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EP 21: Malone Jr. vs Watson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Moldoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moldoon has chosen Heaven Nor Hell as his entrance music. Johnny Rico has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Moldoon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Moldoon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moldoon 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.
Moldoon misses with a double jab.
Rico throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moldoon's waist but Moldoon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rico off to one side.
Rico lands with a nice body punch.
Rico feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rico wants to control from the top but Moldoon keeps moving.
Rico pushing down on Moldoon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rico lands a nice short elbow.
Rico is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Moldoon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rico.
Rico wants to control but Moldoon is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moldoon striking from half guard on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rico connects with a nice short shot to Moldoon's temple.
Moldoon wants to sweep but Rico has passed to side control!
Rico scoring with punches from side control.
Rico cracks Moldoon with a big elbow.
Rico is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moldoon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Moldoon is not content to let Rico control the position.
Moldoon is looking to regain half guard here but Rico keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rico looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moldoon sneaks back into half guard.
Rico wants to free his trapped foot but Moldoon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rico is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Moldoon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rico is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico working the head and body with strikes.
Moldoon tries to roll over but Rico keeps him under control.
Rico landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rico is trying to control. Moldoon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rico scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moldoon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rico.
Rico has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Moldoon is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Rico there.
Rico thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Moldoon defend it? Rico steps over the head and cranks it - Moldoon is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rico!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Rico!
A relieved looking Johnny Rico thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Softly Weeping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis comes into the arena with Awesome God blaring out of the sound system. Softly Weeping has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Softly Weeping!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weeping waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Louis.
Louis misses with a body shot.
Weeping darts in looking for a takedown but Louis gets double underhooks and turns Weeping into the cage.
Louis lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the liver by Louis. Beautiful body shot.
Weeping moves out of range as Louis strikes.
Weeping swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Louis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Louis scores with a body shot.
Louis is looking to chop away at Weeping's legs.
Weeping fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Louis on the side of the head.
Weeping tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Louis is able to avoid easily.
Softly Weeping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis swings for the body but Weeping moves out of range.
Weeping shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Louis as he avoids it easily.
Weeping throws a looping overhand right but Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Louis throws a shot from downtown. Weeping moves away and avoids it.
Weeping misses with a lunging right hand
and Louis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Weeping thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weeping looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Weeping is out of range.
Louis scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Weeping misses.
Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weeping.
Louis is looking to wear down Weeping with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Louis looks to land a right hand but Weeping moved out of range.
Weeping misses with a takedown attempt - Louis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joe Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Softly Weeping.
Louis scores with a hook to the body. Weeping takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Louis connects with a body shot.
Weeping throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Louis to counter with a crisp jab.
Weeping tests Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Louis, as that shot connected.
It looks like Softly Weeping has been cut.
Weeping misses with a leg kick
and Louis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis digs a good body shot into Weeping's ribs.
Weeping tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeping misses with a straight right.
Weeping throws a sloppy head kick and Louis moves out of range easily.
Weeping dives in for a single leg takedown but Louis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Louis throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Weeping.
Weeping closes the distance and clinches up with Louis, looking for a takedown. Weeping pushes Louis against the cage but Louis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Weeping takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weeping. Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louis blocks a head kick by Weeping.
Louis throws a big counter combination but Weeping scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Louis tries a low kick but Weeping avoids it.
Weeping blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Weeping 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Louis staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Weeping.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weeping shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weeping tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Louis defends well and Weeping ends up having to push Louis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Weeping doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Weeping misses with a series of wild punches.
Louis is looking to chop away at Weeping's legs.
Weeping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Weeping backs away, Louis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Louis shoots in looking for a takedown but Weeping manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Louis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Weeping scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Weeping.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Weeping is just out of range.
Weeping dives in and scores a takedown into Louis's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weeping won't allow Louis to sweep him here.
Louis has Weeping pulled in close to control his posture.
Louis trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weeping works over Louis with some ground and pound from guard.
Louis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Weeping doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Weeping manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Louis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Weeping pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louis is keeping the position for now.
Louis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Weeping with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Weeping forces his way into half guard.
Weeping looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Louis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Louis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Softly Weeping's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Weeping looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Weeping throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Weeping.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Weeping.
Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Weeping swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Louis throws a shot to the body.
Louis cracks Weeping with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Weeping moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Joe Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Louis throws out a loose jab but Weeping uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weeping has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Louis finds it's way round the side to connect with Weeping's head.
Weeping on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Louis swings for the body but Weeping moves out of range.
Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weeping was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeping throws a big shot that misses.
Louis throws the left hand but Weeping avoids the punch easily.
Louis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weeping tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weeping takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Weeping misses with a leg kick
and Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Softly Weeping's cut even more.
A decent looking cross lands there for Louis.
Louis leaves Weeping with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Louis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Weeping on the side of the head.
Weeping throws a sloppy body shot
and Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weeping is rocked!
The cut above Softly Weeping's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Louis is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Weeping doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Louis counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Louis!
Joe Louis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon comes to the cage accompanied by All Summer Long. Reeves is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Natural Born Killaz. Ryan Reeves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeves misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brandon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brandon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reeves throws a body kick that misses.
Brandon throws a big counter combination but Reeves scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brandon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reeves avoids it really well and circles away.
Brandon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reeves swivels and escapes.
Reeves tries to land a leg kick but Brandon saw it coming and moves away.
Brandon closes the distance and clinches.
Brandon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandon avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandon avoids the damage to the body.
Brandon wants to take the fight to the mat but Reeves manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reeves slows down the pace here.
Brandon tries to pull guard but Reeves won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brandon wants to stall.
Brandon is trying to maintain a safe position but Reeves gets an underhook and turns Brandon into the cage.
Brandon can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reeves obliges.
Reeves lands a right hand.
Brandon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brandon is trying to pull guard but Reeves turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reeves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brandon's brow.
Reeves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brandon tries to score a body lock takedown but Reeves shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Reeves unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brandon is breathing heavily.
Reeves lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reeves lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reeves stalling.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brandon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reeves walks away with a smile on his face. Brandon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves throws a sloppy head kick and Brandon moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reeves misses with a low kick.
Brandon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Reeves connects with an inside leg kick.
Reeves is looking to land body kicks.
Reeves throws an overhand right that lands on Brandon's shoulder, as Brandon tries to avoid the shot.
Reeves missing with a left hand there. Brandon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryan Reeves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Reeves. That snapped Brandon's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reeves. That's going to slow Brandon down.
Brandon looks for a takedown but Reeves sprawls well.
Reeves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reeves throws a monster overhand right that drops Brandon! Reeves follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Reeves!
Ryan Reeves bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Dei Porti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Essss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Dei Porti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Essss!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dei Porti is defended easily by Essss.
Dei Porti seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dei Porti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dei Porti shoots for a double leg takedown but Essss sprawls well. He's pushed Dei Porti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dei Porti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Essss avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Dei Porti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dei Porti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Essss is looking to clinch but Dei Porti is avoiding it.
It appears Dei Porti was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dei Porti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Essss but Essss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Essss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dei Porti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dei Porti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Essss sprawls well. Essss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dei Porti gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Essss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dei Porti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Sergio Dei Porti has been cut.
Essss drives through with a takedown into Dei Porti's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Essss throws a big right hand that misses.
Essss trying to control the position from guard on top but Dei Porti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Essss wanted to stand there but Dei Porti had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dei Porti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dei Porti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Essss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dei Porti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dei Porti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Essss defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dei Porti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Essss can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dei Porti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Essss gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dei Porti is looking for a triangle but Essss pushes his legs off easily.
Dei Porti is looking for a triangle but Essss pushes his legs off easily.
Essss throws a big right hand that misses.
Essss preventing the sweep.
Essss avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Essss got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dei Porti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Essss has managed to get both his arms back between Dei Porti's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Essss preventing the sweep.
Dei Porti has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Essss should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dei Porti has tightened it up now! Essss should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sergio Dei Porti!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harrison Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates drives through and clinches with Simpson against the cage.
Yates gets through Simpson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simpson is defending well for now.
Simpson lands with a short shot to the head.
Yates lands a shoulder strike.
Simpson managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Simpson is trying to force a seperation but Yates has the dominant position.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
Yates looking to throw knees to the head but Simpson is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Yates tries to land a knee to the head but Simpson blocks with his arms.
Yates prevents a body shot from Simpson.
Yates connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ben Simpson has been cut.
Simpson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yates seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Simpson can turn it around.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yates takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yates checks a leg kick.
Yates scores with a hook to the body. Simpson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yates feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Simpsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Simpson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Simpson's head.
Yates tests Simpson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yates throws a solid leg kick but Simpson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yates.
That kick from Yates tenderised Simpson's leg. Simpson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yates has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates throws a nice inside leg kick.
Simpson looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
Simpson misses with a kick to the body.
As Simpson looks to move away, Yates throws a big counter combo bu Simpson just gets out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yates tries to land a leg kick but Simpson saw it coming and moves away.
Simpson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Simpson misses with an uppercut. Yates saw that one coming.
Simpson throws a lazy right hand but Yates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrison Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simpson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yates connects with a crisp jab.
Simpson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yates misses with an uppercut.
Simpson feints and as Yates raises his hands in defense, Simpson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Simpson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Simpson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Simpson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Simpson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Simpson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Simpson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yates looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Simpson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Simpson scores with a punch to the head.
Yates connects with a looping right hand.
Yates moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simpson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson defending well as Yates loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Simpson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simpson throws a series of punches but Yates avoids them all with ease.
Simpson ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Simpson throws a counter combo.
Simpson throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Yates looks to land a left hand but Simpson moved out of range nicely.
Yates lands a nice leg kick that just misses Simpson's sensitive parts.
Yates stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yates wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Yates was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Simpson.
Simpson misses with a right hand
and Yates counters with a good low kick that Simpson was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Simpson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yates. That's going to slow Simpson down.
Simpson misses the shot to the body.
Yates throws an off balance right hand
and Simpson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simpson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yates with a nice cross.
Simpson shoots for a double leg takedown but Yates sprawls well. He's pushed Simpson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Yates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Simpson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yates lands a jab to the nose.
Harrison Yates is winning the standup battle so far.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simpson moves away.
Yates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simpson can do to turn this around?
Simpson blocks a leg kick.
Ben Simpson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simpson misses with a hook. Yates ducked under it nicely.
Simpson is looking to land body kicks.
Yates appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Simpson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Yates. Those never looked like landing.
Simpson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Simpson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yates on the side of the head.
Whack! Yates lands a heavy head kick that drops Simpson. The ref tackles Yates to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Simpson was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Harrison Yates!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wrestlefuck Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wrestlefuck Wrestling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tre Spar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar throws a nice looking combination but Wrestling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spar wants to clinch up but Wrestling keeps it at a distance.
Wrestling scores with a shot to the body.
Spar throws a lazy right hand but Wrestling sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wrestling seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wrestling bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spar's head backwards.
Wrestling cracks Spar with an open hand slap.
Spar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wrestling slips a straight right by Spar.
Wrestling lands a head shot.
Wrestling slips a jab from Spar.
Spar throws a hook but Wrestling avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spar tries to clinch there but Wrestling circles away.
Spar throws a head kick but Wrestling moves out of range.
Spar doesn't manage to clinch there - Wrestling circles away.
Wrestling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wrestling throws a right hand that Spar ducks under and follows up with a left that Spar also avoids with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Wrestling as he connects with a hook.
Wrestling with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar throws a head kick but Wrestling moves out of range.
Wrestling is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spar is looking to clinch.
Wrestling closes the distance and clinches.
Spar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wrestling lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wrestling throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wrestling misses with a punch to the body.
Spar lands a knee to the body.
Wrestling throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wrestling is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wrestling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wrestling.
Wrestling tries for a takedown but Spar manages to get underhooks.
Wrestling working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wrestling throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wrestling with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Wrestling scores with a shoulder strike.
Wrestling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spar successfully pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling throws a big elbow that misses.
Spar is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Wrestling frees his head nicely. Oh but Spar has switched to an armbar! Wrestling is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tre Spar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Mitrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akamai Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitrovic comes to the cage accompanied by Stabwound. Hoi has chosen Blood Red Sky as his entrance music. Akamai Hoi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bogdan Mitrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akamai Hoi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitrovic throws a sloppy head kick and Hoi moves out of range easily.
Mitrovic throws a leg kick but Hoi moved away.
Hoi with a hook.
It looks like Bogdan Mitrovic has been cut.
Bogdan Mitrovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoi delivers a nice body kick.
Hoi throws a leg kick but Mitrovic checks it.
Hoi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mitrovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitrovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mitrovic misses with a head kick.
Mitrovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hoi lands a jab to Mitrovic's midsection.
Hoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mitrovic's calf.
Hoi with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoi scores with a head kick.
Mitrovic throws a head kick but Hoi moves out of range.
Hoi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mitrovic.
Mitrovic tries to keep at a distance but Hoi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mitrovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitrovic's elbow.
Hoi lands a body punch.
Hoi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitrovic backwards.
Hoi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mitrovic is rocked!
A short left from Hoi.
Oh Mitrovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mitrovic.
Mitrovic is breathing heavily.
Hoi pushes Mitrovic against the cage. Hoi is working some dirty boxing. Hoi pushes off with a quick right hook! Mitrovic goes down! Mitrovic tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hoi moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akamai Hoi!
A very excited looking Akamai Hoi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Solzhenitsyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homero Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Homero Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sasha Solzhenitsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homero Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solzhenitsyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez misses with a right hand
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lopez thinking.
Solzhenitsyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Solzhenitsyn throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Lopez with the counter takedown but Solzhenitsyn avoids it easily.
Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Solzhenitsyn. Solzhenitsyn obviously looking to wear him down.
Solzhenitsyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Solzhenitsyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Solzhenitsyn blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Solzhenitsyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Solzhenitsyn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Solzhenitsyn checks a low kick from Lopez.
Solzhenitsyn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solzhenitsyn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez.
Solzhenitsyn leaves Lopez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lopez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solzhenitsyn tries to counter by clinching up but Lopez breaks away and moves out of range.
Lopez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Solzhenitsyn is trying to stand up here but Lopez is controlling him well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lopez working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lopez wants to pass to mount but Solzhenitsyn is defending the position.
Lopez is controlling the pace.
Lopez is pressing down on Solzhenitsyn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Solzhenitsyn is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn is looking to escape.
Lopez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Solzhenitsyn reverses the position - he's now on top in Lopez's guard.
Lopez has a closed guard, preventing Solzhenitsyn from standing up.
Lopez is trying to control the position but Solzhenitsyn postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Solzhenitsyn has picked Lopez up and slammed him! Lopez can't keep hold of the triangle and Solzhenitsyn manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lopez wants to improve his position but Solzhenitsyn is controlling well.
Solzhenitsyn seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lopez tries to roll over but Solzhenitsyn keeps him under control.
Lopez is trying to control but can't.
Solzhenitsyn wants to stand but Lopez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Solzhenitsyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Solzhenitsyn cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
It looks like Homero Lopez has been cut.
Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Solzhenitsyn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lopez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Solzhenitsyn smiles and moves away.
Solzhenitsyn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lopezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Solzhenitsyn thumps Lopez with a low kick.
Solzhenitsyn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez feints the counter takedown.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Solzhenitsyn can pounce on him.
Solzhenitsyn throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Solzhenitsyn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Homero Lopez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solzhenitsyn. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Solzhenitsyn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Lopez looking to score a takedown here. Solzhenitsyn is defending well but Lopez drives through and ends up in Solzhenitsyn's guard.
Lopez prevents Solzhenitsyn from getting back to his feet.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Solzhenitsyn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Solzhenitsyn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Lopez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lopez trying to control but Solzhenitsyn is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn is looking to stand up but Lopez isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Solzhenitsyn moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Solzhenitsyn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez lands a head kick. Solzhenitsyn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lopez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Solzhenitsyn is out of range and Lopez settles back down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lopez is defended easily by Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solzhenitsyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Solzhenitsyn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez works the jab nicely.
Solzhenitsyn swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws a hook but Solzhenitsyn avoids it easily.
Donk. Solzhenitsyn catches Lopez right on the button with a cross.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sasha Solzhenitsyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solzhenitsyn lands a leg kick that knocks Lopez off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Solzhenitsyn.
Lopez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solzhenitsyn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Solzhenitsyn.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches up with Solzhenitsyn, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes Solzhenitsyn against the cage but Solzhenitsyn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sasha Solzhenitsyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Homero Lopez.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Solzhenitsyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Solzhenitsyn tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn lands a really nice looking cross but Lopez seems unphased.
Solzhenitsyn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lopez is rocked!
Solzhenitsyn cracks Lopez with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lopez tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Solzhenitsyn pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lopez is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Solzhenitsyn!
During a confident post fight interview, Sasha Solzhenitsyn 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serder Serderov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down. Peter James has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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262 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Serder Serderov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serderov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James is looking to counter punch.
James 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.
Serderov lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back.
James checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Serderov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Serderov moves out of range as James strikes.
Serderov misses the shot to the body.
James jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Serderov lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with an uppercut. Serderov saw that one coming.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Serderov misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from James misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Serderov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serderov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Serderov.
Serderov moves into the clinch.
Serderov lands with a short shot to the head.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Serderov backwards.
James misses with the head strike.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Serderov blocking some punches.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Serderov controls the action.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James misses with the head strike.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Serderov controls his hands.
A short right from James on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Serderov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a punch to the body.
Serderov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Serderov.
James is breathing heavily.
James scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Serderov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Serderov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Serderov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Peter James has been cut.
Serderov cracks James with a nice body shot.
Serderov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Serderov.
Serderov lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Serderov as the two fighters clinch.
Serderov lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
A right hand to the body from Serderov.
Serderov lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Serderov lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Serderov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Serderov.
Nice elbow from Serderov.
James is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Serderov lands a big elbow that drops James! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - James is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serder Serderov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoey Malone Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone Jr comes into the arena with Who Let the Dogs Out blaring out of the sound system. Watson has chosen The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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270 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zoey Malone Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Watson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone Jr misses with a head kick.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watson lands in his opponent's guard.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson trying to control but Malone Jr is working from the bottom.
Watson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson laying and praying for a moment but Malone Jr takes advantage and regains half guard.
Malone Jr trying to hold on to Watson's head to control him but Watson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Watson is keen to just control but Malone Jr is a slippery customer.
Watson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Malone Jr to regain full guard.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two 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.
Watson is looking to work some ground and pound but Malone Jr has wrist control.
Malone Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Malone Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malone Jr misses the shot to the body.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watson with the counter takedown but Malone Jr avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Malone Jr there.
Watson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Malone Jr in his tracks.
It looks like Zoey Malone Jr has been cut.
No luck for Watson with that takedown attempt.
Malone Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watson lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Malone Jr misses its intended target.
Malone Jr misses with a hook
and Watson counters with a stiff right hand.
Watson defending well as Malone Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Watson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Malone Jr lands the left hand.
Zoey Malone Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malone Jr drives through and clinches with Watson against the cage.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Malone Jr blocks with his arms.
Malone Jr tries to throw a body punch but Watson avoids it by throwing Malone Jr back against the cage.
Watson can't get the takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Malone Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Malone Jr blocks it.
Malone Jr prevents a body shot from Watson.
Malone Jr tries to throw a body punch but Watson avoids it by throwing Malone Jr back against the cage.
Watson blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watson.
Zoey Malone Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Watson.
Malone Jr ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malone Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Malone Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malone Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malone Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A knee to the head by Watson.
Malone Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Malone Jr tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malone Jr is trying to force a seperation but Watson has the dominant position.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Malone Jr blocks with his arms.
Watson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Malone Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean Watson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zoey Malone Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Malone Jr missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Malone Jr defends it well.
Zoey Malone Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Watson - just one landing.
Watson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Sean Watson has been cut.
Malone Jr misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr cracks a nice hook into Watson's ribs.
Watson throws a body punch but Malone Jr moves out of range.
Watson misses with a takedown
and Malone Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malone Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Watson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Malone Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Malone Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Malone Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Malone Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Watson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malone Jr on the side of the head.
Watson staying out of range there.
Watson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Malone Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watson on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Watson.
Malone Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watson throws a jab when Malone Jr was well out of range.
Malone Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick by Malone Jr misses
and Malone Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Malone Jr momentarily.
Watson looks to throw the jab but Malone Jr is out of range.
Watson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watson misses with an uppercut. Malone Jr saw that one coming.
Malone Jr lands with a right hand.
Watson is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Malone Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malone Jr throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Malone Jr misses the shot to the body.
Malone Jr ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Watson scores with a hook.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr slips under a jab from Watson.
Nice shot lands for Malone Jr.
Watson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Watson. Beautiful body shot.
Malone Jr moves out of range as Watson strikes.
Malone Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Malone Jr swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watson thows a leg kick but Malone Jr checks it
and Malone Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malone Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malone Jr wants to clinch.
Watson misses with a hook. Malone Jr ducked under it nicely.
Malone Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malone Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Malone Jr is just out of range.
Malone Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson tests Malone Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson shoots in but no luck this time.
Zoey Malone Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Watson.
Malone Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malone Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malone Jr.
Watson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Malone Jr counters with a crisp right hand that drops Watson! Malone Jr lets Watson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Watson is still on wobbly legs! Can Malone Jr finish him?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watson, right into the meat.
Watson seems to have recovered his senses.
Malone Jr clinches up with Watson and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Watson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Malone Jr's brow.
Malone Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Malone Jr.
Malone Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Watson.
Zoey Malone Jr's cut is getting worse.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Malone Jr is blocking nicely.
Malone Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malone Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoey Malone Jr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Watson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Malone Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Watson off the cage and back into range.
Watson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malone Jr misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malone Jr throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Watson connects with an inside leg kick.
Malone Jr tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Malone Jr sprawls well.
Malone Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Watson.
Malone Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone Jr drops Watson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Watson looks back up at him and smiles so Malone Jr waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Malone Jr is looking to counter punch.
Zoey Malone Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Malone Jr! Watson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoey Malone Jr!
Zoey Malone Jr is the new heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Zoey Malone Jr took to the microphone: 'I couldn't be happier winning my first title in such a great organization. Dad, this was for you!'.
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