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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zeb Mark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gap Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Zeb Mark has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zeb Mark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gap Turner!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mark misses with a left hand
and Turner counters with a solid body kick.
Mark misses with an uppercut
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mark 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.
Mark scores with a shot to the body.
Mark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turner throws a fast counter high kick but Mark manages to duck under it in time.
Mark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mark lands with a right hand.
Mark throws a poor cross that misses
and Turner counters with a thumping low kick.
Mark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
Turner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Turner moves out of range as Mark strikes.
Turner blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Turner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark throws a right hand that misses
and Turner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Mark misses
and Turner counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Turner tries to counter it with a takedown but Mark pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner throws a fast counter high kick but Mark manages to duck under it in time.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Turner throws a counter combo.
A slow jab from Mark misses its intended target.
Mark misses with a hook to the body
and Turner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mark throws an off balance right hand
and Turner counters with a takedown into side control.
Mark is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Turner stalls from top position.
Turner working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mark!
The referee warns Mark that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Turner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Turner working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Mark that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Turner unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Mark is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gap Turner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charly White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charly White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson cracks White with a nice body shot.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
White is breathing heavily.
Anderson digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Anderson lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Anderson pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White takes a shot to the head.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Anderson.
White is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White being controlled against the cage.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Anderson 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.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson prevents a body shot from White.
White tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Craig Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White misses with the head strike.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
White is rocked!
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson throws a big uppercut that drops White! More strikes from Anderson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! White lies dazed against the cage as Anderson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Sambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alka Mangrove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uriah Sambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alka Mangrove!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangrove lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mangrove throws a push kick but Sambo slaps the foot to one side.
Mangrove throws a push kick but Sambo slaps the foot to one side.
Mangrove pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sambo is out of range and Mangrove settles back down.
Mangrove lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sambo takes a step back to recover.
Mangrove misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Sambo.
Sambo dives in and grabs Mangrove's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mangrove pushes down on Sambo's head and hops out.
Mangrove steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sambo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mangrove walks into a stiff left hand from Sambo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sambo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uriah Sambo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sambo shoots in for a takedown but Mangrove shows good takedown defense.
Sambo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mangrove ducks under a wild hook from Sambo.
Mangrove lands a head shot.
It looks like Uriah Sambo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangrove displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sambo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove clinches up with Sambo and pushes him back against the cage.
Sambo takes an elbow to the temple.
Sambo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mangrove avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mangrove as Sambo tries to tie him up.
Mangrove lands an elbow that stopped Sambo in his tracks for a moment.
Sambo is breathing heavily.
Mangrove lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mangrove lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sambo or not.
Mangrove lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Uriah Sambo's cut is getting worse.
Mangrove creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sambo's defenses.
Nice body punch from Mangrove.
Mangrove throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sambos head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangrove pushes Sambo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sambo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Uriah Sambo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mangrove lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Mangrove.
Mangrove lands a body punch.
Mangrove lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sambo backwards.
Mangrove lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jeez, Uriah Sambo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sambo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mangrove is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sambo to the mat. Sambo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mangrove must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mangrove advances position into side control!
Sambo seems a little lost for a moment, as Mangrove dominates the positioning.
Mangrove tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mangrove working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sambo is letting Mangrove control him for a moment.
Mangrove tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove has hold of Sambo's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Sambo tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mangrove cranks the arm and Sambo screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Sambo, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Alka Mangrove!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darius Gold could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robbie Brawler's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler avoids the body shot from Gold.
Gold throws a big shot that misses.
Brawler shoots in looking for a takedown. Gold tries to sprawl out of it but Brawler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gold manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gold slips a straight right by Brawler.
Gold keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brawler fails with the takedown.
Darius Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Brawler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robbie Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brawler fails with the takedown.
Brawler tries for a takedown but Gold sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Darius Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brawler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gold throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crunch! Gold slams his shin into Brawler's torso.
Brawler looks winded!
Gold has managed to clinch.
Gold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brawler or not.
Brawler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gold is working Brawler over against the cage.
Gold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gold is working Brawler over against the cage.
Gold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Brawler slips the punch.
Brawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Brawler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold has Brawler up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brawler's defenses.
Brawler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gold lands a damaging elbow.
Gold lands an elbow just above Brawler 's eye.
Gold lands an elbow inside.
Brawler is rocked!
It looks like Robbie Brawler has been cut.
Clinched against the cage, Gold lands a big elbow that drops Brawler! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Brawler is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Gold!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neal Diaz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Rick. Rick maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz has Rick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rick prevents it.
Diaz is working for takedown but Rick is calmly controlling the position for now.
James Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rick lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz is looking for a takedown.
Rick lands a nice uppercut.
Rick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Rick.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Rick manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
A short left from Rick.
Rick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Rick scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
A short right from Rick on the inside.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Rick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rick scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Rick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Rick lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Rick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rick tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Rick.
Rick lands an uppercut.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Rick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rick misses with the head strike.
Rick prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rick.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Rick will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the cage.
Rick throws a head punch that misses.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rick gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Rick manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rick is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Rick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Rick lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Rick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rick has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Rick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rick scores with a hook to the body.
Rick is stalling here.
Rick scores with a shoulder strike.
Rick throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Rick finds it's way through Diaz's defenses.
Rick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Rick rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rick pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rick misses with the head strike.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Rick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rick misses with the head strike.
Rick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Rick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
James Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rick.
Rick gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Rick has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
A head punch on the inside from Rick fails to land.
A short uppercut from Rick.
James Rick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rick prevents it.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rick lands a body punch.
Rick lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rick fails to land.
Rick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rick digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rick.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Rick.
Rick pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Rick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rick instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rick.
Rick scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
A short uppercut from Rick.
Rick lands with a left to the head.
Diaz tries to circle away but Rick has him pinned against the cage.
Rick is working Diaz over against the cage.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Rick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rick prevents a takedown attempt there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rick.
Rick digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rick has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Rick prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Rick fails to land.
Rick tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Rick back against the cage.
Rick lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rick lands an uppercut.
Rick stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rick is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rick lands with a left to the head.
Rick misses with the head strike.
Rick misses with a body punch.
Rick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz letting Rick take a breather here.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rick dominated that second round.
That's time! Rick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Jab from Rick.
Rick moves into the clinch.
Diaz is looking for a takedown.
Rick lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rick throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Rick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Rick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rick lands with a left to the head.
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Rick is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has Rick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
James Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Rick working aggressively here.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Rick.
Rick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Rick lands a body punch.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rick lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rick.
A nice left hand lands by Rick.
Rick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Rick fails to land.
Rick misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Rick manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rick gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Rick.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Rick is controlling the position.
Rick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rick misses with a punch to the body.
Rick lands a shot to the body.
Rick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rick throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
A short right from Rick on the inside.
Rick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rick lands a left hand.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Rick lands a left hand.
Rick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rick misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Rick manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Rick has double underhooks.
A short right from Rick.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Rick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rick scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Rick on the inside.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rick has him pressed against the cage.
Rick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Rick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rick gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Neal Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Rick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rick has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for James Rick!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for James Rick!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for James Rick!
James Rick wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckles OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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25
160 lbs
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166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckles OToole!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and OToole makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diaz really felt that one!
OToole catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
OToole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but OToole manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz tries to clinch there but OToole circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from OToole. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
OToole misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OToole scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Chuck Diaz has been cut.
Diaz instigates a clinch.
OToole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OToole.
Diaz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
OToole takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for Diaz to work.
OToole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by OToole.
OToole is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns OToole into the cage.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diaz avoiding damage as OToole throws knees to the body.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OToole pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
OToole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OToole.
OToole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OToole slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from OToole! But no joy.
Diaz tries to clinch up
and OToole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - OToole had a free shot at his head there.
OToole works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OToole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
OToole clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for OToole.
Diaz pushes OToole back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
OToole lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
OToole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Still in the clinch, OToole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as OToole tries to tie him up.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
OToole stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from OToole on the inside.
OToole blocks an uppercut.
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!
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as OToole controls the action.
OToole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
OToole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OToole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
OToole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OToole breaks the clinch.
OToole scores with a push kick.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
OToole connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
OToole lands a slapping body shot.
OToole's corner calls for a 1-2. OToole obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knuckles OToole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from OToole. That one must have hurt.
OToole keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and OToole counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz throws a wild hook but OToole just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Diaz gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - OToole raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knuckles OToole!
Knuckles OToole 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between JJ Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Bush has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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148 lbs
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150 lbs
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Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.
Bush frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush is landing with some decent strikes but Diaz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bush lands a couple of good shots and Diaz has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Diaz is rocked!
Bush is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Diaz is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ Bush!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sabre Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Corrigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Corrigan's choice of entrance music: Flagpole Sitta. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
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26
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabre Tooth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Corrigan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corrigan feints and as Tooth raises his hands in defense, Corrigan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Corrigan is pushing down on Tooth's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tooth is fighting to maintain full guard but Corrigan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tooth punching from the bottom.
My spies in Jedi Academy inform me that Corrigan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Corrigan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tooth is just riding it out for now. Corrigan eventually gives up the hold.
Tooth wants to control but Corrigan is keeping busy.
Tooth on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tooth tries to get out of the position.
Tooth wants to get back to full guard but Corrigan has passed into side control.
Tooth is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Corrigan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corrigan seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Tooth is holding on tight.
Corrigan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tooth to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tooth shrugs it off.
Tooth is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Corrigan locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Tooth is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Corrigan!
Mark Corrigan is the new lightweight champion!
Mark Corrigan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Rick (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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135 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Little Rick!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rick to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Golovkin looking for a guillotine here but Rick defends easily.
Rick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Golovkin controlling Rick's posture.
Golovkin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rick looking to sit in guard and control but Golovkin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rick can't keep his opponent in guard - Golovkin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Golovkin drops an elbow to the side of Rick's head.
Golovkin wants to take a breather but Rick is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick trying to hold on to Golovkin's head to control him but Golovkin postures up.
Rick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Golovkin scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golovkin working Rick over with strikes.
Rick is trying to control but can't.
Rick regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rick wants to sweep but no luck.
Rick is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rick working for a triangle but Golovkin defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Golovkin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Golovkin with a nice head shot there.
Rick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Golovkin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Golovkin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rick looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Golovkin cracks Rick with a solid left hand.
Rick is rocked!
Golovkin arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Rick'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 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mikhail Golovkin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Steller has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cris Cyborg's chin.
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150 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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172 cm
25
151 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Cyborg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Steller!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg throws a good cross that connects.
Steller moves to clinch but Cyborg breaks away
and Cyborg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cyborg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Steller.
Cyborg throws a punch but it's blocked by Steller.
Cyborg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Steller.
Steller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steller blocks a body shot from Cyborg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cyborg is stalling here.
Steller lands a hook that snaps the head of Cyborg backwards.
Steller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steller wants a takedown but no success here.
Cris Cyborg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Steller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Steller fails to land.
Cyborg lands a body punch.
Steller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cyborg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Steller works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Steller trying to control but Cyborg is working from the bottom.
Steller postures up in Cyborg's guard and throws a big left but Cyborg blocks it.
Cyborg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cyborg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steller distracts Cyborg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Steller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steller wants to control from the top but Cyborg keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cyborg throws a body shot but no joy.
Steller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cyborg defends it well.
Cyborg scores with a punch to the head.
Steller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cyborg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steller or not.
Steller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cyborg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cyborg swings wildly with an uppercut but Steller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cyborg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cyborg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steller.
Steller misses with the head strike.
Cyborg struggles to land a body shot inside as Steller controls his hands.
Steller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cyborg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Steller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steller looks winded!
Cyborg with a jab.
Ben Steller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyborg tests Steller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cyborg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steller back to the cage. Cyborg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cyborg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cyborg misses with a straight left.
Cyborg connects with a body shot.
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!
Cyborg tries to close the distance and clinch but Steller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cyborg lands a really nice looking cross but Steller seems unphased.
Cyborg tests Steller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cris Cyborg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cyborg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cyborg won't be happy with that.
Cyborg avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Steller.
You can see the frustration on Cyborg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Steller throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cyborg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steller can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steller fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Steller lands an elbow.
Cyborg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cyborg tries to get out of the position.
Steller works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steller sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cyborg is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Steller lands a nice forearm strike.
Steller cracks Cyborg with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cyborg trying to remain calm as Steller controls from the top position.
Sloppy strikes there by Steller.
Cyborg is working to avoid the ground and pound but Steller connects with a decent elbow.
Cyborg takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Steller in side control, throwing shots but Cyborg defends.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steller trying to control the action but Cyborg is working from the bottom.
Steller in side control, throwing shots but Cyborg defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Steller.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Steller passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cyborg!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steller lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cyborg tries to hold on but Steller postures up.
Steller is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cyborg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steller punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steller working the ground and pound effectively.
Cyborg is rocked!
Steller loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Cyborg scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Steller land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Steller stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Steller!
Ben Steller is the new featherweight champion!
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hype
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FIGHT
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