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WC 20: Look What I Found PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Muchello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Pantera - Mouth For War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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196 lbs
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186 cm
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195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Muchello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muchello has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Muchello is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muchello wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Muchello is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Muchello tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with a big head kick but Muchello shrugs it off.
Muchello wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchello fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a head kick. That will keep Muchello thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muchello.
Muchello fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a low kick, right behind Muchello 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Muchello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Muchello attempts a counter takedown but Taylor avoids it well and moves away.
Muchello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muchello shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muchello shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taylor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Muchello really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muchello tries for a takedown but Taylor circles away easily
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muchello gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taylor counters with a nice leg kick.
Muchello defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Muchello lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Muchello misses with a kick to the body
and Taylor counters with a head kick. That will keep Muchello thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Muchello fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a body kick that stops Muchello in his tracks momentarily.
Muchello is breathing heavily.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muchello takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Muchello takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Taylor.
Muchello pushes Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Muchello fails to pull guard.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Muchello.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muchello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muchello tries to score a body lock takedown but Taylor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Muchello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muchello tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Muchello's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muchello blocks a body shot from Taylor.
The referee is keeping an eye on Taylor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muchello.
Muchello jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Muchello's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor postures up.
Muchello has a closed guard, preventing Taylor from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Muchello takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That kick from Taylor tenderised Muchello's leg. Muchello is trying to keep his angry face on.
Muchello shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muchello misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with an inside leg kick.
Muchello takes a kick to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Muchello misses
and Taylor counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muchello fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jesus Muchello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muchello gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taylor counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Muchello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Muchello drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Taylor follows Muchello to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Taylor!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between OZ Icon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Obi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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235 lbs
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300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, OZ Icon !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, William Obi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obi.
Icon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Obi just misses with a punch to the body.
Icon slips under a jab from Obi.
Icon lands with a shot to the body.
Icon throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Obi to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like OZ Icon has been cut.
Icon throws a body shot but no joy.
Obi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Icon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obi.
Obi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Icon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice straight punches there by Icon . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Icon .
It looks like William Obi has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obi lands with a right hand.
Icon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obi.
Obi slips under a jab from Icon .
Icon misses with a hook.
Icon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Obi eats them both and turns towards Icon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icon just misses with a punch to the body.
Icon lands with a cross.
Icon just misses with a punch to the body.
Obi throws out a counter right but Icon avoids it with no problem.
Icon throws an overhand right that lands on Obi's shoulder, as Obi tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Obi misses.
Icon misses with a wild combination.
Icon lands a leg kick that knocks Obi off balance momentarily.
Icon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obi.
Icon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Obi manages to circle out of the way.
Icon throws an off balance right hand
and Obi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obi ducks under a wild hook from Icon .
Icon misses with a lunging right hand
and Obi counters with a stiff right hand.
Obi throws a looping overhand right but Icon ducks down to avoid it.
Icon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Icon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obi.
Icon cracks Obi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Icon lands with a hook. Obi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That has opened up William Obi's cut even more.
Icon lands the left hand.
Icon misses with a hook. Obi ducked under it nicely.
OZ Icon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Obi misses the target.
Icon lands with a nice body punch.
Nice straight punches there by Icon . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Icon .
Obi misses with a hook to the body
and Icon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Icon lands an uppercut.
Icon misses with some punches.
Obi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Icon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Icon digs a right hand underneath Obi's ribcage. Obi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Icon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Icon .
Obi looks winded!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Icon lands with a right to the head.
Obi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Icon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obi backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Icon .
Obi blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Icon .
Icon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice left hand lands by Icon .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obi blocks a body shot from Icon .
Obi misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Icon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Icon .
The cut above William Obi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Obi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Icon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Icon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Icon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Obi.
Nice body punch from Icon .
Icon controlling the action here for a moment.
Icon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
OZ Icon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Icon lands with a hook. Obi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Icon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obi was well out of range. Poor timing from Icon .
Obi moves out of range of the strikes.
Icon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Icon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obi staying out of range there.
Obi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Icon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obi takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Icon misses with an uppercut
and Icon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Icon misses its intended target.
Icon sizes up Obi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
William Obi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Icon throws a body punch but Obi moves out of range.
Obi takes a swing at Icon 's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icon swings for the body but Obi moves out of range.
Icon misses with a hook to the body
and Obi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Icon throws a jab but it's blocked by Obi.
Obi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Obi ducks under a wild hook from Icon .
It seemed like Obi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Icon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at William Obi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). OZ Icon !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trev Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heath has chosen Jump by VAN HALEN as his entrance music. Josh Heath told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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250 lbs
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248 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
Experienced |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trev Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Heath!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen needs to keep his hands up - Heath had a free shot at his head there.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allen takes the fight into the clinch.
Allen lands with a light punch inside.
Heath lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Allen manages to pull guard.
Allen trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Allen is on top in guard.
Allen tries to free his leg and advance position but Heath is retaining full guard.
Allen wants to control from the top but Heath keeps moving.
Allen lands a couple of digs.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Allen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've been hearing that Allen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Heath is keeping the position.
Allen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Heath is rocked!
Allen postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Heath covers up, he's hurt! Allen keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Allen and the ref steps in to end the fight! Allen can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trev Allen!
A victorious Trev Allen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Josh Heath spoke after the fight, saying 'The burning fire of the ginger burns inside me...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Datysuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Child's entrance music is VooDoo Child. A fine choice. Pavel Datysuk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pavel Datysuk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datysuk forces Child back against the cage and clinches.
Child looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Child landing knees to the body.
Child misses with the head strike.
Child lands a left hand.
Child working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Child drags the fight down to the ground.
Datysuk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Child keeping full guard, as Datysuk tries to pass.
Datysuk keeps trying to improve his position.
Datysuk preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Child controlling Datysuk's posture.
Datysuk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Child swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datysuk 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.
Child is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Datysuk wants to control from the top but Child keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Child instigates a clinch.
Child stops a takedown attempt from Datysuk.
Child landing some nice looking knees to the body.
I was talking to Child's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Datysuk looks winded!
Child gets underhooks to prevent Datysuk's takedown attempt.
Child landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Datysuk has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Child.
Child lands an elbow just above Datysuk 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Child lands a good knee to the midsection. Datysuk won't want to take too many of those.
Child landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Child unloads a knee to the mid-section. Datysuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Child is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Child.
Child lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Child cracks Datysuk with a nice body shot.
A knee to the head by Child.
Child cracks Datysuk with a nice body shot.
Child lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Datysuk.
Child connects with a nasty looking knee right to Datysuk's face.
Child is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Child putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Datysuk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Child lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Child escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Child throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Child cracks Datysuk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Child has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Datysuk to stand back up!
Datysuk is rocked!
Marcus Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Datysuk gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Child points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Datysuk wakes up just in time to hear Child thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Child!
Marcus Child thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ville Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conway Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahokas comes into the arena with ELUVEITIE - Inis Mona blaring out of the sound system. Jennings has chosen For a few $ More as his entrance music. Ville Ahokas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ville Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conway Jennings!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahokas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jennings moves away.
Ahokas scores with a jab. Jennings acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ahokas misses with a low kick as Jennings jumps back.
Jennings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahokas.
It looked like Ahokas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jennings.
Ahokas throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Ahokas.
Jennings checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jennings shoots in and drives through. Ahokas sprawls well.
Jennings looks to land a combination but Ahokas avoids it well.
Jennings dives in and grabs Ahokas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ahokas pushes down on Jennings's head and hops out.
A jab from Jennings misses.
Ahokas throws a lazy right hand but Jennings sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Jennings.
Ahokas misses with a straight left.
Jennings shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahokas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jennings lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jennings is looking to work some ground and pound but Ahokas has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings throwing strikes but missing.
Jennings trying to control but Ahokas is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jennings has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ahokas looking for a sweep. Not yet Ahokas, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ahokas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pro Era Elite Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Ahokas thuds a left hand into Jennings's body.
Jennings slips under a jab.
Ahokas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ahokas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jennings slips under a jab.
Conway Jennings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Ahokas misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahokas misses with a hook.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Jennings.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ahokas misses with a looping right.
Jennings's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ahokas under the eye.
Jennings throws a hook but Ahokas blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Ahokas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Ahokas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jennings! But no joy.
Ville Ahokas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jennings defending well as Ahokas loads up on a big left hand.
Ahokas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jennings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahokas.
A little jabbing left from Jennings on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ahokas blocks a jab.
Ahokas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahokas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahokas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jennings connects with a looping right hand.
Jennings thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jennings tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ahokas swivels and escapes.
As Jennings looks to move away, Ahokas throws a big counter combo bu Jennings just gets out of the way.
Ville Ahokas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conway Jennings.
Jennings loads up on a big right hand but Ahokas slips the punch.
Jennings misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jennings misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Jennings lands.
Jennings misses with a hook.
Ahokas throws a combination that misses
and Jennings counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahokas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jennings.
Ahokas throws a jab when Jennings was well out of range.
Jennings throws an overhand right that lands on Ahokas's shoulder, as Ahokas tries to avoid the shot.
Ahokas just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahokas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jennings throws out the jab.
Jennings misses with a left hand
and Jennings takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jennings throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahokas.
Jennings bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jennings lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jennings loads up on a big right hand but Ahokas slips the punch.
Ahokas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ahokas lands a right hook to the body.
Jennings ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jennings looks to land a right hand but Ahokas moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jennings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jennings scores with a shot to the body.
Jennings clobbers Ahokas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jennings sizes up Ahokas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ahokas misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Jennings.
Jennings misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ahokas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahokas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahokas slips a jab and a cross from Jennings.
Jennings staying out of range there.
Ahokas misses with a hook.
Ahokas misses with a looping right.
Ahokas looks to land a left hand but Jennings moved out of range nicely.
Jennings thuds his right hand into Ahokas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Jennings misses.
Ahokas is looking to counter punch.
Jennings looks to throw the jab but Ahokas is out of range.
The fighters circling - Jennings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Jennings.
Ahokas tries to bum rush Jennings with a series of wild strikes but Jennings uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Jennings on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahokas misses with a leg kick.
Jennings throws a series of punches but Ahokas avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conway Jennings dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jennings walks into a stiff left hand from Ahokas.
A big left from Jennings misses.
Jennings moves out of range of the leg kick from Ahokas.
Jennings misses with a body punch
and Jennings takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ahokas scores with a hook.
Jennings takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ahokas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahokas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jennings.
Ahokas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jennings lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jennings shoots in for a takedown but Ahokas shows good takedown defense.
Jennings looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahokas is just out of range.
Ahokas misses with a body shot.
Ahokas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jennings on the side of the head.
A big right from Jennings misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahokas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jennings was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahokas.
A little jabbing left from Jennings on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ahokas throws a jab when Jennings was well out of range.
Ahokas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jennings.
Jennings drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ahokas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jennings.
A counter left hand to the body from Ahokas misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ahokas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jennings manages to avoid it.
Jennings swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Jennings.
Ahokas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Conway Jennings seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jennings fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ahokas tries to bum rush Jennings with a series of wild strikes but Jennings uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jennings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Ahokas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jennings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahokas.
Ahokas staying out of range there.
Ahokas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Jennings.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jennings throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahokas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jennings misses with a looping right.
Ahokas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jennings.
Jennings steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahokas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jennings misses with a straight left.
Jennings throws a hook to the side of Ahokas's head but Ahokas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jennings blocks a jab.
Jennings throws a jab when Ahokas was well out of range.
Jennings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahokas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jennings to score with a decent uppercut.
Ahokas missing with a left hand there. Jennings was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahokas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jennings.
Ahokas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jennings looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahokas is just out of range.
Ahokas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jennings.
Ahokas swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ahokas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jennings on the side of the head.
Jennings scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jennings throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ahokas counter with a right hand.
Jennings is rocked!
Ahokas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jennings moves away.
Ahokas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jennings throws out the jab.
Ahokas connects with a crisp jab.
Jennings is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahokas finish him?
Jennings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jennings seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jennings.
Jennings's coach down at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jennings's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ahokas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jennings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahokas.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jennings! But no joy.
Jennings lands a jab to Ahokas's midsection.
Jennings scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jennings throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahokas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Jennings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahokas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ahokas scores with a jab to the head.
Jennings missing with a left hand there. Ahokas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahokas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jennings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahokas.
Jennings throws the left hand but Ahokas avoids the punch easily.
Jennings throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahokas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jennings missing with a left hand there. Ahokas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahokas scores with a jab. Jennings acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Ahokas misses its intended target.
Jennings misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas lands an overhand right.
Ahokas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Ahokas misses its intended target.
Ahokas loads up on a big right hand but Jennings slips the punch.
Ahokas slips a straight right by Jennings.
A nice combination there by Jennings.
Jennings lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ahokas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ahokas defending well as Jennings loads up on a big left hand.
Ahokas misses with a hook.
Jennings slips under a jab.
Jennings might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jennings throws out a loose jab but Ahokas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jennings throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ahokas was covering up waiting for the punch and Jennings finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jennings engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ville Ahokas will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ahokas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jennings. Jennings circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ahokas avoids the body shot from Jennings.
Ahokas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jennings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahokas.
Jennings shoots for a takedown but Ahokas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ahokas loads up on a big right hand but Jennings slips the punch.
Ahokas moves away from the strike by Jennings.
Ahokas is looking to counter punch.
A punch combination from Ahokas misses.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Jennings.
Jennings misses with a takedown attempt - Ahokas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahokas moves out of range as Jennings strikes.
Ahokas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ahokas lands an overhand right.
Ahokas moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Ahokas misses its intended target.
Ahokas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jennings doesn't seem bothered though.
Jennings with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings moves out of range as Ahokas strikes.
A combination from Jennings does no damage.
Ahokas just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Jennings. That snapped Ahokas's head back.
Ahokas throws a hook to the side of Jennings's head but Jennings sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jennings takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ahokas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jennings blocks a jab.
Ahokas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jennings shoots in looking for a takedown but Ahokas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jennings's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ahokas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ville Ahokas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conway Jennings.
Jennings throws a hook to the side of Ahokas's head but Ahokas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jennings throws a right hand that misses
letting Ahokas counter with a right hand.
Jennings moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jennings misses with a lunging right hand
and Ahokas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Jennings.
Sloppy strikes from Ahokas. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Jennings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahokas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jennings takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas throws a looping overhand right but Jennings ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jennings! But no joy.
Jennings drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jennings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jennings throwing strikes from guard but Ahokas blocks nicely.
Ahokas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ahokas working a defensive guard here.
Ahokas keeping full guard, as Jennings tries to pass.
Jennings gets to his feet - Ahokas follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas looks to land a right hand but Jennings moved out of range.
Jennings fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ahokas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jennings's hands.
Jennings misses with a hook.
Jennings has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jennings misses with a few strikes there.
Ahokas punishes Jennings's body with a nice straight punch.
Jennings avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jennings now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jennings moves away from the strike by Ahokas.
The fighters circling - Jennings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jennings throws a hook but Ahokas avoids it easily.
As Jennings backs away, Ahokas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ahokas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Jennings.
A slow jab from Jennings misses its intended target.
Ahokas throws a hook but Jennings blocks it.
Ahokas misses with a hook. Jennings ducked under it nicely.
Jennings swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jennings looks to throw the jab but Ahokas is out of range.
Ahokas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ahokas swings for the body but Jennings moves out of range.
Jennings throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahokas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahokas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahokas blocks a jab.
Jennings fails with a takedown attempt.
Ahokas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jennings.
Ahokas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jennings eats them both and turns towards Ahokas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ahokas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jennings stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jennings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jennings throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ahokas counters with a stiff right hand.
Jennings throws a looping overhand right but Ahokas ducks down to avoid it.
Ahokas slaps away a takedown attempt from Jennings, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ahokas cracks Jennings with an open hand slap.
Jennings misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ville Ahokas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ahokas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ville Ahokas!
Ville Ahokas gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shino Ohio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shino Ohio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shino Ohio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramos is looking for a kimura here.
Ramos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramos in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ohio tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ramos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jackson Ramos!
In defeat, Shino Ohio stepped up to the mic, saying 'i just have to train harder always training for the belt'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jet Hemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemi's entrance music is Satyricon - Fuel For Hatred. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jet Hemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Miller!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hemi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings Hemi.
Hemi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hemi throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hemi's corner calls for a 1-2. Hemi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hemi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hemi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hemi tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Miller jabs Hemi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hemi just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hemi throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hemi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Martial Arts Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Hemi fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Miller tries to counter it with a takedown but Hemi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hemi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller connects with a right hand. Hemi shakes it off.
Miller stalks Hemi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hemi's face. Hemi staggers backwards, shaken.
Hemi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Miller's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hemi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miller momentarily.
A big right from Hemi misses.
Miller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
Miller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hemi eats them both and turns towards Miller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Hemi saw that one coming.
Hemi scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Hemi.
Jet Hemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Hemi as Miller shoots in.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hemi tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller throws a low kick but Hemi moves out of range easily.
Hemi misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a two punch combo.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hemi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hemi circles away quickly and effectively.
Hemi throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hemi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Hemi.
Hemi misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Hemi misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Hemi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller moves away from the strike by Hemi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hemi eats them both and turns towards Miller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Miller throws a right hand that Hemi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hemi also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Hemi looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller throws out a counter right but Hemi avoids it with no problem.
Hemi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller drives through with a takedown into Hemi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hemi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller wants to control from the top but Hemi keeps moving.
Hemi being controlled here, momentarily.
Miller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Miller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Miller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice combination there by Hemi.
Hemi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hemi swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Hemi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hemi throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Hemi.
A little jabbing left from Miller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hemi tries to clinch up.
Hemi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemi lands a nice looking body shot.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Hemi.
Miller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hemi with a body shot.
Hemi throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller misses with a combination
and Hemi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hemi swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hemi throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hemi manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hemi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Hemi misses.
Hemi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hemi throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jet Hemi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hemi looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Jet Hemi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hemi tries to sprawl but Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Miller is trying to control the action in half guard but Hemi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hemi trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miller seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Hemi has recovered full guard.
Hemi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hemi tries to get out of the position.
Hemi keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
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.
Miller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Miller has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Miller pushing down on Hemi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Miller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Hemi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hemi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hemi as he avoids it easily.
Hemi throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hemi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Hemi.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hemi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hemi has time to react.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hemi misses with a shot to the body
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hemi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hemi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hemi throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller jabs Hemi right on the nose. Hemi blinks but takes it well.
Miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Miller finds it's way through Hemi's defenses.
Hemi tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Hemi.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hemi.
A left lands for Hemi.
Hemi jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jet Hemi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemi wants to clinch.
Miller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Miller is rocked!
Hemi throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Hemi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Hemi.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hemi misses the jab.
Miller walks into a straight right hand from Hemi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemi tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hemi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Miller works over Hemi's head and body with a nice combination.
Hemi looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller lands a jab.
Hemi looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hemi misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hemi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hemi throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hemi throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Hemi throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Hemi cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hemi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Hemi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hemi leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hemi lands with a hook. Miller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hemi lands with a good body shot.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hemi is out of range and Miller settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Miller.
Well Miller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Josh Miller!
During a confident post fight interview, Josh Miller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doyle Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hughtavious Mingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by American Encore. Hughtavious Mingo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doyle Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hughtavious Mingo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mingo cracks Hawk with an open hand slap.
Mingo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Mingo.
Mingo punishes Hawk's body with a nice straight punch.
Mingo throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawk circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawk drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mingo sprawls and moves away.
Mingo cracks Hawk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mingo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hawk to stand back up!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo misses with a body shot.
Hawk attempts a counter takedown but Mingo avoids it well and moves away.
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mingo.
Hawk feinted with a counter takedown.
Mingo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hawk is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mingo walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hawk drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mingo swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hawk's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hughtavious Mingo!
Hughtavious Mingo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benny Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk Dubstep Remix. Jack Stick will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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168 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Stick!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Stick is out of range.
Bishop works the jab nicely.
Bishop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stick throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Stick misses with a low kick as Bishop jumps back.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Stick should have avoided that one.
Stick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bishop.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bishop is defended easily by Stick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bishop displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stick misses with a low kick.
Bishop appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bishop has been working on his balance at World Combat Gym - NY, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Stick.
Stick avoids a kick to the body.
Stick feints the counter takedown.
Stick shoots in for a takedown but Bishop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Stick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stick takes one on the button.
Stick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bishop changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Stick ducks down to avoid it.
Stick dives in for a single leg takedown but Bishop sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Benny Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Stick.
Bishop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters circling a little - Bishop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stick scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop defending against the ground and pound.
Bishop takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stick fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bishop wants to control but Stick postures up.
Stick is working Bishop over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stick lands some shots froms side control.
Bishop tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stick works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stick working the ground and pound from side control.
Bishop is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stick cracks Bishop with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Stick immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Bishop is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Stick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Stick!
A relieved looking Jack Stick thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Benny Bishop was interviewed post fight and said 'That was BOOOOOGGGGGGUUUUUUUSSSSSS!!! BBOOOOOOOOOOO!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dead's entrance music is Better off Dead. A fine choice. Bullard has chosen Wrecking Ball as his entrance music. Tony Bullard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Bullard!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead tries to bum rush Bullard with a series of wild strikes but Bullard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dead misses with a head kick.
Bullard cracks Dead with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dead misses with a series of wild punches.
Bullard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dead connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bullard scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Tony Bullard has been cut.
Dead misses with a left hand
letting Bullard counter with a right hand.
Dead throws a body shot but no joy.
Bullard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bullard lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead misses with a two punch combination.
Dead connects with the punch.
Dead bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Bullard! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Bullard is rocked!
That has opened up Tony Bullard's cut even more.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bullard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dead 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.
Bullard is still in real trouble! Can Dead finish him?
Bullard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dead. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard wants to stand up but Dead is controlling him.
Bullard seems to have recovered his senses.
Bullard is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bullard keeping full guard, as Dead tries to pass.
Dead is working hard here to advance position.
Dead wants to control from the top but Bullard keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bullard keeping full guard, as Dead tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bullard slips a jab and a cross from Dead.
Dead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bullard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dead throws an overhand right that lands on Bullard's shoulder, as Bullard tries to avoid the shot.
Bullard throws out a counter right but Dead avoids it with no problem.
Dead ducks right into an uppercut from Bullard.
Dead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bullard moves into the clinch.
Dead lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bullard misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bullard fails to land.
Bullard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bullard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bullard tries a body shot but Dead blocks it.
Dead wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dead tries to pull guard but Bullard won't allow it.
Dead wants to break free but Bullard has control.
Dead doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullard pushes Dead back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dead lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bullard backwards.
Dead tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bullard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bullard lands with a left to the head.
Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead is leaning against Bullard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bullard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deads head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bullard.
Bullard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Bullard working aggressively here.
Bullard lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bullard.
Dead is breathing heavily.
Bullard lands a nice shot to the body.
Bullard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dead or not.
Bullard lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bullard scores with a shoulder strike.
Dead tries to break the clinch but Bullard is controlling the position.
Our sources have told us that Dead has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullard scores with a shot to the side of Dead's head.
Dead is trying to break free.
Bullard lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bullard.
Bullard prevents a body shot from Dead.
Bullard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Bullard lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Dead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bullard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dead tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bullard smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Better Dead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bullard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dead misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Dead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dead misses the jab.
Bullard moves into range and clinches up with Dead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Better Dead will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Bullard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bullard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullard tries to move into range but Dead moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dead throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bullard counters with a nice right hand that sends Dead toppling to the canvas! Dead scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bullard finish him?!
Dead is rocked!
Better Dead is winning the standup battle so far.
Dead misses with a left hand
and Bullard rattles Dead with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Dead tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Bullard dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Dead stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Bullard!
Tony Bullard is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Tony Bullard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Better Dead spoke after the fight, saying 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.
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