Trevor Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher jabs at Gill's body.
Fisher is looking to wear down Gill with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gill tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Fisher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fisher throws a big counter combination but Gill scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gill slips under a jab.
Gill slips a jab and a cross from Fisher.
Fisher swings for the body but Gill moves out of range.
Fisher misses with an uppercut.
Fisher sets himself, and Gill steps forward looking for the clinch! Fisher avoids it this time.
Gill defending well as Fisher loads up on a big left hand.
Fisher sets himself, and Gill steps forward looking for the clinch! Fisher avoids it this time.
Gill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gill moves forwards but Fisher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fisher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gill.
Fisher looks to land a left hand but Gill moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a wild body shot.
Fisher scores with a one two! Gill had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gill staying out of range there.
Gill clinches up against the ropes.
Gill blocks a body shot from Fisher.
Gill has Fisher pressed against the ropes, preventing Fisher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gill blocks a body shot from Fisher.
A head punch on the inside from Fisher fails to land.
Gill prevents a body shot from Fisher.
Gill blocking some punches.
Fisher works on Gill's body with a couple of short punches.
Fisher lands a hook that snaps the head of Gill backwards.
Gill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gill stalling in the clinch but Fisher improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Gill.
Fisher is working Gill over against the ropes.
Gill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fisher is keeping busy.
Gill lands a shoulder strike.
Gill lands a nice shot to the body.
Fisher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fisher misses with the head strike.
Gill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gill misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gill throws an elbow but misses.
Fisher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gill takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill prevents a body shot from Fisher.
Fisher lands a shoulder strike.
Gill misses with a punch to the body.
Gill prevents Fisher from breaking the clinch.
Fisher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fisher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gill putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fisher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fisher tries to break the clinch but Gill is controlling the position.
Gill leaning against his opponent.
Gill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fisher swings wildly with an uppercut but Gill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Trevor Fisher has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fisher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gill's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Fisher scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Fisher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Fisher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gill moves away.
Gill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fisher misses with a hook. Gill ducked under it nicely.
Gill moves out of range as Fisher strikes.
Gill tries to counter with a clinch but Fisher shakes him off and moves away.
Gill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fisher throws a jab but it's blocked by Gill.
Fisher throws a shot from downtown. Gill moves away and avoids it.
Gill appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gill.
Gill steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fisher.
Fisher loads up on a big right hand but Gill slips the punch.
Fisher misses with a wild body shot.
Gill tries to counter with a clinch but Fisher shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fisher scores with a jab to the head.
Gill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fisher throws a jab when Gill was well out of range.
Gill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fisher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Fisher scores with a jab. Gill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fisher, as that shot connected.
Gill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fisher throws a body punch but Gill moves out of range.
Gill lands a leg kick that knocks Fisher off balance momentarily.
A big right from Fisher misses.
Gill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gill avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Gill throws a body shot but no joy.
Fisher misses with a body shot.
Fisher misses with a straight right.
Gill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fisher.
Fisher swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gill throws an overhand right that lands on Fisher's shoulder, as Fisher tries to avoid the shot.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Gill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gill tries to counter with a clinch but Fisher shakes him off and moves away.
Fisher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gill tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fisher throws a body punch but Gill moves out of range.
Gill 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.
Fisher throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisher. Gill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gill tries a head kick but it misses.
Fisher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gill misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Gill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fisher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fisher throws a jab but it's blocked by Gill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gill flicks out a counter leg kick but Fisher steps away.
Fisher throws a hook but Gill avoids it easily.
Fisher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gill slips under a jab.
Fisher misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gill walks into a jab.
Fisher throws an off balance right hand
and Gill counters with a low kick, right behind Fisher 's knee.
Fisher throws a nice looking combination but Gill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gill.
Fisher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Gill is just out of range.
Fisher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fisher misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gill is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fisher moves away.
Fisher misses with a double jab.
Fisher misses with a body shot.
Gill now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fisher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gill defending well as Fisher loads up on a big left hand.
Gill tries to counter with a clinch but Fisher shakes him off and moves away.
Fisher throws a hook but Gill blocks it.
Gill steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fisher.
Gill throws a leg kick which misses Fisher's front leg but catches the back leg as Fisher tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Fisher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Fisher's cut.
That's time! Fisher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gill let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gill ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Fisher misses with a body shot
and Gill counters with a nice leg kick.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Gill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher misses with a hook.
Fisher moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGill.
Oooooh!!! Fisher has knocked Gill down with a huge combo! Fisher steps away and waves a wobbly Gill back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gill is rocked!
Gill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gill is still on wobbly legs! Can Fisher finish him?
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher throws a body shot but no joy.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Gill avoids them all with ease.
Gill steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fisher.
Fisher takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gill seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gill is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throws a body shot but no joy.
Fisher sets himself, and Gill steps forward looking for the clinch! Fisher avoids it this time.
Fisher throws a jab when Gill was well out of range.
Gill is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fisher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trevor Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.
Gill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fisher.
A telegraphed right hand from Fisher misses the target.
Gill is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gill connects with an inside leg kick.
Gill takes the fight into the clinch.
Armon Gill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fisher is looking to break free of the clinch but Gill has double underhooks.
A short right from Fisher on the inside.
Fisher lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher blocks a body shot from Gill.
Gill has Fisher pushed against the ropes.
Fisher swings wildly with an uppercut but Gill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher wants to get back to striking at distance but Gill won't allow it.
Fisher blocks the elbow strike.
Fisher misses with some punches.
Fisher is looking to break free of the clinch but Gill has double underhooks.
Fisher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gill can do to turn this around?
Fisher working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fisher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gill misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fisher's efforts to push away.
Fisher throws a head punch that misses.
Fisher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gill prevents a body shot from Fisher.
Fisher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fisher tries a body shot but Gill blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Fisher as the two fighters clinch.
Gill trying to stall but Fisher improves his position.
Fisher is trying to force a seperation but Gill has the dominant position.
Gill looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Gill.
Armon Gill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher struggles to land a body shot inside as Gill controls his hands.
Fisher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fisher misses with a body punch.
Fisher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fisher is looking to break free of the clinch but Gill has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Gill.
A short uppercut from Fisher.
Gill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gill struggles to land a body shot inside as Fisher controls his hands.
Fisher tries to work over Gill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fisher tries to work over Gill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trevor Fisher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Fisher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fisher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Fisher!
Trevor Fisher 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 Jared Tillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong has chosen Iron Man by Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Hank Armstrong will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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188 lbs
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200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jared Tillion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong tries to sprawl but Tillion drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Armstrong has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Private Quarters. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tillion passes to side control.
Tillion throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Armstrong is trying to get back to his feet.
Armstrong is trying to improve his position.
Tillion working the head and body with strikes.
Tillion grinds an elbow into Armstrong's temple.
Tillion landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Armstrong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Armstrong tries to buck Tillion off but Tillion is having none of it.
Tillion lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Armstrong down.
Tillion working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Armstrong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Armstrong is trying to work for a sweep but Tillion has mounted him!
Armstrong is looking to get to half guard.
Tillion has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tillion raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillion is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Armstrong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tillion landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Tillion.
Armstrong is rocked!
Tillion landing strikes from the mount.
Armstrong is still in real trouble! Can Tillion finish him?
Tillion working Armstrong over with strikes here.
Oooh a big shot lands for Tillion! Armstrong is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jared Tillion!
Hank Armstrong was interviewed post fight and said 'I hope I gave the fans a good performance even though I lost. It just wasn't my night but I'm still alive and if my opponent let's me have another go at him I promise to kill him in the rematch.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trey Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Maximov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Maximov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximov misses with a body shot.
Maximov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromThompson.
Thompson lands with a cross.
Maximov jabs Thompson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maximov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maximov was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maximov.
An attempted straight right counter from Thompson misses the target.
Thompson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maximov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maximov with a nice cross.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maximov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maximov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maximov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
Maximov stalling against the ropes.
Maximov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maximov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maximov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oleg Maximov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximov swinging wildly here.
Maximov misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Maximov. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Maximov pushes Thompson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maximov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thompson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Maximov.
Maximov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
We've been hearing reports that Thompson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maximov is trying to stall.
Thompson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maximov or not.
Maximov prevents the takedown attempt.
Maximov lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maximov trying to control the position but instead, Thompson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maximov into the ropes.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maximov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Maximov tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Maximov effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Oleg Maximov.
Maximov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thompson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maximov.
It looks like Oleg Maximov has been cut.
Maximov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maximov wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Maximov misses.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Maximov.
Maximov throws a combination that misses
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Thompson gets tackled into the ropes by Maximov. Maximov maintains the clinch.
Maximov landing knees to the body.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maximov's elbow.
Maximov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maximov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short right from Thompson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Thompson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Maximov is trying to keep an underhook but Thompson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Maximov is in trouble now - Thompson has advanced to mount!
Thompson looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Maximov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Maximov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Maximov shows good takedown defense.
Thompson throws a head kick but Maximov moves out of range.
Maximov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thompson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maximov misses with a double jab.
Thompson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maximov misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a nice body shot.
Maximov connects with a right hand. Thompson shakes it off.
Maximov lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maximov throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Maximov moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Maximov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maximov misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Maximov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thompson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maximov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Maximov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Maximov misses.
Thompson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maximov misses with a double jab.
Maximov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maximov misses the shot to the body.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Maximov.
Thompson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maximov sprawls and moves away.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Maximov is just out of range.
Maximov throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Maximov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maximov throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Maximov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thompson rather than just go for the knockout.
Maximov swinging wildly here.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thompson throws a body punch but Maximov moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Maximov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Thompson works Maximov's body with a nice hook.
Oleg Maximov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson connects with the punch.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Maximov moves out of range easily.
Maximov misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson throws a big counter combination but Maximov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Maximov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thompson lands with a kick to the temple. Maximov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maximov tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maximov's guard.
Thompson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Maximov keeps moving.
Trey Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maximov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maximov is trying to keep Thompson in close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maximov throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Thompson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maximov.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Maximov avoids it well.
Maximov misses with a wild body shot.
Maximov has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thompson as Maximov tries to tie him up.
Maximov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maximov taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Trey Thompson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oleg Maximov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maximov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maximov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maximov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oleg Maximov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thompson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maximov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maximov defending well though.
Thompson is trying to control. Maximov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thompson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maximov sees it coming and defends easily.
Thompson throwing shots but Maximov is blocking nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thompson seems to be looking for submissions.
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thompson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thompson prevents Maximov from standing back up.
Maximov has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Demon's Elite Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thompson is looking to advance position but Maximov won't allow it.
Thompson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maximov manages to get to full guard.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Maximov blocks nicely.
Maximov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maximov lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maximov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the body from Maximov misses
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Maximov is just out of range.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maximov.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Thompson.
Maximov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Thompson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maximov wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Thompson throws a counter high kick but Maximov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thompson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maximov in his tracks.
Thompson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maximov throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Maximov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Maximov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown. Maximov fights it but they end up in guard.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Maximov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Thompson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Maximov's cut.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thompson lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maximov. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson tries to counter with a takedown but Maximov is quick to defend against it.
Maximov throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Maximov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maximov misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thompson.
Maximov wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Maximov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximov is looking to stand back up but Thompson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Maximov.
Maximov tries to get to full guard but Thompson has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thompson pulls his head out easily.
Thompson winds up and cracks Maximov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thompson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nice strikes from Thompson there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but Maximov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maximov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maximov keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson being controlled here momentarily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximov wants to stand and escape but Thompson is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maximov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximov moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Maximov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters with a single leg into guard. Maximov didn't expect that.
Maximov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Maximov misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson throwing a counter right hand but Maximov manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Maximov. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Thompson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maximov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Maximov gets caught napping as Thompson dives in and scores a takedown. Maximov manages to retain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson wants to control from the top but Maximov keeps moving.
Maximov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Thompson has passed into side control.
Maximov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Thompson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Maximov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Maximov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maximov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Thompson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Thompson had his way with Oleg Maximov in that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Maximov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Maximov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thompson lands a nice hook to Maximov's body. Maximov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Thompson.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maximov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thompson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maximov feints a jab promting Thompson to slip. Maximov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thompson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maximov throws a head kick that misses
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson defending well as Maximov loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson is looking to counter punch.
Thompson gets tackled into the ropes by Maximov. Maximov maintains the clinch.
Maximov looking to stall.
Thompson can't get the takedown.
Oleg Maximov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Maximov controls his hands.
Maximov just leaning against Thompson, taking a breather.
Maximov has Thompson pressed against the ropes, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maximov missing with knees to the body.
Thompson is working for takedown but Maximov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maximov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Maximov misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Maximov is controlling him.
Maximov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson tries a body shot but Maximov blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximov misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thompson works on Maximov's body with a couple of short punches.
Maximov taking a breather.
Maximov missing with knees to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thompson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Maximov pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maximov looking to stall.
Maximov tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Maximov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maximov throws out the jab.
Thompson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maximov takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Maximov blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Maximov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Maximov stalling in the clinch.
Maximov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body. Maximov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maximov is fending him off so far but Thompson persists. Nope, Maximov circles away and we're back to standing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Maximov misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maximov's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson stops Maximov from standing up.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maximov keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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 Trey Thompson.
I think Thompson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:48
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Thompson!
Trey Thompson retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manfred Honeypott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manfred Honeypott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshi Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Honeypott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suzuki shoots for a double leg takedown but Honeypott sprawls well. He's pushed Suzuki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suzuki shoots in looking for a takedown. Honeypott tries to sprawl out of it but Suzuki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Honeypott manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manfred Honeypott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Suzuki.
Honeypott lands with a right hand.
Honeypott throws a one two combo.
Honeypott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suzuki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Honeypott appears to be looking for a big counter.
Suzuki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Honeypott lunges at Suzuki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suzuki's hand.
Honeypott cracks Suzuki with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Honeypott swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suzuki is defended easily by Honeypott.
Manfred Honeypott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Honeypott.
Honeypott scores with a shot to the body.
Honeypott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suzuki on the side of the head.
Honeypott misses with a double jab.
Suzuki tries for a takedown but Honeypott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Honeypott swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Suzuki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Honeypott to the mat! Honeypott manages to get full guard.
Suzuki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Honeypott's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki drops an elbow to the side of Honeypott's head.
Suzuki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Honeypott!
Honeypott looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suzuki lands a nice shot to the head.
Honeypott wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Suzuki.
Suzuki working for a submission but Honeypott is keeping him at bay.
Suzuki with shots to the head and body - Honeypott looks very uncomfortable down there.
Honeypott wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Suzuki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki landing punches.
It looks like Manfred Honeypott has been cut.
Suzuki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suzuki working the ground and pound effectively.
Honeypott wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Suzuki.
Suzuki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Suzuki lands a big shot there that rocks Honeypott but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Honeypott is rocked!
Manfred Honeypott's cut is getting worse.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Suzuki! Honeypott is hurt baaadly! Suzuki is firing away with more strikes - Honeypott is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshi Suzuki!
Yoshi Suzuki is the new welterweight champion!
A less than humble Yoshi Suzuki misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rutger Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scottie Pippen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rutger Svensson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scottie Pippen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pippen to score with a decent uppercut.
Pippen misses with a looping right.
Svensson throws out a loose jab but Pippen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pippen.
Pippen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Svensson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Pippen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pippen! But no joy.
Pippen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pippen cracks Svensson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pippen is looking to clinch but Svensson is avoiding it.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Pippen.
Svensson throwing a counter right hand but Pippen manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Pippen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Svensson thumps Pippen with a low kick.
Svensson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pippen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Svensson can pounce on him.
Pippen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pippen throws a body punch but Svensson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson lands a slapping body shot.
Pippen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pippen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pippen! But no joy.
Svensson tries to score with a low kick but Pippen moves his leg out of the way.
Svensson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pippen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pippen throws a body punch but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Pippen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svensson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pippen is out of range and Svensson settles back down.
Pippen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Svensson misses the jab.
Pippen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Svensson momentarily.
Pippen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Svensson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pippen misses with a straight right.
Svensson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pippen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Svensson misses with a shot to the body
and Pippen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutger Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pippen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Pippen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Svensson.
Pippen lands a jab to the nose.
Pippen misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Pippen throws an off balance right hand
and Svensson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pippen thinking.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Pippen finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pippen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Svensson finds it's way through Pippen's defenses.
Pippen drops his hands momentarily and Svensson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Svensson misses with a hook.
Svensson throws an off balance right hand
and Pippen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pippen throws the left hand but Svensson avoids the punch easily.
Svensson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pippen manages to avoid it.
Svensson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pippen avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Svensson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pippen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svensson lands a nice hook to Pippen's body. Pippen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pippen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Pippen.
A counter left hand to the body from Svensson misses its target.
Svensson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svensson connects with a solid leg kick.
Svensson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Svensson misses.
Svensson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pippen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pippen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svensson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pippen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Svensson throws a shot from downtown. Pippen moves away and avoids it.
Svensson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutger Svensson 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.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. Pippen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Svensson misses with a looping left.
Svensson cracks Pippen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Svensson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pippen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Svensson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Svensson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Pippen misses the target.
Svensson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Svensson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pippen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Svensson has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pippen.
Svensson scores with a jab.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pippen manages to avoid it.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pippen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Svensson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Svensson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pippen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Svensson.
Pippen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Svensson's head backwards.
Svensson walks into a left hand.
Svensson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pippen can do to turn this around?
Svensson cracks Pippen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pippen.
Svensson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Svensson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Scottie Pippen has been cut.
Pippen lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson feints and then cracks Pippen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pippen down.
Pippen checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Pippen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svensson misses with a body shot.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Pippen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Pippen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pippen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Pippen avoids them all with ease.
Pippen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Svensson misses with a straight right.
Pippen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Svensson thumps Pippen with a low kick.
Svensson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pippen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pippen wants to clinch up but Svensson keeps it at a distance.
Svensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Svensson throws a sloppy head kick and Pippen moves out of range easily.
Pippen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Svensson jabs Pippen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Pippen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pippen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Svensson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Svensson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pippen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Svensson. Svensson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svensson throws a leg kick but Pippen checks it.
Svensson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Svensson looks to land a right hand but Pippen moved out of range.
Pippen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Svensson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pippen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pippen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Svensson.
Svensson misses with an uppercut. Pippen saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pippen.
Svensson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pippen.
Pippen looks to land a left hand but Svensson moved out of range nicely.
Pippen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pippen swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pippen.
Svensson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pippen.
Pippen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Svensson misses with an uppercut
and Pippen counters with a nice uppercut.
Svensson misses with a jab to the body
and Pippen counters with a straight right hand.
Pippen misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Pippen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Svensson jabs at Pippen's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutger Svensson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scottie Pippen's cut.
That's time! Svensson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Svensson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson takes a swing at Pippen's ribcage but misses.
Pippen misses with a straight left.
Pippen defending well as Svensson loads up on a big left hand.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pippen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutger Svensson is winning the standup battle so far.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Pippen lands a glancing blow to the side of Svensson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pippen. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svensson swings for the body but Pippen moves out of range.
Pippen misses with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pippen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Svensson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pippen thinking.
Svensson throws a shot from downtown. Pippen moves away and avoids it.
Pippen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pippen sizes up Svensson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pippen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pippen tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Svensson. That snapped Pippen's head back.
Svensson throws a low kick but Pippen moves out of range easily.
Pippen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pippen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Svensson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pippen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pippen.
Pippen tries to move into range but Svensson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Svensson.
Pippen punishes Svensson's body with a nice straight punch.
Svensson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson throws a hook to the side of Pippen's head but Pippen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pippen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pippen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Svensson scores with a head kick.
Pippen ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
Svensson blocks a jab.
Svensson moves out of range as Pippen strikes.
Svensson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pippen. Pippen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pippen tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Svensson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Svensson throws a body shot but no joy.
Svensson lands the left hand.
Svensson scores with a nice head shot.
Pippen throws out a loose jab but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson wants to slow Pippen down by chopping away at his legs.
Pippen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Pippen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Svensson.
Svensson tests Pippen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pippen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svensson. Svensson obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pippen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pippen jabs Svensson right on the nose. Svensson blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson slips under a jab.
Pippen looks to land a left hand but Svensson moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Pippen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svensson throws a body punch but Pippen moves out of range.
Pippen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pippen defending well as Svensson loads up on a big left hand.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Svensson lands with a right hand.
Pippen lands a really nice looking cross but Svensson seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutger Svensson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Scottie Pippen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pippen misses with a looping right.
Svensson swings for the body but Pippen moves out of range.
Pippen throws out a counter right but Svensson avoids it with no problem.
Svensson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pippen if he has to take too many more of those.
Svensson throws a hook to the side of Pippen's head but Pippen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pippen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Pippen.
Pippen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pippen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pippen moves away.
Pippen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pippen cracks a nice hook into Svensson's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Pippen blocks the leg kick.
Pippen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pippen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svensson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pippen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Svensson's head.
Svensson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pippen.
Pippen walks into a jab.
Svensson throws out a leg kick but Pippen moves out of range and Svensson only half commits.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Pippen misses with a hook
and Svensson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pippen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Svensson misses with a hook.
Svensson lands a nice looking body shot.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Svensson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson scores with a hook to the body. Pippen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Svensson scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pippen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svensson.
Svensson misses with a hook. Pippen ducked under it nicely.
Pippen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svensson lands an overhand right.
Pippen is rocked!
Svensson throws a body shot but no joy.
Pippen misses the jab.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pippen wants to counter the offense by Svensson and move into the clinch position.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Svensson, right into the meat.
Pippen misses with a straight right.
Svensson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pippen counter with a right hand.
Svensson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svensson misses the body punch
and Pippen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pippen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svensson.
Pippen ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
A countering left hand to the body from Pippen misses.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Pippen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pippen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svensson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Pippen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pippen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Svensson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pippen was well out of range. Poor timing from Svensson.
Svensson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Svensson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svensson 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pippen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svensson.
Svensson misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Pippen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pippen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svensson. Svensson obviously looking to wear him down.
Svensson misses the body punch
letting Pippen counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutger Svensson had his way with Scottie Pippen in that round.
The cut man is working on Scottie Pippen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pippen.
Pippen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pippen misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pippen misses with some punches.
Pippen has a couple of punches blocked by Svensson.
Svensson tries to throw a body punch but Pippen avoids it by throwing Svensson back against the ropes.
Pippen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pippen tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Svensson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Svensson on the inside.
Pippen throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson blocks an uppercut.
Svensson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pippen is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Pippen misses the target.
Pippen misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pippen rushes Svensson and presses him up against the ropes.
Pippen misses with some punches.
Pippen throws a head punch that misses.
Svensson misses with a body punch.
Pippen tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Pippen back against the ropes.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Pippen.
Pippen throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Nice body punch from Pippen.
Svensson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pippen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svensson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pippen's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Svensson is trying to maintain a safe position but Pippen gets an underhook and turns Svensson into the ropes.
Pippen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Svensson - that landed with a thud.
Pippen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Pippen.
Pippen misses with some punches.
Scottie Pippen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pippen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Svensson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svensson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Svensson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pippen throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Svensson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Pippen fails to land.
Svensson manages to break the clinch.
Svensson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pippen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick from Svensson misses.
Pippen connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pippen throws a hook but Svensson avoids it easily.
Svensson scores with a nice right hand.
Svensson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Pippen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Svensson doesn't seem phased though.
Svensson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Svensson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pippen.
Svensson takes a swing at Pippen's ribcage but misses.
Pippen walks into a jab.
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pippen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Pippen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pippen moves away.
Svensson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pippen. That did some damage!
Rutger Svensson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Svensson blocks a jab.
Jab from Pippen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pippen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Svensson throws a right hand that Pippen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pippen also avoids with ease.
Svensson avoids the body shot from Pippen.
Svensson lands with a shot to the body.
Svensson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pippen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svensson.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rutger Svensson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Svensson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rutger Svensson!
Rutger Svensson retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Mytilinaios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence D'Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mytilinaios comes into the arena with Sanitarium blaring out of the sound system. D\'Angelo has chosen Here Comes The Money as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kostas Mytilinaios!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence D'Angelo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mytilinaios tests D'Angelo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
D'Angelo looks to land a left hand but Mytilinaios moved out of range nicely.
Mytilinaios throwing a counter right hand but D'Angelo manages to avoid it.
Mytilinaios feints and as D'Angelo raises his hands in defense, Mytilinaios changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mytilinaios slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
D'Angelo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mytilinaios. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mytilinaios is looking to take a break and control but D'Angelo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
D'Angelo can't do much from the bottom here.
Mytilinaios looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mytilinaios has hold of D'Angelo's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! D'Angelo tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mytilinaios cranks the arm and D'Angelo screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from D'Angelo, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kostas Mytilinaios!
Kostas Mytilinaios retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Kostas Mytilinaios, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Lawrence D'Angelo spoke after the fight, saying 'So how does $100k for a rematch sound?'.
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