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INY 70: Vengeance PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Correa!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Robertson - just one landing.
Jose Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robertson scores with a nice head shot.
Robertson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Correa to score with a decent uppercut.
Robertson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Correa.
Correa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robertson was well out of range. Poor timing from Correa.
Correa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Correa moved away.
Correa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Correa misses with a series of wild punches.
We've been told by Robertson's head coaches at Malicious Intent Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Correa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robertson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Correa scores with a hook to the body. Robertson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robertson misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Correa! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robertson looks to land a right hand but Correa moved out of range.
Correa misses with a body punch
and Robertson counters with a one-two to the body.
Correa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa slips a jab and a cross from Robertson.
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
Correa misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Correa.
It looked like Robertson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Correa.
Robertson throws a big shot that misses.
Correa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Correa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Correa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Robertson throws a hook but Correa avoids it easily.
Correa moves away from the strike by Robertson.
Robertson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robertson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Correa.
Robertson throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robertson. Correa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Correa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa misses with a hook
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
Correa slips under a jab from Robertson.
Robertson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Correa.
Robertson misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Correa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robertson misses with a series of wild punches.
Robertson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Correa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Correa missing with a left hand there. Robertson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robertson gets caught napping as Correa dives in and scores a takedown. Robertson manages to retain guard.
Correa trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Correa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Correa is trying to control. Robertson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Robertson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Correa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Robertson is just riding it out for now. Correa eventually gives up the hold.
Correa wants to take a breather but Robertson is having none of it.
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.
Correa wants to work for an arm triangle but Robertson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Robertson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Correa on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Correa is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Robertson reverses the position - he's now on top in Correa's guard.
Correa is looking to cinch up a triangle. Robertson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Correa's body to avoid the submission. Correa has instead reached around Robertson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Correa arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jose Correa!
Our winner, Jose Correa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Superior Nucleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Qasi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Whom The Bell Tolls. Nucleus has chosen Tupac - Hit 'Em Up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Superior Nucleus!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Qasi is defended easily by Nucleus.
Nucleus follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Qasi cracks Nucleus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nucleus defending well as Qasi loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Qasi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nucleus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Qasi with a body shot.
Nucleus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Qasi feints a jab promting Nucleus to slip. Qasi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nucleus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Qasi throws a series of punches but Nucleus avoids them all with ease.
Nucleus throws a counter combo.
Qasi misses with a wild combination.
Nucleus misses with a kick to the body
letting Qasi counter with a right hand.
Qasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Qasi misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi throws a right hand that Nucleus ducks under and follows up with a left that Nucleus also avoids with ease.
Qasi throws a right hand that misses
and Qasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Qasi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Qasi.
Qasi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nucleus circles away quickly and effectively.
Nucleus steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Azar Qasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qasi 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.
Qasi shoots in and drives through. Nucleus sprawls well.
No luck for Qasi with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azar Qasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Qasi throws a right and a left that Nucleus avoids nicely.
Nucleus tests Qasi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Nucleus.
Nucleus stuffs the takedown.
Qasi tries to bum rush Nucleus with a series of wild strikes but Nucleus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nucleus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi with a nice cross.
A jab from Qasi misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nucleus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nucleus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qasi moves away.
Qasi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nucleus.
Qasi lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Qasi.
Nucleus is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nucleus connects with a body shot that sends Qasi's belly button to the back.
Qasi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Qasi shoots in for a takedown but Nucleus shows good takedown defense.
Qasi lands a jab to the head.
Nucleus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nucleus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qasi throws out the jab.
Qasi avoids the body shot from Nucleus.
Qasi throwing a counter right hand but Nucleus manages to avoid it.
Qasi misses with a wild combination.
Nucleus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Superior Nucleus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Qasi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi misses with a hook. Nucleus ducked under it nicely.
Qasi moves out of range as Nucleus strikes.
Nucleus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Qasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Qasi misses the target.
Nucleus slips a jab from Qasi.
Qasi with a jab.
Nucleus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nucleus lands a nice looking body shot.
Nucleus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nucleus slips under a jab from Qasi.
Qasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nucleus defending well as Qasi loads up on a big left hand.
Nucleus throws a head kick that misses.
Qasi fails to land with a series of punches.
Qasi throws a poor cross that misses
and Nucleus counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Qasi both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qasi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Qasi fails to land with a series of punches.
Qasi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nucleus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Qasi.
Qasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Qasi throws a right hand that Nucleus ducks under and follows up with a left that Nucleus also avoids with ease.
Qasi tests Nucleus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nucleus tries to bum rush Qasi with a series of wild strikes but Qasi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Qasi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Nucleus misses.
Qasi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A lazy left from Nucleus finds it's target.
Qasi misses with a straight left.
Nucleus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Qasi swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qasi throws a hook to the side of Nucleus's head but Nucleus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Qasi with a poor takedown
and Nucleus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nucleus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azar Qasi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Qasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Nucleus is just out of range.
Nucleus blocks a jab.
Qasi throws out a loose jab but Nucleus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qasi throws a lazy right hand but Nucleus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nucleus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Qasi has got the better of the exchanges.
Qasi throws a series of punches but Nucleus avoids them all with ease.
Qasi throws a right and a left that Nucleus avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nucleus! But no joy.
Nucleus slips a jab and a cross from Qasi.
Nucleus dodges the punch combination from Qasi.
Nucleus throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qasi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nucleus throws a head kick that half lands.
Qasi throws a lazy uppercut
and Nucleus counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azar Qasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Nucleus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Qasi.
Qasi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nucleus's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nucleus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Qasi is one step ahead there.
Qasi pushes down on Nucleus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Qasi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nucleus can do to turn this around?
Qasi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nucleus sees it coming and defends easily.
Nucleus is controlling Qasi's trapped leg to prevent Qasi from advancing to side control.
Qasi is working for a kimura but Nucleus is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nucleus holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Qasi trying to control the action but Nucleus is working from the bottom.
Qasi wants to work for an arm triangle but Nucleus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nucleus is trying to get back to full guard.
Nucleus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nucleus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus keeping moving, preventing Qasi from controlling successfully.
Nucleus trying to control the position.
Qasi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nucleus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nucleus is trying to keep Qasi in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Qasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nucleus.
Nucleus blocks a jab.
Nucleus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nucleus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Qasi looks to throw the jab but Nucleus is out of range.
Nucleus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Qasi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi misses with a straight left.
Qasi throws a hook but Nucleus avoids it easily.
Qasi shoots in for a takedown but Nucleus shows good takedown defense.
Nucleus ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
Qasi tests Nucleus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nucleus slips under a jab.
Nucleus takes a swing at Qasi's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Nucleus.
A telegraphed right hand from Qasi misses the target.
Nucleus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nucleus throws a jab but it's blocked by Qasi.
Nucleus just misses with a punch to the body.
Nucleus scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nucleus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Qasi.
Qasi misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azar Qasi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Qasi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nucleus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Qasi is out of range and Nucleus settles back down.
Nucleus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nucleus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nucleus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Qasi on the side of the head.
Nucleus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Qasi.
Qasi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nucleus.
It looked like Qasi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Qasi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nucleus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Qasi lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qasi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Qasi backing away here, and Nucleus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nucleus tries to land a front kick but Qasi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Qasi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azar Qasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Qasi fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Qasi does no damage.
Good exchange - Qasi coming out on top.
Nucleus tries to land a leg kick but Qasi saw it coming and moves away.
Qasi avoids the head kick by Nucleus.
Qasi dives in and grabs Nucleus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nucleus pushes down on Qasi's head and hops out.
Qasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Qasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nucleus.
Qasi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nucleus counters with a nice uppercut.
Nucleus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Qasi misses with an uppercut. Nucleus saw that one coming.
Qasi cracks Nucleus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nucleus moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Nucleus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Superior Nucleus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Qasi moves forwards but Nucleus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Qasi shoots in for a takedown but Nucleus shows good takedown defense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nucleus digs a good hook to Qasi's body.
Qasi misses with a two punch combination.
Nucleus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nucleus scores with a nice body kick.
Qasi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nucleus misses with a head kick.
Qasi drops his hands momentarily and Nucleus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nucleus looks to throw the jab but Qasi is out of range.
Qasi throws a right hand that misses
and Nucleus counters with a three punch combo that has Qasi backing up. Qasi nods at Nucleus to acknowledge the strikes.
Nucleus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nucleus throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi avoids the head kick by Nucleus.
Qasi misses with a looping right.
Nucleus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Qasi is defended easily by Nucleus.
Nucleus fakes the leg kick and cracks Qasi in the body.
Nucleus stuffs the takedown.
Qasi throws a nice looking combination but Nucleus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Qasi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nucleus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qasi walks into a jab.
Nucleus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi throws a jab when Nucleus was well out of range.
Qasi avoids the head kick by Nucleus.
Nucleus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Qasi.
Qasi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nucleus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Qasi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Qasi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nucleus.
A big right from Qasi misses.
Nucleus throws a solid leg kick but Qasi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nucleus.
Qasi blocks a leg kick.
Qasi misses with a looping right.
Qasi with a nice cross.
Nucleus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Qasi checks a low kick from Nucleus.
Azar Qasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Qasi looks to land a combination but Nucleus avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Superior Nucleus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Qasi 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azar Qasi!
An out of breath Azar Qasi 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 Alex Novaks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Shopionus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shopionus has chosen Truck stop - Baja maja as his entrance music. Alex Novaks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Novaks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Shopionus!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novaks lands a right hook to the body.
Novaks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Novaks moves into the clinch successfully.
Shopionus lands with a short shot to the head.
Shopionus managing to block the knees to the body from Novaks.
Our sources have told us that Novaks has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Shopionus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shopionus lands a nice uppercut.
Novaks misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Novaks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Novaks has Shopionus pushed against the cage.
Novaks looking to stall.
Novaks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shopionus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Novaks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shopionus scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shopionus looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shopionus throws an elbow but misses.
Shopionus struggles to land a body shot inside as Novaks controls his hands.
Shopionus scores with a shot to the side of Novaks's head.
Shopionus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shopionus lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Shopionus as the two fighters clinch.
Novaks tries a knee to the head but Shopionus blocks it.
Novaks stalling in the clinch but Shopionus improves position.
Novaks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Novaks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shopionus.
Novaks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shopionus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Novaks scores with a shot to the side of Shopionus's head.
Shopionus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Novaks on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shopionus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shopionus tries to work over Novaks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Novaks tries to land a knee to the head but Shopionus blocks with his arms.
Shopionus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shopionus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shopionus managing to block the knees to the body from Novaks.
Novaks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shopionus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Novaks blocking some punches.
Novaks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shopionus can't find room to land a body shot as Novaks controls the action.
Novaks misses with a knee strike.
Shopionus can't find room to land a body shot as Novaks controls the action.
Shopionus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Novaks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Novaks misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Novaks fails to land.
Novaks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shopionus swings wildly with an uppercut but Novaks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shopionus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shopionus lands a left hand.
Novaks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shopionus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shopionus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Novaks's elbow.
Shopionus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Novaks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shopionuss head.
Shopionus misses with a body punch.
Novaks blocking some punches.
Novaks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Novaks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shopionus.
A left hand lands to the body for Shopionus.
Novaks tries a knee to the head but Shopionus blocks it.
Novaks misses with a punch on the inside.
Novaks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novaks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Novaks is breathing heavily.
Novaks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shopionus backwards.
Shopionus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Novaks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shopionus lands with a left to the head.
Novaks is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Shopionus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Novaks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shopionus creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Novaks's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Novaks drops to his knees and Shopionus pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Shopionus!
Ricky Shopionus decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Dubliners - Fields of Athenry. Iain Reilly has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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218 lbs
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200 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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iain Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clay Moore!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reilly swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Reilly clobbers Moore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reilly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Iain Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Reilly connects with a single shot there.
Moore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reilly defends it nicely.
Reilly throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Moore tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reilly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moore is rocked!
Moore staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moore is still on wobbly legs! Can Reilly finish him?
Reilly misses with a left hand
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Moore 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.
Moore gets a double leg takedown into Reilly's guard.
Moore seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is looking to work some ground and pound but Reilly has wrist control.
Moore is looking to work some ground and pound but Reilly has wrist control.
Reilly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moore throwing strikes from guard but Reilly blocks nicely.
Moore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Reilly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moore defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reilly is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.
Moore cracks Reilly with a solid left hand.
Moore trying to control but Reilly is working from the bottom.
Moore stopping the sweep attempt from Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moore lands a couple of digs.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reilly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moore wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.
Reilly is trying to keep Moore in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moore working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moore postures up.
Reilly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moore throwing strikes from guard but Reilly blocks nicely.
Reilly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moore is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moore is one step ahead there.
Moore scoring with some ground and pound.
Moore is working Reilly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moore working some strikes from top position.
Moore pushes down on Reilly's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Reilly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reilly tries to get to full guard but Moore has control of the leg.
Moore is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reilly is in trouble now - Moore has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore lands a heavy elbow.
Reilly is rocked!
Reilly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reilly tries to get out of the position.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Moore! Reilly is hurt baaadly! Moore is firing away with more strikes - Reilly 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 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Moore!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luther Lamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Boy Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blk & Blu. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luther Lamel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baby Boy Harris!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Lamel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lamel throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Lamel misses its intended target.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamel.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lamel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Lamel pushes him off.
Lamel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Lamel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lamel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lamel connects with a looping right hand.
Lamel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Lamel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lamel circles away quickly and effectively.
Lamel cracks Harris with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Harris falls to his knees and Lamel doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Lamel!
Luther Lamel spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendry is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scotland The Brave. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Jeremy!
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, Alistair Hendry!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeremy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hendry swivels and escapes.
Jeremy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hendry swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jeremy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jeremy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Jeremy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendry leaves Jeremy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Hendry misses.
Jeremy thuds his right hand into Hendry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hendry misses with a looping left.
Jeremy fails with the takedown.
Jeremy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hendry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jeremy is one step ahead there.
Jeremy trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jeremy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hendry is keeping the position for now.
Hendry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jeremy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hendry is looking to stand up but Jeremy isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hendry looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hendry looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hendry!
Jeremy wants to control but Hendry postures up.
Jeremy gets back to half guard.
Jeremy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jeremy gets back to full guard.
Jeremy wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendry trying to control the position from guard on top but Jeremy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendry landing some decent shots from guard.
Hendry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hendry is in close to Jeremy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jeremy working for a triangle but Hendry defends it easily.
Hendry scoring with some ground and pound.
Hendry with a nice head shot there.
Jeremy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hendry manages to get himself to full guard.
Jeremy preventing the sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeremy 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.
Hendry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jeremy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jeremy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jeremy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hendry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jeremy has managed to get both his arms back between Hendry's legs - danger averted.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hendry can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jeremy drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Jeremy seems to have locked his on tight now - Hendry screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Jeremy, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ron Jeremy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myron Klewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klewis comes to the cage accompanied by Black. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myron Klewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones dips to his left and cracks Klewis with an uppercut!
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Klewis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Klewis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Klewis is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Klewis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Klewis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Klewis working Jones over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klewis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Klewis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klewis throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Klewis has control of the leg.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Klewis slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones looking to control.
Klewis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Klewis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Klewis postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Jones wants to sweep here but Klewis controlling him for the moment.
Klewis connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klewis defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Klewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Klewis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Klewis landing some decent shots from guard.
Klewis works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Klewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Klewis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Klewis chips away with some ground and pound.
Klewis is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klewis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Klewis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Klewis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Klewis won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Klewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones controls Klewis momentarily but Klewis frees himself.
Klewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Klewis stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Klewis distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones is rocked!
Klewis stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Klewis finish him?
Klewis arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Jones's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Myron Klewis!
Myron Klewis really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Dissolution Fight Wear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai O Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolai O Brian!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brian throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris moves into range and connects with a jab.
O Brian thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Brian throws a big shot that misses.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
O Brian throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
O Brian misses with a straight right.
O Brian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
O Brian swings around for an armbar but Harris sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into O Brian's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but O Brian blocks nicely.
O Brian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to control from the top but O Brian keeps moving.
Harris 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.
O Brian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from O Brian.
O Brian is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
O Brian controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brian throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Harris is working to get back to half guard.
O Brian tries to control but Harris wriggling away.
O Brian landing punches.
Harris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
O Brian is looking to advance position but Harris won't allow it.
Harris wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brian throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harris to regain full guard.
Harris wants to sweep here but O Brian controlling him for the moment.
O Brian trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Harris manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
O Brian isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Harris stacks O Brian on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Harris!
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Brian keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
O Brian tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
O Brian takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
O Brian is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harris wants to stand but O Brian is controlling his arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but O Brian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai O Brian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab by Harris.
O Brian circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Brian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
O Brian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Brian counters with a single leg into guard. Harris didn't expect that.
Harris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harris controls O Brian momentarily but O Brian frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brian pushes down on Harris's leg and manages to get into half guard.
O Brian is just content to waste time from the top position. Harris takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brian is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
O Brian passes easily into side control. Nice work.
O Brian trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
O Brian cracks Harris with a big right hand but Harris just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
O Brian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
Harris is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
O Brian trying to control the pace.
O Brian wants to advance to full mount but Harris doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Harris striking off his back but it's not causing O Brian any problems.
O Brian is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nikolai O Brian has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Brian throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Harris working a defensive guard but O Brian passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
O Brian prevents Harris from getting back to his feet.
O Brian trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Brian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
O Brian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
O Brian forces his way into half guard.
O Brian wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Brian is trying to work for a kimura but Harris is defending well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - O Brian circles away.
O Brian misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Harris defending well as O Brian loads up on a big left hand.
O Brian misses with a straight left.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but O Brian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. O Brian tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Brian manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Brian throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Harris tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. O Brian is in Harris's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai O Brian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
O Brian swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
O Brian misses with a straight left.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Brian.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harris tries to clinch there but O Brian circles away.
Harris has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from O Brian fails to land.
O Brian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but O Brian pushes him off.
Harris tries to clinch there but O Brian circles away.
Harris fails with the takedown.
O Brian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
O Brian misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Brian throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from O Brian.
O Brian throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris feinted with a counter takedown.
O Brian takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris has closed the distance and engaged O Brian in a clinch.
Harris is fighting off a takedown attempt but O Brian is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Harris to the mat. Harris regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Brian trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
O Brian trying to move into half guard but instead Harris has managed to sweep!
Gunner Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikolai O Brian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brian is trying to keep Harris in close.
O Brian working a defensive guard but Harris manages to pass into side control anyway.
Harris trying to control the position but O Brian is working away.
Who's going to make the next move?
Harris controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the position but O Brian is working away.
O Brian is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
O Brian is not content to let Harris control the position.
O Brian struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
O Brian is looking to reverse the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Brian lands with a nice body punch.
Harris fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Brian circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Gunner Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikolai O Brian.
I've got O Brian winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai O Brian!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Martin Bison has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester throws a body punch but Bison moves out of range.
Bison looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Winchester just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bison or perhaps it was just good defense by Winchester, which made it look bad.
Bison moves out of range of the body kick.
Winchester moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Winchester.
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winchester.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Winchester obliges.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winchester is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winchester manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Winchester content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester misses with a knee strike.
Bison avoids a wild elbow strike from Winchester.
Winchester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but Bison blocks it.
Winchester throws a punch but it's blocked by Bison.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winchester.
Winchester landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Winchester landing knees to the body.
Winchester connects with a knee to the head.
Winchester has Bison pressed against the cage.
Winchester gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Bison's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winchester looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Winchester is nestled in close to Bison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Winchester lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison taking some punishment here, with Winchester in his half guard.
Winchester has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Winchester works his foot free and advances to mount.
Winchester landing strikes, looking to finish!
Winchester lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bison is rocked!
Winchester lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Bison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winchester has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Bison is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Winchester!
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