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NYFN 36 : Miller vs Pierce PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trippin Daisy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Have A Dream. Trippin Daisy 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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trippin Daisy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Daisy as he connects with a hook.
Murdock misses with a takedown
and Daisy counters with a nice uppercut.
Daisy connects with a looping right hand.
Daisy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daisy cracks Murdock with a good jab.
Murdock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Daisy lunges at Murdock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murdock's hand.
Murdock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daisy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murdock scrambles back to his feet.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daisy but Daisy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daisy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Daisy.
Daisy scores with a nice strike.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daisy as he jumps to the side.
Trippin Daisy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Murdock.
Murdock shoots and misses
and Daisy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daisy slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Daisy.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daisy sprawls well. Daisy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murdock gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daisy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A lazy left from Daisy finds it's target.
Murdock walks into a left hand.
Daisy lands the left hand.
Murdock is rocked!
Liam Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock shoots in looking for a takedown. Daisy tries to sprawl out of it but Murdock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Daisy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murdock is still on wobbly legs! Can Daisy finish him?
Daisy fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Murdock to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Murdock looks to clinch but Daisy throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Murdock taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Trippin Daisy!
Liam Murdock was interviewed post fight and said 'I will appeal this verdict'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Buckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierno is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Baha Men - Move It Like This. 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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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrell Buckley !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckley missing with a left hand there. Pierno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierno misses the jab.
Buckley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierno.
Pierno throws a nice looking combination but Buckley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pierno slips a jab and a cross from Buckley .
Buckley throws out a loose jab but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierno has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pierno misses with a straight left.
Pierno slips a straight right by Buckley .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pierno scores with a jab.
Pierno throws a poor cross that misses
and Buckley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No joy there for Pierno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buckley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buckley throwing a counter right hand but Pierno manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pierno throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Buckley counter with a right hand.
Buckley connects with a looping right hand.
Buckley cracks Pierno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice jab there from Pierno.
Pierno throws a hook but Buckley blocks it.
Buckley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pierno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierno. Buckley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Pierno misses.
Donk. Buckley catches Pierno right on the button with a cross.
Buckley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buckley throws a lazy uppercut
and Buckley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buckley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pierno gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Buckley .
Pierno misses with a straight left.
Pierno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buckley slips under a jab.
Pierno rushes Buckley and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pierno - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pierno.
Pierno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buckley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley breaks the clinch.
Buckley misses with a looping left.
Buckley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pierno to score with a decent uppercut.
Buckley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Buckley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Buckley defending well as Pierno loads up on a big left hand.
Pierno rushes Buckley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pierno.
Pierno just leaning against Buckley , taking a breather.
Pierno works on Buckley 's body with a couple of short punches.
Pierno has Buckley pressed against the cage, preventing Buckley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buckley breaks the clinch.
Buckley misses with a hook. Pierno ducked under it nicely.
Tim Pierno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierno tries to clinch up.
Pierno misses with a straight right.
Pierno misses with a hook. Buckley ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno tries to clinch there but Buckley circles away.
Buckley misses with a lunging right hand
and Buckley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierno slips under a jab from Buckley .
Buckley avoids the body shot from Pierno.
Pierno misses with a body shot.
A big left from Buckley misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buckley digs a good hook to Pierno's body.
Buckley moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierno. Buckley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buckley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Buckley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
A countering left hand to the body from Pierno misses.
Pierno lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Pierno dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pierno misses with a looping right.
Buckley throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierno counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Pierno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buckley 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.
Pierno loads up on a big right hand but Buckley slips the punch.
Pierno throws a big shot that misses.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from Buckley .
Pierno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Buckley blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno throws a right hand that misses
letting Buckley counter with a right hand.
Buckley throws a lazy right hand but Pierno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierno scores with a jab. Buckley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pierno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno is looking to clinch.
Tim Pierno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Buckley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Buckley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pierno on his heels. He'll look to pass Pierno's guard now, I'm sure.
Buckley is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierno has wrist control.
Pierno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Buckley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pierno has his foot on Buckley 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Buckley works his way back into a safe position though.
Pierno is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley wants to get up but he can't break Pierno's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pierno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Buckley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pierno misses with a wild body shot.
Buckley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Buckley . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Buckley .
Pierno tries to clinch but Buckley is having none of it.
Buckley throws a shot from downtown. Pierno moves away and avoids it.
Pierno moves out of range of the strikes.
Buckley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch but Buckley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierno looks to throw the jab but Buckley is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Buckley misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Buckley misses the target.
Buckley misses with a hook. Pierno ducked under it nicely.
Buckley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pierno moves into the clinch.
Buckley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pierno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pierno lands a right hand.
Pierno prevents a takedown attempt there.
Buckley tries to break free but Pierno pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Buckley scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno trying to control the position but instead, Buckley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pierno into the cage.
Buckley is trying to break free.
Buckley misses with a punch on the inside.
Buckley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buckley takes a shot to the head.
Pierno can't find room to land a body shot as Buckley controls the action.
Pierno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tim Pierno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pierno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierno prevents a body shot from Buckley .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckley throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
A nice left hand lands by Buckley .
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pierno in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buckley .
Buckley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Pierno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Terrell Buckley will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pierno throws out a loose jab but Buckley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Pierno misses.
Buckley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Buckley ducks under a wild hook from Pierno.
Pierno jabs Buckley right on the nose. Buckley blinks but takes it well.
Buckley ducks under a wild hook from Pierno.
Pierno takes a swing at Buckley 's ribcage but misses.
Pierno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buckley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierno throws a right hand that Buckley ducks under and follows up with a left that Buckley also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckley missing with a left hand there. Pierno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Pierno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Buckley tests Pierno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buckley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pierno counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierno throws an overhand right that lands on Buckley 's shoulder, as Buckley tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Pierno misses.
Pierno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buckley counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from Buckley .
Buckley looks to throw the jab but Pierno is out of range.
Buckley swings widly with a right hand
and Buckley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierno misses with a straight left.
Buckley misses with an uppercut
and Pierno counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Buckley 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buckley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno lands a body shot.
Pierno throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno is looking to control Buckley 's arms but Buckley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pierno has his back to the cage.
Buckley working hard to break the clinch.
Buckley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierno blocks an uppercut.
Pierno lands a nice shot to the body.
Buckley has Pierno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pierno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Pierno.
Buckley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Buckley 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buckley is trying to force a seperation but Pierno has the dominant position.
Buckley 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Pierno lands a shot to the body.
Buckley wants to break free but Pierno has control.
A right hand to the body from Pierno.
Pierno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buckley 's elbow.
Pierno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Buckley can't break the clinch.
Pierno has Buckley pushed against the cage.
Pierno lands with a left to the head.
Buckley is rocked!
Pierno is struggling to control the position.
Oh Buckley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierno swings wildly with an uppercut but Buckley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buckley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pierno fails to land.
Pierno misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pierno fails to land.
Pierno working aggressively here.
Pierno misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierno misses with some punches.
Buckley seems to have got his legs back now.
Buckley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierno is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Buckley as Pierno tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno lands a shoulder strike.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Pierno.
Pierno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pierno pushes Buckley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pierno gets through Buckley 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierno creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Buckley with a big uppercut! Buckley tries to clinch up but Pierno pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Buckley to the mat! Buckley covers up and Pierno unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tim Pierno!
Tim Pierno decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Eirikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eirikson comes to the cage accompanied by If I had a heart. Driver has chosen Pepper - Butthole Suffers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leif Eirikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rusty Driver!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eirikson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Driver slips a straight right by Eirikson.
Driver looks to score with a jab to the body but Eirikson is just out of range.
Eirikson throws a hook but Driver blocks it.
Driver cracks Eirikson with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Leif Eirikson has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Driver. Eirikson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Driver's coach down at Private Quarters was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Driver's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Driver throws a right and a left that Eirikson avoids nicely.
Driver misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Eirikson.
Eirikson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Eirikson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eirikson blocks a head kick by Driver.
Eirikson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Driver throws a jab but it's blocked by Eirikson.
Eirikson avoids the body shot from Driver.
Driver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eirikson.
Eirikson misses with a double jab.
Eirikson misses with a straight left.
Driver misses with an uppercut.
Eirikson throwing a counter right hand but Driver manages to avoid it.
Driver swings for the body but Eirikson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Driver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Driver misses with a hook. Eirikson ducked under it nicely.
Driver takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Eirikson finds it's way through Driver's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver misses with a wild body shot.
Eirikson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Driver moves out of range as Eirikson strikes.
Driver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eirikson.
Driver misses with a hook. Eirikson ducked under it nicely.
Driver slips a straight right by Eirikson.
Driver is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Eirikson looks to throw the jab but Driver is out of range.
Driver lands a big head kick that sends Eirikson tumbling to the mat! Driver takes a step backwards and waves Eirikson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Eirikson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Driver connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Eirikson out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rusty Driver!
Rusty Driver took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm ready Next please. '.
The defeated Leif Eirikson had this to say: 'The unwise man
is awake all night
worries over and again.
When morning rises
he is restless still,
his burden as before. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Orwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Yano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orwell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nuclear. Yano has chosen Fleur de Lis - Jucifer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Koji Yano has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Owen Orwell's chin.
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Owen Orwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koji Yano!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orwell avoids the body shot from Yano.
Orwell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yano defends well and Orwell ends up having to push Yano into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yano jabs Orwell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yano scores with a head kick. Orwell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Owen Orwell has been cut.
Orwell tries for a takedown but Yano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orwell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Orwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koji Yano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yano leaves Orwell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yano flicks out a counter leg kick but Orwell steps away.
Orwell blocks a low kick nicely.
Orwell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yano's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Orwell trying to control but Yano postures up.
Orwell's coaches at Demon's Elite Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Yano performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Orwell has a hand on Yano's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Yano takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Yano controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yano prevents Orwell from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orwell is bucking up trying to escape but Yano cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yano lands a couple of good shots and Orwell has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Yano is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Orwell is defending well though. Yano let's go of the attempt for now.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Yano. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orwell is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Yano controlling the positon.
Orwell tries to break free.
Yano scores with strikes from the back.
Yano controlling well, preventing Orwell from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yano softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Yano is riding his opponent, not letting Orwell buck him off.
Orwell is really stuck here.
Orwell is trying to stand back up.
Orwell manages to reverse the position and now he's in Yano's guard. Nice work there by Orwell.
Yano has Orwell pulled in close to control his posture.
Yano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Yano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Orwell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Orwell shoots for a takedown but Yano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Orwell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yano.
Orwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yano swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orwell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Orwell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yano jabs Orwell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yano scores with a hook to the body. Orwell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orwell moves out of range as Yano throws a body kick.
Orwell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Orwell is defended easily by Yano.
Yano throws a big counter head kick but Orwell avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Orwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yano throws an overhand right that drops Orwell like a sack of potatoes! Yano dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koji Yano!
During a confident post fight interview, Koji Yano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pow Pow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TY Lanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lanni is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Trumpets And Angels-Falling from the Skys. TY Lanni has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pow Pow's chin.
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Great low 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pow Pow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, TY Lanni!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pow throws a sloppy head kick and Lanni moves out of range easily.
Lanni tries to close the distance and clinch but Pow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lanni forces Pow back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Lanni.
Lanni landing knees to the body.
Lanni blocks an uppercut.
Pow trying to land knees to the body.
Lanni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Pow avoids the damage to the body.
Lanni crunches a lovely knee into Pow's ribcage.
Pow avoids a wild elbow strike from Lanni.
Pow blocks the elbow strike.
Pow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pow is defending well for now.
Pow 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.
Pow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pow avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Pow has had enough of the clinch but Lanni keeps him there for the moment.
Lanni throws an elbow but it misses.
Lanni lands a good knee to the midsection. Pow won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lanni should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pow avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Lanni takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanni misses with an elbow strike.
Lanni prevents Pow from breaking the clinch.
Pow is trying to break the clinch but Lanni is controlling him.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pow is defending well for now.
Lanni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pow's defenses.
Lanni has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pow seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lanni can turn it around.
Pow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lanni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pow wants to break free but Lanni has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lanni obliges.
Lanni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pow's efforts to push away.
Lanni lands an elbow inside that Pow shrugs off.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pow is defending well for now.
Lanni unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lanni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
TY Lanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pow bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanni tries to clinch but Pow is having none of 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!
Pow throws a leg kick which misses Lanni's front leg but catches the back leg as Lanni tries to avoid it.
Lanni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pow throws a leg kick which misses Lanni's front leg but catches the back leg as Lanni tries to avoid it.
Lanni clinches up against the cage.
Lanni throws an elbow but it misses.
Lanni unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lanni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pow's brow.
Pow wants to get back to striking at distance but Lanni won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pow throws an elbow but misses.
Lanni lands an elbow inside that Pow shrugs off.
Lanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pow avoids it.
Pow misses with a knee to the head.
Pow is trying to break free.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pow is defending well for now.
Pow swings wildly with an uppercut but Lanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pow avoids it.
Pow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanni lands an elbow inside that Pow shrugs off.
Lanni lands an elbow that stopped Pow in his tracks for a moment.
Lanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pow avoids it.
Lanni lands an elbow inside.
Pow misses with a punch to the body.
Pow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lanni lands an elbow just above Pow 's eye.
Pow lands an elbow inside that Lanni shrugs off.
Pow misses with a punch on the inside.
Lanni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pow.
Pow has had enough of the clinch but Lanni keeps him there for the moment.
Pow has had enough of the clinch but Lanni keeps him there for the moment.
Pow misses with a punch on the inside.
Lanni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lanni avoids it.
Lanni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pow can't break the clinch.
Lanni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lanni throws an elbow but it misses.
Lanni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lanni lands a good knee to the midsection. Pow won't want to take too many of those.
Pow tries to break free but Lanni pushes him back against the cage.
Lanni blocks a body shot from Pow.
Lanni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lanni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pow is defending well for now.
Lanni trying to land knees to the body.
Lanni lands an elbow inside that Pow shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Lanni.
Pow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pow managing to block the knees to the body from Lanni.
Pow misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pow.
Lanni trying to land knees to the body.
Pow is trying to push Lanni away but Lanni has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pow takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TY Lanni dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lanni will feel that in the morning.
Lanni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lanni wants to clinch but Pow slips to the side
and Pow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lanni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lanni wants to clinch
and Pow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lanni is looking to clinch but Pow is avoiding it.
Lanni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lanni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pow managing to block the knees to the body from Lanni.
Lanni lands a damaging elbow.
Pow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pow lands a knee to the body.
Lanni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lanni unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanni lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lanni.
Pow avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Pow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lanni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pow.
Lanni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lanni is breathing heavily.
Pow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pow takes an elbow to the temple.
Pow avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Lanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pow avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lanni throws an elbow but misses.
Lanni missing with knees to the body.
Pow lands an elbow inside that Lanni shrugs off.
Lanni misses with an elbow strike.
Pow blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pow obliges.
Lanni has Pow pressed against the cage, preventing Pow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lanni has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pow misses with some punches.
Pow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lanni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pow's brow.
Pow struggles to land a body shot inside as Lanni controls his hands.
TY Lanni seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pow blocks an elbow strike from Lanni.
Pow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pow swings wildly with an uppercut but Lanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pow can't find room to land a body shot as Lanni controls the action.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lanni in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pow is defending well for now.
Pow avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lanni throws an elbow but misses.
Pow managing to block the knees to the body from Lanni.
Pow blocks the elbow strike.
Pow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lanni pushes off an throws an elbow but Pow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pow crunches a lovely knee into Lanni's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lanni misses with an elbow strike.
Pow struggles to land a body shot inside as Lanni controls his hands.
Lanni blocking some punches.
Lanni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pow managing to block the knees to the body from Lanni.
Pow misses with the head strike.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lanni. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lanni throws an elbow but it misses.
Pow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lanni prevents a body shot from Pow.
Pow misses with some punches.
Lanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Pow avoids the damage to the body.
Lanni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lanni misses with an elbow over the top.
Pow blocks an elbow strike.
Pow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pow working aggressively here.
Pow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lanni fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pow throws a head kick but Lanni moves out of range.
Lanni tries to clinch but Pow is having none of it.
Lanni clinches.
Pow tries to break the clinch but Lanni is controlling the position.
Lanni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pow.
Lanni dodges an elbow strike from Pow.
Pow misses with a punch to the body.
Pow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lanni avoids it.
Pow can't find room to land a body shot as Lanni controls the action.
Lanni lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lanni misses with an elbow over the top.
Lanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Pow avoids the damage to the body.
Pow swings wildly with an uppercut but Lanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lanni trying to land knees to the body.
Pow misses with a punch on the inside.
Lanni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pow avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pow Pow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pow tries a head kick but it misses.
Lanni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lanni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lanni pushes off an throws an elbow but Pow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pow avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Lanni looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lanni pushes off an throws an elbow but Pow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pow dodges an elbow strike from Lanni.
Pow misses with a body punch.
Lanni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lanni.
Lanni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lanni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lanni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lanni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pow lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanni blocking some punches.
Lanni missing with knees to the body.
Lanni trying to land knees to the body.
Pow lands an elbow that stopped Lanni in his tracks for a moment.
Pow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pow managing to block the knees to the body from Lanni.
Pow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lanni's elbow.
Pow trying to land knees to the body.
Lanni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lanni managing to block the knees to the body from Pow.
Lanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Pow avoids the damage to the body.
Lanni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lanni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pow works on Lanni's body with a couple of short punches.
Pow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lanni throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lanni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pow avoids it.
Pow lands an uppercut.
Lanni trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pow managing to block the knees to the body from Lanni.
A frustrated look appears on Pow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lanni misses with an elbow strike.
Pow is looking to control Lanni's arms but Lanni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pow has his back to the cage.
Lanni lands an elbow that stopped Pow in his tracks for a moment.
Pow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lanni backwards.
Pow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pow managing to block the knees to the body from Lanni.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lanni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pow's brow.
Pow lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lanni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pow's brow.
Lanni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lanni throws an elbow but it misses.
Lanni landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pow is trying to force a seperation but Lanni has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pow misses with a punch on the inside.
Pow tries to work over Lanni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Pow avoids the damage to the body.
Pow has had enough of the clinch but Lanni keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pow.
Pow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lanni is looking to clinch.
Pow closes the distance and clinches.
Pow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lanni lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lanni.
Lanni throws an elbow but it misses.
A body shot lands from Pow.
Lanni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lanni misses with an elbow over the top.
Pow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanni has Pow up against the cage in a clinch.
Pow is looking to break free of the clinch but Lanni has double underhooks.
Pow is trying to break the clinch but Lanni is controlling him.
Pow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pow avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Pow misses with a body punch.
Pow lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lanni unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lanni keeps control of Pow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lanni.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lanni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pow's brow.
Lanni throws an elbow that misses.
Pow pushes off an throws an elbow but Lanni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Pow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lanni prevents Pow from breaking the clinch.
Lanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pow avoids it.
Pow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lanni avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to TY Lanni.
I think Lanni 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indigo Starseed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starseed has chosen Bass Nectar- Take You Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Indigo Starseed!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Starseed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Starseed looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Starseed throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Starseed's body.
Starseed slips a jab from Jackson.
Starseed throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Starseed.
And Starseed responds with a good body kick, but Jackson manages to step out the way in time.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Starseed moves away and avoids it.
Starseed throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Starseed shoots in.
A jab from Jackson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starseed lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Starseed had a free shot at his head there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jackson enables Starseed to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jackson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starseed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Starseed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starseed stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson trying to control the position here.
Starseed controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Starseed from controlling successfully.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Starseed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Starseed lands a body shot.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Starseed counters with a one-two to the body.
Starseed moves out of range of the strikes.
Starseed blocks a jab.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Starseed counters with a stiff right hand.
Starseed moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Starseed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Starseed wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Starseed looking to pass the guard.
Jackson is trying to keep Starseed in close.
Starseed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Starseed has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Starseed's head back.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Starseed.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Starseed's head back.
Jackson throws a jab when Starseed was well out of range.
Starseed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starseed manages to avoid it.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Starseed moves away.
Starseed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Starseed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Starseed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Indigo Starseed dominated that round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Starseed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starseed.
It seemed like Starseed was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Starseed connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Starseed's head but Starseed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Starseed's belly button to the back.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Starseed scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Starseed moves away and avoids it.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Starseed. Starseed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Starseed.
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!
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Starseed clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Starseed has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Starseed counters with a nice uppercut.
Starseed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Starseed counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Starseed is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Starseed is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to stall here but Starseed recovers full guard.
Starseed has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Starseed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Starseed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Indigo Starseed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Starseed keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Starseed.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Starseed.
Starseed throws a combination. Jackson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Starseed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starseed throws a body kick that misses.
Starseed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Starseed moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Jackson misses.
A right-left combo lands from Starseed.
Starseed misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jamal Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Indigo Starseed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starseed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Starseed throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Starseed moved out of range nicely.
Starseed feints the counter takedown.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starseed.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Indigo Starseed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starseed closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Indigo Starseed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Starseed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Starseed.
Jackson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Starseed throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Starseed moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Starseed is out of range.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Starseed pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the cage. Starseed follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Starseed moves out of range of the strikes.
Starseed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Starseed finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Starseed shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starseed throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Starseed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starseed wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Starseed from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Starseed throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Starseed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Starseed stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jamal Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Starseed throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Starseed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Starseed's body. Starseed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Starseed.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Starseed.
Starseed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Starseed.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Starseed slips the punch.
Starseed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Starseed.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Starseed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starseed is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Starseed connects with a solid leg kick.
Starseed wants to clinch.
Starseed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Starseed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Starseed.
Starseed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Starseed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starseed cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Starseed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Starseed drives through with a takedown into Jackson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starseed is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Starseed trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Starseed with a nice head shot there.
Starseed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Starseed preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Indigo Starseed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Starseed 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Indigo Starseed!
Indigo Starseed looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Man first off I want to say thank you to the creator for allowing me to show you all my true potential tonight, and then I would like to thank Broken Halo Pride! You are my blood and my family! I also want to say Garfield, your a a beast man, if you would have just laced off the lasagna I might no'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elias Al Haddad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blind Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaman has chosen Showdown as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
163 lbs
12 - 11 - 1 |
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167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blind Shaman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Haddad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shaman's head.
Al Haddad avoids a kick to the body.
Shaman shoots for a double leg takedown but Al Haddad sprawls well. He's pushed Shaman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Shaman tries to get set, Al Haddad tries to push him back and clinch up but Shaman manages to avoid the attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shaman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Al Haddad throws a good cross that connects.
A nice combination there by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Al Haddad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Shaman as he connects with a hook.
Al Haddad looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaman is just out of range.
Al Haddad lands a really nice looking cross but Shaman seems unphased.
Shaman throws a leg kick but Al Haddad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Al Haddad throws a sloppy body shot
and Al Haddad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Haddad clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shaman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Haddad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Al Haddad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Haddad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Al Haddad misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad has a couple of punches blocked by Shaman.
Shaman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shaman tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Haddad avoids the damage to the body.
Al Haddad lands an elbow that stopped Shaman in his tracks for a moment.
Al Haddad managing to block the knees to the body from Shaman.
Shaman working Al Haddad over with knees to the body.
Al Haddad stalling in the clinch.
Al Haddad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Haddad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Al Haddad to keep the fight standing.
Al Haddad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shaman throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Haddad.
Shaman is trying to pull guard but Al Haddad turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Elias Al Haddad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blind Shaman.
Al Haddad stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman jumps guard but Al Haddad stands there with Shaman around his waist. Shaman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Al Haddad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Al Haddad lands with a light punch inside.
Al Haddad lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Haddad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shaman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Al Haddad misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Al Haddad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shaman.
Shaman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Haddad lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Al Haddad.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad is pushing Shaman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shaman is working for takedown but Al Haddad is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman throws a head punch that misses.
Shaman lands with a right to the head.
Shaman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaman can't find room to land a body shot as Al Haddad controls the action.
Shaman tries to throw a body punch but Al Haddad avoids it by throwing Shaman back against the cage.
Shaman looking to slow down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad blocks an elbow strike from Shaman.
Shaman misses with an elbow strike.
Al Haddad blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Al Haddad.
A right hand to the body from Shaman.
Shaman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shaman struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Haddad controls his hands.
Shaman stalling.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Al Haddad misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Al Haddad - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shaman misses with some punches.
Shaman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Al Haddad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shaman pulls guard successfully.
Al Haddad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Al Haddad controlling from the top position.
Al Haddad connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Al Haddad dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Al Haddad finds it's way through Shaman's defenses.
Shaman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Haddad.
Shaman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al Haddad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shaman under the eye.
Shaman dives in for a single leg takedown but Al Haddad sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Al Haddad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaman circles away quickly and effectively.
Shaman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaman misses the target.
Shaman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Al Haddad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shaman tries to pull guard but Al Haddad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shaman blocking some punches.
Al Haddad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elias Al Haddad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Haddad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Haddad is trying to stall.
Shaman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shaman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shaman as Al Haddad tries to tie him up.
Shaman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Shaman.
Shaman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Haddad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shaman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shaman stalling in the clinch but Al Haddad improves position.
Shaman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Al Haddad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Elias Al Haddad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blind Shaman.
Al Haddad avoiding damage.
Al Haddad lands an uppercut.
Al Haddad lands with a light punch inside.
Al Haddad is pushing Shaman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shaman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Al Haddad smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad misses with a two punch combination.
Al Haddad lands a jab to the nose.
Al Haddad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaman can do to turn this around?
Al Haddad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shaman's hands.
Al Haddad lands a jab to Shaman's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad lands a jab.
Al Haddad throws a looping overhand right but Shaman ducks down to avoid it.
Al Haddad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shaman.
Shaman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shaman throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from Al Haddad finds it's target.
Shaman fails with the takedown.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman throws a sloppy head kick
and Al Haddad counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Haddad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Al Haddad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Al Haddad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shaman, pushing him back against the cage.
Al Haddad lands with a light punch inside.
Shaman looking to slow down the pace here.
Al Haddad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shaman.
Shaman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shaman throws an elbow but misses.
Shaman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Al Haddad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Al Haddad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Al Haddad scores with a shoulder strike.
Al Haddad lands a body shot.
Al Haddad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Haddad avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Haddad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Al Haddad swinging wildly here.
Al Haddad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaman moves away.
Al Haddad takes the fight into the clinch.
Shaman looking to throw knees to the head but Al Haddad is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Al Haddad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al Haddad backwards.
Al Haddad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shaman defending well as Al Haddad loads up on a big left hand.
Al Haddad scores with a one two! Shaman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Al Haddad dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Al Haddad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Al Haddad avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Al Haddad tries to land knees in the clinch but Shaman avoids the damage to the body.
Shaman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shaman pulls guard.
Shaman has his feet on Al Haddad's thighs here. He's pushed Al Haddad off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Al Haddad screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blind Shaman!
A victorious Blind Shaman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanford Fanning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanga Roos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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212 lbs
3 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sanford Fanning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kanga Roos!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fanning, pushing him back against the cage.
Roos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fanning keeps control of Roos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fanning is trying to push Roos away but Roos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Roos breaks from the clinch.
Fanning moves out of range as Roos throws a body kick.
Fanning tries to counter with a takedown but Roos is quick to defend against it.
The crowd cheers as Roos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fanning doesn't seem phased though.
Roos connects with a single shot there.
Jab, jab by Fanning - just one landing.
Roos swats away the attempt to clinch by Fanning.
Oooh a lovely combination from Roos sends Fanning down but not out. Roos dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Sanford Fanning has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fanning is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roos tries to advance to mount but Fanning denies him.
Roos with the ground and pound but Fanning regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Roos gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
We've been hearing reports that Fanning has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roos moves into the clinch.
Fanning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roos scores with a spinning back kick!
Roos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fanning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roos has closed the distance and engaged Fanning in a clinch.
Fanning is trying to break the clinch but Roos is controlling him.
Roos manages to break the clinch.
Roos lands a nice shot that snaps Fanning's head back.
Roos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fanning thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fanning swats away the attempt to clinch by Roos.
Fanning bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roos's head backwards.
It looks like Kanga Roos has been cut.
Roos slips a straight right by Fanning.
Roos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fanning swings for the body but Roos moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fanning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fanning throws an overhand right that lands on Roos's shoulder, as Roos tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roos tries to clinch there but Fanning circles away.
Roos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fanning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanga Roos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roos rushes Fanning and presses him up against the cage.
Roos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roos closes the distance and clinches.
Roos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fanning wants to get back to striking at distance but Roos won't allow it.
Fanning tries to break free but Roos pushes him back against the cage.
Fanning is trying to break the clinch but Roos is controlling him.
Roos is trying to break the clinch but Fanning has him pressed against the cage.
Roos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fanning lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fanning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanning throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fanning defends well and Roos ends up having to push Fanning into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fanning lands a nice shot to the body.
Roos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fanning just misses with a punch to the body.
Fanning throws a hook to the side of Roos's head but Roos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fanning throws out a loose jab but Roos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fanning.
Fanning misses with a straight left.
Roos throws a nice looking combination but Fanning bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Roos needs to keep his hands up - Fanning had a free shot at his head there.
Roos tries to clinch up but Fanning circles away and keeps his distance.
Roos has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fanning pushes Roos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fanning wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roos blocks an uppercut.
Fanning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fanning tries to move into range but Roos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roos misses with a few strikes there.
Roos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fanning counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fanning eats them both and turns towards Roos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Roos ducks under a wild hook from Fanning.
Fanning lands a jab to the head.
Fanning misses with an uppercut. Roos saw that one coming.
Roos blocks a jab.
Roos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roos swinging wildly here.
Roos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fanning back to the cage. Roos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fanning is working to avoid the ground and pound but Roos connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roos working the strikes but Fanning uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanga Roos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roos lands a jab-cross combination.
Roos forces Fanning back against the cage and clinches.
Fanning breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roos lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Fanning falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kanga Roos!
Kanga Roos made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Tickel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davy Jones Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Junior is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Against I by Bad Brains. Will Tickel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Tickel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davy Jones Junior!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Junior shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones Junior works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tickel is trying to maintain the position but Jones Junior is very close to passing his half guard.
Tickel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones Junior.
Jones Junior throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tickel is trying to control but can't.
Jones Junior trying to mount his opponent but Tickel defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tickel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones Junior in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tickel working a defensive guard here.
Jones Junior wants to pass the guard but Tickel is keeping the position.
Tickel throwing short punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tickel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jones Junior is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tickel defends well.
Tickel trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tickel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tickel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones Junior escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tickel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tickel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Junior is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tickel defends well.
Tickel trying to move into half guard but instead Jones Junior has managed to sweep!
Tickel keeping full guard, as Jones Junior tries to pass.
Jones Junior stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Tickel throws up his legs and catches Jones Junior in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Jones Junior tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Tickel! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Will Tickel!
During a confident post fight interview, Will Tickel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dax Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dax Miller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pierce bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pierce takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pierce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Pierce lands with a cross.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierce is looking to chop away at Miller's legs.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierce was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Pierce.
Pierce misses with a head kick.
A jab from Miller misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Pierce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller moves away from the strike by Pierce.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pierce.
Pierce misses with a two punch combination.
Pierce throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Pierce slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller has Pierce up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Pierce lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Pierce misses with the head strike.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller misses with an elbow over the top.
Miller is leaning against Pierce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pierce tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Pierce struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pierce blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.
Miller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pierce misses with a punch to the body.
Pierce being controlled against the cage.
Miller tries to work over Pierce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierce swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller prevents a body shot from Pierce.
Pierce is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pierce has his back to the cage.
Pierce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller landing knees to the head.
It looks like Lucas Pierce has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Pierce looks winded!
Miller is working Pierce over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pierce misses with a body punch.
Pierce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pierce up against the cage.
Come on Miller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Pierce can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Pierce tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Pierce back against the cage.
Miller has Pierce pushed against the cage.
Pierce is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierce backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Pierce in his tracks for a moment.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller lands a body punch.
Pierce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pierce up against the cage.
Miller is leaning against Pierce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierce can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miller lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Miller.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Pierce blocks with his arms.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pierce.
The referee calls for Miller to work.
Pierce can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dax Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Pierce's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miller slips a jab from Pierce.
Miller lands a glancing blow to the side of Pierce's head.
Lucas Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miller moves out of range as Pierce strikes.
Pierce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pierce misses with a leg kick
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierce! But no joy.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lucas Pierce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierce is just out of range.
Pierce scores with a jab.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierce fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pierce paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller digs a good body shot into Pierce's ribs.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller lands a nice hook to Pierce's body. Pierce takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pierce avoids a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Miller coming out on top.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierce manages to avoid it.
Pierce misses with a hook to the body
and Miller counters with a good low kick that Pierce was not able to check.
Pierce wants to land a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
Miller tries to clinch there but Pierce circles away.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looks like Miller has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pierces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miller tries to clinch but Pierce is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a straight right. Pierce didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierce throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Pierce only half commits.
Miller was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierce lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miller's sensitive parts.
Pierce misses with a low kick.
Miller connects with a body shot that sends Pierce's belly button to the back.
Pierce looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
It looked like Miller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pierce walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Miller cracks Pierce with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller drives through and clinches with Pierce against the cage.
Pierce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Pierce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pierces head.
Pierce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierce stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Pierce tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Pierce tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Pierce tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierce takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pierce is breathing heavily.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Miller crunches a lovely knee into Pierce's ribcage.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pierce or not.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Pierce in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pierce is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
Pierce is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miller lands a big knee to the head and Pierce goes down! Miller pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dax Miller!
Dax Miller retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dax Miller made sure he mentioned Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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