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NYFN 33 : Blackburn vs Sar PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Purple Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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211 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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213 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Purple Haze!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke drives through with a takedown into Haze's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Locke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haze striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Locke wants to stand but Haze is controlling his posture from full guard.
Locke wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.
Locke stands up from Haze's guard - Locke perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke slaps away a takedown attempt from Haze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Locke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Locke lands in his opponent's guard.
Locke passes Haze's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Locke shoots in and bounces Haze off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Locke stands up from Haze's guard - Locke perhaps looking for a knockout.
Locke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Locke showed some decent athleticism there.
Haze is trying to stand up here but Locke is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze missing with punches from the bottom.
Haze flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Locke in particular looking to stall.
Haze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Locke stands up from half guard.
Locke leaves Haze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Locke attempts a counter takedown but Haze avoids it well and moves away.
Haze tries to score a power double leg takedown but Locke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haze somewhat.
Ivan Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Purple Haze.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haze jabs at Locke's body.
Ivan Locke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Locke.
Haze tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Locke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Locke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Haze to see if he's OK.
Haze throws up a few punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Locke stands up.
Haze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Locke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Locke slips a nice elbow through Haze's hands, connecting with Haze's forehead.
Haze punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke decides to stand and escape the position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Locke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Locke throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Haze tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Locke is in Haze's guard.
Locke stands and steps away. Haze gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Haze fails with the takedown.
Locke scores with a takedown into Haze's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Locke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Locke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Haze gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Locke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Locke trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.
Haze tries to strike from the bottom.
Locke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haze can do to turn this around?
Haze trying to strike off his back.
Haze trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Haze tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze wants to get back to his feet but Locke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Haze throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Locke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Locke stands up from Haze's guard - Locke perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Locke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haze.
Haze gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Locke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Locke stops Haze from standing up.
Locke gets to his feet - Haze follows without any prompting.
Locke feints and as Haze raises his hands in defense, Locke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Locke trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Locke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Haze blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze darts in looking for a takedown but Locke gets double underhooks and turns Haze into the cage.
Haze shoots for a double leg takedown but Locke sprawls well. He's pushed Haze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Haze gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Locke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Haze wants to stand but Locke is controlling the position.
Locke stands up from Haze's guard - Locke perhaps looking for a knockout.
Locke feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Locke stands up from Haze's guard - Locke perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haze but Haze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haze wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Haze has a takedown stuffed.
Ivan Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Purple Haze.
Locke shoots in and bounces Haze off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Haze throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ivan Locke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Locke stands and steps away. Haze gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Locke lands a nice looking body kick.
Haze dives in and grabs Locke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Locke pushes down on Haze's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Locke is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Locke.
Locke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Haze.
Locke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Locke misses with a takedown attempt
and Haze counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haze slips a jab from Locke.
Locke clobbers Haze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haze fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haze throws a right and a left that Locke avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze moves in looking to clinch but Locke pushes him off.
Locke scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Locke dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Locke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Locke feints and as Haze raises his hands in defense, Locke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haze trying to strike off his back.
Haze trying to strike off his back.
Locke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haze throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Haze thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Locke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Locke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haze as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze dives in and grabs Locke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Locke pushes down on Haze's head and hops out.
Haze leaves Locke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Locke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haze.
Locke scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Locke blocks the strikes from Haze.
Locke decides to stand and escape the position.
Locke feints and as Haze raises his hands in defense, Locke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Locke stops Haze from standing up.
Haze throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Haze is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Locke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Haze throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze is working an open guard so Locke takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Locke leaves Haze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Locke shoots in and gets a takedown into Haze's guard.
Locke pushes down on Haze's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Haze is refusing to be controlled, as Locke sits in half guard.
Haze throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke not doing much here.
Locke decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Haze stuffs the takedown attempt from Locke. Locke gets slowly back to his feet.
Haze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haze is looking for a takedown.
Haze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Locke shoots for a double leg takedown but Haze sprawls well. He's pushed Locke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Locke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haze counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze has Locke pressed against the cage, preventing Locke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Locke manages to break the clinch.
Locke misses with a takedown attempt
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze throws a shot to the body.
Haze shoots in looking for a takedown. Locke tries to sprawl out of it but Haze keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Locke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivan Locke is winning the standup battle so far.
Haze stuffs the takedown attempt from Locke. Locke gets slowly back to his feet.
Purple Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ivan Locke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haze tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
Locke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Locke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Locke, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Locke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ikaika Nakane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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278 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ikaika Nakane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Ho!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nakane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakane.
Ho throws out a counter right but Nakane avoids it with no problem.
Ho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nakane throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nakane eats them both and turns towards Ho to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A punch combination from Nakane misses.
Ho lands a nice hook to Nakane's body. Nakane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakane throws out the jab.
Ho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Lee Ho has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Nakane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ho takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Nakane.
A punch combination from Nakane misses.
Ho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakane.
Ho wants to counter with a clinch but Nakane pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho moves into range and clinches up with Nakane.
Nakane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho's elbow.
Ho misses with a punch to the body.
Nakane is trying to stall.
Ho lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ho.
Ho lands an uppercut.
Ho digs a right hand into Nakane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nakane's gas tank.
Ho pushes Nakane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nakane is breathing heavily.
Ho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ho lands a left hand.
Ho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ho lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands a body shot.
Ho pushes Nakane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nakane up against the cage.
Ho displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nakane up against the cage.
Ho continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A short left from Ho.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ho stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ho.
Nakane gets underhooks to prevent Ho's takedown attempt.
Ho effectively controlling the action here.
Ho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lee Ho.
Ho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ikaika Nakane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakane misses the body punch
and Ho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nakane lands a jab to Ho's midsection.
A big left from Nakane misses.
Ho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakane.
Ho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nakane thows a leg kick but Ho checks it
and Ho counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakane misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Ho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nakane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ho on the side of the head.
Nakane throws a right and a left that Ho avoids nicely.
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!
Ho slips a straight right by Nakane.
Nakane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakane.
Nakane throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakane misses with a series of wild punches.
Ho lands with an overhand left.
Ho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nakane on the side of the head.
Ho slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Ho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Ho'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.
Ho swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Nakane counter with a right hand.
Nakane 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.
Ho slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Ho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nakane lands a jab-cross combination.
Ho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nakane catches Ho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nakane missing with a left hand there. Ho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakane wants to land a leg kick but Ho is out of range.
Ho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakane.
Ho appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ikaika Nakane is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Ho.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakane moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ho cracks Nakane with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nakane there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nakane misses with a wild body shot.
Ho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nakane.
Ho slips a jab and a cross from Nakane.
Ho unleashes a big counter combination but Nakane bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nakane misses with a body shot.
Nakane misses with a few strikes there.
Ho slips a jab and a cross from Nakane.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nakane.
A leg kick checked by Ho.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho! But no joy.
Nakane throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nakane loads up on a big right hand but Ho slips the punch.
Ho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nakane lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakane dips to his left and cracks Ho with an uppercut!
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!
Nakane misses with a body punch
enabling Ho to counter with a crisp jab.
Nakane lands with a good body shot.
Ikaika Nakane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakane throws a leg kick
and Ho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nakane's knee momentarily.
Ho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakane.
Ho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nakane jabs at Ho's body.
Nakane connects with a nice looking jab.
Ho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakane.
Nakane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nakane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nakane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nakane darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nakane throws a nice looking combination but Ho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nakane scores with a punch to the head.
Nakane throws a series of punches but Ho moves out of range.
Ho misses the shot to the body.
Ho checks the leg kick.
Ho wants to counter with a clinch but Nakane pushes him away.
Nakane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakane was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho.
Ho misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nakane looks to land a combination but Ho avoids it well.
Nakane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho misses with a straight left.
Nakane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakane looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Nakane as Ho shoots in.
Nakane just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakane misses with a series of wild punches.
Ho unleashes a big counter combination but Nakane bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nakane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikaika Nakane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Ho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ho blocks a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ho or perhaps it was just good defense by Nakane, which made it look bad.
Nakane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nakane swings for the body but Ho moves out of range.
Ho cracks Nakane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nakane shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ho eats them both and turns towards Nakane to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A head kick misses from Ho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho lands with an uppercut that bounces Nakane off the cage and back into range.
Ho staying out of range there.
Ho lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ho lands a jab to Nakane's midsection.
Ho thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nakane if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakane.
A lazy left from Ho finds it's target.
Nakane misses with a straight left.
Nakane on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nakane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ho lands a nice hook to Nakane's body. Nakane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nakane misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho! But no joy.
Nakane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Nakane does no damage.
Ho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakane misses with a looping right.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Nakane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakane.
Nakane misses with a double jab
and Ho counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakane scores with a jab.
Nakane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nakane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nakane misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho counters with a straight right hand.
Nakane lands with a good body shot.
Nakane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Ho finds it's target.
Ho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nakane has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a right hand that Nakane ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakane also avoids with ease.
Nakane throwing a counter right hand but Ho manages to avoid it.
Nakane throws a leg kick
and Ho counters with a thumping low kick.
Nakane misses with the combination.
Ho punishes Nakane's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice sprawl there from Nakane as Ho shoots in.
Ho looks to land a right hand but Nakane moved out of range.
Ho misses with a looping left.
Ho lands a nice shot that snaps Nakane's head back.
Nakane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho.
Ho defending well as Nakane loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Ho's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ho.
Ho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakane throws out the jab.
Nakane thows a leg kick but Ho checks it
and Ho counters with a nice uppercut.
Ho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakane.
Nakane throws a front kick aimed at Ho's knee but Ho avoids it well.
Ho unleashes a big counter combination but Nakane bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ho 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.
Nakane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakane moves away.
Nakane misses the shot to the body.
Ho now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ho jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakane manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Ho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Ho!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Keosayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skreba Reijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergey Keosayan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Keosayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keosayan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reijonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Keosayan is defended easily by Reijonen.
Keosayan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reijonen counters with a leg kick.
Keosayan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reijonen throws an overhand right that lands on Keosayan's shoulder, as Keosayan tries to avoid the shot.
Reijonen misses with a kick to the body
and Keosayan counters with a takedown into side control.
Reijonen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keosayan tries to score with some ground and pound. Reijonen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Keosayan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Reijonen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Keosayan drops an elbow to the side of Reijonen's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keosayan thows a huge punch but Reijonen dodges it nicely.
Keosayan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reijonen's head.
Keosayan 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.
Reijonen trying to get back to full guard but Keosayan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Reijonen is desperately trying to improve his position but Keosayan has a good base and remains in mount.
Reijonen taking shots to the head.
Reijonen working to try and regain half guard.
Keosayan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen is looking to improve his position but Keosayan isn't that keen on the idea.
Keosayan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reijonen is squirming around, avoiding Keosayan's attempts to control the action.
Keosayan lands a nice shot to the head.
Reijonen is trying desperately to improve position.
Reijonen wants to control but Keosayan is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reijonen working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Keosayan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reijonen is trying to escape the mount.
Keosayan working the ground and pound effectively.
Reijonen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Keosayan is working for a guillotine from mount but Reijonen frees his head quite easily.
Reijonen tries to lock up and control but Keosayan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen is squirming around, avoiding Keosayan's attempts to control the action.
Reijonen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Keosayan.
Keosayan unloads with some shots from mount but Reijonen bucks and avoids them well.
Keosayan goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Reijonen turns into him and now he's in Keosayan's guard.
Reijonen wants to control from the top but Keosayan keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Keosayan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keosayan throws a body shot but no joy.
Keosayan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reijonen. That did some damage!
Reijonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keosayan to score with a decent uppercut.
Keosayan slips a straight right by Reijonen.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Keosayan is defended easily by Reijonen.
Keosayan works Reijonen's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keosayan moves out of range as Reijonen strikes.
Reijonen checks a low kick from Keosayan.
Reijonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keosayan was well out of range. Poor timing from Reijonen.
Keosayan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reijonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keosayan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reijonen.
Reijonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keosayan.
Reijonen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sergey Keosayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keosayan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reijonen misses with a hook
and Keosayan counters with a single leg into guard. Reijonen didn't expect that.
Keosayan stands and throws Reijonen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Keosayan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reijonen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Keosayan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reijonen is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Reijonen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keosayan actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reijonen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Keosayan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Reijonen looking to control but Keosayan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sergey Keosayan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reijonen controlling his opponent.
That's four 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.
Reijonen wants to control the pace but Keosayan is squirming around nicely.
Reijonen prevents Keosayan from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keosayan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Keosayan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Keosayan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reijonen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Keosayan fails with a takedown attempt.
Reijonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Keosayan with a body shot.
Reijonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reijonen walks into a left hand.
Keosayan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keosayan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Keosayan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reijonen unleashes a big counter combination but Keosayan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reijonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keosayan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keosayan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reijonen's half guard.
Keosayan trying to control from half guard but Reijonen is working away.
Keosayan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keosayan passes to full mount!
Keosayan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Reijonen is now in Keosayan's guard. A big mistake from Keosayan there, giving up the dominant position!
Keosayan being controlled here, momentarily.
Keosayan has his foot on Reijonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reijonen works his way back into a safe position though.
Skreba Reijonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergey Keosayan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Reijonen wants to control from the top but Keosayan keeps moving.
Reijonen wants to pass the guard but Keosayan is keeping the position.
Reijonen is fighting to break Keosayan's control of his arms but Keosayan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Keosayan looking for a sweep. Not yet Keosayan, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan has his hands on Reijonen's head, controlling the position.
Keosayan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reijonen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keosayan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keosayan lands a leg kick that knocks Reijonen off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Keosayan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keosayan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Keosayan!
Sergey Keosayan 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Little Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Templar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Hardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phoenix Templar!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Hardon.
Hardon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hardon slips a jab from Templar.
Hardon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hardon tries a low kick but Templar avoids it.
Templar throws a push kick but Hardon slaps the foot to one side.
Templar lands the left hand.
Hardon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Templar.
Hardon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Templar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Templar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardon is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardon being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar wants to control from the top but Hardon keeps moving.
Templar is fighting to break Hardon's control of his arms but Hardon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hardon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hardon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hardon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardon is looking to stand up but Templar isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Phoenix Templar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardon.
Templar misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Templar.
Templar moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Templar. That's going to slow Hardon down.
Templar misses with a hook. Hardon ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Hardon is predictable there
and Templar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardon with a nice cross.
Templar cracks Hardon with an open hand slap.
Hardon misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Templar.
Hardon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Templar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hardon to the mat! Hardon manages to get full guard.
Hardon keeping moving, preventing Templar from controlling successfully.
Hardon wants to stand up but Templar is controlling him.
Hardon is controlling Templar's posture.
Templar trying to control but Hardon is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon wants to stand up but Templar is controlling him.
Hardon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Templar is one step ahead there.
Templar looking to pass the guard.
Hardon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Templar is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Templar is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardon has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Templar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hardon moves away from the strike by Templar.
Hardon is looking to chop away at Templar's legs.
Templar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Templar throws a body shot but no joy.
Templar gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hardon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hardon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Templar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Templar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Templar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardon keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hardon regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Templar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardon keeps working.
Templar stops Hardon from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Templar.
Templar trying to control from half guard but Hardon is working away.
Hardon wants to get back to his feet.
Hardon is trying to maintain the position but Templar is very close to passing his half guard.
Templar is trying to control. Hardon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Templar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hardon defends it well.
Phoenix Templar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Templar lands with a punch from half guard.
Hardon wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Templar in particular looking to stall.
Hardon is concentrating on defense, preventing Templar from advancing position.
Templar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Templar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardon keeps working.
Hardon tries to kick Templar off but Templar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Templar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardon checks it well.
Templar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Templar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hardon tried to counter with a leg kick but Templar avoided it.
Hardon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Templar looks to land a combination. Hardon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hardon tries to clinch up but Templar circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Templar slips under a jab from Hardon.
Templar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Templar.
Templar misses with a straight left.
Templar misses with a right hand
and Hardon counters with a two punch combo.
Templar lands a nice looking body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Templar.
Hardon is looking to chop away at Templar's legs.
Templar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardon moves away.
Templar scores with a one two! Hardon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templar misses with a body kick.
Templar avoids the head kick by Hardon.
Templar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardon was well out of range. Poor timing from Templar.
Hardon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardon slips under a jab.
Hardon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hardon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardon throws a low kick but Templar avoids it.
Templar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardon was well out of range. Poor timing from Templar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Templar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Templar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardon feinted with a counter takedown.
Templar lands a jab.
Hardon misses with a head kick.
Templar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardon throws a leg kick but Templar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hardon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardon ducks under a wild hook from Templar.
Hardon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A leg kick checked by Templar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Templar throws a jab when Hardon was well out of range.
Hardon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Templar throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardon blocks a jab.
Templar thuds his right hand into Hardon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Templar tests Hardon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardon misses with an uppercut. Templar saw that one coming.
Templar throws a body shot but no joy.
Templar throws a big shot that misses.
Hardon throws a leg kick but Templar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardon lands a big head kick that sends Templar tumbling to the mat! Hardon takes a step backwards and waves Templar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Templar is rocked!
It looks like Phoenix Templar has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Templar is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardon finish him?
Hardon wants to clinch.
Hardon clinches up against the cage.
Templar is working Hardon over against the cage.
Templar takes an elbow to the temple.
Templar working hard to break the clinch.
Templar trying to control the position but instead, Hardon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Templar into the cage.
Hardon has Templar pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Templar is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Hardon - that's hurt Templar badly! Oh, another knee lands and Templar is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Templar doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Little Hardon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Alexis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Cardamom (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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25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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179 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Alexis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Cardamom!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexis with a jab.
Cardamom thumps Alexis with a low kick.
Alexis moves away from the strike by Cardamom.
It looked like Alexis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alexis walks into a jab.
It looks like Igor Alexis has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexis. Cardamom does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cardamom.
Alexis works over Cardamom's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Max Cardamom has been cut.
Cardamom slips a jab from Alexis.
Alexis throws a shot from downtown. Cardamom moves away and avoids it.
Alexis missing with a left hand there. Cardamom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexis throws an off balance right hand
and Cardamom counters with an inside leg kick.
Cardamom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cardamom slips under a jab.
Cardamom moves out of range of the strikes.
Cardamom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cardamom drops Alexis with a naaaaasty hook - Alexis is in real trouble here! Cardamom dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Cardamom!
Max Cardamom spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyro Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyro Maia!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia throws a body punch but Coker moves out of range.
Coker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Coker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Maia.
Maia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Coker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Coker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Coker throws a leg kick but Maia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coker scores with a spinning back kick!
Coker ducks under a wild hook from Maia.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia looks for a takedown but Coker sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
Coker wants to clinch.
Maia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maia takes a step back to recover.
Coker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
Maia lands a really nice looking cross but Coker seems unphased.
Maia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maia.
Maia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coker.
Maia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maia lands with a shot to the body.
Coker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maia.
Coker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker lands a body shot.
Maia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coker can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coker was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Maia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Coker rather than just go for the knockout.
Coker throws a low kick but Maia moves out of range easily.
Coker lands a leg kick that knocks Maia off balance momentarily.
Coker goes for a double leg but Maia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maia continues to drive forward.
Maia lands a jab to the nose.
Coker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maia wants to get back to full guard.
Maia keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker prevents Maia from improving his position.
Maia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maia keeps trying to improve his position.
Coker is keen to just control but Maia is a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Coker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Coker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coker forces Maia back against the cage and clinches.
Coker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Coker after a bit of a struggle.
Coker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coker stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Coker fails to land.
Coker trying to stall but Maia improves his position.
Coker misses with some punches.
Maia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coker digs a right hand underneath Maia's ribcage. Maia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maia lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeen Coker dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Coker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maia connects with a body shot.
Coker moves in looking to clinch but Maia pushes him off.
Coker feints and then cracks Maia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maia down.
Maia checks a leg kick nicely.
Coker connects with a body shot.
Maia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maia misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coker.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Coker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maia can do to turn this around?
Coker throws out a loose jab but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coker doesn't manage to clinch there - Maia circles away.
Coker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick there by Coker.
Maia throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Coker misses.
Maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coker manages to avoid it.
Maia swings widly with a right hand
and Coker counters with a leg kick.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coker throws a head kick that misses.
Coker slips a straight right by Maia.
Coker scores with a leg kick.
Maia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coker is trying to control but Maia manages to pass to mount!
Coker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coker wants to control but Maia is having none of it.
Coker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maia lands a couple of good shots and Coker has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Even with his hooks in, Maia manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker tries to escape but Maia has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Coker covering up well and avoiding damage.
Our spies down at at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy inform us that Maia has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Maia is hanging on to Coker's back as he tries to escape.
Maia has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Coker's body.
Maia is not going to allow Coker to sit and survive in this position.
Coker covering up well and avoiding damage.
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.
Coker rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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. Maia connects with a nice short shot to Coker's temple.
Coker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Coker is looking for a triangle but Maia pushes his legs off easily.
Maia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Coker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maia is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyro Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Coker misses.
Maia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Coker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Coker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coker can pounce on him.
Maia avoids the body shot from Coker.
Maia throws a good cross that connects.
Maia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Coker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maia is in trouble now - Coker has advanced to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker controlling from the full mount.
Coker wants to control the pace but Maia is squirming around nicely.
Coker looking to finish Maia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maia!
Coker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Coker looking to control but Maia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Coker looking to finish Maia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maia!
Coker tries to control but Maia wriggling away.
Coker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Coker landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Coker.
Maia can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Coker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Maia has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Coker's lack of action.
Maia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Coker looking to pass the guard.
Coker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker stopping the sweep attempt from Maia.
Coker postures up and lands a big shot to Maia's brow.
Maia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coker is one step ahead there.
Maia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coker throwing strikes from guard but Maia blocks nicely.
Maia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akeen Coker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akeen Coker!
A very excited looking Akeen Coker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders comes to the cage accompanied by I Have a Dream. Soprano has chosen Woke Up This Morning as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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219 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rod Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Soprano on his heels. He'll look to pass Soprano's guard now, I'm sure.
Sanders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanders lands a couple of elbows.
Sanders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soprano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soprano is looking to stand up but Sanders isn't so interested in that idea.
Soprano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanders trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders stands and throws Soprano's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Soprano is trying to control Sanders's posture but Sanders avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano tries to bench press Sanders off him but Sanders keeps the position.
Sanders working the ground and pound.
Soprano dodges the ground and pound from Sanders.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soprano avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanders.
Sanders passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Soprano!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sanders is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Soprano has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sanders working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soprano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Soprano is trying desperately to improve position.
Sanders goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Soprano turns into him and now he's in Sanders's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanders is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano is trying is best to control the position here.
Soprano told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sanders trying to mount his opponent but Soprano defends it.
Sanders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanders thows a huge punch but Soprano dodges it nicely.
Sanders missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanders scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Soprano trying to hold on to Sanders's head to control him but Sanders postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are battling for position here. Soprano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanders pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soprano is keeping the position for now.
Soprano wants to sweep here but Sanders controlling him for the moment.
Sanders pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soprano is keeping the position for now.
Sanders pushes down on Soprano's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders stops Soprano from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Sanders dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanders gets a double leg takedown into Soprano's guard.
Soprano is trying to control the position but Sanders postures up.
Rod Sanders overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanders advances position into side control!
Soprano prevents Sanders from moving into mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Sanders.
Sanders looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanders thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soprano taking a bit of punishment here - Sanders scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sanders trying to control the action but Soprano is working from the bottom.
Sanders is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Soprano is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Soprano is looking for a sweep.
Sanders throws an elbow but Soprano slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sanders has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Soprano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Soprano is now in Sanders's guard. A big mistake from Sanders there, giving up the dominant position!
Sanders is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Soprano pushes Sanders off looking to stand but Sanders dives back in and keeps control.
Sanders moves into full mount! Soprano won't be happy about that!
Soprano wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Soprano can't escape the position.
Sanders punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Tony Soprano has been cut.
Sanders is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Soprano can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sanders goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Soprano turns into him and now he's in Sanders's guard.
Soprano won't allow Sanders to sweep him here.
Sanders seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano wants to stand and escape but instead Sanders has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sanders forces his way into half guard.
Sanders thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soprano's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders is looking to advance position but Soprano won't allow it.
Soprano is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Sanders dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Soprano's cut.
That's time! Sanders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Soprano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Soprano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sanders doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soprano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rod Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanders.
Sanders moves out of range of the strikes.
Soprano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanders fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Soprano avoids it really well and circles away.
Sanders dives in for a single leg takedown but Soprano sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soprano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanders's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Soprano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanders scrambles back to his feet.
Soprano throws a series of punches but Sanders avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soprano. Sanders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soprano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanders is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soprano lands a body shot.
Sanders shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanders has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Soprano. No joy for Sanders on that attempt.
Soprano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Soprano.
Soprano fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soprano can do to turn this around?
Soprano throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanders tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soprano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanders somewhat.
Sanders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soprano throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Soprano. No joy for Sanders on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanders.
Soprano lands a nice shot that snaps Sanders's head back.
Sanders gets a takedown into half guard.
Soprano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanders is working away from the top position though.
Soprano has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Sanders is on him like a limpet, forcing Soprano back against the cage.
Soprano misses with the head strike.
Sanders is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanders is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
Soprano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanders's elbow.
Sanders jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soprano walks away with a smile on his face. Sanders gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanders shoots for a double leg takedown but Soprano sprawls well. He's pushed Sanders's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Soprano misses with a straight right.
Tony Soprano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Sanders 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Soprano throws a shot to the body.
Sanders slips a straight right by Soprano.
Tony Soprano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soprano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanders is able to avoid easily.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soprano but Soprano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soprano throws out a counter right but Sanders avoids it with no problem.
Sanders moves away from the strike by Soprano.
Soprano throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanders scores with a kick to the body.
Soprano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soprano lands a head shot.
Rod Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano misses with a wild body shot.
Sanders fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Soprano sprawls well initially but Sanders persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in half guard, Sanders seems content to control.
Soprano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanders is working away from the top position though.
Sanders trying to control the pace.
Sanders passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Soprano!
Soprano is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanders has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Soprano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanders has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod Sanders!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rod Sanders made sure he mentioned V-Mask Clothing (10%), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khaled Kalil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdravko Dren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalil comes to the cage accompanied by Black Rob - Whoa!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dren's choice of entrance music: GETO BOYS - mind of a lunatic. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khaled Kalil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdravko Dren!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalil gets a clinch.
Dren wants to break free but Kalil has control.
Kalil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dren has him pressed against the cage.
Dren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dren avoids a wild elbow strike from Kalil.
I was talking to Kalil's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kalil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kalil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalil closes the distance and pushes Dren back into the cage.
Dren can't get the takedown.
Dren takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Zdravko Dren has been cut.
Kalil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalil knocks Dren to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Dren is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalil decides to stand back up. Kalil steps back and let's Dren get back to his feet.
Dren is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalil finish him?
Kalil feints a jab and as Dren dips his head, Kalil unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Dren right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Dren falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Kalil smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Khaled Kalil!
A very excited looking Khaled Kalil made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Stall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stall's choice of entrance music: Subtle People - Let's Ride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Stall!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulk ducks under a wild hook from Stall.
Hulk throws a body kick that misses.
Stall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Stall.
Hulk is looking to slow Stall down with leg kicks.
Hulk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good standup being displayed there by Stall as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Stall misses.
Hulk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stall just manages to avoid it.
Stall misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Hulk misses.
Hulk misses with a body kick.
Stall cracks a nice hook into Hulk's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Stall.
Hulk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hulk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hulk throws a shot from downtown. Stall moves away and avoids it.
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!
Hulk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stall.
Hulk sets himself, and Stall steps forward looking for the clinch! Hulk avoids it this time.
Dan Stall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hulk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice cross by Stall.
Stall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hulk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hulk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stall moves out of range of the body kick from Hulk.
Hulk swats away the attempt to clinch by Stall.
An inside leg kick lands from Hulk.
Stall tries to clinch up
and Hulk counters with a leg kick.
Stall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hulk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stall thuds a left hand into Hulk's body.
Stall misses with a looping right.
Hulk throws a quick counter head kick but Stall was just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stall walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hulk.
Stall with a hook.
Stall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hulk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hulk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hulk thows a body kick. Stall tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stall tries to clinch up.
Hulk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stall.
Stall misses with a straight right.
Stall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hulk misses with a body kick.
Hulk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stall forces Hulk back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stall throws an elbow but misses.
Stall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stall misses with a knee to the head.
Stall pushes off an throws an elbow but Hulk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hulk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stall backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hulk lands with a left to the head.
Hulk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stall blocks the body kick.
Hulk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stall throws out a loose jab but Hulk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hulk scores with a nice head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hulk.
Hulk ducks under a wild hook from Stall.
Hulk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stall blocks a head kick by Hulk.
Hulk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stall digs a good body shot into Hulk's ribs.
Hulk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hulk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hulk moves away from the strike by Stall.
Stall swings for the body but Hulk moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hulk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stall jabs Hulk right on the nose. Hulk blinks but takes it well.
Stall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hulk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stall's hands.
Hulk slips under a jab from Stall.
Hulk thinks about countering with a body kick.
Stall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab, jab by Stall - just one landing.
Stall tries to clinch
and Hulk counters with a low kick, right behind Stall 's knee.
Hulk gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stall counters with a series of strikes. Hulk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hulk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hulk misses with the body kick
and Hulk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hulk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot by Stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hulk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hulk manages to avoid it.
Stall throws a lazy uppercut
and Hulk counters with a straight right hand.
Hulk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Stall will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stall tries to clinch up
and Hulk counters with a right hand to the body.
Hulk misses with a body kick.
Stall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hulk was well out of range. Poor timing from Stall.
Hulk is looking to land body kicks.
Stall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stall steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hulk. That one must have hurt.
Hulk gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hulk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stall checks it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stall.
Hulk wants to land a leg kick but Stall is out of range.
Good exchange - Stall coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stall lands with a cross.
Hulk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stall throws out a leg kick but Hulk moves out of range and Stall only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Hulk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hulk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stall slips under a jab.
A jab from Hulk misses.
Stall cracks Hulk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stall throws a big shot that misses.
Hulk is looking for a counter combo.
Hulk takes one to the chin there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hulk.
Hulk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stall.
Stall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hulk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hulk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dan Stall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stall misses with a body shot.
Hulk slips a jab and a cross from Stall.
It appears Hulk was looking to counter with a kick there.
Stall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hulk on the side of the head.
Stall looks to clinch
and Hulk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hulk fakes the leg kick and cracks Stall in the body.
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!
Hulk dodges the punch combination from Stall.
Stall is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulk defending well as Stall loads up on a big left hand.
Hulk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stall throws out the jab.
Hulk checks a leg kick nicely.
Hulk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hulk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stall scores with a nice head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hulk.
Stall is looking to score with low kicks.
Hulk throws a front kick aimed at Stall's knee but Stall avoids it well.
Stall loads up on a big right hand but Hulk slips the punch.
Hulk cracks Stall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stall connects with the punch.
Hulk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stall under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stall looks to land a right hand but Hulk moved out of range.
Hulk moves away from the strike by Stall.
Stall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stall misses the shot to the body.
Hulk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hulk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stall. That did some damage!
Stall moves out of range of the body kick.
Stall tries to counter with a clinch but Hulk shakes him off and moves away.
Stall lands with an overhand left.
Hulk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stall.
Hulk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hulk connects with a solid leg kick.
Hulk pushes Stall away with a front kick.
Stall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stall wants to clinch.
Stall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hulk moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A good leg kick by Stall.
Nice body kick from Stall.
Hulk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stall loads up on a big right hand but Hulk slips the punch.
Stall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stall scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Stall.
Stall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hulk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stall scrambles back to his feet.
Hulk misses with an uppercut. Stall saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hulk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hulk tries to score with a low kick but Stall moves his leg out of the way.
Hulk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hulk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Stall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hulk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hulk.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hulk.
A big left from Stall misses.
Stall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hulk.
Hulk checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Stall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hulk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stall throws a right hand that Hulk ducks under and follows up with a left that Hulk also avoids with ease.
Hulk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hulk throws a wild body kick that Stall sees coming a mile off.
Stall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hulk throws a leg kick but Stall moved away.
Hulk throws a hook but Stall blocks it.
Hulk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hulk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hulk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stall checks a leg kick nicely.
Stall has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hulk.
Stall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hulk is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hulk wants to slow Stall down by chopping away at his legs.
Some wild striking there from Stall.
Stall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stall moves out of range of the body kick from Hulk.
Hulk throws a lazy right hand but Stall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hulk misses with a body kick.
Stall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stall throws a body punch but Hulk moves out of range.
Hulk jabs at Stall's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donk. Hulk catches Stall right on the button with a cross.
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!
Stall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hulk.
Stall checks a low kick from Hulk.
Stall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hulk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hulk. Stall does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Hulk tenderised Stall's leg. Stall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hulk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stall's head.
Stall throws a big shot that misses.
Stall lands with a right hand.
Carlos Hulk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hulk misses with a low kick.
Stall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hulk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stall is out of range.
Hulk walks into a straight right hand from Stall.
Stall swings widly with a right hand
and Hulk counters with a huge left! Stall is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hulk isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Stall from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hulk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Hulk!
A very excited looking Carlos Hulk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brent Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saloth Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackburn comes to the cage accompanied by Filth Friends Unite. Saloth Sar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brent Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saloth Sar!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sar. That's going to slow Blackburn down.
Sar scores with a leg kick.
Blackburn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blackburn connects with a body shot that sends Sar's belly button to the back.
Sar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blackburn blocks the body kick.
Sar lands a head kick!
Sar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackburn.
Sar blocks a jab.
Blackburn closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Blackburn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackburn pushes Sar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackburn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sar blocks a body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn lands a left hand.
Sar wants to break free but Blackburn has control.
Sar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Blackburn as he connects with a hook.
Blackburn looks to land a right hand but Sar moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sar throws a sloppy head kick and Blackburn moves out of range easily.
Blackburn misses with a looping left.
Brent Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackburn has Sar up against the cage in a clinch.
Sar tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackburn avoids the damage to the body.
Blackburn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sar's coach down at Disciples Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sar's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sar has had enough of the clinch but Blackburn keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Blackburn fails to land.
Blackburn tries to work over Sar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sar has had enough of the clinch but Blackburn keeps him there for the moment.
Sar manages to break the clinch.
Blackburn throws a big shot that misses.
Blackburn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sar walks into a stiff left hand from Blackburn.
It looks like Saloth Sar has been cut.
Blackburn blocks a head kick by Sar.
Blackburn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blackburn misses with a straight left.
Sar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blackburn misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Sar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn jabs Sar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blackburn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Sar.
Blackburn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sar counters with a good, hard body kick but Blackburn shrugs it off.
Blackburn scores with a jab. Sar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sar moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackburn misses the target.
Sar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sar scores with a nice body kick.
Blackburn moves into the clinch.
A short right from Blackburn.
Sar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackburn throws a body punch but Sar moves out of range.
Blackburn doesn't manage to clinch there - Sar circles away.
Blackburn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sar's hands.
Blackburn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sar scores with a leg kick.
Sar looks up at the clock. Bad move! Blackburn lands a right hand from hell, dropping Sar. Blackburn pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brent Blackburn!
A victorious Brent Blackburn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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