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Death Squad 232:Gordon vs Page PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Honey Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zarek Reschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Honey Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Zarek Reschke!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badger blocks a leg kick.
Reschke misses with a looping right.
Reschke connects with an inside leg kick.
Reschke misses with a wild body shot.
Badger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reschke throws out the jab.
Reschke throws a big shot that misses.
Reschke throws a nice looking combination but Badger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reschke throws out a leg kick but Badger moves out of range and Reschke only half commits.
Reschke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Badger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badger checks a leg kick nicely.
Reschke misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reschke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Badger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reschke backwards.
Badger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reschke lands with a hook. Badger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reschke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Badger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reschke ducks under a wild hook from Badger.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reschke! But no joy.
Reschke dips to his left and cracks Badger with an uppercut!
Reschke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reschke misses with a hook. Badger ducked under it nicely.
Reschke throws a jab when Badger was well out of range.
Badger throwing a counter right hand but Reschke manages to avoid it.
Badger swings widly with a right hand
and Reschke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reschke throws out a loose jab but Badger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reschke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reschke throws an overhand right that lands on Badger's shoulder, as Badger tries to avoid the shot.
Badger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reschke walks into a jab.
Badger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zarek Reschke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badger misses with a lunging right hand
and Reschke counters with a good low kick that Badger was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reschke scores with a jab to the body.
Badger swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Reschke to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reschke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badger moves away.
Reschke scores with a nice head shot.
Reschke cracks Badger with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Badger falls to his knees and Reschke 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 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zarek Reschke!
Zarek Reschke was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gaspar Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Hendricks is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaspar Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Gomez lands.
It looks like Johnny Hendricks has been cut.
Hendricks connects with an inside leg kick.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendricks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hendricks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gomez.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Hendricks.
Hendricks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gomez in his tracks.
Gomez gets a clinch.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Hendricks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gomez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hendricks scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head.
Hendricks avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez tries to clinch but Hendricks moves out of range.
Gomez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym of the Gods in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez avoids the head kick by Hendricks.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Hendricks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez lands a body shot.
Gomez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gomez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hendricks on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Hendricks circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hendricks!
Hendricks moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnny Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez moves out of range as Hendricks strikes.
Gomez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez shoots in looking for a takedown but Hendricks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gomez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gomez moves into the clinch successfully.
Hendricks pushes Gomez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Still in the clinch, Hendricks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hendricks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hendricks is looking for a takedown.
Hendricks misses with the head strike.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Hendricks tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomez looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gomez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hendricks misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gomez is looking to control Hendricks's arms but Hendricks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gomez has his back to the cage.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendricks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Hendricks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez staying out of range there.
Hendricks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gomez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gomez rushes Hendricks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hendricks looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Hendricks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No luck for Gomez with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hendricks misses with a low kick.
Hendricks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez shoots in and drives through. Hendricks sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaspar Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendricks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gomez slips under a jab from Hendricks.
Gomez throws a head kick that half lands.
Hendricks moves forwards but Gomez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That has opened up Johnny Hendricks's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
Hendricks lands with a hook. Gomez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks connects with a looping right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Hendricks as Gomez shoots in.
A clash of legs there as Hendricks blocks the low kick.
Gomez shoots and misses
and Hendricks counters with a leg kick.
Hendricks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomez.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hendricks lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Hendricks avoids nicely.
Hendricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hendricks misses with a looping left.
Hendricks cracks Gomez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hendricks throws a leg kick but Gomez moved away.
Gomez lands an overhand right.
Gomez is looking to land body kicks.
And Hendricks responds with a good body kick, but Gomez manages to step out the way in time.
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 Gaspar Gomez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Hendricks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hendricks walks into a straight right hand from Gomez.
Hendricks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gomez.
Hendricks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gomez's calf.
Gomez misses with a body kick.
Hendricks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gomez counters with a nice leg kick.
Gomez throws a right hand that Hendricks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hendricks also avoids with ease.
Hendricks cracks the inside of Gomez's front leg.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Hendricks slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gomez, right into the meat.
Gomez connects with a jab.
Hendricks with a jab.
Good exchange - Hendricks coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks tries to work over Gomez's front leg with a kick but Gomez checks it.
Gomez tries to clinch but Hendricks is having none of it.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Hendricks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Hendricks is avoiding it.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hendricks connects with a right hand. Gomez shakes it off.
Hendricks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Gomez misses the target.
Hendricks moves out of range of the body kick.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Hendricks circles away.
Gomez motions for Hendricks to come forward. Gomez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Hendricks.
Hendricks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hendricks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hendricks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Hendricks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
A jab from Gomez misses.
Gomez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hendricks is fending him off so far but Gomez persists. Nope, Hendricks circles away and we're back to standing.
Hendricks lands with a good body shot.
Gomez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hendricks counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hendricks as he jumps to the side.
A little jabbing left from Hendricks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gomez slips under a jab.
Gomez lands with a straight right. Hendricks didn't see that one coming.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Hendricks circles away and keeps his distance.
Hendricks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hendricks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hendricks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez misses with a right hand
and Hendricks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gomez thinking.
Gomez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hendricks takes one to the side of the head.
Hendricks closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Gomez to work.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Hendricks struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Gomez trying to control the position but instead, Hendricks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gomez into the cage.
Hendricks throws a head punch that misses.
Gomez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hendricks blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Hendricks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gomez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendricks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hendricks lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendricks connects with a looping right hand.
Johnny Hendricks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Hendricks is avoiding it.
Gomez scores with a nice head shot.
The cut above Johnny Hendricks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Hendricks jabs at Gomez's body.
Hendricks lands the left hand.
Hendricks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gomez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hendricks scrambles back to his feet.
Hendricks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by Gomez.
Hendricks misses with an uppercut. Gomez saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hendricks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Hendricks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hendricks drops his hands momentarily and Gomez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hendricks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hendricks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hendricks lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Hendricks.
Hendricks checks a leg kick nicely.
Hendricks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnny Hendricks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Hendricks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hendricks throws a lazy uppercut
and Gomez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Hendricks.
Hendricks avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Hendricks takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Hendricks misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks digs a good hook to Gomez's body.
Gomez shoots in for a double leg but Hendricks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hendricks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hendricks thuds his right hand into Gomez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hendricks digs a good hook to Gomez's body.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Hendricks moved out of range.
Gomez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hendricks eats them both and turns towards Gomez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Hendricks.
Hendricks slips under a jab from Gomez.
Gomez takes one on the button.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Hendricks avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Hendricks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hendricks scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a solid leg kick but Gomez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hendricks.
Gomez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gomez blocks the body kick.
Hendricks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gomez takes a step back to recover.
Gomez throws a hook but Hendricks blocks it.
Hendricks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hendricks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gomez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hendricks thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Hendricks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez tries to keep at a distance but Hendricks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hendricks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hendricks.
Hendricks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hendricks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gomez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gomez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hendricks throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hendricks's waist but Hendricks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomez off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Gomez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hendricks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomez staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
Hendricks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hendricks throws a right hand that Gomez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomez also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Hendricks keeps it at a distance.
Gomez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hendricks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gomez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left lands for Hendricks.
Hendricks throws an overhand right that drops Gomez like a sack of potatoes! Hendricks dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Hendricks!
After winning the bout, Johnny Hendricks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Stockton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Morley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Stockton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Morley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stockton cracks Morley with a good jab.
Morley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stockton swings widly with a right hand
and Morley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morley gets a double leg takedown into Stockton's guard.
Stockton is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Stockton gets underhooks to prevent Morley's takedown attempt.
Morley has Stockton pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Morley pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Stockton tumbling to the mat - Morley dives into Stockton's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morley throws a big right hand that misses.
Morley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stockton is pulling down on Morley's head to control his posture.
Stockton continues to stall.
Morley throws a big right hand that misses.
Morley with a nice head shot there.
Morley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morley postures up in Stockton's guard and throws a big left but Stockton blocks it.
Morley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morley trying to control but Stockton is working from the bottom.
Morley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stockton is keeping the position for now.
Stockton trying to keep a closed guard but Morley is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Duane Stockton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stockton seems a little lost for a moment, as Morley dominates the positioning.
Morley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stockton some visible discomfort.
Stockton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Morley.
Morley fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stockton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Morley crashes against the mat.
Morley taking a breather here.
Morley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Morley lands an elbow.
Morley working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Morley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Morley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stockton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Morley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Morley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morley with the ground and pound but Stockton regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Morley wants to control but Stockton is keeping him busy.
Morley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morley throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stockton to regain full guard.
Stockton is trying to control the position but Morley postures up.
Morley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stockton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Morley told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morley throwing strikes from guard but Stockton blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Morley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morley misses with a takedown attempt - Stockton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Stockton misses the target.
Stockton avoids the body shot from Morley.
Nice takedown defense from Stockton. No joy for Morley on that attempt.
Morley shoots for a takedown but Stockton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duane Stockton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Morley.
Morley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stockton but Stockton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stockton lands with an uppercut that bounces Morley off the cage and back into range.
Morley throws a shot from downtown. Stockton moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stockton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stockton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stockton won't be happy with that.
Stockton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stockton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morley looking to control but instead Stockton has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Morley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stockton keeps working.
Adam Morley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morley slips a nice elbow through Stockton's hands, connecting with Stockton's forehead.
It looks like Duane Stockton has been cut.
Stockton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stockton tries to get out of the position.
Morley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stockton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morley slows the pace down in half guard.
Stockton is looking to improve his position.
Morley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stockton's head.
Stockton wants to get back to full guard.
Morley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stockton defending well though.
Morley is taking a breather. Stockton says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Morley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stockton as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stockton was covering up waiting for the punch and Morley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stockton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stockton wants to get back to his feet but Morley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morley throws a big elbow that misses.
Morley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morley throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morley lands a couple of digs.
Morley trying to control the position from guard on top but Stockton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morley throws a big right hand that misses.
Stockton keeping moving, preventing Morley from controlling successfully.
Morley lands a couple of elbows.
Morley throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Morley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duane Stockton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Morley shoots in and drives through. Stockton sprawls well.
It looked like Stockton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morley dives in for a single leg takedown but Stockton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Stockton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stockton connects with a jab.
Stockton lands a jab to Morley's midsection.
Morley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stockton.
The fighters circling - Stockton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adam Morley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stockton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stockton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morley throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morley 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.
Morley scoring with some ground and pound.
Morley throwing strikes from guard but Stockton blocks nicely.
Morley is stalling in the full guard.
Morley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morley shoots in but Stockton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Duane Stockton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Morley.
Morley shoots in but no luck this time.
Stockton throws a big shot that misses.
Morley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stockton counters with a straight right hand.
Stockton throws the left hand but Morley avoids the punch easily.
Duane Stockton is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stockton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stockton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morley shoots in but no luck this time.
Stockton digs a good hook to Morley's body.
Stockton missing with a left hand there. Morley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stockton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morley shoots for a takedown but Stockton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stockton throws a big counter combination but Morley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Morley shoots in looking for a takedown. Stockton tries to sprawl out of it but Morley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stockton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morley misses with a takedown attempt - Stockton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stockton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morley has a takedown stuffed.
Stockton swings for the body but Morley moves out of range.
Morley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stockton throws out the jab.
Duane Stockton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morley is defended easily by Stockton.
Morley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stockton as he avoids it easily.
Morley dives in for a single leg takedown but Stockton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A combination from Stockton does no damage.
Stockton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Morley misses with a takedown attempt
and Stockton counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Stockton does it's job there.
Morley dives in and grabs Stockton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stockton pushes down on Morley's head and hops out.
Adam Morley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morley takes one to the chin there.
Stockton drops Morley with a naaaaasty hook - Morley is in real trouble here! Stockton dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duane Stockton!
After winning the bout, Duane Stockton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sydney Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leben comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex - Kyoto. 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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280 lbs
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290 lbs
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Great low kicks
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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
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sydney Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben motions for Jones to come forward. Leben throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leben with a hook.
Leben misses the jab.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a fast counter high kick but Leben manages to duck under it in time.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Leben fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Leben backing away here, and Jones unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Leben throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones is looking to clinch but Leben is avoiding it.
Leben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws out a counter right but Leben avoids it with no problem.
Leben swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leben attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leben looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leben closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Leben.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Chris Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leben throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leben swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leben thinking.
Leben throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Leben was not able to check.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leben seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Leben closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Leben pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leben rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Leben gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Leben wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leben looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leben can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Leben closes the distance and clinches.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents Leben from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leben.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leben misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones punishes Leben's body with a nice straight punch.
Leben pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leben manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leben clinches.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Leben misses with the head strike.
Leben wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Leben's head.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Leben seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jones can turn it around.
Leben on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leben manages to break the clinch.
Leben throws a lazy body kick
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Leben throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Leben misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leben looks to throw a body kick
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones tries to move into range but Leben moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leben lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leben throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
A head kick by Leben misses
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crunch! Leben slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Jones rushes Leben and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leben tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leben is breathing heavily.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Leben. Leben maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Leben misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leben clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Leben looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leben misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leben can't break the clinch.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Chris Leben has been cut.
Jones lands a left hand.
A short left from Jones.
Leben is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones taking a breather.
Oh Leben is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Leben to his knees! Jones keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sydney Jones!
In his post fight interview, Sydney Jones started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lukacz Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belmont kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is N.W.A - Appetite For Destruction. 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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145 lbs
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152 lbs
26 - 21 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
36 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukacz Belmont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmont cracks Surma with an open hand slap.
It looks like Musta Surma has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Belmont.
Surma rushes Belmont and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Surma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Surma takes a shot to the head.
Belmont blocks the elbow strike.
Surma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Surma told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Belmont in his tracks for a moment.
Belmont misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belmont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Surma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belmont.
A little jabbing left from Surma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Belmont!
Surma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surma darts in trying to clinch
and Belmont counters with a stiff right hand.
Lukacz Belmont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Surma tries to clinch there but Belmont circles away.
It looked like Belmont wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Surma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont drops Surma with a beautiful combination! Surma stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Belmont is looking for the KO!
Surma is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Belmont.
Surma is still on wobbly legs! Can Belmont finish him?
Surma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belmont manages to avoid it.
Surma seems to have recovered his senses.
Belmont looks to land a body kick but Surma moved away.
Belmont with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Surma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Belmont misses the target.
Surma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Surma looks to land a left hand but Belmont moved out of range nicely.
Belmont lands a big uppercut and Surma crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Surma looks OK. Belmont waves Surma back to his feet!
That has opened up Musta Surma's cut even more.
Belmont pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belmont swings for the body but Surma moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Belmont. Beautiful body shot.
Surma has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma misses with a body punch.
Belmont dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
Surma struggles to land a body shot inside as Belmont controls his hands.
Surma throws an elbow but it misses.
Surma lands an elbow just above Belmont 's eye.
A body shot lands from Surma.
Belmont pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Surma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Belmont throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Surma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belmont thinking.
Surma tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Belmont counters with a left to the body.
Belmont cracks the inside of Surma's front leg.
Surma is looking to clinch.
Surma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Belmont counters with a low kick, right behind Surma 's knee.
Surma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Belmont lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belmont blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belmont.
Belmont lands a hook to the side of the head.
Surma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Surma goes for a takedown attempt but Belmont pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Belmont!
Belmont throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belmont digs a good hook to Surma's body.
Surma takes a swing at Belmont's ribcage but misses.
Surma misses with a body punch
and Belmont counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belmont throws a body shot but no joy.
Surma misses the jab.
Belmont swings for the body but Surma moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Belmont.
Belmont feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Surma's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmont looks to score with a jab to the body but Surma is just out of range.
Surma tries to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surma misses with a double jab
and Belmont counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Surma thinking.
Belmont is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Surma tries for a takedown but Belmont sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Belmont swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Surma tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from Belmont.
Belmont keeps Surma at a distance using the push kick.
Surma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Belmont connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Surma scrambles back to his feet.
The cut above Musta Surma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belmont lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belmont drops Surma with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Surma looks back up at him and smiles so Belmont waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Surma misses the shot to the body.
Belmont lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukacz Belmont dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Musta Surma's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Surma walks straight into a right hand from Belmont - that's dropped him! Belmont jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Surma from any more punishment! Surma complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lukacz Belmont!
A very excited looking Lukacz Belmont made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Gragula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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216 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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29
223 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Koko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Gragula!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gragula takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gragula misses with a takedown attempt - Koko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koko connects with a looping right hand.
Koko throws a nice looking combination but Gragula bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gragula feints the counter takedown.
Gragula takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gragula gets a takedown into half guard.
Koko manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gragula fails to land the takedown.
Koko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gragula at a distance.
Koko sizes up Gragula with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gragula is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koko.
A shot to the liver by Koko. Beautiful body shot.
Koko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Woodhouse's in the buildup to the fight.
Gragula walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gragula gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koko dips to his left and cracks Gragula with an uppercut!
Gragula takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koko.
Koko lunges at Gragula with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gragula's hand.
Koko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gragula in his tracks.
Michael Koko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gragula gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koko.
Koko scores with a hook to the body. Gragula takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gragula takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gragula looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy body kick from Gragula
and Koko counters with a straight right hand.
Koko lands an overhand right.
A head kick misses from Koko.
A head kick misses from Koko.
Koko throws a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Koko.
Koko is looking to slow Gragula down with leg kicks.
Koko jabs at Gragula's body.
Gragula has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Koko throws a leg kick which misses Gragula's front leg but catches the back leg as Gragula tries to avoid it.
Koko scores with a leg kick.
Gragula slips a jab and a cross from Koko.
Gragula tries a low kick but Koko avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gragula shoots in but Koko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Michael Koko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Gragula.
Koko misses with a head kick.
Koko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koko lands a two punch combo.
Gragula fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gragula. That did some damage!
Koko stuffs the takedown attempt from Gragula. Gragula gets slowly back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koko, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Koko coming out on top.
Koko lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Koko cracks a nice hook into Gragula's ribs.
Koko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Koko scoring well with a low kick there.
Koko lands with a straight right. Gragula didn't see that one coming.
Koko gets caught flat footed, as Gragula shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Koko wants to get back to his feet but Gragula passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koko is controlling Gragula's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Koko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Koko scores with a sloppy right hand. Gragula should have avoided that one.
Koko lands a leg kick that knocks Gragula off balance momentarily.
Gragula chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koko can pounce on him.
Koko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gragula shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Koko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Koko tries to improve position but can't.
Gragula looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Koko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Koko manages to get to full guard.
Gragula is fighting to break Koko's control of his arms but Koko is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gragula drops back, looking for a kneebar! Koko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Koko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Koko!
Gragula is looking for a sweep.
Gragula is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Koko off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koko trying to get back to his feet but Gragula is in full control for now.
Gragula avoiding Koko 's attempts to control his hands.
Gragula is looking for the choke from the back position but Koko is controlling his hands well.
Koko is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Koko wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Gragula looking to break Koko's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Koko remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gragula will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gragula has his opponent's back but Koko is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Gragula.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Koko both land. Nice combination.
Koko throws a body punch but Gragula moves out of range.
Gragula takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koko swinging wildly here.
Gragula shoots in looking for a takedown. Koko tries to sprawl out of it but Gragula keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gragula ducks right into an uppercut from Koko.
Koko lands with a slapping head kick.
Koko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gragula tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Koko throws a series of punches but Gragula moves out of range.
Gragula with the counter takedown but Koko avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Koko there.
Gragula's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gragula on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koko scores with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gragula.
Gragula takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Koko.
Michael Koko is winning the standup battle so far.
Koko connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koko digs a good hook to Gragula's body.
Koko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gragula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koko.
Koko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gragula back to the cage. Koko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Koko tries a head kick but it misses.
Gragula drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Koko defends it well.
Gragula takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koko cracks Gragula with an open hand slap.
Jab by Koko.
Koko lands with a nice combination. Gragula backs away looking to recover.
Gragula walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Koko dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gragula takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gragula misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koko lands with a slapping head kick.
Koko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gragula can do to turn this around?
Gragula takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by Koko - just one landing.
Koko lands a nice looking body shot.
Gragula moves forwards but Koko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Koko.
Koko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gragula backs up against the cage.
Gragula 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.
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!
Gragula takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko connects with a single shot there.
Koko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koko lands a head kick. Gragula smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Koko scoring well with a low kick there.
Gragula's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gragula scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Koko. Beautiful body shot.
Koko scoring well with a low kick there.
Gragula has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gragula dodges the punch combination from Koko.
Gragula doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Michael Koko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koko scores with a jab to the body.
Gragula walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gragula.
Koko scores with a jab to the head.
Viktor Gragula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy left from Koko finds it's target.
Gragula takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Koko misses with a series of wild punches.
Gragula is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good exchange - Koko coming out on top.
Gragula walks into a stiff left hand from Koko.
Gragula takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gragula on the side of the head.
Koko connects with a crisp jab.
Koko scores with a hook to the body. Gragula takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gragula's calf.
Gragula doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koko counters with a stiff right hand.
Koko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Koko lands a front kick.
Koko scores with the left hand. Gragula knows he should have avoided that one.
Gragula shoots for a takedown but Koko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Michael Koko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Gragula.
Gragula takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gragula has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koko.
Koko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koko thuds a left hand into Gragula's body.
Koko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Koko!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gragula.
Koko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gragula stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koko works over Gragula's head and body with a nice combination.
Gragula stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koko.
Gragula walks into a left hand.
Koko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gragula eats them both and turns towards Koko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Koko throws a series of strikes that have Gragula backpedaling.
Gragula chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koko can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Koko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Koko!
Michael Koko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Viktor Gragula spoke after the fight, saying 'I hate werewolves'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garavito's entrance music is Thieves - Ministry. A fine choice. Nanahara has chosen Sail as his entrance music. Shuya Nanahara has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Garavito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garavito throws out a loose jab but Nanahara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nanahara throws a counter combo.
Garavito scores with a decent looking hook.
Nanahara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nanahara lands a jab-cross combination.
Garavito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nanahara moves out of range as Garavito strikes.
Nanahara's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nanahara duly obliges.
It looks like Luis Garavito has been cut.
Garavito lands a big head kick that sends Nanahara tumbling to the mat! Garavito takes a step backwards and waves Nanahara back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nanahara is rocked!
It looks like Shuya Nanahara has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nanahara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garavito counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Nanahara off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Garavito follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Nanahara was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luis Garavito!
Luis Garavito tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khaled Kalil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Johnstown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalil comes to the cage accompanied by Black Rob - Whoa!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khaled Kalil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Johnstown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Johnstown. Those never looked like landing.
Kalil connects with a single shot there.
Kalil misses with a kick to the body.
Johnstown throws a leg kick but Kalil sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kalil stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnstown. Johnstown gets slowly back to his feet.
Kalil throws a counter high kick but Johnstown was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kalil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnstown throws a right hand that Kalil ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalil also avoids with ease.
Johnstown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kalil, right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnstown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kalil - the referee stops the clock and Johnstown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kalil. Johnstown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Johnstown scores with a head kick. Kalil tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Khaled Kalil has been cut.
Kalil circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kalil counters with a low kick, right behind Johnstown 's knee.
Kalil throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalil thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnstown if he has to take too many more of those.
Kalil feints and then cracks Johnstown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnstown down.
Johnstown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Kalil was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kalil keeps Johnstown at a distance using the push kick.
Johnstown looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalil throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Johnstown stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Kalil follows into mount!
It looks like Mack Johnstown has been cut.
Kalil takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kalil looking to control but Johnstown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kalil controlling the pace for now.
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!
Johnstown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kalil controlling his opponent.
Johnstown slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalil prevents Johnstown from improving his position.
Kalil escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalil throws a sloppy head kick and Johnstown moves out of range easily.
Johnstown tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalil throws a head kick but Johnstown moves out of range.
Johnstown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnstown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnstown tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalil takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kalil throws a head kick but Johnstown moves out of range.
Johnstown tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalil checks a low kick from Johnstown.
A little feinted left hand from Kalil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnstown moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnstown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kalil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalil throws a head kick but Johnstown moves out of range.
Kalil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalil throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Johnstown.
Kalil fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnstown just manages to avoid it.
Johnstown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnstown throws a head kick that misses.
Johnstown misses with a body kick.
Kalil leaves Johnstown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kalil checks a low kick from Johnstown.
Johnstown throws a head kick but Kalil moves out of range.
Kalil throws a shot from downtown. Johnstown moves away and avoids it.
Johnstown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kalil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalil feints and then cracks Johnstown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnstown down.
Mack Johnstown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Johnstown.
Johnstown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalil sizes up Johnstown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crunch! Kalil slams his shin into Johnstown's torso.
Kalil throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalil throws a leg kick which misses Johnstown's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnstown tries to avoid it.
Khaled Kalil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Kalil throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnstown throws a wild body kick that Kalil sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick from Johnstown misses.
A head kick misses from Johnstown.
Kalil lands with an overhand left.
Johnstown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnstown throws a lazy body kick
and Kalil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Johnstown blocks the low kick.
Kalil drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Johnstown right on the button. Johnstown goes down! Kalil follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kalil gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khaled Kalil!
Our winner, Khaled Kalil, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozef Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Stephensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Rakic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marty Stephensson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Rakic there.
Stephensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakic moves away.
Stephensson misses with a looping left.
Stephensson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donk. Rakic catches Stephensson right on the button with a cross.
Stephensson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stephensson connects with a solid leg kick.
Stephensson lands a leg kick that knocks Rakic off balance momentarily.
Rakic connects with a jab.
Rakic throws the kick towards the body but Stephensson avoids it.
Stephensson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rakic throws out the jab.
Rakic throws a hook but Stephensson avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakic cracks Stephensson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rakic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stephensson.
Jozef Rakic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stephensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rakic.
Stephensson throws a head kick but Rakic moves out of range.
Stephensson throws a sloppy head kick
and Rakic counters with a straight right hand.
Rakic tried to score with a low kick but Stephensson checks it.
Stephensson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic tries to land a front kick but Stephensson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rakic, right into the meat.
Rakic 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.
Stephensson moves away from the strike by Rakic.
Rakic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stephensson throws an overhand right that lands on Rakic's shoulder, as Rakic tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stephensson.
Rakic checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Stephensson.
Rakic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stephensson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rakic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rakic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stephensson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rakic is able to avoid easily.
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!
A big left from Rakic misses.
Rakic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stephensson.
We've been told by Rakic's head coaches at The Iron Palace that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stephensson misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephensson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rakic throws a sloppy head kick and Stephensson moves out of range easily.
Stephensson throws out a loose jab but Rakic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stephensson ducks under a wild hook from Rakic.
Stephensson thinks about the counter body kick.
Rakic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stephensson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rakic connects with a crisp jab.
Stephensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rakic just misses with a punch to the body.
Stephensson throws a body kick that misses.
Rakic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rakic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stephensson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stephensson.
Stephensson thuds his right hand into Rakic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rakic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Stephensson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stephensson, as that shot connected.
Rakic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rakic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stephensson.
Stephensson thumps Rakic with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Stephensson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rakic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stephensson lands a nice looking body shot.
Rakic misses with a leg kick.
Stephensson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rakic. Rakic obviously looking to wear him down.
Stephensson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rakic lands with a nice body punch.
Stephensson throws a push kick but Rakic slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stephensson.
Rakic throws a sloppy body shot
and Stephensson counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Stephensson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakic misses with a series of wild punches.
Rakic checks the leg kick.
Stephensson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stephensson throws a sloppy head kick and Rakic moves out of range easily.
Stephensson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stephensson looks for the body kick but Rakic saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Rakic blocks the low kick.
Rakic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stephensson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rakic.
Stephensson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rakic throws a head kick that misses.
Rakic blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Rakic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rakic throws out a loose jab but Stephensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stephensson throws a head kick but Rakic moves out of range.
Rakic looks to throw the jab but Stephensson is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marty Stephensson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rakic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stephensson wants to land a leg kick but Rakic is out of range.
Rakic throws a quick counter head kick but Stephensson was just out of range.
Rakic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stephensson throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Rakic crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marty Stephensson!
During a confident post fight interview, Marty Stephensson 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 Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon's entrance music is United Booty Foundation. A fine choice. Page comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Hand That Feeds kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darby Gordon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Page!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page misses with a takedown attempt - Gordon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gordon connects with a high kick.
Gordon throws a series of punches but Page moves out of range.
Gordon fails to land with a series of punches.
Gordon connects with a crisp jab.
Gordon throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Gordon slaps away a takedown attempt from Page, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Page fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darby Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Page.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gordon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Gordon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gordon stuffs the takedown attempt from Page. Page gets slowly back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Gordon there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Gordon tenderised Page's leg. Page is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Page.
A jab lands there for Gordon.
Gordon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Page to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gordon is looking to stand up but Page isn't so interested in that idea.
Gordon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Page defends well.
Page lands a couple of digs.
Gordon working for a triangle but Page defends it easily.
Gordon is looking for a triangle but Page pushes his legs off easily.
Gordon keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking to work some ground and pound but Gordon has wrist control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gordon is looking to cinch up a triangle. Page throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gordon's body to avoid the submission. Gordon has instead reached around Page's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gordon arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Darby Gordon!
Darby Gordon retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Darby Gordon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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