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MFL 6 Steller vs Golovkin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Aldo!
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, Charles Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Aldo moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Aldo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taylor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Aldo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aldo. Aldo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aldo.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Aldo misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor is looking for the big counter here.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aldo lands a body shot.
Aldo is looking to wear down Taylor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Aldo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor scores with a one two! Aldo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor throws a counter combo.
Aldo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Aldo counters with an outside leg kick.
Aldo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taylor. That did some damage!
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taylor tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taylor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor tries to move into range but Aldo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aldo.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Taylor.
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aldo lands with a hook. Taylor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Aldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Aldo misses the target.
Taylor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Charles Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a sloppy body shot
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Aldo.
Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
Aldo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Aldo.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a hook. Aldo ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Aldo finds it's target.
Aldo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taylor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Aldo misses
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.
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 Jose Aldo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aldo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aldo swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Charles Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Taylor wants to clinch but Aldo slips to the side
and Aldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Charles Taylor has been cut.
Taylor tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aldo.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Aldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor jabs Aldo right on the nose. Aldo blinks but takes it well.
Taylor tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Taylor 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.
A slow jab from Aldo misses its intended target.
Aldo lands a leg kick that knocks Taylor off balance momentarily.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Aldo connects with the punch.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor drops his hands for a split second and Aldo immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Taylor face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Aldo follows up with a right hand that knocks Taylor into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jose Aldo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ori Fanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Timmy Erickson enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ori Fanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timmy Erickson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Erickson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fanta.
A little jabbing left from Erickson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fanta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erickson.
Fanta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab from Erickson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Erickson.
Erickson moves forwards but Fanta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fanta throws a shot from downtown. Erickson moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fanta connects with a single shot there.
Fanta throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Erickson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson misses with a lunging right hand
and Fanta counters with a straight right hand.
Fanta scoring well with a low kick there.
Erickson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Erickson avoids a kick to the body.
Fanta takes one on the button.
Fanta walks into a straight right hand from Erickson.
Erickson cracks Fanta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Erickson throws a hook to the side of Fanta's head but Fanta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Erickson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Erickson. That snapped Fanta's head back.
Fanta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Erickson finds it's way round the side to connect with Fanta's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping body kick lands there for Erickson.
Fanta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Erickson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fanta.
And Fanta counters with a quick kick to the body but Erickson blocks it.
A head kick from Erickson lands but Fanta takes it in his stride.
Fanta is rocked!
Fanta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Fanta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Erickson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Erickson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Erickson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fanta misses with a jab to the body
and Erickson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Fanta misses.
Erickson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erickson ducks under a wild hook from Fanta.
Erickson checks the leg kick.
Fanta seems to have got his legs back now.
Erickson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fanta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fanta.
A leg kick checked by Fanta.
A quick step to the side and Fanta tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fanta tries to score with a low kick but Erickson moves his leg out of the way.
Erickson misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Fanta misses its intended target.
Erickson throws a leg kick
and Fanta counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fanta.
Erickson takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erickson misses with a head kick.
Erickson looks winded!
A slow jab from Erickson misses its intended target.
Erickson throws a body kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Fanta misses its target.
Erickson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And Fanta counters with a quick kick to the body but Erickson blocks it.
Erickson tries to land a body kick
and Fanta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Fanta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erickson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fanta.
Fanta throws a counter high kick but Erickson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Fanta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Erickson lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Erickson dominated that round.
That's time! Fanta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fanta, right into the meat.
Fanta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fanta scores with a head kick. Erickson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fanta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Erickson counters with a nice body kick.
Erickson defending well as Fanta loads up on a big left hand.
Fanta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fanta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fanta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Erickson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Erickson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fanta.
Erickson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fanta if he has to take too many more of those.
Erickson just misses with a punch to the body.
Erickson moves out of range of the body kick.
Erickson throws a head kick but Fanta moves out of range.
Fanta lands a head kick!
Erickson misses with a leg kick
and Fanta counters with a nice leg kick.
Erickson is breathing heavily.
Erickson misses with the body kick
and Fanta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Fanta. Beautiful body shot.
Erickson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Erickson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Erickson is rocked!
Erickson throws a poor cross that misses
and Fanta counters with a good, hard body kick but Erickson shrugs it off.
Erickson is still on wobbly legs! Can Fanta finish him?
Erickson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fanta cracks Erickson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Erickson falls to his knees and Fanta 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 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ori Fanta!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Crispin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keenan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Coming Home. Gareth Keenan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Crispin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crispin.
That kick from Keenan tenderised Crispin's leg. Crispin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keenan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crispin's head.
It looks like Martin Crispin has been cut.
Crispin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Crispin.
Keenan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crispin's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crispin. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crispin misses with a looping left.
Crispin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Keenan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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!
Keenan trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan actively working from the bottom here.
Keenan trying to control from the bottom.
Keenan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Crispin wants to pass the guard but Keenan is defending well.
Keenan is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Crispin is tapping! Great win for Keenan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gareth Keenan!
Gareth Keenan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Black Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulie Garrison (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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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulie Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Garrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Garrison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Diaz wants to control but Garrison is keeping busy.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrison stalling.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garrison pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Garrison seems content to control.
Garrison is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Garrison eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garrison trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Garrison.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garrison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Garrison seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Garrison feints and as Diaz raises his hands in defense, Garrison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garrison looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working for a triangle but Garrison defends it easily.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Garrison from controlling successfully.
Diaz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Garrison has his hands clasped together but Diaz extends and breaks Garrison's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Diaz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Black Diaz!
After the fight, Black Diaz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Big Boy Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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160 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Boy Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crazy Six!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Rick.
Rick lands a jab to the nose.
Six keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rick.
Rick lands a glancing blow to the side of Six's head.
Six moves away from the strike by Rick.
Rick throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Six.
Rick digs a good body shot into Six's ribs.
Six with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rick to score with a decent uppercut.
Rick thuds his right hand into Six's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rick avoids the body shot from Six.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rick throws the left hand but Six avoids the punch easily.
Rick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Six lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Six feints and then cracks Rick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rick down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice cross by Rick.
Rick looks to score with a jab to the body but Six is just out of range.
Six tries a quick counter leg kick but Rick is wise to it.
Rick misses with a lunging right hand
and Six counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Six moves away from the strike by Rick.
Rick throws a poor cross that misses
and Six counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rick jabs Six to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rick looks to land a left hand but Six moved out of range nicely.
Rick throws a hook to the side of Six's head but Six sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rick lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Rick.
Six walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rick slips under a jab from Six.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Rick.
Rick throws a jab when Six was well out of range.
Rick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rick misses with a hook. Six ducked under it nicely.
Six is looking for the big counter here.
Rick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Six looks winded!
Rick lands with a good body shot.
Rick stuns Six with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Six momentarily.
Rick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick stuns Six with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rick cracks a nice hook into Six's ribs.
Six takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Six shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rick scores with a jab. Six acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rick bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Six! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Six is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Six is still in real trouble! Can Rick finish him?
Rick is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Six seems to have recovered his senses.
Rick trying to control the position from guard on top but Six is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rick is trying to control. Six wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rick maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Six could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Rick has cracked it and Six is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Rick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Big Boy Rick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles RIck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Wasabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles RIck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles RIck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Wasabi!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasabi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck RIck on the side of the head.
RIck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wasabi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wasabi lands the left hand.
RIck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Horrible takedown attempt by RIck or perhaps it was just good defense by Wasabi, which made it look bad.
Wasabi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
RIck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wasabi is fending him off so far but RIck persists. Nope, Wasabi circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles RIck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wasabi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matt Wasabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wasabi connects with a looping right hand.
Wasabi lands with an overhand left.
RIck takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
RIck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wasabi.
Wasabi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasabi throws a good cross that connects.
Wasabi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wasabi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by RIck.
RIck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wasabi counters with a straight right hand.
RIck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wasabi tries to avoid it but RIck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wasabi to the ground. Wasabi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
RIck is breathing heavily.
Wasabi scores with a jab. RIck acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
RIck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wasabi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wasabi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but RIck moves away.
Wasabi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
RIck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wasabi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wasabi catches RIck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
RIck is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. RIck doesn't seem bothered though.
Wasabi thuds a left hand into RIck's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Wasabi as he connects with a hook.
RIck's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wasabi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! RIck scrambles back to his feet.
Wasabi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! RIck had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheers as Wasabi lands an impressive looking overhand right. RIck doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the liver by Wasabi. Beautiful body shot.
Wasabi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wasabi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab, jab by Wasabi - just one landing.
RIck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wasabi lunges at RIck with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by RIck's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps RIck's head backwards.
Wasabi lands with an overhand left.
Wasabi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. RIck doesn't seem bothered though.
RIck takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wasabi with a hook.
Wasabi throws a shot to the body.
RIck takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wasabi scores with a decent looking hook.
RIck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matt Wasabi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Wasabi finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wasabi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Wasabi misses.
Wasabi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
RIck has a takedown stuffed.
Wasabi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between RIck's hands.
Wasabi misses the shot to the body.
RIck attempts a counter takedown but Wasabi avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Wasabi misses its intended target.
Wasabi connects with a right hand. RIck shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Wasabi 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.
Wasabi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
RIck feinted with a counter takedown.
RIck moves out of range of the strikes.
RIck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wasabi.
RIck drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wasabi sprawls and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Wasabi.
Wasabi just misses with a punch to the body.
Wasabi misses with a hook.
RIck looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wasabi scores with a shot to the body.
RIck shoots in for a takedown but Wasabi shows good takedown defense.
Matt Wasabi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasabi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
RIck ducks under a wild hook from Wasabi.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for RIck. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
RIck slips under a jab from Wasabi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RIck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wasabi is breathing heavily.
RIck's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wasabi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! RIck scrambles back to his feet.
Wasabi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by RIck.
RIck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wasabi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wasabi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wasabi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
RIck shoots for a double leg takedown but Wasabi sprawls well. He's pushed RIck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wasabi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wasabi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but RIck moves away.
Wasabi looks to score with a jab to the body but RIck is just out of range.
Wasabi throws a hook but RIck blocks it.
RIck slips under a jab from Wasabi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RIck goes for a double leg but Wasabi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wasabi continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles RIck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Wasabi as RIck shoots in.
A left lands for Wasabi.
RIck shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wasabi misses with an uppercut. RIck saw that one coming.
Wasabi throws a jab but it's blocked by RIck.
RIck feinted with a counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
RIck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from RIck.
A swing and a miss from Wasabi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RIck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
RIck is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Wasabi looks calm but he's in trouble here. RIck gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Wasabi is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! RIck lets go of the hold and Wasabi can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charles RIck!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neal Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Weir (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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25
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Weir!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weir throws out a counter right but Ward avoids it with no problem.
Weir shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Weir showed some decent athleticism there.
Weir is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ward wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weir tries to pass to full mount but Ward defends it.
Ward is defending against the submission attempts here by Weir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Weir is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward wants to improve his position but Weir is controlling well.
Weir looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Weir really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ward. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weir is trying to control. Ward wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ward is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Weir's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Weir's back!
Weir is in bad spot here.
Weir showing good submission defense here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ward is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Weir won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Ward off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Neal Ward!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marjorie Dawes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marjorie Dawes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marjorie Dawes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wilson Tony!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tony connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dawes. Dawes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dawes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tony.
Tony getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dawes slips a jab from Tony.
Dawes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dawes ducks under a wild hook from Tony.
Tony misses with an uppercut
and Dawes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dawes.
Dawes looking to pass the guard.
Tony escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dawes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dawes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dawes looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tony has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dawes has managed to get both his arms back between Tony's legs - danger averted.
Dawes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dawes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dawes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tony has his foot on Dawes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dawes works his way back into a safe position though.
Dawes with a nice head shot there.
Dawes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tony keeping moving, preventing Dawes from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony keeping full guard, as Dawes tries to pass.
Tony pushes a forearm under Dawes's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Dawes is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wilson Tony!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JJ Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cris Cyborg enters the cage!
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20
148 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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25
150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
6 - 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bush counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cyborg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bush controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cyborg wants to improve his position but instead Bush has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cyborg trying to control here.
Bush thows a huge punch but Cyborg dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cyborg defending well though.
Bush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cyborg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bush.
Bush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bush trying to control from half guard but Cyborg is working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cyborg tries to get to full guard but Bush has control of the leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cyborg misses with a hook. Bush ducked under it nicely.
Bush goes for a double leg but Cyborg avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cyborg continues to drive forward.
Bush shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cyborg sprawls well. Cyborg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bush gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cyborg.
Bush attempts a counter takedown but Cyborg avoids it well and moves away.
Cyborg just misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cyborg wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyborg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bush misses with a takedown
and Cyborg counters with a right hand to the body.
Bush bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bush's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cyborg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bush scrambles back to his feet.
Cyborg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cyborg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bush throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cyborg tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bush is in Cyborg's guard.
Bush won't allow Cyborg to sweep him here.
Bush is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bush trying to control the position from guard on top but Cyborg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bush throwing strikes but missing.
Bush content to stall in guard here.
Cyborg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bush drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cyborg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bush is one step ahead there.
Bush lands a couple of elbows.
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 JJ Bush will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bush fails with a takedown attempt.
Bush defending well as Cyborg loads up on a big left hand.
Bush slips under a jab.
Bush shoots and misses
and Cyborg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bush ducks under a wild hook from Cyborg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyborg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cyborg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg gets caught flat footed, as Bush shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cyborg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bush postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cyborg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cyborg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bush lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
JJ Bush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bush chips away with some ground and pound.
Bush trying to control but Cyborg is working from the bottom.
Bush throws a big elbow that misses.
Bush has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush throwing strikes but missing.
Bush trying to control the position from guard on top but Cyborg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bush cracks Cyborg with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bush with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bush thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cyborg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bush cracks Cyborg with a solid left hand.
Bush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bush wants to control from the top but Cyborg keeps moving.
Bush makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cyborg is rocked!
It looks like Cris Cyborg has been cut.
Cyborg is breathing heavily.
Bush loads up on a big left hand. Cyborg felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bush looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Cyborg can't hide his disappointment, as Bush celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ Bush!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Golovkin (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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25
151 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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26
135 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Steller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin tries to sprawl but Steller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Golovkin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Golovkin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steller's back!
Steller is in bad spot here.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Golovkin.
Steller avoids the strikes from Golovkin.
Steller can't escape the position.
Steller preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Golovkin.
Steller covering up well and avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Golovkin scores with strikes from the back.
Steller avoids the strikes from Golovkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Golovkin struggling to land strikes to the head as Steller covers up.
Steller can't escape the position.
Golovkin scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Steller is looking for a way out.
Steller looking very determined here, making life difficult for Golovkin.
Steller takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Golovkin is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Steller with him. Steller is trying to defend but Golovkin has an arm under the chin now! Steller grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mikhail Golovkin!
Mikhail Golovkin is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Mikhail Golovkin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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