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CTS 8 Down You Go PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Pettis (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gilbert Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pettis is trying to defend but Cooper finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis is trying to stand up here but Cooper is controlling him well.
Pettis is trying is best to control the position here.
Cooper working over Pettis with some ground and pound. Pettis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pettis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pettis is trying to stand.
Pettis is staying active underneath Cooper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cooper lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis is refusing to be controlled, as Cooper sits in half guard.
Pettis trying to control from the bottom.
Cooper stops Pettis from getting back to his feet.
Cooper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pettis trying to control but Cooper postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cooper is thwarting Pettis's attempts to control the position.
Cooper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cooper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pettis trying to control but Cooper postures up.
Pettis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cooper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cooper's back!
Cooper breaks Pettis's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pettis looking for a sweep. Not yet Pettis, not yet.
Cooper looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cooper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pettis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cooper showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cooper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cooper is in close to Pettis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pettis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pettis wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooper advances position into side control!
Cooper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cooper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pettis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper prevents Pettis from standing back up.
Cooper drops an elbow to the side of Pettis's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cooper slips a nice elbow through Pettis's hands, connecting with Pettis's forehead.
Cooper wants to control but Pettis is keeping him busy.
Cooper passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pettis!
Pettis is in a horrible position here. Cooper smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cooper is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pettis is in a horrible position here. Cooper smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pettis regains half guard.
Cooper 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.
Cooper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pettis taking some punishment here, with Cooper in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is keen to just control but Pettis is a slippery customer.
Cooper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cooper thows a huge punch but Pettis dodges it nicely.
Pettis is trying is best to control the position here.
Pettis is looking for a sweep. Cooper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pettis wants to control but Cooper is keeping busy.
Pettis is looking to improve his position.
Pettis pushes Cooper off looking to stand but Cooper dives back in and keeps control.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
Pettis wants to improve his position but Cooper is controlling well.
Pettis trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Cooper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pettis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cooper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pettis thinking.
Cooper throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pettis was covering up waiting for the punch and Cooper finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pettis trying to keep a closed guard but Cooper is proving a slippery customer.
Cooper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cooper with a nice head shot there.
Pettis is trying to control the position but Cooper postures up.
Cooper passes Pettis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Cooper there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cooper wants to control but Pettis is keeping him busy.
Cooper slips a nice elbow through Pettis's hands, connecting with Pettis's forehead.
Cooper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pettis is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper wants to work for an arm triangle but Pettis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pettis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pettis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pettis is refusing to be controlled, as Cooper sits in half guard.
Cooper is looking for a kimura but Pettis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cooper to get the leverage.
Cooper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pettis looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cooper tries to stand and escape but Pettis is controlling the position.
Cooper is trying to control. Pettis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cooper throwing shots but Pettis is blocking nicely.
Cooper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pettis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cooper is trying to control. Pettis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cooper here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cooper but Cooper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cooper closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pettis quickly recovers to half guard.
Pettis is trying to stand back up but Cooper is controlling him
Cooper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pettis wants to stand back up but Cooper manages to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is not content to let Cooper control the position.
Pettis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Pettis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cooper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pettis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pettis is trying to improve his position.
Pettis pushes Cooper away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cooper gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cooper working the ground and pound.
Pettis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cooper lands an elbow.
Cooper lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cooper working the body and head with strikes.
Pettis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cooper in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cooper landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cooper scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pettis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cooper asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Cooper dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cooper darts in and clinches Pettis up against the cage.
Pettis misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooper.
Pettis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cooper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pettis defends it nicely.
Cooper moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper lands with a light punch inside.
Pettis takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Gilbert Pettis has been cut.
Cooper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Cooper.
Cooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis is trying to drag Cooper to the mat but Cooper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ben Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbert Pettis.
Cooper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pettis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cooper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooper.
Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Cooper throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pettis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cooper is in Pettis's guard.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Pettis keeps moving.
Pettis is trying to hold Cooper in close to prevent damage but Cooper has managed to pass into half guard.
Cooper working over Pettis with some ground and pound. Pettis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cooper is nestled in close to Pettis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pettis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cooper is nestled in close to Pettis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cooper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ben Cooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cooper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pettis tries to roll over but Cooper keeps him under control.
Cooper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cooper wants to take a breather but Pettis is having none of it.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pettis can do to turn this around?
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pettis is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is trying to control the action in half guard but Pettis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Cooper seems content to control.
Pettis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cooper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cooper is keen to just control but Pettis is a slippery customer.
Pettis pushes Cooper off looking to stand but Cooper dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Cooper jumps guard and drags Pettis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cooper looking to control.
Pettis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pettis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cooper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pettis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pettis wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Cooper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pettis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pettis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pettis wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Pettis from controlling successfully.
Cooper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pettis wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
Cooper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooper trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Cooper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred Honeypott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes to the cage accompanied by GSP - Not Impressed. Manfred Honeypott will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santiago Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manfred Honeypott!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honeypott throws the left hand but Palmer avoids the punch easily.
Honeypott fails to land with a series of punches.
Palmer with a nice cross.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Honeypott.
Palmer with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Honeypott counter with a right hand.
Palmer gets a takedown into half guard.
Honeypott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palmer.
Palmer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Palmer unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer thowing shots but they're missing.
Palmer content just to control the position here.
Honeypott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palmer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palmer throws some wild stikes that Honeypott manages to avoid easily.
Palmer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Palmer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Honeypott can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the head.
Palmer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands with some strikes.
Palmer lands a big shot there that rocks Honeypott but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Palmer lands a couple of good shots and Honeypott has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer scores with punches to the body.
What can Honeypott do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Palmer missing with strikes from the back.
Palmer throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer controlling the position well here. Honeypott rolled but Palmer kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Palmer has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Honeypott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Honeypott as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Palmer!
Palmer missing with strikes.
Palmer avoiding Honeypott 's attempts to control his hands.
Palmer missing with strikes.
Palmer lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Palmer lands shots from the back.
Palmer throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
Palmer misses with punches from the back.
We've been informed that Honeypott has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
What can Honeypott do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Honeypott covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Palmer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Palmer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Honeypott misses with a body shot.
Honeypott throws a lazy uppercut
and Palmer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Palmer working the head and body with strikes.
Palmer is looking to advance position but Honeypott won't allow it.
Palmer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Palmer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer passes to full mount!
Honeypott avoids a series of strikes thrown by Palmer.
Palmer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Palmer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Palmer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Honeypott looks a forlorn figure.
Palmer lands a big elbow.
Palmer controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeypott really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Palmer controlling his opponent.
Palmer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer raining down shots from the mount!
Palmer controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Palmer.
Honeypott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Palmer is landing with some decent strikes but Honeypott is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Palmer controlling from the full mount.
Palmer breaks from Honeypott's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Palmer unloading with bombs!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Palmer! Honeypott is hurt baaadly! Palmer is firing away with more strikes - Honeypott is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Palmer!
Post fight, Santiago Palmer stared into the camera and said 'Yeah I am gonna face the champ. Hey champ! Santiago Palmer is gonna smother you with a big blanket on your weak body! You better spar with a blanket or you will be done!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Macho Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heiki Sagoras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heiki Sagoras has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Macho Alpha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heiki Sagoras!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alpha gets a double leg takedown into Sagoras's guard.
Sagoras is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alpha is controlling him.
Sagoras pushes Alpha off and gets back to his feet.
Alpha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alpha is rocked!
It looks like Macho Alpha has been cut.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Sagoras! Alpha is backing up but he can't get away as Sagoras lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Alpha and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Heiki Sagoras!
Heiki Sagoras is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnolf Karstark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arnolf Karstark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerald Minor!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minor throws an overhand right that lands on Karstark's shoulder, as Karstark tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Karstark wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Minor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karstark connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Karstark.
Karstark connects with a jab.
Karstark feints a jab promting Minor to slip. Karstark then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Minor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Minor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karstark.
Karstark throws a combination that misses
and Minor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Minor.
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!
Minor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Minor trying to control the position from guard on top but Karstark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Minor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Karstark's head.
Minor distracts Karstark with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Minor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karstark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Minor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Minor stopping the sweep attempt from Karstark.
That's two 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.
Minor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Minor working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karstark is trying to control the position but Minor postures up.
Karstark looking for a sweep. Not yet Karstark, not yet.
Karstark looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Karstark wants to sweep here but Minor controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A punch combination from Karstark misses.
Karstark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karstark throws a hook but Minor avoids it easily.
Minor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karstark.
Karstark looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karstark tries to bum rush Minor with a series of wild strikes but Minor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Minor is looking for the big counter here.
Minor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor shoots in looking for a takedown. Karstark tries to sprawl out of it but Minor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karstark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Karstark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Minor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karstark looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Karstark throws a looping overhand right but Minor ducks down to avoid it.
Minor throws a body shot but no joy.
Karstark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karstark misses with a combination
and Minor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Karstark throws a looping overhand right but Minor ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Minor moves forwards but Karstark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Karstark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karstark missing with a left hand there. Minor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karstark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Minor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Karstark misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Karstark. Those never looked like landing.
Karstark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minor lands an overhand right.
A lazy left from Karstark finds it's target.
Karstark throws out a loose jab but Minor uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnolf Karstark dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karstark misses with an uppercut
and Minor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karstark thinking.
A combination from Karstark does no damage.
Karstark throws a jab when Minor was well out of range.
And Minor tries to counter it with a takedown but Karstark pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Karstark looks to land a left hand but Minor moved out of range nicely.
Karstark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karstark lands a jab.
Minor swinging wildly here.
It looked like Karstark was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Minor.
Minor slips a jab and a cross from Karstark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karstark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karstark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minor can do to turn this around?
Minor misses with a wild combination.
Karstark throws a series of punches but Minor avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karstark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karstark is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Minor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karstark.
Arnolf Karstark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minor 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.
Minor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Minor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karstark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Minor trying to control the position from guard on top but Karstark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karstark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Minor throws a big elbow that misses.
Minor scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minor scoring with some ground and pound.
Minor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Minor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karstark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Minor on the ground.
Minor trying to control but Karstark is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Minor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Karstark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karstark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karstark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arnolf Karstark is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karstark looks to land a right hand but Minor moved out of range.
And Minor tries to counter it with a takedown but Karstark pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Arnolf Karstark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karstark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karstark.
Minor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karstark misses with the combination.
Minor lands with an uppercut that bounces Karstark off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Karstark misses.
Minor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karstark scores with a shot to the body.
Karstark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Minor counters with a leg kick.
Karstark throws a series of punches but Minor moves out of range.
Karstark looks to throw the jab but Minor is out of range.
Minor lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Karstark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Minor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor landing with the ground and pound.
Karstark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Minor throwing strikes from guard but Karstark blocks nicely.
Karstark keeping moving, preventing Minor from controlling successfully.
Karstark looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Minor puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gerald Minor has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minor wants to pass the guard but Karstark is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Minor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Karstark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minor scores with a nice head shot.
Karstark slips a jab and a cross from Minor.
Karstark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karstark just misses with a punch to the body.
Minor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karstark lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Minor moves nicely into side control.
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!
Minor is looking to take a break and control but Karstark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karstark taking a bit of punishment here - Minor scoring with strikes.
Minor is working Karstark over with some ground and pound from side control.
Karstark is looking to regain half guard here but Minor keeps moving and retains side control.
Minor in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Karstark is rocked!
Karstark is looking to reverse the position.
Oh Karstark is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Minor has an Americana. Karstark didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Minor is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Minor hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gerald Minor!
After winning the bout, Gerald Minor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Arnolf Karstark stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good fight man'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between No No (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Ruffarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). No No looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, No No!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rufus Ruffarino!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruffarino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruffarino fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but No avoids it really well and circles away.
Ruffarino misses with a takedown attempt - No sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruffarino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Ruffarino with that takedown attempt.
No wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
No No has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufus Ruffarino.
Ruffarino tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but No swivels and escapes.
Ruffarino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ruffarino.
Ruffarino looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruffarino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. No tries to avoid it but Ruffarino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag No to the ground. No escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ruffarino tries to close the distance and clinch up but No swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruffarino but Ruffarino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruffarino. Ruffarino gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruffarino looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crunch! No slams his shin into Ruffarino's torso.
No has taken the fight to the clinch.
No has been working on his balance at The Armory $475, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Ruffarino.
No landing knees to the body.
No landing knees to the head.
Ruffarino managing to block the knees to the body from No.
Ruffarino is trying to force a seperation but No has the dominant position.
Ruffarino fails to pull the fight into his guard.
No tightens his grip and picks Ruffarino up, before dumping him to the ground. Ruffarino manages to land in guard.
No postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
No won't allow Ruffarino to get back to his feet.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA New York inform us that Ruffarino has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
No stopping the sweep attempt from Ruffarino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruffarino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from No.
No lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ruffarino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst No is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
No lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
No working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No stands up from Ruffarino's guard - No perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ruffarino tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but No defends well and Ruffarino ends up having to push No into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
No fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No is looking to clinch but Ruffarino is avoiding it.
Ruffarino shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has No pinned against the cage. No gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ruffarino sprawls well initially but No persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ruffarino has a hand on No's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. No takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ruffarino wants to control but No is having none of it.
Ruffarino sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ruffarino pushes No off looking to stand but No dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
No trying to control the action but Ruffarino is working from the bottom.
Ruffarino is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruffarino tries to get to full guard but No has control of the leg.
No is trying for a kimura here. Ruffarino looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! No wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). No No!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Hole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Chris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hole comes to the cage accompanied by Louie Louie/ Motorhead. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lou Hole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Psycho Chris!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hole scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hole throws a hook but Chris blocks it.
Chris dodges the punch combination from Hole.
Hole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chris.
Hole throws a right and a left that Chris avoids nicely.
Hole throws a series of punches but Chris avoids them all with ease.
Hole doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chris avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Chris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chris manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hole on his heels. He'll look to pass Hole's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chris keeps trying to improve his position.
Chris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hole has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chris has managed to get both his arms back between Hole's legs - danger averted.
Hole had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chris defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole striking off his back but it's not causing Chris any problems.
Chris wants to get up but he can't break Hole's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hole is keeping the position for now.
Chris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chris is trying to get an arm triangle but Hole is defending well.
Hole is trying to get back to half guard.
Chris wants to control but Hole is keeping him busy.
Chris is trying to get an arm triangle but Hole is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole is looking for a sweep.
Hole is trying to control Chris's posture but Chris avoids it.
Hole managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chris.
Chris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hole manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hole is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chris defends it well.
Hole wants to work for an arm triangle but Chris is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hole missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole is working for a kimura but Chris is defending it quite comfortably.
Chris tries to roll over but Hole keeps him under control.
Hole throws a strike but Chris avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hole slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hole sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chris is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hole wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chris, who protects the arm well.
Hole in side control, throwing shots but Chris defends.
Hole thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hole wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chris, who protects the arm well.
Hole is trying to ground and pound but Chris uses the momentary lack of control by Hole to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chris is trying to maintain the position but Hole is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Hole dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chris moves out of range of the body kick from Hole.
No joy there for Hole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hole scores with a one two! Chris had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hole lands a jab to Chris's midsection.
Some wild striking there from Hole.
Hole swinging wildly here.
Hole lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by Chris - just one landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Hole blocks the leg kick.
Hole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chris can do to turn this around?
Hole takes a swing at Chris's ribcage but misses.
Hole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hole throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lou Hole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hole tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chris swivels and escapes.
Chris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hole knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hole prevents Chris from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chris's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hole is just riding it out for now. Chris eventually gives up the hold.
Chris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hole wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hole wants to control the action here but instead Chris manages to pass to full mount!
Hole gets back to half guard.
Hole looking for submissions off his back.
Hole tries to roll over but Chris keeps him under control.
Chris stalling away here and it's allowed Hole to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Chris looking to pass the guard.
Chris trying to control the position from guard on top but Hole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hole looking for a guillotine here but Chris defends easily.
Hole throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chris is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hole lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Chris advances position into side control!
Chris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chris tries to move to mount but Hole blocks the move with his legs.
Hole can't do much from the bottom here.
Hole prevents Chris from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Chris looking to control but Hole is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hole wants to hold on but Chris pushes him away.
Hole bucks up and throws Chris to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Chris misses with a wild combination.
Chris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chris appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chris or perhaps it was just good defense by Hole, which made it look bad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Hole. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Chris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Hole dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A combination from Hole does no damage.
Chris shoots in looking for a takedown but Hole manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chris blocks the body kick.
Chris closes the distance and pushes Hole back into the cage.
I was talking to Hole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hole jumps guard but Chris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A right handed body shot lands from Chris.
A right hand to the body from Chris.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chris.
Chris breaks the clinch.
Hole is looking to wear down Chris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chris shoots in for a takedown but Hole shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chris shoots in but no luck this time.
Lou Hole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psycho Chris.
Nice body punch from Hole.
Hole shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Chris. Those never looked like landing.
Chris fails with a takedown attempt.
Chris fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chris defending well as Hole loads up on a big left hand.
Lou Hole is winning the standup battle so far.
Hole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hole connects with a body shot that sends Chris's belly button to the back.
Hole lands a nice shot to the body.
Chris looks to score with a jab to the body but Hole is just out of range.
Hole moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chris closes the distance and clinches up with Hole, looking for a takedown. Chris pushes Hole against the cage but Hole circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Hole.
Lou Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chris slips a jab and a cross from Hole.
Hole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hole on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chris lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hole sprawls well. Hole wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chris gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hole misses with the combination.
Chris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chris goes for a double leg but Hole avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hole continues to drive forward.
Chris fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hole or perhaps it was just good defense by Chris, which made it look bad.
Chris lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hole. No joy for Chris on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Hole. Those never looked like landing.
Hole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hole fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chris decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hole wants to improve his position but Chris is controlling well.
Hole is staying active underneath Chris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hole trying to hold on to Chris's head to control him but Chris postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole is staying active underneath Chris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hole manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hole lands a slapping body shot.
Hole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chris closes the distance and pushes Hole back into the cage.
Hole is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hole tries to break free but Chris pushes him back against the cage.
Hole throws a punch but it's blocked by Chris.
Hole tries to break the clinch but Chris is controlling the position.
Chris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hole up against the cage.
Chris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hole backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lou Hole did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chris manages to avoid it.
Chris feints and as Hole raises his hands in defense, Chris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chris stopping the sweep attempt from Hole.
Chris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hole looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hole wants to sweep but no luck.
Psycho Chris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hole controls Chris momentarily but Chris frees himself.
Hole throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chris preventing the sweep.
Chris wants to pass the guard but Hole is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hole is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chris wants to control from the top but Hole keeps moving.
Hole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hole keeping full guard, as Chris tries to pass.
Hole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chris is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Chris looks for a takedown but Hole sprawls well.
Hole keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hole swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chris.
Hole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chris moves out of range as Hole strikes.
Hole throws a series of punches but Chris avoids them all with ease.
Hole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chris throws a front kick aimed at Hole's knee but Hole avoids it well.
Hole scores with the left hand. Chris knows he should have avoided that one.
Hole throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Chris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Hole does no damage.
Chris rushes Hole and presses him up against the cage.
Chris manages to break the clinch.
Chris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole just misses with a punch to the body.
Hole misses with the combination.
Chris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chris is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Chris wants to pass to mount but Hole is defending the position.
Chris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hole keeps working.
Chris works his way into side control.
Hole is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole sneaks back into half guard.
Hole is looking for a sweep. Chris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hole regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hole working for a triangle but Chris defends it easily.
Chris wants to pass the guard but Hole is keeping the position.
Chris is looking to stand up but Hole won't let him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hole tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hole looking for a guillotine here but Chris defends easily.
Chris is pushing down on Hole's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hole is fighting to maintain full guard but Chris has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lou Hole will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hole throws the kick towards the body but Chris avoids it.
It seemed like Chris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hole moves forwards but Chris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hole shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chris as he avoids it easily.
Hole is looking to land body kicks.
Hole shoots in looking for a takedown but Chris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hole's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chris! But no joy.
Hole connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chris. Chris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chris takes one to the chin there.
Chris fails with a takedown attempt.
Hole digs a good hook to Chris's body.
Hole tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hole somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Hole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chris goes for a double leg but Hole avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hole continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hole.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hole tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chris defends well and Hole ends up having to push Chris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hole misses with a few strikes there.
Chris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hole swivels and escapes.
Hole appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hole displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chris.
Hole throws a sloppy head kick and Chris moves out of range easily.
Hole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chris with a jab.
Chris shoots in for a takedown but Hole shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hole on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hole misses with a hook.
Hole misses with an uppercut. Chris saw that one coming.
Chris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hole is fending him off so far but Chris persists. Nope, Hole circles away and we're back to standing.
Hole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chris circles away quickly and effectively.
Hole misses with an uppercut.
Chris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hole takes a swing at Chris's ribcage but misses.
Chris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chris blocks a jab.
Chris lands a slapping body shot.
Chris lands a right hook to the body.
Chris moves out of range of the strikes.
Chris throws out a counter right but Hole avoids it with no problem.
Hole misses with a straight left.
Hole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chris.
Hole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hole fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris shoots in but Hole avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chris cracks Hole with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hole but Hole pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A lazy left from Hole finds it's target.
Hole misses with a two punch combination.
Chris connects with a crisp jab.
Chris misses with a body shot.
Hole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Hole backs off Chris throws a huge counter combo but Hole manages to avoid it all.
A leg kick checked by Chris.
Hole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lou Hole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Hole.
Psycho Chris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris forces Hole back against the cage and clinches.
Hole misses with a punch to the body.
Hole wants to break free but Chris has control.
Chris is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chris gets through Hole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Chris.
Chris misses with some punches.
Hole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chris loads up on a big right hand but Hole slips the punch.
Chris tries for a takedown but Hole sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Hole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hole, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Hole!
Lou Hole retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Lou Hole 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Armon Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Ua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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200 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armon Gill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mack Ua!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ua throws a lazy uppercut
and Gill counters with a leg kick.
Gill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ua tries to bum rush Gill with a series of wild strikes but Gill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ua misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gill.
A punch combination from Ua misses.
Ua avoids the body shot from Gill.
Gill seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gill appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill slips under a jab from Ua.
Gill is looking to counter the offense by Ua and move into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ua. Gill does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Gill.
Ua throws a body punch but Gill moves out of range.
Gill throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ua checks a leg kick.
Gill thumps Ua with a low kick.
Crunch! Gill slams his shin into Ua's torso.
Ua avoids the body shot from Gill.
Gill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gill.
Gill tries to land a front kick but Ua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gill throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gill was well out of range. Poor timing from Ua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ua stuns Gill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mack Ua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ua misses with a wild body shot.
Ua misses the shot to the body.
Gill tries to land a leg kick but Ua saw it coming and moves away.
Gill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gill rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
Ua avoids a kick to the body.
Ua scores with a shot to the body.
Ua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ua misses with a wild body shot.
Gill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gill pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ua is out of range and Gill settles back down.
Gill swings for the body but Ua moves out of range.
Gill avoids the body shot from Ua.
Ua misses the shot to the body.
Gill seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gill.
Gill blocks a jab.
Gill tries to counter by clinching up but Ua breaks away and moves out of range.
Ua looks to score with a jab to the body but Gill is just out of range.
Ua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gill.
Ua throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gill.
Ua throws a sloppy body shot
and Gill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ua is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gill pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ua misses with a body punch.
Gill effectively controlling the action here.
Ua goes for a takedown attempt but Gill pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ua just misses with a punch to the body.
Gill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gill.
Ua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gill.
Ua misses with the combination.
A shot to the body from Ua misses
and Gill counters with a body kick that stops Ua in his tracks momentarily.
Ua misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ua avoids a kick to the body.
Gill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ua scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ua. Gill does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armon Gill dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gill lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ua takes a step back to recover.
Gill misses with a body kick.
Ua has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gill.
Ua lands a slapping body shot.
Ua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gill manages to avoid it.
Gill misses with a wild body shot.
Ua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ua feints the counter takedown.
Ua misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ua tries to clinch but Gill is having none of it.
Gill misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ua swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gill moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill lands a hook that snaps the head of Ua backwards.
Gill misses with an elbow strike.
Gill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ua's defenses.
Ua is looking for a takedown.
Gill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ua or not.
Ua drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gill gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ua's face.
It looks like Mack Ua has been cut.
Ua can't get the takedown.
Ua has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gill seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ua can turn it around.
Armon Gill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mack Ua.
Ua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ua is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gill gets underhooks to prevent Ua's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Gill.
Gill has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gill gets underhooks to prevent Ua's takedown attempt.
Ua is breathing heavily.
Ua is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The referee calls for Gill to work.
Gill tries a body shot but Ua blocks it.
Gill landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ua tries to score a body lock takedown but Gill shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ua being controlled against the cage.
Gill is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gill lands with a short shot to the head.
Gill is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gill lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Gill.
Ua tries to work over Gill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gill lands an elbow that stopped Ua in his tracks for a moment.
Ua is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gill is defending well.
Gill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ua tries to score a body lock takedown but Gill shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ua backwards.
Ua is rocked!
Gill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ua is still on wobbly legs! Can Gill finish him?
Gill has Ua pressed against the cage. He pushes Ua back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Gill throws a beautiful elbow that sends Ua crashing to the floor! Gill piles on the pressure with more strikes! Ua is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armon Gill!
An out of breath Armon Gill thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Mytilinaios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmi Nedram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mytilinaios comes into the arena with Sanitarium blaring out of the sound system. Nedram has chosen Walk With Me In HELL!!!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kostas Mytilinaios!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmi Nedram!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mytilinaios shoots in for a takedown but Nedram shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been hearing reports that Mytilinaios has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nedram throws a hook but Mytilinaios blocks it.
Mytilinaios lands a jab.
Nedram tries to close the distance and clinch but Mytilinaios swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nedram wants to clinch up but Mytilinaios keeps it at a distance.
Mytilinaios throws a hook but Nedram avoids it easily.
Nedram fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mytilinaios seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mytilinaios avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Mytilinaios on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mytilinaios scores with a body shot.
Mytilinaios looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nedram keeping moving, preventing Mytilinaios from controlling successfully.
Mytilinaios looking to pass the guard.
Nedram trying to control the position here.
Mytilinaios drops back looking for a leg! Nedram is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nedram manages to kick Mytilinaios off! Mytilinaios jumps back into Nedram's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mytilinaios stopping the sweep attempt from Nedram.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mytilinaios loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mytilinaios trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mytilinaios drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mytilinaios jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mytilinaios passes Nedram's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nedram moves into full guard.
Nedram wants to sweep but no luck.
Mytilinaios thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mytilinaios trying to control but Nedram is working from the bottom.
Mytilinaios is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nedram 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nedram working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nedram holds on and takes a little breather.
Mytilinaios is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nedram keeping full guard, as Mytilinaios tries to pass.
Mytilinaios forces his way into half guard.
Mytilinaios looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nedram regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios trying to control but Nedram is working from the bottom.
Mytilinaios tries to free his leg and advance position but Nedram is retaining full guard.
Mytilinaios preventing the sweep.
Nedram trying to strike off his back.
Nedram bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mytilinaios's guard.
Nedram avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
My spies in Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches inform me that Nedram has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mytilinaios is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nedram defends well.
Mytilinaios is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nedram defends well.
Nedram trying to control the position from guard on top but Mytilinaios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nedram showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nedram trying to control the position from guard on top but Mytilinaios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mytilinaios is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nedram defends well.
Mytilinaios looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nedram wants to control from the top but Mytilinaios keeps moving.
Mytilinaios looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Mytilinaios dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nedram throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mytilinaios swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mytilinaios scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nedram is looking to improve his position.
Nedram is looking to control Mytilinaios's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nedram avoid being mounted?
Mytilinaios wants to work for an arm triangle but Nedram is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mytilinaios is trying to work for a kimura but Nedram is defending well.
Nedram is not content to let Mytilinaios control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mytilinaios is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mytilinaios is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nedram sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mytilinaios is trying to control. Nedram wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mytilinaios not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mytilinaios seems to be looking for submissions.
Nedram wants to control but Mytilinaios is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mytilinaios looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mytilinaios is looking to take a break and control but Nedram is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mytilinaios is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nedram is concentrating on defense, preventing Mytilinaios from advancing position.
Nedram gets back to full guard.
Mytilinaios works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mytilinaios wants to work for an arm triangle but Nedram is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios prevents Nedram from improving his position.
Nedram controlling the position well.
Mytilinaios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nedram can do to turn this around?
Mytilinaios prevents Nedram from improving his position.
Nedram trying to control but Mytilinaios postures up.
Nedram manages to get to full guard.
Mytilinaios wants to pass the guard but Nedram is keeping the position.
Nedram wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mytilinaios is now in half guard.
Mytilinaios is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nedram is trying to get back to full guard.
Mytilinaios is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nedram has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nedram is defending against the submission attempts here by Mytilinaios.
Nedram is controlling Mytilinaios's trapped leg to prevent Mytilinaios from advancing to side control.
Mytilinaios is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nedram is just riding it out for now. Mytilinaios eventually gives up the hold.
Mytilinaios is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nedram sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mytilinaios is trying to control the action in half guard but Nedram is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mytilinaios is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nedram is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mytilinaios is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nedram sees it coming and defends easily.
Nedram wants to control but Mytilinaios is keeping busy.
Mytilinaios wants to work for an arm triangle but Nedram is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mytilinaios is working for a kimura but Nedram is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mytilinaios tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nedram knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nedram tries to get to full guard but Mytilinaios has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Mytilinaios dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nedram doesn't manage to clinch there - Mytilinaios circles away.
Mytilinaios tries to keep at a distance but Nedram has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nedram breaks the clinch.
Nedram throws the left hand but Mytilinaios avoids the punch easily.
Mytilinaios tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nedram swivels and escapes.
Mytilinaios swats away the attempt to clinch by Nedram.
Nedram is looking to clinch but Mytilinaios is avoiding it.
Nedram wants to slow Mytilinaios down by chopping away at his legs.
A combination from Nedram does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Mytilinaios as he connects with a hook.
Nedram looks to throw the jab but Mytilinaios is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Nedram lands but Mytilinaios takes it in his stride.
Nedram closes the distance and pushes Mytilinaios back into the cage.
Nedram is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mytilinaios pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nedram blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nedram.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mytilinaios tries to score a body lock takedown but Nedram shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mytilinaios is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nedram is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kostas Mytilinaios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nedram blocks an uppercut.
Mytilinaios lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nedram backwards.
Nedram gets through Mytilinaios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nedram lands a hook that snaps the head of Mytilinaios backwards.
Nedram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mytilinaios is looking for a takedown.
Nedram pulls guard successfully.
Nedram bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mytilinaios's guard.
Mytilinaios keeping moving, preventing Nedram from controlling successfully.
Nedram is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mytilinaios is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nedram defends well.
Nedram is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios looking for a guillotine here but Nedram defends easily.
Mytilinaios looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nedram seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mytilinaios wants to sweep here but Nedram controlling him for the moment.
Mytilinaios is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nedram's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mytilinaios has a closed guard, preventing Nedram from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nedram sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nedram is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mytilinaios has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Nedram is looking to defend but Mytilinaios has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Nedram! Mytilinaios pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Nedram taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kostas Mytilinaios!
Kostas Mytilinaios retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Kostas Mytilinaios 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 Yoshimitzu Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Capital Punishment (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sakuraba might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pride theme song blares through the speaker as fireworks erupt . Punishment has chosen Everybody by: Yo Gotti as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoshimitzu Sakuraba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Capital Punishment!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punishment throws a leg kick which misses Sakuraba's front leg but catches the back leg as Sakuraba tries to avoid it.
Punishment fails in his attempt to clinch.
Punishment throws a combination that misses
and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Punishment looking for a guillotine here but Sakuraba defends easily.
Punishment wants to get back to his feet but Sakuraba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sakuraba chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punishment utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba postures up in Punishment's guard and throws a big left but Punishment blocks it.
We've been hearing that Sakuraba has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sakuraba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punishment keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Punishment is retaining full guard.
Sakuraba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Punishment is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sakuraba throws a big elbow that misses.
Punishment keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sakuraba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Punishment tries to clinch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sakuraba shoots in but Punishment avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Punishment connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sakuraba. Sakuraba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Yoshimitzu Sakuraba has been cut.
Sakuraba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Punishment throws a combination that misses
and Sakuraba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sakuraba is looking to stall here but Punishment recovers full guard.
Sakuraba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Punishment is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sakuraba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punishment wants to stand and escape but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Punishment is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sakuraba connects with a couple of short punches.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Punishment is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba pushes down on Punishment's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sakuraba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Punishment with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sakuraba is stalling here. Punishment is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sakuraba seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Punishment has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sakuraba could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Punishment is looking to take a break and control but Sakuraba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking for a sweep.
Punishment working away.
Sakuraba tries to bench press Punishment off him but Punishment keeps the position.
Sakuraba wants to control but Punishment postures up.
Sakuraba manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakuraba moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshimitzu Sakuraba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshimitzu Sakuraba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Punishment looks to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sakuraba won't allow Punishment to sweep him here.
Sakuraba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Punishment wants to stand but Sakuraba is controlling the position.
Punishment controls Sakuraba momentarily but Sakuraba frees himself.
Sakuraba 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.
Sakuraba landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sakuraba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yoshimitzu Sakuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sakuraba landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sakuraba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Punishment trying to control the position.
Sakuraba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Punishment's head.
Sakuraba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punishment can do to turn this around?
Sakuraba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakuraba 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.
Punishment is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Sakuraba with a nice head shot there.
Punishment is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sakuraba is controlling him.
Sakuraba looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sakuraba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sakuraba content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Punishment is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakuraba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punishment is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sakuraba slips nicely into half guard.
Punishment is looking for a sweep. Sakuraba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Punishment felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sakuraba lands a nice short elbow.
Sakuraba winds up and cracks Punishment with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sakuraba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Punishment with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Punishment trying to control here.
Sakuraba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Punishment defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba drops an elbow to the side of Punishment's head.
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. Sakuraba connects with a nice short shot to Punishment's temple.
Sakuraba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Punishment's head.
Sakuraba drops an elbow to the side of Punishment's head.
Sakuraba working over Punishment with some ground and pound. Punishment looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sakuraba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Punishment on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sakuraba working the head and body with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sakuraba prevents Punishment from standing back up.
Sakuraba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshimitzu Sakuraba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yoshimitzu Sakuraba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sakuraba gets a double leg takedown into Punishment's guard.
Punishment wants to stand up but Sakuraba is controlling him.
Sakuraba is pushing down on Punishment's leg trying to pass to half guard. Punishment is fighting to maintain full guard but Sakuraba has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sakuraba with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sakuraba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Punishment is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba lands with a punch from half guard.
Sakuraba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Punishment's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punishment looks like he's trying to stand up.
Punishment has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sakuraba is working away from the top position though.
Sakuraba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sakuraba working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Punishment is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sakuraba scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sakuraba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sakuraba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sakuraba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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. Sakuraba connects with a nice short shot to Punishment's temple.
Sakuraba trying to control the action but Punishment is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punishment is trying to get back to full guard.
Punishment takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sakuraba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sakuraba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakuraba trying to control from half guard but Punishment is working away.
Punishment wants to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba drops an elbow to the side of Punishment's head.
Punishment is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sakuraba scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sakuraba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is trying to control. Punishment wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sakuraba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sakuraba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Sakuraba there.
Sakuraba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Punishment with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Punishment is trying to stand back up but Sakuraba is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sakuraba lands a nice short elbow.
Sakuraba thows a huge punch but Punishment dodges it nicely.
Sakuraba content to control rather than advance.
Sakuraba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba slows the pace down in half guard.
Sakuraba takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sakuraba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sakuraba takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakuraba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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. Sakuraba connects with a nice short shot to Punishment's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshimitzu Sakuraba clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshimitzu Sakuraba's cut.
That's time! Sakuraba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut. Punishment saw that one coming.
As Sakuraba backs off Punishment throws a huge counter combo but Sakuraba manages to avoid it all.
Punishment tries to clinch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Punishment tries to kick Sakuraba off but Sakuraba keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Sakuraba there.
Sakuraba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Punishment's head.
Sakuraba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punishment avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Punishment's head.
Punishment tries to roll over but Sakuraba keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba working Punishment over with strikes.
Sakuraba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sakuraba is nestled in close to Punishment, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sakuraba drops an elbow to the side of Punishment's head.
Punishment is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sakuraba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sakuraba lands with a punch from half guard.
Sakuraba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Punishment looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sakuraba working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Punishment is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands strikes from half guard.
Punishment is still in real trouble! Can Sakuraba finish him?
Nice strikes from Sakuraba there.
Punishment has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sakuraba is working away from the top position though.
Sakuraba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Punishment with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sakuraba creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Punishment is out cold and this one is all over! Sakuraba climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yoshimitzu Sakuraba!
Yoshimitzu Sakuraba is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Yoshimitzu Sakuraba was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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