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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Coholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaygo Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaygo Blaze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Coholic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaygo Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coholic throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaze.
Blaze drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Coholic defends it well.
Nice uppercut there from Coholic.
It looks like Jaygo Blaze has been cut.
Blaze with a poor takedown
and Coholic counters with a straight right hand.
Coholic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blaze's hands.
Blaze is rocked!
Coholic lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Al Coholic!
Al Coholic is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pripps Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Westbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pripps Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Westbrook!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue ducks under a wild hook from Westbrook.
Westbrook just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBlue.
Blue scores with a jab. Westbrook acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blue instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blue.
Blue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anthony Westbrook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Westbrook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Westbrook throws a head kick that misses.
Blue misses the shot to the body.
Westbrook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Westbrook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue lands with a good body shot.
Blue has Westbrook up against the cage in a clinch.
Westbrook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westbrook drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blue throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Blue moves into the clinch successfully.
Blue manages to break the clinch.
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blue throws a series of punches but Westbrook moves out of range.
Westbrook looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue clinches up with Westbrook and pushes him back against the cage.
Blue breaks from the clinch.
Blue gets caught flat footed, as Westbrook shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Blue manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Blue lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Westbrook or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Westbrook shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blue sprawls well. Blue wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Westbrook gets slowly back to his feet.
Blue keeps the fight on the outside.
As Westbrook looks to move away, Blue throws a big counter combo but Westbrook just gets out of the way.
Westbrook fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blue sprawls well initially but Westbrook persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blue manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Westbrook drops his hands momentarily and Blue takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blue forces Westbrook back against the cage and clinches.
Blue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blue cracks a nice hook into Westbrook's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue takes a swing at Westbrook's ribcage but misses.
Blue pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Westbrook back to the cage. Blue follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Westbrook fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Westbrook looks winded!
Westbrook tries for a takedown but Blue sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pripps Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Westbrook.
Blue lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Westbrook takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Westbrook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blue has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Westbrook has a takedown stuffed.
Blue went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue has closed the distance and engaged Westbrook in a clinch.
Blue breaks the clinch.
Pripps Blue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue instigates a clinch.
Blue escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Westbrook with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blue counters with a big head kick but Westbrook shrugs it off.
Westbrook is rocked!
Blue closes the distance and clinches.
Westbrook is still on wobbly legs! Can Blue finish him?
Blue escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blue drives through and clinches with Westbrook against the cage.
Blue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blue and Westbrook are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Blue throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Westbrook into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Blue knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pripps Blue!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Toretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronson Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Toretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bronson Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toretto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hughes as he avoids it easily.
Hughes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hughes wants a takedown.
Toretto prevents the takedown attempt.
Hughes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dominic Toretto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronson Hughes.
Hughes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Toretto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Toretto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hughes tries to avoid it but Toretto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hughes to the ground. Hughes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Toretto tries a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes looks to land a body kick but Toretto moved away.
Toretto closes the distance and pushes Hughes back into the cage.
Toretto gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hughes pushes Toretto off and gets back to his feet.
Toretto has been working on his balance at Elite Strikers, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hughes.
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!
Toretto closes the distance and clinches.
Hughes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toretto smiles and moves away.
Toretto goes for a double leg but Hughes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hughes continues to drive forward.
Sloppy strikes from Hughes. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown. Toretto tries to sprawl out of it but Hughes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Toretto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Toretto takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Toretto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hughes's brow.
Toretto gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hughes gets full guard.
Toretto content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Hughes has locked up a guillotine! Hughes's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Toretto is holding on here and Hughes must be using up a lot of energy. Toretto has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Hughes gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bronson Hughes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farouk Al Ahwei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Ahwei comes to the cage accompanied by Morning Whirling. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Farouk Al Ahwei!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cedric Greene!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Ahwei avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Greene.
Greene tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Al Ahwei is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Greene off and has taken his back!
Al Ahwei gets his hands free as Greene looks to control.
Al Ahwei has the hooks in. Greene is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Al Ahwei is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Al Ahwei seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Ahwei is working for a rear naked choke. Greene is not defending it well and Al Ahwei has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Greene refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Greene's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Farouk Al Ahwei!
Farouk Al Ahwei is the new lightweight champion!
Farouk Al Ahwei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Whitey Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Bellamy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Whitey Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Bellamy!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellamy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Sam Bellamy has been cut.
Bellamy connects with a body shot.
Ford throws an overhand right that lands on Bellamy's shoulder, as Bellamy tries to avoid the shot.
Bellamy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ford takes one to the side of the head.
Ford throws a hook to the side of Bellamy's head but Bellamy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bellamy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Bellamy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bellamy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellamy.
Despite the aggression on Bellamy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ford takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice straight punches there by Ford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ford.
Bellamy dodges the punch combination from Ford.
Bellamy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bellamy is rocked!
Bellamy needs to keep his hands up - Ford had a free shot at his head there.
Bellamy is still on wobbly legs! Can Ford finish him?
Bellamy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ford tries to bum rush Bellamy with a series of wild strikes but Bellamy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ford throws a shot from downtown. Bellamy moves away and avoids it.
Bellamy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford throws a combination that misses
and Bellamy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ford throws a jab but it's blocked by Bellamy.
Bellamy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ford throws a right and a left that Bellamy avoids nicely.
Bellamy fails to land with a series of punches.
Bellamy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danga de danga de dang - Bellamy scores with a four punch combination!
Ford throws a big shot that misses.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Bellamy got wobbled bad by a big combination! Ford presses forward with punches and knees until Bellamy stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Bellamy closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whitey Ford!
During a confident post fight interview, Whitey Ford thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Van Kossen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastion Gorfu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Klaus Van Kossen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sebastion Gorfu!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kossen swinging wildly here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gorfu.
Gorfu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gorfu has his takedown stuffed
and Van Kossen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gorfu works over Van Kossen's head and body with a nice combination.
Gorfu throws a right and a left that Van Kossen avoids nicely.
Gorfu moves in looking to clinch but Van Kossen pushes him off.
Gorfu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kossen can pounce on him.
Van Kossen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gorfu takes the fight into the clinch.
Gorfu pulls Van Kossen into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorfu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Kossen manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gorfu stands and steps away. Van Kossen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gorfu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gorfu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gorfu sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kossen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gorfu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gorfu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body punch from Gorfu.
Gorfu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorfu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Kossen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gorfu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gorfu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorfu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Kossen checks it well.
Van Kossen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Van Kossen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorfu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gorfu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfu tries a head kick but it misses.
Gorfu misses with a low kick as Van Kossen jumps back.
As Gorfu looks to move away, Van Kossen throws a big counter combo but Gorfu just gets out of the way.
Gorfu throws a big shot that misses.
Gorfu's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gorfu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gorfu wants to clinch but Van Kossen slips to the side
and Van Kossen counters with a straight right hand.
Van Kossen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sebastion Gorfu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorfu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Kossen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gorfu connects with a crisp jab.
Gorfu misses with a few strikes there.
Gorfu misses with a looping left.
Van Kossen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gorfu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorfu works over Van Kossen's head and body with a nice combination.
Van Kossen misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Gorfu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorfu throws a body kick that misses.
Gorfu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gorfu is defended easily by Van Kossen.
Gorfu looks winded!
Van Kossen throws a body punch but Gorfu moves out of range.
Gorfu misses with a two punch combination.
Van Kossen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gorfu shoots for a takedown but Van Kossen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Klaus Van Kossen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastion Gorfu.
Gorfu misses with an uppercut.
Van Kossen catches Gorfu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Kossen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Kossen has Gorfu up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Kossen can't find room to land a body shot as Gorfu controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastion Gorfu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Kossen with a hook.
Gorfu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gorfu throws a head kick but Van Kossen moves out of range.
Gorfu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Kossen as he avoids it easily.
Van Kossen is looking to counter the offense by Gorfu and move into the clinch.
Gorfu tries to keep at a distance but Van Kossen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gorfu manages to pull guard.
Van Kossen looking to sit in guard and control but Gorfu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gorfu wants to control from the top but Van Kossen keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorfu tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Kossen is retaining full guard.
Gorfu stands and steps away. Van Kossen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gorfu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorfu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Kossen circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Kossen moves in looking to clinch but Gorfu pushes him off.
Klaus Van Kossen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Kossen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gorfu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gorfu tries to bum rush Van Kossen with a series of wild strikes but Van Kossen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Kossen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gorfu tries to score with a low kick but Van Kossen moves his leg out of the way.
Van Kossen misses with the combination.
A head kick from Van Kossen lands but Gorfu takes it in his stride.
Van Kossen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorfu.
Van Kossen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gorfu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Kossen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kossen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gorfu.
Van Kossen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gorfu throws a series of punches but Van Kossen moves out of range.
Klaus Van Kossen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorfu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Kossen.
As Gorfu tries to get set, Van Kossen tries to push him back and clinch up but Gorfu manages to avoid the attempt.
Gorfu is breathing heavily.
Gorfu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Kossen keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kossen moves in looking to clinch but Gorfu pushes him off.
Van Kossen lands a jab-cross combination.
Van Kossen tries to clinch but Gorfu moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Kossen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Kossen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Kossen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gorfu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Kossen connects with a right hand. Gorfu shakes it off.
Van Kossen lands a head kick. Gorfu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van Kossen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van Kossen is looking to clinch but Gorfu is avoiding it.
Sebastion Gorfu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gorfu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Kossen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gorfu moves in looking to clinch but Van Kossen pushes him off.
Gorfu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Kossen stuffs the takedown attempt from Gorfu. Gorfu gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Van Kossen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Van Kossen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Kossen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch lands to the side of Gorfu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gorfu misses with a few strikes there.
Gorfu throws a right hand that Van Kossen ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Kossen also avoids with ease.
It looked like Van Kossen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Van Kossen is looking to clinch.
Van Kossen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Kossen rushes Gorfu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorfu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Klaus Van Kossen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastion Gorfu.
Van Kossen lands a left hand.
Van Kossen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Kossen moves into the clinch.
Gorfu jumps guard but Van Kossen stands there with Gorfu around his waist. Gorfu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gorfu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Kossen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gorfu gets a takedown into half guard.
Van Kossen keeping control of the position.
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 Klaus Van Kossen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Van Kossen does no damage.
Gorfu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Kossen throws a one two combo.
Gorfu tries to bum rush Van Kossen with a series of wild strikes but Van Kossen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Kossen keeps the fight on the outside.
Gorfu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Kossen counters with a stiff right hand.
Gorfu misses the jab.
Gorfu throws a series of punches but Van Kossen avoids them all with ease.
Gorfu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Kossen is fending him off so far but Gorfu persists. Nope, Van Kossen circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Kossen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Van Kossen duly obliges.
Gorfu tries a head kick but it misses.
Gorfu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorfu moves into the clinch.
Van Kossen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Kossen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gorfu. That did some damage!
Gorfu throws the kick towards the body but Van Kossen avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kossen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Van Kossen throws a sloppy body shot
and Gorfu counters with a series of strikes. Van Kossen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good work by Van Kossen as he checks the leg kick.
Van Kossen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorfu was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Kossen.
Gorfu needs to keep his hands up - Van Kossen had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Gorfu.
Gorfu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Kossen lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Kossen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Kossen takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kossen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gorfu's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kossen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gorfu misses with a low kick.
Gorfu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Kossen circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Kossen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Kossen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Kossen swinging wildly here.
Gorfu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Van Kossen defends well and Gorfu ends up having to push Van Kossen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Van Kossen throwing a counter right hand but Gorfu manages to avoid it.
Van Kossen has Gorfu up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Kossen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kossen looks to land a right hand but Gorfu moved out of range.
Gorfu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorfu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Kossen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gorfu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gorfu.
Gorfu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gorfu darts in looking for a takedown but Van Kossen gets double underhooks and turns Gorfu into the cage.
Klaus Van Kossen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastion Gorfu.
Gorfu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Kossen cracks Gorfu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gorfu shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Kossen sprawls well. He's pushed Gorfu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Kossen misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorfu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorfu throws a nice looking combination but Van Kossen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Gorfu looks to move away, Van Kossen throws a big counter combo but Gorfu just gets out of the way.
Van Kossen scores with a nice body kick.
Van Kossen tries to clinch up.
Van Kossen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gorfu misses with a body punch
and Van Kossen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Kossen tries to bum rush Gorfu with a series of wild strikes but Gorfu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gorfu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Kossen clinches up against the cage.
Van Kossen manages to break the clinch.
Van Kossen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorfu fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorfu shoots in and gets a takedown into Van Kossen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Van Kossen clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gorfu shoots in for a double leg but Van Kossen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gorfu fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Kossen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gorfu throws a leg kick
and Van Kossen counters with a stiff right hand.
Gorfu keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Kossen looks to land a combination but Gorfu avoids it well.
Van Kossen dodges the punch combination from Gorfu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Kossen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gorfu shoots and misses
enabling Van Kossen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorfu is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gorfu shoots in for a takedown but Van Kossen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Kossen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Klaus Van Kossen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastion Gorfu.
Van Kossen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gorfu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Kossen stalks Gorfu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gorfu's face. Gorfu staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Kossen scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Kossen forces Gorfu back against the cage and clinches.
Van Kossen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gorfu lands with a kick to the ribs.
A combination from Gorfu does no damage.
Van Kossen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gorfu. That's going to slow Van Kossen down.
Gorfu lands a jab to the nose.
Van Kossen throws a series of punches but Gorfu avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorfu shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Kossen tries to sprawl out of it but Gorfu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Kossen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kossen moves into the clinch.
Gorfu pulls guard effortlessly.
Van Kossen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gorfu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gorfu is pulling down on Van Kossen's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfu manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Gorfu tries to break free but Van Kossen pushes him back against the cage.
Van Kossen tries a body shot but Gorfu blocks it.
Van Kossen misses with some punches.
Gorfu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A frustrated look appears on Gorfu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gorfu tries to pull guard but Van Kossen holds him up against the cage and eventually Gorfu drops back down to his feet.
Gorfu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kossen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorfu's elbow.
Gorfu fails to pull guard.
Gorfu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gorfu manages to break the clinch.
Gorfu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gorfu misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Gorfu misses.
As Gorfu looks to move away, Van Kossen throws a big counter combo but Gorfu just gets out of the way.
Van Kossen throws a lazy head kick
and Gorfu counters with a two punch combo.
Van Kossen throws a series of punches but Gorfu avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Klaus Van Kossen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Kossen lands a leg kick that knocks Gorfu off balance momentarily.
Gorfu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Kossen checks a leg kick.
Gorfu scores with a body shot.
Van Kossen tries to clinch but Gorfu is having none of it.
Van Kossen looks to land a combination. Gorfu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gorfu lands a two punch combo.
Gorfu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Kossen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gorfu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Kossen throws a right and a left that Gorfu avoids nicely.
Gorfu misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Kossen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gorfu gets tackled into the cage by Van Kossen. Van Kossen maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Kossen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gorfu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Van Kossen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Kossen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gorfu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gorfu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Kossen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gorfu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Kossen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Kossen digs a right hand underneath Gorfu's ribcage. Gorfu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gorfu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Kossen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Klaus Van Kossen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastion Gorfu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kossen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gorfu throws a right and a left that Van Kossen avoids nicely.
Gorfu misses with a kick to the body.
Van Kossen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorfu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gorfu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Van Kossen tries to get to full guard but Gorfu has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorfu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nice strikes from Gorfu there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gorfu is working for a submission of some sort.
Gorfu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gorfu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gorfu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
Gorfu working Van Kossen over with strikes.
Gorfu trying to control the pace.
Gorfu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Kossen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sebastion Gorfu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klaus Van Kossen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Kossen has hold of Gorfu's hands but Gorfu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sebastion Gorfu.
I think Van Kossen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:48
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Klaus Van Kossen!
Klaus Van Kossen is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Klinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and St Petersburg Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Klinger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jekyll and Hyde. Strangler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Let Me Through by The Dead Weather. 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 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Klinger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, St Petersburg Strangler!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strangler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strangler scores with a jab to the head.
Klinger is looking to slow Strangler down with leg kicks.
Klinger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strangler.
It looked like Klinger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Klinger throws a nice looking combination but Strangler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klinger walks into a straight right hand from Strangler.
Klinger misses with a two punch combination.
Strangler lands a head shot.
Strangler lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Klinger misses.
Strangler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Klinger has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
St Petersburg Strangler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Strangler.
Strangler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klinger tries to bum rush Strangler with a series of wild strikes but Strangler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strangler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangler scores with a hook to the body. Klinger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Strangler misses the shot to the body.
Klinger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strangler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Klinger scrambles back to his feet.
Strangler throws a poor cross that misses
and Klinger counters with a body kick that stops Strangler in his tracks momentarily.
Jab by Strangler.
Klinger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Strangler lands a jab to the head.
Strangler misses with a body shot.
Strangler lands with a good body shot.
Strangler connects with a right hand. Klinger shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klinger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Strangler finds it's target.
Strangler dodges the punch combination from Klinger.
Strangler is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Klinger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strangler lands with a good body shot.
Klinger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strangler.
Klinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klinger tries to work over Strangler's front leg with a kick but Strangler checks it.
Strangler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Strangler moves into the clinch.
Klinger working aggressively here.
Klinger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Strangler.
Klinger takes a shot to the head.
Strangler lands with a short shot to the head.
Klinger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Strangler.
Strangler lands with a short shot to the head.
Strangler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Strangler digs a right hand underneath Klinger's ribcage. Klinger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Strangler.
Klinger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Klinger tries to land knees in the clinch but Strangler avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Strangler.
Strangler digs a right hand underneath Klinger's ribcage. Klinger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Klinger is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Strangler - that landed with a thud.
Klinger working aggressively here.
Strangler digs a right hand underneath Klinger's ribcage. Klinger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Klinger misses with a punch to the body.
Klinger is trying to pull guard but Strangler turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Strangler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klinger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Strangler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klinger misses with the head strike.
Strangler lands a body punch.
Strangler cracks Klinger with a nice body shot.
Strangler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Strangler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Klinger is looking to control Strangler's arms but Strangler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Klinger has his back to the cage.
Klinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Strangler.
Strangler lands an uppercut.
Klinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strangler avoids it.
Strangler scores with a hook to the body.
Strangler lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Strangler - that landed with a thud.
Strangler lands with a left to the head.
Strangler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Strangler lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
St Petersburg Strangler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strangler scores with a shot to the body.
Jab from Strangler.
Strangler jabs Klinger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strangler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Klinger has time to react.
Klinger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Klinger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Klinger is rocked!
Strangler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klinger. Klinger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Klinger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strangler moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Strangler - that landed with a thud.
Strangler blocking some punches.
Strangler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klinger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strangler avoids a wild elbow strike from Klinger.
Klinger seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Strangler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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!
Strangler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strangler digs a right hand into Klinger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klinger's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klinger wants to stall.
Klinger tries a knee to the head but Strangler blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinger tries to land a knee to the head but Strangler blocks with his arms.
Klinger jumps guard but Strangler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Strangler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Strangler.
Strangler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Strangler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Strangler works on Klinger's body with a couple of short punches.
Strangler avoids a wild elbow strike from Klinger.
Strangler scores with a shoulder strike.
Strangler lands a right hand.
Strangler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Strangler.
Nice body punch from Strangler - that landed with a thud.
Strangler lands a body shot.
Strangler scores with a shot to the side of Klinger's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strangler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strangler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strangler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klingers head.
Klinger misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Strangler.
Strangler creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Klinger's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Klinger drops to his knees and Strangler pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). St Petersburg Strangler! St Petersburg Strangler retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking St Petersburg Strangler 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.
Kyle Klinger spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm not happy with my performance tonight but hats off to my opponent, he came to fight tonight. I'll get back to the basics in the gym and come back better than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xander Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragomir Turgulan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is X Gon' Give It To Ya - DMX. A fine choice. Turgulan has chosen Kings Never Die as his entrance music. Xander Brown had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Xander Brown has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xander Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dragomir Turgulan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a hook. Turgulan ducked under it nicely.
Turgulan avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Turgulan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Turgulan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Turgulan's head.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turgulan wants to counter with a clinch but Brown pushes him away.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xander Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turgulan throws a shot to the body.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Turgulan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown throws a body punch but Turgulan moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Turgulan. Beautiful body shot.
Turgulan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at Demon's Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Turgulan tries to counter with a clinch but Brown shakes him off and moves away.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Turgulan darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Turgulan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Xander Brown has been cut.
Turgulan lands an elbow inside.
Turgulan lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Turgulan slowing the pace effectively.
Turgulan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Turgulan.
Xander Brown's cut is getting worse.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turgulan.
Turgulan controlling the action here for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right handed body shot lands from Turgulan.
Turgulan lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turgulan cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Turgulan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Turgulan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Turgulan.
Turgulan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Turgulan lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Turgulan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Xander Brown's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Turgulan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Xander Brown's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Turgulan lands a nice elbow.
Turgulan lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Xander Brown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dragomir Turgulan!
Dragomir Turgulan is the new welterweight champion!
Dragomir Turgulan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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