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CTS 25 Hall Of Fame Night PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Blackwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Know Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Blackwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, I Know Wrestling!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestling feints a jab promting Blackwell to slip. Wrestling then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blackwell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wrestling needs to keep his hands up - Blackwell had a free shot at his head there.
Blackwell moves into the clinch.
Blackwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackwell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blackwell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wrestling but Wrestling pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wrestling unleashes a big counter combination but Blackwell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blackwell scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blackwell.
Blackwell ducks under a wild hook from Wrestling.
Wrestling looking to score a takedown here. Blackwell is defending well but Wrestling drives through and ends up in Blackwell's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrestling advances position into side control!
Blackwell is looking to regain half guard here but Wrestling keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling cracks Blackwell with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Blackwell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wrestling.
Wrestling working the ground and pound.
Blackwell bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wrestling takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blackwell walks into a straight right hand from Wrestling.
Wrestling is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blackwell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Wrestling. Beautiful body shot.
Blackwell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like I Know Wrestling has been cut.
Wrestling takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackwell closes the distance and clinches.
Blackwell lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrestling controls his hands.
Wrestling breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blackwell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wrestling shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blackwell eats them both and turns towards Wrestling to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Blackwell finds it's way through Wrestling's defenses.
Wrestling works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wrestling gets tackled into the cage by Blackwell. Blackwell maintains the clinch.
Wrestling fails to pull guard.
Blackwell looking for a takedown.
Wrestling breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell closes the distance and clinches.
Blackwell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Blackwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrestling tries to score a body lock takedown but Blackwell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wrestling changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blackwell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wrestling throws out a loose jab but Blackwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrestling has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marvin Blackwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackwell closes the distance and pushes Wrestling back into the cage.
Blackwell pulls Wrestling into guard.
Blackwell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Blackwell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wrestling on the ground.
Wrestling scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wrestling content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blackwell wants to stand and escape but Wrestling is having none of it.
Wrestling works over Blackwell with some ground and pound from guard.
Wrestling connects with a couple of short punches.
Blackwell keeping moving, preventing Wrestling from controlling successfully.
Blackwell looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wrestling passes into side control.
Wrestling landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Blackwell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrestling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blackwell keeps working.
Wrestling scores with a couple of short 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 Marvin Blackwell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on I Know Wrestling's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wrestling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blackwell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wrestling.
Wrestling with the counter takedown but Blackwell avoids it easily.
Blackwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackwell shoots in looking for a takedown. Wrestling tries to sprawl out of it but Blackwell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wrestling manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wrestling looks to throw the jab but Blackwell is out of range.
Blackwell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blackwell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestling keeps the fight on the outside.
And Wrestling tries to counter it with a takedown but Blackwell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wrestling shoots in and drives through. Blackwell sprawls well.
Blackwell stalks Wrestling and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wrestling's face. Wrestling staggers backwards, shaken.
Blackwell feints and then cracks Wrestling's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wrestling down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackwell lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling swinging wildly here.
Wrestling throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blackwell on the side of the head.
Blackwell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wrestling gets tackled into the cage by Blackwell. Blackwell maintains the clinch.
Blackwell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
I was talking to Blackwell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blackwell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wrestling to keep the fight standing.
Wrestling has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blackwell after a bit of a struggle.
Marvin Blackwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of I Know Wrestling.
Wrestling tries to pull guard but Blackwell won't allow it.
Wrestling has Blackwell pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wrestling lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackwell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wrestling scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blackwell trying to control but Wrestling postures up.
Blackwell is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Wrestling jumps into side control!
Wrestling scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Blackwell to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrestling is looking to take a break and control but Blackwell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wrestling has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blackwell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Blackwell is trying to escape the position but Wrestling is controlling the position.
Blackwell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Blackwell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wrestling has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wrestling working the ground and pound from side control.
Wrestling working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wrestling lands a few punches from side control.
Wrestling lands a few punches from side control.
Blackwell can't do much from the bottom here.
Wrestling scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Blackwell to see if he's OK.
Wrestling lands an elbow.
Blackwell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blackwell tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling working the body and head with strikes.
Wrestling cracks Blackwell with a big elbow.
Wrestling stands up and beckons Blackwell to his feet.
Wrestling misses with a wild body shot.
Wrestling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrestling.
Blackwell throws a head kick that Wrestling semi-blocks.
Blackwell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wrestling is fending him off so far but Blackwell persists. Nope, Wrestling circles away and we're back to standing.
Wrestling lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackwell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wrestling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wrestling misses with a double jab.
Blackwell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blackwell has Wrestling up against the cage in a clinch.
Wrestling misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marvin Blackwell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on I Know Wrestling's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wrestling's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blackwell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wrestling scrambles back to his feet.
Blackwell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wrestling throws a right hand that Blackwell ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackwell also avoids with ease.
Marvin Blackwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackwell throws a sloppy head kick and Wrestling moves out of range easily.
Blackwell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wrestling but Wrestling pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blackwell slips a straight right by Wrestling.
Wrestling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackwell.
Wrestling connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestling throws a series of punches but Blackwell moves out of range.
Blackwell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wrestling shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blackwell sprawls well. Blackwell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wrestling gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Wrestling, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Wrestling looks to move away, Blackwell throws a big counter combo bu Wrestling just gets out of the way.
Blackwell misses with a head kick.
Wrestling appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blackwell goes for a double leg but Wrestling avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wrestling continues to drive forward.
Wrestling throws a hook but Blackwell avoids it easily.
Wrestling missing with a left hand there. Blackwell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wrestling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wrestling is looking for the big counter here.
Wrestling manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blackwell on his heels. He'll look to pass Blackwell's guard now, I'm sure.
Blackwell kicks Wrestling off and gets to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blackwell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blackwell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wrestling. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackwell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marvin Blackwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Wrestling tries to keep at a distance but Blackwell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wrestling misses with an elbow strike.
Wrestling breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackwell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wrestling throws out the jab.
Wrestling tries to bum rush Blackwell with a series of wild strikes but Blackwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blackwell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Blackwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackwell misses with a low kick.
Wrestling let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blackwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wrestling wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell throws a head kick that misses.
Wrestling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blackwell tries to clinch there but Wrestling circles away.
Wrestling appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wrestling misses with an uppercut. Blackwell saw that one coming.
Blackwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wrestling is looking for the big counter here.
Blackwell tries to clinch but Wrestling moves out of range.
Blackwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blackwell misses with a body kick.
Blackwell ducks under a wild hook from Wrestling.
Wrestling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wrestling stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wrestling wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackwell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wrestling avoids it really well and circles away.
Blackwell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wrestling sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wrestling looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wrestling shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blackwell as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blackwell.
Marvin Blackwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blackwell closes the distance and clinches up with Wrestling, looking for a takedown. Blackwell pushes Wrestling against the cage but Wrestling circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
I Know Wrestling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackwell lands a head kick!
Blackwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Wrestling is just out of range.
Blackwell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wrestling.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to I Know Wrestling.
I think Blackwell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gurney Halleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stumpy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halleck comes to the cage accompanied by The Clash-White Riot. This should be fireworks!
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gurney Halleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stumpy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halleck punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Halleck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Stumpy Johnson has been cut.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Halleck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Halleck cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Halleck walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Johnson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Halleck swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Johnson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gurney Halleck!
Gurney Halleck decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Potapenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rangi Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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260 lbs
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266 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Potapenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rangi Williams!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Potapenko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Potapenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Potapenko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Potapenko is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Potapenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Potapenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It looks like Rangi Williams has been cut.
Potapenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potapenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Williams looks winded!
Williams can't keep his opponent in guard - Potapenko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Potapenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Williams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Potapenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
That has opened up Rangi Williams's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rangi Williams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexey Potapenko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Hendrix!
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, Alexander Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Johansson.
Hendrix clinches with his opponent.
Hendrix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendrix avoids the body shot from Johansson.
Hendrix ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson lands with a right hand.
Hendrix with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johansson to score with a decent uppercut.
Hendrix is rocked!
Hendrix gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hendrix manages to break the clinch.
Hendrix closes the distance and clinches.
Hendrix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Hendrix.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendrix breaks from the clinch.
Johansson throws a jab when Hendrix was well out of range.
Johansson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Alexander Johansson has been cut.
Johansson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hendrix lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johansson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johansson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hendrix slips under a jab.
Hendrix tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexander Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Hendrix avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hendrix has time to react.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hendrix, as that shot connected.
Johansson stuns Hendrix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johansson scores with a punch to the head.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Hendrix saw that one coming.
A jab from Johansson misses.
Hendrix tries to counter with a takedown but Johansson is quick to defend against it.
Hendrix gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oh Hendrix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johansson lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Hendrix up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Johansson from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Hendrix's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Johansson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Huey Manley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Shaw (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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188 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Huey Manley!
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, Chris Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Shaw checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manley pushes Shaw away with a front kick.
A good leg kick by Manley.
Manley takes one to the chin there.
Shaw cracks Manley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw lands with an overhand left.
Manley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw stuffs the takedown attempt from Manley. Manley gets slowly back to his feet.
Shaw is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shaw wants it to stay on the feet.
Good exchange - Shaw coming out on top.
Manley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shaw takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A low kick from Manley is predictable there
and Shaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaw. Manley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manley.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manley is defended easily by Shaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huey Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shaw, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Shaw checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Manley takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw misses with a straight right.
Good work by Shaw as he checks the leg kick.
Shaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shaw connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Manley scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Shaw misses.
Shaw lands a head shot.
Shaw throws a looping overhand right but Manley ducks down to avoid it.
Shaw is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Manley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shaw scores with a nice head shot.
Manley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Manley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if Manley is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Manley 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.
Manley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley not doing much here.
Shaw is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shaw can do anything to dispel that myth.
Manley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Manley seems content to control.
Manley lands with a punch from half guard.
Manley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manley content to control rather than advance.
Manley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manley working over Shaw with some ground and pound. Shaw looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Shaw dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shaw misses with a combination
and Manley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shaw has momentary wrist control but Manley slips an elbow through the middle.
Manley lands a couple of elbows.
Manley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manley throws a strike but Shaw rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shaw preventing the sweep.
Manley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Manley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manley is nestled in close to Shaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Manley there.
Shaw is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Manley.
Shaw is still in real trouble! Can Manley finish him?
Manley not doing much here.
Manley is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Shaw is hurt! He's hurt bad - Manley fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Shaw from any more punishment! Congratulations to Manley! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huey Manley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigellinus Satanae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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282 lbs
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229 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tigellinus Satanae!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris dives in for a single leg takedown but Satanae sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Satanae keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gunner Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris drives through and clinches with Satanae against the cage.
Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Satanae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satanae landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Harris has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Harris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Satanae just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satanae is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Satanae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Satanae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanae swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Satanae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Satanae has him pressed against the cage.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Satanae connects with a knee to the head.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Satanae.
Satanae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Satanae misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris slowing the pace effectively.
Satanae taking a breather.
Satanae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satanae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Satanae.
Satanae prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Satanae won't allow it.
Satanae taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Satanae lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Satanae using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harris slowing the pace effectively.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Satanae.
Satanae misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Satanae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Satanae holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Satanae lands a nice uppercut.
Satanae tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Satanae utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Satanae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Satanae obliges.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Satanae throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Satanae clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Satanae manages to stand up with Harris still on his back. Eventually Harris drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
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!
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Satanae tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Satanae to the ground. Satanae escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harris sets himself, and Satanae steps forward looking for the clinch! Harris avoids it this time.
Satanae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Satanae has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Harris is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Harris shoots for a takedown but Satanae saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Satanae wants to counter with a clinch but Harris pushes him away.
Harris fails with the takedown.
Satanae is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigellinus Satanae dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Satanae avoids a kick to the body.
Satanae stuffs the takedown.
Harris sets himself, and Satanae steps forward looking for the clinch! Harris avoids it this time.
Harris clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Satanae has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris dives in for a single leg takedown but Satanae sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harris looks for a takedown but Satanae sprawls well.
Satanae is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satanae has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Harris gets control of Satanae's arms and successfully pulls guard. Harris will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanae decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harris, up you get!
Harris tries for a takedown but Satanae sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Satanae wants to clinch.
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Satanae lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Harris tries to pull guard but Satanae holds him up against the cage and eventually Harris drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satanae tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Satanae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Satanae is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satanae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Satanae is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Satanae tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Satanae stalling the fight.
Satanae tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris is pushing Satanae up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Satanae wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Satanae trying to land knees to the body.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Satanae moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Satanae gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Satanae with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gunner Harris has been cut.
Harris tries to circle away but Satanae has him pinned against the cage.
Tigellinus Satanae seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Satanae misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satanae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Satanae is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris blocks a body shot from Satanae.
Satanae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satanae tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Satanae.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Satanae. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Satanae tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Satanae stalling in the clinch but Harris improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigellinus Satanae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunner Harris's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satanae sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Satanae displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harris.
Satanae tries to counter with a clinch but Harris shakes him off and moves away.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Satanae tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Satanae to the ground. Satanae escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harris closes the distance and pushes Satanae back into the cage.
Satanae missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Satanae stalling in the clinch but Harris improves position.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Satanae defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Harris avoiding damage as Satanae throws knees to the body.
Satanae unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Satanae lands a knee to the head.
Satanae is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satanae stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gunner Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satanae slows down the pace here.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Gunner Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris tries to bum rush Satanae with a series of wild strikes but Satanae uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris gets a double leg takedown into Satanae's guard.
Harris is standing up over Satanae. Satanae looks to escape but Harris dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Satanae's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Satanae is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Harris asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satanae is looking to regain half guard here but Harris keeps moving and retains side control.
Harris cracks Satanae with a big right hand but Satanae just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Satanae can't do much from the bottom here.
Harris misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Satanae is trying to get back to his feet.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Satanae keeps working.
Satanae tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
Satanae avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harris.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Satanae throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gunner Harris.
I think Satanae has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tigellinus Satanae!
A very excited looking Tigellinus Satanae made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendon Aberdeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes into the arena with GSP - Not Impressed blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santiago Palmer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brendon Aberdeen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Palmer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palmer slaps away a takedown attempt from Aberdeen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Palmer throws out a loose jab but Aberdeen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
Aberdeen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palmer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aberdeen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Palmer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Santiago Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendon Aberdeen.
Palmer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Aberdeen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aberdeen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Palmer throws a looping overhand right but Aberdeen ducks down to avoid it.
Palmer misses with a straight right.
Aberdeen darts in looking for a takedown but Palmer gets double underhooks and turns Aberdeen into the cage.
Palmer moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer slows down the pace here.
Aberdeen tries to pull guard but Palmer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palmer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aberdeen backwards.
Aberdeen pulls guard effortlessly.
Palmer has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Aberdeen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Palmer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aberdeen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palmer pushes down on Aberdeen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Palmer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aberdeen defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer prevents Aberdeen from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Aberdeen gets back to full guard.
Aberdeen is trying to control the position but Palmer postures up.
Palmer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aberdeen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Aberdeen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palmer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is pushing down on Aberdeen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aberdeen is fighting to maintain full guard but Palmer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Palmer trying to control from half guard but Aberdeen is working away.
Aberdeen wants to improve his position but Palmer is controlling well.
Aberdeen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Palmer is working away from the top position though.
Palmer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Aberdeen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Palmer pulls his head out easily.
Aberdeen tries to roll over but Palmer keeps him under control.
Palmer is trying to control the action in half guard but Aberdeen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aberdeen tries to kick Palmer off but Palmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aberdeen shoots in for a takedown but Palmer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Palmer misses with a hook. Aberdeen ducked under it nicely.
And Aberdeen tries to counter it with a takedown but Palmer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aberdeen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aberdeen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Palmer sprawls well initially but Aberdeen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Aberdeen uses his free foot to push down on Palmer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Palmer.
Palmer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aberdeen looking to control but Palmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aberdeen misses with a head shot.
Palmer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aberdeen unloads with some shots from mount but Palmer bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Palmer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Palmer has Aberdeen up against the cage in a clinch.
Aberdeen takes an elbow to the temple.
Aberdeen tries to pull guard but Palmer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Aberdeen fails to pull guard.
Palmer slows down the pace here.
Aberdeen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aberdeen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santiago Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendon Aberdeen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer misses with an elbow strike.
Palmer tries to work over Aberdeen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Palmer.
Aberdeen blocks an elbow strike.
Palmer avoiding damage as Aberdeen throws knees to the body.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aberdeen can do to turn this around?
Palmer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aberdeen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Palmer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Palmer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Palmer breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Palmer as Aberdeen shoots in.
Aberdeen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aberdeen gets tackled into the cage by Palmer. Palmer maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer prevents the takedown attempt.
Aberdeen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palmer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aberdeen trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palmer.
Palmer just leaning against Aberdeen, taking a breather.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aberdeen backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aberdeen is rocked!
Palmer is struggling to control the position.
Aberdeen is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmer finish him?
Aberdeen can't get the takedown.
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!
Palmer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Palmer leaning against his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Palmer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Palmer for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Aberdeen fails to pull guard.
Palmer stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Santiago Palmer.
Palmer cracks Aberdeen with a left hook right on the temple and Aberdeen goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Palmer lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Aberdeen is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Santiago Palmer!
Santiago Palmer retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, Santiago Palmer stared into the camera and said 'The losing streak is over! Fuck yeah! Thanks Boston for the fight again. You are always my good opponent.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaw Shank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stelio Kontos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kontos has chosen 2 Unlimited - No Limit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaw Shank!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stelio Kontos!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kontos misses with an uppercut
and Shank holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shank throws a head punch that misses.
Shank can't find room to land a body shot as Kontos controls the action.
Kontos misses with a body punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kontos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kontos blocks an uppercut.
Shank throws a head punch that misses.
Shank trying to land knees to the body.
Shank lands an uppercut.
Shank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shank can't find room to land a body shot as Kontos controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kontos misses with a body punch.
Shank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shank misses with a punch to the body.
Shank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shank misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Shank.
Shank tries to throw a body punch but Kontos avoids it by throwing Shank back against the cage.
Shank can't find room to land a body shot as Kontos controls the action.
Kontos tries to work over Shank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kontos's elbow.
Kontos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shank taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shank lands with a light punch inside.
Shank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kontos tries to throw a body punch but Shank avoids it by throwing Kontos back against the cage.
Shank swings wildly with an uppercut but Kontos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kontos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shank cracks Kontos with a nice body shot.
Shank misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shank is leaning against Kontos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shank.
Shank lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Shank.
A nice left hand lands by Shank.
Shank misses with a body punch.
A short right from Shank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shank is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shank lands a hook that snaps the head of Kontos backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shank lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kontos lands a shot to the body.
Shank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Shank.
Shank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kontos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shank misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kontos blocking some punches.
Kontos scores with a shoulder strike.
Kontos misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Shank to work.
Shank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontos blocks a body shot from Shank.
Shank misses with a punch to the body.
Shank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shank misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kontos blocks an uppercut.
Shank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kontos blocks a body shot from Shank.
Kontos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shank's elbow.
Shank working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kontos blocks an uppercut.
Shank tries to throw a body punch but Kontos avoids it by throwing Shank back against the cage.
Kontos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shank dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shank misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaw Shank dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shank is looking to slow Kontos down with leg kicks.
Kontos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shank with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kontos to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shank. Kontos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shank moves in looking to clinch but Kontos pushes him off.
Kontos cracks Shank with an open hand slap.
Shank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kontos can do to turn this around?
Kontos scores with a hook to the body. Shank takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shaw Shank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shank feints a jab promting Kontos to slip. Shank then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kontos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kontos cracks Shank with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stelio Kontos!
Stelio Kontos is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Stelio Kontos rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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