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USFC 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Mooneyham (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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190 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Mooneyham!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mooneyham tries a head kick but it misses.
Mooneyham throws a leg kick
enabling Soto to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Zack Mooneyham has been cut.
Soto throws a hook to the side of Mooneyham's head but Mooneyham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mooneyham tries to land a front kick but Soto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mooneyham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mooneyham tries to clinch there but Soto circles away.
A head kick by Mooneyham misses
and Soto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mooneyham misses with a shot to the body
enabling Soto to counter with a crisp jab.
Soto throws a shot to the body.
Mooneyham looks winded!
Mooneyham lands a high kick!
Mooneyham takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soto scores with a body shot.
Mooneyham is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Soto just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Mooneyham has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carlos Soto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Tattsyrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Ce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobias Tattsyrup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sun Ce!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ce feints and as Tattsyrup raises his hands in defense, Ce changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ce looking to sit in guard and control but Tattsyrup gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tattsyrup is one step ahead there.
Tattsyrup trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ce keeping moving, preventing Tattsyrup from controlling successfully.
Ce controls Tattsyrup momentarily but Tattsyrup frees himself.
Ce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tattsyrup will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ce escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tattsyrup gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tattsyrup stands up over Ce, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tattsyrup throws a strike but Ce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tattsyrup swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tattsyrup is controlling Ce's posture.
Tattsyrup tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ce is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tattsyrup is controlling Ce's posture.
Tattsyrup bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ce's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ce wants to sweep but no luck.
We've been hearing that Tattsyrup has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tattsyrup working some strikes from top position.
Ce working a defensive guard here.
Tattsyrup postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ce is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ce is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Tattsyrup rolls with it to try and escape but Ce cranks on the arm and Tattsyrup is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sun Ce!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chiun Remo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Korek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korek is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Touch me - Samantha Fox. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chiun Remo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michal Korek!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Remo avoids the body shot from Korek.
Korek swings for the body but Remo moves out of range.
Remo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Remo slips a straight right by Korek.
Remo attempts a counter takedown but Korek avoids it well and moves away.
Korek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Remo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Remo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Korek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Remo.
Remo is looking for a counter combo.
Korek misses the jab.
Remo fails with the takedown.
Korek closes the distance but Remo moves to the side
and Remo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Korek throws a combination. Remo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korek looks to score with a jab to the body but Remo is just out of range.
Remo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Korek misses with a looping left.
Remo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Korek is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Michal Korek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Korek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Korek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Remo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Remo tries to move into range but Korek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Korek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Korek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Remo momentarily.
Korek lands with a shot to the body.
Remo tries to close the distance and clinch but Korek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michal Korek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Remo swats away the attempt to clinch by Korek.
Remo tries to counter with a takedown but Korek is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korek throws out the jab.
Korek lands a nice shot to 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!
Korek throws a looping overhand right but Remo ducks down to avoid it.
Remo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Remo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Korek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Remo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Korek jabs Remo right on the nose. Remo blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Korek misses.
Remo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Korek sprawls and moves away.
Remo moves into range and clinches up with Korek.
Korek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Remos head.
Knees to the body from Remo.
Korek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Remo avoids it.
Korek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Korek prevents a body shot from Remo.
Korek prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Remo.
Remo manages to break the clinch.
Korek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Remo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Korek manages to circle out of the way.
Korek throws a lazy uppercut
and Remo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Korek trying to control here.
Korek is positioning himself well to prevent Remo advancing to mount.
Korek's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korek trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Korek tries to hold on but Remo pushes him away.
Remo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Korek gets back to half guard.
Korek felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korek desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Remo is thwarting Korek's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Korek dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Remo gets tackled into the cage by Korek. Korek maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Remo.
Remo blocks an elbow strike.
Remo tries to land knees in the clinch but Korek avoids the damage to the body.
Korek cracks Remo with a nice body shot.
Korek working hard to break the clinch.
Remo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Korek misses with a looping left.
As Korek tries to get set, Remo tries to push him back and clinch up but Korek manages to avoid the attempt.
Korek throws a body shot but no joy.
Remo tries to clinch up but Korek circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Remo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Remo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Korek pinned against the cage. Korek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remo doesn't manage to clinch there - Korek circles away.
Jab by Korek.
Michal Korek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Korek works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Korek scores with a nice head shot.
Korek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Remo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Korek to score with a decent uppercut.
Korek lands with a hook. Remo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Remo is rocked!
Korek lands an overhand right.
Oh Remo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Korek cracks Remo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Remo falls backwards against the cage. Korek follows up with more strikes that drop Remo to his knees. Korek keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Remo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Korek!
During a confident post fight interview, Michal Korek thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Chiun Remo was interviewed post fight and said 'i cant understand this result !!! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by White Rabbit. Tim Hawk will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grant Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hawk! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawk circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knight throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Hawk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Hawk moved out of range.
Hawk throws out a counter right but Knight avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
It seemed like Hawk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Hawk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hawk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawk avoids a kick to the body.
Knight feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hawk's calf.
Knight tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk throws out a counter right but Knight avoids it with no problem.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawk.
Hawk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knight throws out a leg kick but Hawk moves out of range and Knight only half commits.
A little jabbing left from Hawk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a hook but Hawk avoids it easily.
Hawk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knight throws a series of punches but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knight 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 Hawk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hawk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knight misses with a low kick as Hawk jumps back.
Knight feints and then cracks Hawk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawk down.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Hawk's shoulder, as Hawk tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knight.
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawk has time to react.
Knight lands a big head kick that sends Hawk tumbling to the mat! Knight takes a step backwards and waves Hawk back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hawk is rocked!
It looks like Tim Hawk has been cut.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hawk! But no joy.
Hawk is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knight feints and then cracks Hawk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawk down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hawk counter with a right hand.
Hawk seems to have recovered his senses.
Knight feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hawk sprawling to the canvas! Hawk rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Knight finish him?!
Knight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hawk! But no joy.
Knight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knight swings for the body but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Hawk saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Knight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Hawk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hawk blocks a leg kick.
Knight works over Hawk's head and body with a nice combination.
Grant Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Knight throws a hook but Hawk avoids it easily.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Hawk moves away and avoids it.
Hawk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knight cracks the inside of Hawk's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knight drops Hawk with a huge uppercut! Hawk drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Knight is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grant Knight!
A very excited looking Grant Knight 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.
In defeat, Tim Hawk stepped up to the mic, saying 'I Always hated how i had a glass jaw and lanky limbs but i stuck with it.Next time im gonna come back better than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mugsy Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keller has chosen Survival of the Fittest by Mobb Deep as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Mayfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mugsy Keller!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller has Mayfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Mayfield misses with the head strike.
Keller lands a left hand.
Keller struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayfield controls his hands.
Mayfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Keller backwards.
Mayfield misses with the head strike.
Keller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Keller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mayfield backwards.
Keller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keller throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayfield.
Keller is trying to maintain a safe position but Mayfield gets an underhook and turns Keller into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Keller.
Keller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayfield pulls Keller into guard.
Keller is sitting in close to Mayfield's body. Mayfield has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Keller is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Keller is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mayfield.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Curtis Mayfield!
In defeat, Mugsy Keller stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ya best protect ya neck!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sly Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sly Stallone 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sly Stallone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cliff Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Stallone moves away and avoids it.
Stallone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson rushes Stallone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stallone blocks an elbow strike.
Stallone scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stallone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stallone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stallone has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Stallone won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Stallone blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Stallone managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Stallone avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Stallone is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stallone avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stallone.
Stallone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stallone smiles and moves away.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Stallone avoids it well.
Stallone is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stallone tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stallone to the ground. Stallone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sly Stallone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stallone tries to counter by clinching up but Anderson breaks away and moves out of range.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Stallone's head but Stallone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stallone is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Stallone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cliff Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stallone shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Stallone blocks a jab.
Stallone is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Stallone tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
Stallone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a one two! Stallone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anderson misses with a low kick as Stallone jumps back.
Stallone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Stallone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stallone shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Anderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stallone defends well and Anderson ends up having to push Stallone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stallone. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stallone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stallone scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Stallone darts in looking for a takedown but Anderson gets double underhooks and turns Stallone into the cage.
Stallone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Stallone is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Anderson both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stallone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stallone is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Stallone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stallone tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Stallone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stallone gets slowly back to his feet.
Stallone misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Despite the aggression on Anderson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Stallone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson rushes Stallone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stallone lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson tries to work over Stallone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stallone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Stallone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone stalling.
Stallone has Anderson pressed against the cage.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Stallone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stallone smiles and moves away.
Stallone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Stallone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stallone.
Stallone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Stallone's ribs.
Anderson cracks Stallone with a good jab.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stallone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Stallone's head but Stallone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Anderson tries to get set, Stallone tries to push him back and clinch up but Anderson manages to avoid the attempt.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Stallone.
Stallone takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to break free but Stallone has control.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stallone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson tries a body shot but Stallone blocks it.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stallone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stallone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stallone gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Sly Stallone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Anderson.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson trying to stall but Stallone improves his position.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anderson tries to work over Stallone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stallone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stallone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson is looking to control Stallone's arms but Stallone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Cliff Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stallone has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson tries to circle away but Stallone has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson cracks Stallone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Stallone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stallone blocks a low kick nicely.
Stallone seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stallone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stallone or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallone blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson tries a low kick but Stallone avoids it.
Stallone wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Stallone in a clinch.
Stallone blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson tries to stall but Stallone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Stallone prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Stallone has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stallone lands a right hand.
Anderson tries to work over Stallone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stallone takes a shot to the head.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Stallone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson throws a right hand that Stallone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stallone also avoids with ease.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stallone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stallone shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Stallone off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Stallone's head.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stallone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sly Stallone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Stallone counters by clinching up.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stallone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stallone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stallone blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Stallone.
Sly Stallone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Stallone controls the action.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Stallone avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Stallone is pushing Anderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stallone prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stallone controls his hands.
Stallone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Stallone lands an uppercut.
Stallone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Cliff Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stallone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Stallone finish him?
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!
Stallone cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cliff Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cliff Anderson!
Post fight, Cliff Anderson took to the microphone: 'I owe this win to the coaches at the Factory Gym. They are the best'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marian Balkon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svork Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svork Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marian Balkon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Svork Silva!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks for a takedown but Balkon sprawls well.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balkon is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Balkon circles away and we're back to standing.
Balkon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Balkon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Balkon works the jab nicely.
It looks like Svork Silva has been cut.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Balkon connects with a looping right hand.
Balkon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (4.5* Sparring) in the buildup to the fight.
Balkon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva rushes Balkon and presses him up against the cage.
Balkon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balkon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Balkon is blocking nicely.
Balkon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkon throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Balkon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Balkon throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Marian Balkon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svork Silva.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Balkon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balkon.
Balkon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balkon can pounce on him.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balkon lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Balkon gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marian Balkon!
After winning the bout, Marian Balkon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Svork Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'I m going to be taking time off to develop i m still headed for big things!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergiu Petrescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terror has chosen Superjoint Ritual - Dress Like A Target as his entrance music. Sergiu Petrescu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergiu Petrescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Terror!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terror misses with a looping left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Petrescu - that will leave a mark!
Petrescu blocks a jab.
Petrescu throws a quick counter head kick but Terror was just out of range.
Petrescu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Terror lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrescu circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Petrescu does no damage.
Terror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terror just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPetrescu.
Terror misses with a hook. Petrescu ducked under it nicely.
Terror throws an overhand right that lands on Petrescu's shoulder, as Petrescu tries to avoid the shot.
Terror fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Terror throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrescu.
Petrescu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Corey Terror seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrescu throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Petrescu.
Terror darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu misses with a two punch combination.
Petrescu slips under a jab from Terror.
Petrescu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrescu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Petrescu avoids the body shot from Terror.
Terror misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrescu drives through and clinches with Terror against the cage.
Petrescu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terror is defending well for now.
Petrescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Terror.
Petrescu breaks the clinch.
Petrescu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Petrescu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Terror.
A punch combination from Petrescu misses.
Terror on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Terror throws a lazy right hand but Petrescu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu clobbers Terror with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrescu tries a head kick but it misses.
Terror closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petrescu is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Petrescu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Terror swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrescu counters with a thumping low kick.
Terror throws a jab when Petrescu was well out of range.
Petrescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Terror just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrescu lands with a hook. Terror tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A low kick from Terror is predictable there
and Petrescu counters with a straight right hand.
Terror keeps the fight on the outside.
Terror unleashes a big counter combination but Petrescu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Petrescu dodges the punch combination from Terror.
Petrescu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Terror throws a leg kick
and Petrescu counters with a nice body kick.
Petrescu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terror only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu scores with a decent looking hook.
Terror swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrescu counters with a crisp one two that drops Terror! Petrescu thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Terror to his feet! Terror is in big trouble!
Terror is rocked!
Terror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrescu moves away.
A combination from Terror does no damage.
Petrescu lands a big head kick that sends Terror tumbling to the mat! Petrescu takes a step backwards and waves Terror back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Terror is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrescu finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrescu shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Terror takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Petrescu sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Terror bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergiu Petrescu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edu Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santi Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edu Alvarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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156 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edu Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Santi Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez connects with a single shot there.
Santoro misses with a few strikes there.
Santoro throws a low kick but Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Santoro throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alvarez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santoro's half guard.
Alvarez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alvarez stops Santoro from getting back to his feet.
Alvarez is pressing down on Santoro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Santoro is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez stops Santoro from getting back to his feet.
Alvarez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro kicks Alvarez off and gets back to his feet.
Santoro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Santoro.
Santoro misses with a straight left.
A jab from Santoro misses.
Santi Santoro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santoro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santoro throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santoro thinking.
Santoro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to trip Santoro. He has hold of a leg but Santoro is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Alvarez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alvarez pushes down on Santoro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alvarez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro wants to get back to his feet.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Santoro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alvarez is looking to advance position but Santoro won't allow it.
Alvarez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santoro is just riding it out for now. Alvarez eventually gives up the hold.
Santoro is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to control from half guard but Santoro is working away.
Santoro pushes Alvarez off but Alvarez dives into side control.
Santoro wants to get back to his feet.
Santoro explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Santoro misses.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Santoro.
Santoro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santoro throws a low kick but Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Santoro manages to avoid it.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez attempts a counter takedown but Santoro avoids it well and moves away.
Santoro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santoro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santoro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santoro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Santoro misses the target.
Alvarez scores with a punch to the head.
Alvarez has closed the distance and engaged Santoro in a clinch.
Santoro is trying to force a seperation but Alvarez has the dominant position.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santoro tries to circle away but Alvarez has him pinned against the cage.
Santoro is trying to push Alvarez away but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edu Alvarez 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.
Santoro misses with a hook
and Alvarez counters with a left and a right that stings Santoro.
Santoro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santoro 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 Alvarez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvarez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvarez lands a really nice looking cross but Santoro seems unphased.
Santoro is rocked!
A combination from Santoro does no damage.
Santoro is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
Alvarez prevents Santoro from breaking the clinch.
Alvarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Santoro backwards.
Santoro working hard to break the clinch.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santoro can do to turn this around?
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santoro throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvarez thuds his right hand into Santoro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice cross by Alvarez.
Alvarez lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Santoro falls backwards - clearly groggy! Alvarez dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edu Alvarez!
After winning the bout, Edu Alvarez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Keskitalo (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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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Vaughan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarmo Keskitalo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Keskitalo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vaughan throws a jab but it's blocked by Keskitalo.
Vaughan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keskitalo.
Vaughan throws an overhand right that lands on Keskitalo's shoulder, as Keskitalo tries to avoid the shot.
Keskitalo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Keskitalo throws a chopping leg kick but Vaughan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Keskitalo is looking to land body kicks.
Keskitalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keskitalo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vaughan .
A left lands for Vaughan .
It looks like Jarmo Keskitalo has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Vaughan blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keskitalo scoring well with a low kick there.
Vaughan throws a body punch but Keskitalo moves out of range.
Keskitalo tries a quick counter leg kick but Vaughan is wise to it.
Vaughan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keskitalo.
Keskitalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaughan moves away.
Keskitalo slips a straight right by Vaughan .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keskitalo in his tracks.
Vaughan lands with a cross.
Vaughan misses with an uppercut.
Vaughan throws a body punch but Keskitalo moves out of range.
Vaughan misses with a straight left.
Vaughan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vaughan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keskitalo moves away.
Vaughan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keskitalo has time to react.
Vaughan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keskitalo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vaughan 's sensitive parts.
Vaughan throws out a loose jab but Keskitalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaughan defending well as Keskitalo loads up on a big left hand.
Keskitalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Vaughan misses with a looping right.
Keskitalo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Vaughan .
Vaughan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Keskitalo counters with a leg kick.
Vaughan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keskitalo counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaughan . Keskitalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaughan digs a good hook to Keskitalo's body.
Keskitalo avoids the body shot from Vaughan .
Vaughan takes a swing at Keskitalo's ribcage but misses.
Vaughan misses with a body shot.
Vaughan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keskitalo can pounce on him.
Vaughan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keskitalo.
Keskitalo looks to throw a body kick
enabling Vaughan to counter with a crisp jab.
Vaughan throws a hook but Keskitalo avoids it easily.
Keskitalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A good leg kick by Keskitalo.
Vaughan scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keskitalo. Keskitalo obviously looking to wear him down.
Keskitalo thows a body kick. Vaughan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vaughan misses with a double jab.
Vaughan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keskitalo doesn't seem bothered though.
Vaughan misses with a wild body shot.
Vaughan throws out a loose jab but Keskitalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keskitalo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Vaughan blocks it well.
Vaughan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vaughan lands a jab.
Keskitalo throws the kick towards the body but Vaughan avoids it.
Vaughan connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Vaughan . That snapped Keskitalo's head back.
Vaughan throws a lazy uppercut
and Keskitalo counters with a low kick, right behind Vaughan 's knee.
Keskitalo slips under a jab from Vaughan .
Keskitalo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskitalo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keskitalo slips under a jab from Vaughan .
Vaughan throws a shot from downtown. Keskitalo moves away and avoids it.
Vaughan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keskitalo. Keskitalo obviously looking to wear him down.
Vaughan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vaughan swings widly with a right hand
and Keskitalo counters with an outside leg kick.
Shane Vaughan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaughan connects with a crisp jab.
Vaughan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keskitalo.
Vaughan 's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Keskitalo scores with a jab to the body.
Keskitalo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vaughan .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Vaughan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keskitalo throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Shane Vaughan has been cut.
Keskitalo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Vaughan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Keskitalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vaughan .
Keskitalo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keskitalo, right into the meat.
Vaughan misses with an uppercut.
Keskitalo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vaughan .
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Keskitalo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vaughan has got the better of the exchanges.
Keskitalo avoids the body shot from Vaughan .
Vaughan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keskitalo can do to turn this around?
Vaughan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keskitalo with a nice cross.
Vaughan misses with a left hand
and Keskitalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keskitalo avoids the body shot from Vaughan .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keskitalo connects with a leg kick. Vaughan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vaughan lands with a nice body punch.
Keskitalo ducks under a wild hook from Vaughan .
Vaughan throws a right hand that misses
enabling Keskitalo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan throws a hook but Keskitalo blocks it.
Vaughan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keskitalo counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaughan . Keskitalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keskitalo, right into the meat.
Vaughan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vaughan just misses with a punch to the body.
Keskitalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Vaughan does no damage.
Keskitalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaughan .
Vaughan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Keskitalo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vaughan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keskitalo.
Vaughan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Keskitalo is looking to slow Vaughan down with leg kicks.
Vaughan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keskitalo on the side of the head.
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!
Vaughan throws an off balance right hand
and Keskitalo counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Look low, kick high! Keskitalo uses the oldest trick in the book to send Vaughan tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Keskitalo is absolutely delighted - when Vaughan wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jarmo Keskitalo!
A relieved looking Jarmo Keskitalo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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